Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones - Fall Edition

Beautiful Fossilized Ammonite w/ Ammolite Iridescence

Large Chancay Pottery Llama Effigy Figure

Steve Spellman Painting "Summer Fields" ca. 2015

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones - Fall Edition

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for a very special early Fall auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one sale you won't want to miss!

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Neolithic Chinese Nephrite Ritual Blade: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, later Longshan culture (sometimes Lung-shan), ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A wonderful, hand-carved nephrite jade ritual axe blade, with a smooth, thin body, an elongated

0089A: Neolithic Chinese Nephrite Ritual BladeEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Huge Chinese Neolithic Nephrite Jade Ritualistic Blade: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Dawenkou to Longshan culture, ca. 3000 to 1900 BCE. This is a massive and astounding nephrite jade blade with an elongated trapezoidal shape, the parallel edges

0089B: Huge Chinese Neolithic Nephrite Jade Ritualistic BladeEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

18th C. Hawaiian Stone Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, ca. 18th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from porous grey basalt, meant for pounding taro root into poi. The tool gradually widens from top

0090: 18th C. Hawaiian Stone Poi PounderEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

0091: Fine 19th C. Hawaiian Stone Adze HeadEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Hawaiian Basalt Stone Poi Pounder: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui-Lahaina, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable poi or medicine pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of gray. The fine implement displays a thick handle and

0092: 19th C. Hawaiian Basalt Stone Poi PounderEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

19th C. PNG Huon Gulf Wood Food Pounder: Oceania, eastern Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, ca. late 19th century CE. A splendid and sizable hand-carved wood food pounder of columnar form surmounted by a double-pointed finial. Displaying a flat

0093: 19th C. PNG Huon Gulf Wood Food PounderEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Fine Bactrian Chlorite Schist Jar w/ Incised Motifs: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A beautiful jar of a squat form with a flat base, a cylindrical body, and a tubular neck with a flared rim, hand-carved from grey-blue chlorite

0094: Fine Bactrian Chlorite Schist Jar w/ Incised MotifsEst. US$700-US$1,050

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2nd C. Gandharan Stone Relief Panel w/ Buddha: Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A grey schist panel skillfully carved in high relief with a scene of seated figure, likely Buddha, with two attendants directly to his

0095: 2nd C. Gandharan Stone Relief Panel w/ BuddhaEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Uraeus Ankh: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab pendant covered in blue-green glaze. The topside features insectile characteristics such as a

0096: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Uraeus AnkhEst. US$600-US$900

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Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Pendant w/ Unusual Cartouche: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1077 BCE. A gorgeous scarab pendant of ovoid form that is hand-carved from warm vermilion-hued carnelian. The topside presents a

0097: Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Pendant w/ Unusual CartoucheEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Egyptian Faience Scarab w/ Thutmose III Cartouche: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1189 BCE. A mold-formed faience scarab pendant of ovoid form with sinuous legs, a slender head with a frilled clypeus, and a folded wing

0098: Egyptian Faience Scarab w/ Thutmose III CartoucheEst. US$900-US$1,300Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Scarab Amulet w/ Thutmose III: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 24th Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 720 BCE. An interesting, mold-formed faience scarab of a sizable, ovoid form covered in lustrous sapphire blue glaze. The

0099: Egyptian Faience Scarab Amulet w/ Thutmose IIIEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Egyptian Neolithic Pre-Dynastic Flint Arrow Point: Egyptian, late Neolithic to Predynastic period, ca. 5000 to 3100 BCE. A choice hand knapped bifacial flint projectile point with a "hollow" base, known as a Fayum (Faiyum) point for the area these

0100: Egyptian Neolithic Pre-Dynastic Flint Arrow PointEst. US$400-US$600

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19th C. English Walker & Hall Knife Antler Handle: Northwestern Europe, England, Sheffield, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A handsome Rio Grande or Bowie style knife made by Walker and Hall, comprised of a steel blade, deer antler grip,

0101: 19th C. English Walker & Hall Knife Antler HandleEst. US$400-US$600

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Egyptian Steatite Heart Amulet: Ancient Egypt, late Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 25th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 744 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved steatite heart amulet of mottled dark brown and beige hues in the form of an

0102: Egyptian Steatite Heart AmuletEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Ancient Holy Land Limestone Cosmetic Bowl: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, late Bronze Age, ca. 1550 to 1200 BCE. A fabulous, hand-carved cosmetic bowl or mortar of hemispherical form with a heavy, flat base, thick walls, and a broad rim

0103: Ancient Holy Land Limestone Cosmetic BowlEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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20 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone, Wood, & Walrus Ivory Tools: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A collection of 20 artefacts and tools hand made by Inuit people from whale and walrus

0104: 20 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone, Wood, & Walrus Ivory ToolsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Maya Eccentric Flints (framed pair): Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fine and intact pair of eccentric flints in the form of highly abstract zoomorphic or insect

0104A: Maya Eccentric Flints (framed pair)Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

2 Necklaces w/ Colima & Manabi Pottery, Stone & Shell: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a lovely pair of ancient stone, shell, and pottery beads, all strung as wearable

0105: 2 Necklaces w/ Colima & Manabi Pottery, Stone & ShellEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

20th C. Mexican Wedding Necklace Papier Mache Birds: Latin America, Mexico / Guatemala, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a delightful and wearable vintage wedding-style necklace made from silver plated copper and papier mache birds. The

0105A: 20th C. Mexican Wedding Necklace Papier Mache BirdsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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12 Mississippian / Caddo Stone Projectile Points: Native American, Southern United States, Mississippian / Caddo, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. This is a fine collection of 12 miniature hand-knapped stone Harrell, Haskell, and Cahokia type projectile points!

0106: 12 Mississippian / Caddo Stone Projectile PointsEst. US$400-US$600

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Native American Eastern Woodlands Stone Tools (4): Native American, North America, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine set of 4 hand-whetted stone tools, each presenting quadrilateral forms with smooth surfaces, tapered blade edges, and

0107: Native American Eastern Woodlands Stone Tools (4)Est. US$400-US$600

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Group of 3 Colima Obsidian Scrapers: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine gathering of 3 hand-knapped obsidian scrapers or petite hand tools of rough triangular or spade-shaped forms. The lustrous stone

0108: Group of 3 Colima Obsidian ScrapersEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Colima Mahogany Obsidian Ceremonial Blade: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A gorgeous blade of ovoid form used for ceremonial contexts, hand-knapped from mahogany-hued obsidian that is mottled with black speckles

0109: Colima Mahogany Obsidian Ceremonial BladeEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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