Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Signed Elizebeth Lincoln Rookwood Pottery Vase (1920)

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual 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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Chimu Pottery Vessel w/ Chameleons & Crabs: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful blackware stirrup vessel adorned with relief decoration of crabs, chameleons, and lizard-like animals, all sitting upon a

0145: Chimu Pottery Vessel w/ Chameleons & CrabsEst. US$1,500-US$2,250

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Chimu Textile Panel Fragment w/ Abstract Fish Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A large fragment of a textile panel, perhaps once part of a tunic shirt woven from beige cotton with brown and black supplementary

0146: Chimu Textile Panel Fragment w/ Abstract Fish MotifsEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Chimu / Inca Textile Panel Fragment w/ Geometrics: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu or Inca, ca. 1100 to 1500 CE. This plain weave textile panel is comprised of cotton fibers in hues of creamy white, and supplementary weft fibers in brown and

0147: Chimu / Inca Textile Panel Fragment w/ GeometricsEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Fine Chimu Openwork Slit-Tapestry Panel w/ Deities: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. This superb textile panel is an example of openwork and slit-tapestry weaving techniques made from camelid (alpaca or llama) wool in

0148: Fine Chimu Openwork Slit-Tapestry Panel w/ DeitiesEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Inca Textile Belt / Chumpi, Double Weave Pattern: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1100 to 1533 CE. A lovely double-weave textile belt or sash known as a "chumpi" composed of tightly-woven camelid fibers from alpaca or llama wool. The brown, black,

0149: Inca Textile Belt / Chumpi, Double Weave PatternEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Inca Terracotta Stirrup Vessel - Deer Head: Pre-Columbian, Inca, Peru, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A skillfully mold-made deer effigy stirrup vessel, the body modeled in the form of a deer head with a substantial stirrup rising above - all

0150: Inca Terracotta Stirrup Vessel - Deer HeadEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Moche Copper Tumi / Ceremonial Knife, Warrior Finial: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche Culture, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. An impressive Moche tumi, a ceremonial knife formed from high-quality copper - 99% - with a lord king warrior finial holding a

0151: Moche Copper Tumi / Ceremonial Knife, Warrior FinialEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Ceremonial Moche Copper Rattle Tumi: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A copper ceremonial rattle and tumi with a flattened crescent blade atop and large hollow handle formed by folding the copper sheet back on

0152: Ceremonial Moche Copper Rattle TumiEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Moche Shell Earspool w/ Nacre & Turquoise: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A lovely and large facet from an earspool, made of shell and turquoise with the pieces arranged to create a lordly figure! A disc-shaped

0153: Moche Shell Earspool w/ Nacre & TurquoiseEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

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Rare Recuay Stone Effigy Temple Model w/ Figure: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Northern Highlands, Recuay or Moche culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fine hand-carved stone effigy or architectural model of a temple or shrine, an open-sided structure with a

0154: Rare Recuay Stone Effigy Temple Model w/ FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Border w/ 24 Munecas: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful textile border strip comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of periwinkle, wheat,

0155: Proto Nazca Polychrome Textile Border w/ 24 MunecasEst. US$3,800-US$5,700Lot Passed

Nazca Wood Textile Loom Implement Jaguar Finial: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A hand-carved wooden textile loom implement of lengthy form with a slender, spatula-shaped body surmounted by a 2-headed jaguar finial, each

0156: Nazca Wood Textile Loom Implement Jaguar FinialEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Nazca Gold Tupus / Shawl Pins (pr): Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A dazzling pair of golden tupus - ancient Andean versions of brooches or shawl pins - of minimalistic forms. Both stunning implements boast

0157: Nazca Gold Tupus / Shawl Pins (pr)Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Stunning Nazca Carved Wood Figural Mother & Child: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 500 CE. A rare and stunning carved-wooden sculpture of tall, rectangular form depicting a mother embracing her child. Minimalistic and

0158: Stunning Nazca Carved Wood Figural Mother & ChildEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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4 Salinar Copper Nose Rings, 1 Dangler, & 1 Ornament: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Salinar culture, ca. 300 BCE to 200 CE. A handsome collection of 4 copper nose rings, each of crescent form with thick bodies that taper to pointed finials, as well as 1 gilt

0159: 4 Salinar Copper Nose Rings, 1 Dangler, & 1 OrnamentEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Sican-Lambayeque Silvered Copper Kero / Drinking Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. An attractive ceremonial drinking vessel, known as a kero, formed from a thinly hammered copper sheet and shaped

0160: Sican-Lambayeque Silvered Copper Kero / Drinking VesselEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Canteen w/ Bird Deities: Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery canteen vessel with a rounded body, presumably not intended to stand upright on its own, but rather

0161: Huari Polychrome Canteen w/ Bird DeitiesEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Huari Copper Tupu w/ Jaguar Finial: Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, cast from 99.5% copper. The fascinating implement

0162: Huari Copper Tupu w/ Jaguar FinialEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

3 Narino Pottery Jars w/ Negative Resist Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A trio of hand-built pottery jars of red-slipped designs decorated with dark negative resist motifs. The first jar has rectangular and

0163: 3 Narino Pottery Jars w/ Negative Resist MotifsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Valdivian Chorrera Stone Jaguar Mortar Fragment: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, late Valdivia to Chorrera culture, Late Formative Period, ca. 1500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful mortar fragment featuring the head of a highly stylized jaguar. Hand-carved from

0164: Valdivian Chorrera Stone Jaguar Mortar FragmentEst. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

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Jamacoaque Pottery Head w/ Green Pigment: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A charming pottery head bearing a stylized visage with a dramatic expression adorned with vibrant emerald pigment. Crowned by an

0165: Jamacoaque Pottery Head w/ Green PigmentEst. US$600-US$900

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Quimbaya Pottery Standing Nude Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca Complex, Quimbaya culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hollow-built and highly abstract pottery nude male figure standing atop wide-set tubular legs with flat soles,

0166: Quimbaya Pottery Standing Nude Male FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Massive Tairona Stone Bat Wing Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. This is a large example of the unusual pectoral or pendant known as a batwing pectoral, carved from a striated stone. The name is derived

0167: Massive Tairona Stone Bat Wing PectoralEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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Tairona Chalcedony & Greenstone Bead Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely necklace from the ancient Tairona culture strung with 9 smoky gray chalcedony tubes and 10 greenstone beads of discoid or oblong forms.

0168: Tairona Chalcedony & Greenstone Bead NecklaceEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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