Antiquities, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Asian Art

Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight - Actor's Mask

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Antiquities, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Asian Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us online March 19th for another outstanding selection of fine ancient art from Greece, Egypt, the Near and Far East, the Roman Empire, along with Pre-Columbian and Native American art and artifacts from the ancient Americas. Featured are a large grouping of fine Roman glass, as well as exceptional bronze Buddhas from India, Cambodia and Thailand.

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Baule Carved Wood Female Ancestor Figure: Africa, Ivory Coast, 20th Century CE. A standing female, hands resting on hips, navel carved in relief, wearing a finely incised coiffure in rows. Scarification markings are present on face and

0174: Baule Carved Wood Female Ancestor FigureEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Expressive Makonde Mapiko Helmet Mask: Tanzania. Blond wood, voluminous carved helmet with tufts of human hair on top. Painted scarification marks in zigzags and other geometric patterns on skin of face. Size: 10-1/2"H + custom mount.

0175: Expressive Makonde Mapiko Helmet MaskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Jimini Carved Wood Heddle Pulley: Africa, Ivory Coast. In the form of a buffalo head with scalloped triangular shaped face, curved horns on top, long slender nose, small square mouth and semicircular eyes. The u-shaped body pierced

0176: Jimini Carved Wood Heddle PulleyEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Mambila Wood Magic Figure: Africa, Nigeria / Cameroon. Carved of compact form with bent legs and drawn in arms. The body has overall weathered patina and painted details and tied rope remains. Face quite expressive. Size:

0177: Mambila Wood Magic FigureEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

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Senufo Carved Wood Heddle Pulley: Africa, Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire. Lovely carving with stylized human head with a central crest atop head and elongated face. A well-carved example in classic style showing usage and bobbin

0178: Senufo Carved Wood Heddle PulleyEst. $900-$1,200

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African Guro Wood Carved Heddle Pulley: Africa, Ivory Coast. The u-shaped body pierced through as the legs for attachment containing the bobbin on an iron nail. Top surmounted by an animal head with curved horns, long slender nose and

0179: African Guro Wood Carved Heddle PulleyEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Ekoi / Widekum Skin Covered Dance Crest Headdress: Africa, Cameroon Grasslands to Nigeria, early 20th Century CE. Commemorating a deceased member of the community and placed in a sanctuary, the molded clay form covered in antelope skin and raised on

0180: Ekoi / Widekum Skin Covered Dance Crest HeaddressEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Guinea Toma Wood Female Figure: From Guinea, 20th Century CE. A wonderfully abstract figural element from the top of a staff, this female is carved kneeling; she has pendulous breasts and hands to thighs. Lots of fetish material

0181: Guinea Toma Wood Female FigureEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Senufo Wood / Fiber Magic Figure (Kafigelejo): Africa, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). Of abstract humanoid form with elongated arms; made of a wood core and wrapped in rough-textured fabric (with sacrificial traces), the facial features made of

0182: Senufo Wood / Fiber Magic Figure (Kafigelejo)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Another Dan Wood Carved Passport Mask: Africa, Ivory Coast, 20th century CE. The bi-planar symmetrical oval mask with pointed chin, small pursed lips and squinted eyes with incised hatches atop nose and brows. Some rattan framework

0183: Another Dan Wood Carved Passport MaskEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Yoruba Wood Carved Female Ibeji Figure: Africa, Nigeria. A well-used and old carved standing figure on integral bases, hands to the sides, the face with fine pierced almond eyes and striated coiffure. Nice dark brown surface with residual

0184: Yoruba Wood Carved Female Ibeji FigureEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Rare Ancient African Katsina Terracotta Head: Africa, Nigeria, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. Molded with heavy lidded eyes, protruding ears, pursed lips and beard. Also he wears a tightly incised cap. Size: 7"H + mount. Provenance: Ex-private NY

0185: Rare Ancient African Katsina Terracotta HeadEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

African Baule Wood Carved Female Ancestor: Africa, Ivory Coast, mid-20th Century CE. A standing female, hands resting on hips, navel carved in relief, wearing a finely incised coiffure. Scarification markings are present on face, neck, back

0186: African Baule Wood Carved Female AncestorEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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20th C. South American Painted Wood Carnival Mask: Early 20th Century CE. A depiction of a colonial officer or European with white and red contrasting pigment. Fancy mustache and lashes. Size: 10"H Provenance: Ex-private collection of Thomas M.

0187: 20th C. South American Painted Wood Carnival MaskEst. $600-$800

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African Bamana Male Chi Wara Crest Mask: Africa, Mali, Segu, Kenedougou district, Bamana, ca. 1920-1930. A large and magnificent male Chi Wara mask, so skillfully carved with an intricate composition and marvelous embellishment with cowrie

0188: African Bamana Male Chi Wara Crest MaskEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

PNG Sepik River Tumbuan Long-Nose Mask: Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Middle Sepik River, between Karawari (Korewori) and Blackwater Rivers, Kapriman Village, ca. mid-20th century. A rare tumbuan long nosed mask, most likely

0189: PNG Sepik River Tumbuan Long-Nose MaskEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

PNG Abunti Iatmul Village Figural Flute Stop: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Abunti Iatmul Village, ca. early - mid 20th century. A finely carved wooden standing figural flute stop with archetypal facial features, large forehead, stylized

0190: PNG Abunti Iatmul Village Figural Flute StopEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Papua New Guinea Male initiation Figure: Papua New Guinea, Middle Ramu and Upper Keram Rivers Basin, near Guam River entry, Misingi Village, Romkun culture, ca. mid-20th century. A male initiation figure with opposed hooks framing stylized

0191: Papua New Guinea Male initiation FigureEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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PNG Sepik River Wood Dance Board - Bird Finial,: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River District, Shortmeri Village, ca. early 20th century. Wooden dance board finely carved with bird finial in high relief, a FoxBat head with inlaid cowrie shell eyes

0192: PNG Sepik River Wood Dance Board - Bird Finial,Est. $2,000-$3,000

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PNG Kwoma Yena Yam Harvest Cult Figure: Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Upper Sepik River, Washkuk Hills, Wogumas Village, Kwoma people, ca. 1940s. A large Yena Yam Harvest Cult figure carved by a Kwoma artisan from wood in high

0193: PNG Kwoma Yena Yam Harvest Cult FigureEst. $3,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Indonesian Lime Container - Charm Idol: Timor, Indonesia. Lime Container with charm Idol and bone with lizard design in red and black colors. 9"H x 1-3/4"W. Provenance: Ex-private New Hampshire Collection All items legal to buy/sell

0194: Indonesian Lime Container - Charm IdolEst. $250-$350

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African Luba Wood Female Idol Stool: Africa, DR Congo, Mid 20th century. Superb stool with a carved standing female figure supporting a seat with her arms and head blends form, function and symbolic display. The standing female come

0195: African Luba Wood Female Idol StoolEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Senufo Helmet Mask Headdress, ex-Museum: Africa, Ivory Coast, Mid 20th century. Elaborate assemblages of Male Figure with fiber around his legs and his shoulder. The mask plays a part at the burial of initiates, driving the soul of the

0196: Senufo Helmet Mask Headdress, ex-MuseumEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Enforcer Mask, Cameroon Grasslands: Mid 20th century. A well used wooden mask worn on top of the head. This mask represents a male character. The Bamileke are among the artistic elite of the Cameroon Grasslands area. They are ruled by

0197: Enforcer Mask, Cameroon GrasslandsEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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