Fine Antiquities, Ethnographic & Fine Art

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Fine Antiquities, Ethnographic & Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping!

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Huge / Important Panamanian 15K+ Gold Frog - 56 gr: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An impressively large and elaborately detailed 15K+ gold frog amulet, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, of a robust form with

0098: Huge / Important Panamanian 15K+ Gold Frog - 56 grEst. US$25,000-US$35,000Lot Passed

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Rare Teotihuacan Polychrome Human Figures (pr): Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 400 to 650 CE. Wow! An adorable pair of classic sculpted ceramic artifacts from one of the most important polities in ancient Mesoamerica. The first

0098A: Rare Teotihuacan Polychrome Human Figures (pr)Est. US$800-US$1,200

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Costa Rican Stone Metate with Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, Diquis/Nicoya region, ca. 900 to 1530 CE. A wonderful jaguar metate with an oval grinding table or seat, expertly carved from one piece of volcanic stone

0099: Costa Rican Stone Metate with JaguarEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Tall Veracruz Pottery Standing Warrior Figure w/ Grater: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz, also Totonac or Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A sizable example of a warrior standing atop delineated legs and balancing with a third

0099A: Tall Veracruz Pottery Standing Warrior Figure w/ GraterEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Tall Costa Rican Stone Peg-Based Figure Nude Male: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Diquis culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Skillfully carved from volcanic stone, a rigid peg-based male figure depicted in the nude, perhaps representing a prisoner about to be

0100: Tall Costa Rican Stone Peg-Based Figure Nude MaleEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Nayarit San Sebastian Style Pottery Couple TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fabulous pair of hand-built and highly-burnished pottery male and female figures, both nude

0101: Nayarit San Sebastian Style Pottery Couple TL TestedEst. US$9,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Pottery Dog Effigy Dish: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A polychrome dog effigy dish, the canine vessel standing upon three conical legs, with a broad rectangular dish as

0101A: Chupicuaro Pottery Dog Effigy DishEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Huge Pihuamo Pottery Standing Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A hand rendered bi-chrome terracotta female figure, depicted standing with both arms bent at the elbows and hands across the chest,

0101B: Huge Pihuamo Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. US$5,500-US$7,500Lot Passed

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0101C: Rare Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Polychrome BowlEst. US$900-US$1,300

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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

0101D: Large & Fine Colima Redware Seated ShamanEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

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Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built pottery female figure with highly burnished surfaces decorated with characteristic red-brown slip. The

0101E: Nayarit Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Colima Redware Standing Dog Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery vessel depicting an attractive dog with stone-burnished surfaces that create a reflective

0102: Colima Redware Standing Dog VesselEst. US$3,500-US$4,500Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Tripod Gourd Vessel - Shaman Carriers: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A most unusual Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash form body supported by three shaman figures, each one wearing a horned

0102A: Colima Pottery Tripod Gourd Vessel - Shaman CarriersEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

Very Large Chinesco Pottery Kneeling Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. Impressive for its size and well as its form, a kneeling female figure with her hands placed upon her protruding, perhaps

0102B: Very Large Chinesco Pottery Kneeling Female FigureEst. US$5,500-US$8,500Lot Passed

Colima Greenstone Carving w/ Jaguar & Reptiles: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing sculpture that is hand-carved from pale, sage green stone with mottled gray and beige inclusions within the matrix. The

0102C: Colima Greenstone Carving w/ Jaguar & ReptilesEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Musician Couple: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing musical couple from the ancients of Jalisco! The female sits behind the male figure, her hands upon his shoulders, as he plays

0102D: Jalisco Pottery Musician CoupleEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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29 Pre-Columbian Shell & Pottery Amulets & Pendants: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador, ca. 300 BCE to 1200 CE. A fine gathering of 29 amulets and pendants from across ancient Mesoamerica. First are 11 West Mexican pieces showing a conical

0103: 29 Pre-Columbian Shell & Pottery Amulets & PendantsEst. US$400-US$600

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Olmec White Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A finely carved and string cut white stone figure standing with both arms held to the sides and knees slightly bent, presenting a

0103A: Olmec White Stone FigureEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Pre-Columbian Terracotta Pretty Lady Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 1000 CE (figure with beaded headband) and Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE (figure with assymetric

0103B: Lot of 2 Pre-Columbian Terracotta Pretty Lady FiguresEst. US$550-US$825

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Veracruz Stone Hacha Depicting Tlaloc w/ Red Cinnabar: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 5th to 7th century CE. An intriguing hacha of a bulbous form, hand-carved from speckled beige-hued stone with light and dark inclusions.

0104: Veracruz Stone Hacha Depicting Tlaloc w/ Red CinnabarEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Monumental Veracruz Pottery Standing Dignitary Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 400 to 700 CE. Impressively sizeable and finely handbuilt, a hollow-form terracotta statue of a standing male dignitary wearing a tunic-like garment with

0104A: Monumental Veracruz Pottery Standing Dignitary FigureEst. US$8,000-US$12,000

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Impressive Huastec Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, northern Veracruz region, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional female pottery figure seated with one leg crossed atop the other and holding both

0104B: Impressive Huastec Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Spectacular Teotihuacan Pottery Theater-Type Censer Lid: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A dramatic theater-type censer lid, the base of a conical form with an upper decorative sculptural work similar to the architectural

0105: Spectacular Teotihuacan Pottery Theater-Type Censer LidEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Incredibly Rare Aztec 15K+ Gold Sheet Arrow: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, region around Mexico City, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine 69% gold (equivalent to 15K+) adornment depicting an arrow on one end, shield in center and flying jaguar

0105A: Incredibly Rare Aztec 15K+ Gold Sheet ArrowEst. US$3,500-US$5,000

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 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. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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