Ancient / Ethnographic Art Variety Sale

Egyptian Cartonnage Panel w/ Hieroglyph - Translated

Japanese Edo Bronze / Cloisonne Samurai Helmet Urn

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Variety Sale

Artemis Gallery

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Our Sept. 14 auction caters to all buying tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East. Asian art from China, Japan, Thailand, India; Pre-Columbian art. Native American art. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Fossils. Ancient / Tribal Jewelry. So much more - who knows what you'll discover!

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Ancient Thai Ban Chang Pedestal Bowl: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A beautiful bichrome pottery vessel with a rounded globular body and raised flared rim atop its tall cylindrical pedestal on a flared foot. Adding

0037D: Ancient Thai Ban Chang Pedestal BowlEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Large Decorated Ban Chiang Pottery Jar: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A large, elegant bichrome pottery vessel, the body of a rounded form with a flared neck that gently undulates halfway up, with a round base created

0037E: Large Decorated Ban Chiang Pottery JarEst. $900-$1,400

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Ancient Thai Ban Chiang Footed Pottery Jar: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A large, stunning bichrome pottery vessel, the body of a bulbous form with a flared rim on a concave curved, quasi-hemispheric foot, the surface

0037F: Ancient Thai Ban Chiang Footed Pottery JarEst. $600-$900

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0038: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Soldier FigureEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Camel: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A charming, hollow, mold-made ceramic camel, standing integrated onto a four-sided platform. The camel is depicted with its head thrust back in a

0038A: Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta CamelEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Chinese Song / Early Ming Stone Buddha Bust: East Asia, China, Song to early Ming dynasties, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Very expressive carved stone head of Buddha. Round hairless head, almond eyes with furrowed brows, expressive downturned lips,

0038B: Chinese Song / Early Ming Stone Buddha BustEst. $800-$1,200

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18th C. Thai Bronze Statue of Seated Buddha: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin period, ca. 18th century CE. A fine example of a hollow, cast, gilded bronze depiction of the Buddha seated atop a multi-tiered throne. He sits with his hands

0038C: 18th C. Thai Bronze Statue of Seated BuddhaEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Roof End Cap: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A mold-made, grey pottery roofing end cap used for aesthetic appeal. It has an open semi-circular body with raised linear and curvilinear motifs

0040: Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Roof End CapEst. $400-$600

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Five Japanese Jomon Stone Axes, Knives & Arrowheads: East Asia, Japan, Jomon period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A collection of five stone tools, made from a variety of materials, used for hunting and chopping wood. One is an obsidian arrow point; one a

0040A: Five Japanese Jomon Stone Axes, Knives & ArrowheadsEst. $900-$1,400

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Framed Collection of Jomon Japanese Stone Points: East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon period to Yayoi culture, ca. 3000 to 0 BCE. Five obsidian and five grey-brown chert lithics, hand-knapped and of varying form. From the beginning of the Jomon period

0040B: Framed Collection of Jomon Japanese Stone PointsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Lot of 15 Japanese Stone Spears & Arrowheads: East Asia, Japan, Jomon to Yayoi, ca. 3000 BCE to 200 CE. Interesting and quite rare lot of 15 stone tools and weapons from long before the usage of the more famous Japanese steel weapons. Group

0040C: Lot of 15 Japanese Stone Spears & ArrowheadsEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Lot of 40 Small Japanese Stone Arrowheads: East Asia, Japan, Jomon to Yayoi, ca. 2000 BCE to 100 CE. Rare and very interesting group of ancient Japanese arrowheads. All made of a gray chert with a number of different types, shapes, and sizes.

0040D: Lot of 40 Small Japanese Stone ArrowheadsEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Chinese Hongshan Crystal Zoomorphic Pendant: East Asia, China, Hong Shan Culture, ca. 3500 to 2200 BCE. Finely carved from a natural crystal in the form of a pig dragon, of an almost-circular form with a large central perforation so as to

0040E: Chinese Hongshan Crystal Zoomorphic PendantEst. $600-$900

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Chinese Hongshan Jade Pendant - Pig Dragon: East Asia, China, Hong Shan Culture, ca. 3500 to 2200 BCE. Finely carved from a jade of spring green hues in the form of a pig dragon, carved in almost-circular form with central perforation so as to

0040F: Chinese Hongshan Jade Pendant - Pig DragonEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Japanese Kofun Necklace w/ Stone Beads & Magatama: East Asia, Japan, Kofun Period, ca. 250 to 538 CE. An elegant necklace composed of approximately 120 cobalt blue stone seed beads, four larger, almost-black-blue round beads, and, in its center, a

0040G: Japanese Kofun Necklace w/ Stone Beads & MagatamaEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wooden Meditating Figure: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A pretty, carved wooden sculpture painted with red and gold lacquer, depicting a solemn, seated meditative figure. The figure sits cross-legged

0041: Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wooden Meditating FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Japanese Haniwa Ceramic Head - TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Kofun Period, ca. 450 to 600 CE. A fantastic and rare ceramic head with mask-like human features and a conical hat. His eyes and mouth are open, narrow slits, while his nose and

0041A: Japanese Haniwa Ceramic Head - TL TestedEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Chinese Qing Necklace with Black Quartz Bat Pendant: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A deep, black quartz carved and smoothed in a beautiful round openwork pendant with the head of a bat in the center. Flowing outward from the

0041B: Chinese Qing Necklace with Black Quartz Bat PendantEst. $400-$600

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Burmese Gilded Bronze 6 Figure Buddha Procession/ Ava: Southeast Asia, Burma, modern day Myanmar, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. Rare and quite desirable gilded bronze processional scene. Mounted upon an openwork platform, 4 attendants stand before the

0042: Burmese Gilded Bronze 6 Figure Buddha Procession/ AvaEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang to Song Dynasty Carved Marble Bowl- Signed: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1279 CE. A really beautiful bowl with incredible, delicate, low relief motifs around and inside of its body. These raised decorations are

0042A: Chinese Tang to Song Dynasty Carved Marble Bowl- SignedEst. $800-$1,200

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Japanese Edo Bronze / Cloisonne Samurai Helmet Urn: Japan, Edo, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. An exquisite bronze samurai kabuto (helmet) vessel richly adorned with cloisonne in abstract floral and geometric motifs colored with royal blue, aqua, spring green,

0042B: Japanese Edo Bronze / Cloisonne Samurai Helmet UrnEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Pair of Japanese Meiji Bronze Rooster & Hen: Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. An incredible matched set of cast bronze chickens, one a larger rooster whose body is a censer, the other a smaller hen. Both are lifelike, with

0042C: 19th C. Pair of Japanese Meiji Bronze Rooster & HenEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Japanese Nara Glass Magatamas - "Comma Pendants": East Asia, Japan, Nara Period, ca. 710 to 794 CE. A pair of elegant glass pendants known as magatama ("sacred jewel"). Both are comma-shaped, with a hole drilled through their widest parts. One is

0042D: Japanese Nara Glass Magatamas - "Comma Pendants"Est. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Japanese Meiji Boxwood Netsuke - Monk, Signed: East Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A charming, slightly comical netsuke in the form of a monk, seated with his legs crossed, his head tilted upward, and his mouth wide open. This

0042E: 19th C. Japanese Meiji Boxwood Netsuke - Monk, SignedEst. $200-$300

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Online Auction, Thursday, September 14, 2017: AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Online Automated (Timed) Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 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. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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