Chavin Stone Snuff Container, ex-Joel Malter

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, probably Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3000 to 2300 BCE. A hand carved stone amulet carved into a cow / ungulate animal with slender legs and concentric circles. A suspensi

Amethyst quartz with nephrite jade eyes fanged cat head pendant and a stone (tested as chrysoprase) brown snuff container decorated with fanged carving.

Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Sitka, Tlingit culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Extremely rare carved pendant - possibly carved from seal or sea lion - in the form of an abstract totem. Found at an archeologi

Pre-columbian Chavin stone container, North coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BC. Restored from several pieces. Feline and snakes carved into the container. 2 3/4”

A nice Jemdat Nasr creme marble cylinder seal, c. 3200 - 2700 BC, well-carved with a large protective eye motif. 21 x 17 mm. Mottled deposits and a classic motif! Ex Joel Malter collection; Ex Los Ang

A double-sided terracotta stamp seal, Mesopotamia, c. 3rd Millennium, spool-shaped, one side with a lovely rosette and the opposite side a seated monkey. 27 x 23 mm. Light deposits. Ex Joel Malter pri

Pre-columbian Chavin incised stone container from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone. 3 3/4" height, 2 3/4" diameter.

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin or Recuay ca. 900 to 400 BCE. Carved compacted limestone snuff palette of the type used for either coca or lime inhalation. Having a tapered handle and rectangular grinding

Ancient Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Mexico Container c.400-650 AD. Size 3 x 2 3/8 inches. Unusual carved stone container. Provenance: Ex New York City Mr Rosen Collection acquired from Tepper Galleries.

Pre-columbian Chavin incised double stone container from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone, showing several toothy grimace mythological heads in profile. 3

Three Antique Chinese Cabinet Articles. Including an Ebony/Wenge carved snuff box, a floral carved red lacquer container and a ink stone with lid. Sizes: 1) 1.5'' x 2.75'' x 2.5'' (4 x 7 x 6 cm); 2) 3

Originally offered at $1,800... Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. This is a fabulous Chavin stone miniature drug container in gray soapstone depicting a male trophy head! This

Old and high quality example of the Yoruba Tribal arts from Nigeria, Africa. This container features the form of a Rooster, carved feathers and raised linear designs. Such containers are known as Ager

A very finely crafted Forowa container with incised designs and tribal motifs, avian and serpent images and what appears to be a Union jack flag. The vessel also has a small hidden container underneat

A Bactrian stone kohl container, 3 H x 2-3/4 w ", 10 oz. Provenance: Ex private collection, Brooklyn, NY

Stone Carving, Possibly Chavin Iconography. Possible ancient jaguar deity or staff God. Cinnabar remnant. Precise dating unclear. Size: 7.5'' x 2.75'' x 1.75'' (19 x 7 x 4 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Est

Stone Carving, Possibly Chavin Iconography. Cinnabar remnant. Precise dating unclear. Size: 8.5'' x 2.5'' x 1.5'' (22 x 6 x 4 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Stone carved statue, Chavin Culture, Dimensions: 6-1/4" h x 3-1/2" W; Weight: 1 lb. 3 oz Provenance: Ex private collection, Brooklyn, NY

Egyptian, circa 3rd Millenium BC. This lidded stone vessel was a kohl container. It is carved out of a beautiful blue gray stone called anhydrite. The vessel was likely used for cosmetics. Ex. Private

A Taino Cohoba snuff receptacle. 3-1/2" H x 2-7/8" W Display stand included. Provenance: Ex collection, New York, N.Y.

Chavin Casa Grande, North Coast Peru, 1200 BC, Early Man Floral-Shaped Mace Head, 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" diam., 1" tapered aperture. Includes display stand. Provenance: Ex. H. J. Westermann, Germany.

Up to 7 cm. Different stones. Also Ex Nagel Auctions Stuttgart, Ex Lempertz Cologne.

Ceramic cylindrical snuff bottle with dragon motif; white metal lid set with cabochon stones, green and red, lid retains dauber; bottom signed; H-3 1/2", EX

An antique Chinese snuff bottle made of agate and tiger eye stones. It is a small container traditionally used to hold powdered tobacco, which was sniffed as a form of tobacco consumption. The bottle