Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Two Egyptian Faience Amulets - Eye of Horus & Sekhmet

Ancient Egyptian Gesso / Painted Linen Horus Section

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Artemis Gallery

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Plenty of options in this auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Jewelry. So much more!

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Lot of 4 Guerrero Mezcala Stone Amulets: **Back At Auction Due to Non-Paying Bidder** Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of carved and string-cut amulets including a hand-polished

0095C: Lot of 4 Guerrero Mezcala Stone AmuletsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero / Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Skillfully carved and string cut from a beautiful mottled pale greenstone, an abstract anthropomorphic figure, standing with hands held

0095D: Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe GodEst. $600-$900

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Mezcala Stone Abstract Anthropomorphic Figure: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Comprised of grey hardstone, likely andesite, an abstract anthropomorphic figure from the vecinity of Monte Alban,

0096: Mezcala Stone Abstract Anthropomorphic FigureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Rare Mezcala Guerrero Stone Votive - Huge: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An impressively large and meticulously rounded greenstone ceremonial object with a cup-shaped cavity on both the front and back sides

0097: Rare Mezcala Guerrero Stone Votive - HugeEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Massive / Rare Mezcala Guerrero Stone Votive: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An impressively massive and meticulously rounded greenstone ceremonial object with a cup-shaped cavity on both the front and back sides

0097A: Massive / Rare Mezcala Guerrero Stone VotiveEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Huge Chupicuaro Red / Cream Pottery Tripod Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 100 CE. An enormous pottery tripod vessel, with a deep bowl and long, spider-like legs. The legs are hollow, suggesting they may have once

0098: Huge Chupicuaro Red / Cream Pottery Tripod VesselEst. $1,000-$1,400

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Large / Lovely Chupicuaro Pottery Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Guanajuato Valley, Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A hand-built, bichrome pottery vessel on a raised foot, with slightly concave walls and a subtly flared rim - all decorated

0098A: Large / Lovely Chupicuaro Pottery BowlEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Chupicuaro Polychrome Standing Female Figure - Intact!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fabulous Chupicuaro standing female figure with an abstract form and attractive polychrome finish, her hollow form

0099: Chupicuaro Polychrome Standing Female Figure - Intact!Est. $3,500-$4,000

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Colima Redware Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Bowl Atop: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very large and endearing redware Colima dog effigy vessel, quite plump and perky, standing on all fours and wagging his curved tail,

0100: Colima Redware Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Bowl AtopEst. $2,500-$4,000Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Seated Shaman Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated redware human effigy figure, probably representing a shaman given his prominent cylindrical headdress. The figure sits in a restful

0100A: Colima Pottery Seated Shaman VesselEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Large Jalisco Pottery Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large, earthenware standing figure of a woman from the shaft tomb culture. She stands on wide feet, with a stout body, her hands pressed

0100B: Large Jalisco Pottery Standing FemaleEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Jalisco Pottery Figure of Mother & Child: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sweet glimpse at maternal love, a hand-built redware terracotta figural ensemble depicting a seated mother tenderly holding her child to

0100C: Jalisco Pottery Figure of Mother & ChildEst. $600-$900

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Rare Nayarit Pottery Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built polychrome terracotta figure depicting a seated female with a characteristically wide body holding a pottery

0100D: Rare Nayarit Pottery Seated FemaleEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Jalisco San Sebastian Pottery Seated Male: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Sebastian style, ca. 300 BCE to 250 CE. A well-preserved example of a shaft tomb figure, showing a seated man wearing nothing but a long cap and earrings.

0101: Jalisco San Sebastian Pottery Seated MaleEst. $700-$1,100

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Nayarit Polychrome Kneeling Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-modeled, polychrome female kneeling figure painted in red, cream, and black hues with a characteristically elongated head presenting

0101A: Nayarit Polychrome Kneeling FemaleEst. $500-$700

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Tall Colima PihuamoTerracotta Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A standing female figure with a tranquil visage comprised of closed, coffee-bean shaped eyes, an aquiline nose, and a closed

0101B: Tall Colima PihuamoTerracotta Standing FigureEst. $400-$600

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Colima Redware Gadrooned Pottery Bowl: **Back At Auction Due to Non-Paying Bidder** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive redware vessel with a globular body, short tubular neck, and flared rim, the

0101C: Colima Redware Gadrooned Pottery BowlEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Trio of Colima Pottery Whistles, Delightful Animals!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three hand-built terracotta whistles in different zoomorphic guises: a bird with elaborately styled plumage on its head, applied round eyes,

0101E: Trio of Colima Pottery Whistles, Delightful Animals!Est. $700-$900Lot Passed

Cute Jalisco Brownware Puppy Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A standing hollow-molded brownware pottery dog effigy vessel with expressive facial features, an upturned tail, as well as a flared rim

0102: Cute Jalisco Brownware Puppy VesselEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Unusual Colima Pottery Whistle - Lively Dancer: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Talk about bringing clay to life, the sculptor of this piece created a dynamic earthenware whistle that depicts an energetic dancing figure

0102A: Unusual Colima Pottery Whistle - Lively DancerEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Fine Colima Green Stone Mace Head - Zoomorphic: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully-shaped stone mace head carved, pecked, and string-cut from a green stone to create a zoomorphic effigy figure with a prominent

0102B: Fine Colima Green Stone Mace Head - ZoomorphicEst. $1,200-$1,700

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Vicus Pottery Whistling Bridge-Spouted Jar - Phallus: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Vicus, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A handbuilt brownware whistling vessel, the body of a domed, rounded form, the bridge spout highlighting a phallic theme with a figure

0102C: Vicus Pottery Whistling Bridge-Spouted Jar - PhallusEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Proto-Mayan Jade Maskette Pendant: Pre-Colombian, Mayan Territories, Guatemala or El Salvador, Proto-Mayan, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fine jade maskette pendant, hand-carved from a beautiful deep green jade stone with mottled red-brown

0103: Proto-Mayan Jade Maskette PendantEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Colima Redware Lidded Drum - Snake Motif: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning cylindrical, lidded vessel, the walls adorned with four coiled, double-headed serpents in relief, each end with puncuate eyes and

0104: Colima Redware Lidded Drum - Snake MotifEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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