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A700 A fine Michoacan face cup. This nice little cup sits on a rounded base with the body decorated with coffee bean eyes and mouth and a prominent nose. Painted in cream with orange designs and two very faded panels of a black negative resist. Sits 3 1/4 inches tall with a 3 1/2 inch diameter. Overall with strong mineral deposits and patina, solid, excellent condition save an ancient chip at rim. Michoacan, Mexico, c. 800-1200 A.D. $250.00 |
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A463 A rare Colima figural jar depicting a seated male with prominent penis. This very rare vessel sits nearly 10 inches tall, the body overall with orange polished surface; the face, rim of jar, and phallus with red paint. Man hunches forward with high curving back and upward bent legs. Compounding the rarity, he lacks any signature of arms which would have been an intentional representation of a real man missing his arms, possibly from warfare or disease. Vessel is expertly repaired over cracks on underside and midsection and complete from all original pieces. A truly rare and significant example. Colima, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $2,400.00 |
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W230 A Massive and Choice Zacatecas shallow bowl measuring an impressive 10 1/2 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches tall. The fine vessel is painted on the interior in a solid brown while outside, including the underneath is decorated in 9 large panels bordered by a 'train track' design. Overall with strong patina and great paint sheen. Has one ancient and stable pressure crack with a few light hairlines stemming, else only minor surface erosion. A rare find retaining surface mineral deposits and root fading. Marked with old museum number and 'Zacatecas, Mex'. Mexico, c. 300 A.D. $450.00 |
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A674 A fine medium sized polychrome Chupicuaro female figurine. This attractive votive figure stands 6 inches tall and nearly 4 1/2 inches wide. The face is painted in a pale black with a hair parting line on top, ear flares in red and pierced through to the inside of figure as well as nostrils and corners of mouth. The body shows short open arms, low relief breasts, and belly button; painted in deep red with black and cream designs. Figurine is intact with some paint flakes on chest, the backside with surface erosion and ancient chip to one foot. Such human figurines are very scarce. Chupicuaro, Mexico, c. 400-100 B.C. $650.00 |
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W222 A Colima effigy vessel of a seated figure resting on his haunches. The brownware container depicts a male holding his arms connected to the knees and a large head with stern expression, large rectangular ears, pointed nose, and coffee bean eyes. A flaring spout emits from the top of his head and is painted in red, else the remainder of the vessel is in a uniform brown slip. Very decorative vessel at 10 1/4 inches tall and 6 inches wide. Repaired, mainly across the torso from all original pieces and resurfacing over lines. A very serene figure. Colima, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $800.00 |
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A638 A heavily encrusted and uncleaned Nayarit polychrome squash form bowl in the Ixtlan del Rio style. This nice medium sized dish has a thin walled structure with pinched sides giving a floral or squash shape. Interior painted in cream while exterior has white and orange designs on the deep red base. Vessel has one reglued shard at rim and two small spots with poorly matched fill, a few other nicks and small hairlines elsewhere. Increasingly scarcer to see uncleaned examples such as this. Sits 2 1/4 inches tall by 6 inches across at widest measure. Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, c. 200 B.C. $175.00 |
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CL131 A vibrant Chupicuaro storage vessel in solid, excellent condition with red painted designs over polished surface, two loop suspension handles at rim and a thin lip. Covered with nice patina and choice condition. 5 inches tall, 5 1/2 inch diameter. Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $300.00 |
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W231 A scarce west Mexico bowl painted on the outside with long red 'U' shaped bands continuing from one side of bowl to the opposite, the interior with a wonderful design of small red abstract birds. Vessel sits 2 3/4 inches tall with a diameter of 7 1/2 inches and is intact with only a few minor ancient nicks and hairlines. Heavily covered in ancient patina and encrustations on the surface. This vessel was undoubtedly a well appreciated and carefully used bowl. Scarce depictions and intricate design elements. Marked on underside with old museum numbers and 'Nayarit, Mexico'. Nayarit, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $425.00 |
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W220 A beautiful seated Nayarit 'smoker' shaft tomb statue. This colorful figure depicts a male with legs slightly up bent, seated on the large round buttocks, one hand resting on the knee and the other held closely against the mouth with a short point that would represent a traditional ancient short cigar. The head is decorated with large round ear ornaments and the hair covered in a short turban and small incised clumps protruding. Overall with a brilliant burnished surface. Quite a decorative example and more colorful than most. Statue is 10 1/2 inches tall, 7 inches wide, and reconstructed from a few large pieces with some resurfacing over separations. Nayarit, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $1,200.00 |
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A643 A scarce stone idol of the Post-Classic Aztec 'Goddess of the Temple Headress'. She stands upright at 15 1/2 inches tall, 6 1/2 inches wide, and 4 inches thick on a flat roughly hewn base which, most likely, would have been mounted into a temple entryway or stairs. The goddess stands with the face framed within a large headress with rows of lappets, a tied knot in center, and two rosettes on front and back. She stands bare chested, wearing a skirt, with one hand in low relief on the front beneath the headress and the left hand to her side. The top of this statue has a rectangular shallow offering area, probably for incense. Carved with strong Huastec influences and probably from that region. Idol has areas of expertly restored losses including a large area at the left side of headress, the two right side rosettes, spots of the face and nose, a breast, and lines on the base. Carved in a light beige stone with remains of reddish pigment. A wonderful display piece. Aztec/ Huastec, c. 1300-1521 A.D. $3,400.00 See Sotheby's New York Auction, May, 1996 for a very similar style example and also Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America by Hasso Von Winning, item #380 for another highly similar example and also #382 of goddess carved in same style. Ex. Private Midwestern collection since 1950's or earlier. |
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A671 A nice Michoacan female 'Pretty Lady' standing figurine depicting a nude woman with long flowing hair tied on the top of the head, with bulging 'coffee bean' eyes, large ear flares, and a long necklace on chest. Overall with nice burnished surface, heavy encrustation and mineral deposits, and original red and white pigments in crevices. She stands just over 4 1/2 inches tall and reglued legs broken at the waist, with minor fragmentary losses, and the left ear flare reglued cleanly. A lovely example and comes on custom support stand. Michoacan culture of Mexico, c. 500-100 B.C. $250.00 |
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W232 An unusual Jalisco Etzatlan plate with a large negative wax resist star burst design in black on the creamy yellow ground and flanked by small 'sprocket wheels'; straight and undulating bands at the rim and highlights painted over in red. Plate sits 2 inches tall with a slight concave form and measures 8 1/4 inches across. The back side with a strong polished surface and overall with strong patina. Repaired, mainly on upper half of one side, from all original pieces with decently matching over paint. Such plates as this are very scarce. This example is written on backside with incorrect, old designation of 'Zacatecas' and museum catalog numbers. Jalisco, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $450.00 |
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A646 Exceptional Jalisco kneeling female shaft tomb statue with fine detail at 15 inches tall and wonderful condition. The woman kneels with feet exposed on backside, the body painted in vivid deep red and detailed with small pointed breasts, arms held at sides, reed formed fingernails, and the shoulders with unpainted rows of relief bumps. The elongated sheep faced head is covered with a headdress painted in red, wide curving ears hiding the vent holes, a huge prominent nose, open mouth with rows of teeth, and large oval eyes beneath relief brows. A beautiful portrait statue and makes an impressive home decoration. Statues of this type can be found intact due to the west Mexican prehistoric shaft tombs constructed as rooms though undamaged examples are still rare! She has a minimal amount of surface scraping and nicks to outside tips of hands otherwise as good of condition as one can find. Has wonderful overall sheen to the paint and light mineral depositing near lower half of body; the underside with root faded lines. A choice example from a private California collection, imported prior to 1970. Jalisco, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-200 A.D. $3,200.00 |
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CL123 A vibrant Chupicuaro storage bottle with three loop suspension handles and red painted bands and design. This colorful bottle is in solid, excellent condition at 6 1/2 inches tall and with great patina and sheen. Chupicuaro, Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $300.00 |
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W233 A fine crafted Aztec or Mixtec offering bowl in a thin orange ware. The flaring inside wall is painted in brown with fine bands and dots while the base has an incised surface, probably for grating foods. Measures 8 1/2 inches in diameter and originally stood on tall slab legs, each broken in ancient times and now stands approximately 3 inches tall. In solid, excellent condition save the missing legs. This vessel has old writing 'No 92- Tomb Near Teotihuacan, Mexico'. The Aztecs discovered the ancient abandoned city of Teotihuacan and gave the temples their modern names and also incorporated many of the ancient relics into heirloom offerings in their own culture's burials, as well as leaving behind their own objects. Aztec or Mixtec, c. 1200-1400 A.D. $275.00 |
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W221 A nice terra cotta Nayarit shaft tomb figure depicting a seated obese figure on a stool. This interesting fellow squats with arms curving and meeting at the waist, the legs slightly bent before him as he is supported on a short rounded leg beneath the buttocks, probably indicative of a short stool. The wonderful face is decorated with a faded black painted section on the right side , and he wears a large curving mushroom shaped cap and ear ornaments. The backside is shaped in an abnormal round form, possibly depicting an aged resting man or a hunchback. Sits nearly 10 inches tall, 7 1/2 inches wide and is in excellent, undamaged condition with only some light surface hairlines else fine. Nayarit, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $850.00 |
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CL116 A well formed Michoacan dish on three nubbin feet, the outside flaring walls incised with undulating serpent panels, the interior with incised design in base. Solid, excellent condition and heavy ancient mineral deposits and patina. 2 1/2 inches tall, 5 1/2 inch diameter. Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $175.00 |
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