CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Rare Etruscan Bronze Boss Lion w/ Ring in Mouth

11th C. Byzantine Iron / Bronze Processional Cross

Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Fisherman

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CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Kick off fall with our clearance sale 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, Fossils, 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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17th C. Native American Glass, Ceramic & Brass Beads: **Originally Listed At $300** North America, Native American, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A dazzling ensemble 58 trade beads - 24 tubular glass, 5 spherical ceramic, and 29 biconical leaded brass -

0192: 17th C. Native American Glass, Ceramic & Brass BeadsEst. $550-$825Lot Passed

20th C. Navajo Buffalo Nickels & Turquoise Necklace: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely and wearable necklace comprised of American currency, silver and brass beads, and

0193: 20th C. Navajo Buffalo Nickels & Turquoise NecklaceEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

20th C. Navajo Silver & Turquoise Concha Belt, T. Tso: **Originally Listed At $250** Native American, southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE, signed by Thomas Tso (Native American, Dine / Navajo). A stylish sterling silver

0194: 20th C. Navajo Silver & Turquoise Concha Belt, T. TsoEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Santo Domingo Heishi Necklace w/ Jacla Beads: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Southwestern United States, Santo Domingo Pueblo, ca. mid-20th century CE. An attractive and wearable necklace formed with dozens of heishi shell,

0195: 20th C. Santo Domingo Heishi Necklace w/ Jacla BeadsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

1960s Native American Hopi Wood Kachinas (pr): **Originally Listed At $400** Native American Indian, Southwest, Hopi, ca. 1960 CE. A handsome pair of Hopi kachina (katsina) dolls. First, we have a Hemis Katsina, perhaps the most beautiful and

0196: 1960s Native American Hopi Wood Kachinas (pr)Est. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Namji Wood, Cloth & Beads Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria-Cameroon border, Namji / Dowayo culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting hand-carved wooden figure with a stylized form, wrapped

0197: Early 20th C. African Namji Wood, Cloth & Beads FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. African Bamana Wood ChiWara Ritual Mask: **Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara or Banmana), ca. early 20th century. A beautiful example of a Chiwara (also Tji Wara), a ritual mask used by the Bamana people

0198: 20th C. African Bamana Wood ChiWara Ritual MaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. African Akan Asante Pottery Ntiri Idol: **Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Ghana, Akan culture, Asante peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-sculpted ceramic votive head known as a "ntiri" used in funerary traditions to pay

0199: 20th C. African Akan Asante Pottery Ntiri IdolEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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19th C. Nigerian Benin Wood Oba Staff: **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful Oba staff - a staff intended to memorialize an Oba or king - hand-carved

0200: 19th C. Nigerian Benin Wood Oba StaffEst. $1,100-$1,650

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20th C. African Igbo Wooden Chalk Spoon: **Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden spoon with a finely-detailed face on the handle, perhaps representative of

0201: 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Chalk SpoonEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

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19th C. African Dogon Wood Votive Ladder: **Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden ladder with five notches carved onto the main body. This ladder is formed from a naturally forked branch

0202: 19th C. African Dogon Wood Votive LadderEst. $1,700-$2,550

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19th C. Mali Bamana Ntomo Wood Mask: **Originally Listed At $2500** West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Bamana people, ca. late 19th early 20th century CE. A fascinating wooden mask depicting a pointed and angular face, hand-carved

0203: 19th C. Mali Bamana Ntomo Wood MaskEst. $3,800-$5,700Lot Passed

20th C. Mali Polychrome Wood Bozo Puppet of Mami Wata: **Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Mali, Bozo peoples, 20th century. An impressive Bozo puppet depicting Mami Wata, the water deity and ultimate Mother Water in a mermaid form - her long,

0204: 20th C. Mali Polychrome Wood Bozo Puppet of Mami WataEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Ancient African Katsina Terracotta Portrait Head: **Originally Listed At $400** Ancient West Africa, Nigeria, Katsina culture, ca. 100 CE. A fascinating example of a hand-built terracotta head depicting a minimalist countenance consisting of

0205: Ancient African Katsina Terracotta Portrait HeadEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. African Baule Wood Spirit Spouse Figure: **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure representing a spirit known as "Blolo Bla," a wife or "dream

0206: 19th C. African Baule Wood Spirit Spouse FigureEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Guro Polychrome Mask, ex-McNemar: **Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A finely carved and painted wooden mask of the mythical figure Zamble, with an elegant

0207: Early 20th C. African Guro Polychrome Mask, ex-McNemarEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Senufo Wood Seated Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A splendid, hand-carved wood figure of a nude female shown seated atop a 4-legged

0208: Early 20th C. African Senufo Wood Seated Female FigureEst. $550-$825Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Ijo Wood Owuamapu Mask: **Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Nigeria, Ijo people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and impressive wooden ceremonial mask, with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic features

0209: Early 20th C. African Ijo Wood Owuamapu MaskEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

20th C. African Mumuye Wood Male Ancestor: **Originally Listed At $3000** West Africa, Middle Benue River Valley, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. 1940s CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure standing atop delineated legs with

0210: 20th C. African Mumuye Wood Male AncestorEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

20th C. African Dogon Wood Anthropomorphic Figure: **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure of an abstract form shown squatting atop an integral circular

0211: 20th C. African Dogon Wood Anthropomorphic FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Bamana Wood Figural Door Lock: **Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Mali, Bamana/Malinke peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved door lock depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure in the traditional

0212: Early 20th C. African Bamana Wood Figural Door LockEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

20th C. African Montol Wood Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $1300** West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Middle Benue Valley, Montol culture, ca. 1950s CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic wooden figure in the form of a female standing on stout

0213: 20th C. African Montol Wood Female FigureEst. $1,900-$2,850Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Female Bateba Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. A standing female Bateba figure, carved from wood with a gray-brown, encrusted, sacrificial patina. A

0214: Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Female Bateba FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

20th C. African Mali Wood Antelope Mask: **Originally Listed At $1800** Africa, Mali, Bamana Kono Peoples, ca. 1940. A stunning early (by African standards) wooden mask of an abstract antelope form. This type, of which there are several

0215: 20th C. African Mali Wood Antelope MaskEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot 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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