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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Proto Nazca Textile Trophy Head Fringe: **Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An impressive and quite lengthy trophy head textile fringe comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca

0157: Proto Nazca Textile Trophy Head FringeEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Nazca Polychrome Bowls, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 400 CE. Two distinct hand-built pottery bowls of varied size and stylization. The largest of the pair

0158: Lot of 2 Nazca Polychrome Bowls, ex-MuseumEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Arrows, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished bowl of a sizable form with a round but stable base, gradually

0159: Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Arrows, ex-MuseumEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Nazca Polychrome Figural Spouted Vessel, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a round but stable base, a rounded shoulder, an

0160: Nazca Polychrome Figural Spouted Vessel, ex-MuseumEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Fisherman: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A large, hand-built pottery vessel depicting a fisherman with his head protruding from one side of the

0161: Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel w/ FishermanEst. US$1,700-US$2,550

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Nazca / Paracas Woven Camelid Wool Hat w/ Bird Finials: **Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca / Paracas, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A vibrant woven textile cap decorated with multicolor alternating bands. The threads are made from camelid

0162: Nazca / Paracas Woven Camelid Wool Hat w/ Bird FinialsEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Paracas Bone Spatula / Drug Spoon w/ Spotted Jaguar: **Originally Listed At $6000** Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Paracas, ca. 400 to 200 BCE. Very interesting bone (appears to be a human radius) implement used to stir and mix hallucinogenic drugs.

0163: Paracas Bone Spatula / Drug Spoon w/ Spotted JaguarEst. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

Viru-Mochica Copper Figural - King Rowing to Afterlife: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Viru-Moche Transition, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. Skillfully cut and crafted from copper sheet, a sculptural depiction of a Lord-King

0164: Viru-Mochica Copper Figural - King Rowing to AfterlifeEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Rare Chupicuaro Pottery Heart Shaped Vessel: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A rare heart-shaped bowl handmade and pinched into this unique form. The bowl is slip painted with a

0165: Rare Chupicuaro Pottery Heart Shaped VesselEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

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Chupicuaro Pottery Pretty Lady Figure: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built flat terracotta figurine of a woman known as a 'pretty lady.' With hands resting on her

0166: Chupicuaro Pottery Pretty Lady FigureEst. US$400-US$600

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Chupicuaro Polychrome Figural Jar: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a stylized anthropomorphic figure seated upon

0166A: Chupicuaro Polychrome Figural JarEst. US$800-US$1,200

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14 Colima Obsidian Blades & Spear Head: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 14 obsidian blades each hand knapped for use as cutting tools. All pieces, except for the

0167: 14 Colima Obsidian Blades & Spear HeadEst. US$400-US$600

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Colima Pihuamo Pottery Seated Figure: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous clay figure shown seated with his hand resting on his legs. Enveloped in a lustrous red

0167A: Colima Pihuamo Pottery Seated FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Redware Seated Figure Vessel, ex-Sotheby's: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built female figural redware vessel, shown nude with a pear-shaped body, delineated

0167B: Colima Redware Seated Figure Vessel, ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Pregnant Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. This a very special shaft tomb figure, representing a female who is clearly pregnant. She is adorned

0168: Colima Pottery Pregnant Female FigureEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Large Colima Pottery Gingerbread Figures: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery figures of characteristically flat forms that are known colloquially as

0169: Lot of 2 Large Colima Pottery Gingerbread FiguresEst. US$600-US$900

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Jalisco Bi-Chrome Seated Male Figure w/ Jar on Head: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a seated male whimsically balancing a decorated vase on its head. The figure

0170: Jalisco Bi-Chrome Seated Male Figure w/ Jar on HeadEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Gourd Jar w/ Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very large redware pottery vessel depicting a gourd placed in a bowl, the gourd's gadrooned body

0170A: Nayarit Pottery Gourd Jar w/ Geometric MotifsEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Nayarit San Sabastian Bi-Chrome Seated Warrior Figure: **Originally Listed At $1900** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian type, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A sizeable polychrome - orange and white with black outlines - seated male warrior

0171: Nayarit San Sabastian Bi-Chrome Seated Warrior FigureEst. US$1,900-US$2,850

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Impressive Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Pottery Olla: **Originally Listed At $3750** Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, Pueblo I/II (Anasazi) period, ca. 900 to 1030 CE. A magnificent,

0171A: Impressive Prehistoric Anasazi Chaco Pottery OllaEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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Anasazi Chaco Canyon Duck Pitcher w/ Traditional Motif: **Originally Listed At $800** Southwestern USA, Four Corners region, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, area, Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 900 to 1030 CE. A beautiful hand-built pitcher of an avian, or

0171B: Anasazi Chaco Canyon Duck Pitcher w/ Traditional MotifEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Native American Eastern Woodlands Chert Stone Hand Tool: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A lovely hand-knapped chert stone tool of rectangular form with a flat base and tapered tip.

0172: Native American Eastern Woodlands Chert Stone Hand ToolEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Pre-Contact Inuit Whale Bone Fishtail Fetish: **Originally Listed At $250** Native American, Alaska, Thule Period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A lovely fetish in the form of a fishtail, skillfully hand-carved from the bone of a whale. Boasting a fine,

0173: Pre-Contact Inuit Whale Bone Fishtail FetishEst. US$450-US$675

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12 Native American Slate & Obsidian Tool Assortment: **Originally Listed At $300** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A great collection of stone tools and projectile points that served a variety of

0174: 12 Native American Slate & Obsidian Tool AssortmentEst. 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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