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Prehistoric Salado Tonto Polychrome Vessel

20th C. Mexican Tin Nicho with Retablo of Virgin Mary

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Louisville, CO, United States

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CLEARANCE | Warehouse Finds & Dazzling Deals

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for a fabulous clearance sale featuring amazing discounts and many new items! We've got it all - Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices and many items first time at auction - perfect for dealers and collectors. Convenient & professional in-house shipping.

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Large / Fine Sican Silver Conical Beaker: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An enormous conical beaker with a wide, gradually flaring body soldered to a concave foot, all

0081A: Large / Fine Sican Silver Conical BeakerEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Sican-Lambayeque Silvered Copper Kero / Drinking Vessel: **Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. An attractive ceremonial drinking vessel, known as a kero, formed from a thinly

0081B: Sican-Lambayeque Silvered Copper Kero / Drinking VesselEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Textile Panel - Falcon Staff Bearer: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A fabulous textile panel comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in

0081C: Huari Polychrome Textile Panel - Falcon Staff BearerEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Sican Turquoise & Gold Necklace w/ Figurative Pendant: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A fabulous necklace composed of dozens of hand-carved turquoise beads in spherical,

0082: Sican Turquoise & Gold Necklace w/ Figurative PendantEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Tairona Pottery Janiform Jar, Avian Visages: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A charming pottery jar of a squat, spherical form presenting 2 owl-like visages. Each face displays a petite,

0083: Tairona Pottery Janiform Jar, Avian VisagesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Superb Tairona Stone Batwing Pectoral: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A massive bat wing pectoral, so called because of its resemblance to the flying mammal, carved

0084: Superb Tairona Stone Batwing PectoralEst. $1,900-$2,850Lot Passed

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Massive Tairona Stone Bat Wing Pectoral: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. This is a large example of the unusual pectoral or pendant known as a batwing pectoral, carved from a

0084A: Massive Tairona Stone Bat Wing PectoralEst. $700-$1,050

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Valdivian Pottery Female Idol Fragment, TL Tested: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery idol fragment of intriguing feminine form with a slender waistline,

0085: Valdivian Pottery Female Idol Fragment, TL TestedEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Large Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Jar: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A round-bottomed jar of sizable form that was created via the

0086: Large Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome JarEst. $2,400-$4,000Lot Passed

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Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Jar: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of spherical form

0087: Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome JarEst. $700-$1,050

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Rare Casas Grandes Pottery Nude Female Figural Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (also known as Paquime), ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of rare female figural form with highly burnished

0088: Rare Casas Grandes Pottery Nude Female Figural VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Chupicuaro Brownware Jar: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished brownware pottery jar of sizable form with a round but stable base, a tapered

0088A: Chupicuaro Brownware JarEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Chupicuaro Polychrome Footed Bowl, Rare Form: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 300 BCE to 100 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a unique form with a flared, pedestal

0088B: Chupicuaro Polychrome Footed Bowl, Rare FormEst. $800-$1,200

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Casa Grandes / Mogollon Redware Jar Parrot Form: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico or Northern Mexico, Playas Valley, Paquime / Casas Grandes or Mogollon culture, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. A fine Playas

0089: Casa Grandes / Mogollon Redware Jar Parrot FormEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar: **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face

0089A: Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait JarEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

Colima Redware Gourd Vessel - Rare Form!: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a gourd on its side with a discoid body and a ridged periphery, all

0090: Colima Redware Gourd Vessel - Rare Form!Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Seated Figure w/ Drinking Bowl: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a figure, displayed seated with attenuated

0090A: Colima Redware Seated Figure w/ Drinking BowlEst. $1,300-$1,950

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Colima Pottery Nude Figural Jar w/ Incised Decorations: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the form of a male figure seated nude atop a rounded but

0090B: Colima Pottery Nude Figural Jar w/ Incised DecorationsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Fine Colima Pottery Gadrooned Tripod Vessel: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of a gadrooned form with a spherical

0091: Fine Colima Pottery Gadrooned Tripod VesselEst. $1,300-$1,950

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Colima Gadrooned Vessel w/ Shaman Legs, ex-Messick: **Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A most unusual Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash form body supported by three shaman

0091A: Colima Gadrooned Vessel w/ Shaman Legs, ex-MessickEst. $4,500-$6,750

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Jalisco Ameca Grey Pottery Mother & Child Figure: **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Grey type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fabulous hollow-bodied pottery statue depicting a kneeling female

0091B: Jalisco Ameca Grey Pottery Mother & Child FigureEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Seated Semi-Nude Female Figure, TL'd: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built redware female figure depicted kneeling with both hands on her broad abdomen, just

0092: Nayarit Pottery Seated Semi-Nude Female Figure, TL'dEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Mother & Child on Litter: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing pottery sculpture of a mother and child of the Chinesco type seated atop an

0093: Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Mother & Child on LitterEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Tall Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $3500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian Red type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A finely constructed pottery female figure of a sizable form

0093A: Tall Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Female FigureEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. By bidding in this auction, you (the bidder) personally guarantee payment. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden/confidential reserves. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 5. BUYER'S PREMIUM: A 26.5% Buyer's Premium will be added to the final price of each lot purchased and will be paid by all bidders without exception. 6. CO SALES TAX: Appropriate Colorado Sales Tax will be added to all invoices, unless a valid CO seller's permit is on file with Artemis Gallery/Artemis Gallery Live prior to any bidding in the auction. Items shipped outside of CO (United States or international) are also sales tax exempt. 7. RETURN POLICY: In the event of an authenticity dispute, written notification of the dispute must be provided to Artemis Gallery within two business days from receipt of the item as shown by FedEx, UPS, or USPS tracking data. After Artemis Gallery is notified of the dispute, a written letter from a recognized expert in the field pertaining to the item in dispute must then be presented. 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Items will be shipped only upon receipt of payment in full and will be insured for their full value. Please note, we are currently unable to ship to Germany and Australia due to customs clearance issues. We are working to resolve this issue. If you are in Germany or Australia, you will need to provide an alternate shipping destination, or we will not be able to complete your purchase. **For shipments outside of the USA, customs and duties may apply upon entry into said country; this fee, if any, is the buyer's responsibility. Also, please be aware that Artemis Gallery will NOT falsify customs value on any international shipments - what you pay is what we declare, no exceptions. There are a small number of international countries we cannot ship to. If you have questions about this, please inquire BEFORE bidding** 9. REQUEST TO DELAY SHIPPING FOR LOTS WON: We are happy to delay shipping on all paid lots for up to 30 days with no storage fees. 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