Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Bust

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Louisville, CO, United States

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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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Rare Indus Valley Pottery Figure Twin Bulls, TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $500** Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. An extremely rare depiction of two hand-built pottery bulls standing abreast

0096: Rare Indus Valley Pottery Figure Twin Bulls, TL TestedEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Ancient Dagestan Bronze Standing Idol: **Originally Listed At $350** Western Asia, Dagestan Region, located on the northwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, ca. 1500 to 500 BCE. A cast bronze idol in the form of a standing anthropomorphic

0097: Ancient Dagestan Bronze Standing IdolEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Bactrian 14K Gold Earrings (pr) - .8 g: **Originally Listed At $350** Central Asia, modern day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, Bactria (Bactria Margiana Archaeological Complex/BMAC), ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A lovely set of

0098: Bactrian 14K Gold Earrings (pr) - .8 gEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Wearable Bactrian Glass / Agate Beaded Necklace: **Originally Listed At $400** Central / Western Asia, Bactrian Empire, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A lovely necklace with an attractive, balanced design comprised of dozens of glass beads and a stunning

0099: Wearable Bactrian Glass / Agate Beaded NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

18th C. Central Asian Silver & Glass Seal Rings (6): **Originally Listed At $500** Central Asia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A collection of six fantastic and striking silver seal rings - all wearable, if you want to

0100: 18th C. Central Asian Silver & Glass Seal Rings (6)Est. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Wearable Bactrian Faience & Stone Necklace w/ Bronze: **Originally Listed At $400** Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC), ca. 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful collection of dozens of white and blue faience seed beads, interspersed with larger black

0101: Wearable Bactrian Faience & Stone Necklace w/ BronzeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Lovely Bactrian Stone Beaded Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Central / Western Asia, Bactrian Empire, ca. 1st millennium BCE. An attractive and wearable necklace composed of beads shaped from various stone types in hues of emerald

0102: Lovely Bactrian Stone Beaded NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Gandharan Schist Figure - Standing Buddha: **Originally Listed At $450** Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A large carving of a standing Buddha, hand-carved from a grey schist. The

0103: Gandharan Schist Figure - Standing BuddhaEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Nepalese Painted Wood Festival Mask: **First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Himalayan Region, Nepal, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful and expressive festival mask, hand-carved from hard wood, with an elongated visage comprised of

0104: 19th C. Nepalese Painted Wood Festival MaskEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Eight 20th C. Mini Tibetan Bone & Stone Skull Beads: **First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 20th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of miniature skull beads or amulets, hand-carved from stones of a variety of colors as well as bone, perhaps

0106: Eight 20th C. Mini Tibetan Bone & Stone Skull BeadsEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Axe Blade: **Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son Culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A cast bronze axe head of lunate form with a hollow blade. The casting technique for Dong Son

0107: Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Axe BladeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Beautiful Majapahit Stone Figure - Standing Woman: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A beautiful, well-preserved example of a limestone carving of a woman, shown standing

0108: Beautiful Majapahit Stone Figure - Standing WomanEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Large 19th C. Philippine Bronze Gong w/ Woven Case: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Philippines, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive bronze gong with a wide rim and a rounded knob at the top. The body tapers to a flat base.

0110: Large 19th C. Philippine Bronze Gong w/ Woven CaseEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Rare Early 20th C. Dayak Wood Carpenter's Plane: **Originally Listed At $350** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, hand-carved dark wooden carpenter's plane, sans metal blade. In high relief on

0111: Rare Early 20th C. Dayak Wood Carpenter's PlaneEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wooden Drum: **First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden slit drum, carved from a single piece of wood, with a zoomorphic form.

0112: Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wooden DrumEst. $500-$700

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Ceremonial Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood Paddle: **First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden paddle with elaborately delineated decoration at the juncture between

0112A: Ceremonial Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood PaddleEst. $600-$900

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Early 20th C. Borneo Dayak Wood Mask: **Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden (probably ironwood) mask. With a heart-shaped

0113: Early 20th C. Borneo Dayak Wood MaskEst. $900-$1,350

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Large Chinese Warring States Pottery Vessel w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Warring States period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A large storage vessel of a globular form comprised of buff gray pottery with impressed designs covering the

0114: Large Chinese Warring States Pottery Vessel w/ TLEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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0114A: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Tomb AttendantEst. $250-$375

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Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror: **Originally Listed At $500** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An incredible bronze mirror with cast motifs on its decorated back and a raised, nub-like handle on the back. The

0115: Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze MirrorEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant: **Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE. A female painted or glazed pottery tomb figure, of a type known as a mingqi, or "spirit utensil" created to care for a

0116: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery AttendantEst. $700-$1,050

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Early Han Dynasty Terracotta Jester with Drum: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A wonderfully preserved example of a tomb attendant - a court jester-like figure, nude aside from a loose skirt that

0117: Early Han Dynasty Terracotta Jester with DrumEst. $2,000-$3,500Lot Passed

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Dog: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Eastern Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. This alert gray pottery pup is a burial votive figure that demonstrates the ancient Chinese appreciation for

0117A: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery DogEst. $300-$450

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Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Well: **Originally Listed At $500** East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A hand-built ceramic model of a well topper with a wide base tapering to a thick circular rim. A pair of

0117B: Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery WellEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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