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Artemis Gallery

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Featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices and many items first time at auction - perfect for dealers and collectors. Convenient & professional in-house shipping.

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9th C. Costa Rican Chiriqui Stone Metate Jaguar Form: **Originally Listed At $7500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex

0225: 9th C. Costa Rican Chiriqui Stone Metate Jaguar FormEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Fabulous / Large Chupicuaro Pottery Head Vessel: **Originally Listed At $3500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous, hand-built, bichrome pottery face bowl with a bold visage on one side

0226: Fabulous / Large Chupicuaro Pottery Head VesselEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

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Large Chupicuaro Pottery Standing Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure standing atop delineated legs and curved feet. She is defined by

0227: Large Chupicuaro Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. $450-$650

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Two Chupicuaro Pottery Pretty Lady Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fine set of two hand-built pottery female figures known as 'pretty ladies' based on their stylized feminine

0228: Two Chupicuaro Pottery Pretty Lady FiguresEst. $450-$650Lot Passed

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Colima Obsidian Knapped Core & Razor Shard: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine obsidian core and a shard flaked from another core, both great examples of the tool making process in

0229: Colima Obsidian Knapped Core & Razor ShardEst. $400-$600

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Lot of 6 Colima Obsidian Tools & Core: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, 300 BCE to 300 CE. A great collection of 6 obsidian stone tools intended for a variety of utilitarian or ritualistic purposes. The first

0230: Lot of 6 Colima Obsidian Tools & CoreEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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3 Colima & Michoacan Pottery Bowl, Figure & Whistle: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 1000. A pair of terracotta figures and a

0231: 3 Colima & Michoacan Pottery Bowl, Figure & WhistleEst. $500-$750

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Colima Stone & Shell Bead Necklace w/ Pottery Figures: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. A fascinating piece of jewelry with ancient beads made from shell, stone, and pottery figures. The necklace

0232: Colima Stone & Shell Bead Necklace w/ Pottery FiguresEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Colima Redware Dog Effigy: **Originally Listed At $2500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large, hand-built pottery dog vessel that is highly burnished and covered in deep red slip. Standing, but

0233: Pre-Columbian Colima Redware Dog EffigyEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Exhibited Colima Pottery Figures: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive ensemble of three hand-built pottery figures; a woman, a man, and a masked figure. First, the

0234: Lot of 3 Exhibited Colima Pottery FiguresEst. $1,000-$1,500

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2 Colima Pottery Figures - Standing & Seated: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pair of hand-built pottery figures from ancient Colima culture. Standing atop slightly bent legs and

0235: 2 Colima Pottery Figures - Standing & SeatedEst. $700-$1,050

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Colima Pottery Footed Bed / Pallet: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built earthenware pallet or bed that stands on four legs and has two high hoops that are connected to

0236: Colima Pottery Footed Bed / PalletEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Huge Pihuamo Pottery Standing Female, ex-Messick: **Originally Listed At $3500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A hand rendered bi-chrome terracotta female figure, depicted standing with both arms bent at the

0237: Huge Pihuamo Pottery Standing Female, ex-MessickEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Seated Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure seated upon crossed legs with thick arms draped gently over each knee. The figure

0238: Colima Pottery Seated FigureEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Standing Male Figural Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A standing male figure, hand-built from redware pottery, meant to be used as a pouring vessel. The nude man

0239: Colima Pottery Standing Male Figural VesselEst. $550-$800Lot Passed

Framed Large Colima Chert Spearhead: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive spearhead that was hand-knapped from light brown chert. This spear tip has a long neck or tang,

0240: Framed Large Colima Chert SpearheadEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Framed Colima Stone Beaded Necklace w/ Earspool: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful stone necklace with hints of white and light grey inclusions. Scattered areas of faint

0241: Framed Colima Stone Beaded Necklace w/ EarspoolEst. $600-$900

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Exhibited - 2 Colima Pottery Standing Female Figures: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built terracotta flat figures, both depicting standing females with clearly delineated wombs

0242: Exhibited - 2 Colima Pottery Standing Female FiguresEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Warrior Figure with Bird - Rare style: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built ceramic figure of a standing shamanic warrior, posed dynamically with a wide club held in left hand

0243: Colima Pottery Warrior Figure with Bird - Rare styleEst. $500-$800

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Large / Portly Colima Dog Effigy Vessel: **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. Likely the largest Colima dog vessel we have laid our eyes upon, this skillfully

0244: Large / Portly Colima Dog Effigy VesselEst. $5,000-$6,500Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Pregnant Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. This a very special shaft tomb figure, representing a female who is clearly pregnant. She is adorned with

0245: Colima Pottery Pregnant Female FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Post-Classic Colima Redware Jar w/ Three Horns: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Post-Classic period, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A lovely handmade pottery jug enveloped in a vibrant hue of burnt sienna. Supported by a

0246: Post-Classic Colima Redware Jar w/ Three HornsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Female Figure Nursing Child: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery statue depicting a cross-legged female nursing a child who lays in her lap. Dressed in

0247: Jalisco Pottery Female Figure Nursing ChildEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Pair of Jalisco Pottery Male and Female Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pair of hand-built pottery figures, a male and a female, both shown nude and presenting thick flanks

0248: Pair of Jalisco Pottery Male and Female FiguresEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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