Holiday Glitz - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Six Egyptian Gold Flies & Silver Cylinder Bead 2.2 g

Medieval European Silver Engraved Ring - Magi - 10 g

Olmec Jade Necklace w/ Tairona Gold Zoomorphs

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Holiday Glitz - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. You'll find hundreds of unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from India, China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Ancient / Ethnographic Jewelry. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss!

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Tairona Tumbaga Bird Amulet - 24.5 grams: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A beautiful tumbaga (alloy of copper and gold) ornament, cast using the lost wax process, with its surface enriched by the depletion

0195: Tairona Tumbaga Bird Amulet - 24.5 gramsEst. $900-$1,400

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Tairona Tumbaga Ornament - Transformative Figure: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A wonderful tumbaga transformative figure - his body assuming the form of a sea crustacean, abstract yet representational at the same

0196: Tairona Tumbaga Ornament - Transformative FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Inca Silver Kero w/ Abstract Face, ex-Ron Messick: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A silver kero or drinking vessel hammered into a beaker shape with a flat base and a flaring spout, skillfully decorated with an abstract

0197: Inca Silver Kero w/ Abstract Face, ex-Ron MessickEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Aztec Royal Gold Eagle Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Mexico City, Aztec culture, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. An impressive gold pendant depicting an eagle head with a lofty hooked beak and a lively expression with tightly closed eyes and a

0198: Aztec Royal Gold Eagle PendantEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

20th C. Native American Silver & Coral Necklace - 17 g: Native American, US Southwest, ca. mid 20th century CE. An elegant sterling silver and coral necklace, composed of dozens of long sterling and coral beads as well as approximately thirty sterling

0199: 20th C. Native American Silver & Coral Necklace - 17 gEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Mid-20th C. Tlingit Silver Frog Bracelet - 25.6 g: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Tlingit, ca. 1950s to 1960s CE, made by Tlingit silversmith Bill J. Wilson. A beautiful sterling silver bracelet in the form of a frog with engraved details

0200: Mid-20th C. Tlingit Silver Frog Bracelet - 25.6 gEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

Mid-20th C. Tlingit Silver Bear Bracelet - 25.3 g: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Tlingit, ca. 1950s to 1960s CE, made by Tlingit silversmith Bill J. Wilson. An imaginative sterling silver bracelet in the form of a bear with engraved

0201: Mid-20th C. Tlingit Silver Bear Bracelet - 25.3 gEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

0202: Enormous Silver & Turquoise Men's WatchEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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20th C. Navajo Silvered Brass, Turquoise, & Coral Belt: Native American, southwest United States, Navajo, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful concha belt comprised of 12 convex ovoid panels as well as 11 convex rectangular panels of silver-plated brass.

0203: 20th C. Navajo Silvered Brass, Turquoise, & Coral BeltEst. $500-$700

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20th C. Navajo Turquoise & Silver Squash Necklace: Native American, southwestern United States, Navajo tribe, ca. mid-20th century CE, signed by B. Yazzi on verso. A lovely vintage necklace composed of forty-eight pierced turquoise stones, fourteen

0204: 20th C. Navajo Turquoise & Silver Squash NecklaceEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Navajo Silver Bracelets & Watch Band, 122.9 g: Native American, southwest United States, probably Navajo, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely group of sterling silver watch bands and bracelets of a classic Navajo style. The smaller bracelet has two

0205: 20th C. Navajo Silver Bracelets & Watch Band, 122.9 gEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Mid-20th C. Navajo Silver, Turquoise, & Shell Necklace: Native American, southwest United States, Navajo peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A lovely and well-constructed necklace displaying 18 silver spherical beads, 8 pierced turquoise stones, and

0206: Mid-20th C. Navajo Silver, Turquoise, & Shell NecklaceEst. $200-$300

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Mid-20th C. Navajo Silver & Turquoise Necklace, 101.8 g: Native American, southwestern United States, Navajo tribe, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine necklace composed of fifty-eight spherical high-grade (90%) silver beads - twelve of which have attached

0207: Mid-20th C. Navajo Silver & Turquoise Necklace, 101.8 gEst. $600-$900

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Mid-20th C. Navajo Coral and Shell Necklace: Native American, southwestern United States, Navajo tribe, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A lovely and wearable necklace comprised of one-hundred-and-thirty-six pierced cylindrical coral beads and

0208: Mid-20th C. Navajo Coral and Shell NecklaceEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Forty 20th C. Native American Stone Fetish Beads: Native American, US Southwest, ca. 20th century CE. A group of forty beads in the form of animal fetishes, made from a mottled green, white, and black stone. Four of them are large bears painted with

0209: Forty 20th C. Native American Stone Fetish BeadsEst. $300-$450

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Four 20th C. Native American Silver & Stone Rings: Native American, US Southwest, ca. 20th century CE. A nice collection of four sterling silver rings, all large and heavy, depicting southwestern themes. One has three diagonal bands of turquoise (US

0210: Four 20th C. Native American Silver & Stone RingsEst. $200-$300

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20th C Navajo Silver, Coral, Turquoise Necklace, 49.3 g: North America, Southwest, Native American, Navajo or Zuni, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely necklace comprised of a large, ovoid sterling silver pendant decorated with applied leaf motifs, large

0211: 20th C Navajo Silver, Coral, Turquoise Necklace, 49.3 gEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

1970s Signed Navajo Silver Kokopelli Pendant, 11.1 g: Native American, southwestern United States, Navajo tribe, ca. 1970s, signed by Navajo silversmith Tommy Singer (1940-2014). A lovely sterling silver (92.5%+) pendant depicting a Kokopelli, an

0212: 1970s Signed Navajo Silver Kokopelli Pendant, 11.1 gEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Large Ethiopian Brass Processional Cross: Africa, Ethiopia, ca. 19th century CE. A sizeable brass processional cross with elaborate lattice work throughout. At the lower end is a flared, conical socket to fit a pole for processional use. The

0212A: Large Ethiopian Brass Processional CrossEst. $700-$1,000

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20th C. Asante Gilt Wood Linguist Staff - Elephant: West Africa, Ghana, Asante (Ashanti, Achanti) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. One of my absolute favorites, this is a wooden staff, composed of two pieces, capped by a large elephant and

0212B: 20th C. Asante Gilt Wood Linguist Staff - ElephantEst. $800-$1,200

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Lot of 3 Late 19th C Ashanti Brass Figural Gold Weights: West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A group of cast-brass figural weights for weighing gold. The largest depicts a man standing atop a circular base with a

0212C: Lot of 3 Late 19th C Ashanti Brass Figural Gold WeightsEst. $300-$500Lot Passed

Large Ethiopian Brass Processional Cross: Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A breathtaking white brass processional cross with elaborate lattice work and icons in repousse on both sides occupying the circular sections of the arms

0212D: Large Ethiopian Brass Processional CrossEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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20th C. African Yoruba Beaded Cloth Ade Oba Headdress: Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A sizable and beautiful helmet mask, comprised of several textile swaths sewn together and reinforced along the rim,

0212E: 20th C. African Yoruba Beaded Cloth Ade Oba HeaddressEst. $400-$600

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Maori Green Stone Tiki Pendant Set in 18K Gold: New Zealand, Maori, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Finely carved from pounamu - a greenstone that in this case is likely bowenite, a variety of the serpentinite species of antigorite - this hei

0212F: Maori Green Stone Tiki Pendant Set in 18K GoldEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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