March Timed Marketplace Auction

Egyptian Predynastic Black Schist Acorn Jar

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Louisville, CO, United States

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March Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our March Timed Marketplace, 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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Michoacan Pottery Pretty Lady Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery "pretty lady" figure with a highly-burnished surface. She stands

0415: Michoacan Pottery Pretty Lady FigureEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Stone Anthropomorphic Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A finely-crafted anthropomorphic figure, carved and string-cut from a mottled green-grey

0416: Guerrero Mezcala Stone Anthropomorphic FigureEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

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2 Pre-Columbian Stone Amulets + 36 Obsidian Fragments: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Mayan territories, Yucatan Peninsula, Maya, ca. 600 to 950 CE. A group of

0417: 2 Pre-Columbian Stone Amulets + 36 Obsidian FragmentsEst. US$200-US$300

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Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated Female: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished ceramic figure seated upon spread legs and large thighs.

0418: Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated FemaleEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Fine Nayarit Pottery Redware Seated Figure: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A superb and large example of a San Sebastian redware anthropomorphic figure which lacks any

0419: Fine Nayarit Pottery Redware Seated FigureEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

Large / Choice Colima Obsidian Spear Blade: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful stone spear blade created from a large piece of jet-black obsidian. This piece is well-crafted

0420: Large / Choice Colima Obsidian Spear BladeEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Seated Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery female figure seated upon a bulbous base with attenuated legs stretched out in front.

0421: Jalisco Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Rare Nayarit Terracotta Seated Woman: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta female figure seated in a reclining position. She possesses a characteristically

0422: Rare Nayarit Terracotta Seated WomanEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Figural Vessel - Seated Female: **Originally Listed At $225** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated woman with outstretched, attenuated legs, delineated

0423: Colima Pottery Figural Vessel - Seated FemaleEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Jalisco Sheepface Bichrome Figures: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three hand built and carefully modeled sheep-face figures; one depicting a seated mother cradling her child,

0424: Lot of 3 Jalisco Sheepface Bichrome FiguresEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Near-Mini Jalisco Sheep-Face Bichrome Female: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A near-miniature pottery figure in the "sheep-face" style, with wide eyes and an elongated head and nose,

0425: Near-Mini Jalisco Sheep-Face Bichrome FemaleEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Salinar Redware Monkey Head Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Salinar, ca. 300 BCE to 200 CE. A fabulously expressive mold-made terracotta vessel in the form of a monkey's head - the simian creature's lively

0426: Salinar Redware Monkey Head VesselEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

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Very Fine Costa Rican Avian Greenstone Celt Pendant: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An axe god pendant (sometimes called a celt pendant) finely carved from a mottled greenstone

0427: Very Fine Costa Rican Avian Greenstone Celt PendantEst. US$550-US$825

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Costa Rican Stone Carving w/ Original Caliche Surface: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. 100 to 600 CE. An interesting face pendant, hand-carved from a mottled green stone with light

0428: Costa Rican Stone Carving w/ Original Caliche SurfaceEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Peruvian Pottery Mold - Fox Head: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Peru, probably Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A ceramic mold in the form of an elegant, sleek, vulpine head, with nice details of eyes, snout, and

0429: Pre-Columbian Peruvian Pottery Mold - Fox HeadEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Greenstone Axe God - Bird Form: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a verdant greenstone with elegant black inclusions, an avian axe god, the

0430: Pre-Columbian Greenstone Axe God - Bird FormEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Seated Polychrome Matron - Beautiful Pigment: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jama-Coaque, ca 500 CE. An expressive example of an important female elder, sitting with her hands upon the knees of her outstretched legs. The

0431: Jamacoaque Seated Polychrome Matron - Beautiful PigmentEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Jamacoaque Pottery Standing Monkey-Man: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 500 CE. A wonderful mold-made standing figure. The figure has the posture and overall appearance of an

0432: Jamacoaque Pottery Standing Monkey-ManEst. US$150-US$225

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Costa Rican Stone Celt w/ Original Caliche: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A beautiful stone figural celt which is hand-carved from a mottled light-grey

0433: Costa Rican Stone Celt w/ Original CalicheEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Choice Veracruz Pottery Coast Watcher Whistle: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A superb hand-built terracotta nude female "coast watcher" seated with one leg folded beneath the

0434: Choice Veracruz Pottery Coast Watcher WhistleEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Rare Mayan White Jade Maskette: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 200 to 900 CE. This is a white jadeite maskette, drilled all the way through in antiquity for suspension. The jadeite itself is a

0435: Rare Mayan White Jade MasketteEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Moche Blackware Vessel - Foot Form: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A wonderful mold-formed blackware vessel in the shape of a sandaled foot. The vessel has a planar base, an

0436: Moche Blackware Vessel - Foot FormEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Rare Teotihuacan Pottery Dog Vessel - Simply Adorable!: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, Tlamimilolpa-Metepec phases, ca. 350 to 750 CE. A sweet terracotta dog vessel, with impressively thin walls and a beautiful

0437: Rare Teotihuacan Pottery Dog Vessel - Simply Adorable!Est. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Bahia Guangula Pottery Ocarina - Animal Form: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Bahia, Guangala, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built greyware ocarina depicting a zoomorphic form with sound holes perforating its arched 'back'

0438: Bahia Guangula Pottery Ocarina - Animal FormEst. US$250-US$375

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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