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19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo, Christ as Man of Sorrows

Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Jar w/ Janiform Birds

Fine Chinese Jin Stone Guardian Fu Lion Statue w/ Ball

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Artemis Gallery

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Another incredible auction featuring Native American, Northwest Coast, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Ethnographic Art, Fossils, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Fine / Visual art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell.

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Taino Stone Spherolith / Ball: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone spherolith or ball hewn from mottled olive green, tan, and dark-gray hues. Stone spheres like this one are found in

0092: Taino Stone Spherolith / BallEst. $600-$900

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Taino Stone Spherolith / Ball: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone spherolith or ball exhibiting attractive hues of cream and ash. Stone spheres like this one are found in burials of

0093: Taino Stone Spherolith / BallEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Huge Tumaco / La Tolita Redware Shark, ex-Sotheby's: **Originally Listed At $3000** Pre-Columbian, Colombia or Ecuador, Tumaco/La Tolita, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A ferocious pottery example of a stylized shark, exhibiting a huge head with bulging

0094: Huge Tumaco / La Tolita Redware Shark, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $4,500-$6,750

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Jamacoaque Figure of a Mother Holding Child: **Originally Listed At $500** 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

0095: Jamacoaque Figure of a Mother Holding ChildEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Petite Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Gold Nose Ring Ornament: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A gold nose ring made from an 82.73% (equivalent to 19K+) gold alloy sheet with tapering tips that have a small

0096: Petite Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Gold Nose Ring OrnamentEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Tairona Carnelian Bead Necklace w/ Frog Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A gathering of hand-carved carnelian beads with a charming frog pendant in the center. Dark green stone beads are interspersed

0097: Tairona Carnelian Bead Necklace w/ Frog PendantEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Costa Rican Basalt Figure Nude Female Grasping Breasts: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, Late Period V, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved basalt figure of a nude woman standing atop delineated legs while grasping both

0098: Costa Rican Basalt Figure Nude Female Grasping BreastsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Valdivian / Bahia Spondylus Figural Pendant, Human Face: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian or Manabi, Bahia culture, ca. 1500 BCE to 500 CE. An interesting shell pendant and vessel carved from a thick piece of Spondylus shell with layers of white and

0099: Valdivian / Bahia Spondylus Figural Pendant, Human FaceEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Tall Sican-Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ Monkeys: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican to Lambayeque Transition Period, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A beautiful silver kero boasting a towering, conical body and a circular, flared rim, all sitting upon a

0100: Tall Sican-Lambayeque Silver Kero w/ MonkeysEst. $5,500-$7,750Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Textiles & Pottery / Bone Pendants: Pre-Columbian, Mexico & Peru, ca. 200 BCE to 1532 CE. A collection of ancient Andean textiles and amulets from various Pre-Columbian cultures in Central / South America - three made from pottery, and

0101: Pre-Columbian Textiles & Pottery / Bone PendantsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. African Benin Royal Wood Oba Scepter Staff: West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful and antique wood Oba staff that was carried by a high status person and intended to memorialize an Oba

0102: Rare 19th C. African Benin Royal Wood Oba Scepter StaffEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Early / Ornate African Cameroon Tobacco Pipe: West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, Bamum or Bamileke, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of an ornate tobacco pipe made from pottery, wood, and a metal mouth stem. We usually only

0103: Early / Ornate African Cameroon Tobacco PipeEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. African Losso Wood Female Ancestor Figure: West Africa, Togo, Losso (Nawbda) people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A disproportionate figure of a highly abstract form, carved from a single piece of wood. The bare breasts, herniated belly

0104: 19th C. African Losso Wood Female Ancestor FigureEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

1900s West African Coconut Shell Disc Bead Necklaces: West Africa, Ghana, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of antique coconut shell beads strung on sinew cords as necklace strands. The beads are carved into thin discs, often referred to as heishi beads

0105: 1900s West African Coconut Shell Disc Bead NecklacesEst. $300-$600Lot Passed

African Kuba Raffia Embroidered Textile, 17' Long!: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An extremely long Kuba cloth comprised of tightly woven raffia panels embroidered with interlacing geometric

0106: African Kuba Raffia Embroidered Textile, 17' Long!Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. Burkina Faso Mossi Wood Standing Figure: West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A wonderful wooden male figure shown standing nude save for a belt of white glass beads. Relief ceremonial

0107: 20th C. Burkina Faso Mossi Wood Standing FigureEst. $900-$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Stone Cobek Mortar & Ulekan Pestle: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE or earlier. A mortar dish known as a cobek, and a special pestle known as ulekan, a utilitarian cooking tool used in food preparation. The ulekan is

0108: 19th C. Indonesian Stone Cobek Mortar & Ulekan PestleEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Toraja Buffalo Horn Headdress Panel: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb ceremonial horn crest for a headdress with rattan cords attached on the verso. The piece

0109: 19th C. Indonesian Toraja Buffalo Horn Headdress PanelEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Sumatra Toba Batak Wood House Ornament of Singa: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A superb wood panel used as an architectural / house ornament with the stylized and scrolling visage of a legendary

0110: Sumatra Toba Batak Wood House Ornament of SingaEst. $1,000-$1,500

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19th C. Balinese Wood Kris Handle w/ Shell Inlay: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kris handle depicting an expressive deity, perhaps the hero demon Bhima. The figure is incised with delicates decorations

0111: 19th C. Balinese Wood Kris Handle w/ Shell InlayEst. $700-$1,050

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19th C. Indonesian Horn & Bone Fisherman's Charm: Oceania, Indonesia, North Sumatra, Toba Batak people, ca. 19th century CE. A minimalist fisherman's charm constructed from juvenile stag antler and a carved mammalian bone, perhaps quadruped and not

0112: 19th C. Indonesian Horn & Bone Fisherman's CharmEst. $700-$1,050

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Papua New Guinea Sepik Wood & Inlaid Shell Mask: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask of a stylized and elongated visage, inlaid with shells and attached raffia /

0113: Papua New Guinea Sepik Wood & Inlaid Shell MaskEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Fossilized Brachiopod Seashells in Chert Stone Matrix: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 590 to 65 million years ago. A large chert stone mass containing fossilized brachiopod shells- both low relief and impressions from their shells. The shells are about

0114: Fossilized Brachiopod Seashells in Chert Stone MatrixEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Permian Paramblypterus Fish Fossil: Western Europe, Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Permian period, ca. 299 to 252.2 million years ago. A rare remarkable fossil of a Paramblypterus duvernoyi, a prehistoric fish from an era preceding the

0115: Prehistoric Permian Paramblypterus Fish FossilEst. $400-$600

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