Fine Antiquities | Ethnographica | Visual Art

Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos, ex-Museum

Panamanian Chiriqui Gold Pendant, Twin Avians - 199.2 grams!

Jose de Jesus Cervantes Abstract Mixed Media (1993)

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Fine Antiquities | Ethnographica | Visual Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Featuring fossils, classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Huge Pleistocene Cave Bear Skeleton Fully-Articulated!: Eastern Europe, Romania, Pleistocene, ca. 100,000 to 25,000 years ago. This skeleton, standing on all fours, is a reconstruction of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) created using multiple specimens to

0001: Huge Pleistocene Cave Bear Skeleton Fully-Articulated!Est. $90,000-$135,000Lot Passed

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Late Cretaceous Fossilized Mosasaur Skull / Lower Jaw: North Africa, Khouribga, Morocco, Late Cretaceous, ca. 80 to 70 million years ago. A fantastic and massive fossilized skull of a mosasaur, (platecarpus ptychodon) an extinct and prehistoric reptile!

0002: Late Cretaceous Fossilized Mosasaur Skull / Lower JawEst. $16,000-$24,000

Pleistocene / Holocene Fossilized Steppe Bison Partial Skull: Western Europe, Germany, Leeheim, Rhine River Deposit, Pleistocene to early Holocene, ca. 250,000 to 10,000 years ago. This partial skull of a prehistoric steppe bison includes part of the original

0003: Pleistocene / Holocene Fossilized Steppe Bison Partial SkullEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

Fossilized Oligocene Tortoise Shell, S. Nebrascensis: North America, Midwestern United States, Nebraska/South Dakota, Eocene to early Oligocene, ca. 35 to 31 million years ago. This fossilized shell, including both the carapace and plastron, is from the

0003A: Fossilized Oligocene Tortoise Shell, S. NebrascensisEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Prehistoric Amethyst Geode Section w/ Calcite Inclusion: South America, Uruguay or Bolivia, ca. millions of years old. A sizable section of an amethyst geode featuring a prominent beige calcite formation. This natural cluster showcases numerous amethyst

0004: Prehistoric Amethyst Geode Section w/ Calcite InclusionEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Late Cretaceous Fossilized Scapula (from Edmontosaurus): North America, Western United States, Wyoming, Niobrara County, Lance Formation, late Cretaceous, 70 to 66 million years ago. This is a fossilized scapula (shoulder blade) from Edmontosaurus, a

0004A: Late Cretaceous Fossilized Scapula (from Edmontosaurus)Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, 5.6" Long!: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 23 to 2.6 million years ago. A massive fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark, with intact serrations running along both sides.

0005: Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, 5.6" Long!Est. $600-$900

11 Early Cretaceous Fossilized Spinosaurus Teeth: North Africa, early Cretaceous (Lower Albian to Lower Cenomanian), ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. A collection of 11 teeth from Spinosaurus, one of the largest species of carnivorous dinosaur. Each

0006: 11 Early Cretaceous Fossilized Spinosaurus TeethEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Pleistocene Fossilized Freshwater Crab (Potamon Potamios): Central Asia, Anatolia, southwestern Turkey, Pleistocene era, ca. 400,000 to 100,000 years ago. A fossilized freshwater Levantine crab, Potamon potamios, preserved in a travertine matrix. The crab

0006A: Pleistocene Fossilized Freshwater Crab (Potamon Potamios)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Gorgeous Pallasite Meteorite in Silver Pendant: East Africa, Kenya, Sericho, ca. 2016 CE. A gorgeous slice of a pallasite meteorite in a sterling silver pendant of rectangular form with convex top and bottom peripheries. Boasting a metallic hue of

0007: Gorgeous Pallasite Meteorite in Silver PendantEst. $600-$900

Pleistocene Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Tooth: Northeastern Asia, Russia, Siberia, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 100,000 to 10,000 years ago. A fossilized molar tooth from a prehistoric woolly mammoth. The crown shows a dark occlusal surface of gray

0007A: Pleistocene Fossilized Woolly Mammoth ToothEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Large Colorado Fossilized Mammoth Tusk Fragment: North America, United States, Colorado, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 400,000 to 10,000 years ago. A large fossilized ivory fragment from the tusk of a prehistoric woolly mammoth or possibly a mastodon.

0008: Large Colorado Fossilized Mammoth Tusk FragmentEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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North American Silurian Articulated Trilobite Shale Matrix: North America, Eastern United States, New York, Silurian period, ca. 443.8 to 419.2 million years ago. An articulated trilobite, Dalmanites limulurus, preserved within a shale matrix. Its compound

0008A: North American Silurian Articulated Trilobite Shale MatrixEst. $200-$300

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Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, 5.56" Long!: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to End of Pliocene Eras, ca. 23 to 2.6 million years ago. This impressive 5.5-inch Megalodon tooth showcases a stunning palette of tan, beige, and taupe hues, evoking the

0009: Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, 5.56" Long!Est. $600-$900

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Large Cretaceous / Paleocene Fossilized Sycamore Leaf (M. nobilis): North America, Western United States, Montana, Fort Union Formation, Late Cretaceous to Paleocene period, ca. 66 to 58 million years ago. This large fossilized leaf from the prehistoric sycamore tree

0009A: Large Cretaceous / Paleocene Fossilized Sycamore Leaf (M. nobilis)Est. $700-$1,050

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6 Devonian Fossilized Trilobites (Stone Matrix): North Africa, Morocco, Devonian period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. A collection of 6 fossilized trilobites possibly in the Phacops genus, prepared with the fossil slightly raised above the

0010: 6 Devonian Fossilized Trilobites (Stone Matrix)Est. $400-$600

Late Cretaceous Fossilized Ammonite Nostoceras Genus: Africa, Madagascar, Late Cretaceous, ca. 100.5 to 65.5 million years ago. A fossilized ammonite from the Nostoceras genus, featuring a tapering shell chamber that is partially coiled like a worm.

0010A: Late Cretaceous Fossilized Ammonite Nostoceras GenusEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Serpentine Enthroned Osiris Mummiform Pose: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A superb serpentine stone carving of Osiris enthroned but in the traditional mummiform pose, his legs fused together. He wears the hedjet,

0011: Egyptian Serpentine Enthroned Osiris Mummiform PoseEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom period, Dynasties 18th to 20th, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE. A wonderful faience ushabti enveloped in rich turquoise glaze with black painted details. Standing mummiform with a

0011A: Egyptian New Kingdom Faience UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet Anubis (God of the Dead): Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting Anubis, the god associated with mummification and the afterlife. Anubis is shown in a

0012: Egyptian Faience Amulet Anubis (God of the Dead)Est. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet Min w/ Erect Phallus: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A faience amulet charm depicting the deity Min (sometimes Khem), the god of fertility and reproduction, holding an erect phallus in

0013: Egyptian Faience Amulet Min w/ Erect PhallusEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

3 Egyptian Artifacts - Nefertum, Isis, Axe Head: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 672 to 332 BCE. An interesting ensemble of Ancient Egyptian artifacts: a leaded bronze figure of the god Nefertum, a copper axe head, and a

0014: 3 Egyptian Artifacts - Nefertum, Isis, Axe HeadEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Silver Ring Coiled Snake: Ancient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century CE. An exceptional silver ring in the form of a coiled snake with a pronounced head and looped tail. The sinuous body of the serpent has been

0014A: Romano-Egyptian Silver Ring Coiled SnakeEst. $600-$900

3 Egyptian Faience Amulets - Shu, Anubis & Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A group of three faience amulets, each mold-formed and glazed in varying shades of turquoise blue. Two of the amulets are pierced for

0015: 3 Egyptian Faience Amulets - Shu, Anubis & UshabtiEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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