**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi province, Jamacoaque (stamp and mold), ca. 500 CE; Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica (whistle), ca. 1000 CE. Three wonderful ancient pottery items from either Ecuador or Costa Rica. First are two Jamacoaque (or Jama Coaque) pieces, one a small stamp with a conical handle and a flower-shaped stamp end, and the other a large rectangular mold for producing high-relief placards with flower-shaped motifs. The last item is pottery whistle from Costa Rica which has an ovoid body, two conical terminals with one being a whistle mouthpiece, and four tone holes; the whistle has a light brown layer of surface pigment and an abstract avian form, however does not function as a musical instrument. A great set of pottery items from across the Pre-Columbian world! Size of largest (whistle): 2.75" H (7 cm).

Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery

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#128883

Whistle has small area of loss to mouthpiece, rendering it unusable. Each item has age-commensurate surface wear, small chips and nicks around peripheries and to details, with earthen and mineral deposits throughout.