Fall Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction

Greek Canosan Polychrome Volute Krater Medusa Handles

5th C. Burmese Pagan Pottery Panel of Buddha w/ TL Test

Anasazi Chaco Pottery Canteen w/ Dog Handles & TL

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Fall Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Gorgeous Indonesian Fossilized Megalodon Tooth: Ancient Seas, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 1.5 million years ago. A beautiful tooth from the enormous predatory shark known as the megalodon. The

0067: Gorgeous Indonesian Fossilized Megalodon ToothEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Fossilized Megalodon Tooth w/ Coral Encrustations: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 1.5 million years ago. This is a large, fossilized tooth from a megalodon shark covered with a layer of coral from its time spent

0068: Fossilized Megalodon Tooth w/ Coral EncrustationsEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Framed Russian Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Fragment: Eastern Europe, Russia, southeastern Magadan Region, Seymchan, ca. 1967 CE. A gorgeous slice from the Pallasite Seymchan meteorite composed entirely of iron with some nickel content as well. This

0069: Framed Russian Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite FragmentEst. US$1,500-US$2,250

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Early Maya Pottery Double Jar w/ Incised Motifs, TL'd: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Preclassic Period, ca. 500 BCE to 100 CE. A rare and fine example of a hand-built pottery vessel containing two conjoined cylindrical tubes with a

0070: Early Maya Pottery Double Jar w/ Incised Motifs, TL'dEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Diquis Stone Jaguar - Carved in the Round: Pre-Columbian, Diquis, Costa Rica ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. Skillfully carved in the round from a single hefty stone, a jaguar perched upon all four legs and glaring out at the viewer with a formidable

0070A: Costa Rican Diquis Stone Jaguar - Carved in the RoundEst. US$3,600-US$5,400

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Maya Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful pottery portrait vessel displaying a wide hip, a gently narrowed neck,

0070B: Maya Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ GlyphsEst. US$1,900-US$2,850

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Calima Ilama Redware Jar w/ Human Dwarf Figure: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Valle Del Cauca, Calima culture, Ilama Phase, ca. 400 BCE to 100 CE. A lovely redware vessel in the form of a squatting male figure, perhaps a dwarf. Sitting upon a flat

0071: Calima Ilama Redware Jar w/ Human Dwarf FigureEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Huge / Rare Olmec Jadeite Celt - 30"L: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An extraordinary celt both in size and presentation, hand-carved from a single contiguous piece of forest-green jadeite with

0072: Huge / Rare Olmec Jadeite Celt - 30"LEst. US$9,500-US$14,250

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Important & Rare Olmec Pottery Head Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Tropical lowlands near Veracruz, San Lorenzo site, Olmec culture, Nacaste phase, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. An important, rare, and exceptional pottery head effigy. The visage is

0072A: Important & Rare Olmec Pottery Head EffigyEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Type M 18 Axe God Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A superb example of a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure of the classic M-18 type, hand-carved from

0072B: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Type M 18 Axe God FigureEst. US$3,200-US$4,800

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Guerrero Mezcala Jade Axe God Type M-22 Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A large and pretty example of a hand-carved omphacite jade axe god of the Type M-22 style that presents with

0072C: Guerrero Mezcala Jade Axe God Type M-22 FigureEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Type M-18 Greenstone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A spectacular example of a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure of the classic M-18 type, hand-carved from soft

0072D: Guerrero Mezcala Type M-18 Greenstone Axe GodEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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Fine Chancay Bichrome Figural Jar: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A massive figural vessel enveloped in a creamy beige slip with black-painted and applied details on a classically egg-shaped body with

0073: Fine Chancay Bichrome Figural JarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Framed Large Chancay Polychrome Textile Poncho: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful poncho of a broad rectangular form that is tightly woven from camelid (alpaca or llama) wool fibers in polychrome hues of

0074: Framed Large Chancay Polychrome Textile PonchoEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Tall Chancay Wood Figural Post: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An intriguing figural post that is hand-carved from chocolate-hued wood and surmounted with a standing figure. The anthropomorphic

0075: Tall Chancay Wood Figural PostEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Chavin Lemon-Carro Stone Drug Mortar - Armadillo: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A charming and rare example of a lemon-carro stone mortar in the form of an armadillo, one half of a mortar and pestle used for grinding

0076: Chavin Lemon-Carro Stone Drug Mortar - ArmadilloEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Charming Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 700 to 500 BCE. A fabulous mold-formed pottery stirrup vessel presenting a two-tiered form that resembles a vernacular house known as a chosa coated in a

0076A: Charming Chavin Pottery Stirrup VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Chavin Brownware Bottle Incised Detailing: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A hand-built brownware pottery bottle of a bell-shaped form with a flat base, tall walls, a rounded shoulder, a tapered spout, and a

0076B: Chavin Brownware Bottle Incised DetailingEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Chavin Cupisnique Pottery Sleeping Bird Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A beautiful stirrup vessel modeled with its body in the form of an elegant sleeping bird, its head turned 180 degrees and tucked

0076C: Chavin Cupisnique Pottery Sleeping Bird Stirrup VesselEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

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Chavin Pottery Bottle w/ Circular Motif: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A hand-built pottery bottle of a globular form with a slightly rounded but stable base, a gourd-shaped body with a sloped

0076D: Chavin Pottery Bottle w/ Circular MotifEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel, San Pedro Cactus w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 600 BCE. A stupendous example of the early monochrome stirrup vessels found in the mountains and river valleys of northern Peru. Characteristic of the

0076E: Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel, San Pedro Cactus w/ TLEst. US$3,200-US$4,800

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Choice Inca Pottery Bird Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl presenting a hemispherical form with handles in the form of a bird head and bird tail. Adorned with black and white pigments

0077: Choice Inca Pottery Bird BowlEst. US$600-US$900

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Fine Inca Wood Ceremonial Dish: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A rare, skillfully hand-carved ceremonial dish displaying a semi-circular form with a flat base and thick walls that rise to a low rim above a

0077A: Fine Inca Wood Ceremonial DishEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Inca Gold Tupu w/ Llama Finials: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. An elegant 61% gold (equivalent to 14K+) Inca tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, solid cast and quite rare. The

0077B: Inca Gold Tupu w/ Llama FinialsEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot Passed

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