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Superb Colima Redware Effigy Vessel Hunchback Dwarf

Etruscan Terracotta Male Bust – Representation of Youthful Nobility

Black Joe Jackson Painting - "Da Big Baskt"

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Artemis Fine Arts

Explore a curated selection of Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and Ethnographic art, along with authentic fossils and antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, and Asia. Every piece is legally acquired, legal to sell, and offered with efficient in-house shipping - ensuring a seamless and secure collecting experience.

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Superb Colima Redware Effigy Vessel Hunchback Dwarf: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. Simple yet elegant in style and boasting sublime technique, a beautiful redware vessel depicting a male dwarf seated

0001: Superb Colima Redware Effigy Vessel Hunchback DwarfEst. $2,500-$4,500Lot Passed

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Mesoamerican Stone Ballgame Yoke, Veracruz Region: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (also Totonac or Totonaca), ca. 7th to 9th century CE. An undecorated, U-shaped yoke carved from a single piece of hefty stone, representing the

0001A: Mesoamerican Stone Ballgame Yoke, Veracruz RegionEst. $4,000-$6,000

Maya Redware Portrait Jar Huehueteotl (Old God of Fire): Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A compelling Maya redware portrait jar, presenting the venerable visage of Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, the

0002: Maya Redware Portrait Jar Huehueteotl (Old God of Fire)Est. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Maya Peten Plate, Glyphs & Sun God Imagery (K’inich Ahaw): Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, northern Guatemala, Peten Basin, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wide plate with slanted sides and a slightly flared rim that is unpainted reddish ceramic

0002A: Maya Peten Plate, Glyphs & Sun God Imagery (K’inich Ahaw)Est. $3,000-$4,500

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Maya Cacao Cylinder w/ Pseudoglyphs (Copador / Ulua Valley): Pre-Columbian, Maya, El Salvador, Honduras ca. 550 to 850 CE. Very unusual Maya cylinder certainly used for consumption of cocoa. The iconography on this vessel show a somewhat mixed style of Copador

0003: Maya Cacao Cylinder w/ Pseudoglyphs (Copador / Ulua Valley)Est. $800-$1,500

Maya Ritual Bone Implement Depicting a Flying Figure: Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating carved bone panel depicting a horizontally oriented male figure with one arm outstretched, as

0003A: Maya Ritual Bone Implement Depicting a Flying FigureEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Nayarit Pottery Warrior Figure in Barrel Armor: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built, bichrome terracotta warrior figure seated upon characteristically attenuated legs, gripping a club horizontally in projecting

0004: Nayarit Pottery Warrior Figure in Barrel ArmorEst. $1,800-$3,500

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Moche IV Stirrup Vessel - Crab Deity & Bonito Warrior: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A captivating Moche stirrup vessel, a terracotta echo from centuries past rendered in rich red and beige slip, vividly portrays a

0005: Moche IV Stirrup Vessel - Crab Deity & Bonito WarriorEst. $1,000-$1,800

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Huari Janiform Vessel w/ Tattooed Faces & Avian Motifs, ex-Tillou: Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A superb pottery vessel of gentle, round-bottomed form exhibiting a rare depiction of a janiform human head with angular facial

0005A: Huari Janiform Vessel w/ Tattooed Faces & Avian Motifs, ex-TillouEst. $1,400-$2,100

Olmec Blackware Effigy Vessel of a Duck: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Olmec, ca. 700 to 300 BCE. A pottery vessel in the shape of a duck, featuring a spherical body with tab-like wings and tail. A simple cylindrical neck and flattened

0006: Olmec Blackware Effigy Vessel of a DuckEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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Narino Capuli / Quillacinga Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Colombia / Ecuador, Narino region, Capuli or Quillacinga culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A figural pottery vessel with modeled limbs along the body and a head bearing low-relief facial

0007: Narino Capuli / Quillacinga Figural VesselEst. $600-$1,000

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Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God Pendant, Atlantic Watershed: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed Period, ca. 200 to 600 CE. From verdant greenstone emerges a powerful figural pendant, an axe god rendered with intriguing abstract

0007A: Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God Pendant, Atlantic WatershedEst. $600-$900

Pre-Columbian Colombia Necklace w/ Carnelian, Shell & Stone Beads: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu (Zenu) or Tairona people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A striking necklace composed of ancient Pre-Columbian black stone, shell, and carnelian beads, strung in modern times with

0008: Pre-Columbian Colombia Necklace w/ Carnelian, Shell & Stone BeadsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Panamanian Gran Cocle Portrait Jar Stylized Human Face: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar exhibiting a highly stylized anthropomorphic portrait on the front of the apple-shaped body. The

0008A: Panamanian Gran Cocle Portrait Jar Stylized Human FaceEst. $1,200-$2,000Lot Passed

Colima Burnished Redware Figure – Seated Man with Spiked Base: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large and lovely pottery figure depicting a nude man seated with bent legs upon a pair of posterior spikes. Highly burnished and adorned

0009: Colima Burnished Redware Figure – Seated Man with Spiked BaseEst. $800-$1,500Lot Passed

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Large Colima Spondylus Shell Pendant, Abstract Zoomorph: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large Spondylus ornament pendant displaying an abstracted zoomorphic design, possibly representing a hybrid creature. The form

0009A: Large Colima Spondylus Shell Pendant, Abstract ZoomorphEst. $800-$1,500

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Mezcala M-18 Type Greenstone Anthropomorphic Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A mottled greenstone Mezcala standing anthropomorphic figure, displaying the more severe aesthetic of M-18 types, which according to

0010: Mezcala M-18 Type Greenstone Anthropomorphic FigureEst. $1,000-$1,800

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Rare Mezcala Female Stone Figure, Anatomical Detail: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A remarkable and rare stone figure from the ancient Mezcala culture, this finely carved female form stands in a

0010A: Rare Mezcala Female Stone Figure, Anatomical DetailEst. $1,500-$2,500

Jalisco Shaft Tomb Nude Female Figure, Offering Vent Head: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure seated with thick, outstretched legs, her hands resting on her abdomen, and a

0011: Jalisco Shaft Tomb Nude Female Figure, Offering Vent HeadEst. $1,200-$2,500Lot Passed

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Jalisco Seated Warrior Figure w/ Club & Blood Bowl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fabulous pottery warrior figure shown nude and seated upon a broad posterior with bent legs that flank a protruding

0012: Jalisco Seated Warrior Figure w/ Club & Blood BowlEst. $1,200-$2,500

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Impressive Jalisco Female Figure – Seated Pose, Gesturing Arms: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of sizable form depicting a semi-nude woman seated with legs tucked beneath a short skirt.

0013: Impressive Jalisco Female Figure – Seated Pose, Gesturing ArmsEst. $700-$1,050

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Rare Nayarit Effigy of Emaciated Man – Possible Syphilitic Depiction: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of a seated nude man with dramatically bent legs and an arched back revealing dozens of

0014: Rare Nayarit Effigy of Emaciated Man – Possible Syphilitic DepictionEst. $800-$1,200

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Nayarit Male Warrior Figure w/ Weapons & Erect Phallus: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An evocative pottery sentinel, a male warrior brought to life with rich red, warm beige, and striking black slip, frozen in a posture of

0014A: Nayarit Male Warrior Figure w/ Weapons & Erect PhallusEst. $900-$1,500

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Nayarit Dog Vessel, Faithful Guide to the Afterlife!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A charming and stylized ceramic dog effigy vessel, skillfully slip-painted and highly burnished in a warm umber-red hue. Traces of black

0015: Nayarit Dog Vessel, Faithful Guide to the Afterlife!Est. $500-$800

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