March Timed Marketplace Auction

Framed Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment w/ Birds

Roman Leaded Bronze Attachment w/ Three Busts

Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Faces & Linear Motifs

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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 March Timed Marketplace Auction! 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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Jalisco Pottery Seated Male Figure w/ Hand on Shoulder: **Originally Listed At $275** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built male pottery figure seated with bent legs and exposed genitalia. The figure presents with a

0145: Jalisco Pottery Seated Male Figure w/ Hand on ShoulderEst. US$500-US$750

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Jalisco Pottery Dog Vessel w/ Curved Body: **Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare example of a Jalisco dog vessel that is hand-built from pottery and highly burnished to better

0146: Jalisco Pottery Dog Vessel w/ Curved BodyEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Maya Polychrome Vessel w/ Glyph Band: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 800 CE. A pretty round bowl with a slightly corseted neck and a

0147: Maya Polychrome Vessel w/ Glyph BandEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Maya Greenstone / Silver Earrings (pr): **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A quartet of greenstone beads, each cylindrical in form and pierced through

0148: Maya Greenstone / Silver Earrings (pr)Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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

0149: Mochica Spondylus Shell Pendant NecklaceEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot 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

0150: Moche Bichrome Pottery Florero / Flower PotEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Moche Copper Finial Body of Deer w/ Danglers - XRFd: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. One of my favorites! A copper finial or top of a staff, with the rounded socket serving as the

0151: Moche Copper Finial Body of Deer w/ Danglers - XRFdEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

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Moche / Sican Painted Pottery Standing Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Sican / Lambayeque Valley, late Moche or early Sican culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure standing upon delineated

0152: Moche / Sican Painted Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. US$300-US$450

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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

0153: 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

0154: Nazca Wooden Snuff Tube - Abstract LizardEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Wearable Nazca Shell Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A fine collection of over 100 ancient beads made from shell fragments and whole shells. The beads include seed

0155: Wearable Nazca Shell Bead NecklaceEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Nazca Wood Textile Loom Implement Monkey Finial: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A handsome carved-wood loom stick boasting a lengthy, slender body that gently curves to a tapered point at

0156: Nazca Wood Textile Loom Implement Monkey FinialEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Faces & Linear Motifs: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowl with a round but stable base, gradually expanding

0157: Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Abstract Faces & Linear MotifsEst. US$450-US$675

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Costa Rican Stone Bird Celt Pendant: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and

0158: Costa Rican Stone Bird Celt PendantEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Costa Rican Green Stone Axe w/ Transforming Shaman: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved stone axe celt depicting a transforming shaman with both human and jaguar

0159: Costa Rican Green Stone Axe w/ Transforming ShamanEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Mapuche Stone Tobacco Pipe w/ Head: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southwestern Argentina or south-central Chile, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE. An attractive Mapuche pipe for smoking tobacco, hand-carved from a single piece

0160: Mapuche Stone Tobacco Pipe w/ HeadEst. US$300-US$450

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0161: Sican / Lambayeque Copper-Silver Arm CuffEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Sican-Lambayeque Copper Pectoral Naylamp: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A cast copper rectangular pectoral pendant presenting two figures within a

0162: Sican-Lambayeque Copper Pectoral NaylampEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Tairona Double Headed Stone Celt: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone celt or axe with a double headed body. The central part of the stone is indented, and

0163: Tairona Double Headed Stone CeltEst. US$700-US$1,000

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Fine Tairona Carnelian Bead Bracelet: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely bracelet of a wearable form comprised of 17 seed-form, tubular, and ovoid beads carved from

0164: Fine Tairona Carnelian Bead BraceletEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Tairona Jade, Carnelian, and Greenstone Bead Strand: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely strand of hand-carved stone beads showcasing 3 carnelian rectangular beads of vermilion and

0165: Tairona Jade, Carnelian, and Greenstone Bead StrandEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Tiwanaku Polychrome Bowl: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Western Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a flat base, broad walls, and a flared rim. The

0166: Tiwanaku Polychrome BowlEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Tlatilco Pottery Flat Figurines: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. Two wonderful pottery figurines depicting different stylizations of the female body in

0167: Lot of 2 Tlatilco Pottery Flat FigurinesEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Vera Cruz Pottery Jaguar & Monkey Face: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. An exceptional pair of pottery figures of zoomorphic form: a

0168: Lot of 2 Vera Cruz Pottery Jaguar & Monkey FaceEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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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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