CLEARANCE - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Translated Egyptian White Faience Ushabti

Gorgeous Roman Glass Jar w/ Blue Rigaree

Jalisco Figural w/ Joined Musicians, ex-Hollywood

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CLEARANCE - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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These lots are going, going, gone... plus a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special Late Summer Clearance Sale featuring discounted pricing on classical antiquities, Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Polychrome Camel, TL Tested: **First Time At Auction** Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A large, hollow pottery figure of a Bactrian camel wearing very distinctive saddle bags in the form of monstrous masked faces.

0098: Chinese Tang Dynasty Polychrome Camel, TL TestedEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Tall 19th C. Japanese Stone Relief - Avalokiteshvara: **Originally Listed At $2000** East Asia, Japan, ca. 19th century CE. A large, gracefully carved grey stone sculpture depicting a relief standing figure of Avalokiteshvara. This is a type of stone

0099: Tall 19th C. Japanese Stone Relief - AvalokiteshvaraEst. US$3,800-US$5,700

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Foo Dog: **Originally Listed At $500** East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A wooden foo dog, elaborately carved from dark wood, with flourishes at the tail, on top of the head and nose,

0100: Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Foo DogEst. US$550-US$825

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Signed 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Walnut Netsuke?: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A charming carved wooden walnut with an incised signature in Chinese characters on its underside. The surface is

0100A: Signed 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Walnut Netsuke?Est. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Incised Ox Bones - Brothel / Erotic Art: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of thirty incised ox bones, in three groups of ten, each tied together with string. Each depicts a

0100B: 19th C. Chinese Incised Ox Bones - Brothel / Erotic ArtEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Early 20th C. Japanese Erotic Shunga Paintings (5): **First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, late Meiji ca. early 20th century CE. Five erotic paintings from an album of shunga inspired paintings, each on handmade paper depicting a world of

0100C: Early 20th C. Japanese Erotic Shunga Paintings (5)Est. US$500-US$700

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19th C. Chinese Wood Tabletop Panel - Ancestral Tablet: **Originally Listed At $550** East Asia, China, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely carved openwork wooden tabletop ancestral tablet comprised of curved/convex sinuous border panels

0101: 19th C. Chinese Wood Tabletop Panel - Ancestral TabletEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Ancient Valdivian Spondylus Shell Necklace: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A restrung necklace made of flat cylindrical beads of shell and agate. The necklace is

0102: Ancient Valdivian Spondylus Shell NecklaceEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Rare Chavin Camelid Bone Carving + Ink Drawing: **Originally Listed At $950** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 1500 BCE (bone carving) and interpretive drawing signed Diana Kaczor, ca. 20th century CE. A wonderful camelid bone carving depicting a

0103: Rare Chavin Camelid Bone Carving + Ink DrawingEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Classic Olmec Pottery Head - TL Tested: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. An evocative terracotta head from an larger figure. The head has distinct child-like features

0104: Classic Olmec Pottery Head - TL TestedEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Pre-Columbian Chavin Stone Basin: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A large stone basin, presumably used for the ritual preparation of hallucinogenic drugs,

0105: Pre-Columbian Chavin Stone BasinEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady Figure, ex-Hollywood: **Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful pottery 'pretty lady' figure from this very early Pre-Columbian culture. Clearly a fertility

0106: Tlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady Figure, ex-HollywoodEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

Olmec Stone Bloodletting Tool - Looming Avian: **Originally Listed At $2800** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An ominous figure from violent ancient religious rituals, a carved stone bloodletting

0107: Olmec Stone Bloodletting Tool - Looming AvianEst. US$4,600-US$6,900Lot Passed

Superb Olmec Blue Green Jade Celt: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A striking, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green

0108: Superb Olmec Blue Green Jade CeltEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Olmec Stone Janus-Headed Tool: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Guatemala / Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. A rough-hewn stone object in hues of emerald, cream, and chocolate, with two distinct

0109: Olmec Stone Janus-Headed ToolEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Chavin Lemon-Carro Stone Drug Mortar - Armadillo: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A charming and rare example of a lemon-carro stone mortar in the form of an armadillo, one half of a

0110: Chavin Lemon-Carro Stone Drug Mortar - ArmadilloEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

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Fine Chavin Bone Drug Spatula w/ Carved Jaguar: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A beautiful and finely-detailed drug spatula, hand-carved from human bone, with an incredible carving of

0111: Fine Chavin Bone Drug Spatula w/ Carved JaguarEst. US$1,900-US$2,850

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Chavin 16K+ Gold Ornaments - Pirarucu Fish + Deer: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A pair of animals made from gold, the first a highly abstract horned creature made of paper-thin 16KT sheet gold,

0112: Chavin 16K+ Gold Ornaments - Pirarucu Fish + DeerEst. US$3,400-US$5,100

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Chavin Ceremonial Incised Stone Dish: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A beautiful fragment of a ceremonial dish, its surface incised and drilled with a highly abstract motif of

0113: Chavin Ceremonial Incised Stone DishEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Miniature Chavin Stone Idol - Anthropomorphic: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A miniature seated anthropomorphic figurine, hand-carved from a mottled brown stone with light inclusions.

0114: Miniature Chavin Stone Idol - AnthropomorphicEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Fine Chavin Stone Mace Head - Fish Form: **Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 400 BCE. A pale stone mace head in the form of a fish, with a round socket through its center. Three fins with deeply incised

0115: Fine Chavin Stone Mace Head - Fish FormEst. US$1,300-US$1,950

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Olmec Jade Celt / Axe, ex-Butterfield's: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. Olmec jade objects such as this trapezoidal celt/axe form are unparalleled for the blue-green

0116: Olmec Jade Celt / Axe, ex-Butterfield'sEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Chorrera Pottery Seated Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A lovely hand-built terracotta female figure. She sits with her legs crossed in front, both hands

0117: Chorrera Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Large Paracas Pottery Bowl - Zoomorphic Motifs: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A thick-walled ceramic bowl with low, vertical sides and an incised register of a fantastical creature

0118: Large Paracas Pottery Bowl - Zoomorphic MotifsEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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