Ancient, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

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Ancient, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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New auction name, same trusted team of ancient art professionals!

For the past 4 years we have built our online auction business as 'Antiquities Saleroom,' but to better reinforce our more than 20 years expertise selling ancient art, we have changed our name to 'ArtemisGalleryLIVE.' ArtemisGalleryLIVE is a fully-owned subsidiary of Artemis Gallery Ancient Art, an online antiquities gallery actively involved in the world of ancient art since 1993.

Join us on January 24, 2014 for the first auction of the new year, as we take you all around the world and throughout history showcasing fine, authentic examples of Classical, Near Eastern, Far Eastern, Pre-Columbian, and Tribal art. Start the year off with a bang with fantastic finds from the storied ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, & Rome; unbelievable offerings from the Maya, Olmec, and Inca, in addition to many other cultures from Central and South America; and immerse yourself in the colorful traditions of tribal Africa. From Egyptian tomb attendants to Mexican Retablos, from Vera Cruz Coast Watchers to a stunning Chinese Han Dynasty Duck Effigy, this auction will not disappoint - authentic examples in every price range. And as with all our auctions, all items have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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Ancient Egyptian Coptic Fabric Fragment: Egypt, 7th - 8th century CE. Egyptian Coptic clavus fragment which stylized animals between black bands. The imagery is still Greek rather than Christian, showing an eagle/rooster (?), a winged

0035B: Ancient Egyptian Coptic Fabric FragmentEst. US$300-US$500

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Lot of 2 Chinese Warring States Greyware Bowls: China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A lovely pair of small terracotta grey-ware vessels, each with impressed textile texture around sides, one with small faux-handles on either side.

0036: Lot of 2 Chinese Warring States Greyware BowlsEst. US$500-US$750

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Chinese Ordos Armor Attachment: China, Warring States Period, Ca. 475 to 221 BCE, Ordos culture. Cast bronze attachment in the form of a striding feline, incised lines to indicate fur, long tail sitting upon its back, entire

0037: Chinese Ordos Armor AttachmentEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

Gnathian Polychrome Pottery Oinochoe: Magna Graecia, ca. 4th century BCE. Ornate bulbous ribbed body, ring base with pinched lip and strap handle, a molded relief lion head at base of neck. Gnathia was a sub style of the Apulia region in

0038: Gnathian Polychrome Pottery OinochoeEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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South Italic Messapian Redware Jar: Southern Italy, Daunian / Messapian Culture, ca. 5th - 4th century BCE. A finely crafted wheel made vessel with bulbous body, flared rim, and strap handle. Terracotta is slipped in a smooth red

0038A: South Italic Messapian Redware JarEst. US$150-US$300

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South Italic Daunian Trefoil Oinochoe: Southern Italy, Daunian Culture, ca. 5th - 4th century BCE. A fine squat oinochoe with wide body, narrow neck, strap handle, and trefoil rim. Terracotta slipped in brown with hints of red. 6"H.

0038B: South Italic Daunian Trefoil OinochoeEst. US$150-US$300

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Messapian Bi-Chrome Pitcher: Southern Italy, Messapian Culture, ca. 5th - 4th century BCE. A delicately formed terracotta vessel, with tulip shaped body, flared rim, and thin handle. Vessel is slipped in white and painted with

0038C: Messapian Bi-Chrome PitcherEst. US$150-US$300

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Lot of 2 Daunian Terracotta Vessels: Southern Italy, Daunian Culture, ca. 5th - 4th century BCE. First, a small child's mug (near miniature), with remnants of a black linear design. Second is a tre-foil pitcher with dramatic trefoil

0038D: Lot of 2 Daunian Terracotta VesselsEst. US$100-US$200

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Canosan Polychrome Pottery Oinochoe: Magna Graecia, ca. 4th century BCE. A graceful vessel on raised foot with bulbous body, slender neck and trefoil spout with high handle behind. Decorated on main body with a female head facing left

0039: Canosan Polychrome Pottery OinochoeEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Hercules Statuette: Italy, Etruscan Culture, Ca. 4th-3rd Century BCE. Cast bronze figure of Herakles (Hercules) standing with right arm raised and left arm held outwards with fleece draped over arm. Incised detail of

0040: Etruscan Bronze Hercules StatuetteEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Greek South Italic Blackware Kylix: Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BCE. This drinking vessel sits on a raised platform, with two extended handles on either side of cup. Within the cup is an impressed floral design. Black slip.

0041: Greek South Italic Blackware KylixEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

Beautiful Canosan Terracotta Female Statuette: Magna Graecia, Canosa, ca. 3rd - 2nd century CE. A beautiful mold formed figure of a woman, depicted in long flowing gown, hair tied back, with a backwards lean, and her right arm clenching her

0041A: Beautiful Canosan Terracotta Female StatuetteEst. US$1,800-US$2,400Lot Passed

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Greek Attic White Ground Lekythos: Greece, Attica, ca. 5th century BCE. A very fine form, this lekythos consists of a disc-shaped base, long cylindrical body, narrow neck with strap handle, and an upturned spout. Just under 9-1/2"H.

0042: Greek Attic White Ground LekythosEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Greek Attic Red Figure Lekythos: Greece, Attic, ca. 4th Century BCE. A beautiful Greek squat Lekythos, slipped in black with image of running female. Bulbous body with narrow neck and flared rim, a loop handle attached at shoulder

0042A: Greek Attic Red Figure LekythosEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Greek South Italic Blackware Kylix: Southern Italy, Ca 5th-4th Century BCE. Small black slipped kylix with Impressed floral design. Circular wear impression in dish was created by its contents sitting there throughout the millennia.

0043: Greek South Italic Blackware KylixEst. US$600-US$800

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Greek Gnathian Polychrome Bottle: Manga, Graecia, ca. 4th century BCE. Bulbous shape vessel on rounded base with thin neck and thick turned reinforced rim. Carefully painted with a wave patterning added ochre post fire pigment.

0044: Greek Gnathian Polychrome BottleEst. US$700-US$900

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Olmec Stone Pectoral and Celt: Olmec, Middle Preclassic period (1000-600 BC) From Mexico. Two highly desirable stone objects from the Olmec culture. First, a "bat wing" pectoral in brown stone with small rectangular bale,

0045: Olmec Stone Pectoral and CeltEst. US$600-US$900

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Zapotec Maskette + Central Mexican Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec (Monte Alban I), Late Preclassic, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A lovely pair of intriguing ceramic visages. The larger piece dons a head covering with a serpentine band

0046: Zapotec Maskette + Central Mexican PendantEst. US$200-US$300

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Holy Land Terracotta Pitcher: Holy Land, ca. 4th century BCE. A terracotta wheel-made pouring vessel with bulbous body, strap handle, and rounded bottom. 3-3/4"H. Provenance: Ex-Private Chicago, IL Collection. All items in

0047: Holy Land Terracotta PitcherEst. US$150-US$200

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Lot of 3 Holy Land Oil Lamps: From the ancient Near East, Holyland, ca. 2 century BCE - 2nd century CE. A set of three oil lamps, two in the herodian style, another Hellenistic. Two herodian lamps have wide bodies, with raised

0047A: Lot of 3 Holy Land Oil LampsEst. US$200-US$300

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Greek Terracotta Loom Weight: Greece, Late 1st millennium BCE. A molded terracotta loom weight, slipped in red with a firing cloud on face. A single hole through the top to string onto loom. An interesting domestic piece! 3"H.

0047B: Greek Terracotta Loom WeightEst. US$100-US$150

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Paestan Red Figure Marriage Lekanis, Ex-Sotheby's: Greek, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, ca. 250 BCE. Two part covered vessel on raised foot and with knob handle; decorated atop with three ornately rendered seated figures; Eros in this scene with a

0048: Paestan Red Figure Marriage Lekanis, Ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, ca. 400 - 100 BCE. What makes this figure so attractive to the modern eye is the stylized carving as well as the beauty inherent in the stone itself! The Mezcala

0049: Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone FigureEst. US$600-US$700

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Mezcala Guerrero Stone Idol: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, ca. 400 - 100 BCE. This standing idol is depicted with simple, abstract features and a tapered conical head. The Mezcala sculptors brilliantly used string-saw

0050: Mezcala Guerrero Stone IdolEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in Live Auction, Friday, January 24, 2014. AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Live Absentee Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. No sale is ever final if you're not happy. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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