May Timed Marketplace Auction

18th C. Indian Bronze Lidded Box - Avian Motif

Tlatilco Bi-Chrome Flat Figure - Captive Female

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Louisville, CO, United States

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May Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our May Timed Marketplace auction, featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace 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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Veracruz Volcanic Stone Hacha - Anthropomorphic Head: **Originally Listed At $3600** Mexico, Vera Cruz / Veracruz, ca. 700 to 900 CE. A carved gray volcanic stone hacha depicting a stylized anthropomorphic head with a crescent dome. Beautiful facial

0217: Veracruz Volcanic Stone Hacha - Anthropomorphic HeadEst. $2,300-$3,450

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Chancay Bichrome Double Chambered Whistling Vessel: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 CE. A musical whistling bridge-spouted stirrup vessel featuring a fine rendering of a cazique atop the front chamber

0218: Chancay Bichrome Double Chambered Whistling VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Objects - Pottery & Necklaces: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, 500 BCE to 1500 CE. A group of six assorted objects, including a bowl, a slab figure, and necklaces. Size: 4.25" W x 2.6" H (10.8 cm x 6.6 cm)

0219: Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Objects - Pottery & NecklacesEst. $200-$300

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Ancient Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade Core: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A core used in making microblades. Obsidian was a hugely important resource in ancient Mesoamerica,

0220: Ancient Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade CoreEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Ecuadorian Puruha Bichrome Figural Vessel - Dual Faces: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Puruha and Canari, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A very rare bichrome vessel with dual (janus) faces, extensively decorated with stylized geometric

0221: Ecuadorian Puruha Bichrome Figural Vessel - Dual FacesEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Pair Chimu Sheets of Silver (for Sandals): **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1470 CE. A pair of hammered thin sheets of silver with drilled holes for attaching leather straps to create sandals.

0222: Pair Chimu Sheets of Silver (for Sandals)Est. $550-$825Lot Passed

Horqueta Lidded Carinated Jar w/ 4 Zoomorphic Figures: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, San Agustin, Horqueta-Primavera Period, ca. 600 BCE to 100 CE. A charming vessel with a round, squat body and a bowl-shaped lid. The four sides

0223: Horqueta Lidded Carinated Jar w/ 4 Zoomorphic FiguresEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Authentic Taino Three-Point Stone Zemi: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. A heavy stone zemi (sometimes cemi) figure, carved from a dense, dark brown/black

0224: Authentic Taino Three-Point Stone ZemiEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Colombian Matching Y-Necklace & Earrings: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely ensemble including a necklace and matching earrings - all comprised of shell and stone beads presenting a lovely

0225: Pre-Columbian Colombian Matching Y-Necklace & EarringsEst. $550-$825Lot Passed

Chimu Inca Blackware Double Chambered Whistling Vessel: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. Beautiful Chimu blackware double whistling vessel with smooth finish and lively seated monkey holding some tender

0226: Chimu Inca Blackware Double Chambered Whistling VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Chancay White-Slipped Bichrome Bowl: **Originally Listed At $60** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A deep terracotta bowl, slipped in white pigment with a pair of painted black stripes, with a raised

0227: Chancay White-Slipped Bichrome BowlEst. $50-$75

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Lot of Three Pre-Columbian Copper Tumis - Used: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a trio of large copper axe blades with flared half-circle shapes at one end; the edges are sharpened and these objects

0228: Lot of Three Pre-Columbian Copper Tumis - UsedEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Bone Bead Necklace + Jade Beads: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, probably Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1600 CE. A collection of a bone-bead necklace, a strung greenstone bracelet, and two carved mammal bone

0229: Pre-Columbian Bone Bead Necklace + Jade BeadsEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Aztec Incised Redware Rattle Censor - Avian Motif: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A wonderful redware incensario of clever design comprised of an openwork olla with a flared rim upon a

0230: Aztec Incised Redware Rattle Censor - Avian MotifEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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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,

0231: Peruvian Chancay Textile Fragment - Abstract MotifEst. $50-$75

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Mixtec Pottery Polychrome Tripod Strainer: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An attractive platter standing on three strap-like legs with geometric iconography

0232: Mixtec Pottery Polychrome Tripod StrainerEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Chimu Stirrup Spout Vessel w/ Globular Body & Monkey: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful matte blackware stirrup vessel with a rounded, near-spherical body and a tall spout. A tiny monkey perches

0233: Chimu Stirrup Spout Vessel w/ Globular Body & MonkeyEst. $200-$300

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Chancay Cuchimilco Star Gazers - Male + Female: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A matched male and female pair of terracotta standing figures, known as cuchimilcos or star gazers, both

0234: Chancay Cuchimilco Star Gazers - Male + FemaleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Mixtec Redware Pottery Jar - Abstract Geometric Motif: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, modern day Oaxaca, Puebla or Guerrero, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A tall and sturdy red-slipped terracotta vessel with a wide and

0235: Mixtec Redware Pottery Jar - Abstract Geometric MotifEst. $100-$150

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Collection of 17 Native American Stone Items: **Originally Listed At $150** North America, Native American, ca. 1000 BCE to 1500 CE. A group of seventeen well-crafted Native American stone items, most knapped from an easily-modeled stone, and

0236: Collection of 17 Native American Stone ItemsEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Trio 19th C. Woodlands Indian Beaded Pouches: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Eastern Woodlands people, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Three beautiful, brightly colored pouches, each made of cloth and leather with beads sewn

0237: Trio 19th C. Woodlands Indian Beaded PouchesEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Early Acoma Jar & Tesuque Wedding Pitcher: **Originally Listed At $200** Native American, Southwest, New Mexico, Acoma and Tesuqe, early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely pair of pueblo potteries - both made from hand-mixed clay, both

0238: Early Acoma Jar & Tesuque Wedding PitcherEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

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Mid-20th C. Hopi Pottery Plate - Feather Design: **Originally Listed At $50** North America, Native American, Arizona, Hopi, ca. 1960 CE. A small ceramic plate with a flat base, rounded edges, and a planar top. The obverse side, pale orange in

0239: Mid-20th C. Hopi Pottery Plate - Feather DesignEst. $50-$75

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Katsina Female Anthropomorphic Lid of Funerary Vessel: **Originally Listed At $900** Africa, Nigeria, Katsina or Sokoto, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A rare and unusual hand built and modeled anthropomorphic lid from a funerary urn with elaborate hand

0240: Katsina Female Anthropomorphic Lid of Funerary VesselEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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