Ancient | Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Figural Pendant

Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood and Hide Tinya Drum

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Ancient | Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Kushan Pottery Jar w/ Zoomorphs w/ TL: Central Asia, modern day Afghanistan, Kushan Empire, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A beautiful wheel-formed pottery vessel with bi-chrome geometric and zoomorphic forms on the exterior. The vessel rests

0066D: Kushan Pottery Jar w/ Zoomorphs w/ TLEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver & Lapis Bracelets (pr): Central Asia, Turkoman, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An elegant pair of Tekke Turkoman Turkmen gilt silver cuff bracelets with central oval lapis lazuli stones boasting vibrant hues of

0067: 19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver & Lapis Bracelets (pr)Est. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Scythian Bronze Sheath Chape with Silvery Patina: Western Asia and Siberia (found in Germany), Scythian culture, ca. 6th century BCE. A fascinating cast bronze sword chape, the tip of a sheath, its surface decorated with an elaborately cast motif

0067A: Scythian Bronze Sheath Chape with Silvery PatinaEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

12th C. Islamic Seljuk Brass Bowl - Intricate Interior!: Western Asia, probably made in Khorasan, eastern Persian (Iran) and western Afghanistan, Seljuk (Seljuq) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A gorgeous hammered-brass bowl of large form with a flat

0067B: 12th C. Islamic Seljuk Brass Bowl - Intricate Interior!Est. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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12th C. Seljuk Bronze Mortar & Leaded Brass Pestle: Western / Central Asia, Persia, Islamic Seljuk culture, ca. 12th century CE. An attractive and nicely preserved mortar cast from leaded bronze and pestle cast from leaded brass via the lost wax

0067C: 12th C. Seljuk Bronze Mortar & Leaded Brass PestleEst. US$900-US$1,200

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12th C. Seljuk Leaded Brass Mirror Human-Headed Felines: Western Asia, probably made in Khorasan, eastern Persian (Iran) and western Afghanistan, Seljuk (Seljuq) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A cast leaded brass mirror of a discoid form with a pair

0067D: 12th C. Seljuk Leaded Brass Mirror Human-Headed FelinesEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Gandharan Stucco Head of Prince: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to mid 5th century CE. An elegant stucco head of a prince or bodhisattva, modeled in the traditional Greco-Buddhist tradition with a

0068: Gandharan Stucco Head of PrinceEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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18th C. Tibetan Gilt Brass & Silver Kartika Dorje: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine kartika, a ritualistic flaying knife, with a gilt brass dorje handle, silver adornments, and a curved blade. The openwork dorje is a ritual

0068A: 18th C. Tibetan Gilt Brass & Silver Kartika DorjeEst. US$600-US$900

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Late 18th C. Tibetan Leather & Silvered Steel Belt: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A broad belt of tanned leather adorned with wide, curving steel plates. Each panel is embellished with silvering that creates dense

0068B: Late 18th C. Tibetan Leather & Silvered Steel BeltEst. US$1,600-US$2,000Lot Passed

18th C. Tibetan Brass Repousse Panel w/ Buddhas: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A wonderful hand-made brass repousse devotional panel with a central prayer wheel flanked by two seated Buddhas with a lower border of

0068C: 18th C. Tibetan Brass Repousse Panel w/ BuddhasEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar Geometric Motif: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE A stunning pottery vessel of sizable form decorated with a complex brown and russet painted geometric motif of circles,

0069: Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar Geometric MotifEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Japanese Kofun Pottery Jar: East Asia, Japan, Kofun period, ca. 4th to early 6th century CE. An elegant wheel-thrown pottery jar of a light taupe hue. Sitting upon an annular, flared foot decorated with three rectangular

0069A: Japanese Kofun Pottery JarEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Chinese Qing Dynasty Painted Wood Reliquary Figure: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A hand-carved wooden reliquary figure of an elderly man who wears distinguishing garments and sits upon an integral circular platform. The figure

0069B: Chinese Qing Dynasty Painted Wood Reliquary FigureEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Wood & Bone Mask, Dragon Headdress: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful rosewood mask with a naturalistic rendering of a deity or emperor, complete with glass eyes, bovine bone teeth, and

0069C: 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood & Bone Mask, Dragon HeaddressEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Pair of 19th C. Chinese Qing Guangxu Pottery Vases: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu, ca. 1875 to 1908 CE. An elegant pair of porcelain vases glazed in vibrant shades of blue, pink, purple, green, orange, yellow, black, and cream. Each of the

0069D: Pair of 19th C. Chinese Qing Guangxu Pottery VasesEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

5th C. Korean Silla Greyware Vase - Kobae Form: East Asia, Korea, Silla Kingdom, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A graceful grey stoneware bowl atop a flaring openwork foot. It features a plum-shaped body adorned by gentle raised bas relief round

0070: 5th C. Korean Silla Greyware Vase - Kobae FormEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Bowls w/ Shells: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns for ancient trade and domestic use.

0071: Lot of 3 Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Bowls w/ ShellsEst. US$1,200-US$1,600Lot Passed

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Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Pottery Funerary Jar: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A lovely Qingbai ware funerary vessel used in southern China to hold grain and other offerings inside of a tomb. The egg-shaped lower body rests

0071A: Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Pottery Funerary JarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Bronze Mirror: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A beautiful cast-bronze mirror of a minimalist discoid form with a frontal recess bearing a perforated suspension nodule. The planar verso was at

0071B: Chinese Tang Dynasty Bronze MirrorEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Leaded Bronze Mirror w/ Lobes: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A cast leaded bronze mirror of an elegant form with a petite flower within each of the eight broad lobes protruding around the peripheries. The

0071C: Chinese Tang Dynasty Leaded Bronze Mirror w/ LobesEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Gilded Bronze Buddha, ex- Sotheby's: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A gilt leaded bronze buddha seated in rajalilasana on a throne above the foliated Bodhi tree. Rajalilasana (also lalitasana) is a pose or mudra that

0071D: Chinese Tang Gilded Bronze Buddha, ex- Sotheby'sEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Court Attendant, TL'd: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A striking ceramic figure of a court attendant, standing with hands clasped together over the chest and wearing flowing garments with pointy-toed

0071E: Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Court Attendant, TL'dEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Vintage Japanese Ando Jubei Cloisonne Enamel Vase: East Asia, Japan, Ando Jubei (Japanese, 1876-1953), 20th century. A beautiful and sizeable vintage Japanese wireless cloisonne vase rimmed with shiny nickel silver bands created by the famous Ando

0071F: Vintage Japanese Ando Jubei Cloisonne Enamel VaseEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

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Vintage C. Japanese Taisho Wood & Gilt Shinto Deity: East Asia, Japan, Taisho Period, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large hand-carved wooden statue of a deity which may represent Zao Gongen with vibrant hues and fierce features! He stands on a

0072: Vintage C. Japanese Taisho Wood & Gilt Shinto DeityEst. US$800-US$1,200

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