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COSTA RICAN JADE AXE GOD CELT
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Pre 1492 item# 565615 (stock# VPW.1)
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$1650.00
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Measuring 5 1/8” in height, this perforated axe god celt (VPW1) is attributed to the Guanacaste-Nicoya region of Costa Rica and is dated c.300BC-500AD. Determined to be jadeite through a specific gravity test result of 3.31 and a spot refractive index of 1.66, the light green, front-polished beauty is from a private, northeastern collection. Purchased by my consigner from Howard Rose’s Arte Primitivo Gallery in New York City in June 2001, the celt is in overall very good condition with only a fe ...click for details
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NEOLITHIC QUARTZ LABRET FROM NIGER, AFRICA
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Pre AD 1000 item# 343669 (stock# 100.37BHD)
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$60.00
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This 1 7/16” long, elongated football-shaped translucent quartz object (100.37BHD) was found in the Agadez region of Niger, Africa. Measuring ½” in its maximum diameter, and in excellent, semi-polished condition, it has been identified as a labret used in either the lip or ear. Dated to the Tenereen period, c.2000-3000BC, it is in excellent condition. The labret comes Elmer-glued to a small display card and is accompanied by a map of Africa highlighting the general area in which it was found. ...click for details
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EAGLE DANCER FIGURINE, COLIMA, WEST MEXICO
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Pre 1492 item# 347150 (stock# LLL.0723)
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$2500.00
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This hollow, 9” tall, Pre-Columbian figurine (LLL723) is an attractive representation of a bird-masked and feathered eagle dancer holding a pair of rattles in his left hand, and an unidentified, crescent-shaped object in his right. Found in west Mexico by the late Lynn Langdon in the mid-20th century, the figure is attributed to the Colima horizon dating c.300BC-300AD. An x-ray of the figure indicates some repair, but no significant restoration. In otherwise very good condition, though it is fai ...click for details
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STONE, SHELL, CLAY, AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE, NARINO
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Pre 1492 item# 768293 (stock# PBF.201)
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303-695-1301
$1200.00
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This 22” necklace (PBF201) is made up of assorted Pre-Columbian ceramic, shell, greenstone and gold beads, all found in the Narino area of Colombia during the mid-20th century and dating into the Capuli Period, c.900-1400AD. Positioned at its center is a 1” tall greenstone pendant that represents an anthropomorphic figure kneeling in a position of prayer or obeisance. The two rolled sheet gold beads shown near the bottom of the necklace measure about 3/8” in length. This is an easy to wear, lig ...click for details
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ANCIENT CHINESE POLYCHROME JAR
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Pre AD 1000 item# 79129 (stock# GLC.483)
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$1500.00
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This 8 ½” tall, geometrically painted, ancient polychrome ceramic jar (GLC483) is from the Gene Lang collection. Intact with a small rim chip and significant loss of paint, the bowl shows nicely from one side, and poorly from the other. Lang identified this as a Banshan type from the Gansu-Yang culture dating c.2655-2330BC. The loss of paint could be corrected with professional restoration. This ancient handled jar comes with a small display card and a write-up about the late Gene Lang, primaril ...click for details
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TWELVE OLD WORLD ANTIQUITIES: GROUP B
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Pre 1492 item# 769697 (stock# ANTIQ.B)
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Each of the twelve artifacts from Old World cultures in this group (100.43M & 57BSHD; 95.35 & 51HD; 96.68 & 998Ihd; 97.291HD; AXH230, 1901, 1907, & 1919; and ROW2) is individually priced as shown on its descriptive photo. The types include Egyptian scarabs, Roman bronze and bone pins, carnelian and agate intaglio seals, stone, ancient dice, and ceramic. Afghanistan, Syria, Italy, Ostia were most of the countries and sites represented in the group, and Sassanians, Mesopotamians, ...click for details
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DECORATED ROMAN BRONZE BRACELET
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Pre 1492 item# 723102 (stock# MAP.110)
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303-695-1301
$200.00
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Measuring 2 3/8” in width and with a 1 3/16” wrist opening, this heavy, ancient cast bronze bracelet (MAP110) is attributed to the early Roman Empire, c.1st-3rd Century AD. With slightly flared ends, the durable jewelry piece has a moderate amount of verdigris encrustation that could be removed if the bracelet was to be used for contemporary wear. Here’s a piece that should last at least another couple of millennia….even with the hardest wear! The bracelet comes with a small display card and our ...click for details
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