CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Rare Etruscan Bronze Boss Lion w/ Ring in Mouth

11th C. Byzantine Iron / Bronze Processional Cross

Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Fisherman

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CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Kick off fall with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices and many items first time at auction - perfect for dealers and collectors. Convenient & professional in-house shipping.

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Maya Jade Pieces - 2 Earspools & 1 Pendant: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Antigua Area, Guatemala, Pre-Classic to Classic Maya, ca. 100 to 900 CE. An impressive ensemble of three jade adornments from the ancient Maya Empire;

0137: Maya Jade Pieces - 2 Earspools & 1 PendantEst. US$500-US$750

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Maya Apple Green Jade Pectoral Pendant: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A hand-carved jadeite pendant in a pretty apple-green hue. This is a lovely example of jade work that is pecked and

0138: Maya Apple Green Jade Pectoral PendantEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Lot of 2 Taino Stone Hand Axes: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands / Florida, Taino or Arawak peoples, ca. 15th century CE. A set of 2 hand-carved stone tools that were perhaps utilitarian in nature.

0139: Lot of 2 Taino Stone Hand AxesEst. US$500-US$750

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Fine Taino / Arawak Stone Standing Zemi Figure: **Originally Listed At $550** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of ovoid form showing a stylized squatting figure with slender limbs

0139A: Fine Taino / Arawak Stone Standing Zemi FigureEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Enormous Marajoara Incised Pottery Urn TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $8000** Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A massive ceramic urn with a bulbous, teardrop shaped body and petite, round base. The vessel would have

0139B: Enormous Marajoara Incised Pottery Urn TL TestedEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Pottery Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A charming example of a hand-built greyware stirrup vessel, the elegant

0140: Chavin Incised Pottery Stirrup VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Fine Chancay Polychrome Textile Mummy Bundle: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1450 CE. A fine mummy bundle false head made from tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of

0140A: Fine Chancay Polychrome Textile Mummy BundleEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Chimu Wood Royal Litter Staff / Post: **Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, six square

0141: Chimu Wood Royal Litter Staff / PostEst. US$600-US$900

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Chimu Pottery Vessel - Jaguar Head & Lord: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A superb mold-formed pottery vessel depicting the head of a jaguar with a flat circular base, round body,

0142: Chimu Pottery Vessel - Jaguar Head & LordEst. US$600-US$900

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Pre-Columbian Ica Pottery Vessel Erotic House: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Lima area, Ica culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A wonderful mold-made pottery vessel in the form of a house with a bulbous body, conical

0143: Pre-Columbian Ica Pottery Vessel Erotic HouseEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Aztec Copper Hoe Money Collection (6 pcs): **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 15th century CE. A fine collection of 6 copper pieces known as "hoe" money, as it was used as currency in the Aztec empire. The

0144: Aztec Copper Hoe Money Collection (6 pcs)Est. US$600-US$900

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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

0144A: Massive Inca Camelid Fiber Tunic w/ StripesEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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Chimu / Inca Pottery Vessel w/ Caballito de Totora: **Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Inca cultures, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A hand built blackware vessel molded in the form of two reed boats, caballito de totora,

0145: Chimu / Inca Pottery Vessel w/ Caballito de TotoraEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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Inca Bichrome Pottery Urpu / Aryballos: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A hand-built vessel known as an urpu or an aryballos with a broad, piriform body atop a petite base, a pair of

0146: Inca Bichrome Pottery Urpu / AryballosEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Inca Terracotta Stirrup Vessel - Deer Head: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Inca, Peru, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A skillfully mold-made deer effigy stirrup vessel, the body modeled in the form of a deer head with a substantial

0147: Inca Terracotta Stirrup Vessel - Deer HeadEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Inca Bronze / Copper Blade Tools: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, Pre-Conquest Period, ca. 13th to early 16th century CE; Post-Conquest Period, ca. mid-16th to 17th century CE. A fine ensemble of 3 sturdy

0148: Lot of 3 Inca Bronze / Copper Blade ToolsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Inca Copper Axe Head: **Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting

0149: Inca Copper Axe HeadEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Lot of 2 Inca Copper Axe Heads: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE. A fine set of 2 cast-copper axe heads of hefty forms, both with stocky tangs and crescent-shaped

0150: Lot of 2 Inca Copper Axe HeadsEst. US$600-US$900

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5 Inca Copper Tools & 1 Bronze Tool: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, Pre-Conquest Period, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE; Post-Conquest Period, ca. mid-16th to 17th century CE. A lovely gathering of

0151: 5 Inca Copper Tools & 1 Bronze ToolEst. US$600-US$900

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10 Moche / Chimu Copper Bells & Vessels: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche and Chimu cultures ca. 100 BCE to 1470 CE. A collection of 8 copper bells of various forms and 2 miniature vessels, all for

0152: 10 Moche / Chimu Copper Bells & VesselsEst. US$450-US$675

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Moche Pottery Stirrup Conch Shell Vessel, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A lovely mold-made stirrup vessel in the form of a conch shell, enveloped in a creamy hue of yellow-beige

0153: Moche Pottery Stirrup Conch Shell Vessel, ex-MuseumEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Moche Copper Tumi w/ Warrior Wearing Gold Nose Rings: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A copper tumi ritual knife presenting a lengthy, trapezoidal body and a rounded blade surmounted by the

0154: Moche Copper Tumi w/ Warrior Wearing Gold Nose RingsEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Moche Bronze Coca Spoons with Bird Finials: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A fabulous ensemble of three bronze spoons (also called lime spoons), used to prepare lime powder in order to enhance the

0155: Lot of 3 Moche Bronze Coca Spoons with Bird FinialsEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Moche Bichrome Pepino Stirrup Vessel, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A fabulous stirrup vessel in the shape of a cluster of pepino melons! Two rest atop a larger pepino

0156: Moche Bichrome Pepino Stirrup Vessel, ex-MuseumEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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