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Apulian Red Figure Amphora - Kantharos Group, TL'd

Teotihuacan Theater-Type Censer Lid, TL Tested

Prehistoric Mimbres Bowl w/ Antelope, Kill Hole

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Fine Antiquities | Ethnographic | Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine / Visual Arts, 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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Huge Jurassic Stone Slab Pyritized Ammonite Fossils: Western Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, Holzmaden Black Shale Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 200 million years ago. A massive and exquisitely preserved stone slab that contains pyritized ammonite

0111: Huge Jurassic Stone Slab Pyritized Ammonite FossilsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Enormous Solnhofen Antimpos Shrimp Fossil in Limestone: Western Europe, Germany, Eichstatt, Solnhofen (Altmuhltal) Formation, Jurassic Period, ca. 154 to 144 million years ago. This shrimply amazing prawn fossil, Antrimpos genus, preserved on a unbroken

0112: Enormous Solnhofen Antimpos Shrimp Fossil in LimestoneEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Fine French Paleolithic Acheulean Golden Flint Hand Axe: Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Longueil, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 800,000 to 350,000 years ago. A superb European Acheulean flint bifacial hand axe was

0113: Fine French Paleolithic Acheulean Golden Flint Hand AxeEst. US$7,000-US$10,500Lot Passed

Rare Olmec Stone Seated Jaguar Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A rare example of a seated jaguar figure carved from stone exhibiting mottled hues of

0115: Rare Olmec Stone Seated Jaguar FigureEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Chorrera Whistling Pottery Vessel w/ Mouse: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel, the surfaces covered in brown pigment, while the shoulder is surmounted by a petite

0115A: Chorrera Whistling Pottery Vessel w/ MouseEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Chavin Stone Head Shamanic Transformation: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A rare and remarkable stone head resembling the tenon heads cabezas clavas of the monumental Chavin temple complex

0116: Chavin Stone Head Shamanic TransformationEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Neolithic Peruvian Stone Female Idol Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Neolithic Period, ca. 10000 to 5000 BCE. An extremely rare Peruvian Venus figure exhibiting a highly stylized form amidst the naturally mottled brown,

0117: Rare Neolithic Peruvian Stone Female Idol FigureEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Zoomorphic Jar: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of charming form that depicts the head of a zoomorphic

0117A: Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Zoomorphic JarEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Rare Xochipala Pottery Standing Female Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southwest Mexico, Guerrero State, Xochipala culture, Mesoamerican Formative Period, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE. A hand-built pottery female of abstract

0118: Rare Xochipala Pottery Standing Female FigureEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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Maya Peten Polychrome Plate w/ Lord - Rare Size: Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Guatemala, Maya Peten, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A rare and very fine Maya polychrome plate of a size not often found. Certainly not miniature but of a

0118A: Maya Peten Polychrome Plate w/ Lord - Rare SizeEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Mezcala Guererro Stone Temple Model Carving: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A superb and museum quality stone carving of a miniature architectural model that may have represented a building or

0119: Mezcala Guererro Stone Temple Model CarvingEst. US$6,000-US$9,000

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Chavin Shell Applique Inlaid w/ Skulls!: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A hand-carved shell applique of discoid form with a slight convex bulge on the obverse. Inlaid around the front are carved fragments of

0119A: Chavin Shell Applique Inlaid w/ Skulls!Est. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Teotihuacan Slate Mirror Back w/ Inlaid Jade Lord: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. Wow! A marvelous slate mirror back or tezcacuitlapili of discoid form adorned with the inlaid image of a lord in omphacite

0120: Teotihuacan Slate Mirror Back w/ Inlaid Jade LordEst. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

Colima Redware Pottery Gadrooned Parrot Tripod Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery vessel of substantial weight in the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a gadrooned

0120A: Colima Redware Pottery Gadrooned Parrot Tripod VesselEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Huge Maya Stucco Portrait of a Royal Woman: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An endearing countenance from Mesoamerican antiquity, a hand-built stucco

0121: Huge Maya Stucco Portrait of a Royal WomanEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Chavin Bone Amulet - Jaguar God Head w/ Inlays: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A petite amulet of a tapered rectangular form, hand-carved from a fragment of human bone. The pendant depicts an expressive,

0121A: Chavin Bone Amulet - Jaguar God Head w/ InlaysEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Rare Moche Wood Snuff Tube w/ Silver / Gold Bands: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 700 CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden snuff tube bearing the stylized likeness of a standing lord or deity as

0122: Rare Moche Wood Snuff Tube w/ Silver / Gold BandsEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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Teotihuacan Theater-Type Censer Lid, TL Tested: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 300 to 700 CE. A dramatic

0122A: Teotihuacan Theater-Type Censer Lid, TL TestedEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Rare Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Coatimundi Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A rare example of a hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar

0123: Rare Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Coatimundi VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Rectangular Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, Ramos, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. Extremely rare polychrome Casas Grandes pottery seed jar of the early Ramos or possibly Babicora painting style as the

0123A: Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Rectangular VesselEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Framed Pachacamac Textile Looms w/ Monstrarios: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 1000 CE. A gathering of 2 wooden textile looms, each with a warp of camelid and/or cotton fibers. The upper

0124: Framed Pachacamac Textile Looms w/ MonstrariosEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Enormous Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Pottery Jar: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A titanic example of a hand-built pottery jar of round-bottomed form with a carinated midsection, a

0124A: Enormous Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Pottery JarEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

Chancay Polychrome Wood Mask w/ Textile Headdress: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of broad, red-painted form with a prominent nose and a petite mouth.

0125: Chancay Polychrome Wood Mask w/ Textile HeaddressEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Rare Casas Grandes Ramos Olla - Fish Form: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A hand-built and rare pottery olla in the form of a fish. Oblong jar with four extended

0125A: Rare Casas Grandes Ramos Olla - Fish FormEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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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 offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described. 2. 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 hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 3. PAYMENT POLICY: To provide a seamless bidder checkout, all winning lots will be invoiced through LiveAuctioneers' LivePayments invoicing system, unless bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. If bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly, bidder must contact Artemis Gallery to arrange payment. 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