Rare Maya Shell Ear Flares Kneeling Figures (matched)

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A large round wooden ear spool inlaid with an intricate shell mosaic depicting a warrior figure in motion. The shell boasts hues of shimmery cream

Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Maya, Ulua Valley, Dedalos type, early classic Ulua I period, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery cylinder vase decorated with 3 human figures kneeling among fruitful caca

RARE PAIR OF ALL ORIGINAL PRE COLUMBIAN SHELL AND TURQUOISE INLAID EAR SPOOLS, MATCHED SET

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A rare mold-made copper figure, a kneeling warrior with red shell inlays for earrings and a shield boss. The figure wears a conical hat and holds a cl

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating hand-carved statue depicting a stylized human squatting upon his folded legs with his arms cros

AN EXTREMELY RARE YELLOW JADE 'KNEELING FIGURE', SHANG DYNASTY 商代罕見黃玉人俑 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍&#2169

A Rare Maya Carved and Inlaid Shell Plaque Mexico, Late Classic Period c. 600-800 AD Cut from a large conch shell and ornamented with the following inlay: grooved green jade cuffs a

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved from thick slab of giant clam shell ad

Rare and important Maya green stone and shell mosaic mask from Guatemala or Mexico, ca. 600-900 CE. A beautifully carved mosaic mask made from several pieces of fine quality jade & shell depicting the

Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Rio Chixoy region, Maya, Chama type, Late Classic Period, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. An incredibly rare example of a Maya Chama cylinder vase due to its extremely narrow prod

Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, Anatolian, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A carved marble idol representing a kneeling figure with a round head presenting an abstract visage with concave eyes and a projec

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. An extremely rare example of a star-gazer from the Mezcala culture, skillfully rendered in mottled greenstone. The

A Very Rare and Important Bakongo Paternity figure shown kneeling and presenting a dead infant. Idol's such as this were kept on shrines and only brought out to recieve offerings at the death of an in

A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Soth

Pre-Columbian NAYARIT Kneeling Female Figure, Burnished black on red slip, short thin arms on waist, venthole opening on top of head, slit eyes, open mouth. Ear, arm ornaments, necklace. Painted detai

Chinese Charred Wood Buddha Figure Standing 'Amitaba' having sea shell hair, elongated ears, flowing robes, painted Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant direc

Gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, adorned with a necklace of heads and clutching a karttrka and kapala, the stern face flanked by elongated ears, wearing a crown, kneeling on a lotus thrown. 11.25"h.

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca/Quimbaya, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A pair of hand-built Quimbaya terracotta figures - a male and female matched couple - the heads and bodies composed of joined front

Philadelphia, PA, Circa 1770 Each with serpentine crest rail with flared ears centered by a carved shell, above a pierced splat with carved volutes, the molded trapezoidal seat frame above graceful ca

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

Rare, Magnificently Decorated Carved Wood Chinoiserie Tea Shop Figure, second quarter 19th century, probably Venetian for the English market, on a giltwood plinth decorated with a carved shell and tea

4 5/8" Engraved Shell Piece from Spiro (LeFlore Co, OK). Highly detailed Spiro figure. Neat and large section of Spiro Art. Good history. Ex-Dr. David L. Harner, C.W. Cooperider. Rare offering. Featur

Rapa Nui People, Moai paepae fertility figure, 19th/20th c., Easter Island, carved hardwood, rare female figure modeled standing with carved coiffure, inlaid eyes, ear plugs, standing with hands over

(Connecticut, 1885-1941), early 20th century, bronzed spelter figure of mermaid emerging from a wave and holding aloft a large scallop shell, original Handel cloth label taped to new oval felt coverin