Delightful Chupicuaro Pottery Ocarina - Snail Form

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A charming, hand-modeled whistle in the form of a snail with red and white motifs painted on its body. T

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, probably Jaina Island or Yucatan coast, ca. 550 to 900 CE. Rare and delightful pottery whistle in the form of a male standing rabbit. Big floppy ears, hands to "knees

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and wonderful pottery flute known as an ocarina in the form of a delightful frog or toad. The amphibian rests in a crouching position

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Three delightful ceramic musical instruments - two ocarinas and one rattle - of zoomorphic form. Two are highly abstract, while the third is a crocodilia

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a monkey with sizable, round eyes and a protruding snout in a characteristically s

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia, Guangala, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built greyware ocarina depicting a zoomorphic form with sound holes perforating its arched 'back' a

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia, Guangala, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built greyware ocarina depicting a zoomorphic form with sound holes perforating its arched 'back' and l

Pre-Columbian, Linea Vieja, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. This is a small piece of molded pottery with four finger holes along its body to produce music. The tail is the mouthpiece. The lizard's hea

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Tweet, tweet, tweet! An endearing brownware ocarina depicting a sweet songbird, elaborately decorated with impresse

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery whistles, each depicting a stylized avian creature. The darker whistle exhibits a crescent-shaped mouthpiece, a

Pre-Columbian, Ecuadorian, ca. 5th to 15th century CE. A charming pottery whistle in the form of a spondylus shell with protruding nodules depicting the spikes of the shell and a blow hole and mouthpi

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lovely, mold-made pottery ocarina in the form of a female shown standing with legs toget

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A mold-made pottery ocarina in the form of a standing figure atop fused legs, with a mouthhole atop the bulbous head, and keyholes

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, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery ocarina in the form of a charming dog sitting atop conical forelegs and nubbin hind legs. The portly poo

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Guangala, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A fabulous example of a still-functioning pottery ocarina in the form of a standing male figure. Presenting a thick b

Snail Form Sprinkler & Pottery Snail Yard Ornament. 10" W 6" H "ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ANY CONDITION STATEMENT GIVEN BY LANGSTON AUCTION GALLERY ARE STRICTLY OPINIONS AND LANGSTON'S SHALL HAVE NO RESPON

Native American, North America, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A delightful pottery vessel exhibiting the form

Originally offered at $600... Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful pottery vessel in the form of an adorable dog carrying a bulbous jar with a corseted neck and fl

**Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An incredibly rare and wonderful pottery flute (ocarina) in the form of a pair of frogs. The larger frog is sh

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Late Nazca, Phase 6, ca. 550 to 750 CE. A delightful pottery vessel in the form of a stylized portrait head comprised of several horizontal b

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A delightful pottery vessel in the form of a double-headed dog adorned in red slip with faint remains of spiraling black-painted designs. Th

**First Time At Auction** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Lucanian culture, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A delightful pottery vessel displaying a form similar to a pelike with a bulbous body, a rounded

DESCRIPTION: Ancient Pre-Columbian pottery ocarina whistle in the form of a shell. The instrument is pierced with suspension holes for wearing on a necklace or belt. CIRCA: Ancient ORIGIN: Latin Ameri