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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Extremely Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Gauze Poncho Textile, Peru, 1000-1450 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chimu brown gauze shirt with multiple red and white fringe lines forming V designs like the one around the neck, with very rarely seen sleeves and border fringe in the same material.
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Fur...
Category
South American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,965 / set
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Located in London, GB
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Superb colour and patina
Bronze
Eastern Iran or Central Asia
2000 BC
SIZE: 35cm wide - 13¾ ins wide
A similar pin in the Louvre-France, was exh...
Category
Persian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pre-Columbian Chancay Painted Textile - Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chancay Painted Textile with Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands. Even though the piece is incomplete, the powerful design resembles an abstract modern painting by Henry Matisse...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. These piece is mounted on a black shadowbox frame.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
African Currency, Thoung Knife
Located in Dallas, TX
Most forms were developed from traditional metal objects that were already in use such as weapons, tools, bracelets and anklets. While some continued to be functional for work or dec...
Category
African Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Exceptional Banner of Pageantry with Multicolor Tapisserie Squares with 8 Weave Ornaments in Relief. On the inferior part the ornaments float with the wind. (2 are missing) Very good...
Category
Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
22.50 Carat Stunning Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning Bi-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 22.50 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 6.2 x 0.7 x 0.5 Cm
ORIGIN: Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
Color: Green And Light Pink
T...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
130.60 Carat Stunning Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Paprok Mine Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning Tri-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprok Mine Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 130.60 Carat
DIMENSIONS : 5.1 x 2.4 x 1.7 Cm
ORIGIN: Nooristan, Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Glamorous Natural 69.75 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Natural Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 69.75 Carat
DIMENSION: 5.0 x 1.3 x 1.1 Cm
ORIGIN : Paprok Mine, Afghanistan
COLOR: Pink And Green
TREATMEN...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Gorgeous 53.65 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprok Mine Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gorgeous Bi Color Tourmaline crystal from paprok mine Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 53.65 Carat
DIMENSION: 5.7 x 1.0 x 0/9 Cm
ORIGIN : Paprok Mine, Afghanistan
COLOR: Pink And Green
TRE...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Sublime 53.15 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Sublime Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nooristan, Afghanistan
Weight: 53.15 Carat
Dimension: 1.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 Cm
Origin: Nooristan, Afghanis...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
67.05 Carat Gorgeous Tri Color Tourmaline Drilled Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
67.05 carat gorgeous tri-color tourmaline drilled carving from Africa
Weight: 67.05 Carats
Dimension: 3.5 x 2.4 x 0.8 Cm
Origin: Africa
Color: Red Pink and Green
Shape: Carving
Quali...
Category
Malagasy Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
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