ZUNI FERTILITY FETISH BOWL Made by TeddyWieuka (Zuni Pueblo), circa 1930. earthenware, bone, beaded, feathered....
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HERMES "RIVES FERTILES" SILK TWILL SCARFChristine Henry for Hermes Square Silk Twill Scarf in the "Rives Fertiles" pattern on a deep teal blue ground, signed "HENRY C." lower right, marked "HERMES" upper left, with...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) PUBERTY FIDTaino(c. 1000-1500 CE) Puberty Fid. ξKneeling full figure fertility deity. Puberty fids were used by many pre-Columbian cultures to make young maidens accessible to males at...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) WOODEN ZEMI(LIGNUM VITAE)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi made of Lignum Vitae. This wood is related to the creosote tree and is bug and decay resistant. Therefore the Greater Antilles...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RARE STONE ANTHROPICCOHOBA STA...Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) An Exceedingly Rare Stone Anthropic Cohoba Stand. The large eyes and gaping mouth attributed to the supreme male god of fertility, Yucahu....
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL MASCOT CANE-Ca. 1890-Shippo enamel handle with a large, round and flat top and an integral long and cylindrical stem decorated with a yellow dragon on a black background with endless, partly...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIA LIMESTONE FERTILITYIDOLAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic, ca. 6000 to 3000 BCE. A petite limestone fertility figure depicting a woman with enlarged, voluptuous...
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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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ANCIENT AMLASH LIMESTONE IDOL - GODDESSOF FERTILITYAncient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white limestone idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens...
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RARE PANAMANIAN VERAGUAS GOLD FISH-REPTILEPENDANT**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama or Costa Rica, Chiriqui or Veraguas, ca. 8th to 14th century CE. An incredible and fantastical 71%...
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NECKLACE W/ SINU GOLD, STONE & INSECTBEADS**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A beautiful and wearable necklace strung in modern times with dozens of ancient stone and...
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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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MAYA GREENSTONE PECTORAL BEADS + EARSPOOL, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $6000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable...
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11TH C. PERSIAN GOLD RING GARNET INTAGLIOW/ PEACOCK**Originally Listed At $2750**
Near East, Persia (Iran), Seljuq (Saljuq/Seljuk) Empire, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. An elegant cabochon garnet intaglio of a peacock,...
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MAYA GREENSTONE HEAD OF TLALOC DEITYW/ SUSPENSION LOOP...**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, late Maya or Vera Cruz / Aztec, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fantastical hand-carved greenstone deity head...
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TINY NEAR EASTERN RED JASPER FERTILITYGODDESS AMULET**First Time At Auction**
Near East, Anatolia / The Levant & Egypt, ca. 3000 to 1500 BCE. A fertility goddess amulet- the tiny figure carved from a red jasper...
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CHIMU EFFIGY VESSEL + MOCHE LIZARD EFFIGYVESSEL**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A wonderful blackware...
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PHOENICIAN POTTERY VOTIVE FIGURE - TANITAND BABYAncient Eastern Mediterranean / Western Anatolia, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE. A lovely, mold-made terracotta votive figurine representing Tanit, the Phoenician...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTIW/ HIEROGLYPHSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A lovely faience ushabti with finely delineated facial features as he stands mummiform atop an integral...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTI**OriginallyListed At $600**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful faience ushabti standing in mummiform position atop an integral plinth with a dorsal...
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PNG PENIS GOURD + THAI PALAD KHIK PHALLICAMULETOceania, Papua New Guinea highlands, ca. mid-20th century CE; Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A koteka, also known as a horim, penis gourd,...
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SAM GILLIAM (AMERICAN, 1933-2022)SamGilliam
American, 1933-2022
Doc IV , 1979
Oil on two molded canvases, signed, titled, and dated to verso
In diptych: sage, mauve, rust, and azure tones bleed onto a pale field...
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ASANTE TRIBE FERTILITY DOLLOne AsanteAkuaba ( fertility doll) from Ghana: 9 3/4" H x 3" W. Made of carved wood, depicting a female figure as to ready female members of the tribe into womanhood....
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(2) TAINO PENDANTS. TO INCLUDE: BIRDPENDANT WITHengraved bird head symbols, serpentine, 2.68" long. Also an anthropic pendant holding a medallion, swollen vagina suggests this was made to promote fertility....
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AN ANTIQUE PERSIAN HAND MADE HAMADANRUNNERThe blue ground runner with red diamonds arranged end-to-end among stepped half-diamonds of camel colored wools enclosed by a guard border of lighter blue having bold...
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ASANTE TRIBE FERTILITY DOLLOne AsanteAkuaba ( fertility doll) from Ghana: 9 3/4" H x 3" W. Made of carved wood, depicting a female figure as to ready female members of the tribe into womanhood....
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HERMèS SILK SCARF WITH CERES DESIGNBY FRANCOISE FACONNET, 1967, IN RARER COLORWAY, FEATURING ROMAN GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE AND FERTI...Hermès silk scarf with Ceres design by Francoise Faconnet, 1967, in rarer...
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TAINO PHALLIC FERTILITY FORM WITH ANTHROPICHEAD.Face is relief carved on extension. Pre-Columbian. Quite unusual. Made from a fine grained hardstone and quite heavy for its size. 10 3/4" long. Dominican Republic. Provenance:...
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HERMES "RIVES FERTILES" SILK TWILL SCARFChristine Henry for Hermes square silk twill scarf in the "Rives Fertiles" pattern on a deep teal blue ground, signed "HENRY C." lower right, marked "HERMES" upper left, with...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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WOODEN FERTILITY PLAQUE Carved and paintedwood, 14 1/2 x 9 in. Together with "Penis Gourd" made of basket weaving and other natural elements, from the Momeri village....
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§ GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)
PECKENWOOD, 1925 (TASSI 21) Etching, signed in pencil to margin13.5cm (5 1/4in), 18cm (7in)Provenance: Mrs A. M. Bernhard-Smith, Twenty-One Gallery, LondonChristie's, South Kensington,...
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TAINO ANTHROPIC PENDANT. PROBABLY DEPICTINGAtabey,goddess of fertility and sacred frog mother. Frog head brow line. Birthing bulge forms nose for "spirit form". Arms up and spread legs are symbols of birthing among the Taino....
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HIGHLY DESIRABLE TAINO ZEMI OR TRIFORM.THE FACEof the cone depicts Yucahu, the Taino's primary fertility and planting god, a recognized Taino design motif. The back of the cone is incised with an array of complex...
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AN INCREDIBLE TAINO ANTHROPIC AXE WITHDUCK HEADear ornaments and dog face (nose/mouth combination). Made of Metabasalt. Head band, brow, and neck band all incorporate interlocking bird heads, Taino symbols for...
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