Pre-Columbian / Ethnographic Art

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Pre-Columbian / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring Pre-Columbian artifacts from Mexico, Central and South America; Native American art; Tribal art from Africa, Oceania, and the Pacific Northwest; Spanish Colonial art; even fossils and minerals. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed authentic/as described.

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19th C. African Akan Terracotta Head: West Africa, Ghana, Akan, ca. 19th century CE. Carved from a tawny terracotta with areas of blush red hues, a captivating countenance presenting intriguing traits such as coffee bean shaped eyes, a

0001: 19th C. African Akan Terracotta HeadEst. $500-$700

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Very Fine Olmec Pottery Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastic hand-built terracotta figure seated upon an integral stool leg. The figure dons a pleated skirt above a

0001A: Very Fine Olmec Pottery Seated FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Olmec Green Stone Pendant - Duck Head Form: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A simple yet unusual pendant, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with chalky-white and light-brown inclusions. This form,

0002: Olmec Green Stone Pendant - Duck Head FormEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Valdivian Fragment of Human Figure - Head & Shoulders: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A reddish pottery head with thin slits for eyes and mouth and a low relief nose and brow; below the head is the beginning of the torso,

0002A: Valdivian Fragment of Human Figure - Head & ShouldersEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Chontal Greenstone Standing Lord Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A standing anthropomorphic figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with dark inclusions. The figure

0003: Chontal Greenstone Standing Lord FigureEst. $250-$350

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Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Mask: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A fine greenstone face with a pointed, triangular chin, a large nose, and shallow eyes that may once have been filled with shell. This

0004: Guerrero Chontal Greenstone MaskEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Fine Pair of Classic Olmec Pottery Rollers: Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A pair of cylindrical ceramic rollers, each hollow in the center, with their exteriors carved with deeply incised curved patterns. The larger has a

0005: Fine Pair of Classic Olmec Pottery RollersEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Chorrera Pottery Double-Lobed Whistling Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. An early and creative double-lobed whistling vessel. Each lobe is the body of a monkey. One sits facing forward, one hand to its

0005A: Rare Chorrera Pottery Double-Lobed Whistling VesselEst. $900-$1,300Lot Passed

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Ecuadoran Bahia Pottery Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A ceramic figure of a woman. The figure is abstract, almost alien looking, with large, slit-like eyes and a huge

0005B: Ecuadoran Bahia Pottery Standing FemaleEst. $900-$1,300

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Early Mayan Terracotta Head: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Early Classic Period, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A classic terracotta depiction of a Mayan head with distinguishable chubby features. The

0006: Early Mayan Terracotta HeadEst. $250-$350

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Rare Bahia Manabi Pottery Mask w/ Horns: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A rare, interesting mask - round-faced, with long rectangular slits for eyes and a huge, aquiline nose depicted

0006A: Rare Bahia Manabi Pottery Mask w/ HornsEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A Mezcala standing anthropomorphic figure, finely carved and string cut from mottled greenstone, displaying an elegant minimalist

0006B: Large Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe GodEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Colombian San Augustin Blackware Lidded Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1550 BCE. A burnished, monochromatic, dark brown to black lidded pottery vessel, the lower section of a carinated drum form, the lid created to fit

0006C: Colombian San Augustin Blackware Lidded VesselEst. $700-$1,100Lot Passed

Tlatilco Bi-Chrome Flat Figure - Captive Female: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A fascinating figure depicted in a rare pose - a woman, standing, wearing a belt, headdress, and spool-shaped earrings, her arms raised

0007: Tlatilco Bi-Chrome Flat Figure - Captive FemaleEst. $700-$1,100Lot Passed

La Tolita / Chorrera Incised Pottery Footed Dish: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco) culture, ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A pretty ceramic dish, standing on five bulbous feet that were once rattles. The interior of the dish is divided

0007A: La Tolita / Chorrera Incised Pottery Footed DishEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

West Mexican Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A solid pottery hand-molded figure of a nude female with her arms outstretched, her head exaggeratedly large compared to the rest of her

0008: West Mexican Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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0008A: Rare Chavin Polychrome CylinderEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Superb Tlatilco Ceramic Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A hand-modeled 'pretty lady' figure in solid terracotta, with a pronounced, large headdress or coiffure, large

0008B: Superb Tlatilco Ceramic Standing FemaleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Large Paracas Pottery Bowl - Zoomorphic Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A thick-walled ceramic bowl with low, vertical sides and an incised register of a fantastical creature repeated around the exterior. The

0008C: Large Paracas Pottery Bowl - Zoomorphic MotifsEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Superb Michoacan Terracotta Pretty Lady w/ Orig Pigment: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 BCE. A beautiful, hand-built and modeled terracotta "Pretty Lady" presented in a standing pose with a slightly protruding belly, perhaps intended to

0009: Superb Michoacan Terracotta Pretty Lady w/ Orig PigmentEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Michoacan Pottery Standing Pretty Lady Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A lovely hand-built terracotta standing female "pretty lady" figure with a highly-burnished surface and faint

0010: Michoacan Pottery Standing Pretty Lady FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Colima Standing Figure w/ Huge Ear Spool Holes: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and painstakingly modeled terracotta figure, standing with hands placed over the abdominal region, facing forward with an

0011: Colima Standing Figure w/ Huge Ear Spool HolesEst. $400-$600

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Rare Colima Stone Figural Double Tool: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A carefully sculpted object, made of a purple, cream, and coral-colored hard stone, with a distinct anthropomorphic shape. The face features

0012: Rare Colima Stone Figural Double ToolEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Colima Ceramic Figure Enthroned in Drum: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-modeled seated human figure with a tall headdress, enthroned inside of a drum-shaped litter with four legs. This figure was part of

0012A: Colima Ceramic Figure Enthroned in DrumEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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