13 CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED FIGURAL ROOFTILES & TOMB FIGU...Collection of Thirteen (13) Chinese Sancai glazed pottery figural roof tiles or tomb figures. 1st-2nd items: Pair (2) of mirrored figural roof tiles depicting...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYERW/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details...
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2 GREEK ARCHAIC & APULIAN POTTERY FRAGMENTSGreekEmpire, Archaic Period, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE; Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A lovely pair of pottery fragments, each depicting the head...
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3 FINE JAMACOAQUE POTTERY ANIMALS -JAGUARS & MONKEYPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A trio of mold-formed pottery effigy creatures! The slightly squat and rounded animal...
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3 VALDIVIAN POTTERY VENUS FIGURES -TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2500 to 1500 BCE. A charming trio of female or Venus figures, all skillfully hand-built from pottery to present stylized...
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NAYARIT POTTERY SEATED WARRIOR FIGUREHOLDING CLUBPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of a warrior seated with bent legs upon a spike emanating...
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LARGE COLIMA POTTERY SEATED MALE FIGUREPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large and lovely pottery figure depicting a serene man seated with bent legs upon a pair of posterior spikes. Highly burnished...
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CHARMING COLIMA REDWARE EFFIGY DOG VESSELPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel in the shape of an adorable dog. The charming canine presents standing...
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JALISCO POTTERY JAR + NAYARIT POTTERYFEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco and Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery artifacts from ancient West Mexico. First is a Jalisco piriform...
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2 JALISCO, 1 MICHOACAN, AND 1 NICOYAPOTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 600 to 1000...
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RARE COLIMA POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLE- BOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and interesting pottery figure that depicts a captive prisoner seated with bent legs and...
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VIRU POTTERY PARROT WHISTLING DOUBLEVESSELPre-Columbian, Northwest Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A remarkable whistling redware bird effigy vessel comprised of 2 bulbous chambers that are...
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NAZCA POTTERY TROPHY HEAD JAR + CHIMUPOTTERY JARPre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A nice set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels from...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN POTTERY ABSTRACT HEAD,TL TESTEDNear East, Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic, ca. 5500 to 4300 BCE. A wonderful and rare hand-built pottery head with an elongated brow, impressed narrowed...
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4 WEST MEXICO POTTERY MINIATURES W/2 WHISTLES**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful selection of 4 hand-built...
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COLIMA REDWARE SEATED FIGURAL VESSEL**OriginallyListed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing redware pottery vessel of an unusual form with anthropomorphic features protruding...
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7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCOPOTTERY FIGURES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco...
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INCA POTTERY FIGURAL ARYBALLOS W/ LLAMA**OriginallyListed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery aryballos with a stylized anthropomorphic head...
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FINE COLIMA POTTERY SEATED ITHYPHALLICFIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated ithyphallic figure. Highly...
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IMPRESSIVE MOCHE POTTERY BOUND PRISONERVESSELPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A dramatic pottery vessel of a bound prisoner shown nude. Limbs spread and tied with ropes to a...
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CHAVIN POTTERY INCISED JAGUAR VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Santana-Santa River, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A delightful ceramic vessel in the form of a stylized jaguar presenting a portly...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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IMPRESSIVE NAYARIT CHINESCO POTTERYSEATED NUDE MALEPre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Type C, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a male shown seated with...
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LARGE NAYARIT SAN SEBASTIAN REDWARESEATED FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A massive pottery figure depicted seated on a two-legged...
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REMARKABLE OLMEC POTTERY WAILING BABYFIGUREPre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY BEAKED OINOCHOEMagnaGraecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fabulous example of a wheel-thrown pottery pouring vessel known as an oinochoe. The vessel...
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GREEK APULIAN POTTERY PLATE W/ LADYOF FASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A stunning red-figure plate on a raised foot featuring a "Lady of Fashion" wearing a saccos - head scarf...
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CANOSAN POTTERY VOLUTE KRATER W/ EQUESTRIAN& NIKE, TL**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Canosa, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A gorgeous polychrome volute krater, meticulously hand-painted...
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CHINESE GREY POTTERY OWLHan Dynasty.The underside of the head with an inventory mark in red C-1570. Modeled as an owl, with removable head. Height 7.25 in. (Cond: good, possible association of head)...
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A Chinese Red Pottery Head of a Horse
HANDYNASTY (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)
boldly molded with protruding eyes, raised above a conforming carved hardwood stand.
Height 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm.
Property from the Collection of...
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A Chinese Painted Pottery Figure ofan Equestrienne with a Leopard
Tang Dynasty (618-709)
of the horse standing foresquare on a rectangular orange-red base, the head with red bulging eyes, pricked ears and open...
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PAIR CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY HORSESTang Dynasty (618-907 CE), unglazed painted pottery, each figure standing foursquare on a rectangular base with the head turned slightly to the left, with traces of black...
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SCARCE COVERED CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERYJAR Neolithic period, Majiayao culture (ca. 3300?2050 B.C.), terracotta with black and red geometric glazed figure decoration, small lid having an animal head knop, two lugs...
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Fine Chinese Gray Pottery Tomb Figureof a Horse's Head, Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), the finely sculptured model with traces of red-painted details, posed as an arched head with flared nostrils and partially...
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