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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Early 20th C. African Baga / Loma Wood Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Guinea / Liberia, Baga / Loma people, ca. early 20th century CE. An interesting wooden figure, hand-carved and covered with a dark, soil-based pigment. The

0361: Early 20th C. African Baga / Loma Wood Female FigureEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede Mask: **Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An interesting example of a hand-carved, wooden Gelede mask. The face shares common features with other

0362: 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede MaskEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Bamana Wooden Puppet Head: **Originally Listed At $125** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with interesting proportions; this once would have had a larger costume

0363: Early 20th C. African Bamana Wooden Puppet HeadEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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African Fon Wooden Standing Fetish Figure: **Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a standing man, made to be a fetish figure with a receptacle

0364: African Fon Wooden Standing Fetish FigureEst. $300-$600

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Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Shrine Figure: **First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic shrine figure known as an "ikenga." The figure has a pair of

0365: Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Shrine FigureEst. $200-$300

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20th C. African Wooden Mask - Illness Mask: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden illness mask with openwork eyes for the wearer, an upturned nose, full lips and a jutting chin.

0366: 20th C. African Wooden Mask - Illness MaskEst. $400-$600

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Early 20th C. Indonesian Wooden Festival Mask: **Originally Listed At $150** Indonesia, Bali or Java, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood festival mask with prominent bulging eyes, a bulbous nose, a horse hair moustache, and a toothy,

0367: Early 20th C. Indonesian Wooden Festival MaskEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Northern European Bronze Palstave Axe Head: **Originally Listed At $300** Northern Europe, British Isles, the Atlantic Bronze Age to Iron Age transition period, ca. 1300 to 700 BCE. A mold-cast bronze axe head with a flared vertical blade, a

0368: Northern European Bronze Palstave Axe HeadEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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0369: 16th C. Russian Silver Coin Hoard - 100 coins!Est. $500-$750

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16th C. Russian Silver Coin Hoard - 107 coins - 45.3 g.: **Originally Listed At $200** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A collection of one-hundred-and-seven coins, known as "wire money," made from silver wire. This style of coinage

0370: 16th C. Russian Silver Coin Hoard - 107 coins - 45.3 g.Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

18th C. Russian Bronze Traveling Icon - St. Nicholas: **Originally Listed At $150** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 18th century CE. A petite mold-made bronze traveling icon depicting the miracle-working St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the most

0371: 18th C. Russian Bronze Traveling Icon - St. NicholasEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

18th C. Russian Brass Three-Bar Crucifix: **Originally Listed At $250** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 18th century CE. A well-loved brass three-barred cross, the most symbolic and common shape in the Orthodox Church. The crucified Christ

0372: 18th C. Russian Brass Three-Bar CrucifixEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

19th C. British Engravings by T. Baxter, Ex-MFA Boston: **Originally Listed At $150** Thomas Baxter (British, 1782-1821), three engravings entitled,"Grecian Musical Performers", "Greek Tumbling", and "Comedian & Masks", from Thomas Baxter, "An

0373: 19th C. British Engravings by T. Baxter, Ex-MFA BostonEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

19th C. British Engravings by T. Baxter, Ex-MFA Boston: **Originally Listed At $200** Thomas Baxter (British, 1782-1821), three engravings entitled,"Pyrrhic Dance", "Roman Officers", and "Roman Soldiers" from Thomas Baxter, "An Illustration of the

0374: 19th C. British Engravings by T. Baxter, Ex-MFA BostonEst. $400-$800Lot Passed

19th C. Russian Brass Enameled Traveling Triptych Icon: **Originally Listed At $200** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive three-panel brass traveling icon showing a number of scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. The imagery in the

0375: 19th C. Russian Brass Enameled Traveling Triptych IconEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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19th C. Russian Bronze Reliquary Cross: **Originally Listed At $200** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A pretty example of a reliquary cross, composed of two cast bronze pieces. One face has a relief series of images: four

0376: 19th C. Russian Bronze Reliquary CrossEst. $300-$450

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19th C. Russian Brass & Enamel Traveling Icon: **Originally Listed At $300** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A brass traveling icon showing a series of four small religious scenes below a scene of the crucifixion; the artwork has

0377: 19th C. Russian Brass & Enamel Traveling IconEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

19th C. Russian Bronze Traveling Icon - Saints: **Originally Listed At $150** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A square cast bronze icon depicting several saints underneath a Cyrillic label, set back into a frame. The piece is highly

0378: 19th C. Russian Bronze Traveling Icon - SaintsEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Published 19th C. Russian Icon, St. John the Forerunner: **Originally Listed At $2250** Russia, ca. 19th century rendered in traditional Byzantine style favored by Old Believers of the 19th century, an icon depicting Eastern Orthodoxy's Saint John the

0379: Published 19th C. Russian Icon, St. John the ForerunnerEst. $2,400-$3,500

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19th C. Russian 4-Part Enameled Brass Traveling Icon: **Originally Listed At $350** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A four-paneled traveling icon made of brass with nice remains of dark blue and white enamel in the recessed areas of the

0380: 19th C. Russian 4-Part Enameled Brass Traveling IconEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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