Artemis Gallery will hold its
Spring Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction
on Mar 31, 2022 8:00 AM GMT-6. Travel around the world and back in time...and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fossils, Fine Art, much more! In this image: Published Greek Gold Earrings w/ Garnet & Turquoise. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000.
Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar
. Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face and hand painted polychrome patterns. Estimate $7,000 - $10,500.
Colima Gadrooned Vessel w/ Shaman Legs, ex-Messick
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A most unusual Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash form body supported by three shaman figures, each one wearing a horned headdress that denotes his shamanic status, facing outward and carrying the ribbed vessel on his back and with extended arms. Estimate $6,500 - $9,750.
Huari Polychrome Camelid Four Corner Hat
. Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A beautiful four cornered hat from the Huari culture made of low pile camelid (llama or alpaca) fiber that is brightly dyed. Estimate $6,000 - $9,000.
Necklace w/ Pre-Columbian Gold, Jade & Crystal
. A beautiful necklace composed entirely of ancient beads from the Pre-Columbian world, centered around a lovely abstract international group 75% gold (equivalent to 18K) pendant with a domed form encircled by an incredibly delicate fringe of gold above three splayed legs, each ending in two large granulations. Estimate $5,500 - $8,250.
Persian Achaemenid Gilded Silver Phiale (for Wine)
. Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A thick silver basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a smooth, gilded interior. Estimate $5,500 - $8,250.
Rare Ancestral Puebloan Corrugated Pottery Vessel, TL'd
. Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1000 to 1250 CE. This is a fine and large hand built grayware olla vessel with a corrugated pattern neck. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
Gorgeous 17th C. European Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Signet
. Western Europe, probably Italy, Renaissance to Early Modern Period, ca. mid to late 17th century CE. A stunning gold ring comprised of a slender, ribbon-form band and a sizeable, carnelian signet of octagonal form. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
19th C. Russian Icon Brass Oklad / Beads Virgin of Kiss
. Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A precious example of the Virgin of the Kiss - Mother of God icon, the finely painted Virgin and Child set beneath a beautiful brass oklad, their vestments and environs further embellished with multi-colored glass beads and stones. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
Necklace w/ Roman Gold & Stone Beads, ex-Bonhams
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A dazzling ensemble of 26 gold sheet and 27 stone beads, all strung in a lovely alternating pattern on a modern strand to be wearable. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
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