Exceptional Pre-Columbian Art From Hollywood 2013-02-01 Auction - 156 Price Results - Artemis Gallery in CO - Page 6
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Exceptional Pre-Columbian Art From Hollywood

Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery

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An online-only auction featuring two of the finest Pre-Columbian Collections we have seen in years! Coming straight from award-winning Hollywood insiders, including musuem-quality artifacts from virtually all important ancient Pre-Columbian cultures - Moche, Chavin, Inca, Maya, Colima, Nayarit, Veracruz and many more! Highlights include a Mayan Vase (ex-Andy Warhol), monumental ceramics de-accessioned from The Denver Art Museum and some truly important examples you are unlikely to see again! This is an important sale of well-provenanced and exceptional art from the ancient Americas.

All items offered for sale in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed authentic/as described. Antiquities-Saleroom does not sell replicas or items 'in the style of' any ancient culture. What's more, no sale is ever final if you're not happy. Bid with confidence, your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed!
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A Colima Seated Dwarf in Warrior Costume: Pre-Columbian, Colima culture, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Pottery vessel in the form of a seated dwarf or other handicapped individual shown wearing a warrior's helmet and jester's collar.
0088: A Colima Seated Dwarf in Warrior CostumeEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed
A Colima Portrait Shaman Head: Pre-Columbian, Colima, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Terracotta head representing a shaman in orange/brown slip, with horn upon forehead and chin strap (this designates him as an important shaman
0088A: A Colima Portrait Shaman HeadEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed
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A Rare Colima Pottery Maternity Scene: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Touching representation of motherhood and everyday life in ancient times! Kneeling mother with baby strapped to her back as she uses a metate to
0088B: A Rare Colima Pottery Maternity SceneEst. US$4,000-US$6,000
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A Cute Colima Platform Scene: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Another touching scene of everyday life. Terracotta platform group potraying four figures dressed in striped ponchos feeding four puppies, each with
0088C: A Cute Colima Platform SceneEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed
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A Chinesco Polychrome Bowl, Ex-Proctor Stafford: Pre-Columbian, Jalisco, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Fine, thin-walled "squeezed" terracotta vessel, painted on the interior in cream/white, outside painted in red, black and cream
0088D: A Chinesco Polychrome Bowl, Ex-Proctor StaffordEst. US$2,000-US$3,000
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A Jalisco Janiform Dog Vessel - Rare Form!: Pre-Columbian, Jalisco culture, Mexico, Ca 0 - 200 CE. Very rare two-toned co-joined pottery jar, unique in that the vessel consists of two dog heads and tails, but share only four legs between
0093: A Jalisco Janiform Dog Vessel - Rare Form!Est. US$5,000-US$7,000Lot Passed
A Colima Double Faced Janiform Jar: Pre-Columbian, from West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Attractive, but somewhat simple pottery jar, decorated on each side with human face with coffee-bean eyes and small slit mouth, slightly sloping
0094: A Colima Double Faced Janiform JarEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed
A Colima Double Duck Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Ca 200 BCE - 200 CE. Terracotta double duck vessel features two fat ducks side by side, spout emerging from the central back; burnished surface. 11"W x 5"H.
0095A: A Colima Double Duck VesselEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed
A Huge Colima Double Olla in Mellon Form: Pre-Columbian, Colima, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE to 200 CE. Very large and unusual pottery double olla, in the form of two melons sitting upon one another, each with incised lines and stem. Entire
0096: A Huge Colima Double Olla in Mellon FormEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed
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A Rare Colima Pottery Gopher Vessel: Colima, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE to 200 CE. Very unusual pottery jar in the form of a gopher, resting on his back, arms and legs in the air, large smiling face showing sharp teeth. Entire vessel
0097: A Rare Colima Pottery Gopher VesselEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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A Pre-Columbian Colima "Erotic" Vessel: Colima, West Mexico, Ca 200 BCE to 200 CE. Fine pottery jar in the form of a seated male, hands between his legs, as he squats between his knees. He is wearing a shaman's horn on his head, large
0098: A Pre-Columbian Colima "Erotic" VesselEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed
A Pre-Columbian Zapotec Seated Rain God: Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Mexico, ca. 300 CE. Terracotta seated figure of a Rain God, hands to his knees with elaborate head ornament and ear spools, and very long, snake-like tongue hanging
0099: A Pre-Columbian Zapotec Seated Rain GodEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed
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A Mixtec Stone Stele, Running Warrior, ex-Museum: Pre-Columbian, Mixtec Culture, Mexico, 1200-1300 CE. Stone marker depicting a running warrior in full battle dress, holding a feather shield and war club with zoomorphic finial, wearing an elaborate
0100: A Mixtec Stone Stele, Running Warrior, ex-MuseumEst. US$20,000-US$30,000
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A Tarascan TzinTzunTzan Tripod: Pre-Columbian, from the Tarascan culture of Tzintzuntzan, Mexico, ca 1450 to 1520 CE. Polychrome pottery three-legged vessel decorated with a red-ground base, then painted with white, red and black
0101: A Tarascan TzinTzunTzan TripodEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed
A Large Aztec Black & Red Pitcher: Pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mexico City region, Ca 1450 to 1500 CE. Some of the hardest Pre-Columbian pottery to find - because the Spanish did such a fabulous job of destroying it! Terracotta pouring
0102: A Large Aztec Black & Red PitcherEst. US$900-US$1,500Lot Passed
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An Important Aztec Stone Stele - Plumed Coyote: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Mexico City area, Ca 1400 to 1500 CE. Large, rectangular speckled hard stone panel carved with central figure of a dancing coyote; coyote wears large plumed costume
0102A: An Important Aztec Stone Stele - Plumed CoyoteEst. US$7,000-US$10,000
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