CHINESE HIGHLY CARVED FLORAL LIDDEDVESSEL. Chinese highly carved lidded vessel displaying carved chrysanthemum on leafy branches to body of vessel, and further accented with flowers, leaves, and a single grasshopper...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHANCAY POTTERY OLLA POTDESCRIPTION:Pre-Columbian Peruvian Chancay Pottery Olla Pot from central coast of Peru, Chancay culture. Small attractive rounded base olla with two handles in natural beige color and...
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ELKINGTON GILT BRONZE SWAN BATH VESSELC. 1880An Elkington Gilt Bronze Swan Bath Vessel, possibly from the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, England, circa 1880. Marks: ELKINGTON & CO, (crown-E&Co) and others.
5.5" L x...
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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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CLASSIC CHAVIN BROWNWARE STIRRUP VESSEL- HOUSE**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example...
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IMPRESSIVE INDUS VALLEY POTTERY JARCentralAsia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A wonderful, wheel-thrown pottery jar presenting a squat, circular body with a wide hip, a sloped...
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ADORABLE CHANCAY BICHROME MOTHER & CHILDJARPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a mother carrying her child on her back. The mother's elaborate hair and...
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME TETRAPODBOWLPre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Guatemala, Ulua Valley, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A delightful pottery dish presenting a flat bottom and shallow basin with...
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INDUS VALLEY BICHROME JAR W/ HORIZONTALSTRIATIONSAncient Near East / Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. A remarkable pottery jar presenting a spherical body...
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INDUS VALLEY POTTERY BOWL W/ HEXAGONALMOTIFAncient Near East / Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. A pretty pottery bowl presenting impressively thin walls that...
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INDUS VALLEY BI-CHROME VESSEL W/ FELINES,TL TESTEDAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro Civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery vessel depicting a pair of abstract large felines...
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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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INDUS VALLEY POTTERY BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHICMOTIFS**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery bowl with a planar base, a...
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NATIVE AMERICAN MIMBRES POTTERY VESSELW/ KOKOPELLINative American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. This is a beautiful hand-built pottery vessel with a painted exterior...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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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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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL LEG OF VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A stunning openwork pottery leg of a vessel of rectangular form featuring a central figure, perhaps...
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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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FINE MAYA PLUMBATE POTTERY VESSEL W/DEATH SCENE, TL'DPre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Guatemala, Maya, Post-Classic Period, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. A hand-built plumbate pottery vessel incised with elaborate motifs,...
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JAMACOAQUE POLYCHROME MYTHICAL BEASTVESSEL, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A large ceramic vessel in the form of a transformational beast - probably representing a shaman in...
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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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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME TRIPOD DISHW/ BIRDSPre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of squat form with a thick rim and a wide, shallow basin....
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME BOWL W/MONKEYSPre-Columbian, Central America, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An impressive pottery bowl displaying a flattened base and sturdy...
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HUGE INDUS VALLEY POTTERY VESSEL BULLS,FISH TL TESTEDAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. An enormous example of some of the earliest decorated pottery in Central Asia, a broad pottery vessel...
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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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INCA POLYCHROME LLAMA STIRRUP VESSELPre-Columbian,Northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of an alpaca or llama head with a long snout, a high nasal bridge, a round nose, an...
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SICAN POTTERY STIRRUP VESSEL W/ MONKEYPre-Columbian,Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel with highly burnished surfaces, a flared foot, a spherical body,...
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INCA POST-CONQUEST BLACKWARE DOUBLEPORTRAIT VESSELSouth America, Peru, Inca, Post-Conquest Period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A hand-built and highly burnished blackware pottery vessel with a planar base,...
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INCA POLYCHROME CATFISH EFFIGY VESSEL**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A wonderful redware vessel in the form of a catfish, with a long body, a horseshoe-shaped head...
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COLIMA REDWARE VESSEL (FOR HALLUCINOGENICENEMA RITES)Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of an unusual form on a pedestal foot, all slipped in a rich red hue. The...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian,Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hollow-built pottery figure who stands upon petite feet, holds both arms to a rounded belly, and peers forward...
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RIO MAGDALENA MOSKITO POTTERY URN W/LID, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical...
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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM MARBLE JARAncientEgypt, Old Kingdom Period, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. An elegant marble jar of a squat form with a round yet stable base, a broad shoulder, and an inward-curving...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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MAYAN ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME POTTERYVESSELMayan, Ulua Valley polychrome pottery vessel, with depictions of seated figures, 7" h., 6 1/2" w.
Condition:
Wear and abrasions commensurate with age, no breaks or...
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Southern stoneware verse-inscribed gardentile signed Dave Savannah River Valley or Central Georgia dated 1869 press-molded form and triple scallop top with inverted pyramid design body modified Albany and unglazed...
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