Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art 2026-02-20 Auction - 377 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO - Page 2
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Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art

Artemis Fine Arts

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Featuring Native American, Northwest Coast, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Ethnographic Art, Fossils, plus Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Fine / Visual art. All legally acquired, legal to sell.
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Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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Large Inuit Soapstone Acrobat in Transformative Pose: Native American / First Nations, Canada, Inuit, ca. 20th century CE. A striking and large soapstone or greenstone carving depicting a hybrid acrobatic figure in an extreme contortionist pose. The
0023: Large Inuit Soapstone Acrobat in Transformative PoseEst. $5,000-$10,000Lot Passed
Two Alaskan Bone Vertebrae w/ Drawn on Animal Faces: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, Inuit / Yupik cultures, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A pair of animal vertebrae, likely from an Arctic ungulate or marine mammal, transformed
0024: Two Alaskan Bone Vertebrae w/ Drawn on Animal FacesEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
Chavin and Chimu Pottery Vessels: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Chimu, ca. 900 to 1470 CE. A remarkable pair of pottery vessels that showcase the artistry of two major Andean cultures. The first, a Chavin
0025: Chavin and Chimu Pottery VesselsEst. $1,200-$1,850Lot Passed
Chavin Blackware Stirrup Vessel - Deer Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Central Andes, Chavin culture, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A rare blackware stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a deer, its rounded body serving as the animal's torso with short legs modeled
0026: Chavin Blackware Stirrup Vessel - Deer EffigyEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed
2 Nazca Painted Pottery Bowls & 1 Bridge-Spouted Jar: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A fine ensemble of four hand-painted Nazca ceramic vessels, each displaying the bold aesthetic and symbolic refinement of one of
0027: 2 Nazca Painted Pottery Bowls & 1 Bridge-Spouted JarEst. $1,750-$2,750Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Bead Necklace, Spondylus Shells & Nacre: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca-Inca culture, ca. 100 to 1470 CE. An assembled strand of ancient beads restrung in modern times as a wearable necklace, combining elongated black stone beads with
0028: Pre-Columbian Bead Necklace, Spondylus Shells & NacreEst. $650-$950Lot Passed
3 Nazca Pottery Jars w/ Trophy Heads & Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A set of three Nazca pottery jars, each demonstrating a distinct facet of the culture's celebrated painted ceramic tradition.
0029: 3 Nazca Pottery Jars w/ Trophy Heads & Geometric MotifsEst. $2,350-$3,750Lot Passed
Incised Nazca Abstract Polychrome Pottery Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas to Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A pottery bowl with a dark ground, encircled by incised abstract designs, where eye-like motifs nestle within flowing curvilinear bands
0030: Incised Nazca Abstract Polychrome Pottery BowlEst. $1,000-$1,550Lot Passed
SOLD
Rare Turquoise Pre-Columbian Wari Warrior Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A rare turquoise figural pendant carved in the form of a standing male warrior or lord. The figure is characterized by a
0030A: Rare Turquoise Pre-Columbian Wari Warrior PendantEst. $800-$1,200
2 Huari Humaya Style Polychrome Pottery Cups, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A pair of hand-built Humaya style pottery cups, each formed with a broad flaring body rising from a small ring base. Both
0031: 2 Huari Humaya Style Polychrome Pottery Cups, TL TestedEst. $1,700-$2,450Lot Passed
Tiwanaku Pottery Kero Cup - Geometric Design: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A classic Andean kero (drinking cup), this Tiahuanaco pottery vessel is defined by its elegant flaring rim and tall, tapering
0032: Tiwanaku Pottery Kero Cup - Geometric DesignEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Swirls - TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, phase 2, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A finely burnished blackware ceramic stirrup-spout vessel, the globular body deeply modeled with a bold, swirling spiral
0033: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Swirls - TL TestedEst. $1,100-$1,500Lot Passed
3 Moche Figural Rattles - Nude & Semi Nude Females: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A delightful trio of mold-made pottery rattle figures, each depicting a standing female with a rounded head, bent arms, and hands resting on the
0035: 3 Moche Figural Rattles - Nude & Semi Nude FemalesEst. $750-$1,100Lot Passed
SOLD
Rare Chancay Textile Funerary Doll w/ Woven Bags: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A rare textile doll constructed with a framework of slender twigs and dried grasses forming the limbs and body, tightly
0036: Rare Chancay Textile Funerary Doll w/ Woven BagsEst. $550-$850
Chancay Pottery Stargazer Figure - Standing Female: Pre-Columbian, Peru, North Coast, Chancay culture, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A wonderfully direct and unflinching Chancay figure, this standing female 'stargazer' turns her face slightly upward, as if
0036A: Chancay Pottery Stargazer Figure - Standing FemaleEst. $900-$1,500Lot Passed
SOLD
Ancient Chimu Carved Bone Coca Ritual Spatula: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche / Chimu, ca. 100 to 1470 CE. A carved bone spatula, its elongated form tapering to a smooth spatulate end used for handling powdered lime. The upper section is
0037: Ancient Chimu Carved Bone Coca Ritual SpatulaEst. $750-$1,100
Six Large Chimu Gilt Copper Discs, Regalia Ornaments: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 800 to 1450 CE. A set of six large, hammered copper-alloy discs, each formed from thin sheet metal and originally polished to a bright, reflective
0038: Six Large Chimu Gilt Copper Discs, Regalia OrnamentsEst. $1,200-$1,850Lot Passed
Rare Chimu Silver Necklace Ornaments, Framed Display: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 900 to 1470 CE. A captivating assemblage of Chimu silver ornaments, each hammered from thin sheets of high-purity silver (95-96%) and pierced for
0039: Rare Chimu Silver Necklace Ornaments, Framed DisplayEst. $2,150-$3,350Lot Passed
Choice Chimu Child's Cotton & Wool Fringe Tunic in Case: Pre-Columbian, Northern Coastal Peru, Chimu Culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A superb child's tunic woven of cotton with camelid (alpaca) wool elements and embellished with applied fringes of hair, also
0040: Choice Chimu Child's Cotton & Wool Fringe Tunic in CaseEst. $1,200-$1,850Lot Passed
Two Chimu Blackware Bird Motif & Buff Figural Vessels: Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A pair of pottery vessels, one in classic Chimu blackware and the other in buff terracotta. The blackware jar features
0041: Two Chimu Blackware Bird Motif & Buff Figural VesselsEst. $750-$1,100Lot Passed
Inca Stone Mace Head - Six Pointed Star: Pre-Columbian, Andean South America, Inca, ca. 15th to early 16th century CE. A powerful Inca stone mace head carved in the form of a six pointed star, its bold geometry radiating outward from a
0042: Inca Stone Mace Head - Six Pointed StarEst. $900-$1,700Lot Passed
North Chile Diaguita Slipper Vessel w/ Applied Face: Pre-Columbian, northern Chile, North Chico, Late Intermediate period, Diaguita culture, ca. 1000 to 1450 CE. A striking fusion of utility and personality, this Diaguita shoe-shaped jug transforms a
0042A: North Chile Diaguita Slipper Vessel w/ Applied FaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
SOLD
Inca Copper Kero - Ritual Drinking Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Inca culture, Central Andes, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A tall copper kero of elegant, flaring form, hammered from a single sheet of metal and shaped into a vessel of both strength
0043: Inca Copper Kero - Ritual Drinking VesselEst. $750-$1,100
Peruvian Quechua Wool Poncho w/ Patterned Registers: South America, Peru, Quechua culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A woven wool poncho composed of two dark brown rectangular panels joined along the center seam, with a vertical slit left open
0044: Peruvian Quechua Wool Poncho w/ Patterned RegistersEst. $1,100-$1,700Lot Passed