Artemis Gallery will hold its
ODDS & ENDS | Ancient, Ethnographic Clearance sale
on Mar 05, 2023 11:00 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. 13th C. Islamic Bronze Dish w/ Felines, Kufic Script. Estimate $900 - $1,350.
19th C. Indian Iron Spiked Snaffle Bit
. South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. An iron snaffle bit comprised of several joints including a pair of bowed shanks, a tubular mouthpiece fit with 6 serrated wheels, and an arched port. Estimate $800 - $1,200.
Tiahuanaco Bowl Abstract Birds ex-Schmitt
. Pre-Columbian, Peru and/or Bolivia, Huari (Wari) or Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl displaying a pair of abstract avian creatures in polychrome pigments. Estimate $600 - $800.
Navajo Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet w/ Coral
. Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A lovely and wearable sterling silver cuff style bracelet inlaid with polished coral in ornate sawtooth bezel settings. The interior band is stamped "M.C. TSASIE" for an unknown maker. Estimate $600 - $800
Medieval European Iron Crossbow Bolt Tip
. Western/Central Europe, probably England, France, or Germany, Medieval Period, ca. 8th to 14th century CE. An iron arrow bolt for a crossbow, with a socketed body and a diamond-shaped head that tapers to a pointed tip. Estimate $100 - $150.
Nayarit Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human Face
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hollow-built pottery effigy vessel of a dog exhibiting a human head. Estimate $600 - $800.
3 Jamacoaque Pottery Figures
. Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque, ca. 500 CE. A set of 3 mold-formed pottery figures. One figure stands sans legs, 1 figure sits with arms crossed atop bent knees, and the largest sits on a stool while leaning forward with a mouth full of coca leaves. Estimate $700 - $1,050.
North African Late Stone Age Quartz Ear Plugs (pr)
. North Africa, Sahara Desert, Late Stone Age, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal ear plugs hand shaped using a pecking and polishing method with stone and sand. Estimate $500 - $750.
Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Tripod (Lian / Zun)
. East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautiful pottery tripod dish known as a lian or zun, showcasing elegant relief decoration and enveloped in green glaze that has weathered over the centuries to lovely, mottled hues of celadon, olivine, and forest green. Estimate $500 - $750.
25 Native American Stone Artifacts
. Native American, United States, Archaic to Eastern Woodland, ca. 5000 BCE to 1500 CE. A set of 25 ancient Native American artifacts including 1 stone disc, 3 lengthy chisel heads, a smooth ornament carved from fossilized coral, and 20 hand-knapped stone arrowheads. Estimate $500 - $750.
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