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A619 A fine and scarce Chupicuaro miniature figurine of a seated female with upward bent knees and hands clasped around them. Crafted in a fine polished yellow terra cotta and retaining significant red and white paint, this example is intact and excellent with a rare feature of a hole through the center of the head, probably serving as a pendant. Sits 2 1/8 inches tall and comes with custom walnut base. Chupicuaro, c. 400 B.C. $250.00 |
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FS136 A strange Colima whistling effigy depicting an unusually posed short eared dog with the head turned facing the tail in an unnatural position. Figure shows a four legged animal with two rows of tufted hair, or possibly braided rope tying down the animal. Effigy is 4 1/8 inches long and 2 1/2 inches tall with repair to one leg, both ears, and most of the whistle spout. A very curious example. Colima, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $125.00 |
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A636 A large thin pottery bowl with a burnished brown interior and orange exterior with red painted temple designs surrounding the rim. A nice quality vessel retaining strong patina and light mineral deposits. This offering bowl sits on a slightly rounded base with a 9 1/4 inch diameter and approximately 3 1/2 inches tall. Reglued from two large pieces and missing a small shard. Marked on underside 'Mexico, Chilapa Site, 700-900 A.D.' The site of Chilapa lies in the modern state of Tabasco and near the important Maya site of Palenque. Mayan, c. 600-900 A.D. $275.00 |
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CL104 A fine polished thin wall bowl with red painted bands and dots. Heavily covered with mineral depositing, patina, and crafted with the utmost care. Measures 3 inches tall, 6 3/4 inch diameter, in solid, excellent condition and 'rings like a bell'. Fine example. Nayarit, Mexico, c. 200 B.C.-100 A.D. $250.00 |
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A633 A large head fragment from a Vera Cruz buff terra cotta statue. Fragment was, most likely, a standing priest and depicts a male face with mouth agape and a trance-like gaze. He wears a large head cover that continues behind the ears, large earflares, and a necklace with large bead. Broken in ancient times and retaining portion of the left chest and arm. Example is missing upper lip, and area of headdress with some stabilizing white glue. Suffers from deep black fire damage on more than half of the surface area. 10 1/2 inches tall, 7 1/2 inches wide, and could easily be mounted on a custom stand to make an impressive display piece. Vera Cruz, Mexico, c. 600-900 A.D. $650.00 |
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A605 A wearable Mezcala stone necklace made of well matched, mainly bluish green stones, 59 pieces total. The main pendant is a triangular shaped human face, drilled for suspension through the backside and top, the front with drilled eyes and a small notched upraised mouth, as if smiling. Pendant measures 11/16 inches tall and is suspended from a cylinder bead at nearly 1 1/2 inches long, another bead above, and then the remaining 56 barrel shaped beads ranging in length from 1/4 to 1/2 inches. An attractive and colorful example with neck diameter of 19 1/2 inches. Mezcala, Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $300.00 |
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CL115 A small Chupicuaro bowl with red paint on polished buff surface, a band at rim and interior, the inside bottom with interesting grated surface. Vessel is in solid, excellent condition at 2 inches tall with a 5 3/4 inch diameter. Chupicuaro, Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $150.00 |
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MP238 A very well modeled Chupicuaro female figurine in the Guanajuato style, more scarce than the typical style. Figure portrays a standing slender bodied female wearing high bundled hairdo, necklace, large breasts, and arms overlapped on the stomach, probably indicative of pregnancy. Save an ancient chip to right breast, this fine miniature is intact and excellent condition and covered with ancient deposits and strong patina. 3 1/4 inches tall and comes on custom walnut stand. Chupicuaro, Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $225.00 |
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A594 A Mezcala temple string cut in gray calcite stone. Depicts a four column temple supported on a three tiered base and surmounted by a three tiered roof. Approximately 3 1/2 inches tall with 3 inch width. Covered in ancient root markings and soil deposits. Upper right corner damaged in ancient times and with modern replacement piece, else intact and affordable example. Such temples are becoming increasingly valuable and sought after. Mexico, c. 500-200 B.C. On custom walnut stand. $800.00 |
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A604 An early pendant in a mottled green hardstone, possibly jadeite, with very Olmec characteristics of a thick upper lip, the upper gumline exposed; deeply grooved lines delineating the fat cheeks; a thick raised line above wide eyes; and short rectangular flanges for ears. Backside with slight round indentation. This example is pierced for suspension on both sides of the upper back. Interestingly, most all such pendants also are drilled through the lower earlobe for earflare designations while this one, which does have rounded drillings at these points, has no complete hole but rather only grooving from having had such holes. It appears that this pendant suffered damage to one of the earflare holes and then was reworked in ancient times to remove the earflare holes on both sides and reworked along the earflanges in ancient times. Pendant measures 2 1/8 inches tall, 2 3/16 inches wide, with ancient damage to the nose due to a softer vein of stone running diagonally through the face. An interesting example of craftsmanship in the Olmec time period. Guerrero, Mexico type, c. 400-100 B.C. $650.00 |
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FS132 A fine Aztec Post-Classic plate in a thin cream ceramic painted with bands and a central triangular glyph. This high quality ceramic is reglued cleanly from four pieces and still rings nicely when tapped. Covered overall with heavy root markings and mineral encrustation. 9 1/4 inches wide and sits 1 3/4 inches tall. A fine example. Aztec, Valley of Mexico, c. 1200-1500 A.D. $325.00 |
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CL144 A very attractive Colima storage vessel with gourd effigy ribbing, overall polished and with fire clouded surface in areas. Strong patina and in solid condition with a couple rim nicks and a puncture area on underside. Sits 9 inches tall and very decorative. Colima, Mexico, c. 100 B.C-200 A.D. $300.00 |
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A640 Fine Olmec bead necklace comprised of 16 nicely matched and high polished soapstone beads. This well matched set features a central bead at nearly 2 1/4 inches long, one round bead, and 14 other cylinder beads, all carved of the same vein of stone and each with a high polished surface. Quite a beautiful material. All are intact and excellent condition. The cylinder beads range in size from approximately 1/2 inch to 2 1/4 inches and overall measures 13 inches long. Guerrero, Mexico, c. 400 B.C. $350.00 |
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W228 A solid terra cotta Vera Cruz 'Watcher' figurine. The figure sits with crossed legs, arms extending with hands on knees, a large serene face with slit eyes, mouth, and prominent nose. He wears a necklace with large round pendant, earflares, and large plume headdress, possibly representative of an entire bird. This fine example sits 5 1/4 inches tall and is in solid, excellent condition. Vera Cruz, Mexico, c. 600-900 A.D. $300.00 |
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A642 A fantastic set of 6 reference books printed in Mexico and concentrating on in depth interpretations of the art of the Zapotec, and the Oaxaca Valley. This series of books, titled 'Corpus Antiquitatum Americanensium, Mexico' is an in depth volume of black and white photographs of ceramics, yokes, and monuments from the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, most pieces in these volumes being Zapotec. Each book has both spanish and english in depth interpretations of each object photographed. The volumes are loose leaf pages contained within a foldout and tied hardboard cover. Volumes included are as follows- Volume I- Las Urnas Zapotecas en el Real Museo de Ontario, 1964, Frank Boos Volume II- Colecciones Leigh y Museo Frissell de Arte Zapoteca, 1966, Frank Boos Volume III- Colecciones Leigh, Museo Frissell de Arte Zapoteca, Smithsonian Institution y Otras, 1968, Frank Boos Volume IV- Yugos de la Coleccion Del Museo Nacional de Antropologia, 1970, Ignacio Bernal and Andy Seuffert Volume VI- Esculturas Asociadas Del Valle De Oaxaca, 1973, Ignacio Bernal and Andy Seuffert Volume VII-Bajorrelieves En El Museo De Arte Zapoteca De Mitla, Oaxaca, 1974, Ignacio Bernal and Ruben Mendez; This volume not in a folding cover but with plastic binding. The series was limited to only 1000 copies of each volume and its printing was intended for academic study of the culture's art objects that have been found in an archaeological context and makes a fantastic reference for the serious collector. Individually these books range from $50 to $200. The collection of 6 volumes is being offered here for $550.00 |
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