August Timed Marketplace Auction

South American Trio - Spoon, Bowl, Stirrup Vessel

20th C. Six Vintage Mexico Silver Necklaces & Pendant

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Louisville, CO, United States

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August Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Miniature Colima Pottery Bowl: **Originally listed at 125** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Small, ridged blackware bowl with a thick rim; there are two small holes on opposite sides of the rim as if it

0051: Miniature Colima Pottery BowlEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Standing Female: **Originally listed at 200** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A bichrome pottery female flat figure standing with hands on waist, solely donning a striped skir and

0052: Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Standing FemaleEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

West Mexico Trio - Flat Figure, Obsidian Core, Celt: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A trio of objects from the shaft tomb cultures of West Mexico: a black stone celt (hand axe), an obsidian core, and a flat

0053: West Mexico Trio - Flat Figure, Obsidian Core, CeltEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Jade Axe God - Avian Form: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from pistachio-hued jade, this elegant axe god has a lower section in a celt form and

0054: Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Jade Axe God - Avian FormEst. US$150-US$250Lot Passed

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Mayan Peten Redware Pottery Bowl: **Originally listed at 200** Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Guatemala, Peten, ca. 550 to 850 CE. This is a redware bowl with beautiful linear decoration on interior and exterior and a contrasting band of

0055: Mayan Peten Redware Pottery BowlEst. US$400-US$600

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Jamacoaque Pottery Mold of Standing Figure: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A wonderful clay mold of a standing highly decorated figure (a resulting molded form to the right) donning elaborate

0056: Jamacoaque Pottery Mold of Standing FigureEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

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Jaina Mayan Pottery Whistle - Dwarf: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Jaina Island, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A diminutive terracotta whistling figural statuette from Jaina Island or "Island of Kings." This

0057: Jaina Mayan Pottery Whistle - DwarfEst. US$200-US$300

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Pair of Ancient Colombian Beaded Shell Necklaces: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Two restrung necklaces, in hues of cream, maroon, burgundy, and ruby-red, comprised of small beads made of shell

0058: Pair of Ancient Colombian Beaded Shell NecklacesEst. US$150-US$250

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South American Trio - Spoon, Bowl, Stirrup Vessel: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A long red stone carved into a spoon that includes a cupped area used in pulverizing lime to mix with coca

0059: South American Trio - Spoon, Bowl, Stirrup VesselEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Ancient Colombian Beaded Necklace of Spondylus Shell: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A long restrung necklace, in hues of citrine, ruby-red, coral, and salmon, with forty twin-stranded sections of

0060: Ancient Colombian Beaded Necklace of Spondylus ShellEst. US$250-US$350Lot Passed

Five Ancient Colombian Pottery Roller Stamps: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing group of cylindrical terracotta roller stamps, each one carved/modeled with a mesmerizing design

0061: Five Ancient Colombian Pottery Roller StampsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Colorful Chimu Textile Coca Bag: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. A beautiful textile bag used to gather and store coca leaves, woven from natural fibers, probably camelid fibers,

0062: Colorful Chimu Textile Coca BagEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

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Colombian Pottery Drug Inhaler: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A bi-chrome terracotta tool for inhaling hallucinogenic substances, the form consisting of a bowl at one end with protruding

0063: Colombian Pottery Drug InhalerEst. US$400-US$600

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Ancient Aztec Obsidian Blade - Long!: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A long and extremely sharp jet-black knife blade, formed from a piece of knapped opaque obsidian, with a

0064: Ancient Aztec Obsidian Blade - Long!Est. US$250-US$350Lot Passed

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Rare Miniature Cauca / Quimbaya Pottery Figure: **Originally listed at 300** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca region, Quimbaya culture, Middle Cauca complex, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An abstract anthropomorphic figure with a wide, ovoid head and

0065: Rare Miniature Cauca / Quimbaya Pottery FigureEst. US$600-US$900

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Peruvian Chancay Textile Fragment - Abstract Motif: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A textile made from loose and tightly-woven strands of cotton and camelid fibers, in hues of umber, orange, cream,

0066: Peruvian Chancay Textile Fragment - Abstract MotifEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

Chimu Blackware Whistling Jar - Guardian Head: **First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A blackware double-chambered whistling vessel comprised of two mold-made bottles, the rear one with a conical

0067: Chimu Blackware Whistling Jar - Guardian HeadEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

18th C. Trio of Spanish Colonial Silver Spoon / Tupus: **First Time At Auction**New World, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 18th century CE. A group of three silver objects from the Spanish Colonial period, probably from South America. One is a large-bowled

0068: 18th C. Trio of Spanish Colonial Silver Spoon / TupusEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

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18th C. Mexican Trio of Iron Tools - Ex Historia: **First Time At Auction**New World, Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 18th century CE. A trio of smithed iron tools, used for multiple purposes, including wedging and scraping. These would have

0069: 18th C. Mexican Trio of Iron Tools - Ex HistoriaEst. US$300-US$500

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19th C. USA Elgin 10 Karat Gold Pocket Watch w/ Fob: **First Time At Auction**New World, USA, ca. late 19th century CE. An elegant, 10 karat gold pocketwatch with engraved floral motifs on both sides of its case. Attached to the case is a long, 10

0070: 19th C. USA Elgin 10 Karat Gold Pocket Watch w/ FobEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Miniature Bolivian Sterling Silver Crown, ex-Historia: **Originally listed at 150** South America, Bolivia, ca. 19th century CE. An exceptional sterling silver Spanish Colonial crown with a Latin cross-topped orb finial, hand made by the Andean

0071: Miniature Bolivian Sterling Silver Crown, ex-HistoriaEst. US$250-US$375

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Trio 19th C. Woodlands Indian Beaded Pouches: **Originally listed at 500** Native American, Eastern Woodlands people, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Three beautiful, brightly colored pouches, each made of cloth and leather with beads sewn

0072: Trio 19th C. Woodlands Indian Beaded PouchesEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

19th C. Spanish Colonial Painted Wood Santo: **First Time At Auction**New World, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden santo depicting the Virgin and Christ Child enthroned with the infant St. John standing by the seated Mother of

0073: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Painted Wood SantoEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Early 20th C. USA Wooden Industrial Pipe Mold: **First Time At Auction**New World, USA, ca. 1900 CE. A pair of wooden industrial molds for making pipes, these would make an excellent set of steampunk-style bookends or other household decorations!

0074: Early 20th C. USA Wooden Industrial Pipe MoldEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

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