Pre-Columbian
LY Brothers Gallery offers a distinguished selection of works from the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica and South America. Spanning thousands of years of artistic achievement, these objects represent some of the most compelling and collectible works from the ancient Americas.
Mexico
The western Mexican shaft tomb cultures of Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit, along with the stone-carving tradition of Mezcala in Guerrero, produced some of the most expressive and sought-after works in Pre-Columbian art.
Colima
Renowned for their expressive ceramic figures, vessels, and animals dating from approximately 200 BCE to 500 CE.
Jalisco
Bold, expressive ceramic figures with distinctive elongated forms dating from approximately 100 BCE to 400 CE.
Nayarit
Vivid polychrome ceramic figures and narrative group scenes dating from approximately 300 BCE to 400 CE.
Mezcala
Highly abstract stone figures and masks with geometric, architectural forms from Guerrero, dating from approximately 300 BCE to 200 CE.
Costa Rica
Costa Rican Watershed
Distinctive jade carvings, gold ornaments, and ceramic vessels reflecting the rich ceremonial traditions of pre-Columbian Central America.
Peru
The ancient cultures of coastal and northern Peru produced some of the finest ceramics, textiles, and metalwork in the Pre-Columbian world.
Chancay
Distinctive white-on-red ceramics, fine textiles, and wooden figures dating from approximately 1000 to 1470 CE.
Chimu
Sophisticated blackware ceramics, fine goldwork, and textiles dating from approximately 900 to 1470 CE.
Moche
Extraordinary ceramics including stirrup spout vessels, portrait heads, and narrative scene pottery from the North Coast of Peru, dating approximately 100–800 CE.
Vicús
Distinctive ceramic vessels and gold and copper metalwork from northern Peru, dating from approximately 200 BCE to 500 CE.