ANCIENT AFRICAN NOK TERRACOTTA HEADFRAGMENTDESCRIPTION: Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head Fragment with carved protruded symmetric eyes and lips. The Nok culture produced sculptures of human heads and figures...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POLYCHROME HORSEW/ TLEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A lovely mold-made pottery horse shown in stride atop an integral plinth. Painted in hues of apricot, peach, and chocolate...
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ASSYRIAN POTTERY FIGURE - STANDING APKALLU,TL TESTEDAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Assyrian Empire, ca. 2025 to 1378 BCE. An impressive, mold-made pottery relief of a standing male genius or apkallu - an ancient...
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5 COLIMA POTTERY FIGURES W/ GINGERBREAD& HUNCHBACKPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive group of 5 hand-built pottery figures, in varying poses and styles, all from ancient Mexico!...
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ANCIENT BABYLONIAN POTTERY FACE OF HUMBABAAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary...
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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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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery fertility idol exhibiting characteristically feminine...
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ANCIENT SYRO-HITTITE POTTERY STANDINGIDOL, TL TESTEDAncient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 1100 to 500 BCE. An enticing, hand-built pottery idol, likely of Astarte - known as Ishtar in parts...
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SUMERIAN POTTERY SEATED FIGURE W/ BEARD,TL TESTEDAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A remarkable pottery figure of a male shown seated. Positioned with knees bent as though...
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STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLDMAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the...
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LOT OF 8 ANCIENT MEXICAN POTTERY & STONEOBJECTSPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE; West Mexico, Jalisco and Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd...
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JAMACOAQUE POTTERY VESSEL - TRANSFORMEDJAGUAR SHAMANPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 100 to 500 CE. An extremely expressive pottery vessel in the form of a snarling jaguar with almond-shaped...
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5 CHAVIN, BAHIA, TEOTIHUACAN & HUASTECPOTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan,...
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ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BULL RHYTON,TL TESTEDAncient Near Eastern, Central Asia, or Egyptian, ca. 1600 to 1400 BCE. A beautiful hand-built rhyton or libation vase in the form of a bull head, replete with expressive...
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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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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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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FEMALEFIGURE, TL TESTEDAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery fertility idol exhibiting highly stylized feminine...
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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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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female fertility idol of a characteristically...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN POTTERY JAR - HEAD OFBES**Originally Listed At $1000**
Egypt, probably Alexandria, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A fine brownware pottery molded juglet depicting the head...
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ZAPOTEC POTTERY INCENSARIO OF CAMAZOTZ- THE BAT GODPre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery incensario vessel in the form of...
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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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RARE / INCREDIBLE HUARI POTTERY FUNERARYMASK TL TESTED...Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. This is an amazing pottery mask that is slightly larger than life-sized of a stylized...
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RARE PARACAS POLYCHROME BOWL OCULATEBEING, TL'DPre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Ica Valley, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting astounding decorative motifs that are incised...
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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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GREEK RED FIGURE TREFOIL OINOCHOE, WOMANAT ALTARMagna Graecia, South Italic, most likely Campania, ca. early 4th century BCE. Simply divine in form and decoration; a marvelous pottery oinochoe displaying a bulbous...
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GREEK CAMPANIAN POTTERY HYDRIA W/ SATYR,TL TESTEDAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, near present-day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A spectacular pottery hydria from the Greek territories of...
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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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ZACATECAS POTTERY SEATED NUDE FEMALEFIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a nude female...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAINGOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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TEL BRAK / MIDDLE URUK POTTERY EYE IDOL**OriginallyListed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An intriguing, abstract terracotta figure with a broad, annular...
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SYRO-HITTITE POTTERY SEMI-NUDE FEMALEIDOL FIGUREAncient Near East, northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A fascinating pottery figure of a goddess displaying a stylized form with a bird-like visage....
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ANCIENT TELL BRAK POTTERY EYE IDOLAncientNear East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia....
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CAMPANIAN BLACKWARE ARYBALLOS - GREEKCOMEDY MASK, TL'D...Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. late 4th to early 3rd century BCE. An enticing and rare pottery aryballos in the form of a head wearing a...
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