Artemis Gallery will hold its
VARIETY | Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art sale
on Jan 29, 2023 10:00 AM CST. The sale features classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil 5 Juvenile Psittocosaurus. Estimate $9,000 - $12,000.
3rd C. Roman Mosaic - Geometric Quilt Pattern
. Roman, late Imperial Period, Eastern Empire, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A mesmerizing mosaic depicting a fantastic geometric pattern expertly delineated in hundreds of hand-cut stone and glass tesserae. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000.
4th C. Roman Marble Head of Female, Provincial Style
. Roman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization that is hand-carved from light gray marble bearing integral dark gray and beige veining throughout the composition. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
Zapotec Monte Alban Incensario, Deity Head
. Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. An evocative pottery incensario in the form of the head of a zoomorphic deity - likely Cocijo or the Plumed Serpent - wearing a flared headdress that serves as the bowl. Estimate $3,600 - $5,400.
Colima Squash Vessel Parrot Legs, ex-Kirk Douglas
. This brilliant vermillion pottery vessel assumes form of a wide, voluminous squash with a gadrooned body that is stylistically segmented with smooth, fine vertical ribbing, features a boldly flaring spout, and is supported by three legs in the form of parrots, birds prized for their feathers among the ancients of America. Estimate $3,200 - $4,800.
Maya / Aztec Ritualistic Blades (Chert & Obsidian)
. Pre-Columbian, Mexico & Central America, Maya & Aztec culture, ca. 500 to 1532 CE. An impressive collection of 6 chert and obsidian blades of assorted sizes in a modern wood and glass display case. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500.
4th C. Romano-Byzantine Glass Amulet Menorah
. Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful amulet of a generally circular form with a flat bottom, a raised periphery, and an integral suspension loop, mold-pressed from attractive cobalt blue glass to depict a seven-lamp (six branches plus the central one) menorah upon the recessed front face. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500
Fossilized Rhinoceros Upper Skull - Subhyracodon
. North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington Country, Chadron Formation, Late Eocene, ca. 35 to 34 million years ago. An amazing fossilized upper skull from a prehistoric rhinoceros, Subhyracodon, a tapir-sized herbivore. Estimate $1,800 - $2,700.
Ancient Egyptian Painted Wood Sarcophagus Mask
. Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A sarcophagus mask carved from wood- likely cedar- and painted in gesso, with classic narrow and starkly outlined eyes under slender brows, and a slightly hooked or aquiline nose. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
19th C. African Igbo Spirit Masks Okoroshi Ojo Style
. Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of dark wooden masks in the Okoroshi Ojo style carved to wear on top of the forehead rather than covering the wearer's face - rest of the head and body is covered by a costume hide the identity of the wearer. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
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