Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones

Large Fossilized Green River Matrix w/ Stingray & Fish

Bronze Age Amlash Pottery Zebu Bull Rhyton, TL Tested

Signed Tony Hochstetler Bronze "Lionfish" (1987)

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for a very special auction featuring fabulous fossils, rare and unique depictions of fauna and flora, and everything in between! From petrified wood, and marble to Victorian era jewelry and Fine Art, this is one you won't want to miss! All price ranges, many areas of interest. Perfect for dealers or private collectors.

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Rare Sican-Lambayeque Wood Royal Litter Backrest: **This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE.

0149: Rare Sican-Lambayeque Wood Royal Litter BackrestEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Tiahuanaco Woven Reed Basket w/ Stepped Pyramid Motif: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 700 CE. A finely woven basket of a flaring trumpet form. Baskets like this one were made from carefully dyed grasses and are a rare reminder

0150: Tiahuanaco Woven Reed Basket w/ Stepped Pyramid MotifEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Camelid Four Corner Hat: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A beautiful four cornered hat from the Huari culture made of low pile camelid (llama or alpaca) fiber that is brightly dyed. This

0151: Huari Polychrome Camelid Four Corner HatEst. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

Nazca Polychrome Double-Sided Tinya / Drum: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 1000 CE. A rare and impressive double-sided drum, known as a tinya, boasting a cylindrical form and constructed from two branches bent

0152: Nazca Polychrome Double-Sided Tinya / DrumEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Huari Painted Wood Carving - Abstract Female: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A dramatic wood carving of an abstract female figure, standing with both hands to her chest, her mouth open wide as if she is

0153: Huari Painted Wood Carving - Abstract FemaleEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Huge Nazca Wood Female Fertility Votive, ex-Museum: **This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 1000 CE. A truly unique

0154: Huge Nazca Wood Female Fertility Votive, ex-MuseumEst. US$26,000-US$39,000Lot Passed

Moche Copper Tumi - Ai Apec Fighting Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A stunning cast copper ceremonial knife known as a tumi, with an unusual scene being fought on the finial. The blade is rectangular

0155: Moche Copper Tumi - Ai Apec Fighting JaguarEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Sican / Lambayeque Gold Crown w/ Naylamp & Birds: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A beautiful crown made from a sheet of gold and hammered into repousse motifs of anthropomorphic figures and birds. The band

0156: Sican / Lambayeque Gold Crown w/ Naylamp & BirdsEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Colima Shell, Pottery, & Stone Beads: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of approximately 100 shell, stone, and pottery beads strung in modern times as a necklace. The petite white shells are

0157: Necklace w/ Colima Shell, Pottery, & Stone BeadsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Mississippian Shell, Stone, & Pottery Beads: Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A necklace constructed with beads shaped from shell, stone, or pottery. Four discoid stone beads,

0158: Necklace w/ Mississippian Shell, Stone, & Pottery BeadsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Guerrero Greenstone Bead Strand: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Guerrero culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A strand of 30 hand-carved greenstone beads of varying sizes, shapes, colors, and textures. Included are beads

0159: Guerrero Greenstone Bead StrandEst. US$600-US$900

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Tairona Carnelian & Quartz "Bullet" Bead Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A lovely necklace made from over two dozen hand-carved carnelian and quartz beads. The beads vary in shapes: tubular, barrel, discoid, and

0160: Tairona Carnelian & Quartz "Bullet" Bead NecklaceEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Haida / Tlingit Horn & Nacre Totem Spoon: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine ceremonial spoon carved from mountain goat horn with a totem

0161: 19th C. Haida / Tlingit Horn & Nacre Totem SpoonEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Prehistoric Archaic Hornstone Chert Dovetail Point: Native American, Midwestern United States, Kentucky, Webster County, Early Archaic Period, ca. 8000 to 6000 BCE (10,000 to 8000 BP). A sizeable and splendid example of a Dovetail or St. Charles type

0162: Prehistoric Archaic Hornstone Chert Dovetail PointEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

27 Pre-Contact Thule to Inuit Bone & Walrus Ivory Tools: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture to Punuk / Thule stage to Inuit post European Contact, ca. 200 BCE to 1900 CE. A diverse collection of 27

0163: 27 Pre-Contact Thule to Inuit Bone & Walrus Ivory ToolsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

3 Archaic Native American Etley & Graham Cave Points: Native American, Midwestern United States, Missouri, St. Louis County & Calloway County, early to late Archaic period, ca 8000 to 500 BCE. A fine collection of hand knapped chert spear heads of Etley

0164: 3 Archaic Native American Etley & Graham Cave PointsEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

20th C. Native American Cherts, Point & Thunderbird: Native American, United States, probably North Carolina, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine group of hand-knapped chert pieces perhaps made as souvenirs from the Fort Shuford Museum in Arden,

0165: 20th C. Native American Cherts, Point & ThunderbirdEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Mississippian Caddo Shell Tempered Incised Vessel: Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 1400 to 1600 CE. A wonderful pottery jar presenting a bulbous body with a neck that flares out to a broad

0166: Mississippian Caddo Shell Tempered Incised VesselEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'd: Native American, Tennessee, Mississippian, ca. 1160 to 1400 CE. A lovely pottery vessel in a hue of deep grey with a flat, circular base and thick walls that rise to an annular rim. The rim of this

0167: Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'dEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bear, TL Tested: Native American, Southern United States, New Madrid County Missouri, Campbell Site, Mississippian, "Bells Plain" type, ca. 1220 to 1500 CE. A stunning hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting a rounded

0168: Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bear, TL TestedEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

12th C. Native American Hohokam Fiber Bag w/ Stone Idol: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Salt River Valley area, Hohokam people, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A fiber pouch woven from thick vegetal ropes to contain the included stone

0169: 12th C. Native American Hohokam Fiber Bag w/ Stone IdolEst. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

Signed 20th C. Navajo Wood Tawa Sun Kachina, Yazzie: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo or Hopi, 20th to 21st century CE. This is a massive handmade wood, feather, leather, and fur Sun face kachina doll signed by the artist N. Yazzie

0170: Signed 20th C. Navajo Wood Tawa Sun Kachina, YazzieEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

21st C. Acoma Pueblo Etched Pottery Jar - David Routzen: David Routzen (Native American, Acoma Pueblo, active late 20th to 21st century), ca. 2001 CE. An impressive hand-built decorative pottery seed jar or olla vessel by Native American artist David

0171: 21st C. Acoma Pueblo Etched Pottery Jar - David RoutzenEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Native American Pima Woven Tray: Native American, Southwestern and Northwestern United States, Pima, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful tray handwoven from white willow bark and Devil's claw to present an annular form

0172: Early 20th C. Native American Pima Woven TrayEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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