October Timed Marketplace Auction

Greek Boetian Tanagra Pottery Female Figure

Gandharan Grey Schist Fragment of a Prince

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Louisville, CO, United States

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October Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our October Timed Marketplace auction, featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace the last Monday of every month - you never know what you'll find next! Please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available.

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Unusual Mayan Pottery Jar w/ Scraffito Decorations: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A tall, thin-walled terracotta vessel with an incised series of pseudo-glyphs in a register below its rim. Both

0150: Unusual Mayan Pottery Jar w/ Scraffito DecorationsEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Adorable Roman Bronze Lamp Attachment - Mouse: **Originally Listed At $1200** Rome, ca. 1st century CE. This adorable piece would have plugged a bronze lamp; it has been cast in the shape of a crouched mouse with his paws raised to his mouth, as

0151: Adorable Roman Bronze Lamp Attachment - MouseEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Mayan Orangeware Cylinder - Seated Caziques: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Honduras, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A lovely molded orangeware cylinder of a relatively small size ideal for drinking rather than preparing the

0152: Mayan Orangeware Cylinder - Seated CaziquesEst. $600-$900

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Rare Costa Rican Jade Mace Head - Human Features: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A skillfully carved mace head, from a light blue-green jade stone, of an overall rounded form depicting a human head with

0153: Rare Costa Rican Jade Mace Head - Human FeaturesEst. $500-$750

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Ancient Colombian Beaded Necklace of Spondylus Shell: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A long restrung necklace, in hues of citrine, ruby-red, coral, and salmon, with forty twin-stranded

0154: Ancient Colombian Beaded Necklace of Spondylus ShellEst. $250-$300

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Colombian 18 Karat Gold Nose Ring - 4.8 g: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, possibly Sinu, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An ancient high karat (18 kt) gold nose ring comprised of skillfully hammered gold sheet cut into a traditional

0155: Colombian 18 Karat Gold Nose Ring - 4.8 gEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Native American Stone Discoidal - Woodlands Period: **First Time At Auction** Native American, North America, southeastern United States, Woodlands period, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. An interesting and well-used discoidal carved from a mottled brown,

0156: Native American Stone Discoidal - Woodlands PeriodEst. $400-$600

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Chancay Wood Male Figure w/ Original Textile: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A carved wooden standing male figure made from one piece with a typical mummy bundle face with incised

0157: Chancay Wood Male Figure w/ Original TextileEst. $500-$700

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Narino Pottery Gourd-Form Bullet Jar - Rare Form: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, Narino, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A large, hand built, bullet-style polychrome vessel in the shape of a native gourd with a

0158: Narino Pottery Gourd-Form Bullet Jar - Rare FormEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel Gourd & Monkey: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A whimsical greyware mold-made stirrup vessel - the body depicting a squash lying on its side with an adorable

0159: Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel Gourd & MonkeyEst. $250-$350

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Narino Pottery Polychrome Figural Bowl: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi), Narino Highlands, ca. 1250 CE. A lovely bowl with deep walls on an concave ring base, the interior adorned via negative resist

0160: Narino Pottery Polychrome Figural BowlEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Important / Rare Tairona Pottery Jar - Mountain Bear: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A large pottery vessel in the form of a female anthropomorphized bear comprised of human-looking limbs,

0161: Important / Rare Tairona Pottery Jar - Mountain BearEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Pre-Historic Native American Salado Smudge Pot Bowl: **First Time At Auction** Southwestern USA, central Arizona to the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, Salado Culture, ca. 1275 to 1450 CE. A round bowl with a corrugated pattern immediately under the

0162: Pre-Historic Native American Salado Smudge Pot BowlEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Peruvian Chancay Textile Fragment - Abstract Motif: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A textile made from loose and tightly-woven strands of cotton and camelid fibers, in hues of umber, orange,

0163: Peruvian Chancay Textile Fragment - Abstract MotifEst. $150-$225Lot Passed

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Roman Marble Head of a Ram: **Originally Listed At $1500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. This is a fragment of a marble sculpture that included a ram's head; it may have been part of a funerary monument or

0164: Roman Marble Head of a RamEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Casas Grandes Pottery Wedding Vase: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Chihuahua Mexico, Casas Grandes/Mogollon, ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A precursor to the Navajo wedding vase, this Corralitas Casas Grandes vessel is comprised of a

0165: Casas Grandes Pottery Wedding VaseEst. $400-$600

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Pair of Roman Bone Votive Goddesses: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of hand-carved bone votives depicting two goddesses: one probably Venus (Aphrodite), depicted with one hand on her

0166: Pair of Roman Bone Votive GoddessesEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Ancient Roman Bronze Bird w/ Stunning Patina: **First Time At Auction** Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A delightful bronze avian figure with a conical head and disc-shaped eyes, a long tubular neck, broad chest, wings

0167: Ancient Roman Bronze Bird w/ Stunning PatinaEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Pair of 19th C. Antique North American Photos: **First Time At Auction** North America, United States, ca. 1840 to 1900 CE. A lovely pair of antique photographs, each depicting a singular female figure. The first photograph, a daguerreotype,

0168: Pair of 19th C. Antique North American PhotosEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Pair of 19th C. Photos - Original Leather Frames: **First Time At Auction** North America, United States, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely pair of antique photographs, one daguerreotype and one ambrotype, both in Union leather cases. The first

0169: Pair of 19th C. Photos - Original Leather FramesEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

19th C. Tintype Photo & Case - Thermoplastic: **First Time At Auction** North America, United States, ca. mid 19th century CE. A pair of antique thermoplastic Union photograph cases, one with a tintype photo and one without. The smaller

0170: 19th C. Tintype Photo & Case - ThermoplasticEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Lot of 12 Coins, 19th C. Dime, Pennies, ex Historia: **Originally Listed At $150** United States, 19th century CE. Nine are 19th century USA pennies, four of which have been drilled or pierced through to make buttons or pendants. The other three coins

0171: Lot of 12 Coins, 19th C. Dime, Pennies, ex HistoriaEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

US Civil War Iron 12 lb Cannonball Fragment & 4 Bullets: **Originally Listed At $50** New World, United States, ca. 1861 to 1865. A collection of US Civil War iron munitions - a shell fragment and four 1" grapeshots. Size of cannonball fragment: 3.75" W x

0172: US Civil War Iron 12 lb Cannonball Fragment & 4 BulletsEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment: **Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely carved section of white marble, originally part of a sarcophagus, depicting a partial image of what appears to be

0173: Roman Marble Sarcophagus FragmentEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Artemis Gallery

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Terms The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our October Timed Marketplace Auction on 10/30/2017: AUCTION will start at 9:00 AM MT, 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM 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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