Pre-Columbian Art Sale at Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger

German auctioneers Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger will present a sale of ancient art and artifacts on September 21 in Munich. Alongside a range of ancient European sculpture and coins will be offered a selection of beautiful pre-Columbian works, primarily ceramics from West Mexico and South America.  

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Warrior figure  -  Colima, Mexico

Female figure -  Chupicuaro, Mexico

Painted vessel  -  Maya, Mexico

 Images courtesy of Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger

Fowler at Fifty

The Fowler Museum at UCLA will honor its 50^th anniversary with a suite of special exhibitions and programs from fall 2013–fall 2014. The exhibitions in the fall of 2013 will fill the Fowler's Getty Trust and Lucas Family galleries with nearly 1,000 objects from the Fowler’s vast, acclaimed, and diverse permanent collections. The installations will honor traditional cultures from South Africa, New Zealand, Peru, Mexico, and elsewhere.

Find out more at the Fowler website.

Snuff container  -  Zulu, South Africa  -  Late 19th century

Textile with crowned figures bearing staffs  -  Chancay or Rimac, Peru  -  12th century CE

Female figure  -  Nayarit, Mexico  -  100 BC–250 CE

Images and information courtesy of the Fowler Museum, UCLA