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Artemis Gallery

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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Ethnographic Art, Fossils, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Fine / Visual art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient 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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Nayarit San Sebastian Figure of a Nude Warrior: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A powerful pottery figure of a warrior shown standing nude and wielding a club in one hand. Standing

0019: Nayarit San Sebastian Figure of a Nude WarriorEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Veracruz Pottery Figure of Seated Dignitary: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery dignitary figure seated with one leg up and the other curved under his thigh. The figure holds one arm out,

0020: Veracruz Pottery Figure of Seated DignitaryEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Huge Veracruz Standing Nude Female (Remojadas): **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A

0020A: Huge Veracruz Standing Nude Female (Remojadas)Est. US$3,500-US$4,000Lot Passed

Jalisco Figural Nude Female w/ Olla Atop Head: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery female figure kneeling atop folded legs while adorned in dense cream-hued stripes, spots, and

0021: Jalisco Figural Nude Female w/ Olla Atop HeadEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Pihuamo Figural Vessel of Shaman: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Pihuamo, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. An enticing pottery figural vessel in the form of a seated male wearing a high-crested helmet and incised with a series of

0022: Colima Pihuamo Figural Vessel of ShamanEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Impressive Jalisco Standing Semi-Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure of a woman standing with a lengthy, red-painted skirt and exposed breasts. Several raised cicatrice nodules

0023: Impressive Jalisco Standing Semi-Nude FemaleEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Tall Colima Pottery Figure - Mother & Child: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a standing woman who holds a child with both hands in a frontal posture. The mother

0024: Tall Colima Pottery Figure - Mother & ChildEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Colima Obsidian Spear Bloodletters (Spear Points): Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A trio of hand-knapped obsidian spear tips that were also likely used as bloodletters for rituals and other ceremonies. Obsidian was an

0025: Colima Obsidian Spear Bloodletters (Spear Points)Est. US$800-US$1,200

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Circle of Colima & Aztec Pottery Spindle Whorls: Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco to Aztec culture, ca. 300 BCE to 1500 CE. A collection of 32 pottery spindle whorls and beads displayed on a modern cord; most are thick

0026: Circle of Colima & Aztec Pottery Spindle WhorlsEst. US$400-US$800Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Nazca Polychrome Vessels - 1 Head Form: Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 500 CE. An attractive set of 2 hand-built pottery jars, each with smooth, stone-burnished surfaces. The larger vessel features 3 registers of

0027: Lot of 2 Nazca Polychrome Vessels - 1 Head FormEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Colima Comala Female Effigy Figure, ex-Hollywood: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima region, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Among the most sensitive examples of Colima figures we have ever seen, a Comala type vessel in the form of a peacefully sleeping

0028: Colima Comala Female Effigy Figure, ex-HollywoodEst. US$3,500-US$4,500Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Pottery Figures, Nayarit & Jalisco: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit & Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built figures, both with large vent holes atop their heads. The redware figure is

0029: Lot of 2 Pottery Figures, Nayarit & JaliscoEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Tall Colima Pottery Figure Gingerbread Flat: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of flat form known as a gingerbread figure. The abstract anthropoid presents with delineated legs, wearing a

0030: Tall Colima Pottery Figure Gingerbread FlatEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Nayarit Protoclassic Seated Warrior Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful pottery warrior figure seated upon a pair of conical legs and a third 'base' leg on the verso. The warrior

0031: Nayarit Protoclassic Seated Warrior FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Bowl w/ Incised Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare example of a Colima bowl bearing a band of incised glyphs around the exterior rim. The glyphs take the forms of Xs, boxes, and

0032: Colima Pottery Bowl w/ Incised GlyphsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Inca Spouted Vessel w/ Monkey: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A hand built pottery vessel with a carinated body resting on a short foot. The stirrup spout handle has a small monkey perched to

0032A: Inca Spouted Vessel w/ MonkeyEst. US$600-US$900

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Fine Maya Green Jade Pendant Stylized Male Face: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-carved omphacite jade pendant depicting the stylized face of a male wearing a sweeping helmet as well

0033: Fine Maya Green Jade Pendant Stylized Male FaceEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Maya Incensario Fragment w/ Kinich Ahau: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Post-Classic period, ca. 950 to 1539 CE. A fine pottery fragment from a large incensario vessel. The fragment has a large bottom rim, tall walls,

0033A: Maya Incensario Fragment w/ Kinich AhauEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Costa Rican Serpentine Female Fertility Votive: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A gorgeous carved standing figure made from lovely mottled green and white serpentine. Created from large "pebble" in the form of a

0034: Costa Rican Serpentine Female Fertility VotiveEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Pottery Stamp, Stylized Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 500 CE. A fine pottery stamp incised with a stylized monkey. The playful primate is formed from several parallel and spiraling striations with a long tail and

0035: Jamacoaque Pottery Stamp, Stylized MonkeyEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Maya Greenstone Celt w/ Incised Figure: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful greenstone celt with a hefty butt that narrows to a thin, curved blade, incised on one side with

0035A: Maya Greenstone Celt w/ Incised FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Zapotec Monte Alban Incensario w/ Cocijo?: Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Early to Middle Classic period, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A wonderful pottery incensario in the form of a seated figure, likely intended as

0036: Zapotec Monte Alban Incensario w/ Cocijo?Est. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Jamacoaque Polychrome Figural, Mother Holding Child: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A very special maternal depiction comprised of a seated mother holding her infant across her lap, both are elaborately decorated with

0037: Jamacoaque Polychrome Figural, Mother Holding ChildEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

14k Gold & Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone pendant in the form of an abstract axe god. The blade-shaped figure features a tapered lower edge beneath a

0037A: 14k Gold & Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God PendantEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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