These are two of the finest bone artifacts I have ever seen and as you can see from viewing my site, I specialize in bone items. The largest is 7 1/2". I love bone because it patinates so beautifully. These have the most gorgeous yellow brown patination you will ever see. They are very finely made with needle tip points. They are both perforated which is much rarer. They were uncovered in the melting Alaskan permafrost and could be thousands of years old. They are both translucent when backlit...
Wooden spoon or scoop mounted with a brass bird, fish pendants and brass bands. The eyes and wings of the bird inlaid with stone and shell. H. 27 cm. Chimú culture (1100-1450).
Ex Dutch private collection.
Unusual and unique Pre Columbian cup with alligator head handles. Most likely used for some kind of ritual.
Size: L. 14cm. W. 5cm.
Condition: Normal ageing
A superb quality ancient Pre-Columbian, Chorrera, ca. 9th–5th century B.C. Effigy vessel. A flat -bottomed compound vessel with a raised neck, slightly flared rim and three Anthropomorphic / Zoomorphic heads protruding from the shoulders, equidistantly positioned to provide a sense of balance to the overall composition of the vessel.
Details of the visages are nicely incised and delineated in repousse. Boasts a lovely redware finish and nice burnishing marks...
Pre-Columbian
Sitting Female San Juanito – Jalisco figure. Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. Red and Black pigment on Buff. Tasseled ear pendent type. Size:11” x 6 ½ 5 ½
A lovely large and heavy pair ot tweezers for the removal of bodily hair, Chimü or earlier, c. 600-1100 AD.
Very vivid piece done in reppousee to resample the bust of a human.
Size: 38 x 32 mm. and weighing 8.44 grams in quite good gold alloy, probably around 18 carats.
Condition: Good Very fine, a few minor dents but completely intact and still workable.
Hohokam red on buff bowl ca 1250 ad., "NO RESTORATION" has strong paint and has no restoration but is broken and re-glued, it is approx: 5-1/2"wide X 2"high.
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Pre-Columbian
Seated Male Warrior with Club. Ixtlan del rio – Nayarit. Black, Red, White pigment. Designs on front and back. Several ancient breaks restored. 11” x 5” x 3.5” Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D.
Provenance: Stevens Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
This Lost Lake is from Todd County, Kentucky and is 3" long by 2" at its widest point. The material is a typical Archaic opaque chert. It has great mineralization and patina. It has a Tom Davis COA rated G-8. I would rate it higher. It is a classic form. Shows much nicer in person.
This is an extraordinarily rare unique turtle shell maskette. It is 2 5/8" X 2 1/2". It was found in Southern Illinois. It dates to the Mississippian Period, 1000AD. It has a hairline reminiscent of the Southeastern Shell Masks. I know of only one other example which is pictured in Lar Hothem's 'Antler, Bone & Shell Artifacts', page 309. It has beautiful patina and is a no-brainer for authenticity. It is solid and not fragile. Could be used for modern wear...
This outstanding frame of bone points are from the Columbia River, Oregon and are C700-1200. They were pictured in the Oregon Archaeological Society Magazine "Screenings" Volume 5 Number 6 on August 13, 1956. A copy of the article is included. They were recovered from the Wakemap Mound. The longest is 3". These are extremely rare bone items with beautiful patina.
High quality Pre-Columbian pottery figure, Mexico, Zapotec Culture, ca. 200-800 AD.
A very rare figure of a seated elite male with large headdress and a smaller figure seated on his lap. Grey pottery.
Size: ca. 15 cm. high.
Condition: Intact and superb for this type, which is normally always restored.
Ex. Jan Pelle Collection
Salado/Gila polychrome seed jar black on white with red slip (very strong paint) cir 1300 to 1450 ad, broken glued together with approx 2% professional restoration no shards just small corners of a few shards, it is approx: 5.25" wide X 3" high. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com
Costa Rica Pre Columbian Nicoya group lot, nice group of standing figures with classic paint work , losses as pictured . Sizes 3.5-5" tall
Large antique Native American storage basket, circa 1890-1910. Appears to have originated in the North West United States, presumably Skokomish. Some edge damage, otherwise in good condition. Approximately 13" in diameter.
Casas Grandes salamander hooded effigy olla polished cir 700 to 1660 ad, unbroken no restoration small chips in rim per pictures, it is approx: 7.75" high X 7" wide. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com
Fine small collection of three pairs of gold tweezers for the removal of bodily hair, Chimü or earlier, c. 600-1100 AD.
All Tweezers test as 18 carats or more and stringed as pendants to brown thread.
Size: 3 cm. for the two largest in length, 2,4 cm. for the smaller.
Weight: c. 7 grams or more, ex strings. The largest weigh c. 3,2 grams, the 2nd...
Casas Grandes polychrome room olla(large) ca. 1250 ad., cracked but not broken, approx: 1% restoration(one hole on bottom side)it has pressure cracks extending from hole that have been stabilized with glue, the design has been enhanced, it is approx 10"wide x 10"high.
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