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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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20th C. Indonesian Dayak Festival Mask / Hornbill Bird: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, East/Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River, Dayak peoples, Bahau group, ca. early 20th century CE. A wondrous example of a wooden festival mask constructed from several

0169: 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Festival Mask / Hornbill BirdEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

20th C. Laotian Hmong Textile Baby Carrier: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, possibly Laos, Hmong culture, ca. late 20th century. A Hmong baby carrier comprised of a variety of colorful cotton fabrics providing rich contrasts of

0170: 20th C. Laotian Hmong Textile Baby CarrierEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed

0171: Beautiful 20th C. Indonesian Kris w/ White SapphiresEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

20th C. Fillipino Bajau Wood Grave Marker (Sunduk): Southeast Asia, southern Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Bajau (boat people), ca. mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a hand-carved wooden grave marker or sunduk. The figure presents with

0172: 20th C. Fillipino Bajau Wood Grave Marker (Sunduk)Est. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Fossilized Cow Shark Tooth + Polished Allosaurus Bone: North America, Eastern United States, North Carolina, Aurora, Pungo River Formation, Miocene, ca. 23 million years ago; Western United States, Utah, Late Jurassic, ca. 155 to 145 million years ago.

0173: Fossilized Cow Shark Tooth + Polished Allosaurus BoneEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Group of 3 Polished Tiger's Eye Stone Slabs: North America, ca. millions of years ago. This is a fine trio of gorgeous tiger's eye stone pieces - each cut and polished. Tiger or tiger's eye is a type of chatoyant quartz gemstone that has a

0174: Group of 3 Polished Tiger's Eye Stone SlabsEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

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Fossilized Ice Age Bison Horn Core / Bison Antiquus: North America, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Pleistocene, ca. 250,000 to 10,000 years ago. A fantastic, fossilized horn core from a prehistoric North American bison known as Bison antiquus. The

0175: Fossilized Ice Age Bison Horn Core / Bison AntiquusEst. US$400-US$600

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Fossilized Hollardops Trilobite w/ Stone Matrix: Ancient Seas, Morocco, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Devonian period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 Million years ago. A fantastic and well preserved fossilized trilobite raised above a stone matrix. The trilobite

0176: Fossilized Hollardops Trilobite w/ Stone MatrixEst. US$600-US$900

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Thin / Long Maya White Chert Blade: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Classic Maya, 550 to 950 CE. This is a long, thin stone blade made of a white chert and with no stem or tang. Blades like these were made in specialized chert workshops like

0177: Thin / Long Maya White Chert BladeEst. US$600-US$900

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Maya Incised Pottery Vessel w/ Block Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with inward-curving walls and a circular rim,

0178: Maya Incised Pottery Vessel w/ Block GlyphsEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Maya Stucco Polychrome Cylinder Vessel w/ Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a column-like body with a flared rim and a flat base, all

0179: Maya Stucco Polychrome Cylinder Vessel w/ GlyphsEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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

0180: Maya Apple Green Jade Pectoral PendantEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Guerrero Mezcala / Chontal Greenstone Abstract Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala / Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. Hand-carved and string-cut from a gorgeous pale mottled greenstone, an abstract, stylized standing figure with a

0181: Guerrero Mezcala / Chontal Greenstone Abstract FigureEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Tall Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Standing Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful hand-built pottery female figure standing upon stocky feet and delineated legs. Her

0181A: Tall Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Standing Female FigureEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

Chancay Double-Chambered Whistling Vessel: Pre-Columbian, central coast of Peru, Chancay. ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery bridge-spouted vessel with 2 ovoid chambers resting atop flared feet. Atop one chamber is a standing figure who

0182: Chancay Double-Chambered Whistling VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Chancay / Huari Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Arte Primitivo: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay / Wari (Huari) Transition period, ca. 1000 CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic mummy mask carved from coffee-brown wood. The mask

0183: Chancay / Huari Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Delightful Chancay Pottery Llama Effigy Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. A delightful pottery effigy figure of a rotund llama, standing on 4 nubbin legs. The hollow, egg-shaped body is slip-painted with dark

0184: Delightful Chancay Pottery Llama Effigy FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Chavin Incised Pottery Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A wonderful handmade pottery vase boasting a cylindrical body, a curved shoulder, and a brief, tubular neck that flares gently

0185: Chavin Incised Pottery VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Classic Chavin Incised Stirrup Spouted Vessel (Chosa): Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example of the early monochrome stirrup vessels found in the

0186: Classic Chavin Incised Stirrup Spouted Vessel (Chosa)Est. US$3,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Impressive Chavin Carved Stone Pestle: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hefty pestle hand-carved from a mottled brown and green stone with light and dark inclusions. The conical pestle has a tapered

0187: Impressive Chavin Carved Stone PestleEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Chavin Stone Mace Head w/ Spiky Nodules: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A nicely preserved stone mace head made from a dense, dark gray stone. The conical weapon has a central socketing hole that runs through

0188: Chavin Stone Mace Head w/ Spiky NodulesEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Charming Chimu Wood Monkey Finial: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 CE. A charming simian finial, skillfully carved from a single piece of wood. The monkey is perched atop an inverted conical form that resolves by

0189: Charming Chimu Wood Monkey FinialEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel w/ Figure, ex-Museum: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An intriguing blackware stirrup vessel with an incised motif and high relief anthropomorphic figure with a bird. The vessel has a flat

0190: Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel w/ Figure, ex-MuseumEst. US$500-US$750

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Chimu Inca Stirrup Vessel Monkey Form, ex-Museum: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of an intriguing form that depicts a simian creature, perhaps a monkey, standing on all

0191: Chimu Inca Stirrup Vessel Monkey Form, ex-MuseumEst. US$800-US$1,200

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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, you (the bidder) personally guarantee payment. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden/confidential reserves. 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. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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