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Artemis Gallery will hold an Antiquities | Ethnographica | Fine Art sale on Feb 24, 2023 9:00 AM CST. The sale features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, Jewelry, more! Gandharan Schist Panel w/ Male Archers. Estimate $2,400 - $3,600.
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Late Jurassic Fossilized Dinosaur Bones (Apatosaurus). North America, Western United States, Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic Period, ca. 152 to 145 million years ago. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
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Roman Imperial 22K+ Gold Solidus of Valens. Roman, Imperial Period, Valens, Antioch Mint, 364 to 378 CE, gold solidus. Obverse: Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right. Estimate $1,800 - $2,700.
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Moche Medicine Spoon Flying Shaman (for drugs). Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. Estimate $1,500 - $3,000.
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Maya Andesite Pendant Squatting Lord, ex-Schmitt. Pre-Columbian, Mexico or Guatemala, Maya culture, Late Classic period, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A fascinating andesite pendant in the form of a squatting lord in supplication, adorned with a flat headdress and prominent earspools as he places hands together. Estimate $1,400 - $2,100.
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Roman Limestone Relief Frieze - Nereid Riding Triton. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. An evocative limestone relief frieze depicting the classical scene of a sea nymph or nereid - a female spirit of sea waters - riding atop the spiraling serpentine body of Triton - a god of the sea who is represented with the torso of a man and lower body of a fish. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
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4th C. Indian Gupta Red Sandstone Capital. Central Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Gupta Empire, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautiful sandstone column capital boasting a striking hue of coral pink and carefully carved reliefs of scrolling arabesque and vegetal motifs. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
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Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Empire, ca. 1800 to 1625 BCE. A wonderful black hematite cylinder seal featuring the weather god Adad, wearing a horned helmet with a dagger at the waist, and holding a mace and an axe. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
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19th C. Fillipino Ifugao Wood Duyu Human Form. Southeast Asia, Philippines, Northern Luzon, Ifugao province, Ifugao culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable bowl known as a duyu, skillfully carved from a single block of wood to present in the form of a human. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
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19th C. Indonesian Kris Ivory Guard, Figural Handle. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris), a personal ceremonial sword used throughout Indonesia. The figural wooden handle depicts a crouching deity adorned with high-grade (97%) silver finery as well as colorful stone cabochons. Estimate $900 - $1,350