Artemis Gallery will hold its
Exceptional Ancient, Ethnographic, & Fine Art sale
on Mar 09, 2023 9:00 AM CST. The sale includes museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Nautical, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Superb Gandharan Schist Statue - Standing Buddha. Estimate $120,000 - $200,000.
Lifesize Roman Marble Togatus (Man Wearing Toga)
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely carved, LIFE-SIZE marble torso of a figure donning a voluminous toga draped across the body with cascading folds, the left leg bent at the knee with a section of the calf revealed beneath the hemline. Estimate $80,000 - $100,000.
Belgian Pleistocene Fossilized Woolly Rhinoceros Skull
. Western Europe, Belgium, Meuse River, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 120,000 to 20,000 years ago. This is a very rare and scarce fossilized woolly rhinoceros skull and this is the first opportunity we have been able to offer a complete rhino skull from Belgium! Estimate $60,000 - $90,000
Qi Baishi Handscroll Painting - Shrimp, Crabs, Frogs
. Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Shrimp, Crabs, Frogs, and Aquatic Plants Handscroll Painting - ink and colors on paper, n.d. Signed with two seals (see extended description below for discussion of calligraphic inscription and seals). Estimate $60,000 - $250,000
Exceptional Maya Pottery Seated Scribe, ex-Schmitt
. Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond exceptional pottery figure of a scribe. Estimate $30,000 - $40,000.
Huge Roman Mosaic, Bacchus and Ariadne
. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A magnificent mosaic exhibiting a pastoral scene of a male and female - likely Bacchus, the god of wine, and his wife Ariadne during their first encounter- caught in a moment of passion, all delineated in vibrantly colored stone tesserae. Estimate $60,000 - $90,000.
Exceptional Sican Lambayeque Gilt Mask w/ Danglers
. Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A dazzling gilt copper mask presenting a traditionally rectangular visage with dangling ornaments and piercing eyes. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000.
Superb Sican Lambayeque Copper Funerary Mask w/ Wings
. Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, late Moche / Sican Lambayeque culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. An incredible mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns but actually representing plumes or wings, from the top of the head. Estimate $18,000 - $27,000.
Complete Fossilized Cave Bear Skull - Choice!
Eastern Europe, Romania, Pleistocene, ca. 40,000 to 24,000 years ago. A skull from a prehistoric European cave bear (Ursus spelaeus)- fossilized with the canine and molar teeth intact- this is one of the best preserved we have ever seen! Estimate $15,000 - $22,500.
19th C. Maori Wood Ko Teka Step Humanoid Tiki Figure
. Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. 19th century CE. An incredible hand-carved wooden implement that acted as a footrest or step for a digging spade known as a teka, with discoidal nacre shell inlays. Estimate $15,000 - $20,000.
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