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Romano-Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask Women's Face

Conjoined Tairona Figural Vessel Conjoined Couple

Mel Fillerup Painting - "Mother and Daughter"

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Life | The Figure in Art | Ancient to Modern

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In the spirit of celebrating life in art, Artemis Gallery presents an ensemble of works that depict humans and animals in all their glory - from idealized bodies of the Classical World created via Polyclitus? canon of proportions to figures envisioned by artists of Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as mesmerizing creatures of the animal kingdom that made their debut in prehistoric cave paintings and have continued to captivate artists of all eras and traditions. Please join us in this celebration of the figure in art - whether nude or clothed, posed or candid, covered in skin, feathers, scales, or fur!

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19th C. Chinese Qing Painting on Silk - Playful Horses: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century CE. A lovely painting of a charming subject, six horses at play, skillfully painted on silk. Most notable is a spotted grey equine rolling on his back

0075: 19th C. Chinese Qing Painting on Silk - Playful HorsesEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Qing Stone Shrine w/ Buddha: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning stone shrine featuring Buddha seated upon an altar and draped in cascading robes with his hands in the abhayamudra. Expertly sculpted,

0076: 19th C. Chinese Qing Stone Shrine w/ BuddhaEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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19th C. Japanese Bone Okimono Ebisu God w/ Tai Fish: East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A bone okimono carving of Ebisu, the god of fishermen, with a large Tai fish on his back, a symbol of luck and prosperity. An

0079: 19th C. Japanese Bone Okimono Ebisu God w/ Tai FishEst. US$400-US$600

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13th C. Majapahit Pottery Couple - Male & Female: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Majapahit culture, ca. 1294 to 1478 CE. A pair of mold-formed pottery figures, a male and a female, depicted in characteristically stylized form. The female

0080: 13th C. Majapahit Pottery Couple - Male & FemaleEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

13th C. Majapahit Pottery Mother and Child Figure: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. An endearing terracotta sculpture of a seated female with a child at her side. The elegant lady displays an

0081: 13th C. Majapahit Pottery Mother and Child FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

18th C. Indonesian Gilt Copper Belt Buckle Snake Form: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Surakarta, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. This is a beautiful iron and gilt copper belt buckle and fitting, shaped as intertwining serpents known as a Timang ular-ular

0083: 18th C. Indonesian Gilt Copper Belt Buckle Snake FormEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Painted Wood Male Articulated Arms: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting stylized man with articulating arms that bend at the shoulders and elbows. He is dressed in brightly patterned

0084: 19th C. Indonesian Painted Wood Male Articulated ArmsEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Timor Island Silver Mask Gilt Panel: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and fantastical high quality 88.5% silver mask with a gilt panel set in the forehead. The silver sheet was cut into

0085: 19th C. Indonesian Timor Island Silver Mask Gilt PanelEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Asian Wood Bowl w/ Relief Carved Village Scene: Southeast Asia, likely Burma (Myanmar) ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden bowl with thick walls depicting a procession of villagers, the surface is covered in a dark and lustrous

0086: 19th C. Asian Wood Bowl w/ Relief Carved Village SceneEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Fossilized Knightia Shoal / Life Assemblage of 317 Fish: North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. An extraordinary shoal of approximately 317 Knightia fish that fossilized together in what is often

0087: Fossilized Knightia Shoal / Life Assemblage of 317 FishEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Rare Olmec Stone Seated Figure Shaman Depiction: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A rare Olmec seated figure intended for ritualistic purposes, hand-sculpted from lustrous, black stone to resemble a shaman in the midst of

0088: Rare Olmec Stone Seated Figure Shaman DepictionEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

0089: Superb Olmec Stone Were-Jaguar Figural PendantEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Seated Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful pottery fertility figure of a seated female depicted nude with hands resting below

0090: Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Seated Nude FemaleEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Jade Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A striking jade statuette of a seated male gazing forth from deep-set eyes with delineated

0091: Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Jade Seated FigureEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Chavin Tembladera Stirrup Stout Seated Figure, TL'd: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Tembladera, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a stout figure seated with bent knees and legs tucked up to the lower abdomen. Bent arms

0092: Chavin Tembladera Stirrup Stout Seated Figure, TL'dEst. US$2,700-US$4,000Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Michoacan Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery figure holding both arms and legs up to their body. The minimalist countenance features slit-form eyes and parted lips

0094: Pre-Columbian Michoacan Seated FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Rare Nayarit Pottery Vessel Double Headed Dog: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit / Chinesco, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A delightful pottery vessel in the form of a double-headed dog adorned in red and beige pigments. The symmetrical animal stands

0095: Rare Nayarit Pottery Vessel Double Headed DogEst. US$600-US$900

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Rare Nayarit Pottery Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human Face: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hollow-built pottery effigy vessel of a dog exhibiting a human head. Highly burnished and decorated with dark red-brown

0096: Rare Nayarit Pottery Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human FaceEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Figures - Nayarit San Sebastian + Colima: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Nayarit, San Sebastian Red type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery funerary figures of abstract forms

0097: Pre-Columbian Figures - Nayarit San Sebastian + ColimaEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Nayarit Polychrome Seated Figure & Dog on Platform: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. An interesting hand-built pottery effigy scene of a human figure with a dog, both seated on an integral pedestal. The platform is ovoid,

0098: Nayarit Polychrome Seated Figure & Dog on PlatformEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Duck Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a seated duck. Enveloped in vibrant red slip, the adorable avian presents a portly body resting

0099: Colima Pottery Duck VesselEst. US$550-US$825Lot Passed

Fine Colima Redware Dog Effigy: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Finely burnished with a red finish applied in a stripe over the snout and brow of the head! Although standing, the pose is somewhat dynamic

0100: Fine Colima Redware Dog EffigyEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Tumaco Pottery Whistles - Transforming Figures: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Tumaco (sometimes La Tolita) culture, ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A fine ensemble of three mold-formed pottery whistles, each depicting a human at

0101: Lot of 3 Tumaco Pottery Whistles - Transforming FiguresEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Whistling Veracruz Sonriente Articulated Arms: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery sonriente figure with attached arms that articulate around in a circle. The female figure stands upon

0102: Whistling Veracruz Sonriente Articulated ArmsEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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