Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Luristan Bronze Battle Sword -- 27-1/2" Long

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Taweris, ex-Bonham's

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Boulder County, CO, United States

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Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our May 21st auction as we take you around the world and throughout history by showcasing Classical, Near Eastern, Far Eastern, Pre-Columbian and Ethnographic art. We’re proud to feature many superb Pre-Columbian examples from a private collector in Houston, TX as well as a number of Classical antiquities from a private collector in England. Highlights include an adorable plump Colima puppy with an endearing wagging tail and a medieval iron and bronze dagger from the Battle of Towton during the War of Roses. No matter what your budget or taste, we have something for you!

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Group of 5 Pre-Columbian Objects - Tiny Whistle!: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Colima and Mixtec, ca. 300 BCE to 1000 CE. Very fine lot of Pre-Columbian objects. First, adorable miniature pottery whistling bead in the form of a bird. By far the

0045D: Group of 5 Pre-Columbian Objects - Tiny Whistle!Est. $500-$700Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Decorated Shallow Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Large and attractive pottery shallow bowl. Covered in tan slip and painted in deep brown pigment in circular, arrow and dot patterns.

0045E: Nayarit Pottery Decorated Shallow BowlEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Nayarit Terracotta Bichrome Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. Terracotta shaft tomb female figure in red and cream finish with characteristically elongated head, prominent nose, wide

0045F: Nayarit Terracotta Bichrome Female FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Nayarit / Chinesco Pottery Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit/Chinesco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A standing figure with red slip, painted face and a nose ring. Areas of mineral deposits on the surface. Size: 7"H x 3-1/2"W

0045G: Nayarit / Chinesco Pottery Standing FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Large Jalisco Terracotta Figure: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Ameca style Jalisco male figure, a fine hollow terracotta standing figure with a head-ornament and loincloth. Beautiful burnished red

0045H: Large Jalisco Terracotta FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Seated Hunchback Shaman Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Hunchback figural vessel, with prominent horn above forehead, indicative of his status as shaman. In the eyes of the ancients of the

0046: Colima Pottery Seated Hunchback Shaman VesselEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Colima Terracotta Maskette: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A refined ceramic maskette in a monochrome black finish with charmingly minimalist facial features - think Modigliani - and angular ear

0047: Colima Terracotta MasketteEst. $400-$600

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Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel of Bat: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche Valley, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This comes from the period between the Chavin and the Moche and exhibits strong Moche artistic characteristics. A rare and

0048: Salinar Pottery Stirrup Vessel of BatEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Colima Figure with Huge Phallus!: Pre-Columbian, Colima, western Mexico, ca. 300 BCE/CE. In a word - wow! Colima warrior sporting a huge club, but it is not in his hands. He rests back upon his hands, legs spread to show an

0048A: Colima Figure with Huge Phallus!Est. $2,000-$3,000

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Jalisco Terracotta Drummer: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Terrcotta figure of a tall drummer figure with elaborate headdress, magnificent ear ornaments and double armbands, beating his large,

0049: Jalisco Terracotta DrummerEst. $600-$800

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Chinesco Terracotta Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. Pottery figure of the Chinesco style, some of the most desirable West Mexican sculptural styles. Characteristic angular face

0050: Chinesco Terracotta Seated Female FigureEst. $400-$600

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Chinesco Pottery Polychrome Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Talk about an image of fertility! A seated pottery figure in the Chinesco style, with characteristically angular visage, legs

0051: Chinesco Pottery Polychrome Seated FemaleEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Double Dog Incensario: Pre-Columbian, West Coast Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Attractive pottery incensario in the form of a double dog. Dogs each looking at each other with heads slightly tilted, standing on a

0052: Colima Pottery Double Dog IncensarioEst. $600-$900

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Large Jalisco Pottery Warrior - Rare White Slip: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Unusual and very attractive pottery warrior. He stands on very large detailed feet, knees slightly bent, hands to his sides, scarified

0052A: Large Jalisco Pottery Warrior - Rare White SlipEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Colima Terracotta Parrot Footed Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Terracotta vessel with tripod feet, surface highly burnished (polished), featuring lobed exterior associated with squash forms.

0053: Colima Terracotta Parrot Footed VesselEst. $800-$1,200

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Salinar Terracotta Whistling Vessel - Unusual: Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A unique terracotta whistling vessel with an unusual scene. The vase has a tapered spout and bridge handle. Male figure seated on the front rim, depicted

0053A: Salinar Terracotta Whistling Vessel - UnusualEst. $3,000-$3,500Lot Passed

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La Tolita Pottery Fish Grater: Pre-Columbia, Colombia, La Tolita, Tumaco, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Effigy graters (rollador) were utilized in the Tumaco region of what is now Colombia, by the Tolita culture, from approximately

0053B: La Tolita Pottery Fish GraterEst. $700-$900

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Colima Dog with Gnashing Teeth: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100-200 CE. What an expressive Colima puppy with a wonderfully burnished bichrome orange and red finish - quite endearing for its corpulent body, open

0053C: Colima Dog with Gnashing TeethEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Nayarit Pottery Anamorphic Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Playful bichrome pottery vessel, animorph in form, perhaps an abstract representation of a coatimundi or a dog. Finished with white

0054: Nayarit Pottery Anamorphic VesselEst. $250-$350

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Colima Pottery Gingerbread Flat of Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Rather large gingerbread pottery figure with characteristically elongated head and hands held over chest/abdominal region. Nicely adorned

0055: Colima Pottery Gingerbread Flat of Standing FigureEst. $400-$600

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Colima Pottery Gingerbread Flat - Pierced Ears: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Rather large Colima pottery early (Tico) types of flat figures, sometimes called 'gingerbread' figures are abstract in form with a pointy

0056: Colima Pottery Gingerbread Flat - Pierced EarsEst. $400-$600

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Jalisco Pottery Platform Group - Small Family: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Quite interesting pottery grouping that, and excuse me for saying so, looks like a sex education lesson going on. Man rests against his

0057: Jalisco Pottery Platform Group - Small FamilyEst. $500-$800

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Nayarit Pottery Mourner: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A Nayarit mourning male pottery figure, San Sebastian Red type, sitting in a crouched position with head hanging low, hands pressed

0058: Nayarit Pottery MournerEst. $700-$900

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Jalisco Pottery Thinker - Large: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A female figure arranged in a physical pose that brings to mind the popular image of 'the thinker'. She sits with one knee folded under

0059: Jalisco Pottery Thinker - LargeEst. $900-$1,200

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