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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

Artemis Gallery

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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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Impressive Moche Pottery Figural Jar - Rotund Man: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of impressive form featuring the likeness of a rotund man seated upon a broad base. The

0127: Impressive Moche Pottery Figural Jar - Rotund ManEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

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Moche Salinar Bichrome Stirrup, Nude Male: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche Valley, Salinar / Moche transition, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An amusing pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a nude male figure with a projecting phallus that

0128: Moche Salinar Bichrome Stirrup, Nude MaleEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Moche Pottery Vessel - Zoomorphic Transformation: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, ca. 200 to 700 CE. A fascinating vessel in the form of a zoomorphic head - perhaps representing a shaman in the act of transformation! The curious jar presents a

0129: Moche Pottery Vessel - Zoomorphic TransformationEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Seated Male Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel depicting a seated figure with arms held tightly against the chest. The red and cream composition features fine

0130: Moche Pottery Seated Male Stirrup VesselEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Chancay Textile Panel - Spiders: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A tightly woven brown ground panel made from fine cotton threads with spider motifs. The spiders are embroidered into the panel in

0132: Chancay Textile Panel - SpidersEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Tall Chancay / Huacho Polychrome Wood Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Lima region, Chancay or Huacho, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A tall funerary figure of a standing man, with articulated reed rope arms resting to his sides. A woven cotton /

0133: Tall Chancay / Huacho Polychrome Wood FigureEst. US$2,700-US$4,500Lot Passed

Fine Chimu Silver Ornament Stingray Form!: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. An adornment formed from a hammered sheet of high-quality 94.5% silver into a rather cute stingray! The flattened silver is cut with a stinger tail at

0135: Fine Chimu Silver Ornament Stingray Form!Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Chimu Woven Textile Panel - Abstract Birds: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A woven textile panel made from camelid wool of alpaca or llama, and cotton with a lengthy tassel fringe,

0136: Chimu Woven Textile Panel - Abstract BirdsEst. US$400-US$600

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14th C. Chimu Silver Bowl Pelican Bird in Repousse: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A stunning 91.7% silver bowl molded with slightly tapered walls and an out folded rim lip, the interior basin is relief

0137: 14th C. Chimu Silver Bowl Pelican Bird in RepousseEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar: **Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face

0138: Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait JarEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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Tairona Incised Bowl - Geometrics, Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca.1000 to 1550 CE. A beautiful and large pottery vessel featuring an incised regiser of geometric and stylized zoomorphic creatures around the exterior. The animals

0139: Tairona Incised Bowl - Geometrics, ZoomorphsEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Conjoined Tairona Figural Vessel Conjoined Couple: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca.1000 to 1550 CE. A hand-built earthenware effigy vessel of a conjoined type with a pair of figures linking arms! A hollow piece behind the applied the arms

0140: Conjoined Tairona Figural Vessel Conjoined CoupleEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Tairona Bone Figural Carvings (4): **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A collection of hand carved bone figural finials or amulets- perhaps made from ungulate, or even human

0141: Pre-Columbian Tairona Bone Figural Carvings (4)Est. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Tairona & Chimu Blackware Vessels - Zoomorphs: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE; Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A charming pair of pottery vessels, both in the form of zoomorphs and enveloped in rich

0142: Tairona & Chimu Blackware Vessels - ZoomorphsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Mixtec Copper Festival Bells - Tlaloc, Monkey & Dog: Latin America, Mexico, Mixtec culture, post-Conquest period, ca. mid-16th century CE. A wonderful trio of copper bells, boasting distinct forms: a canine with pointed ears and a long snout, a monkey

0143: Mixtec Copper Festival Bells - Tlaloc, Monkey & DogEst. US$600-US$900

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Mixtec Huastec Stone Relief / Hacha Jaguar Paw: Pre-Columbian, central Mexico, Mixtec or Huastec culture, ca. 1000 to 1521 CE. A hand-carved stone relief - possibly a hacha - of square form depicting a jaguar paw with 5 ovoid toes and an annular

0144: Mixtec Huastec Stone Relief / Hacha Jaguar PawEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Aztec Volcanic Stone Head: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved volcanic stone in the form of a head, with a simplistic, straight nose contiguous with a horizontal hairline, indented eyes,

0145: Pre-Columbian Aztec Volcanic Stone HeadEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Mississippian Incised Whelk Shell Incised Falcon Mask: Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A fascinating and large whelk shell used as ceremonial cup with a carved surface featuring an

0146: Mississippian Incised Whelk Shell Incised Falcon MaskEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet w/ Turquoise & Bear: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. An exceptional high quality silver bracelet featuring a grizzly bear cast in relief amongst sawtooth bezels with

0147: Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet w/ Turquoise & BearEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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20th C. Pueblo Polychrome Jar w/ Birds & Toad Handles: Native American, Southwestern United States, Pueblo, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful hand-built polychrome pottery jar made using the traditional coil and scrape method with applied

0148: 20th C. Pueblo Polychrome Jar w/ Birds & Toad HandlesEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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20th C. Native American First Nations Totem Zoomorphs: North America, Native American, First Nations, Northeastern Woodlands, northeastern Canada and United States, Atlantic Provinces, Gaspe Peninsula, and Maine, M'ikmaq, ca. mid to late 20th century CE.

0149: 20th C. Native American First Nations Totem ZoomorphsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

20th C. Inuit / Inupiaq Whale Bone Spirit Mask: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States / Canada, Inupiaq/Inuit people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A spirit mask, hand-carved from porous whale bone, depicting an expressive

0150: 20th C. Inuit / Inupiaq Whale Bone Spirit MaskEst. US$600-US$800Lot 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,

0151: 20th C. Native American Cherts, Point & ThunderbirdEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Five 20th C. Native American Stone Thunderbirds: **Originally Listed At $1000** Native American, United States, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-knapped stone thunderbirds exhibiting a myriad of earthen hues. Two of the

0152: Five 20th C. Native American Stone ThunderbirdsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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