CLEARANCE - Ancient, Pre-Columbian, Ethno Art

Naturalistic 1st C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head

19th C. Pueblo Tewa Painted Hide Shield w/ Avanyus

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CLEARANCE - Ancient, Pre-Columbian, Ethno Art

Artemis Gallery

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End-of-Summer Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Rare Proto-Nazca Textile Doll / Tassel: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, proto Nazca, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A wonderful textile tassel in the form of a doll with an intricately woven face - perhaps

0077: Rare Proto-Nazca Textile Doll / TasselEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl - Serpent Creature w/ Trophy Head: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 220 BCE to 125 CE. A deep-walled, round-bottomed polychrome bowl, its exterior finely decorated with a mythical

0078: Nazca Polychrome Bowl - Serpent Creature w/ Trophy HeadEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Proto Nazca Textile Border w/ Abstract Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine textile border panel comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues

0078A: Proto Nazca Textile Border w/ Abstract Geometric MotifsEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Nazca Wooden Snuff Tube - Abstract Lizard: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A hand-carved wooden inhalation tube used when ingesting snuff, in the form of a highly abstract

0078B: Nazca Wooden Snuff Tube - Abstract LizardEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Large Nazca Polychrome Tie Dye Textile Mantle: **Originally Listed At $3000** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A gorgeous and sizable textile mantle comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool)

0078C: Large Nazca Polychrome Tie Dye Textile MantleEst. US$6,000-US$9,000

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Nazca Polychrome Textile Strap + Copper-Silver Pectoral: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A beautiful textile strap comprised of tightly-woven cotton fibers in hues of crimson, emerald-green, coffee,

0079: Nazca Polychrome Textile Strap + Copper-Silver PectoralEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Paracas Polychrome Stirrup Vessel - Fisherman Form: **Originally Listed At $2250** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, San Pedro culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An impressive anthropomorphic vessel likely depicting a shaman given the horn-like

0079A: Paracas Polychrome Stirrup Vessel - Fisherman FormEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

Paracas Wood Standing Pregnant Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting a pregnant female standing atop delineated legs and petite

0079B: Paracas Wood Standing Pregnant Female FigureEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Mochica Spondylus Shell Pendant Necklace: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A magnificent ensemble of hand-carved spondylus shell beads - 28 depicting various species of flora and

0080: Mochica Spondylus Shell Pendant NecklaceEst. US$1,700-US$2,550

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Fine Moche Seated Warrior Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. An interesting example of one of the classic forms of pre-Columbian pottery - the Moche stirrup

0080A: Fine Moche Seated Warrior Stirrup VesselEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Moche Bichrome Pottery Florero / Flower Pot: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery flared bowl - called a florero (Spanish for "flower pot") - with a

0080B: Moche Bichrome Pottery Florero / Flower PotEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Bichrome Florero - Impressed Designs: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A huge, hand-built pottery flared bowl - called a florero (Spanish for "flower pot") - used in Moche

0080C: Moche Pottery Bichrome Florero - Impressed DesignsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Fine Tiahuanaco Wooden Snuff Tray w/ Bird: **Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Chile, San Pedro, Atacama Desert, Tiahuanaco (sometimes Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A finely preserved, hand-carved wooden snuff tray of a

0081: Fine Tiahuanaco Wooden Snuff Tray w/ BirdEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Bolivian Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in Relief: **Originally Listed At $1300** Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 1100 CE. A handsome, beautifully preserved wooden kero (also qiru, quero, qero), an Andean drinking vessel

0081A: Bolivian Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in ReliefEst. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Pachacamac Textile Panel Anthropomorphs & Birds: **Originally Listed At $1000** 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,

0081B: Pachacamac Textile Panel Anthropomorphs & BirdsEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel Seated Cazique: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A seated figural vessel in the form of a jaguar-headdressed cazique, shaman, or warrior, seated with both

0082: Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel Seated CaziqueEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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Moche Pottery Polychrome Figural Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel depicting a stylized male figure seated atop an integral,

0082A: Moche Pottery Polychrome Figural Stirrup VesselEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Moche Wood Poporo Human Form (for Lime Powder): **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-carved wooden poporo container for holding lime powder meant to enhance the hallucinogenic properties

0082B: Moche Wood Poporo Human Form (for Lime Powder)Est. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Pachacamac Textile Panel Fragment - Oracle Spiders: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Central / South Coast Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely fragmentary textile panel comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool)

0083: Pachacamac Textile Panel Fragment - Oracle SpidersEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Chimu Polychrome Textile Strap Fragment w/ Birds: **Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A beautiful textile strap fragment composed of tightly-woven cotton fibers in hues of crimson, fuchsia,

0084: Chimu Polychrome Textile Strap Fragment w/ BirdsEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

Chimu Feather / Fiber Fans (set of 2): **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A wonderful group of two intriguing, delicate fans comprised of tightly-woven plant fibers and topped with

0085: Chimu Feather / Fiber Fans (set of 2)Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Large Ica Polychrome Textile w/ Avian Motif: **Originally Listed At $3000** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Ica culture, ca. 1000 CE. An eye-catching rectangular textile panel composed of camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of

0085A: Large Ica Polychrome Textile w/ Avian MotifEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Massive Inca Camelid Fiber Tunic w/ Stripes: **Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, central highlands of Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1350 to 1500 CE. A huge woven camelid fiber tunic with a bold linear pattern. It has a small raised woven

0085B: Massive Inca Camelid Fiber Tunic w/ StripesEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Huge Inca Polychrome Tunic w/ Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, central highlands of Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1350 to 1500 CE. A massive textile tunic composed of two broad camelid fiber panels that are dyed in an

0085C: Huge Inca Polychrome Tunic w/ Geometric MotifsEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

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