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Fine 26th Dynasty Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Ankh-Hor

Jalisco Standing Pottery Barrel Warrior w/ Club

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Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic Art

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A one-day auction featuring authentic ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian. Greek. Roman. Etruscan. Near East. Far East. Asian. African / Tribal. Ethnographic. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Russian icons. So much more. All price ranges, no hidden reserves.

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Anasazi Mesa Verde Black-on-White Geometric Bowl: Native American, Southwest, Colorado, Mesa Verde, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. A hand-built black-on-white pottery bowl, the interior walls presenting a decorative program comprised of a wide band of

0109D: Anasazi Mesa Verde Black-on-White Geometric BowlEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

19th C. Ethiopian Coptic Silvered Bronze Cross: Africa, Ethiopia, ca. 19th century CE. An incredible silvered bronze processional cross with elaborate lattice work and, on both sides, various incised figural elements on each arm - the Virgin and

0110: 19th C. Ethiopian Coptic Silvered Bronze CrossEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Rare African Sao Terracotta Bead Necklace w/ TL: Central Africa, Chad, Sao culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A collection of seventeen mold-made terracotta beads of varying size, with distinctive spiky, textured surfaces. The Sao people lived

0110A: Rare African Sao Terracotta Bead Necklace w/ TLEst. US$500-US$700

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19th C. Coptic Ethiopian Wooden Cross Scepter: Africa, Ethiopia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lengthy Coptic wooden scepter in the form of the Christian crucifix. Carved from a single piece of light-weight dark wood, it features an

0111: 19th C. Coptic Ethiopian Wooden Cross ScepterEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Mid 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Dance Mask: West Africa, Nigeria, northeastern Igbo, mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden Maiden Spirit (Agbohbho mmwo) helmet mask with delicate, balanced facial features, an elaborate

0111A: Mid 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Dance MaskEst. US$400-US$600

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19th C. African Songye Painted Wood Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A huge mask with bulging eyes, a horizontal hourglass-shaped mouth, and a triangular nose. Around the

0112: 19th C. African Songye Painted Wood MaskEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Early 19th C. Unusual Dogon Wooden Standing Woman: **First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. An enigmatic, hand-carved wooden figure of a woman, standing nude and possibly pregnant, with her hands down

0112B: Early 19th C. Unusual Dogon Wooden Standing WomanEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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Published African Wood and Cowry Shell Bamana Sculpture: West Africa, Mali, Bamana, ca. early 20th century CE. An abstract figure - possibly a shrine for the Tyiwara - carved from wood and covered with cloth fabric and a woven string net of cowry shells,

0112C: Published African Wood and Cowry Shell Bamana SculptureEst. US$400-US$600

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20th C. Salampasu Wood Chief Figure w/ Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, ca. late 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure representing a chief with articulated, separately carved arms, an elongated torso, standing

0113: 20th C. Salampasu Wood Chief Figure w/ MaskEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Tasmanian White Bamboo Coral Fossil from Pleistocene: Oceania/Australia, Tasmania, Pleistocene era, ca. 2.5 million to 10,000 years old. A pretty example of a bamboo coral (family: Isididae), creamy white, with some blue-grey features near its base.

0113A: Tasmanian White Bamboo Coral Fossil from PleistoceneEst. US$1,000-US$1,400Lot Passed

20th C. PNG Painted Wood Canoe Prow - Crocodile: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, latmul people, ca. early 20th century CE. Meticulously carved from a single piece of wood, a large canoe prow depicting a crocodile with scaly skin delineated

0113B: 20th C. PNG Painted Wood Canoe Prow - CrocodileEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Fiji Islands Kiakavo Hard Wood War Club: Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club. This style is sometimes called a "snake" type club with "waka kiakavo" ridges on the

0114: 19th C. Fiji Islands Kiakavo Hard Wood War ClubEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Early 20th C. South Pacific Tapa Bark Cloth: Oceania, South Pacific Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a tapa bark cloth, made from the paper mulberry tree, which was introduced to the South Pacific from Southeast Asia at an unknown

0114A: Early 20th C. South Pacific Tapa Bark ClothEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

0114B: 18th C. Spanish Plug Bayonet - Engraved QuotationEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Early 20th C. PNG Shell & Fiber Headdress: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous headdress made from woven brown and reddish-brown fibers and hundreds of cowrie shells. A single, huge bailer shell (from a

0114C: Early 20th C. PNG Shell & Fiber HeaddressEst. US$1,000-US$1,200Lot Passed

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18th C. New Mexican Trabuco Percussion Rifle: New Mexico, ca. 4th quarter of the 18th century to 1st quarter 19th century. Early "Trabuco" - a form of the famous blunderbuss. Short barrel with slightly flared muzzle and used as a shotgun

0115: 18th C. New Mexican Trabuco Percussion RifleEst. US$1,200-US$1,500

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19th C. Antique American Iron Handcuffs: New World, USA, ca. 19th century CE. A working pair of iron handcuffs with a single screw key that functions for both sides. The two sides are both horseshoe-shaped, with a cylindrical bar around the

0115A: 19th C. Antique American Iron HandcuffsEst. US$400-US$600

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19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - N. S. del Rosario: Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 19th century CE. A wonderful Santo depicting Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, the Virgin dressed in royal regalia of blue, gold, and white robes with red sleeves and a

0116: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - N. S. del RosarioEst. US$600-US$800

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19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. Anthony: New World, Central America, probably Guatemala, Spanish Colonial style, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking, hand-carved wooden santo depicting St. Anthony of Padua. He stares forward with

0116A: 19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. AnthonyEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

0116B: 19th C. Central America Wood Santo- St. AnthonyEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. Anthony: New World, Central America, Spanish Colonial style, ca. 19th century CE. A carved wooden santo figure depicting Saint Anthony of Padua. He stands with one arm extended, the other raised as if in

0116C: 19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. AnthonyEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Large Mexican Wooden Carving of a Bishop - Ex Tovar: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden depiction of a bishop standing upon an integral plinth. He wears a traditional bishop's miter, a heavy red

0116D: Large Mexican Wooden Carving of a Bishop - Ex TovarEst. US$500-US$700

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19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - Immaculate Conception: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A pensive wooden santo of the Virgin Mary in a prayerful posture, standing atop a cloud with cherubim and a crescent moon. The figure

0117: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - Immaculate ConceptionEst. US$1,200-US$1,600Lot Passed

Spanish Colonial Wooden Crucified Christ on Cross: Spanish Colonial, Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A hand carved and polychromed wooden Cristo (Crucified Christ) that captures the drama and sorrow of this tragedy with a truly graphic

0117A: Spanish Colonial Wooden Crucified Christ on CrossEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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