From Costa Rica, Grand Nicoya, Pacific Slope, ca. 600 to 1100 AD. Polychrome tripod bowl on human-form rattle-feet with abstract decoration in red, white and black. Intact  More »

From Costa Rica, Grand Nicoya, Pacific Slope, ca. 600 to 1100 AD. Polychrome tripod bowl on human-form rattle-feet with abstract decoration in red, white and black. Intact with paint wear as shown, but a better than average and honest example! Category:Costa Rica Material:Pottery Condition:Intact   « Less

From the Cocle region of Panama, ca. 1200 to 1400 AD. Central decoration of what appears to be an avian / serpent / human creature in transformation. 11-1/2”D x  More »

From the Cocle region of Panama, ca. 1200 to 1400 AD. Central decoration of what appears to be an avian / serpent / human creature in transformation. 11-1/2”D x 7”H, repaired from four pieces, else near-choice. Category:Cocle Material:Pottery Dimensions:11-1/2”D x 7”H Condition:Repaired   « Less

Incredible art! From ancient Panama, ca. 1200 AD. Polychrome pottery plate with fantastic multiple images of serpents and insects. 11-1/2"D x 2-1/4"H, re-assembled repaired  More »

Incredible art! From ancient Panama, ca. 1200 AD. Polychrome pottery plate with fantastic multiple images of serpents and insects. 11-1/2"D x 2-1/4"H, re-assembled repaired six or seven pieces, but appears quite excellent. Category:Cocle Material:Pottery Dimensions:11-1/2"D x 2-1/4"H Condition:Repaired   « Less

Tonosi, Panama, ca. 300-500 AD. Redware pottery vessel depicting a bird / duck, with realistic and abstract detailing in black. 5"H, intact/generally excellent condition. Old  More »

Tonosi, Panama, ca. 300-500 AD. Redware pottery vessel depicting a bird / duck, with realistic and abstract detailing in black. 5"H, intact/generally excellent condition. Old collection label on base. Manganese deposits throughout. Category:Tonosi Material:Pottery Dimensions:5"H Condition:Intact   « Less

Very decorative and unusual polychrome bowl from the Michoacan region of Mexico, ca 200 BC to 400 AD. Redware vessel decorated with two standing bird figures, these separated  More »

Very decorative and unusual polychrome bowl from the Michoacan region of Mexico, ca 200 BC to 400 AD. Redware vessel decorated with two standing bird figures, these separated by abstract half-circular spiked designs, rim decorated with black and white wave, inside with additional wave pattern. Bowl measures 7" D by 3-5/8" H and in good to excellent condition with 5 stabilized stress cracks and minor rim chipping. Ex private US collection acquired in the 1970's. Category:Michoacan Material:Pottery Dimensions:7" D by 3-5/8" H Condition:Stress Cracks   « Less

Fine example of the pottery skills from the Chupicuaro culture of southwestern Mexico. Ca 300 to 200 BC, this bi-chrome vessel stands on three rattle-filled legs, and is  More »

Fine example of the pottery skills from the Chupicuaro culture of southwestern Mexico. Ca 300 to 200 BC, this bi-chrome vessel stands on three rattle-filled legs, and is decorate din a deep red and tan slip. Measures 6-1/2"D x 4"H and save one repaired leg is intact and quite excellent. Category:Chupícuaro Material:Pottery Dimensions:6-1/2"D x 4"H Condition:Repaired   « Less

Truly rare and showing a medical oddity! Ancient bi-chrome vessel from Colima, West Mexico, circa 200 BC/200 AD. Redware pottery figural in the form of a human with severe  More »

Truly rare and showing a medical oddity! Ancient bi-chrome vessel from Colima, West Mexico, circa 200 BC/200 AD. Redware pottery figural in the form of a human with severe medical abnormalities; head painted red and showing signs of possible retardation, body with arms and legs going off in basically the wrong directions, very distended stomach, spout emerging from back. He appears to be a "hunch-back" with one of his arms growing out of his chest. Each hand has three "claw-like" fingers. The left leg appears to end in a stub with no foot. The piece is spouted similar to most Colima dogs and with a very nice "burnished" finish. 7"H x 7"W x 7-1/2"D, completely intact with no restoration. It is quite an unusual effigy. Category:Colima Material:Pottery Dimensions:7"H x 7"W x 7-1/2"D Condition:Intact   « Less

Ancient Pre-Columbian Female Effigy, Jalisco Culture, Ameca Grey Style, Jalisco, West Mexico, ca. 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. This kneeling / sitting Tomb Shaft figure strikes a  More »

Ancient Pre-Columbian Female Effigy, Jalisco Culture, Ameca Grey Style, Jalisco, West Mexico, ca. 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. This kneeling / sitting Tomb Shaft figure strikes a classic pose with hand outstretched holding a cup. She wears a tightly-fitted headdress and a skirt; her naked/ample breasts reveal tattooing scarification. Stone-polished with manganese and dendrite deposits on surface. 15-1/2"H x 10"W (at widest), right arm glued in two places (below shoulder and below elbow), otherwise excellent. Category:Jalisco Material:Pottery Dimensions:15-1/2"H x 10"W Condition:Repaired   « Less

Forgive me, but I come at this completely from a male perspective and must wonder what was the motivation behind the "artist" who made this piece? Here is a large pottery  More »

Forgive me, but I come at this completely from a male perspective and must wonder what was the motivation behind the "artist" who made this piece? Here is a large pottery flat of either a young female who is trying to show the world - Hey World, I have Boobies! - or, conversely, an older woman who says to the world - Hey World, I still have my boobies (albeit quite saggy)! Either way, this female figure is decorated with ear-spools, necklace, armband and headdress, wearing a skirt, hands supporting her not-so-perky small breasts. A very unusual piece, but quite charming! Ca 300 to 100 BC, West Mexico. She stands 7-3/4"H x 2-7/8"W, and is intact/choice condition. Custom museum-quality stand included but not shown. Category:Michoacan Material:Pottery Dimensions:7-3/4"H x 2-7/8"W Condition:Intact   « Less

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca 300 to 100 BC. Pottery figure of a broad-shouldered female, she "supports" huge, pendulous breasts and wears an ornate necklace and elongated  More »

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca 300 to 100 BC. Pottery figure of a broad-shouldered female, she "supports" huge, pendulous breasts and wears an ornate necklace and elongated earlobes. Her slightly swollen abdomen suggests pregnancy, or perhaps fertility in general. 4"H, (not counting museum-quality stand), intact and in near-choice condition. A very stylistic example! Category:Michoacan Material:Pottery Dimensions:4"H Condition:Intact   « Less