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William Tolliver Mixed Media Painting (1997)

Large Nayarit Polychrome Standing Warrior Figure

Alert Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Dog

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Artemis Fine Arts

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Colima Redware Effigy Vessel, Plump Puppy: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful nature and smooth, highly burnished

0001: Colima Redware Effigy Vessel, Plump PuppyEst. $3,000-$4,000

Sultepec / Mezcala Serpentine Face Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Sultepec / Mezcala, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A serpentine stone face maskette, with recessed, cupule shaped eyes, hooked nose, and

0002: Sultepec / Mezcala Serpentine Face PendantEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Exhibited Veracruz Pottery Whistle w/ Figure: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An incredibly ornate pottery whistle of stunning presentation with a lengthy sound tube beneath a standing lord/king figure

0003: Exhibited Veracruz Pottery Whistle w/ FigureEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Taino Arawak Stone Head - Zemi / Ancestral Spirit: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A dramatic stone head likely depicting the face of a zemi or ancestral spirit. Intricately

0004: Taino Arawak Stone Head - Zemi / Ancestral SpiritEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Tall Nayarit Pottery Seated Shaman Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A marvelous and quite massive pottery figure shown seated with hands on thighs. Facing forward, his elongated head features a haunting

0005: Tall Nayarit Pottery Seated Shaman FigureEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Fine Chavin Janus-Head Vessel Jaguar & Serpent, TL'd: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A stunning ceramic Janus-headed beaker representing the power of shamanic transformation. Below a wide, flaring, cylindrical neck, the

0006: Fine Chavin Janus-Head Vessel Jaguar & Serpent, TL'dEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot Passed

Large Nayarit Polychrome Standing Warrior Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid and quite sizable pottery figure of a warrior standing at the ready as he wields a mace with

0007: Large Nayarit Polychrome Standing Warrior FigureEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Rare Chavin Carved Bone Snuff Tube (Hallucinogens): Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 BCE. A hand-carved bone snuff tube used for inhaling hallucinogenic substances. Carved from a mammalian bone, though not necessarily

0008: Rare Chavin Carved Bone Snuff Tube (Hallucinogens)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Tall Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Figure Anthropomorphic: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone figure of abstract anthropomorphic form with curved clavicle bones, ample thighs, and a

0009: Tall Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Figure AnthropomorphicEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Beads: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A lovely necklace of wearable form that is strung with dozens of hand-carved greenstone beads and beige-hued

0010: Necklace w/ Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone BeadsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Polychrome Pottery Female Hunchback Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An interesting pottery female hunchback figure in a seated position with hands grasping a piriform olla, her back jutting out dramatically

0011: Jalisco Polychrome Pottery Female Hunchback FigureEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Footed Effigy Bowl Zoomorphic Feline: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A charming pottery effigy bowl in the form of a jaguar or other wild feline; a fierce head with fangs extending from one side and a tail

0012: Chupicuaro Footed Effigy Bowl Zoomorphic FelineEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Pottery Bowls w/ Steppe Motifs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A set of 2 pottery bowls covered in red slip and decorated with beige-hued steppe motifs. The first vessel exhibits a perforated foot and

0012A: Chupicuaro Pottery Bowls w/ Steppe MotifsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Imposing Colima Figural Vessel Seated Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figural vessel depicting a nude woman seated upon ample legs and buttocks, with arms curved in front of perky breasts,

0013: Imposing Colima Figural Vessel Seated Nude FemaleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Colima Redware Gadrooned Jar: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built redware pottery jar of nice size bearing deep grooves and vertical ribs that resemble a squash. Size: 8.8" Diameter x 6.4" H

0013A: Colima Redware Gadrooned JarEst. $600-$900

Chupicuaro Polychrome Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. An intriguing pottery vessel of figural form depicting a massive head - with slit-form eyes, tab-shaped ears, and nose - resting atop a

0014: Chupicuaro Polychrome Figural VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Two Chupicuaro Pottery Tripod Bowls w/ Linear Motifs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A set of 2 hand-built and red-slipped pottery bowls, each decorated with beige linear motifs and rests upon a trio of hollow conical legs;

0014A: Two Chupicuaro Pottery Tripod Bowls w/ Linear MotifsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Nayarit Chinesco Type C Seated Nude Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery nude female figure seated upon outstretched legs, with arms folded back to her

0015: Nayarit Chinesco Type C Seated Nude Female FigureEst. $1,100-$1,650

Colima Figural Vessel Seated Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figural vessel depicting a nude woman seated upon ample thighs and with shoulder cicatrices, arm placement, and

0016: Colima Figural Vessel Seated Nude FemaleEst. $1,600-$2,500Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Flute w/ Ceiba Tree Spikes: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pottery flute that still emits sound, with a mouth hole and vent on one end, and 4 key holes on the opposite end. The protruding spikes

0016A: Colima Pottery Flute w/ Ceiba Tree SpikesEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Nayarit Chinesco Type C Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressively intact, hand-built pottery female figure rendered in the distinctive Chinesco Type C

0017: Nayarit Chinesco Type C Standing FigureEst. $900-$1,350

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Four Nayarit, Colima, & Michoacan Pottery Vessels: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit; Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Michoacan, ca. 1350 to 1521 CE. A fine ensemble of West Mexican pottery vessels: a Nayarit Tumbas de Tiro 2-tiered jar, a Colima

0018: Four Nayarit, Colima, & Michoacan Pottery VesselsEst. $1,200-$1,800

Three Ancient Colima Pottery Tripod Vessels: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 3 hand-built, stone-burnished, and red-hued pottery bowls, each of a tripodal design - one exhibiting rattle legs, one with a band

0019: Three Ancient Colima Pottery Tripod VesselsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Figure in Canopy Style Litter Bed: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pottery figure sitting within a covered bed platform or litter pallet protected from the sun, and seemingly relaxed with legs crossed and

0019A: Colima Pottery Figure in Canopy Style Litter BedEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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