Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Bust

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Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special End-of-Year Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 50% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse and Rider: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Late Han Dynasty, ca. 0 to 220 CE. A mold-made earthenware horse and rider, finely modeled and covered with nice remains of white, red, and grey/black

0118: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse and RiderEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Zhen Mushou Head: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fierce example of the head of a Zhen Mushou, a tomb guardian, mold-made from terracotta, with traces of black and white

0118A: Chinese Tang Dynasty Zhen Mushou HeadEst. $300-$450

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Lot of 2 Chinese Sui / Tang Straw Glazed Figures: **Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, late Sui Dynasty to early Tang Dynasty, ca. late 6th to early 7th century CE. A pair of near-identical ceramic figures, two men dressed in distinctive

0119: Lot of 2 Chinese Sui / Tang Straw Glazed FiguresEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant, ex-Sotheby's: **Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A mold-formed pottery tomb attendant depicting a female dressed in long robes and standing with her hands in fists -

0120: Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant, ex-Sotheby's: **Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A beautiful mold-formed pottery tomb attendant in the form of a female noblewoman. She wears long robes and stands

0121: Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $800-$1,200

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Necklace w/ Chinese Yuan / Ming Dynasty Glass Beads: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Yuan to Ming Dynasty, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A lovely strand of dozens and dozens of glass trade beads of rounded form and in hues of cobalt blue,

0121B: Necklace w/ Chinese Yuan / Ming Dynasty Glass BeadsEst. $300-$450

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Openwork Tile: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A large pottery openwork tile or window presenting a symmetrical floral pattern in an overall octagonal form,

0122: Chinese Ming Dynasty Openwork TileEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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15th C. Anamese Acorn-Shaped Pottery Jar: **Originally Listed At $200** Vietnam, ca. 15th century CE. This is a charming green-glazed jar in the form of an acorn with banded vertical designs down the body of the glaze. The foot, which

0122A: 15th C. Anamese Acorn-Shaped Pottery JarEst. $250-$375

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Signed 17th C. Japanese Tadayoshi Wakizashi & Scabbard: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. 1615 to 1624 CE, signed by Hashimoto Shinzaemon Tadayoshi (1572-1632 CE). An incredible wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a

0122B: Signed 17th C. Japanese Tadayoshi Wakizashi & ScabbardEst. $3,500-$5,000

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2 Framed 19th C. Japanese Woodblocks - Kabuki Actors: **First Time At Auction** Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864), Utagawa Toyosai (Japanese, 1848-1920), and Kunimasa III (Japanese, 1823-1880). Kagamiyama (Kabuki Play) woodblock prints. Ca. late

0122C: 2 Framed 19th C. Japanese Woodblocks - Kabuki ActorsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Japanese Wooden Single-Prong Tokkosho: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous, hand-carved wooden tokkosho, a variant of the traditional Tibetan vajra employed by Japanese Buddhist

0123: Early 20th C. Japanese Wooden Single-Prong TokkoshoEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Large Fossil Fish, Priscacara & Mioplosus Labrocoides: **Originally Listed At $800** New World, Green River Formation, Wyoming, Middle Eocene Era, ca. 40 million years old. Two fossilized fish preserved in sandstone matrix: Priscacara (the more

0124: Large Fossil Fish, Priscacara & Mioplosus LabrocoidesEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Pair Oligocene Amber w/ Cricket (Dominican Republic): **Originally Listed At $400** Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Oligocene to Miocene, ca. 25 million years ago. A pair of amber nuggets, each with a preserved cricket inside of it. Resin from the

0125: Pair Oligocene Amber w/ Cricket (Dominican Republic)Est. $800-$1,200

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0126: Lot of 2 Spectacular Azurite and Malachite ChunksEst. $400-$600

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Prehistoric African Ammonite & Nautilus Fossils: **First Time At Auction** Southern Africa, Permian Period, ca. 299 to 251 million years ago. A wonderful pair of ancient fossils with lustrous earthtone hues. First, a large fossilized nautilus

0126A: Prehistoric African Ammonite & Nautilus FossilsEst. $600-$800

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Large / Rare Guerrero Xochipala Stone Plate: **Originally Listed At $2500** Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican Formative Period, Guerrero State, Mexico, Xochipala culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE. A shallow grey-green stone basin with a rounded

0127: Large / Rare Guerrero Xochipala Stone PlateEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Pre-Columbian Xochipala Pottery Standing Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican Formative Period, Mexico, Guerrero State, Xochipala culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE. A fabulous hand-built terracotta female standing upon

0127A: Pre-Columbian Xochipala Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Chavin Pottery Llama Stirrup Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Santana-Santa River, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An incredible ceramic stirrup vessel in the form of a stylized llama or alpaca with

0128: Chavin Pottery Llama Stirrup VesselEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Tlatilco Pottery Seated Female Holding Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery seated female figure with outstretched legs, a portly abdomen with a delineated

0128A: Tlatilco Pottery Seated Female Holding VesselEst. $250-$350

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Rare Tlatilco Pottery Seated Double-Faced Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery female figurine in a seated pose with attenuated arms and legs. Ample thighs

0128B: Rare Tlatilco Pottery Seated Double-Faced Female FigureEst. $900-$1,500

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Important Olmec Jadeite Hunchback Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico / Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. An expertly carved jadeite statue carved in the round - depicting a hunchback figure, perhaps a

0128C: Important Olmec Jadeite Hunchback FigureEst. $6,000-$9,000

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Superb Olmec Jade Standing Were Jaguar Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An exquisite, finely-carved blue-green jade were-jaguar figure, standing in a characteristically

0128D: Superb Olmec Jade Standing Were Jaguar FigureEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of twenty-one terracotta spindle whorls, each decorated with incised

0129: Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chavin Blackware Stirrup Vessel with Face, ex-Sotheby's: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A large blackware stirrup vessel - the drum-shaped body presenting a skillfully carved and modeled visage comprised of

0129A: Chavin Blackware Stirrup Vessel with Face, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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