About
Who we are and how we work.
What we do
Precolumbian.com buys pre-Columbian art from collectors, families, dealers and auction houses: ceramics, stone, shell and metalwork made in the Americas before European contact.
We work from photographs. You send them, we study them against what we know of each culture and what comparable pieces have sold for, and we write back with an offer or an honest no.
Our own collection
Our own collection is one of the largest pre-Columbian collections in the world, built on quality and on provenance. It is where we learned what to look for, and the pieces photographed on this site come from it.
Why you can write to us
Every message is read by a person who knows this art. We buy single pieces and whole collections, we write our offers down with reasons, and nothing moves until you agree.
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The pieces
Pieces from our own collection, each with its history.
How we value
What we look at, and what your reply holds.
Contact
Write to us, or let the message builder write the email.
Map of pre-Columbian civilizations: where the cultures lived
Three maps of the Americas: where the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Nazca, Moche, Inca and others lived, and when.
Have something to sell?
Send us photographs and whatever you know. You hear back within two working days.
Or write straight to info@precolumbian.com
