July Timed Marketplace Auction

20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood Wall Panel

Naturalistic Maya Jaina Polychrome Seated Lord TL'd

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Louisville, CO, United States

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July Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our July Timed Marketplace Auction featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace with Artemis Gallery nearly every month - you never know what you'll find next. Please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available. Happy bidding!

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Proto-Nazca Gourd Poporo w/ Bone Dipper: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Chile, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 BCE to 1 BCE. A poporo, a container for lime used in the ingestion of coca leaves, made from a double-bodied gourd. A

0170: Proto-Nazca Gourd Poporo w/ Bone DipperEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe w/ Trophy Heads: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine example of a colorful textile fringe composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or

0171: Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Fringe w/ Trophy HeadsEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Pre-Columbian Nazca Shell Beads: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A lovely and wearable necklace fashioned from dozens of petite seed-form beads carved from creamy

0172: Necklace w/ Pre-Columbian Nazca Shell BeadsEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

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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

0173: Costa Rican Stone Bird Celt PendantEst. US$300-US$450

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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

0174: Costa Rican Green Stone Axe w/ Transforming ShamanEst. US$300-US$450

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Pair of Mixtec & Costa Rican Pottery Tripod Vessels: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya, ca. 300 to 800 CE; Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An impressive pair of hand-built pottery tripod vessels from ancient

0175: Pair of Mixtec & Costa Rican Pottery Tripod VesselsEst. US$250-US$375Lot Passed

Costa Rican Huetar Pottery Tripod Jar w/ Monkeys: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rican Highlands, Guapiles, Huetar culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar resting upon a trio of drooping semicircular

0176: Costa Rican Huetar Pottery Tripod Jar w/ MonkeysEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Michoacan Redware Incensario: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fabulous pottery incensario presenting a tubular shaft and a circular bowl with a shallow basin. Enveloped in a

0177: Michoacan Redware IncensarioEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

La Aguada Pottery Olla w/ Incised Cruciform Motifs: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished greyware pottery olla with a concave base, tall walls, and a

0178: La Aguada Pottery Olla w/ Incised Cruciform MotifsEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Marajoara Cream-Slipped Olla w/ Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Lower Amazon Basin, Marajo Island, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A beautiful hand-built vase with a planar base, a wide body which

0179: Marajoara Cream-Slipped Olla w/ Geometric MotifsEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

Manteno Pottery & 20th C. Silver Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely collar necklace comprised of 10 ancient spindle whorl beads - 8 spherical and 2 conical - each handmade from

0180: Manteno Pottery & 20th C. Silver Bead NecklaceEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Marajoara Polychrome Zoomorphic Funerary Urn Fragment: **Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Lower Amazon Basin, Marajo Island, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery fragment from a large funerary urn depicting an

0181: Marajoara Polychrome Zoomorphic Funerary Urn FragmentEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Stone Mace Head / Weapon: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Uruguay, east of modern Montevideo, Charrua Indians, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. An intriguing throwing weapon or perhaps a mace head carved by hand

0182: Pre-Columbian Stone Mace Head / WeaponEst. US$600-US$900

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La Aguada Stone Smoking Pipe Pregnant Woman: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A rare example of a smoking pipe carved from gray-brown stone depicting a

0183: La Aguada Stone Smoking Pipe Pregnant WomanEst. US$1,700-US$2,550

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Marajoara Terracotta Anthropomorphic Figure Vessel: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara (also Marajo) culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of an unusual anthropomorphic form with a round but stable base, a

0184: Marajoara Terracotta Anthropomorphic Figure VesselEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

La Aguada Black-on-Red Pottery Bowl: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built redware pottery bowl with a petite, concave foot, rounded walls,

0185: La Aguada Black-on-Red Pottery BowlEst. US$350-US$500Lot Passed

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Mapuche Stone Tobacco Pipe: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, southwestern Argentina or south-central Chile, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE. A hefty pipe meant for smoking tobacco that is hand-carved from hardstone of

0186: Mapuche Stone Tobacco PipeEst. US$250-US$375

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Salinar Pottery Double Portrait Rattle Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche Valley, Salinar / Moche transition, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A striking double-portrait vessel presenting stylized expressions with

0187: Salinar Pottery Double Portrait Rattle VesselEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Sican Silver Birds w/ Gold Detailing (pr): **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with

0188: Sican Silver Birds w/ Gold Detailing (pr)Est. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Sican-Lambayeque Silver Votives - Birds, Sea Creatures: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. Fifteen animal votives made from very high quality silver sheet (95% to 96% silver) - primarily

0189: Sican-Lambayeque Silver Votives - Birds, Sea CreaturesEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Tairona Stone Drug Spoon - Seashell Form: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A petite drug spoon, hand-carved from a mottled red stone with white inclusions - known as brecciated jasper - with

0190: Tairona Stone Drug Spoon - Seashell FormEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Vibrant Tiahuanaco Textile Sash - Jaguar Masks: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A lovely textile sash fragment comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool)

0191: Vibrant Tiahuanaco Textile Sash - Jaguar MasksEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

Valdivian Pottery Standing Venus Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure known as a 'Venus' figure standing upon thick thighs. Her simplified body

0192: Valdivian Pottery Standing Venus FigureEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

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Veracruz Polychrome Olla of Sitting Lady, TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A gorgeous, hand-built pottery olla comprised of a planar base, tall walls, a frontal

0193: Veracruz Polychrome Olla of Sitting Lady, TL TestedEst. US$1,700-US$2,550

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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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