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Peter Max Mixed Media Painting - Mickey Mouse (2010)

Large Tumaco / La Tolita Pottery Shark, ex-Sotheby's

10th C. Byzantine Gold Cloisonne Pendant, Christ

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VARIETY | Asian, Antiquities, Ethno, Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, African / Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine / Visual Art, more! All ancient items have been legally acquired, and are legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Sydelle Dienstfrey

PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Shaman in Trance: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, Tembladera-Jequetepeque River, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel depicting an abstract anthropomorphic shaman leaning over as if

0132: Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Shaman in TranceEst. $5,500-$7,500Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe Gods: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A set of 2 hand-carved greenstone axe god figures, each of characteristically abstract form. Shallow, string-cut

0133: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe GodsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe Gods: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A pair of stone axe gods of a highly abstract style, the humanoid details rendered to the most minimal of forms.

0135: Lot of 2 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe GodsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Six Chupicuaro Pottery Nude Pretty Ladies: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 6 hand-built pottery "pretty lady" figurines, each presenting nude with displayed finery and applied pigment. Coffee-bean eyes,

0136: Six Chupicuaro Pottery Nude Pretty LadiesEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Guerrero Stone Axe God Figure - 9"H: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved gray stone axe god figure, of characteristically abstract form, standing atop a pair of string-cut

0137: Guerrero Stone Axe God Figure - 9"HEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Vicus Bridge-Spouted Vessel, Swimming Male: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 250 BCE to 600 CE. A wonderful bridge-spouted vessel in the form of a swimming man resting upon his rounded belly with legs outstretched and slender

0138: Vicus Bridge-Spouted Vessel, Swimming MaleEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Rare Vicus Redware Spouted Vessel Llama Head: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A molded pottery effigy vessel in the form of a zoomorphic head with an elongated snout, small ears, and grinning teeth. The unknown

0139: Rare Vicus Redware Spouted Vessel Llama HeadEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Matched Pair of Jalisco Pottery Standing Female Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pair of pottery female figures, each shown standing semi-nude in a loincloth with intricate designs of body paint scrolling across

0140: Matched Pair of Jalisco Pottery Standing Female FiguresEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Two Jalisco Pottery Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of varying sizes. The first figure is of petite size, is covered in red pigment, and features both

0141: Two Jalisco Pottery FiguresEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Jalisco Polychrome Figures, Nude Females: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A pair of pottery female figures, both shown standing nude with arms to sides and displaying shapely thighs, voluptuous breasts, and

0142: Jalisco Polychrome Figures, Nude FemalesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Huge Paracas Olla w/ Large Sea Bird Eating Fish, TL'd: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An enormous olla of broad, spherical form with a tapered base and a squat rim. Hand-built from pottery with highly burnished

0143: Huge Paracas Olla w/ Large Sea Bird Eating Fish, TL'dEst. $5,500-$7,500

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Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive pottery male warrior figure seated cross-legged and holding club-shaped weapons in

0144: Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Male FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Colima Flat Figures - Man + Nude Woman: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of a man clad in finer and a nude woman, each standing atop delineated legs. The woman exhibits

0145: Colima Flat Figures - Man + Nude WomanEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Fine Colima Brownware Mask, Stylized Features: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished brownware face mask of an ovoid form with stylized features including almond-shaped

0146: Fine Colima Brownware Mask, Stylized FeaturesEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Colima Reclinatorio - Abstract Zoomorphic Form: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive hand-made pottery reclinatorio depicting an abstract creature, perhaps a dolphin, a fish, or a bird. The front of the vessel

0147: Colima Reclinatorio - Abstract Zoomorphic FormEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Calima Spouted Vessel Stylized Hut, ex-Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima, Ilama phase, ca. 200 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a stylized hut or temple with a petite arched doorway, all surmounted by a pair of conical spouts

0148: Calima Spouted Vessel Stylized Hut, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Polychrome Figural, Mother Holding Child: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A very special maternal depiction comprised of a seated mother holding her infant across her lap, both are elaborately decorated with

0149: Jamacoaque Polychrome Figural, Mother Holding ChildEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Seated Nude Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure depicting a nude man seated with outstretched legs and

0150: Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Seated Nude Male FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Fine Nayarit Chineseco Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A pottery sculpture of a seated female figure with highly burnished surface with remains of painted pigments and earthen

0151: Fine Nayarit Chineseco Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Maya Basalt Manopla w/ Animal Handle (Hand Grip): Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A hand-carved basalt manopla, a hand grip used during play of the Maya Ballgame. This is an intriguing example

0152: Maya Basalt Manopla w/ Animal Handle (Hand Grip)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Maya Jade Pendant - Ancestor Emerging Vision Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning jadeite pendant, pecked and polished into an abstract form with an eye at the center with a

0153: Maya Jade Pendant - Ancestor Emerging Vision SerpentEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Rare Maya Stone Phallic Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, likely Yucatan Peninsula, Maya, ca. 600 to 950 CE. A phallic effigy carved from a rounded red stone, incised to create a bulbous head. This may have functioned as like

0154: Rare Maya Stone Phallic EffigyEst. $600-$900

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Three Maya Eccentric Chert Flints in Abstract Forms: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala / Belize, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A trio of curiously shaped chert flints fittingly known as "eccentric flints" in abstracted forms that sometimes resemble

0155: Three Maya Eccentric Chert Flints in Abstract FormsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Maya Jade Bead Janiform (Double Head): Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-carved jadeite bead depicting a Janiform head that exhibits mottled hues of forest and sage. The

0156: Maya Jade Bead Janiform (Double Head)Est. $700-$1,050Lot 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 ancient items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described. 2. 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 hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 3. PAYMENT POLICY: To provide a seamless bidder checkout, all winning lots will be invoiced through LiveAuctioneers' LivePayments invoicing system, unless bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. If bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly, bidder must contact Artemis Gallery to arrange payment. 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