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Massive Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood Slab

Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar

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Warehouse Finds | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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We're switching over our inventory system and look what we've found! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, jewelry, more. Reduced pricing, eclectic finds. Plus we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction just to keep things fresh.

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Large Fossilized Megalodon Tooth - 5": **First Time At Auction** Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. This is a large and gorgeous fossilized tooth from the prehistoric megalodon shark!

0046: Large Fossilized Megalodon Tooth - 5"Est. US$700-US$1,000

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Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Polished Enamel: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. A fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark, the largest fish and/or shark

0047: Fossilized Megalodon Tooth Polished EnamelEst. US$450-US$675

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Massive Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood Slab: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. This is one of the largest fossilized or petrified wood slabs we have - a natural disc that is cut from a

0048: Massive Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood SlabEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

3 Large North American Quartz Geodes: North America, United States, ca. millions of years ago. A wonderful trio of natural quartzite geodes, the largest is split open on one end to show the interior and the other two pieces are halves

0049: 3 Large North American Quartz GeodesEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Rare Olmec Nacaste 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

0050: Rare Olmec Nacaste Pottery Head EffigyEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl presenting a gently rounded but stable base, a lower body with 4 protruding nubbins,

0051: Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl Geometric MotifsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Maya Polychrome Jars: Pre-Columbian, Mexico or Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A nice set of hand-built pottery bowls, each presenting a unique design and painted decorations. First is a spherical

0052: Lot of 2 Maya Polychrome JarsEst. US$700-US$1,000Lot Passed

Translated Maya Chochola / Maxcanu Brownware Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, northwestern Yucatan Peninsula, Puuc region, Maya, Chochola/Maxcanu type, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A beautiful drinking vase of a squat, thick-walled

0053: Translated Maya Chochola / Maxcanu Brownware VesselEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Tall Chancay Carved Wood Figural Post Anthropomorphic: 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

0054: Tall Chancay Carved Wood Figural Post AnthropomorphicEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Fine Chancay Painted Wood Figures - Male, Female: **Originally Listed at $1400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A pair of Chancay/Huacho figures likely representing a husband and wife, both carved from wood, painted

0055: Fine Chancay Painted Wood Figures - Male, FemaleEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

36 Moche Copper / Bronze Tupus, Amulets, Finials + Tumi: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Piura region, Moche or Vicus culture, ca. 400 BCE to 600 CE. This is a fabulous assortment of 36 copper, bronze, and copper alloy implements, effigies, pins, tumis,

0056: 36 Moche Copper / Bronze Tupus, Amulets, Finials + TumiEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Inca Copper Mace Heads (pr): **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A fine pair of cast-copper mace heads, each of a circular form with a sizeable, central hafting hole. The

0057: Pre-Columbian Inca Copper Mace Heads (pr)Est. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Inca Polychrome Handled Bowl w/ Jaguar & Weavers: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A classic Inca hand-built and highly decorated polychrome vessel that is truly FABULOUS! The rounded body is finely painted with a wide

0058: Inca Polychrome Handled Bowl w/ Jaguar & WeaversEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Very Large Cocle Polychrome Decorated Olla: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A well-preserved, large vessel with a globular body, tightly corseted neck, and flaring mouth with rolled rim. Around

0059: Very Large Cocle Polychrome Decorated OllaEst. US$4,000-US$7,000

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Jalisco Pregnant Female Figure, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressively large, seated figure of a pregnant woman presenting a thick body with both hands of her attenuated arms resting on her

0060: Jalisco Pregnant Female Figure, ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$3,000-US$4,000

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Colima Redware Figural Vessel Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive, hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated female enveloped in a rich glaze of burnt sienna.

0061: Colima Redware Figural Vessel Seated FemaleEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Published Jalisco Ameca Gray Type Seated Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Gray Type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable pottery male figure seated with his legs bent before him. Leaning forward to rest his hands on his knees, the

0062: Published Jalisco Ameca Gray Type Seated Male FigureEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Aztec Incised Pottery Tripod Vessel: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1521 CE. A charming redware vessel with an extended conical spout and a repeated linear motif around its flattened disk-shaped

0062A: Aztec Incised Pottery Tripod VesselEst. US$300-US$450

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Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel Avian Form: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Carretas, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a bird where the body bows outward and inward and resolves to a

0063: Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel Avian FormEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Fish Form Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Carretas, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A remarkable vessel of in the form of a fish, where the body bows outward and inward and resolves to a

0064: Casas Grandes Polychrome Fish Form VesselEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar: Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face and hand painted polychrome

0065: Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait JarEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Aztec / Mixtec Andesite Celt: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec / Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. This is a large hand-pecked stone celt made from andesite in excellent condition. This is a hefty celt that has both a

0066: Pre-Columbian Aztec / Mixtec Andesite CeltEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Prehistoric Anasazi St. Johns Polychrome Olla: Southwestern USA, east central Arizona / southwestern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), St. Johns type, ca. 1175 to 1300 CE. A beautiful pottery jar presenting a spherical body, a corseted

0067: Prehistoric Anasazi St. Johns Polychrome OllaEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. A lovely bowl of a sizable form constructed via the coil and

0068: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery BowlEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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