Exceptional Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

Greek Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, ex-Museum

Important Egyptian Limestone Relief - Goddess Hathor

Mayan Polychrome Cylinder - Companion Spirits

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Boulder County, CO, United States

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Exceptional Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Join us for an important one-day auction on Thursday, October 22nd featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Included are a Greek Attic White Lekythos attributed to the Reed Painter, ex-Museum of Fina Arts, Boston, exceptionally large/fine Roman Glass vessels, a Late Roman to Early Medieval Simple Bipartite Helmet, multiple lots of Asian Art with prime Sotheby's provenance, two incredibly decorated Pre-Columbian Mayan Cylinders. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Spanish Colonial Art, even fossils and minerals! Don't miss these truly important examples of the best of the best unlikely to come to market again!

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Ancient Byzantine 18K Gold Stamp Seal / Pendant: Western Asia, ca. 600 CE. A rare ancient gold stamp seal with a gold ring so it can be work as a pendant. The Byzantine script is totally legible. An important yet wearable piece. Tests 18K gold or

0029F: Ancient Byzantine 18K Gold Stamp Seal / PendantEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Central Asian / Old Ossetic Bronze Horse-Trapping: Central Asia / Eastern Europe, Scytho-Sarmatian, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Shield-shaped ornamental covering / harness with two registers of animals, the lower with a pair of rearing horses

0030: Central Asian / Old Ossetic Bronze Horse-TrappingEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Gandharan Gray Schist Standing Buddha: Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fine, hand carved Gandharan gray schist statue of a Buddha standing upon a lotus pedestal. The Buddha wears an ample robe with carefully

0030A: Gandharan Gray Schist Standing BuddhaEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Gandharan Schist Fragment - Buddha & Bodhisattva: Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan, ca. 3rd century CE. A small yet magnificent hand carved Gandharan gray schist stone relief fragment depicting a seated Buddha with an attendant on either side holding

0030B: Gandharan Schist Fragment - Buddha & BodhisattvaEst. $1,750-$2,500

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Lg. 8th C. Indian Schist Stele of Surya, Hindu Sun God: South Asia, India, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. An ethereal representation of Surya (also known as Savita), the Hindu god of the sun, finely carved in high and low relief on a stone stele. Note how

0030C: Lg. 8th C. Indian Schist Stele of Surya, Hindu Sun GodEst. $2,800-$4,200

12th C. Kashan Glazed Bowl - Lustre w/ Cobalt Blue: Central Iran, ca. late 12th / early 13th centuries CE. Of rounded form on short foot, the interior is painted with an overall foliate or star-like composition with a central eight-pointed star, in

0031: 12th C. Kashan Glazed Bowl - Lustre w/ Cobalt BlueEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Gandharan Schist Seated Bodhisattva: Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan, ca. 3rd century CE. A rare example of Greco-Buddhist art that demonstrates a strong syncretism between eastern and western traditions, a hand carved Gandharan gray

0031B: Gandharan Schist Seated BodhisattvaEst. $1,600-$2,400

Huge 11th C. South Indian Granite Vishnu, ex-Sotheby's: Southern India, Chola Period, ca. 11th - 12th century CE. Monumental masterpiece carved out of a single slab of granite showing great detail. The finely carved sculpture depicting the four-armed

0031C: Huge 11th C. South Indian Granite Vishnu, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $75,000-$85,000Lot Passed

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17th C. Indian Stone Voluptuous Dancing Apsara Figure: South Asia, India, ca. 1600 CE. A playfully dancing voluptuous apsara figure, hand carved in high relief from pink sandstone upon a columnar form. Mid-sway with hands provocatively raised above her

0031D: 17th C. Indian Stone Voluptuous Dancing Apsara FigureEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Tall 18th C. Indian Bronze Parvati, Ex-M. Gandhi: South Asia, India, ca. 1750 CE. An important solid cast bronze figure of Uma (Parvati), so significant as traditionally only deity statues destined for important religious purposes were cast solid.

0031E: Tall 18th C. Indian Bronze Parvati, Ex-M. GandhiEst. $13,000-$19,000

9th C. Pala Stone Stele of Goddess Devi, ex-Christies: India, ca. 9th Century CE. Carved grey granite image of the divine goddess, seated in lalitasana on a cushion; the base carved with her lion and an adorant at the front, her four hands holding the

0031F: 9th C. Pala Stone Stele of Goddess Devi, ex-ChristiesEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

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Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Bell: Vietnam, Dong Son, ca. 2nd century BCE. This is a large cast bronze bell with a straight mouth and no clapper (none of this class of object has been found with a clapper). It has a high, narrow body

0031G: Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze BellEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Ancient Dong Son Thap (Situla / Bucket): Vietnam, Dong Son, ca. 100 BCE - 100 CE. This bronze vessel goes by many names; it is called thap in Vietnamese but western excavators named it a situla (urn or bucket) after Greek and Roman Bronze

0031H: Ancient Dong Son Thap (Situla / Bucket)Est. $3,000-$4,500

Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tripod Censer: China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE - 220 CE. An incredible example from a time when artists tried to replicate the expensive bronze treasures with less expensive ceramic art. This beautiful earliest

0031I: Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tripod CenserEst. $3,000-$3,500Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Mystical Beast: China, Tang Dynasty, 618 - 907 CE. An extremely rare mythical beast crafted in unglazed baked terracotta featuring a human head and a crouching animal's body. Evidence of extensive original

0031J: Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Mystical BeastEst. $5,000-$6,000

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figure of a Dog: China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE - 220 CE. Unglazed terracotta figure of a friendly reclining dog, probably the family pet, as the Han Chinese modeled all their lives, valuables and trades in ceramic and

0031K: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figure of a DogEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Stone Sculpture of Buddha: China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Large and fine stone sculpture of seated Buddha. He sits upon a tiered base covered with floral textile, hands in the mudra of touching earth, eyes nearly

0032: Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Stone Sculpture of BuddhaEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

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Khmer Buddha Avalokiteshvara Prajnaparamita, x-Sothebys: Cambodia, Khmer empire, Angkor period, ca. late 1100s to early 1200s CE. During the Angkor period of the Khmer empire, sculptors mastered the art of bronze casting. Here is an example of an ensemble

0032A: Khmer Buddha Avalokiteshvara Prajnaparamita, x-SothebysEst. $7,000-$8,000

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Indian Pala Stone Stele of Female Deity, ex-Skinner's: South Asia, Northeast India, Pala period, ca. 950 CE. An impressive stele from the Pala period of Northeast India, depicting a four-armed deity, most likely a representation of Lakshmi, the goddess

0032B: Indian Pala Stone Stele of Female Deity, ex-Skinner'sEst. $7,000-$10,500

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Chinese Song Dynasty Wood Standing Buddha: China, Northern Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1127 CE. This is a wooden statue of the Buddha decorated with lacquer and gold leaf. He stands with his knees slightly bent atop a lotus pedestal, his hands

0032C: Chinese Song Dynasty Wood Standing BuddhaEst. $9,000-$13,500

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Thai Gilded Bronze Head of Buddha: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. Stunning bronze head of a Buddha wearing a gilded crown. Buddha looks downward with serene face, elongated earlobes and pointed hair knot,

0032D: Thai Gilded Bronze Head of BuddhaEst. $2,000-$3,000

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13th C. Khmer Bronze Buddha, Naga-Enthroned: Cambodian, Khmer, ca. 13th century CE. Cast bronze sculpture of a Buddha seated in meditation atop the naga (serpent deity) Mucalinda. Mucalinda, King of the Serpents, protected Gautama Buddha from

0032E: 13th C. Khmer Bronze Buddha, Naga-EnthronedEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Stucco'd Head with Crown: China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 13th to 16th century CE. Stunning stucco head of a princess or empress. Her beautiful face shows slightly pursed lips, eyes partially closed, pleasantly rounded face, long

0033: Chinese Ming Dynasty Stucco'd Head with CrownEst. $8,000-$12,000

Lg. Thai Gilded Bronze Torso of Buddha, ex-Museum: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 14th century CE. Exquisite bronze statue of Buddha seated upon a lotus cushion. Buddha is depicted with slender waist and broad shoulders - indication of earlier

0034: Lg. Thai Gilded Bronze Torso of Buddha, ex-MuseumEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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