Odd Unusual Finds | Antiquity to Present Day 2021-04-01 Auction - 153 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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19th C. Nepalese Wood Mask of Citipati Skeletal DeityFossilized Siberian Woolly Rhinoceros Skull19th C. Russian Cloisonne Silver Lidded Jar w/ Feet
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Louisville, CO, United States
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19th C. Nepalese Wood Mask of Citipati Skeletal Deity: Central Asia, Nepal, Himalayan region, ca. 19th century. A striking carved-wood dance mask depicting the face of a Citipati, a skeletal protector deity in Himalayan Buddhism, boasting a lustrous
0001: 19th C. Nepalese Wood Mask of Citipati Skeletal DeityEst. $3,500-$4,000
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Maya Blackware Skull Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A molded pottery skull pendant with a perforation through the brow for suspension. The skull has a leering
0001A: Maya Blackware Skull PendantEst. $900-$1,500
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Veracruz Terracotta Sonriente Head: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A playful pottery sonriente (smiling face) exhibiting a heart-shaped visage with a raised brow, a pair of narrowed
0001B: Veracruz Terracotta Sonriente HeadEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
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19th C. Naga Headhunter's Shield w/ Wood Monkey Skulls: Central Asia, northeastern India/northwestern Burma, Naga people, ca. last quarter of the 19th century CE. A fascinating shield made to be used with a spear and sword. It features a woven rattan
0004: 19th C. Naga Headhunter's Shield w/ Wood Monkey SkullsEst. $1,500-$2,000
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20th C. Nafana Bedu Wood Mask - Massive Size!: West Africa, Ghana or Ivory Coast, Nafana people, ca. 1960 CE. A massive wooden ceremonial mask with painted geometric motifs and rattan cords. This mask is known as a Bedu and is a ritualistic
0008: 20th C. Nafana Bedu Wood Mask - Massive Size!Est. $1,500-$2,250
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Rare Huari Wood Panel w/ Face: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A fascinating wooden panel featuring a high relief carved wooden head with full lips, a protruding hook nose, black pupils in
0009A: Rare Huari Wood Panel w/ FaceEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
9th C. Marajoara Urn Woman w/ Owl Features: Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A rare, surviving ceramic figural urn in the form of a Janus-faced woman with owl-like features. Her eyes, beak-like nose, mouth, ears
0011: 9th C. Marajoara Urn Woman w/ Owl FeaturesEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed
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Incredible Maya Cylinder - God 'A' and Eyeball: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. Wow! With gorgeously preserved bright pigment and striking motifs, this is a ceramic cylinder vessel with
0011B: Incredible Maya Cylinder - God 'A' and EyeballEst. $17,000-$25,000
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20th C. Mexican Guerrero Painted Copper Masks (pr): Latin America, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, ca. early 20th century CE. A dramatic pair of dance masks comprised of hammered sheets of copper with prominent noses on the front and protruding bite
0013: 20th C. Mexican Guerrero Painted Copper Masks (pr)Est. $800-$1,200
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1950s Native American Apple-Headed Doll: North America, United States, ca. 1950s. A delightful folk art doll of a Native American woman in which the head is made from a desiccated apple. Her wrinkled visage is detailed with black pins for
0015: 1950s Native American Apple-Headed DollEst. $600-$900
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19th C. African Kuba Figural Wood Pipe: Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning, hand-carved, wooden pipe used for smoking tobacco displaying a stylized bowl in the form
0017: 19th C. African Kuba Figural Wood PipeEst. $600-$900
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