Colima Pottery Flutes - Perched Birds & Owl, Pair of Playable Aerophones
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0019 |
| Estimate | $700 - $1,000 |
| Opening bid | $300 |
| Category | Pottery, China & Glass |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE – 300 CE. A pair of earthenware flutes from West Mexico, each fashioned as a small musical instrument that still answers to breath. The larger is
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