Colima Spondylus Shell Scorpion, ex-Arnovick

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE/CE. Rare and quite fine carved sea shell (spondylus) in the form of a scorpion. Twin pinchers, drilled eyes and curled tail ready to inflict serious pai

2 1/2" Scorpion Pendant carved from Spondylus Shell. Western MX (Colima). Pre-Columbian, circa 200 AD. Ex-Curt Grimmer, Peter Arnovick. Artemis Gallery COA

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A selection of hand-carved Spondylus shell ornaments including 12 tubular beads, 3 petite zoomorphic amulets, and a

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of over 50 ancient Spondylus shell beads strung and displayed as a beautiful necklace. The strand is strung with alternatin

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming and wearable pair of bird earrings made from Spondylus shell. Both present a simple stylized form with a rounded body and a tab sh

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A brilliant orange spondylus shell carved into the form of a caiman, the body curving with the shape of the shell s

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Hand-carved from a spondylus shell, this is a beautiful pendant with a rich pale orange, pink, and beige color scheme, in the form of an anim

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A special anthropomorphic pendant made from the sacred Spondylus shell! The shell is carved with a slightly curved

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A vibrant orange hued spondylus shell pendant, hand carved with a curved profile and details to suggest

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A vibrant orange hued spondylus shell pendant, hand carved with a curved profile and details to suggest

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Nice lot of 4 shell pendants carved from the spondylus, a shell that is not native to this region of Mexico, but was traded from South Ame

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima circa 100 BC - 250 AD. Finely carved shell jaguar pendant. Carefully carved grinning mouth, deep carved eyes and snout slightly pointed upwards. Beautiful natural

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is an interesting Spondylus shell pendant, hand-carved with a curved profile and with details to suggest a

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 6 pendants and amulets made from Spondylus and conch shells displayed in a modern case. The Spondyl

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine example of Colima pottery, simple yet elegant in style, rich in symbolic iconography, and boasting sublime technique! A beautiful r

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, probably Michoacan or Colima, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fine necklace constructed with dozens of hand-carved Spondylus shell beads as well as 4 claw-shaped Spondylus shell p

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of over 100 beads shaped from clams and Spondylus shell. The shells are hues of white and creamy orang

A variety of ancient beads, including Spondylus shell disks from Ecuador, and chrysocola tubes from Colombia. A nice silver (modern) closure comes with the lot. Ex Freeman estate.

2 1/2" SHELL LIZARD EFFIGY PENDANT FROM MEXICO, COLIMA CULTURE, CIRCA 200BC-200-AD, EX DR HARNER COLLECTION

Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Peru, Colima, Maya, and Inca cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 1532 CE. A collection of approximately 100 ancient stone and shell beads and pendants of various sizes and forms. The sur

4 Carved Shell Pendants. 2 5/8"-3 1/2". Finely made with faces engraved on sides. Unique and rare. From the Western Coast of MX, Colima influence. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Lloyd and Walter Harriss Collections

North Africa, central Sahara region, ca. 6000 BCE. This is an engraved piece of rock art that has been produced using flints to show the outline of a genderless shaman figure. The style of this piece

A Stirrup-Spout Bottle with Spondylus Shell Representation, Cupisnique, 1200-200 BCE One half of the vessel is textured in the manner of a sacred Spondylus shell, locally called "mullu" and

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Rare and finely carved black stone phallus. Realistically rendered male genitalia shown erect. Suspension loop on top of testicles. Very rare to fin