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Exceptional Antiquities | Ethnographic Art

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, so much more! All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are unconditionally guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth Vertebra: North America, Alaska, Pleistocene period, ca. 40,000 years ago. A caudal vertebrae from a mammoth. The bone has absorbed iron from the surrounding soil, giving it a rust color. Caudal vertebrae tend

0130A: Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth VertebraEst. $350-$450Lot Passed

Baby Mammoth Fossilized Scapula: North America, Alaska, Pleistocene period, ca. 40,000 years ago. The fossilized scapula from a juvenile woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). The mammoth is the iconic animal of the Ice Age, a

0130B: Baby Mammoth Fossilized ScapulaEst. $1,250-$1,600Lot Passed

Alaskan Mammoth Tusk, Late Pleistocene: North America, Alaska, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. A section of a tusk from a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), mainly creamy brown, with some hints of a blue-green

0130C: Alaskan Mammoth Tusk, Late PleistoceneEst. $4,000-$5,500Lot Passed

Stunning Siberian Mammoth Tusk Section: Central Asia, Russia/Siberia, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. A stunning section from a huge mammoth tusk, partially fossilized, with creamy brown, white, and dark brown colorful

0131: Stunning Siberian Mammoth Tusk SectionEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Custom Knife - Prehistoric Gibeon Meteorite w/ Lapis: Africa, Namibia, Gibeon, fall dates to prehistoric times, meteorite discovered by Captain J.E. Alexander in 1838 CE. A wonderful knife comprised of a Gibeon meteorite slab cut in modern times to

0131A: Custom Knife - Prehistoric Gibeon Meteorite w/ LapisEst. $500-$750

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Complete Triceratops Dinosaur Vertebrae: North America, late Cretaceous Period, ca. 68 to 66 million years ago. A fossilized vertebrae from a triceratops (Triceratops horridus), one of the most famous dinosaurs. In total, each individual

0131C: Complete Triceratops Dinosaur VertebraeEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Fossilized Madagascar Ammonite Fossil Group: Africa, Madagascar, ancient seas, ca. 400 million years ago. A tall group of ammonites and other ancient shells fossilized in a hardened grey matrix. The ammonites range in color from a rich reddish

0132: Fossilized Madagascar Ammonite Fossil GroupEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Huge Petrified Tree Slice: New World, North America, Mesozoic Period, ca. 225 to 66 million years ago. A beautiful slice of petrified tree trunk, fossilized vegetation with a gorgeous mottled surface, highlighted by bright and

0132A: Huge Petrified Tree SliceEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Eocene Period Fossil Fish - Diplomystus: New World, Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA, Lower Eocene, ca. 50 million years ago. A well-presented example of a fossilized Diplomystus dentatus, a surface feeding fish often found with the

0132B: Eocene Period Fossil Fish - DiplomystusEst. $300-$450

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Huge Eocene Fish Fossil Slab: New World, Eocene Epoch, ca. 55.8 to 33.9 million years ago. A limestone slab containing the fossilized remains of three fish and a stand of ferns. The Eocene world was the warmest of the Cenozoic

0132C: Huge Eocene Fish Fossil SlabEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Valdivian Stone Votive Offering - Owl: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A large Valdivian stone votive offering, finely carved from a grey-white stone, depicting the visage of an owl in a characteristically

0133: Valdivian Stone Votive Offering - OwlEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Large Valdivian Limestone Plank Figure of Owl: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Valdivian, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A well-executed limestone owl carving, this one quite nice as it depicts both the head and winged body. Boldly and deeply

0133A: Large Valdivian Limestone Plank Figure of OwlEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Chavin Blackware Pouring Vessel w/ Incised Circles: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. In incredible condition, and with an accumulated silvery iridescent patina, this is a beautiful blackware bowl with a simple, elegant motif of

0134: Chavin Blackware Pouring Vessel w/ Incised CirclesEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Olmec Were-Jaguar Serpentine Mask w/ Stoetzer Report: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 to 500 BCE. An exquisite mask carved from rich green serpentine by a skilled sculptor of the Olmec culture, the oldest major civilization

0134A: Olmec Were-Jaguar Serpentine Mask w/ Stoetzer ReportEst. $20,000-$30,000

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Expressive Colima Terracotta Mask: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A red terracotta face mask presenting an abstract visage comprised of large recessed ovoid eyes, an open mouth, and a prominent curved nose.

0134B: Expressive Colima Terracotta MaskEst. $900-$1,400

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Jamacoaque / Ecuador Phallic Figural Pottery Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jama Coaque (Jamacoaque) culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An incredible ceramic bowl, perhaps made for heating offerings, that includes a large attached figure of an elite male

0135: Jamacoaque / Ecuador Phallic Figural Pottery VesselEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Matched Pair of Pottery Seated Figures: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pair of matched male and female terracotta figures with characteristically wide bodies, arching backs,

0136: Nayarit Matched Pair of Pottery Seated FiguresEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Leishmaniasis Victim: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A striking mold-made and highly-burnished portrait human effigy stirrup vessel presenting an attractive bichrome finish in

0137: Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Leishmaniasis VictimEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Nayarit Sitting Ball Player Holding Black Ball: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully modeled polychrome ballplayer figure seated with legs looped inward under a shell-shaped groin protector, holding a

0138: Nayarit Sitting Ball Player Holding Black BallEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Important Jalisco Female Sheepface Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. One of the finer "sheep-face" figures we have had the pleasure of offering. Seated female wearing a striped and polka dot skirt, nude

0138A: Important Jalisco Female Sheepface FigureEst. $1,500-$2,200Lot Passed

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Nayarit Sitting Female on 2-Legged Stool: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large, impressively modeled, and extensively decorated female figure seated upon a two-legged stool. Although nude with revealed breasts,

0139: Nayarit Sitting Female on 2-Legged StoolEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Important Colima Bichrome Pottery Dancer: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive figural vessel depicting a highly decorated dancer/shaman wearing a black mask that presents a dramatic visage with bold

0140: Important Colima Bichrome Pottery DancerEst. $20,000-$30,000

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Recuay Pottery Jar - Royal Figure & Animals: Pre-Columbian, northern highlands of Peru, Recuay culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This is a unique, intricate vessel with a wide, strap-like handle and a broad, flaring rim above a thin neck and bulbous

0142A: Recuay Pottery Jar - Royal Figure & AnimalsEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Nazca Pottery Polychrome Figural Vessel - Shaman: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A fabulous polychrome effigy vessel of a generally globular form depicting a highly decorated male shaman who holds ceremonial implements in

0142B: Nazca Pottery Polychrome Figural Vessel - ShamanEst. $1,500-$2,250

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Online Auction, Thursday, October 5, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 a.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - bidding online, absentee or by phone. 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. All celebrity signatures are guaranteed authentic. 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. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. 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