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Kegelförmiger Körper, an Spitze fortgesetzt zu tailliertem Hals. Außenfläche mit Dekor aus weißen Punkten. 300 n. Chr. bis 900 n. Chr.

A fine example of the peculiar art and famous pottery from Colima on the west coast of today's Mexico. 200 BC to 400 AD, including TL test.

Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Thin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Thin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting on the inside. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Thin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting and plastic animal head handles. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Expressive and life-sized face mask from the Early Classic period of Mexico. From the museum collection of Washington University.

The imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.

A fine gold work once worn as a pendant around the neck by an elite. The small male figure was made by a largely uniform Panamanian culture, right before the old crafts disappeared under the influence of the Spaniards.

Distinctive vessel in the shape of a monkey. Typical Peruvian flask made circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.

Magnificent example of the pre-Columbian Tairona culture, which produced the most impressive gold works of ancient America. In mythology, the eagle brought the seeds for one of the main crops, cassava. Made between 900 and 1550 AD.

Beautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows two lizzards on each side. 100 to 500 AD.

Clay roller stamp with relief of stylized plants used to apply skin decoration. This tool is from the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture.

Flat bowl painted with mythical creatures. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization. Stunning object with lively colours.

Clay roller stamp with relief of mythological creatures to be applied as a skin decoration. This tool was used in the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture and was found in Pedernales.

Clay roller stamp with relief of plants to be applied as skin decoration. This tool was used in the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture.

The highly stylized figure of a man in museum-worthy condition. Made from beautifully grained andesite. Late Preclassic of Mesoamerica.

Elegant bowl with shiny black surface. Precolumbian pottery of the 10th to 15th century.

Clay roller stamp with rich ornamental relief to apply skin decoration. This tool was used in the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture.

Small vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It is shaped like a falcon with painted on details. Including certificate from 1984.

Appealing pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture and decorated with a linear pattern. Around 1000 AD.

Imposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a priest on a podest with rich adornments. Circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Impressive gold jewellery, once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Impressive gold jewellery with highly stylized waterbirds. Once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Elegant gold jewellery, once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

Colourfully painted pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture. Nicely decorated by five rows of ornamentation. Around 1000 AD.

Vessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture and painted in bright colours. From the early phase between the 1st and 5th century

Tall and slender vessel from the pre-Columbian Nazca culture. The polychrome painting shows abstract patterns, as well as abstracted animals and faces.

Elegant vessel of the pre-Columbian Nazca culture. The polychrome painting is of high artistic quality and shows a mask.

500 n. Chr. bis 1500 n. Chr., Präinkazeit und Präkolonialzeit. Bichrome Tonperle mit geometrischem Dekor.

500 n. Chr. bis 1500 n. Chr., Präinkazeit und Präkolonialzeit. Bichrome Tonperle mit kunstvoller Miniaturszene, dargestellt ist ein Pelikan.

500 n. Chr. bis 1500 n. Chr., Präinkazeit und Präkolonialzeit. Bichrome Tonperle mit kunstvoller Miniaturszene, dargestellt ist ein Fischreiher.

500 n. Chr. bis 1500 n. Chr., Präinkazeit und Präkolonialzeit. Bichrome Tonperle mit kunstvoller Miniaturszene. Die Perle trägt ein abstraktes geometrisches Dekor.

500 n. Chr. bis 1500 n. Chr., Präinkazeit und Präkolonialzeit. Bichrome Tonperle mit kunstvoller Miniaturszene, dargestellt ist vermutlich ein Hund.