America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly

Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl

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America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Moche Pottery Vessel - Ai Apec, Figures & Beasts w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. An incredible mold-formed pottery vessel depicting an enlarged countenance of Ai Apec (also AI Apaec), the primary Moche deity of

0067A: Moche Pottery Vessel - Ai Apec, Figures & Beasts w/ TLEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Fine Moche Polychrome Stirrup Jar - Lord w/ Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phases III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A mold-formed and highly burnished pottery vessel of a stunning form with a round but stable base, a bulbous body, a

0067B: Fine Moche Polychrome Stirrup Jar - Lord w/ JaguarEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Moche Polychrome Textile Belt Fragments: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fine set of two textile belt fragments comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of crimson, fuchsia, sage,

0067C: Lot of 2 Moche Polychrome Textile Belt FragmentsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Moche Bi-chrome Stirrup Vessel - Man & Tuber God: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of an intriguing form with a flat base, a cream-slipped body with protruding lateral ends, and a

0067D: Moche Bi-chrome Stirrup Vessel - Man & Tuber GodEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Large Nazca Polychrome Portrait Vessel: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel with a round but stable base, a broad body that tapers to form the corseted neck, and a flared rim surrounding

0068: Large Nazca Polychrome Portrait VesselEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Nazca Clam Shell Sea Lion with Inlaid Shell Eyes: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca or Huari/Wari, ca. 300 to 1000 CE. An endearing sculptural piece depicting a sea lion or sea otter - comprised of a single piece of white shell with inlaid eyes

0069: Nazca Clam Shell Sea Lion with Inlaid Shell EyesEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Rare Paracas Wood and Fiber Atl Atl w/ Face Finial: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Late Paracas, ca. 100 BCE. his atlatl departs from the characteristic Peruvian style, a shortish rod with an attached hook, and a hook-like decorative projection at

0069A: Rare Paracas Wood and Fiber Atl Atl w/ Face FinialEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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Rare Sican Lambayeque Silver Boxes (5 varying sizes): Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A group of five silver (93-96% pure) boxes, each with a flat lid held in place by two loop hinges on one long side.

0070: Rare Sican Lambayeque Silver Boxes (5 varying sizes)Est. US$1,700-US$2,550

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Rare Sican Polychrome Whistling Jar w/ Ai Apec & Mice: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A hand-built pottery jar depicting a standing effigy of Ai Apec as the maize god on the front. The vessel has a slightly

0070A: Rare Sican Polychrome Whistling Jar w/ Ai Apec & MiceEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Ancient Chilean Wood Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Atacama Desert, ca. 1000 BCE. A rare, hand-carved wooden figurine of an abstract anthropomorphic form with delineated legs, attenuated arms held tightly against the rectangular

0071: Ancient Chilean Wood Standing FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Large Mapuche Stone Celt: Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A hefty celt carved from mottled dark-brown stone with faint beige inclusions. The lengthy body has lightly convex faces, a

0071A: Large Mapuche Stone CeltEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Pachacamac Textile Panel w/ Anthropomorphs & Birds: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 1000 CE. A fine textile panel comprised of tightly-woven natural cotton fibers in hues of beige, coffee, burgundy, and wheat. The textile

0072: Pachacamac Textile Panel w/ Anthropomorphs & BirdsEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Large & Fine Colima Redware Seated Shaman: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A beautiful hand-built redware pottery statue representing a seated shaman, his posture indicative of meditative

0073: Large & Fine Colima Redware Seated ShamanEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Rare Costa Rican Stone Metate w/ Owl Legs: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Carved from a single piece of porous, light grey volcanic stone, this is a ceremonial and ritual metate, probably made for an

0075: Rare Costa Rican Stone Metate w/ Owl LegsEst. US$4,400-US$6,600Lot Passed

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Stunning Costa Rican Pottery Woman Giving Birth: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hollow, molded pottery figure of a kneeling woman with clear sexual and ritual connotations. She sits with her thighs spread and her

0075B: Stunning Costa Rican Pottery Woman Giving BirthEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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Panamanian 22K+ Gold Amphibian Amulet - 3.8 g: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. An extravagant amphibian amulet that is cast from 92% gold (equivalent to 22K+) via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The slender

0075C: Panamanian 22K+ Gold Amphibian Amulet - 3.8 gEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Colombian Sinu 15K+ Gold Elongated Nose Ring: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A finely crafted 15K+ gold (71% gold) elongated crescent-shaped nose ring or earring cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The ornament

0075D: Colombian Sinu 15K+ Gold Elongated Nose RingEst. US$1,300-US$1,800

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Large Cocle Tonosi Pottery Olla w/ Abstract Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, Tonosi style, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A lovely example of a hand-built pottery olla of a sizable form with a rounded but stable base, a spherical body

0076: Large Cocle Tonosi Pottery Olla w/ Abstract MotifsEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Panamanian 22K+ Gold Double Caimans -4.1 g: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama or possibly Costa Rica, Veraguas culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A large gold (92% pure, equivalent to 22K+) pendant with a form comprised of two zoomorphic bodies

0076A: Panamanian 22K+ Gold Double Caimans -4.1 gEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Exhibited Colima Pottery Parrot Tripod Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. This Colima redware vessel assumes the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a gadrooned body that is stylistically segmented by

0077: Exhibited Colima Pottery Parrot Tripod VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Figural Whistle: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a stylized figure that sits with delineated legs and a protruding mouthpiece on the verso. The

0077A: Colima Pottery Figural WhistleEst. US$400-US$600

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Jalisco Pottery 'Sheepface' Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A dramatic standing ceramic figure with both male and female characteristics, pointed ears, and a long nose that is often referred to as

0078: Jalisco Pottery 'Sheepface' Standing FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Jalisco Ameca Pottery Seated Female Figure w/ Bowl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca style, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery statue of a woman sitting with both legs folded beneath her thighs. The

0079: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Seated Female Figure w/ BowlEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Fine Zacatecas Bi-Chrome Seated Female Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fine hollow-built pottery figure of a fine form depicting a female figure seated with bent

0080: Fine Zacatecas Bi-Chrome Seated Female Figural VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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