Artemis Gallery announces its
Ancient Treasures & Holiday Jewelry sale
on Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:00 AM CST. Travel around the world and back in time and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African/Tribal/Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. In this image:
Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Porphyry Vessel
. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
18th C. German Wood Crossbow w/ Bone Inlay
. Europe, Germany, ca. 18th century to early 19th century CE. A striking crossbow featuring a gorgeous elongated polished wooden stock naturally decorated with swirling burnt umber hued woodgrain on a red-brown base and a wooden bowstave covered in sewn animal hide. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
19th C. Haida Pipe w/ Human Face, ex-Museum
. Native American / First Nations, British Columbia, Canada or southern Alaska, USA, Haida or Tsimshian, ca. 19th century CE. A handsome, large deer bone pipe with a fantastical form. The stem of the pipe widens out into a squared-off cylinder, decorated with the relief legs of a quadruped. Estimate $2,500 - $3,500
9th C. Islamic Bronze Cleaver Silver Inlay - Kufic Text
. Near East, Persia (Iran), ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A thin cast bronze cleaver with a short blade and tang as well as silver inlay. The wide rectangular blade is the shape of a butchery cleaver. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500.
Ancient Amlash Bronze Stand w/ Ram Terminals
. Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A cast-bronze stand formed via the lost wax technique that depicts a pair of ram-headed terminals. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
Greek Attica Silver Tetradrachm - Athena
. Greece, Hellenistic Period, Attica, Athens, ca. 145 to 144 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. New Style coinage. Estimate $1,200 - $1,500.
Moche Blackware Sea Lion Stirrup Vessel, ex-Sotheby's
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I-II, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A greyware stirrup vessel in the form of a sea lion lying down on its side with nicely delineated webbed feet, a curled tail, and genitalia as well as an adorable visage presenting almond-shaped eyes, a pert nose, slightly opened mouth, and petite ears. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
19th C. Kilim Wool Rug w/ Traditional Motifs
. Central Asia, Kilim, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A gorgeous hand-woven wool Kilim rug, the yarns presenting in a striking array of hues including russet red, deep black, sienna, creamy white, warm beige, and blue-green. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
Neo-Sumerian Pottery Foundation Cone
. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2120 to 2090 BCE. A hand-built pottery votive foundation cone with a conical body surmounted by a discoid head. Estimate $900 - $1,400.
10th C. Islamic Brass Right Hand of a Noble
. Medieval Middle East and Central Asia, Islamic culture, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A fine disembodied right hand that was at one time part of a cast-brass statue depicting a member of Islamic nobility. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
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