CONSIGNOR SELL OFF Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Ancient Dagestan Bronze Adorant Nude Male

19th C. Japanese Edo Wood & Papier Mache Noh Mask

Maya Cylinder Abstract Floral Motif, ex-Schmitt

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Louisville, CO, United States

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CONSIGNOR SELL OFF Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Savings up to 70% off, as well as items brand-new to auction. Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Rare Chorrera Pottery Stamp Seal Abstract Zoomorphs: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A rare example of a hand-built and highly burnished pottery stamp seal of rectangular form with a

0052B: Rare Chorrera Pottery Stamp Seal Abstract ZoomorphsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Michoacan Pottery Head of a Dignitary: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A nicely modeled pottery head, perhaps portraying a dignitary, wearing a crested helmet. Gazing out from

0052C: Michoacan Pottery Head of a DignitaryEst. US$600-US$900

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7 Miniature Michoacan Tarascan Pottery Vessels: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Tarascan people, Post Classic period, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. A collection of 7 miniature vessels, most with tripodal legs and a

0052D: 7 Miniature Michoacan Tarascan Pottery VesselsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Jalisco Zacatecas Pottery Seated Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Zacatecas culture, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 450 CE. A hand-built pottery figure depicting a female figure seated on thick

0052E: Jalisco Zacatecas Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Nayarit Chinesco Type C Polychrome Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure rendered in the distinctive

0052F: Nayarit Chinesco Type C Polychrome Female FigureEst. US$600-US$900

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Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Nude Female Figures: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming trio of pottery female figures, all nude and standing with arms spread from broad shoulders.

0052G: Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Nude Female FiguresEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Vicus Double-Chamber Figural Vessel, Nude Female: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A fine pottery vessel comprised of 2 chambers - one of figural form and the other as an ovoid jar -

0052H: Vicus Double-Chamber Figural Vessel, Nude FemaleEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel of Temple: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A pottery stirrup vessel, created in a bivalve mold, depicting a tiered temple structure

0052I: Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel of TempleEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Two Chimu-Inca Blackware Pottery Stirrup Vessels: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chimu-Inca culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A set of 2 hand-built and highly burnished blackware pottery vessels - 1 is shaped like a bird

0052J: Two Chimu-Inca Blackware Pottery Stirrup VesselsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Chavin Anthracite Mirror Highly Polished & Reflective!: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A superb early stone mirror, carved from black anthracite stone into a flattened rectangular shape

0052K: Chavin Anthracite Mirror Highly Polished & Reflective!Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Chancay Textile Panel Loose Weave Gauze: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast, Chancay to Colonial Period, ca. 11th to 18th century CE. A colorful loosely woven gauze like textile panel made from cotton and camelid

0052M: Chancay Textile Panel Loose Weave GauzeEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Necklace w/ Moche & Inca Stone and Silver Beads: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche & Chimu-Inca cultures, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A collection of approximately 130 assorted ancient Pre-Columbian stone and silver beads strung

0053: Necklace w/ Moche & Inca Stone and Silver BeadsEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcs: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A collection of 2 copper and silver-copper alloy pincers, a copper rattle bell implement, a

0053A: Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Chimu Silver Beads & Pottery Spindle Whorl Necklace: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chimu / Inca, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A collection of over 60 high quality 95.2% to 96.4% silver beads with a quartz spacer bead and a pottery

0053B: Chimu Silver Beads & Pottery Spindle Whorl NecklaceEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

2 Moche Pottery Figural Jars & 1 Chimu Stirrup Vessel: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 200 to 800 CE; Chimu, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. A lovely trio of pottery vessels from ancient Per: a Chimu blackware

0053C: 2 Moche Pottery Figural Jars & 1 Chimu Stirrup VesselEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Peruvian Artifact Assortment - Beads, Blood-Letter: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 100 CE to 1500 CE. A gathering of copper beads, larger pottery beads, stone pendants including a blood-letting tool called a perforator, and a

0053D: Peruvian Artifact Assortment - Beads, Blood-LetterEst. US$600-US$1,200Lot Passed

Three Ancient Peruvian Pottery Pieces: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 800 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A trio of

0053E: Three Ancient Peruvian Pottery PiecesEst. US$600-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Maya Jade & Greenstone Ear Spools, 2 pcs: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Maya, Ca. 7th to 9th century CE. Two hand carved and polished green ear spools of enormous size! The larger is carved from a pale green stone into a

0053F: Maya Jade & Greenstone Ear Spools, 2 pcsEst. US$600-US$900

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Maya Cylinder Abstract Floral Motif, ex-Schmitt: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished cylinder vase with gently convex walls, a

0053G: Maya Cylinder Abstract Floral Motif, ex-SchmittEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Stone Head, ex-Schmitt: **Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, probably Guatemala, Olmecoid / Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating stone head boasting characteristic Olmec features such as a

0053H: Olmecoid / Proto-Maya Stone Head, ex-SchmittEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion Form: **Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A fantastic mold-made whistling stirrup jar in excellent condition. The jar has two

0053I: Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion FormEst. US$1,300-US$2,000Lot Passed

Maya Terracotta Figural Molds, ex-Schmitt: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A set of 3 hand-built terracotta molds for shaping 3 types of pottery

0053J: Maya Terracotta Figural Molds, ex-SchmittEst. US$500-US$900Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Beaded Pectoral Fish Iconography: **Originally Listed At $950** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1350 CE. A beautiful round pectoral made from a broad, thick ring of woven camelid fiber and

0055: Sican Lambayeque Beaded Pectoral Fish IconographyEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Miniature Teotihuacan Pottery Candelero, Ex- Gibran: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A miniature pottery double chambered vessel known as a candelero with incised decoration. Similar jars have been

0055A: Miniature Teotihuacan Pottery Candelero, Ex- GibranEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All ancient items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 4. 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