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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Massive San Agustin Lidded Urn w/ TL, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $2500** Pre-Columbian, Horqueta, Colombia, San Agustin, ca. 600 BCE to 100 CE. A massive phallic urn with a rounded lid and an incised and stippled lizard motif on its broad

0119: Massive San Agustin Lidded Urn w/ TL, ex-MuseumEst. US$4,500-US$6,750

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Chavin Greyware Bridgespout Vessel, San Pedro Cactus: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. One of the earliest types of stirrup vessels from the "Classic Chavin" period, composed of monochrome greyware, its form

0119A: Chavin Greyware Bridgespout Vessel, San Pedro CactusEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Ancient Paracas Textile Child's Doll - Extremely Rare!: **Originally Listed At $1000** 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

0120: Ancient Paracas Textile Child's Doll - Extremely Rare!Est. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

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Calima Alcarraza Incised Redware Vessel - Avians: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima, Valle de Cauca, Ilama phase, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A striking bird effigy redware vessel, the body virtually spherical with a

0121: Calima Alcarraza Incised Redware Vessel - AviansEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Tall Bahia Manabi Pottery Figure Ocarina: **Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A molded, fine ceramic votive ocarina in the form of a standing figure holding a

0122: Tall Bahia Manabi Pottery Figure OcarinaEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Amorous Llamas: **Originally Listed At $500** 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

0123: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Amorous LlamasEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Colima Pottery Pallet w/ Male Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An interesting sculpture made from hand-molded pottery, in two pieces, one a male figure, the other a

0124: Colima Pottery Pallet w/ Male FigureEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Jalisco Figural w/ Joined Musicians, ex-Hollywood: **Originally Listed At $1800** 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

0125: Jalisco Figural w/ Joined Musicians, ex-HollywoodEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Huge / Rare Colima Pottery Seated Flat Figure: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very nice example of a seated, flat-style ceramic figure. The figure wears a skirt, armbands, and a

0126: Huge / Rare Colima Pottery Seated Flat FigureEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Jalisco Kaolin Seated Woman w/ Olla, ex-Hollywood: **Originally Listed At $1800** 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

0127: Jalisco Kaolin Seated Woman w/ Olla, ex-HollywoodEst. US$3,400-US$5,100

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Southern Peru Sihuas Textile Sash: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Sihuas, ca. 500 to 0 BCE. A beautiful textile sash comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama) wool fibers of russet, chocolate brown,

0128: Southern Peru Sihuas Textile SashEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero state, Mezcala culture, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. An abstract anthropomorphic figure, finely carved and string cut from a smooth, lustrous stone

0128A: Guerrero Mezcala Stone FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Ameca Pottery Figure - Deceased Warrior: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ameca style, Preclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure depicting a seated male warrior with large,

0128B: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Figure - Deceased WarriorEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Terracotta Ceremonial Rattle: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished terracotta rattle meant to be shaken during ceremonial events. The instrument

0128C: Nayarit Terracotta Ceremonial RattleEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Figure - Standing Woman: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built standing pottery female figure with delineated legs and three toes on each foot, a bulbous abdomen

0128D: Jalisco Pottery Figure - Standing WomanEst. US$350-US$500Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure depicted seated upon delineated legs while wearing a small skirt. Her nude upper

0128E: Nayarit Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Jalisco Ameca-Etzatlan Pottery Figure - Sitting Lady: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlan style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 BCE. A hollow and highly-burnished pottery figure depicting a female

0128F: Jalisco Ameca-Etzatlan Pottery Figure - Sitting LadyEst. US$500-US$750

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Colima Redware Tripod Saucer Vessel: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely hand-built tripod pottery vessel, its body of a saucer-like shape with a sharply corseted shoulder leading

0129: Colima Redware Tripod Saucer VesselEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Fine Colima Redware Seated Ball Player, ex-A. Davis: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. One of the finest Colima ball player figures we have ever come across, a well-executed redware seated ceremonial

0130: Fine Colima Redware Seated Ball Player, ex-A. DavisEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Seated Figures (pr): **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pair of matched male and female terracotta figures with characteristically

0131: Nayarit Bichrome Pottery Seated Figures (pr)Est. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Huge Nayarit Pottery Standing Female - TL tested: **Originally Listed At $8000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An enormous standing ceramic figure of a woman. She has her feet planted wide apart -

0132: Huge Nayarit Pottery Standing Female - TL testedEst. US$8,500-US$12,750

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Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel - Warrior / Trophy Head: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, late Moche I to early Moche II, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful bichrome pottery vessel with a planar base, globular body,

0133: Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel - Warrior / Trophy HeadEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

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Moche Figural Stirrup Vessel - Leishmaniasis Victim: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A striking mold-made and highly-burnished portrait human effigy stirrup vessel presenting an

0134: Moche Figural Stirrup Vessel - Leishmaniasis VictimEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Nayarit Bichrome Figures Male + Female, ex-Hollywood: **Originally Listed At $2500** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A superb set of matched male and female bichrome terracotta figures, each displaying highly-burnished

0135: Nayarit Bichrome Figures Male + Female, ex-HollywoodEst. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

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