February Timed Marketplace Auction

Egyptian Multi-Strand Faience Bead Necklace

Late Classic Colima Painted Pottery Vessel

18th C. Mark Catesby Colored Engraving, Flying Squirrel

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Louisville, CO, United States

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February Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our February Timed Marketplace, featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace the last Monday of 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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Collection of 12 Small Japanese Animals (Hariko Dolls): **Originally Listed At $75** Japan, 20th century CE. Two of these animals are papier mache, nine are pottery, and one is wood. These are all small animals with whimsical designs, some of them of the

0121: Collection of 12 Small Japanese Animals (Hariko Dolls)Est. $50-$75

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Olmec Greenstone Ceremonial Celt: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A beautiful, hand-carved celt of a verdant green hues with a rounded butt, smooth faces and

0122: Olmec Greenstone Ceremonial CeltEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Guerrero / Chontal Greenstone Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Guerrero (Mezcala)/Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A hand-carved and string-cut abstract standing figure shaped from a smooth green

0123: Pre-Columbian Guerrero / Chontal Greenstone FigureEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Olmecoid Stone Head: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, probably Guatemala, ca. 550 BCE. A head presenting hallmark Olmecoid facial features such as its jowly cheeks, a downturned jaguar mouth, and slanted

0124: Olmecoid Stone HeadEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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

0125: Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead NecklaceEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Guerrero Pottery Head & Roman Amphora Fragment: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A great set of ancient pottery

0126: Guerrero Pottery Head & Roman Amphora FragmentEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Necklace, Bracelet, & Earrings: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A collection of ceramic spindle whorls transformed into a modern necklace, bracelet, and earrings with

0127: Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Necklace, Bracelet, & EarringsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Chavin Stone Mace Head - Discoid Form: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A large discoid mace head, hand-carved from a creamy beige stone, with a central socketing hole, a wide

0128: Chavin Stone Mace Head - Discoid FormEst. $700-$1,050

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Chupicuaro Near Miniature Pottery Face Jar: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An oh so sweet and petite redware, round-bottomed face vessel presenting coffee

0129: Chupicuaro Near Miniature Pottery Face JarEst. $100-$150

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Guerrero / Mezcala Green Stone Figural Celt: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero/Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A skillfully carved and string-cut green stone celt depicting a kneeling female figure with hands placed upon

0130: Guerrero / Mezcala Green Stone Figural CeltEst. $500-$700

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Rare Near Miniature Colima Pottery Leg Effigy Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A unique vessel in the form of a bent leg terminating in a foot, with a round-mouthed open spout at the other

0131: Rare Near Miniature Colima Pottery Leg Effigy VesselEst. $500-$750

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Rare Jalisco Conjoined Female Twins: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pretty hand-molded pottery sculpture showing a pair of conjoined, standing women. Their bodies are painted

0132: Rare Jalisco Conjoined Female TwinsEst. $450-$675

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Lovely Paracas Textile Sling: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful textile sling (known as a "honda") composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool)

0133: Lovely Paracas Textile SlingEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Trio of Mezcala Greenstone Figures: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. Three striking carved and string cut Mezcala stone works including a greenstone head with dark and light

0134: Trio of Mezcala Greenstone FiguresEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe God: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large anthropomorphic standing axe god, hand-carved and string-cut from a deep green-grey

0135: Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe GodEst. $500-$750

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Mezcala Greenstone Figural Amulet - Abstract Monkey: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A quixotic amulet depicting an upright monkey, hand-carved from a mottled dark green stone with

0136: Mezcala Greenstone Figural Amulet - Abstract MonkeyEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Diorite Axe God: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved and string-cut anthropomorphic figure in a deep mottled green stone, probably diorite.

0137: Guerrero Mezcala Diorite Axe GodEst. $150-$250Lot Passed

Trio of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful set of three hand-built terracotta female figures, each visage displaying characteristic "sheepface"

0138: Trio of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female FiguresEst. $450-$650Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Bowl: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A well-crafted and highly-burnished terracotta bowl with a rounded base, flat vertical side walls with an

0139: Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery BowlEst. $200-$300

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Colima Redware Olla w/ Interesting Fluted Design: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A burnished redware vessel of an intriguing top-like shape, the upper body modeled with wide horizontal

0140: Colima Redware Olla w/ Interesting Fluted DesignEst. $300-$450

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Colima Pottery Gingerbread Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Colima, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very large and early (Tico type) Colima pottery flat figure, sometimes called a 'gingerbread' figure after

0141: Colima Pottery Gingerbread FigureEst. $350-$525

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Ancient Peruvian Figural Whistling Vessel: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Salinar, ca. 300 BCE to 200 CE. A unique terracotta whistling vessel with an anthropomorphic head serving as the front lobe, and a cylindrical bowl

0142: Ancient Peruvian Figural Whistling VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two lovely hand-built terracotta female figures, each standing atop arched feet, with attenuated limbs, wide

0143: Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female FiguresEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful duo of hand-built terracotta red-slipped female figures. The standing figure displays attenuated

0144: Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female FiguresEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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