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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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Inca Polychrome Vessel with Monkey: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A fabulous mold-made pottery vessel presenting an intriguing form with an egg-shaped body, a narrow, tubular neck, and an

0176: Inca Polychrome Vessel with MonkeyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Inca Blackware Pottery Aryballos w/ Relief Designs: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. An impressive pottery vessel featuring a highly burnished blackware finish on an aryballos form, with a corseted lower

0177: Inca Blackware Pottery Aryballos w/ Relief DesignsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Inca Pottery Aryballos / Urpu, TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. An extensively decorated polychrome vessel called an aryballos due to its similarities to Greek vessels of this

0178: Inca Pottery Aryballos / Urpu, TL TestedEst. $800-$1,200

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Inca Greyware Aryballos - Avians in Relief: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. An impressive greyware vessel of a classic aryballos form with a pointed bottom and twin loop handles. Embellishing the

0179: Inca Greyware Aryballos - Avians in ReliefEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Fierce Moche Pottery Warrior Portrait Vessel w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A superb portrait vessel created by the Moche culture. The Moche of northern Peru may be the only ancient

0180: Fierce Moche Pottery Warrior Portrait Vessel w/ TLEst. $900-$1,400

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Supernatural Scene - TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A superb, mold-formed pottery stirrup vessel featuring an attractive, bi-chrome color scheme. The vessel

0181: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Supernatural Scene - TLEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Incredible Moche Wood Scepter Finial w/ Inlays: **Originally Listed At $2800** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. Wow! An incredibly preserved, extremely rare wooden scepter finial. It depicts a structure with a

0182: Incredible Moche Wood Scepter Finial w/ InlaysEst. $4,500-$6,750

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Rare Moche Gold and Silver Labrets: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. An opulent set of four labret plugs comprised of gold and silver. All four column-like labrets have

0183: Rare Moche Gold and Silver LabretsEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Moche Pottery Figural Vessel of Seated Man w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A wonderful and expressive pottery vessel depicting a seated figure leaning slightly forward. The pensive figure

0184: Moche Pottery Figural Vessel of Seated Man w/ TLEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Crucifixion Scene w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, 450 to 600 CE. A striking mold-made bi-chrome pottery stirrup vessel depicting the harrowing crucifixion of a man with

0185: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Crucifixion Scene w/ TLEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Moche Pottery Demon Fish Stirrup Vessel - TL Tested: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Nicely executed pottery stirrup vessel decorated with variant of the Moche God of the Underworld Ai

0186: Moche Pottery Demon Fish Stirrup Vessel - TL TestedEst. $900-$1,400

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Moche Pottery Fineline Stirrup Vessel w/ Eagle - TL'd: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A magnificent example of a fineline bichrome stirrup vessel, the near spherical body decorated

0187: Moche Pottery Fineline Stirrup Vessel w/ Eagle - TL'dEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Jar w/ Fighting Scene - TL Tested: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, Phase III, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A very finely crafted pottery stirrup jar - an early version of a beer jar used to hold chicha -

0188: Moche Pottery Stirrup Jar w/ Fighting Scene - TL TestedEst. $900-$1,400

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Moche V Bi-Chrome Portrait Stirrup Vessel w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 600 to 750 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery stirrup vessel depicting a highly stylized and attractive portrait of a male,

0189: Moche V Bi-Chrome Portrait Stirrup Vessel w/ TLEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Proto-Nazca Gourd Poporo w/ Bone Dipper: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Chile, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 BCE to 1 BCE. A poporo, a container for lime used in the ingestion of coca leaves, made from a double-bodied gourd. A

0190: Proto-Nazca Gourd Poporo w/ Bone DipperEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe w/ Trophy Heads: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine example of a colorful textile fringe composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or

0191: Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe w/ Trophy HeadsEst. $3,200-$4,800Lot Passed

Proto Nazca Textile Sash w/ Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $950** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous and complete textile sash composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers

0192: Proto Nazca Textile Sash w/ Geometric MotifsEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

Large Nazca Polychrome Textile Mantle: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A large textile mantle created from tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers dyed in hues

0193: Large Nazca Polychrome Textile MantleEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Trophy Head Vessel w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A remarkable pottery "trophy head" vessel featuring a bulbous body that tapers to a brief neck and a flared,

0194: Nazca Polychrome Trophy Head Vessel w/ TLEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Nazca Pottery Vessel w/ Sacrificial illustration - TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a round but stable base, a tapered cylindrical body, and a thin rim surrounding

0195: Nazca Pottery Vessel w/ Sacrificial illustration - TLEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Nazca Polychrome Jar w/ Abstract Creature: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A hand-built pottery jar of a spherical form with a rounded base, sloped shoulders, and a tall, flared rim. Painted

0196: Nazca Polychrome Jar w/ Abstract CreatureEst. $500-$750

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Sican Blackware Pottery Whistle Vessel w/ Figure - TL'd: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Middle Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. A charming pottery stirrup whistle vessel displaying a cuboid body, a

0197: Sican Blackware Pottery Whistle Vessel w/ Figure - TL'dEst. $600-$900

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Lambayeque Blackware Whistling Dog Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A hand-built blackware pottery vessel of a rectangular form surmounted by a highly stylized

0198: Lambayeque Blackware Whistling Dog VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Ceremonial Copper Disk: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A wonderful 99.5% copper ceremonial disk adorned with an openwork oracle spider or

0199: Sican Lambayeque Ceremonial Copper DiskEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 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. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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