Fine Pre Columbian Book

History and Culture of the Maya, Aztecs and other Pre Columbian Peoples

Art,Painting,Oil on Board,Impressionist night scene, domed buildings, river,!!!Label on reverse from "The Aztec Land Books and Mexican Curios". Exceptionally well painted impressionist work.!!!,,14 1/

1684 10 Rare Book Lot Inca Empire Adventures of Telemachus MAPS Armorial A fine collection of 17th & 18th-century literature including Marmontel’s account of the Incan Empire, Fenelon’s Adventures

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu or Inca, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. This is an unique and interesting black ware vessel molded in the form of the large reed shaped boat which grows on the North Coast of Peru, su

Pre-Columbian, northern to central Peru, Inca, but possibly made by a Chimu artisan, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A handsome burnished blackware stirrup vessel depicting the head of an elite lord or warrior,

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE; Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fabulous ensemble of 6 tumis - ceremonial knives - formed from thin s

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Inca culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A finely-constructed textile sling (known as a "honda") comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. An outstanding greenstone anthropomorphic figure, with a stylized, angular body and delineated limbs. The fascina

Pre-Columbian, Maya, possibly Guatemala, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 850 CE. This is a fine earthenware cylinder vessel, decorated with incised fine cross-hatching and geometric designs. At one ti

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A finely carved stone effigy hacha depicting a serpent. Hachas were believed to be ceremonial axe heads, hence the name, which means "axe" in Spani

Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Peten Region, Late Classic Maya, ca. 700 to 800 CE. A beautiful cylinder jar with a simple, elegant design. The interior is an earthy red - it flows upward and spills over th

A FINE PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY PLATE, MAYAN, LATE CLASSIC PERIOD, 550 A.D. - 950 A.D., with a rounded base and slightly flat rim, centering a highly stylized serpent, the enter twined feather body with

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A massive ceramic tripod plate with rich, strongly-painted, black-outlined motifs. In tondo is an absolutely

Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz / Maya, ca. 500 to 950 CE. A magnificent example of a ceremonial hacha depicting a human head donning an arched headdress/headband upon a high, crested forehead, hand-carved f

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 500 to 950 CE. So rare to find a matching pair, and just imagine how much workmanship was required to create each of these jade, floral-shaped ear spools! Both ea

**Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A fine hand-carved and string cut stone figure, either male or non-gender specific, presenting a charact

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Post Classic Period, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. This is a brown ware vessel depicting the god of water molded into the body body, with a fanged expression and an elaborate headdress. So

Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1400 to 1500 CE. Wonderfully painted wooden chicha cup decorated in vibrant shades of red, yellow, green and tan. Showing a continuous narrative scene of everyday life includi

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. An intriguing female figure that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green serpentine with sage and olive-green inclusio

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A skillfully executed human effigy vessel with characteristic voluminous, rounded forms and a relatively minimalist aesthetic when it come

Title: VERY FINE PRECOLUMBIAN MAYAN JADE PENDANT Date/Period: ca. 600 to 950 CE Materials: Jade Size: Size: 3.2" W x 4" H Provenance: Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A finely carv

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A striking hand-carved stone sculpture of a seated figure, possibly a deity, displaying a large, stylized head capped with a sizeable headdres

Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built bichrome pottery cylinder vase on small tripod feet, its exterior walls retaining red iconography on a light grey ground.

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. This is an interesting composition depicting a warrior in battle regalia with an attachment plaque; he has a spout in the middle of his sto