Mixtec Copper Axe Money - Tajadero

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A collection of ancient copper and shell artifacts from Mesoamerica - 5 large copper implements and 5 carved shell beads and charms, one still attac

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A group of four flat, bronze, flaring "hoe" shaped pieces of unstamped currency. These a

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine copper axe head displaying an elongated body that flares to a curved blade at one end. Used as currency in pre-Columbian M

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A lovely set of cast-copper axe blades (also called celts) that could also function as chisels. The shorter celt exhibits a lovely

Pre-Columbian copper axe money, Guerrero, Mexico, c. 1000 BC. H: 5 ½ in (14.1cm), W: 4 1/8 in (10.5cm). Intact with a nice patina. Ex New Jersey private antiquities collection.

RARE 9 1/2" MIXTEC COPPER KNIFE/AXE, CIRCA 600-1000AD, HEAVY PATINATION, ONLY THE 2ND ONE OF THIS STYLE WE'VE SEEN, EX DR HARNER COLLECTION

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of copper axe heads used as utilitarian tools and as a form of currency. The 3 thicker bl

A mixed lot of Axe-heads and Chinese knife money. Lot includes a Bronze Age copper axe, c. 3rd Millennium BC, if flat construction and slightly rounded cutting edge, (L: 3 in, 7.6 cm), an Egyptian dar

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A trio of heavy copper axes (also called celts) that could also function as chisels. One is wide and flaring, another thick and lon

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful ensemble of 7 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads. Each of the ancient simians displays applied and openwork facial fea

Ancient Chinese Kangding Baojuan 5,000-pass copper money printing plate

Ancient Chinese copper money printing plate

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A cast copper axe with a broad, symmetrical blade similar to that of a tumi and a round socket with a monkey's face on its butt and two projectin

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting la

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine ensemble of 5 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads, all enveloped in layers of russet and seafoam gr

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful ensemble of 5 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads, all enveloped in layers of russet and seafoam green patina. Each of

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine set of axe heads that are cast from either bronze or copper. The petite copper axe head exhibi

An Egyptian rounded copper axe head, Middle Kingdom – Early New Kingdom, c. 2061 – 1292 BC, of rounded form with long lug handles. Reddish patina beneath greenish encrustation. Rare! The rounded a

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable ensemble of Mixtec copper bells strung on fiber strands - 20 clusters with about 100 bells in set in a modern box for display. The jang

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful example of a "tepoztli", the metal component of a "tlaximaltepoztli" (in Nahuatl, tlaximal=carpentry and tepoztli=me

11 1/2" Wood Stem Hafted Copper Axe Head. Although weathered over time, the rare example exhibits hafting created by a branch growing around the head. Found in Ripley County, IN by Harry Holman.

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 7 copper pendants in the form of monkey heads. Each of the ancient simians displays applied and openwork facial featu

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A pair of elegant axe heads, solid-cast from copper, with large cylindrical sockets for hafting and a distinctive flattened T-shape. Comes with c

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 1900 to 1300 BCE. A gathering of 2 axe heads from the ancient Elamites. First is a bronze axe head with a trape