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Rare Egyptian Faience Nude Female Healing Talisman

Roman Provincial Marble Head of Herm (found in Spain)

Colima Redware Pottery Seated Dog Vessel

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Ancient | Ethno | Fine Art Thru The Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual art, and 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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Massive Burmese Gilt Wood & Glass Hair Buddha Head: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous

0090: Massive Burmese Gilt Wood & Glass Hair Buddha HeadEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

19th C. Thai Bronze Parinirvana Buddha (Paang Sai Yat): Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th century CE. A fine brass statue of Buddha depicted in a pose known as Parinirvana Buddha or paang sai yat - reclining to his right side with his head supported

0091: 19th C. Thai Bronze Parinirvana Buddha (Paang Sai Yat)Est. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Brass Buddha Head: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A lovely cast brass fragmentary head portion of a Buddha sculpture, with a calm visage. His eyes

0092: 19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Brass Buddha HeadEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

Partial Oreodont Merycoidodon Culbertsoni Skull Fossil: North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington County, White River / Brule Formation, Oligocene, ca. 33 to 30 million years ago. A fossilized upper skull from a prehistoric mammal

0093: Partial Oreodont Merycoidodon Culbertsoni Skull FossilEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Pocketknife w/ Meteorite Blade, Dinosaur Bone Handle: Africa, Namibia, fall dates to prehistoric times, meteorite discovered by Captain J.E. Alexander, ca. 1838 CE; North America, Western United States, Mesozoic era, ca. 252 to 66 million years ago. A

0094: Pocketknife w/ Meteorite Blade, Dinosaur Bone HandleEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized Ammonites in Shale Matrix: Western Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, Holzmaden Black Shale Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 200 million years ago. A sublime display piece containing fossilized ammonite shells that developed a

0094A: Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized Ammonites in Shale MatrixEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Polished Fossilized Orthoceras Shells in Matrix Pillar: Ancient Seas, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. An amazing stone matrix tower that has been prepared to show off the fossilized shells from Orthoceras, a prehistoric

0095: Polished Fossilized Orthoceras Shells in Matrix PillarEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Madagascar Triassic Petrified Wood Fossil Slab: Eastern Africa, Madagascar, early to mid-Triassic period, ca. 252 to 220 million years ago. A fossilized / petrified tree trunk sliced crossways and highly polished on one planar face to showcase the

0096: Madagascar Triassic Petrified Wood Fossil SlabEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Green River Fossilized Plant & Fish in Matrix: North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. A stone matrix containing a fossilized plant stem inlaid with 3 prehistoric fish fossils! The once

0097: Green River Fossilized Plant & Fish in MatrixEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Cretaceous Fossilized Mosasaurus Jaw & Teeth in Stone: North Africa, Morocco, Khouribga region, Late Cretaceous, ca. 80 to 70 million years ago. The lower fossilized jaw from a prehistoric Mosasaurus, a massive aquatic lizard, with 10 original teeth! The

0097A: Cretaceous Fossilized Mosasaurus Jaw & Teeth in StoneEst. US$2,500-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Fossilized Oreodont Merycoidodon Upper Skull & Teeth: North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington County, White River / Brule Formation, Oligocene, ca. 33 to 30 million years ago. A fossilized skull of a prehistoric mammal known as an

0098: Fossilized Oreodont Merycoidodon Upper Skull & TeethEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Alaskan Gold Nugget! Raw Alluvial Fairbanks Specimen: Northwestern United States, Alaska, Fairbanks region, Livengood, ca. mined in the 21st century CE. A raw quartzite stone nugget covered with velvety veins of one of the most desirable elements, gold,

0098A: Alaskan Gold Nugget! Raw Alluvial Fairbanks SpecimenEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Arizona Triassic Fossilized Wood Slab: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A slab of fossilized wood the petrified tree trunk is sliced crossways and polished to a mirror finish on

0099A: Arizona Triassic Fossilized Wood SlabEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

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Impressive Valdivian Greenstone Hand Axe: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine greenstone celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly flared

0100: Impressive Valdivian Greenstone Hand AxeEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Published Morelos Olmecoid Seated Female, ex-Bonhams: Pre-Columbian, south-central Mexico, Morelos, Olmecoid, ca. 800 to 600 BCE. A remarkable terracotta figure of a seated human child, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting on chubby thighs. The

0101: Published Morelos Olmecoid Seated Female, ex-BonhamsEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god, so called because scholars believe this type of figure was created from broken

0101A: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Axe GodEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Guerrero Stone Axe God Figure - 9"H: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved gray stone axe god figure, of characteristically abstract form, standing atop a pair of string-cut

0102: Guerrero Stone Axe God Figure - 9"HEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Chavin Incised Bottle, Vegetal Motif: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A hand-built brownware pottery bottle of a minimalist yet elegant design. The ancient vessel features a bell-shaped form with a flat

0103: Chavin Incised Bottle, Vegetal MotifEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Shaman in Trance: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, Tembladera-Jequetepeque River, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel depicting an abstract anthropomorphic shaman leaning over as if

0103A: Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Shaman in TranceEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Beads: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A wearable necklace that is strung with 20 hand-carved greenstone beads of mottled verdant, white, brown, beige,

0104: Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone BeadsEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Colima Vessels - Redware Bottle + Brownware Flask: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels, each with stone-burnished surfaces bearing hues of either dark brown or red and orange. The brownware

0105: Colima Vessels - Redware Bottle + Brownware FlaskEst. US$800-US$1,200

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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

0105A: Colima Pottery Bowl w/ Incised GlyphsEst. US$600-US$900

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Jalisco Seated Figure - Semi-Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful pottery example of a seated female skillfully modeled partially nude with voluptuous, exposed breasts and

0106: Jalisco Seated Figure - Semi-Nude FemaleEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Veracruz Standing Priest / Lord, Bitumen Pigment: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A wonderful pottery figure of a standing priest or lord adorned with black bitumen pigment. Standing with legs spread, the

0107: Veracruz Standing Priest / Lord, Bitumen PigmentEst. US$600-US$900

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