Artemis Gallery will hold its
Odds & Ends - Ancient, Ethnographic Clearance auction
on Jan 22, 2023 10:00 AM CST. The warehouse clearance continues! You'll find antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East. Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, India. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Fine / Visual Art. Coins. Decorative Antiques. Taino Pottery Effigy Vessel Fragment w/ Adornos. Estimate $600 - $900.
12th C. Cambodian Khmer Bronze Palanquin Hooks (pr)
. Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A matched pair of lovely cast-bronze palanquin hooks with a lotus motif. Estimate $700 - $1,050.
Large / Vibrant 20th C. American Painted Wood Trunk
. North America, United States, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large wooden storage trunk with iron handles, hinges, and a lock. Estimate $600 - $900.
Oregon Eocene Period Petrified / Fossilized Wood Slab
. North America, Northwestern United States, Oregon, Eocene period, ca. 37 million years ago. A beautiful flab of cut and polished fossilized or "petrified" wood, featuring gorgeous black surface with gray and white striations radiating from the core rings. Estimate $700 - $1,050.
Jalisco Pottery Nude Figures - 1 Seated & 4 Sheepface
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A group of 5 hand-built and highly burnished pottery figures, each embellished with red and white pigment. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
Exhibited Narino Jar + Ica Bowl w/ Zoomorphs
. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Ica culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A lovely pair of pottery vessels with hand-painted decoration: a bowl from Ica culture and a jar from Narino culture. Estimate $600 - $900.
20th C. Mexican Sterling Silver Belt Buckle & Fittings
. Latin America, Mexico, Guadalajara, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful vintage sterling silver belt buckle and fittings that includes 2 loops and the end tip. Estimate $600 - $900.
Pre-Columbian Pottery Figures - Colima / Chupicuaro (4)
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, Chupicuaro, & Michoacan, ca. 300 BCE to 600 CE. A collection of 4 ancient Mexican pottery figures which may have been ancestors or protective figures, each hand built and all nude save for applied jewelry or headdresses. Estimate $400 - $600.
Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bowl, ex-Stendahl
. Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A beautiful and sizable example of a hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting a round yet stable base, thick walls that swell upwards to form the profile, an indented shoulder, and an overhanging rim. Estimate $500 - $750.
Costa Rican Metate Carved From Volcanic Stone
. Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A sturdy metate, hand-carved from porous volcanic stone with tripod legs, flat sides, and a slightly concave top. Estimate $600 - $900.
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