Artemis Gallery will hold an auction of Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic Art on Thu, Feb 18, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-6. The sale includes museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! In this image:
Superb Chavin Gold Royalty Maskette Appliques (3)
. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000
Published Ancient Near East Basalt Bull Offering Table
. Ancient Near East, Syro-Palestinian, late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Masterfully carved from a single piece of basalt, a magnificent altar in the shape of a bull, the body assuming the form of an offering table - rectangular in form and slightly concave - supported by four low, angular legs. Estimate: $50,000-$75,000.
9th C. Viking Gilded Silver Borre-Style Pendants, Beads
. Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. late 9th to mid 10th century CE. This is an incredible collection of silver and gilt borre-style pendants and beads for a Viking warrior of a very elite and high status. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000.
Sican-Lambayeque Wood Throne of an Emperor
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-carved wooden throne from the Sican-Lambayeque Empire which was known for creating the pyramids at Batan Grande and exquisite hand-hammered gold masks with characteristically almond-shaped eyes. Estimate: $50,000-$75,000.
Maya Shell Annular Discs Mytholical Iconography
. Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Lowlands, Campeche, Maya, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A dazzling pair of carved-shell discs of annular form intricately incised with mythological iconography in the regal style of the Maya Early Classic period. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.
Egyptian Gesso'd Wood / Bronze Ibis + Worshipper, XRF'd
. Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A wonderfully preserved sacred ibis, of the style found in the tombs of scribes, associated with the deity Djehuty or Thoth, the god of knowledge in the Egyptian pantheon. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.
Sican Lambayeque Copper Mask w/ Wings
. Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns but actually representing wings, from the top of the head. Estimate: $18,000-$25,000.
Chinese Tang Dynasty Basalt Foo Dogs / Lions (pr)
. East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A wonderful pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog), each one sitting upon an integral plinth and carrying an integral drum-like pedestal, nicely adorned by upper and lower 'beaded' borders, upon their backs. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.
18th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Drum Segment - C14 Tested
. Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik region, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A massive hand-carved wooden section of a drum with intricate carvings. Estimate: $19,000-$28,500.
Huge / Rare Chorrera Pottery Roller Sello
. Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. Easily the largest and most extensively decorated pottery roller sello (stamp) we have ever handled! Estimate: $12,000-$18,000.
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