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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Framed 18th C. Mexican Painting, Christ Carrying Cross: **Originally Listed At $800** Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 18th century CE. A haunting oil on canvas retablo depicting a 3/4 view of Christ carrying the cross. Jesus wears jewel tone blue and red

0174: Framed 18th C. Mexican Painting, Christ Carrying CrossEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Jalisco Ameca Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel Armor: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery warrior with red and cream painted details over grey slip, holding a thick

0174A: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel ArmorEst. $1,500-$2,250

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19th C. American Wood & Cast Iron Water Pump: **Originally Listed At $800** USA, Midwestern USA, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastic tool from the pioneer period of American history, this is a tall wooden post pump, probably made by

0174B: 19th C. American Wood & Cast Iron Water PumpEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Coin - Syria Cleopatra VII: **Originally Listed At $750** Roman Imperatorial, Cleopatra VII, 50 to 31 BCE. Syria, Chalkidice, Chalkis. AE 20mm, 5.8 grams. Obverse: Diademed bust of Cleopatra right. Reverse: Nike walking

0174C: Roman Bronze Coin - Syria Cleopatra VIIEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

18th C. Western European / British Iron Partisan: **Originally Listed At $800** Western Europe, possibly British Isles, ca. 18th century CE. An iron partisan with a beautiful point that is both deadly and decorative. The head is elaborate and

0175: 18th C. Western European / British Iron PartisanEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Fine Etruscan Bucchero Pottery Amphora: **Originally Listed At $750** Classical World, Italy, Etruria, ca. early 6th century BCE. A wonderful wheel-thrown pottery amphora with a petite circular base, an apple-shaped body with a rounded

0175A: Fine Etruscan Bucchero Pottery AmphoraEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura Beycesultan Variety: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A fine example of a Kusura-Beycesultan type idol of an extremely simplified

0175B: Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura Beycesultan VarietyEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Early 20th C. Hopi Wood Dance Wand: **Originally Listed At $800** Native American, US Southwest, Hopi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden dance wand with a painted motif of the germ god Aalosaka painted in bright colors with

0175C: Early 20th C. Hopi Wood Dance WandEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Nazca Polychrome Pottery Figural Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A lovely hand-built pottery drinking vessel with a slightly rounded base, a cylindrical body with a

0175D: Nazca Polychrome Pottery Figural Stirrup VesselEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Geometric Greek Macedonian Bronze Lidded Pyxis: **Originally Listed At $2500** Greece, most likely from Macedonia, Geometric Period, 8th century BCE. Gorgeous bronze pyxis with oblong body and decorative openwork flange at base, lid in the form

0176: Geometric Greek Macedonian Bronze Lidded PyxisEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Maya Polychrome Dish with Jaguar - Kill Hole: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A distinctive, flat-bottomed plate with flared sides

0176A: Maya Polychrome Dish with Jaguar - Kill HoleEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Greek Geometric Bronze Pendant - Bird Form: **Originally Listed At $2000** Greece, Geometric Period, ca. second half of 8th century BCE. Standing bird in cast bronze with pointed beak, long flat tail, rotund body, two thin legs below and two

0177: Greek Geometric Bronze Pendant - Bird FormEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Large Egyptian Wooden Boatman w/ Articulated Arms: **Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A hand-carved, three-dimensional wooden boatman, with a painted face, a cropped haircut, painted reddish skin, and

0178: Large Egyptian Wooden Boatman w/ Articulated ArmsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Medieval / Viking Leather Strap w/ Bronze Attachments: **Originally Listed At $1500** Northern Europe, ca. 1000 CE. An amazingly preserved leather strap with six bronze attachments, probably part of strap, maybe part of a horse's tack. The bronze pieces

0179: Medieval / Viking Leather Strap w/ Bronze AttachmentsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

18th C. South American Wood Triptych, Raised Pastiglia: **Originally Listed At $2500** South America, ca. 18th or 19th century CE. A portable mini altar, the wooden triptych framing six images comprised of finely painted raised pastiglia with figures in

0180: 18th C. South American Wood Triptych, Raised PastigliaEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Gorgeous Olmec Blue-Green Jade Celt: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. This is a large greenstone tapered hand tool of a highly stylized ritual form with a curved blade. Meticulously

0181: Gorgeous Olmec Blue-Green Jade CeltEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Rare Costa Rican Stone Fertility Idol: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, Diquis or Linea Vieja style, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. Carved from a coarse grey basalt, a fertility figure depicting a

0182: Rare Costa Rican Stone Fertility IdolEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Australian Aboriginal Wooden Throwing Stick - Ca. 1920: **Originally Listed At $750** Australia, Aboriginal, ca. 1st quarter of the 20th century CE. Interesting weapon and hunting device akin to the more well-known boomerang. Curved wooden stick with

0183: Australian Aboriginal Wooden Throwing Stick - Ca. 1920Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Large Brazilian Deep Purple Amethyst Geode: **Originally Listed At $800** South America, Brazil, millions and millions of years old. A huge amethyst crystal quartz cluster, a natural mineral specimen lining the interior of a geode assuming

0184: Large Brazilian Deep Purple Amethyst GeodeEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Mirror with Decorated Handle: **Originally Listed At $950** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A round, disc-like, cast bronze mirror with a strap handle applied to its back and a long, cylindrical handle that

0185: Roman Bronze Mirror with Decorated HandleEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Wood St. Anthony of Padua Santo: **Originally Listed At $1000** New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden santo with a very kind face, depicting St. Anthony of Padua. In one hand, he holds

0186: 19th C. Mexican Wood St. Anthony of Padua SantoEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Early 19th C. Portuguese Wood Santo - St. Francis: **Originally Listed At $800** Western Europe, Portugal, ca. early 19th century CE. A finely carved wood santo figure depicting Saint Francis of Assisi. The figure would have originally had arms made

0187: Early 19th C. Portuguese Wood Santo - St. FrancisEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Ancient Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Finial: **Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A bronze hollow tubular standard in the style of a "master of animals", a highly stylized

0188: Ancient Luristan Bronze Master of Animals FinialEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Ancient Roman Bronze Clawed Foot - Lion: **Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bronze lion's paw with four delineated toes/claws and a tripartite attachment above, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue)

0189: Ancient Roman Bronze Clawed Foot - LionEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot 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. 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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