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South Italic Gnathian / Apulian Epichysis

Moche III Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec w/ Serpents

Prehistoric Anasazi Mancos Black-on-White Pitcher

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VARIETY | Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Just in time for holiday gift-giving! Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, African / Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine / Visual Art, more! All ancient items have been legally acquired, and are legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Alaskan Pleistocene Juvenile Mammoth Tusk Fragment: North America, Alaska, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 40,000 years ago. A fossilized ivory tusk fragment from a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), on a custom wood display stand, the piece is a

0056: Alaskan Pleistocene Juvenile Mammoth Tusk FragmentEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Pair Beaded Necklaces - Rhyolite & Coral: United States, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A pair of pretty and wearable necklaces- one made from small coral beads and the other from mottled green rhyolite beads. The petite coral beads are

0056A: Pair Beaded Necklaces - Rhyolite & CoralEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Oligocene Fossilized Oreodont Skull Fragment w/ Teeth: North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington County, White River / Brule Formation, Oligocene, ca. 33 to 30 million years ago. A well-preserved fragment from the upper jaw and skull

0056B: Oligocene Fossilized Oreodont Skull Fragment w/ TeethEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Partial Oreodont Merycoidodon Culbertsoni Skull Fossil: North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington County, White River / Brule Formation, Oligocene, ca. 33 to 30 million years ago. A fossilized upper skull from a prehistoric mammal

0057: Partial Oreodont Merycoidodon Culbertsoni Skull FossilEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Gorgeous Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Slab: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A fine cross-section from a fossilized or petrified tree, with pretty mauve and maroon hues. This trunk

0058: Gorgeous Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood SlabEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Massive Fossilized Leg Bone Sauropod Dinosaur: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** North America, Western United States, Utah, Sanpete County, North Horn

0059: Massive Fossilized Leg Bone Sauropod DinosaurEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Fossilized Oreodont Merycoidodon Upper Skull & Teeth: North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington County, White River / Brule Formation, Oligocene, ca. 33 to 30 million years ago. A fossilized skull of a prehistoric mammal known as an

0060: Fossilized Oreodont Merycoidodon Upper Skull & TeethEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Polished Fossilized Orthoceras Shells in Matrix Pillar: Ancient Seas, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. An amazing stone matrix tower that has been prepared to show off the fossilized shells from Orthoceras, a prehistoric

0061: Polished Fossilized Orthoceras Shells in Matrix PillarEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Late Cretaceous Nostoceras Ammonite Fossils in Matrix: Africa, Madagascar, Late Cretaceous, ca. 100.5 to 65.5 million years ago. A superb and aesthetically fascinating pair of ammonite shells, excavated from the stone matrix they fossilized in. These are

0062: Late Cretaceous Nostoceras Ammonite Fossils in MatrixEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Rare Fossilized Teeth Desmostylus (Hippo-like Creature): East Asia / Western North America, Northern Pacific Rim region, Oligocene to Miocene, ca. 28.4 to 7.2 million years ago. A pair of teeth from the prehistoric creature Desmostylus, a large aquatic

0063: Rare Fossilized Teeth Desmostylus (Hippo-like Creature)Est. $600-$900

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Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Fragment + Petrified Wood: North America, United States, Late Triassic to Miocene, ca. 225 to 15 million years ago; North America / Siberia, Pliocene to Pleistocene period, ca. 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago. A polished

0064: Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Fragment + Petrified WoodEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Stirrup Vessel - Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel bearing a stirrup-shaped handle with a cylindrical spout. Curvilinear striations are incised across the

0065: Chavin Incised Stirrup Vessel - ZoomorphsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Adorable Vicus Redware Vessel - Jaguar Form: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. An adorable pottery vessel in the form of a feline, perhaps a jaguar, holding her head high to reveal a mouth full of fangs. The

0066: Adorable Vicus Redware Vessel - Jaguar FormEst. $800-$1,200

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Three Chavin Pottery Jars w/ Impressed Designs: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A trio of hand-built pottery jars, each with a different pattern of lines or lines with spots. Two of the jars feature flared rims used to tie

0067: Three Chavin Pottery Jars w/ Impressed DesignsEst. $700-$1,050

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Olmecoid / Proto Maya Female Hunchback Figure: Pre-Columbian, El Salvador and Honduras, Maya Territories, Olmecoid / Proto-Maya, Pre-Classic period, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An intriguing pottery figure of a female hunchback seated with legs

0068: Olmecoid / Proto Maya Female Hunchback FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God, ex-Arnovick: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, of characteristically abstract form, standing atop

0069: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Axe God, ex-ArnovickEst. $600-$900

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Ancient Valdivian Pottery Idol Figurines: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. Three miniature Valdivian pottery figurines with minimalist features - and two have the characteristic

0070: Ancient Valdivian Pottery Idol FigurinesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Vicus Bridge-Spouted Vessel, Swimming Male: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 250 BCE to 600 CE. A wonderful bridge-spouted vessel in the form of a swimming man resting upon his rounded belly with legs outstretched and slender

0071: Vicus Bridge-Spouted Vessel, Swimming MaleEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Guerrero Female Figure w/ C-Section, ex-Bonhams: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. An impressive pottery female figure of an unusual form - depicted post-birth after undergoing a cesarean section. Enveloped in

0072: Guerrero Female Figure w/ C-Section, ex-BonhamsEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Rare Vicus Redware Spouted Vessel Llama Head: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A molded pottery effigy vessel in the form of a zoomorphic head with an elongated snout, small ears, and grinning teeth. The unknown

0073: Rare Vicus Redware Spouted Vessel Llama HeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Jalisco Ameca Type Seated Nude Male: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A remarkable pottery male figure sitting nude with one hand behind his head as the other arm stretches

0073A: Jalisco Ameca Type Seated Nude MaleEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Jalisco Polychrome Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure seated beneath a broad cloak or blanket patterned with diamonds in white, red, and orange hues. Behind the

0074: Jalisco Polychrome Seated FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Large Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Male Musician w/ Rasp: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A splendid and quite sizable pottery musician playing an effigy rasp modeled as a couple with their busts at the top,

0074A: Large Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Male Musician w/ RaspEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Nayarit Pottery Figural Jar: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar with a stylized human head that doubles as the vessel's neck. Russet pigment decorates the

0075: Nayarit Pottery Figural JarEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot 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 ancient items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 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. 4. 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