Artemis Gallery will hold its
Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages Auction
on Feb 10, 2022 9:00 AM GMT-6. Join them for Part Two of a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. These collections feature items from around the world, including Classical, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, 20th century North American, European, and more. In this image: Fossilized Siberian Juvenile Mammoth Mandible & Molar. Estimate $2,400 - $3,600.
Large Roman Pottery Amphora w/ Marine Encrustations
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A sizable and superb, wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a slender nubbin base, a globular body with relatively smooth surfaces, a gently tapered neck, and a thick, collared rim surrounding the mouth, all covered in thick barnacles and various sea encrustations. Estimate $4,000 - $8,000.
12th C. Native American Hohokam Fiber Bag w/ Stone Idol
. Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Salt River Valley area, Hohokam people, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A fiber pouch woven from thick vegetal ropes to contain the included stone fetish or idol carving. Estimate $3,600 - $5,400.
Large / Fine Sican Silver Conical Beaker
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An enormous conical beaker with a wide, gradually flaring body soldered to a concave foot, all formed from nearly pure 96% silver. Estimate $3,200 - $4,800.
Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bear TL Tested
. Native American, Southern United States, New Madrid County Missouri, Campbell Site, Mississippian, "Bells Plain" type, ca. 1220 to 1500 CE. A stunning hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting a rounded base and impressively thin walls that curve gently inwards to a lightly flared rim over a deep basin. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
14th C. Chinese Ming Stone Wangzhu Monkey Eating Peach
. East Asia, China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A large stone baluster or pillar, known in Chinese as "wangzhu," featuring a monkey and two offspring eating fruit. Estimate $2,500 - $3,750.
Sican Gold Repousse Depiction of Naylamp - 6.4 g
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A remarkable example of the exceptional luxury arts created by the Sican/Lambayeque peoples, this piece is comprised of 51.43% gold sheet (equivalent to 12K) that has been skillfully cut, hammered, and modeled into an impressive depiction of Naylamp (also Naymlap, Nanlap, or Nylamp). Estimate $2,200 - $3,300.
11 Fossilized Trilobites in Stone Matrix
. Ancient Seas, Morocco, Devonian period, ca. 400 to 340 million years ago. A stunning sandstone matrix that is excavated to reveal 11 fossilized trilobites! Estimate $2,200 - $3,300.
Rare Balkan Celtic Iron Machaira / Sica w/ Chape
. Central/Eastern Europe, Balkan Region (Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria), Celtic peoples, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A rare, lovely, and well-preserved iron sword of a single-edged design called a machaira (also makhaira or sica) with a hammered tang with 2 remaining iron rivets flanking a central third rivet that is missing. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
Huge Indus Valley Pottery Jar Ibexes, TL Tested
. Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. An exquisite, hand-built pottery jar of a massive size with a planar base, a spherical body with a gently carinated midsection, rounded shoulders, and a thin rim surrounding the cavernous interior. Estimate $2,200 - $3,300.
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