October Timed Marketplace Auction

Nayarit Pottery Seated Female w/ Deformity

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Louisville, CO, United States

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October Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our October Timed Marketplace auction, featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace the last Monday of every month - you never know what you'll find next! Please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available.

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Pair of Dong Son Bronze Weapons: **Originally Listed At $150** Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. 500 BCE to 0 CE. A nice pair of bronze weapons, a bronze spearhead of excellent form, and a heavy socketed bronze axe head. The casting

0122: Pair of Dong Son Bronze WeaponsEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Rooster: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A charming standing rooster figure, mold-made and glazed with a deep turquoise green color. Tomb figures like this

0123: Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery RoosterEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Earthenware Tomb Attendant: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE. A female painted or glazed pottery tomb figure, of a type known as a mingqi, or "spirit utensil" created to care for

0124: Chinese Han Dynasty Earthenware Tomb AttendantEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Tomb Figure - Standing Woman: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A beautifully formed terracotta tomb attendant, a noblewoman. She wears long robes and stands with her hands folded

0125: Chinese Tang Dynasty Tomb Figure - Standing WomanEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

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

0126: Signed 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Walnut NetsukeEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Wood Windows - Set of 4: **Originally Listed At $800** East Asia, China, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Four carved wooden window screens, each one featuring three panels of figural openwork and geometric fretwork

0127: 19th C. Chinese Wood Windows - Set of 4Est. US$1,400-US$2,100

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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

0128: 19th C. Chinese Wood Tabletop Panel - Ancestral TabletEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Vintage Chinese Silver Fish Necklace - Turquoise Eyes: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, ca. 1940s CE. A lovely silver filigree fish necklace with a carp fish pendant that is skillfully articulated so as to wiggle wonderfully and separately

0129: Vintage Chinese Silver Fish Necklace - Turquoise EyesEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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20th C. Japanese Boxwood Netsuke - Pig: **Originally Listed At $75** Far East, Japan, ca. 20th century CE. A finely-detailed pig netsuke, carved from a coffee-hued boxwood, with small black glass beads for eyes. The figure has a rotund

0130: 20th C. Japanese Boxwood Netsuke - PigEst. US$150-US$225

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Mid 20th C. Chinese Amber Prayer Beads: **Originally Listed At $150** East Asia, China, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely strand of spherical amber beads set along a modern yellow thread. One-hundred-and-eight beads are set along the main

0131: Mid 20th C. Chinese Amber Prayer BeadsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

20th C. Chinese Nephrite Hair Pin: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A gorgeous hair pin, hand-carved from pale green nephrite. The body is designed with a petite conical point

0132: 20th C. Chinese Nephrite Hair PinEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Fine Pair of Classic Olmec Pottery Rollers: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A pair of cylindrical ceramic rollers, each hollow in the center, with their exteriors carved with deeply incised

0133: Fine Pair of Classic Olmec Pottery RollersEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

Olmec Greenstone Ceremonial Celt: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A beautiful, hand-carved celt of a verdant green hues with a rounded butt, smooth faces and

0134: Olmec Greenstone Ceremonial CeltEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Olmec Jade Celt / Axe: **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

0135: Olmec Jade Celt / AxeEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Superb Tlatilco Ceramic Standing Female: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A hand-modeled 'pretty lady' figure in solid terracotta, with a pronounced, large

0136: Superb Tlatilco Ceramic Standing FemaleEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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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

0137: Chorrera Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Mezcala Standing Stone Variant Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. An abstract axe figure, made from a rough greenstone with bands of narrow white.

0138: Mezcala Standing Stone Variant FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Two-Stranded Y-Necklace: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A charming miniature greenstone mask, a classic symbol of this culture, on a

0139: Guerrero Mezcala Two-Stranded Y-NecklaceEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Spindle Whorl Necklace & Shell Earrings: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A pretty matching set of necklace and earrings, each made using white, brown, yellow, red, rose, and

0140: Pre-Columbian Spindle Whorl Necklace & Shell EarringsEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

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Miniature Chorrera Warrior Pipe - Drug Paraphernalia: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 500 BCE. An ancient pipe made for the ritual consumption of hallucinogenic drugs as part of a shamanic ceremony. The

0141: Miniature Chorrera Warrior Pipe - Drug ParaphernaliaEst. US$500-US$750

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Pair of Paracas Textile Polychrome Fragments: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine group of textile fragments, tightly-woven from natural fibers in hues of umber, maroon, citrine,

0142: Pair of Paracas Textile Polychrome FragmentsEst. US$150-US$225

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Mezcala Guerrero Stone Hand Axe Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 300 BCE. This type of item is known as a hand axe (or celt). The neck, legs, and marks on the body were string cut; the

0143: Mezcala Guerrero Stone Hand Axe FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Rare Near Miniature Colima Pottery Leg Effigy Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A unique vessel in the form of a bent leg terminating in a foot, with a round-mouthed open spout at the other

0144: Rare Near Miniature Colima Pottery Leg Effigy VesselEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

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Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Axe God: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 300 BCE. A finely carved and string-cut greenstone Mezcala standing anthropomorphic figure, displaying traits of type M-22

0145: Mezcala Guerrero Greenstone Axe GodEst. US$500-US$750

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