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$195.00 Shipping Location: Libertyville, United States Jadeite takes a fine polish, and its extraordinary toughness resists chipping and breaking. An exquisite, finely-carved jade piece. The piece is priced ... morefor a fraction of acquisition costs due to the passing of a prominent collector.
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$95.00 Shipping Location: North Chicago, United States Jadeite takes a fine polish, and its extraordinary toughness resists chipping and breaking. It goes without saying what the value of this piece would ... morebe currently. The piece is priced for a fraction of acquisition costs due to the passing of a prominent collector.
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$145.00 Shipping Location: North Chicago, United States Jadeite takes a fine polish, and its extraordinary toughness resists chipping and breaking. It goes without saying what the value of this piece would ... morebe currently. The piece is priced for a fraction of acquisition costs due to the passing of a prominent collector.
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$295.00 Shipping Location: North Chicago, United States Jadeite takes a fine polish, and its extraordinary toughness resists chipping and breaking. It goes without saying what the value of this piece would ... morebe currently. The piece is priced for a fraction of acquisition costs due to the passing of a prominent collector.
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Precolumbian sculpture #69, Old Fire God, ancient Mexico, 1,000-2,000 yrs old
$50. 1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic head; most likely 1,000 to 2,000 years old. 2) Dimensions. almost 4 inches high. 3) Medium. clay. Hard fired under great heat. 4) Provenance. I collected precolumbian sculpture from 1965 through 1967 in Mexico when I was a teenager and- from 1966 through'67- an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. I did not find this one myself. I bought it in a Mexican archaeological zone(when it was legal to do so) I don't have a specific recollection of where this is from. EVERY precolumbian Mexican culture worshiped the Old Fire God. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: a) provinance; know the source; b) study precolumbian anthropology; see what's in the museums and the books; c) lick. Or otherwise wet, the object and see how long it takes ... moreto dry; ancient ceramics take a long time to dry because they are more porous than new ceramics. Photos show front and back of head.
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Precolumbian sculpture #76, painted lady, white & red, Mexico, 1,000+ yrs old
Painted Lady. Most precolumbian ceramics were not glazed; many were painted. But most of the painted ones have lost their paint; if you look closely at this rare example, you can see that it was painted first white and then red. 1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic head; most likely 1,000 to 2,000 years old. 2) Dimensions. 3.5 inches high. 3) Medium. clay. Hard fired under great heat. 4) Provenance. I collected precolumbian sculpture from 1965 through 1967 in Mexico when I was a teenager and- from 1966 through'67- an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. I bought this sculpture in a Mexican archaeological zone in 1967 and brought it back to the U.S. when it was legal to do so. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: a) provinance; know the source; b) study precolumbian anthropology; ... moresee what's in the museums and the books; c) lick. Or otherwise wet, the object and see how long it takes to dry; ancient ceramics take a long time to dry because they are more porous than new ceramics. Photos show front. Side, top, and back of head.
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Precolumbian #82; quetzal-feather-color clay sculpture; Mexico; 1,000+ yrs old
1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic, complete figure; most likely 1,000 to 2,000 years old, or more. 2) Dimensions. 1.5 inches high; 1.25" wide; about 1 inch deep. 3) Medium. green clay. Green objects are special because the most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was the green tail feathers of the male quetzal bird. Quetzal was also the word for"precious. In Guatemala. Today, their dollar is called a"quetzal" but there aren't any quetzal birds in Guatemala because they were all killed for their precious green feathers. I did see a colony of quetzal birds in the Cloud Forrest in Costa Rica. The second most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was jade because it was the color of quetzal feathers. I don't know where green clay fits in but I suspect it's special because it's very unusual ... moreto seen a green clay Precolumbian sculpture. The 3rd most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was gold. The 4th most precious was silver. Fifth was coco beans- the medium of exchange of the common people. 4) Provenance. I collected precolumbian sculpture from 1965 through 1967 in Mexico when I was a teenager and- from 1966 through'67- as an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. I bought this sculpture in a Mexican archaeological zone. When it was legal to do so, and brought it back to the U.S. when it was legal to do so. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: a) provinance; know the source; b) study precolumbian anthropology; see what's in the museums and the books; c) lick. Or otherwise wet, the object and see how long it takes to dry; ancient ceramics take a long time to dry because they are more porous than new ceramics. Photos show front. Side, and back of sculpture.
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Precolumbian #70, quetzal-colored-clay guy with ear ring, Mexico, 1,000+ yrs old
1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic head; most likely 1,000 to 2,000 years old. 2) Dimensions. 2.5" across. 3) Medium. green clay. Hard fired under great heat. Green objects are special because the most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was the green tail feathers of the male quetzal bird. Quetzal was also the word for"precious. In Guatemala. Today, their dollar is called a"quetzal" but there aren't any quetzal birds in Guatemala because they were all killed for their precious green feathers. I did see a colony of quetzal birds in the Cloud Forrest in Costa Rica. The second most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was jade because it was the color of quetzal feathers. I don't know where green clay fits in but I suspect it's special because it's very unusual to seen a green clay ... morePrecolumbian sculpture. The 3rd most precious substance known to Precolumbian people was gold. The 4th most precious was silver. Fifth was coco beans- the medium of exchange of the common people. 4) Provenance. I collected precolumbian sculpture from 1965 through 1967 in Mexico when I was a teenager and- from 1966 through'67- as an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. I did not find this one myself. I bought it in a Mexican archaeological zone(when it was legal to do so) I don't have a specific recollection of where this is from. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: a) provinance; know the source; b) study precolumbian anthropology; see what's in the museums and the books; c) lick. Or otherwise wet, the object and see how long it takes to dry; ancient ceramics take a long time to dry because they are more porous than new ceramics. Photos show front and back of head.
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bundle of 3 revered Precolumbian Old Fire Gods, Mexico, 1,000+ yrs old (9,69,86)
Three Precolumbian Mexican sculptures of the revered Old Fire God. EVERY precolumbian Mexican culture worshiped the Old Fire God! 1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic heads; most likely 500 A.D. or older(That is 1,000 years or more before Cortez invaded Mexico and conquered the Aztecs. The Aztecs, who arrived in the Valley of Mexico long after Teotihuacán was abandoned, named the ruins Teotihuacán- place of the gods. The Aztecs and the Greeks had the same word for gods- teo. 2) Dimensions. a) The first one(listed as#9) is approximately 1 inch by 1 inch by half an inch. Medium size. b) The 2nd one(listed as#69) is almost 4 inches high. The large one. c) The 3rd one(listed as#86) is.75 inches high x.75 inches wide x.5 inches deep. The small one. 3) Medium. clay. Hard fired under great heat. 4) Provenance. a) I found the first one(and ... moreother heads) in a farmer's field near the center of the ruins of Teotihuacán. Near Mexico City, in 1966 or 1967, when I was an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. Generally, these farmers' fields were rocky and dusty but rain would wash the dust off the rocks and reveal that some of them had faces- and were terracotta heads and not rocks. Many times, after a rain, I would take a bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacán, explore the farmers' fields, and look for those features that were not visible when covered with dust. In this way, I acquired dozens of precolumbian heads. b) Second one. I collected precolumbian sculpture from 1965 through 1967 in Mexico when I was a teenager and- from 1966 through'67- an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. I did not find this one myself. I bought it in a Mexican archaeological zone(when it was legal to do so) I don't have a specific recollection of where this is from. c) The little 3rd one. Same as the 2nd one. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: a) provinance; know the source; b) study precolumbian anthropology; se
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Precolumbian #24, elegant classic fragment, Teotihuacán, Mexico, 1,000++ yrs old
Precolumbian head from Teotihuacán. Mexico(1) Precolumbian. Sculpted, ceramic head; most likely 1,500 or more years old. 2) Dimensions. approximately 2.5 inches high. 3) Medium. red clay. Hard fired under great heat. 4) Provenance. I found this head(and other heads) in a farmer's field near the center of the ruins of Teotihuacán. Near Mexico City, in 1966 or 1967, when I was an anthropology student at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City. Generally, these farmers' fields were rocky and dusty but rain would wash the dust off the rocks and reveal that some of them had faces- and were terracotta heads and not rocks. Many times, after a rain, I would take a bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacán, explore the farmers' fields, and look for those features that were not visible when covered with dust. In this way, ... moreI acquired dozens of precolumbian heads. How to distinguish an authentic precolumbian sculpture from a fake: 1) provinance; know the source; 2) study precolumbian anthropology; see what's in the museums and the books; 3) lick. Or otherwise wet, the object and see how long it takes to dry; ancient ceramics take a long time to dry because they are more porous than new ceramics. Views of this old head show front and back.
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