350 BCE-600 CE, Jama Coaque,Tree of Life Altar, Ecuador

350 BCE - 600 CE EXTRAORDINARILY RARE Jama Coaque Tree of Life Altar, Ancient Coastal Ecuador This is an especially rare artifact of the Jama Coaque Culture, an altar of the tree of life. This amazing

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco), ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE; Ecuador, Jamacoaque (sometimes Jama Coaque), ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely ensemble of pottery

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A fine gathering of 4 hand-built pottery whistles from two distinct Pre-Columbian cult

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A fine gathering of 4 hand-built pottery whistles from t

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita, Jama Coaque, ca. 100 BCE - 200 CE. Exemplifying Jama Coaque artistry, three terracotta statuette heads, all mold-made, one adorned with

Jama Coaque Ceremonial Maskette, Ecuador, ca. 400 BCE - 500 CE. Maskette with hollow eyes, pursed lips, pinned dimples, and protruding chin wearing a separate facial covering. Ceremonial mask represen

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jama Coaque (Jamacoaque), ca. 300 BCE to 400 CE. A hand built and beautifully painted hollow pottery avian effigy perching upon a branch, raised upon a conical pedestal that ri

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jama Coaque, ca. 300 BCE to 400 CE. A hand built and beautifully painted hollow pottery avian effigy with an impressive crest, a curved parrot-like beak, pronounced talons, and

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 5 pottery heads that were once part of larger figures. Two of the heads feature large septum

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A set of 5 mold-formed pottery heads that were once attached to larger figures. Each face exhibit

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 400 BCE to 500 CE. This hollow ceramic figure of a woman very clearly depicts clothing style and personal ornamentation from this time period. The beautiful, sw

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fabulous pottery effigy of a woman shown bare-chested with lavish adornments and an elabora

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery ocarina in the form of a standing female figure, her arms extended out from her sides with open pa

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. An interesting pottery house model with a curved, brightly-painted roofline, a central chamber with the roof's "chimney

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A mold-formed pottery whistle figure that creates a pleasing, audible sound when air is forced through the mouthpiece b

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (Jama-Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. An hand-built pottery vessel of incredible size with a globular olla on the verso and an incredible ef

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 1500 to 300 BCE; Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A fine gathering of ceramic items from ancient Ecuador. First is

A Jama-Coaque ceramic standing figureCirca 500-1000 CE; Jama-Coaque culture, EcuadorThe hollow, mold-made ceramic female figure wearing ceremonial dress including a large necklace, arm rings, nose rin

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 500 CE. An expressive example of an important woman, with fine details on hands and feet. She wears a headdress with long lappets

**Originally Listed At $150** Manabi Province, Ecuador, Jama-Coaque, ca 500 CE. A seated mold-made terracotta figure, highly decorated with an elaborate feather-fringed mantle, triple-strand beaded pe

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. An impressive mold-made ceramic figure of a seated lord, created in the unmistakable Jamacoaque style. The lord sits upon a tall stool with a fl

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A remarkable pottery shaman figure adorned in vibrant hues of marigold, emerald, and scarlet. Depicted crouching on an integral plinth, the anci

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A marvelous pottery figure of a seated male warrior elaborately adorned and crowned by a huge headdress of fruits and birds as he grasps a pinea

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 CE. A very special maternal depiction comprised of a seated mother holding her infant across her lap, both are elaborately decorated with orna