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Nazca Polychrome Dish, Figure w/ Trophy Head

19th C. Japanese Late Edo Brass Lobster Okimono

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Join us for a fabulous clearance sale featuring amazing discounts and many new items! We've got it all - Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, 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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20th C. Indonesian Ancestor Korwar Figure: **Originally Listed At $2000** Oceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. early 20th century CE. An attractive ancestor figure known as a

0086: 20th C. Indonesian Ancestor Korwar FigureEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Wood Male Adu Zatua Ancestor Figure: **Originally Listed At $800** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu

0087: 20th C. Indonesian Wood Male Adu Zatua Ancestor FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Fine 19th C. Burmese Bronze Temple Gong: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking example of a playable bronze meditation nipple gong that hangs from a wood and rope

0088: Fine 19th C. Burmese Bronze Temple GongEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Borneo Dayak Wood Canoe Paddle: **Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Ibanic Dayak or Sea Dayak people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A marvelous and massive canoe paddle, skillfully hand-carved from

0089: 20th C. Indonesian Borneo Dayak Wood Canoe PaddleEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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20th C. Indonesian Steel, Brass, & Glass Kris w/ Naga: **Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle has a pair of

0090: 20th C. Indonesian Steel, Brass, & Glass Kris w/ NagaEst. US$550-US$825

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Sterling Silver Bracelet w/ Fossilized Timor Ammonites: **Originally Listed At $350** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor, Permian, ca. 520 to 250 million years ago. A lovely bracelet made of sterling silver studded with ammonite fossils. Each is cut and

0091: Sterling Silver Bracelet w/ Fossilized Timor AmmonitesEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Silver Pendant w/ Diamonds + Fossilized Dinosaur Bone: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Western North America, Mesozoic era, ca. 252 to 66 million years ago. A fossilized dinosaur bone that has been set in a silver pendant bezel as a wearable

0092: Silver Pendant w/ Diamonds + Fossilized Dinosaur BoneEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Fine Fossilized Shark Tooth Silver Pendant w/ Diamonds: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. A stunning pendant made from a sterling silver pendant bezel and a fossilized

0093: Fine Fossilized Shark Tooth Silver Pendant w/ DiamondsEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Colorful Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Slab: **Originally Listed At $500** North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A massive and gorgeous slab of fossilized or petrified Araucaria tree

0094: Colorful Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood SlabEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Madagascar Quartz Cluster w/ Hematite Crystals: **Originally Listed At $1500** East Africa, Madagascar, Vakinankaratra region, Antsirabe II district, Sahanivotry Manandona commune, ca. millions of years ago. This is a gorgeous crystalline cluster

0095: Madagascar Quartz Cluster w/ Hematite CrystalsEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Large Fossilized North American Oreodont Skull: **Originally Listed At $1200** North America, Western United States, likely Wyoming, White River Formation, late Eocene to early Miocene period, ca. 46 to 16 million years ago. A fossilized skull

0096: Large Fossilized North American Oreodont SkullEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Large Fossilized Prehistoric Stegodon Tooth: **Originally Listed At $950** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Pleistocene era, ca. 1.5 to 1.2 million years ago. A large, fossilized tooth from the prehistoric Stegodon, a creature similar to modern day

0097: Large Fossilized Prehistoric Stegodon ToothEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Fossilized Siberian Juvenile Mammoth Mandible & Molar: **Originally Listed At $1200** Northeastern Asia, Russia, Siberia, Yakut, Pleistocene, ca. 2 million to 10,000 years ago. This is a near pristine example of a woolly mammoth lower mandible and

0098: Fossilized Siberian Juvenile Mammoth Mandible & MolarEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Large Triassic Petrified Wood Slab (Arizonan): **Originally Listed At $1800** North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A massive and gorgeous slab of fossilized or petrified tree trunk sliced

0099: Large Triassic Petrified Wood Slab (Arizonan)Est. US$3,000-US$5,000

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Rare Fossilized North American Lion Jawbone w/ Canine: **Originally Listed At $6500** North America, United States, Florida, Pleistocene period, ca. 340,000 to 10,000 years ago. A beautiful and nearly compete fossilized lower mandible from a prehistoric

0100: Rare Fossilized North American Lion Jawbone w/ CanineEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Paleolithic European Stone Hand Axe: **Originally Listed At $900** Western Europe, Paleolithic to Neolithic, ca. 250,000 to 15,000 BCE. A hand-knapped flint stone hammer or cutting tool flaked to a bifacial shape. The peripheries are

0101: Paleolithic European Stone Hand AxeEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

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Maya Pottery Tripod Rattle Dish Peccary Heads: **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Mexico or Guatemala, Maya Culture, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 600 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel presenting a round bottom and annular rim over a

0102: Maya Pottery Tripod Rattle Dish Peccary HeadsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Large Maya Omphacite Jade Earspool w/ Beads (3 pcs): **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. This is a gorgeous collection of 3 Maya omphacite jade adornments: an earspool, a tubular bead,

0103: Large Maya Omphacite Jade Earspool w/ Beads (3 pcs)Est. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

Maya, Chancay, & Narino Pottery Vessels (5 pcs): **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE; Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Colombia, Narino, ca. 850 to

0104: Maya, Chancay, & Narino Pottery Vessels (5 pcs)Est. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

10 West Mexican & Maya Pottery & Shell Earspools: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, or Nayarit culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An

0105: 10 West Mexican & Maya Pottery & Shell EarspoolsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Maya Pottery Vessel w/ Handles: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A pleasing pottery vessel, hand-built to present a round yet stable base with

0106: Maya Pottery Vessel w/ HandlesEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Vibrant Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built Copador type ceramic bowl with highly burnished surfaces, a stable ring base, tall

0106A: Vibrant Maya Copador Polychrome BowlEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Pair of Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Figural Pendants: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A fascinating pair of greenstone figures, each displaying stylized forms, minimalist

0107: Pair of Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Figural PendantsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Cajamarca Chica Offering Tripod Olla w/ 3 Figures, TL'd: **Originally Listed At $7500** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Highlands, Cajamarca region, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1000 CE. A rare, large, hand-built ceramic olla supported by three standing human

0108: Cajamarca Chica Offering Tripod Olla w/ 3 Figures, TL'dEst. US$5,500-US$8,250Lot 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, 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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