Pre-Columbian Carved Basalt Dog Head Effigy

Title: Pre-Columbian Carved Basalt Dog Head Effigy Description:One of 27 Pre-Columbian items in this sale from the estate of a local retiree whos relative, according to the family, was an American mil

Ancient Lava Stone Dog or Wolf Head Effigy. Mayan / Central America. 5.5"x4.5"x6.25". Weight 5 lbs 4 oz.

Description: Hand carved wooden dog effigy with long elongated body and two legs. History: The Pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas befo

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A hand-carved basalt stone jaguar effigy grinding platform known as a metate, supported atop a quartet of th

A Taino stone dog scepter , circa 1200 A.D. Beautiful speckled carved stone scepter with dog head on top, paws at chest, legs at bottom. Suspension hole at neck. Dimensions: 6-7/8" L; Weight: 4.3 oz.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely carved rare stone axe/ax in brown basalt carved with human head to front end, rounded ax on other and repeating square nodes in cent

Two pre-Columbian Tumaco culture (300 BCE - 200 CE), Colombia. Four carved sandstone style effigy heads of men, all more or less hydrocephalic in form. Largest example features five pierces in each ea

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely carved rare stone axe/ax in brown basalt carved with human head to front end, rounded ax on other and

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Rare and important stone mace head in Janus-headed form. Carved of light green basalt with human head on each end, full groove around center

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful sculptural vessel in traditional dog form but with 2 heads and 2 tails, their faces caught in a playful expression as they share

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Skillfully carved from a single piece of grey stone, a marvelous mace head featuring a dog head on one end and a bear head at the other. The

Pre-Columbian, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. This is a small basalt Inca axe head, with a clear carved groove for attachment to a shaft. Size: 3"L x 2-1/2"W x 1"H (7.6 cm x 6.4 cm x 2.5 cm). Provenance:

Pre-Columbian Basalt Mace Head | Marked as Mayan | The Solid volcanic basalt stone uniquely carved with 9 spikes or points, in 3 groupings of 3 | Approx. Size: 3.5" D x 1.75" H.

Pre-Columbian Basalt Mace Head | Marked as Mayan | The Solid volcanic basalt stone uniquely carved with 9 spikes or points, in 3 groupings of 3 | Approx. Size: 3.5" D x 1.75" H.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully-shaped stone mace head carved, pecked, and string-cut from a grey-brown stone to create an anthropomorphic effigy figure with a

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. Interesting pair of stone mace heads. Each carved from light colored basalt, one gray, the other tan and each with small nodes. Grey example

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A squat axe head with a large handle and broad blade face, hand-carved from a jet-black basalt and polished to a reflective sheen. The ovoid han

Pre-Columbian Chancay Culture painted wood figure with inlaid stone eyes. Peru, 900 - 1200 AD. Cylindrical body with flattened head and bottom. Body carved inward at the chin to delineate the shape of

A fine carved effigy figure with a slightly hydrocephalic head, protruding belly, and horizontally striped waist cloth. Measures 5 x 3 inches.

**Originally Listed At $3000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Finely burnished with a red finish applied in a stripe over the snout and brow of the head! Although standing,

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, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built vessel shaped like a charming canine standing atop four conical legs. The raised head pre

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, likely Yucatan Peninsula, Maya, ca. 600 to 950 CE. A phallic effigy carved from a rounded red stone, incised to create a bulbous head. This may have functioned as like

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. An adorable stone turtle, hand-carved to feature a flattened annular shell with a pointed tail and an extended head. Incise