Summer Timed Discovery Auction

Sumer Faience, Glass, Shell, & Carnelian Bead Necklace

19th C. Mexican Carved / Painted Wood Santo - Pieta

Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female Figures

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Summer Timed Discovery Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our Summer Timed Discovery Auction featuring items priced no higher than $1000 and some starting at low at $25! This auction will feature fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available.

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19th C. Mexican Wood Santo of St. Rosalia de Palermo: **Originally Listed At $1000** New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A pretty, hand-carved wood santo depicting a standing St. Rosalia de Palermo. She stands tall on a tiered

0161: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santo of St. Rosalia de PalermoEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Carved / Painted Wood Santo - Pieta: **Originally Listed At $1000** New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. early 19th century CE. A hand-carved and painted wood sculpture of the Pieta, dramatically displaying Mary's mournful state

0162: 19th C. Mexican Carved / Painted Wood Santo - PietaEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

19th C Russian Icon, Virgin of the Burning Bush: **Originally Listed At $900** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Alternatively called the Virgin of the Burnish Bush or the Virgin of the Unburnt Bush, the iconographically rich

0163: 19th C Russian Icon, Virgin of the Burning BushEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Important Jalisco Female Sheepface Figure: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. One of the finer "sheep-face" figures we have had the pleasure of offering. Seated female wearing a

0164: Important Jalisco Female Sheepface FigureEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Rare Inca Pottery Scepters - Male & Female: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A rare matched pair of redware pottery scepters - both featuring applied simian creatures and openwork cross

0165: Rare Inca Pottery Scepters - Male & FemaleEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Rare Moche Pottery Bichrome Florero - Impressed Designs: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A huge, hand-built pottery flared bowl - called a florero (Spanish for "flower pot") - used in Moche

0166: Rare Moche Pottery Bichrome Florero - Impressed DesignsEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Rare Moche Bichrome Pottery Florero / Bowl: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery flared bowl - called a florero (Spanish for "flower pot") - with a

0167: Rare Moche Bichrome Pottery Florero / BowlEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - St. Anthony of Padua: **Originally Listed At $750** Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden santo depicting St. Anthony of Padua. He stands with sandaled feet atop an integral ovoid

0168: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - St. Anthony of PaduaEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

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Published Anatolian Copper Bull Figure: **Originally Listed At $700** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A very rare copper bull figure cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The bull presents a substantial

0169: Published Anatolian Copper Bull FigureEst. $1,300-$1,950

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Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask: **Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large wooden mask characterized by thin slit-form eyes, a huge forehead, a

0169A: Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet MaskEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Early 20th C. African Baule Wood Male Blolo Bian Figure: **Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden standing figure created by a Baule artisan of West Africa. Such a figure is

0169B: Early 20th C. African Baule Wood Male Blolo Bian FigureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Fine Roman Glass Conical Beaker: **Originally Listed At $700** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An elegant, free-blown beaker formed from translucent, sage-hued glass. The beaker is defined by a slightly concave

0169C: Fine Roman Glass Conical BeakerEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Large Chancay Textile Weaver Basket w/ Tools: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A nicely-preserved weaver's basket composed of tightly-woven reeds and filled with the original

0170: Large Chancay Textile Weaver Basket w/ ToolsEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Thangka with Green Tara: **Originally Listed At $700** Southeast Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. Hand-painted with rich jewel-tone hues and gold leaf, a large thangka depicting Shyamatara, the Green Tara, at the center

0171: 19th C. Tibetan Thangka with Green TaraEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

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Two 19th C. Alaskan Wood & Bone Salmon Hooks: **Originally Listed At $700** North America, Alaska, ca. 1896 CE. A pair of near-identical hooks used to catch salmon, each made of a piece of supple wood curved into tight ovoids with open sides,

0171A: Two 19th C. Alaskan Wood & Bone Salmon HooksEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Fine Quimbaya Pottery Slab Figure: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbia, Colombia, Middle Cauca / Quimbaya culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A charming hand-built pottery male slab figure with tubular arms and legs. The

0171B: Fine Quimbaya Pottery Slab FigureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Superb Costa Rican Stone Jaguar Metate - ex Butterfield: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An attractive jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad,

0171C: Superb Costa Rican Stone Jaguar Metate - ex ButterfieldEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Moche Quartz, Spondylus, & Turquoise Necklace: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A beautiful necklace made from ancient materials and put on a modern cord with 14K gold clasp. At

0171D: Moche Quartz, Spondylus, & Turquoise NecklaceEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Roman Gold Earrings with Cupid - 2.9 grams: **Originally Listed At $700** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Two different gold earrings - one comprised of 96% gold (equivalent to 22K+), the other comprised of 75% gold

0172: Lot of 2 Roman Gold Earrings with Cupid - 2.9 gramsEst. $1,300-$1,950

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Fine Sican Silvered Copper Kero: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A lovely ceremonial drinking vessel, known as a kero, formed from a thinly-hammered

0173: Fine Sican Silvered Copper KeroEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Paracas Engraved Bamboo Flute & Drug Container: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A pair of engraved bamboo items, beautifully preserved despite their great age. One is a flute, the other a

0173A: Lot of 2 Paracas Engraved Bamboo Flute & Drug ContainerEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Paracas Bone, Leather, and Shell Drug Container: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine drug container carved from bone, probably human, with an open top end and a plugged bottom cavity.

0173B: Paracas Bone, Leather, and Shell Drug ContainerEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Fine Maya Pottery Bowl w/ Carved Birds & Red Cinnabar: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl with a round but stable base, tall walls with a

0173C: Fine Maya Pottery Bowl w/ Carved Birds & Red CinnabarEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Maya Brownware Cylinder Vessel - Glyphoids: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A handsome brownware cylinder vessel with incised

0173D: Maya Brownware Cylinder Vessel - GlyphoidsEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Artemis Gallery

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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. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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