IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
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ROMAN PERIOD TERRACOTTA UNGUENTARIUMS(3)Presented in this lot are three (3) Roman Period Terracotta Unguentariums, circa 1st century BC-1st century AD. Provenance: Private collection Big Sky, Montana. An unguentarium,...
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN SWIRLING EYE VESSELVerybeautifully formed and burnished blackware pottery vessel in the unusual style of this region and period. The graceful shapes may refer back to the Neolithic shapes and styles....
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN SWIRLING EYE VESSELVerybeautifully formed and burnished blackware pottery vessel in the unusual style of this region and period. The graceful shapes may refer back to the Neolithic shapes and styles....
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(3) VESSELS FROM NORTHERN PANAMAA trioof vessels from northern Panama, ca. 500 - 1500 AD. The group consists of an early loop-leg tripod bowl from the Chiriqui region, 5-1/2 in. diameter; a lovely Boruca ware...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY JAR GEOMETRICMOTIFEast Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE A stunning pottery vessel of sizable form decorated with a complex brown and russet painted...
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MOGOLLON CORRUGATED GRAYWARE JARNativeAmerican, Southwestern USA, Southwestern New Mexico, Southeast Arizona, and Northern Chihuahua region of Mexico, Mimbres-Mogollon (Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1000...
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TEOTIHUACAN TERRACOTTA DOG EFFIGY VESSEL,TL'DPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 400 to 600 CE. An incredibly rare Teotihuacan spouted puppy vessel! Mold-made from orange terracotta that was very much...
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CASAS GRANDES POLYCHROME FISH VESSELMEANDER MOTIFPre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Corralitos, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. An impressive vessel in the form of a fish, where the body bows outward...
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COSTA RICAN CHIRIQUI POTTERY TRIPODRATTLE COCOA CUPPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Diquis region, Chiriqui, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine pottery cocoa cup, known as a spider or chocolate pot, presenting a rounded...
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MAYA PETEN POLYCHROME CYLINDER VESSELW/ CACAO PODSPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten Region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery cylinder vessel of a flat-bottomed...
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MEDITERRANEAN / NEAR EAST POTTERY &BRONZE VESSELS (4)Magna Graecia, Southern Italic, Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE; Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd Millennium BCE; Near East, Holy Land, ca. 1st century CE; Egypt,...
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DAUNIAN BICHROME KYATHOS BANDED / GEOMETRICMOTIFSMagna Graecia, Italy, Apulia / Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. A charming example of a pottery dipping vessel known as a kyathos, presenting a bulbous body, a conical...
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MAYA POLYCHROME VESSELS - PETEN BOWL+ HANDLED JARPre-Columbian, Central America, Southern Mexico to Guatemala (Peten Region), Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An attractive set of 2 hand-built pottery...
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19TH C. AFRICAN KUBA WOOD & BONE PALMWINE VESSEL**Originally Listed At $400**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples (also Bakuba), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful...
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ANCESTRAL PUEBLOAN MANCOS BLACK ON WHITEPOTTERY MUG**First Time At Auction**
Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners Region, Colorado, Dolores, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 980 to 1150 CE....
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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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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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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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EXHIBITED MOGOLLON CORRUGATED POTTERYOLLANative American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Southeast Arizona, and Northern Chihuahua region of Mexico, Mogollon culture, ca. 1000 to 1150 CE. An intriguing...
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NATIVE AMERICAN MOGOLLON CORRUGATEDPOTTERY JARNative American, North America, Southwestern New Mexico, Southeast Arizona, and Northern Chihuahua region of Mexico, Mogollon culture, ca. 1000 to 1150 CE. A slender,...
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TRANSLATED MAYA COPADOR CYLINDER W/STUCCO, TL'DPre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador, Ruler 13, ca. 724 to 726 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel boasting an incised band of glyphs,...
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BRONZE AGE AMLASH POTTERY VESSEL W/GLASS INLAYAncient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Meshkinshar region, Amlash, late Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. An interesting wheel thrown pottery vessel...
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MAGNA GRAECIA DAUNIAN POTTERY ORNATELEBES GAMIKOSMagna Graecia, Italy, Daunian, ca. 3rd century BCE. A gorgeous pottery lebes gamikos decorated in typical Daunian style with a horizontal band of scrolling palmettes...
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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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CHAVIN MARANON REDWARE VESSEL LOBSTER/ CRAYFISH**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (Ecuador border), Chavin Maranon, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A charming ceramic vessel depicting a lobster or crayfish...
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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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HUGE 5TH C. PERSIAN MARLIK PITCHER,TL TESTED**Originally Listed At $2500**
Central Asia, Persia, Gilan, Marlik / Cheragh-Ali Tepe, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautiful and rare terracotta pitcher of magnificent...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CYLINDER VESSEL,EX SOTHEBY'S**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3150 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved...
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HUGE 5TH C. PERSIAN MARLIK PITCHER,TL TESTED**Originally Listed At $2500**
Central Asia, Persia, Gilan, Marlik / Cheragh-Ali Tepe, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautiful and rare terracotta pitcher of magnificent...
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NICOYA POLYCHROME TROPHY HEAD VESSEL**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Guanacaste region, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a trophy head decorated...
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SINU FOOTED VESSEL HUMAN HEAD FORM,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Ecuador or Colombia, Sinu (Zenu) culture, 800 to 1200 CE. An intriguing pottery vessel on the form of a human head – the narrow eyes suggest a calm...
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18TH C. HAWAIIAN KOU WOOD CALABASH BOWLOLD REPAIRSNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A dazzling bowl of stable, round-bottomed form exhibiting sumptuous caramel, coffee, wheat, and mahogany hues...
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MAYA PETEN POLYCHROME CYLINDER W/ LORD& FIGURES**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Peten Region, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning Maya...
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BURA-ASINDA CULTURE, (3) TERRACOTTAVESSELS Likely 3rd-13th c. CE, Lower Niger Region, including a large phallic vessel and two small pots, one with deeply incised spiral decoration, larger vessel mounted to...
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Effigy Vessel, Pachacamac Region, SouthCoastal Peru, A. D. 700-1000, the terra cotta vessel with tall cylindrical neck and globular body separated by an outstretched lizard-like animal with a small pair of birds...
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