A very striking piece of ancient pottery! Hellenistic, Ca 3rd century BC, molded pottery mask of Silenos, a Satyr and all-around party animal! Loved women, wine and song (who  More »

A very striking piece of ancient pottery! Hellenistic, Ca 3rd century BC, molded pottery mask of Silenos, a Satyr and all-around party animal! Loved women, wine and song (who doesn't?) With grapevines in his hair, long curly beard and wavy locks of hair. Remains of original white and black pigment. 5"H, in excellent condition, save single repair across top of head. Custom Stand. Ca 3rd century BC Category:Hellenistic Material:Pottery Dimensions:5"H Condition:Excellent   « Less

Very rare and desirable ancient pottery vessel from Greece, Ca 4th century BC. In a style called "plastic," due to the realistic molded shapes, not material used in creation,  More »

Very rare and desirable ancient pottery vessel from Greece, Ca 4th century BC. In a style called "plastic," due to the realistic molded shapes, not material used in creation, this vessel is in the form of an almond. Body left reserved and top of vessel covered in black glaze, about 50% still remains. Vessel itself measures 5”L, intact and excellent save loss to pigment. Complete with custom stand. Ca 4th century BC Category:Greek Material:Pottery Dimensions:5”L Condition:Intact   « Less

Quite macabre! Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 AD, very large ancient pottery jar in the form of a human skull; with deep, empty eye sockets, toothy grin, but still retaining  More »

Quite macabre! Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 AD, very large ancient pottery jar in the form of a human skull; with deep, empty eye sockets, toothy grin, but still retaining small nose. Decorated with added red pigmentation. Measures 18"H, 3" piece of rim replaced otherwise intact/excellent. Category:Costa Rica Material:Pottery Dimensions:18"H Condition:Restored   « Less

A very large and fine bi-chrome pottery olla from Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 AD. Decorated with an applied standing owl, appearing to have a small creature in his tallons;  More »

A very large and fine bi-chrome pottery olla from Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 AD. Decorated with an applied standing owl, appearing to have a small creature in his tallons; decorated with applied red pigment. 8"H x 9"D, intact/generally excellent, with expected surface wear and some rim chipping, as shown. Category:Pre-Columbian Material:Pottery Dimensions:8"H x 9"D Condition:Intact   « 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

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

From Colima, West Mexico, ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Standing male figure, arms partially extended to the side, wearing hooded costume with open "skirt," leggings, boots and loin  More »

From Colima, West Mexico, ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Standing male figure, arms partially extended to the side, wearing hooded costume with open "skirt," leggings, boots and loin cloth - possibly representing full battle regalia. 5"H, intact/excellent condition. Custom stand. Category:Colima Material:Pottery Dimensions:5"H Condition:Intact   « Less

Unusual form! Michoacan, west Mexico, Ca 500 BC. Pottery flat figure of standing ballplayer, or warrior, wearing pads around arms and hands, large ear spools and necklace.  More »

Unusual form! Michoacan, west Mexico, Ca 500 BC. Pottery flat figure of standing ballplayer, or warrior, wearing pads around arms and hands, large ear spools and necklace. Most of these figures represented women and unusual to find one depciting this subject! 3-1/2"H, broken/repaired, still very nice example. Category:Michoacan Material:Pottery Dimensions:3-1/2"H Condition:Repaired   « Less

West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BC to 100 AD. Standing figure of a warrior, he wears a wonderfully detailed tunic, beaded necklace, large ear flares and pointed helmet. Stands  More »

West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BC to 100 AD. Standing figure of a warrior, he wears a wonderfully detailed tunic, beaded necklace, large ear flares and pointed helmet. Stands 11"H, appears intact but unfortunately the previous owner had the missing ax restored and restorer placed a strange snake creature upon his weapon. FRONT SECTION OF HEAD, ALSO RESURFACED, BUT IS ORIGINAL. **With proper restoration could be a fine example - email for details** Category:Nayarit Material:Pottery Dimensions:11"H Condition:Restored   « Less