Native American | Fossils | Ancient Art 2026-04-03 Auction - 402 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Khmer Kingdom Sandstone Female TorsoRare Mississippian Pottery Bottle – Fish Form EffigyGreen River Fossilized Palm Fronds & Fish Panel
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Louisville, CO, United States
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Artemis Fine Arts

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Bob Dodge
Artemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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Rare Mississippian Caddo Pottery Tri-Lobed Seed Jar: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A sculptural vision in clay, this Caddo tri-lobed seed jar rises in three swelling tiers, its rounded
0001: Rare Mississippian Caddo Pottery Tri-Lobed Seed JarEst.
$4,500
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$6,750
Native American Quapaw Pottery Bottle – Mississippi Valley: Native American, Southeastern United States, modern-day Arkansas, Poinsette County, Quapaw culture, ca. 1500 to 1700 CE. A bold interplay of red and cream bands wraps this elegant Quapaw water bottle
0002: Native American Quapaw Pottery Bottle – Mississippi ValleyEst.
$2,600
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$3,900
Lot Passed
SOLD
Mississippian Parkin Punctate Cooking Jar – Neeley’s Ferry Form: Native American, Mississippian culture, Arkansas, St. Francis County, Big Eddy site, ca. 1200 to 1600 CE. A commanding and tactile example of Late Mississippian ceramic tradition, this large Parkin
0003: Mississippian Parkin Punctate Cooking Jar – Neeley’s Ferry FormEst.
$2,000
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$4,000
SOLD
Mississippian Plano-Convex Chunkey Stone Discodial: Native American, Mound Builders, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A beautifully worn Mississippian chunkey stone, carved as a plano-convex discoidal with a smooth domed profile and flattened base.
0004: Mississippian Plano-Convex Chunkey Stone DiscodialEst.
$1,500
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$2,250
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Native American Mississippian Avery Engraved Vessel: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A handsome and archetypal Mississippian Avery Engraved pottery jar, defined by its bold incised rim band and
0005: Native American Mississippian Avery Engraved VesselEst.
$2,200
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$3,300
SOLD
Eastern Woodlands Stone Birdstone – Late Archaic / Early Woodland: Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Late Archaic to Early Woodland period, ca. 1500 to 500 BCE. A finely polished stone birdstone carved in a graceful, abstract form with a raised head and elongated
0006: Eastern Woodlands Stone Birdstone – Late Archaic / Early WoodlandEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
Prehistoric Archaic / Woodlands Stone Tool Collection: Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. A group of knapped stone projectile points and tools collected primarily from the Midwest. The assemblage
0006A: Prehistoric Archaic / Woodlands Stone Tool CollectionEst.
$600
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$1,200
Lot Passed
Pair of Native American Archaic Stone Hand Axes: Native American, Archaic Period, ca. 8000 to 1000 BCE. A pair of Native American stone hand axes, each shaped through direct percussion flaking to produce functional cutting edges and graspable
0007: Pair of Native American Archaic Stone Hand AxesEst.
$500
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$750
Lot Passed
Lot of 6 Illinois Hopewell Cache Stone Blades: Native American, North America, Illinois, Hopewell culture, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A finely assembled cache of six stone blades, each shaped with deliberate precision and quiet skill, representing
0008: Lot of 6 Illinois Hopewell Cache Stone BladesEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
Lot Passed
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Large Native American Stone 3/4 Groove Axe Head: A ground stone three-quarter grooved axe head with a broad, tapering body and a defined central groove for hafting. The surface shows a smooth, pecked and polished finish, with subtle shaping along
0008A: Large Native American Stone 3/4 Groove Axe HeadEst.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
Lot of 5 Native American Stone Atlatl Weights: Native American, North America, Archaic to Woodland periods, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. A finely varied group of five stone atlatl weights, each shaped through grinding and polishing into smooth,
0009: Lot of 5 Native American Stone Atlatl WeightsEst.
$600
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$900
SOLD
Mississippian Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby's (Andy Warhol Collection): Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A Mississippian pottery jar with a rounded globular body and short, slightly flaring neck. The vessel is formed
0010: Mississippian Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby's (Andy Warhol Collection)Est.
$1,200
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$1,800
Native American Mississippian Duck Effigy Bowl: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A charming and sculptural pottery bowl shaped in the form of a waterfowl captures the quiet elegance of
0011: Native American Mississippian Duck Effigy BowlEst.
$1,300
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$1,950
Lot Passed
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Mississippian Caddo Incised Blackware Tripod Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A masterwork of balance and motion, this Caddo blackware tripod bottle rises on three sturdy legs like a
0012: Mississippian Caddo Incised Blackware Tripod BottleEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
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Two Mississippian Three-Quarter Grooved Stone Axe Heads: Native American, southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A pair of Mississippian ground stone axe heads carved from dense, speckled stone and shaped in the classic
0013: Two Mississippian Three-Quarter Grooved Stone Axe HeadsEst.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
Arkansas Mississippian Effigy Vessel – Frog & Human Heads: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. Found in Poinsett County, Arkansas. A finely formed Mississippian pottery bowl distinguished by four sculptural
0014: Arkansas Mississippian Effigy Vessel – Frog & Human HeadsEst.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bottle – Trailed Surface Design: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, Caddo, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A finely balanced Mississippian pottery bottle attributed to the Caddo tradition, distinguished by
0015: Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bottle – Trailed Surface DesignEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
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Mississippian Stone Grooved Axe Head - Graves County: Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Mississippian culture, Kentucky, Graves County, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A hefty and powerfully formed stone grooved axe head, shaped from dense, dark stone and ground
0016: Mississippian Stone Grooved Axe Head - Graves CountyEst.
$600
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$900
SOLD
Mississippian Shell Effigy Mask – Engraved Lightning Whelk: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 13th to 14th century CE. A powerful and rare expression of Mississippian ritual artistry, this carved marine shell mask
0017: Mississippian Shell Effigy Mask – Engraved Lightning WhelkEst.
$1,400
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$2,100
SOLD
Rare Mississippian Pottery Bottle – Fish Form Effigy: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1100 to 1600 CE. A rare, compelling, and impressively intact blackware bottle shaped in the streamlined form of a fish, its
0018: Rare Mississippian Pottery Bottle – Fish Form EffigyEst.
$1,400
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$2,100
SOLD
Eastern Woodlands Wood Ball – Iroquois / Ojibwe Lacrosse Ball: Native American, United States, Eastern Woodlands tradition, possibly Iroquois or Ojibwe cultures, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A rare wooden game ball, likely used for lacrosse, of rounded form with
0019: Eastern Woodlands Wood Ball – Iroquois / Ojibwe Lacrosse BallEst.
$1,100
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$1,650
19th C. Native American Wood Mortar + Gambling Bowl: Native American, Plains Indian, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid pair of hand-carved wood bowls, a mortar and a gambling bowl, each boasting elegant yet minimalist forms. Sculpted from the burl of a
0020: 19th C. Native American Wood Mortar + Gambling BowlEst.
$1,800
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$2,700
Lot Passed
19th C. Navajo Cradleboard – Wooden Backboard with Leather Lacing: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo culture, ca. 19th century CE. A wooden cradleboard constructed from two vertical backboard planks joined with a footrest and secured with leather
0021: 19th C. Navajo Cradleboard – Wooden Backboard with Leather LacingEst.
$1,100
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$1,650
Lot Passed
Native American Bison Scapula & Cedar Potlatch Spoon: Native American, Western United States / Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. Plains & Tlingit / Haida cultures, ca. 19th century CE. This grouping includes a bison scapula scraper and a large cedarwood
0022: Native American Bison Scapula & Cedar Potlatch SpoonEst.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed