Couple of characters, female and male, of which only the busts remain, in terracotta. Originally, the object must have been a votive and ritual urn, from the Sokoto culture, northern Nigeria. It comes[...]
Necklace in rock crystal and sodalite beads from the Chavin culture.-1500-300. former Gérald Berjonneau collection. Wear and deterioration due to time. approximate length
Nok terracotta sculpture from Nigeria. (2500 before present)
Represents a bust of a woman with a complex bun.
Repaired and based (blackened oak).
It measures 40cm in height by 8cm in diameter appro[...]
Two pretty feline heads in gray grainy terracotta, typical of the Tumaco culture - La Tolita (border between Ecuador and Colombia). Stylized representations of Jaguar, or the Jaguar Man, one of the an[...]
Figurine representing a dignitary on a sedan chair. Beige terracotta with brown decoration. Chancay, Peru, 1100 - 1400 AD. One of the arms of the sedan chair has been glued back together, otherwise in[...]
JAGUAR VASE
Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica
1,000 - 1,500 A.D.
Polychrome terracotta
H. 32.8 cm, length 18 cm
Tripod vase with a stylised jaguar head in relief and two other f[...]
Statuette Known as Muñeca
Pre-Columbian Peru, Moche III Period, 300-400 AD
Terracotta
Height: 14 cm
Pencil inscriptions under the base
Provenance:
Private Collection, Versailles
Charmin[...]
Small polished flint axe - Aisne Valley - Neolithic
Small polished axe in beige flint.
Comes from the Aisne Valley.
Height: 16cm without the base and 23 with it.
Width: 6 cm.
Polished flint axe - Aisne Valley - Neolithic
Large polished axe in beige flint.
From Russy-Bémont in Oise, old collection label.
Small accidents at the top of the axe.
Height: 22cm without th[...]
Rare and beautiful small tripod vases. They are decorated on the edge with a radiant decoration and in the receptacle, the first with a flower-shaped motif, on the second the decoration of the recepta[...]
Pretty head in granular terracotta of gray color, typical of the Tumaco culture (border between Ecuador and Colombia / precolombian art).
Original yellow pigments adorn this mask. Flat in shape, perf[...]
Anthropomorphic terracotta statuette, from the pre-Columbian period (1), in perfect condition.
Representation of a character in "clothing", a mask seems to cover his face, his legs are punctuated. Re[...]
Head of the God Tlaloc
Mixtec Culture, 1250-1520 AD
Speckled green stone.
H. 10 cm
Collection label glued to the inside of the neck.
Provenance:
Collection Pierre (1900-1993) and Claude (192[...]
Mapuche ceremonial scepter (clava or key-badge) depicting a stylized bird-shaped head resembling a parrot
Mapuche, Chile, 1200 - 1700 AD
Stone
H: 18 cm
Provenance:
J.-AC Collection
Private co[...]
Set of three spindle whorls, circular and rectangular in shape, each decorated with geometric and circular patterns. Red, coffee and beige terracotta, marks of time. Good general condition of preserva[...]
Set of three spindle whorls, circular and rectangular in shape, each decorated with geometric and circular patterns. Red, coffee and beige terracotta, marks of time. Good general condition of preserva[...]
Head of a warrior wearing a helmet decorated with a diadem in the shape of an arc, testifying to his rank and role within the clan. The face, marked by an ape-like expression, is accentuated by a nasa[...]
Female figure with geometric body painting
Mexico, Michoacan, Chupicuaro culture, Late Classic period circa 200-100 BC
Red and black glazed terracotta
H. 16 cm
Ink inscription on the back: 802 b[...]
Rare ornament in the shape of a stick (head on one side and tip on the other) made of translucent rock crystal (quartz), called a "labret".
By customs of ornamental mutilation of the face of certain [...]
Superb small African head in terracotta, Djenne culture in Mali or Niger.
Very beautiful details of the hairstyle and the character (with the earrings?)
In good condition and well presented wit[...]
Globular vases on terracotta foot from Ban Chiang Curvilinear decoration in ochre on beige slip Thailand. Ban Chiang culture. 1st millennium BC Some small chips (see photos) No restoration has been do[...]
Indus Valley terracotta cup. Neolithic period. 2300 - 2000 BC Ochre terracotta POTTERY decorated in black with two buffaloes and ears of wheat 20 x 5.5 cm
Smiling Head
Veracruz Culture, 6th–9th Century A.D.
Material: Terracotta
Height (without base): 19 cm
Height (with base): 25 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Provenance:
Parisian art market
C[...]
Figure Rambha, Queen of the Apsaras. Bronze ceremonial dagger hilt, decorated with an Apsara performing a dance and holding two ritual bells in her hands. The rest of the metal blade is very heavily o[...]
ARCHAEOLOGY / PRIMITIVE ART
Exceptional and important pre-Columbian terracotta lid
MAYA culture, Classical Guatemala (300 to 500 AD) ?
Cylindrical shape, the top of the lid features a relief fi[...]
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
CHANCAY culture, Peru, circa 1200 to 1470 AD
Pendant of 2 small terracotta cups with light slip and dark brown geometric patterns, including scrolls
The very simple and [...]
Unusual terracotta object with a very beautiful patina. If you are interested in this object, please contact me by phone and avoid emails except for foreigners.
Rare Pre-Columbian doll.
Peru, CHANCAY period (1000 / 1476 AD). Covered with fabrics: cotton, wool, plant fibers. Associated with the fertility of the earth and the fertility of women.
The art of te[...]
Charming brooch made in Mexico with a statuette from the Mixtec period, 14th-15th centuries AD. This statuette represents a penate, god of the Houses. It is set on a plate that could be copper and hem[...]
Old Torque / Coin stylizing a rope. In bronze with excavation patina. A similar example is reproduced on page 81 in "Orfèvres lointains" by François Borel. Éditions Hazan, France, 2001. Archaeological[...]
Priestess standing with her arms raised to the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces. She is naked, her body painted for a ceremony, her torso covered with a rich multi-row necklace. She wears [...]
Nazca mummy head / sacrificial skull - Peru
Anyone who has visited the province of Nazca, or the Andean region of Peru in general, will know that human bones are, in a way, part of the landscape th[...]
Beautiful head presenting the portrait of a young lord with an intense and hieratic expression. He wears a headband on his forehead and tambas on his ears (edge of the ornament visible despite the old[...]
Carved stone that was deposited in the stadium where the pre-Columbian ball game was held in the classic Veracruz era. It represents a warrior with a parrot-shaped helmet. Covered with cinnabar. The H[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 5, L. 7.5, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 11; L 11; Thickness 2 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collec[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8.5; L. 11; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American co[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 6.5; L. 9; Thickness 2 cm
(restoration)
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8; L 10; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 7.5; L 12.5; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American c[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 9, L 14, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collect[...]
Four fragments of pre-Columbian textiles mounted in a frame. The photos were taken at an angle to avoid reflections in the glass.
Size - outside of frame 41 x 111.5 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE [...]
Naked priestess standing with her arms raised towards the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces, she wears a veil on her head and a headband on her forehead. Her face with wide-open eyes displa[...]
Beautiful representation of a dignitary cacique, hands placed under the chest. His body of massive and powerful shape is surmounted by an oval head, the eyes underlined by two very fine horizontal inc[...]
Statuette showing a priestess sitting with her hands open to the sky as a sign of appeal to divine forces. Her head has a ritual deformation, covered with a veil indicating her function. She wears a p[...]
Head of a lord wearing a tiered crown with a glyph-shaped diadem and large circular ornaments, "tambas", on the ears. His face has a beautiful hieratic expression. Beige and brown terracotta, marks of[...]
Superb "Sheep Face" type statuette, it presents a seated priestess holding a potion vase in one of her hands and the other symbolically placed on her neck. She wears a free-form necklace, "tambas" orn[...]
Spatula Adorned with a Human Head
Moche Culture, Peru 100-800 AD
Bone
Height: 12 cm
Provenance: Private collection, New York, acquired in the 1990s
Spatulas like this one were used i[...]
Small terracotta Guimbala statue, representing a rider on his mount.
The animal's head and legs are missing. Breaks and re-gluing.
Mali, 9th - 11th century.
Provenance: SVV Binoche and Giquello, lo[...]
Set of four stone pestles.
Saharan Neolithic
Lengths: 37.5 cm; 40.5 cm; 41 cm; 45 cm
Superb patina of use
Provenance: former Jacques-André Cronier collection, Château de Mézières-lez-Cléry
Sh[...]
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