VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art

Nazca Polychrome Jar w/ Abstract Faces, ex-Museum

Vintage Signed & Framed M. Yono Batik Painting of Fish

Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulet - Triad of Alexandria

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VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring 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, Fossils, Fine Art, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Colima Coahuayana Valley Terracotta Seated Warrior: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Coahuayana Valley type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A magnificent warrior figure of a sizable form that is hand-built from pottery and exhibits

0196: Colima Coahuayana Valley Terracotta Seated WarriorEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Large Colima Green Obsidian Chopper: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A beautiful and sizable chopper of an elongated spade-shaped form that is hand-knapped from opaque obsidian of an

0197: Large Colima Green Obsidian ChopperEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

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Fine Jalisco Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful hand-built pottery figure of a seated female adorned with russet-hued glaze on a grey ground beneath a lustrous burnish.

0198: Fine Jalisco Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Jalisco Pottery Figure & Mixtec Pottery Tripod Bowl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A nice set of two hand-built pottery pieces from ancient Mexico: a figure and a

0199: Jalisco Pottery Figure & Mixtec Pottery Tripod BowlEst. US$600-US$900

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Jalisco Terracotta Female w/ Tattoos - ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlan style, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A large and hollow, hand-built and modeled terracotta female figure, sitting with her legs folded to the right side,

0200: Jalisco Terracotta Female w/ Tattoos - ex-HollywoodEst. US$6,500-US$9,750Lot Passed

Jalisco Stone Kneeling Cargador Figure Carrying Bowl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 500 CE. An intriguing example of a highly stylized cargador ("carrier" in Spanish) figure, hand-carved from light grey basalt. The nude figure

0201: Jalisco Stone Kneeling Cargador Figure Carrying BowlEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Huge Nayarit Pottery Seated Warrior Figure w/ Club: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An expressive and sizable warrior figure of a hollow form built from pottery and exhibiting highly burnished surfaces

0202: Huge Nayarit Pottery Seated Warrior Figure w/ ClubEst. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

Tall Nayarit San Sebastian Armored Warrior Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A tall male warrior standing upon dramatically arched feet and stocky legs. The man presents nude

0203: Tall Nayarit San Sebastian Armored Warrior FigureEst. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

Nayarit Bi-chrome Couple w/ Children TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of very sizable, skillfully hand built, and carefully modeled bi-chrome terracotta figures, each one highly decorated, the male with

0204: Nayarit Bi-chrome Couple w/ Children TL TestedEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot Passed

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Nayarit Pottery Seated Mother and Child: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated pottery figure of a mother with a child draped over her shoulder. The mother wears a prominent nose ring, a rounded headdress,

0205: Nayarit Pottery Seated Mother and ChildEst. US$600-US$900

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3 Aztec & 1 Chupicuaro Pottery Pipes: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE; Central Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1345 to 1521 CE. A fine set of 4 hand-built pottery smoking pipes, 3 from the Aztec Empire and 1 from

0206: 3 Aztec & 1 Chupicuaro Pottery PipesEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Teotihuacan Serpentine Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero or Puebla region, Teotihuacan culture, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A finely schematized standing female figure that is hand-carved from mottled sage green schistic

0207: Teotihuacan Serpentine Female FigureEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Teotihuacan Bi-chrome Pottery Vessel, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 600 CE. A most unusual bi-chrome terracotta vessel that clearly demonstrates the potter's love of geometry. The squat, rounded body is adorned by

0208: Teotihuacan Bi-chrome Pottery Vessel, TL TestedEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Veracruz Janus-Headed Stone Palma, ex-Messick: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 550 to 950 CE. Hand-carved from volcanic rock palma in the form of a stylized double-headed zoomorphic entity. Their separate chins

0209: Veracruz Janus-Headed Stone Palma, ex-MessickEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Massive / Fine Valdivian Stone Celt: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine stone celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared corners, with a convex body that

0210: Massive / Fine Valdivian Stone CeltEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

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Pair of Narino Pottery Vessels: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca region, Narino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful pair of pottery vessels of substantially different forms and sizes. The first is of sizeable form with an ovoid

0211: Pair of Narino Pottery VesselsEst. US$700-US$1,050

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19th C. Native American Pima Woven Basket: Native American, Southwestern and Northwestern United States, Pima, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive basket handwoven from native plants including Devil's Claw and presenting a flat, circular base

0212: 19th C. Native American Pima Woven BasketEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Early 20th C. Native American Wood Bows (pr): North America, Native American, South Central US, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE. Pair of wooden bows probably from Texas, New Mexico or Oklahoma which would point to Arapahoe or Cherokee as the

0213: Early 20th C. Native American Wood Bows (pr)Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Signed 20th C. Hopi Wood Koshare Kachina, Walter Howato: Walter Howato (Native American, Hopi, Reed Clan, 1921-2003), ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fascinating kachina doll made from wood, fabric, shell, and turquoise, and painted with the

0214: Signed 20th C. Hopi Wood Koshare Kachina, Walter HowatoEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Elegant Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bowl w/ Decoration: Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. An exquisite, hand-built blackware vessel featuring a deep cavity and incised decorations along its

0215: Elegant Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bowl w/ DecorationEst. US$600-US$900

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19th C. Native American Textile Dance Shield: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arapaho, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial shield made of a cardboard disc covered with textiles with additional felt fabric

0216: 19th C. Native American Textile Dance ShieldEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

31 Anasazi Pottery, Stone, Basketry & Shell Artifacts: Native American, Southwestern United States, Eastern Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi culture, ca. 1150 to 1250 CE. A fabulous gathering of Ancestral Puebloan artifacts; four basket fragments, one

0217: 31 Anasazi Pottery, Stone, Basketry & Shell ArtifactsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

11 Native American Midwestern Stone Arrowheads: Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Oklahoma, Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic period, ca. 8000 to 3500 BCE (10,000 to

0218: 11 Native American Midwestern Stone ArrowheadsEst. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

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26 Native American & Near Eastern Stone Tools: Native American, California, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Indiana, Florida, Nevada, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Transitional Paleo Indian to Late Prehistoric Period, ca. 9000 BCE to 1300 CE (11,000 to

0219: 26 Native American & Near Eastern Stone ToolsEst. US$550-US$825

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