Nazca Polychrome Pottery Olla, Peru circa 400 CE, Small terracotta vessel with intricately painted details of a human headed, zoomorphic bodied deity around the body. Typical use of Nazca polychromatic color. Beautifully preserved and vivid! 5 1/8" diameter, 4 1/2" high.
Sinu Pottery Effigy Vessel, Colombia 500 - 1000 CE. Globular form with motif of four women with bare breasts and registers of glyph like scrawls. Flared lip and footed base. Intact and in excellent condiiton. 10 1/2" high x 11" diameter. Ex: Milford Nemer collection, MI.
Vallejo Polychrome Bowl with Avian motif. Costa Rica, circa 1000 - 1400 CE. Geometric pattern surrounding wide mouth while polychrome birds surround globular body. Intact and in very good condition. 6" high
Moche II Jaguar Stirrup Vessel, Peru circa 100 - 300 CE. Priest in transition from human to jaguar, with bared fangs and stylized hair he stalks prey. Some restoration from original piece, but in very good condition. 7" high
Orange-brown double-globular vessel, seated groomers attending a llama, black and white spider web decoration on lobes, some repair to llama & groomers, in excellent condition. Circa 1470 - 1540 C.E., h. 8.5"
Magnificent Maya Blackware Vessel, cylindrical form, incised to depict three panels with stylized animals on vertical bands, traces of red pigment, in excellent condition, Late Classic, circa 550 - 950 C.E., 8" high
Nazca Globular Double-Spouted Water Jar, Peru, ca. 400 CE, with a warrior priest wearing elaborate headdress. Two serpents adorn either side with a rank of five trophy heads on reverse. A frieze of chili peppers surround the lower portion of the globular bottom. In excellent condition. Ex: Miss Kate Kemper, London.
A fine Maya creamware terracotta cylindrical vessel with broad band containing glyphs. Two geometric step designs in main register. In excellent condition and intact with small chip to inner rim and four stable hairline cracks near rim. Central America, Late Classic, ca. 500 - 800 C.E., 9" high.
Maya Mold made Pottery Bottle depicting Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl, meaning "feathered serpent." With elaborate headdresses on front and reverse side, double rows of glyphs on rounded sides believed to be the calendar. Traces of red pigment, on custom stand, circa 550 - 950 C.E., h. 4 1/2" Intact and in excellent condition.
Terracotta, painted black & red with unglazed areas, applied human head with clearly defined features on base, open geometric pattern, repaired from a few large original pieces with restoration over the break lines, circa 550 - 950 C.E., h. 5 1/4' x 8 5/8 length
