Exceptional Day 2: Ethnographic, Fossils

Superb Mayan Chama Polychrome Jar w/ Glyphs

19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo - La Mano Poderosa

Large Group of Paramblypterus Permian Fish Fossils

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Exceptional Day 2: Ethnographic, Fossils

Artemis Gallery

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more.

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Rare Important Olmec Seated Terracotta Baby w/Oxford TL: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A large kaolin-slipped earthenware Olmec baby figure seated on a rounded posterior and balancing itself on inward-folded legs

0111: Rare Important Olmec Seated Terracotta Baby w/Oxford TLEst. US$15,000-US$25,000Lot Passed

Olmec Stone Axe Blade with Incised Design: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico/Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A ceremonial deep green stone hand axe (celt), one of its faces incised with fantastical iconography of a skull-like

0111A: Olmec Stone Axe Blade with Incised DesignEst. US$9,000-US$14,000Lot Passed

Massive Olmec Olivine-Serpentine Celt: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An absolutely enormous, hand-carved mottled olivine-serpentine celt with light and dark inclusions, presenting a

0111B: Massive Olmec Olivine-Serpentine CeltEst. US$3,500-US$5,500Lot Passed

Extremely Rare Olmec Calixtlahuaca Ware Vessel, TL Test: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec period, Tlatilco people, Tlapacoya, ca. 1250 to 800 BCE. An important and incredibly preserved incised vase from the Calixtlahuaca ware tradition. The vase is buff

0111C: Extremely Rare Olmec Calixtlahuaca Ware Vessel, TL TestEst. US$10,000-US$12,500Lot Passed

Superb Olmec Carved Jade Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A striking maskette hand-carved from a beautiful jade stone of milky white hues with striking mint green inclusions, created

0111D: Superb Olmec Carved Jade MasketteEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

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Chavin Pottery Figural Stirrup Vessel - Prisoner: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A large mold-formed ceramic vessel with a flat base, a wide body, an arching stirrup handle, and a bulbous tapering spout with a

0111E: Chavin Pottery Figural Stirrup Vessel - PrisonerEst. US$3,000-US$4,000

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Rare Chavin Pottery Seated Flute Player w/ TL Test: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, early Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A hand-built pottery figure, seated with crossed legs, holding a multi-tubed pan flute in both hands. Depicted wearing ankle wraps,

0112: Rare Chavin Pottery Seated Flute Player w/ TL TestEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Published Chavin Pottery Polychrome Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeqye-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient pottery I have seen from this region. Brownware stirrup

0112A: Published Chavin Pottery Polychrome Stirrup VesselEst. US$12,500-US$17,500Lot Passed

Olmec Jade Curved Blade Pendant w/ Incised Design: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A gorgeous very pale green jade pendant in the form of a curved blade, with a concentric incised motif forming a

0112B: Olmec Jade Curved Blade Pendant w/ Incised DesignEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Olmec Incised Jade Piercer w/ Cinnabar - Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A gorgeous pale blue-green jade piercer made for bloodletting with a simple form that is shaped like a serpent whose body dramatically narrows and

0112C: Olmec Incised Jade Piercer w/ Cinnabar - SerpentEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Olmec Stone Maskette Set in Modern 14K Gold Ring: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A mesmerizing maskette carved from a beautiful greenstone with black and golden inclusions created by the Olmec, the oldest

0113: Olmec Stone Maskette Set in Modern 14K Gold RingEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

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Early/Rare Chavin Pottery Stirrup Jar - Cactus Form: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. One of the earliest types of stirrup vessel, from the "Classic Chavin" period, as it represents the early mono-colored stirrup vessels found in the

0113A: Early/Rare Chavin Pottery Stirrup Jar - Cactus FormEst. US$9,000-US$12,000

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Published Chavin Blackware Stirrup Jar - Mountain Hut: Pre-Columbian, Northern Highlands of Peru, Congoyape, Chavin, ca. 1200 BCE. A brownware stirrup vessel of a most unusual form from a very early Andean culture, the Chavin. The sculptor envisioned and

0113B: Published Chavin Blackware Stirrup Jar - Mountain HutEst. US$7,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Amorous Llama Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 600 CE. "Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love!" In the context of this piece, perhaps that

0114: Moche Pottery Amorous Llama Stirrup VesselEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Nayarit "Chinesco" Polychrome Woman - ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A colorful, beautifully-preserved ceramic figure of a standing woman. She leans slightly forward on her legs, which are close together and

0114A: Nayarit "Chinesco" Polychrome Woman - ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$5,000-US$7,000

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Olmec Tlapacoya Pottery Standing Pregnant Woman: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec period, Tlatilco people, Tlapacoya, ca. 1250 to 800 BCE. A remarkably well-preserved earthenware figure of a pregnant woman, hand-modeled and given a black surface

0114B: Olmec Tlapacoya Pottery Standing Pregnant WomanEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Jalisco Kaolin Ceramic Woman Holding Olla, ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large kaolin ceramic figure of a woman, portrayed nude and kneeling, holding a large olla on her lap. Her eyes are outlined in thick

0115: Jalisco Kaolin Ceramic Woman Holding Olla, ex-HollywoodEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Joined Musicians, ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine, hand-molded pottery sculpture showing a seated, conjoined man and woman. The woman sits behind the man, her hands on his sides just

0116: Jalisco Pottery Joined Musicians, ex-HollywoodEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Matching Ceramic Figures, ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic matched pair of pottery shaft tomb figures, one a woman and one with both male and female characteristics, each with detailed,

0116A: Nayarit Matching Ceramic Figures, ex-HollywoodEst. US$8,000-US$13,500Lot Passed

Ancient Paracas Textile Child's Doll - Extremely Rare!: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fabulous hand-built doll comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers as well as human hair in hues of

0116B: Ancient Paracas Textile Child's Doll - Extremely Rare!Est. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Redware Dog - Ready To Eat!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow ceramic vessel in the form of a very portly Colima dog, one of the most famous of the classes of West Mexican shaft tomb culture

0117: Colima Pottery Redware Dog - Ready To Eat!Est. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Paracas / Proto Nazca 18K Gold Crown - Owl Form: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, late Paracas or early Nazca, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. A breathtaking find - a hammered 18 karat gold forehead ornament in the form of an owl atop a camelid fiber

0117A: Paracas / Proto Nazca 18K Gold Crown - Owl FormEst. US$20,000-US$30,000Lot Passed

Extremely Rare Paracas Silver / Gold Avian Crown Finial: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, late Paracas or early Nazca, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. An incredible silver gold alloy finial for a crown, in the form of a highly abstract avian creature. Its head

0117B: Extremely Rare Paracas Silver / Gold Avian Crown FinialEst. US$15,000-US$22,000Lot Passed

Condorhuasi-Alamito Argentina Carved Stone Mask: Pre-Columbian, northwest Argentina, Early Period, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A haunting, lifesize, anthropomorphic mask, hand-carved from a heavy, grey, volcanic stone. The

0118: Condorhuasi-Alamito Argentina Carved Stone MaskEst. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

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