Lost Civilizations & Cultures
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Pre-Columbian Ritual Figure | Hand-Modeled Clay Sculpture | Mounted Display | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
Pre-Columbian Ritual Figure | Hand-Modeled Clay Sculpture | Mounted Display | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel with Raised Decorative Motif | Circa 800-1500 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel with Raised Decorative Motif | Circa 800-1500 CE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel with Ornamental Handles | Circa 1000-1500 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel with Ornamental Handles | Circa 1000-1500 CE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Female Figurine | West Mexico (Jalisco/Nayarit) | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian Female Figurine | West Mexico (Jalisco/Nayarit) | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Ecuador | Valdivia–Chorrera Anthropomorphic Head Vessel Fragment | Circa 1000–300 BCE
Pre-Columbian Ecuador | Valdivia–Chorrera Anthropomorphic Head Vessel Fragment | Circa 1000–300 BCE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Ancient West Mexican Tripod Bowl with Animal Heads | Colima Culture | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Ancient West Mexican Tripod Bowl with Animal Heads | Colima Culture | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Authentic Ancient Mesoamerican Burnished Clay Bowl | Painted Ceremonial Vessel | Circa 300 BCE – 700 CE
Authentic Ancient Mesoamerican Burnished Clay Bowl | Painted Ceremonial Vessel | Circa 300 BCE – 700 CE
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Pre-Columbian West Mexican Tripod Ritual Vessel | Miniature Painted Ceremonial Bowl | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian West Mexican Tripod Ritual Vessel | Miniature Painted Ceremonial Bowl | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Ancient West Mexican Terracotta Musician Figure | Pre-Columbian Shaft Tomb Sculpture | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Ancient West Mexican Terracotta Musician Figure | Pre-Columbian Shaft Tomb Sculpture | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Nayarit Seated Figure with Tall Cone Headdress | West Mexico | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
Nayarit Seated Figure with Tall Cone Headdress | West Mexico | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure | Seated Terracotta Human with Ritual Headpiece | Circa 200–800 AD
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure | Seated Terracotta Human with Ritual Headpiece | Circa 200–800 AD
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Medieval Thai Sawankhalok Foliate Covered Stoneware Box | Circa 1400 – 1550 CE
Medieval Thai Sawankhalok Foliate Covered Stoneware Box | Circa 1400 – 1550 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Mesoamerican Carved Stone Head Fragment with Elaborate Headdress | Pre-Columbian Period |Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
Ancient Mesoamerican Carved Stone Head Fragment with Elaborate Headdress | Pre-Columbian Period |Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Pre-Columbian Terracotta Noble Figure Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
Ancient Pre-Columbian Terracotta Noble Figure Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian Effigy Head Fragment | West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian Effigy Head Fragment | West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Human Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Human Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Pre-Columbian | Ceramic Bowl with Ochre Decoration | Circa 300 BCE–900 CE
Ancient Pre-Columbian | Ceramic Bowl with Ochre Decoration | Circa 300 BCE–900 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Figure Fragment with Headdress and Earspools | Circa 600–1200 CE
Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Figure Fragment with Headdress and Earspools | Circa 600–1200 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head Fragment with Ear Spool | West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE–900 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head Fragment with Ear Spool | West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE–900 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian West Mexico | Terracotta Seated Figure | Shaft Tomb Culture | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian West Mexico | Terracotta Seated Figure | Shaft Tomb Culture | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian Anthropomorphic Clay Sculpture | West Mexican Tradition | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian Anthropomorphic Clay Sculpture | West Mexican Tradition | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Veracruz Dual-Figure | Ceramic Effigy | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
Pre-Columbian | Veracruz Dual-Figure | Ceramic Effigy | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Mask Fragment with Animal Motif | Circa 500-900 AD
Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Mask Fragment with Animal Motif | Circa 500-900 AD
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Head | Mesoamerican Artifact | Circa 1000-1500 CE
Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Head | Mesoamerican Artifact | Circa 1000-1500 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Mesoamerican Ritual Figurine | Terracotta Standing Figure with Incised Ornamentation | Circa 300–900 CE
Mesoamerican Ritual Figurine | Terracotta Standing Figure with Incised Ornamentation | Circa 300–900 CE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Stone Mask Fragment | Circa 500-900 AD
Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Stone Mask Fragment | Circa 500-900 AD
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Larger Ceramic Head Fragment | Circa 500-900 AD
Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Larger Ceramic Head Fragment | Circa 500-900 AD
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian | West Mexican Terracotta Head Fragment | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian | West Mexican Terracotta Head Fragment | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
- Regular price
- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
- Regular price
- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian Zoomorphic Terracotta Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
Pre-Columbian Zoomorphic Terracotta Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Ancient Mesoamerican Sculptural Fragment | Earspool Adorned Figure | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
Ancient Mesoamerican Sculptural Fragment | Earspool Adorned Figure | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian West Mexico Burial Figure | Seated Anthropomorphic | Terracotta | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian West Mexico Burial Figure | Seated Anthropomorphic | Terracotta | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Zoomorphic Effigy Figure | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Zoomorphic Effigy Figure | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Standing Figure | West Mexico | 300 BCE–500 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Standing Figure | West Mexico | 300 BCE–500 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian West Mexican Terracotta Figurine Fragment | Circa 300 BCE - 300 CE
Pre-Columbian West Mexican Terracotta Figurine Fragment | Circa 300 BCE - 300 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Ceramic Figurine | Circa 500–1500 CE
Pre-Columbian | Mesoamerican | Ceramic Figurine | Circa 500–1500 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Ancient Mesoamerican Clay Amulet Head | Colima or Nayarit Region | 300 BCE–300 CE
Ancient Mesoamerican Clay Amulet Head | Colima or Nayarit Region | 300 BCE–300 CE
- Regular price
- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Chancay Textile Fragment | Checkerboard Cotton Weaving with Natural Dyes | Coastal Peru | Circa 1000–1470 CE
Chancay Textile Fragment | Checkerboard Cotton Weaving with Natural Dyes | Coastal Peru | Circa 1000–1470 CE
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- $350.00
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- $350.00
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Pre-Columbian Central American Earthenware Storage Vessel | Circa 600 – 1500 CE
Pre-Columbian Central American Earthenware Storage Vessel | Circa 600 – 1500 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Female Figure Fragment | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Female Figure Fragment | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Pedestal Vessel with Geometric Motifs | Circa 500 BCE–1200 CE
Pre-Columbian | Terracotta Pedestal Vessel with Geometric Motifs | Circa 500 BCE–1200 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Pre-Columbian | West Mexico Seated Terracotta Figure with Headdress | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian | West Mexico Seated Terracotta Figure with Headdress | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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West Mexican Terracotta Effigy With Ring Headdress And Back Disk | Shaft-Tomb Tradition | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
West Mexican Terracotta Effigy With Ring Headdress And Back Disk | Shaft-Tomb Tradition | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurine| with Fan-Shaped Headdress | Circa 500-1500 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurine| with Fan-Shaped Headdress | Circa 500-1500 CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Ancient Near Eastern Terracotta Head | Bearded Male Fragment with Defined Coiffure | Circa 1st Millennium BCE
Ancient Near Eastern Terracotta Head | Bearded Male Fragment with Defined Coiffure | Circa 1st Millennium BCE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Ancient Terracotta Fragment with Male Bust | Gandharan/Northwest India | Circa 2nd–4th Century CE
Ancient Terracotta Fragment with Male Bust | Gandharan/Northwest India | Circa 2nd–4th Century CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Ancient Mesoamerican Terracotta Head | Nayarit/Jalisco Region | Circa 300BCE – 300CE
Ancient Mesoamerican Terracotta Head | Nayarit/Jalisco Region | Circa 300BCE – 300CE
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- $300.00
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- $300.00
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Human Effigy Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Human Effigy Head Fragment | Mexico to Colombia | Circa 200–900 CE
- Regular price
- $250.00
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- $250.00
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Collector Insights
Explore key questions about lost civilizations and ancient artifacts, from Indus Valley pottery and Pre-Columbian figures to ritual vessels and archaeological fragments.
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What does “lost civilizations” mean?
The term describes ancient societies whose cities, artistic traditions, or written histories were disrupted, abandoned, or later rediscovered through archaeology. It does not necessarily mean that the people or their descendants disappeared entirely.
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What is Indus Valley pottery?
Indus Valley pottery includes terracotta bowls, jars, dishes, and vessels produced by one of South Asia’s earliest urban civilizations. Many examples feature painted geometric patterns, circular designs, animals, or fish motifs created with dark pigments over a red or buff surface.
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What were Pre-Columbian terracotta figures used for?
Pre-Columbian terracotta figures could represent ancestors, community members, animals, musicians, or ceremonial subjects. In parts of ancient West Mexico, ceramic figures and effigy vessels were placed in shaft tombs to accompany and honour the deceased.
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Why are many ancient artifacts preserved as fragments?
Terracotta figures, pottery vessels, masks, and carvings may survive only partially because of burial conditions, environmental exposure, historic use, or centuries of accidental damage. Even a fragment can preserve valuable evidence of ancient clothing, symbolism, craftsmanship, and artistic style.
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How are lost civilization artifacts dated and attributed?
Dating and cultural attribution consider an artifact’s material, construction, form, decoration, iconography, surface characteristics, and comparison with documented archaeological examples. Available provenance and previous collection records are also reviewed.
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