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South Italic Gnathian / Apulian Epichysis

Moche III Stirrup Vessel - Ai Apec w/ Serpents

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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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Chupicuaro Polychrome Pedestal Dish w/ Linear Motif: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery dish of broad form decorated with red and white linear decorations across the dark brown ground. The base of the

0076: Chupicuaro Polychrome Pedestal Dish w/ Linear MotifEst. $700-$1,050

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Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Pottery figure of a seated female grasping an olla on her shoulder and gazing forward with wide, heavy-lidded eyes

0077: Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Seated FemaleEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Colima Reclinatorio - Abstract Zoomorphic Form: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive hand-made pottery reclinatorio depicting an abstract creature, perhaps a dolphin, a fish, or a bird. The front of the vessel

0078: Colima Reclinatorio - Abstract Zoomorphic FormEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Figures - Seated Man & Standing Mother: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures, each standing atop delineated legs. The first figure holds a sizable pipe or wind instrument to

0079: Nayarit Pottery Figures - Seated Man & Standing MotherEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Figural Vessel - Shaman w/ Snakes: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Large and amusing pottery bridge-spouted vessel in the form of a shaman intertwined with 12 snakes. On his lap are 4 snakes in

0080: Nazca Polychrome Figural Vessel - Shaman w/ SnakesEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Rare Mesoamerican Colima Pottery Armadillo Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima / Shaft Tomb Culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and unusual pottery effigy brazier or censer in the form of an armadillo supporting the neck and disc shaped

0081: Rare Mesoamerican Colima Pottery Armadillo VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Veracruz Pottery Standing Sonriente Figure: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A standing pottery figure adorned in white pigment while wearing elaborate vestments and a hoop-form headdress. The

0082: Veracruz Pottery Standing Sonriente FigureEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Colima / Jalisco Blackware Vessel Seated Male Dog: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima / Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A fascinating blackware jar in the form of a dog seated anthropomorphically on his posterior with legs spread and head projecting

0083: Colima / Jalisco Blackware Vessel Seated Male DogEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Polychrome Jar w/ Snake Encircling: Pre-Columbian, Guanajuato Valley, western Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 200 BCE. Rare polychrome cylindrical pottery vessel in corseted form with snake in high relief coiled from base to upper rim.

0084: Chupicuaro Polychrome Jar w/ Snake EncirclingEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive pottery male warrior figure seated cross-legged and holding club-shaped weapons in

0085: Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Male FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Colima Redware Jar - Hunchback Figure w/ Tump Line: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery vessel depicting a hunchbacked figure whose back consists of a large, spherical vessel

0086: Colima Redware Jar - Hunchback Figure w/ Tump LineEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Colima Redware Footed Jar w/ Negative-Resist Motif: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar with a thick, concave foot protruding from the bottom. Lining the shoulder is a register of

0087: Colima Redware Footed Jar w/ Negative-Resist MotifEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Seated Nude Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure depicting a nude man seated with outstretched legs and

0088: Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Seated Nude Male FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Colima Shaman Head Vessel, ex-Amiguet's: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An evocative pottery vessel in the form of the head of a shaman with pursed lips as though whistling and 2 vertical crests mounting the

0089: Colima Shaman Head Vessel, ex-Amiguet'sEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

4 Bolivian Tiahuanaco Pottery Keros, Relief Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 1100 CE. A delightful ensemble of 4 pottery keros, all with similar forms of planar bases and flared walls. The largest, blackware vessel and

0090: 4 Bolivian Tiahuanaco Pottery Keros, Relief MotifsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Three Maya Eccentric Chert Flints in Abstract Forms: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala / Belize, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A trio of curiously shaped chert flints fittingly known as "eccentric flints" in abstracted forms that sometimes resemble

0090A: Three Maya Eccentric Chert Flints in Abstract FormsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Fine Maya Pottery Owl Whistle Finial - Functional!: Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, late Maya, ca. 900 CE. A fabulous whistle instrument hand made from pottery with an owl that forms the mouthpiece via the tail and a vent hole on its shoulder. A

0091: Fine Maya Pottery Owl Whistle Finial - Functional!Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Maya Chert Projectile Points & Blades (5 pcs): Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Maya and Toltec cultures, Classic to Post Classic period, ca. 600 to 1200 CE. A collection of 5 Maya chert (flint) points knapped into lanceolate shapes and

0091A: Maya Chert Projectile Points & Blades (5 pcs)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Moche Pottery Seated Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a human figure seated on the ground with one arm held to the side of the head.

0092: Moche Pottery Seated Figural VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Large Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. Large and very expressive polychrome decorated pottery jar in the form of a stylized head. Sitting on pedestal base, it is painted with black and orange

0093: Large Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Moche Vessel Shaman Holding Disembodied Head: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of a shaman wearing a flared headdress that doubles as a spout and holding chumbagas or healing

0094: Moche Vessel Shaman Holding Disembodied HeadEst. $600-$900

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Costa Rican Serpentine Avian Celt - Abstract Form: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved serpentine celt figure of abstract avian form with a blade-form body and a tapered head. Three horizontal

0094A: Costa Rican Serpentine Avian Celt - Abstract FormEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Costa Rican Nicoya Effigy Phallic Effigy w/ Bird Head: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-built phalliform effigy with an abstract bird figure - head, arms, and legs -

0095: Costa Rican Nicoya Effigy Phallic Effigy w/ Bird HeadEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Impressive Moche Spouted Vessel Llama w/ Burden Sack: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche culture, Moche I/II, ca. 200 to 400 CE. One of my favorite forms of Moche pottery! Large jar in the form of a domesticated llama. He is shown with realistic face

0095A: Impressive Moche Spouted Vessel Llama w/ Burden SackEst. $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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