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Rare Syro-Hittite Pottery Head of Idol, TL'd

19th C. Russian Icon - Christ Pantokrator (Old Gesture)

Prehistoric Mississippian Quapaw Bichrome Vessel, TL'd

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ODDS & ENDS | Ancient, Ethnographic Clearance

Artemis Gallery

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Our warehouse clearance continues! You'll find antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East. Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, India. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Fine / Visual Art. Coins. Decorative Antiques. So much more! This is a timed auction, no telephone/absentee bids accepted.

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Marine Fossils, Amber, & Herkimer Quartz (5 pcs): **Originally Listed At $250** North America, United States, Ohio, Devonian, ca. 416 million years ago; New York, Herkimer County, ca. 500 million of years ago; North Africa, Morocco, Jurassic, ca.

0152: Marine Fossils, Amber, & Herkimer Quartz (5 pcs)Est. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Fossilized Trilobites in Matrices: **Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Seas, North America, Oklahoma, Bois D'Arc Formation, Devonian, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago; Eastern Europe, Russia, St. Petersburg, Wolchow River,

0153: Lot of 2 Fossilized Trilobites in MatricesEst. US$300-US$450

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5 Quartzite, Mica, Malachite, & Chalcedony Geodes: **Originally Listed At $300** North America, India, and Africa, ca. millions of years ago. A fabulous collection of 5 natural mineral and crystal formations. The largest is a solid white quartz

0154: 5 Quartzite, Mica, Malachite, & Chalcedony GeodesEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

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Fossilized Siberian Woolly Rhinoceros Tooth: **First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Siberia, Pleistocene, ca. 3.6 million years ago to 10,000 years ago. A wonderfully preserved example of a fossilized tooth from a woolly rhinoceros

0155: Fossilized Siberian Woolly Rhinoceros ToothEst. US$150-US$225

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Chavin Cupisnique Pottery Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A fine pottery vessel of minimalist form, displaying a globular body, a thick, arched handle,

0157: Chavin Cupisnique Pottery Stirrup VesselEst. US$300-US$450

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Guerrero Xochipala Pottery Standing Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Xochipala culture, Mesoamerican Formative Phase, ca. 13th to 10th century CE. A hand-built pottery figure standing upon

0158: Guerrero Xochipala Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. US$400-US$600

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Tlatilco Pottery Seated Pretty Lady Figurine: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1250 to 800 BCE. A charming, hand-built pottery female figurine that is seated with legs cross in front and a fringed

0159: Tlatilco Pottery Seated Pretty Lady FigurineEst. US$500-US$750

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Small W. Mexican Pedestal Bowl & Tripod: **Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Colima, or Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of handbuilt West Mexican potteries including a polychrome tripod vessel of a

0160: Small W. Mexican Pedestal Bowl & TripodEst. US$100-US$150

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Pair of West Mexican Pottery Objects - Olla & Armadillo: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large olla with a tall neck and slightly flared rim, and a charming hollow armadillo, both made from reddish

0161: Pair of West Mexican Pottery Objects - Olla & ArmadilloEst. US$100-US$150

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Miniature Michoacan Tarascan Stone Chisel: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan area, Tarascan culture, ca. 1350 to 1521 CE. A rare stone chisel, made from a dark, highly polished stone, perhaps used in the

0162: Miniature Michoacan Tarascan Stone ChiselEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Jalisco Pottery Nude Male Standing Sheepface Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pottery figure of a standing male displaying a characteristic Jalisco sheepface with a projecting

0163: Jalisco Pottery Nude Male Standing Sheepface FigureEst. US$450-US$675

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Colima Incised Bone Stamp / Roller: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An unusual ungulate bone cylinder that may have functioned as a stamp roller, hand carved with curving lines

0164: Colima Incised Bone Stamp / RollerEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Monumental Chupicuaro Blackware Spool: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 800 BCE to 200 CE. A remarkable blackware spool of hollow-form presenting a lengthy, tubular body and

0165: Monumental Chupicuaro Blackware SpoolEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Female in Spiritual Ritual: **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful pottery figure of a seated female in the midst of a spiritual ritual as

0166: Nayarit Ixtlan del Rio Female in Spiritual RitualEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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Michoacan Pottery Pretty Lady Figures (3): **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-built pottery female figures known as "pretty ladies" due to their ancient

0167: Michoacan Pottery Pretty Lady Figures (3)Est. US$350-US$525

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Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Abstract Seated Female: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure of a characteristically abstract form with

0168: Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Abstract Seated FemaleEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Colima Nude Cargador / Burden Bearer: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An expressive pottery representation of the humblest member of Pre-Columbian societies, the cargador or

0169: Colima Nude Cargador / Burden BearerEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Jalisco Pottery Nude Standing Female Sheepface Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pottery female figure presenting a characteristic sheepface with a projecting nose and pinched ears, all

0170: Jalisco Pottery Nude Standing Female Sheepface FigureEst. US$450-US$675

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Unusual Michoacan Standing Pottery Pretty Lady: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A hand-built pottery female 'pretty lady' presenting nude while standing atop delineated legs. Highly

0171: Unusual Michoacan Standing Pottery Pretty LadyEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Colima Pottery Flat Female Figures: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A group of 3 hand-built pottery figures of characteristically flat forms. The first figure stands with

0172: Colima Pottery Flat Female FiguresEst. US$400-US$600

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Nayarit Redware Kneeling Nude Female: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure presenting in a seated pose with both legs tucked beneath her. Highly

0173: Nayarit Redware Kneeling Nude FemaleEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Chupicuaro Pottery Slipper Vessels (3): **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A pleasing ensemble of 3 pottery vessels, each in the shape of a slipper with a

0174: Chupicuaro Pottery Slipper Vessels (3)Est. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Colima Shell Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 12 ancient shell beads that were perhaps part of an ancient piece of burial jewelry, gathered

0175: Pre-Columbian Colima Shell Bead NecklaceEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Nayarit Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human Face: **Originally Listed At $600** 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

0176: Nayarit Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human FaceEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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