Warehouse Clearance Ancient / Ethnographic

Published Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass Inlay of a Ba Bird

Large Megalodon Tooth from N. Carolina River

20th C. Haitian Sequined Cloth Vodou Drapeau / Flag

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Warehouse Clearance Ancient / Ethnographic

Artemis Fine Arts

Our warehouse is in need of a Spring Cleaning! These lots are going, going, gone...plus we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special Warehouse 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 65% from original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Lot of 10 Ecuadorian Pottery Spindle Whorls: **Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A wonderful group of ten hand-built terracotta spindle whorl beads, each vertically pierced for suspension.

0195D: Lot of 10 Ecuadorian Pottery Spindle WhorlsEst. $100-$150

Lot of 5 Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Beads w/ Possums: **Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A fabulous set of five hand-built terracotta spindle whorls with vertically-perforated suspension holes. The

0196: Lot of 5 Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Beads w/ PossumsEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

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Colombian Pottery Figure of Woman: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fascinating and charming figure of a woman, depicted standing on short legs with her arms in relief pressed against her

0197: Colombian Pottery Figure of WomanEst. $180-$250

Miniature Cocle Pottery 'Frutera' Pedestal Dish: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A charming pedestal-footed plate, known as a "frutera," of a miniature size. The flared foot

0198: Miniature Cocle Pottery 'Frutera' Pedestal DishEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Cocle Polychrome Effigy Jar - Human & Saurian Motifs: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A fine hand-built pottery jar with a round but stable base, a globular body with several

0198A: Cocle Polychrome Effigy Jar - Human & Saurian MotifsEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Quartzite Ceremonial Mace Head: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 500 CE. A carved quartzite mace head of a hefty form with a circular body bearing a pair of

0199: Costa Rican Quartzite Ceremonial Mace HeadEst. $200-$300

Costa Rican Greenstone Pendant - Saurian, ex Worham: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A beautiful pendant of an abstract saurian form, hand-carved from mottled

0199A: Costa Rican Greenstone Pendant - Saurian, ex WorhamEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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Fabulous Nicoya Polychrome Vessel / Incensario - Jaguar: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A charming jaguar rattle vessel of a generally corseted form, with a scalloped foot and rim, a deep bowl,

0200: Fabulous Nicoya Polychrome Vessel / Incensario - JaguarEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Costa Rican Basalt Stone Amulet of an Owl: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. A lovely hand-carved basalt amulet in the form of an owl, with wonderfully delineated eyes, feathers, and wings formed through

0201: Costa Rican Basalt Stone Amulet of an OwlEst. $300-$450

Panamanian Terracotta Spider-Leg Tripod Bowl: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Panama, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A hand-made terracotta bowl on three lengthy appendages known as "spider-legs" due to their long and thin nature. Each leg is

0202: Panamanian Terracotta Spider-Leg Tripod BowlEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Costa Rican Pottery Vessel - Bats and Monkeys: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1200 CE. A hand-built earthenware olla of a graceful form and an extensive decorative/iconographic program embellished with wonderful

0203: Costa Rican Pottery Vessel - Bats and MonkeysEst. $250-$400Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Jar - Squash Form: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming redware jar with a bulbous form and horned shoulder suggestive of a squash, a narrow neck, and flared

0204: Colima Redware Jar - Squash FormEst. $200-$300

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Trio Colima Ceramic Incensario Lid, Figural Olla, & Jar: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A trio of terracotta vessels. First a small figural jar with a rounded body and mask-like head rising from

0204A: Trio Colima Ceramic Incensario Lid, Figural Olla, & JarEst. $200-$300

Lot of 2 West Mexican Pottery Figure & Candelaria: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima or Nayarit culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two hand-built pottery items from ancient West Mexico. First is an abstract buffware figure

0204B: Lot of 2 West Mexican Pottery Figure & CandelariaEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

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Miniature Colima Pottery Standing Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery standing figure of a miniature form with delineated legs, one arm bent and held to the

0205: Miniature Colima Pottery Standing FigureEst. $350-$525

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Lot of 3 West Mexican Pottery Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine set of three hand-built and highly burnished pottery figures from ancient

0205A: Lot of 3 West Mexican Pottery FiguresEst. $250-$350

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Lot of 3 Colima & Nayarit Pottery Seated Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima and Jalisco cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of three hand-built pottery seated figures from the Colima and Nayarit cultures of

0205B: Lot of 3 Colima & Nayarit Pottery Seated FiguresEst. $250-$350

Colima Pottery Standing Gingerbread Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a stylized anthropomorphic form standing atop a pair of delineated legs. The broad

0207: Colima Pottery Standing Gingerbread FigureEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Figural Whistle - Standing Warrior: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a standing warrior clad who dons a padded, crested helmet. The

0208: Colima Pottery Figural Whistle - Standing WarriorEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Impressive Colima Redware Puppy w/ Pierced Ears: **Originally Listed At $2500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow, hand-built ceramic effigy sculpture depicting a corpulent canine, one of the

0209: Impressive Colima Redware Puppy w/ Pierced EarsEst. $3,400-$5,100

Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful seated ceramic figure who sits with legs akimbo and arms outstretched as if ready to embrace the

0210: Jalisco Pottery Seated FigureEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

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Jalisco Pottery Figure - Seated Woman: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely seated figure of a woman with a broad body and characteristically long, ovoid head, made to grace a

0211: Jalisco Pottery Figure - Seated WomanEst. $200-$300

Pair of Jalisco Terracotta Sheepface Female Figures: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful duo of hand-built terracotta figures with characteristic "sheepface" visages comprised of

0212: Pair of Jalisco Terracotta Sheepface Female FiguresEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Jalisco Pottery Seated Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming pair of bichrome terracotta seated figures, both with arms crossed and resting upon upraised knees

0213: Lot of 2 Jalisco Pottery Seated FiguresEst. $250-$500

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