Artemis Gallery will hold an
Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages sale
on Thu, Jun 17, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-5. The sale includes art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! In this image: Rare Phoenician Glass Eye Ring. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500.
Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/ Hummingbirds
. Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 220 BCE to 125 CE. A quaint, hand-built polychrome pottery bowl with a rounded bottom and steep walls decorated with a repeating hummingbird motif. Estimate $1,600 - $2,400.
17th C. Chinese Qing Stone Shoemaker Weight w/ Foo Dog
. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A marvelous stone weight panel with a stylized foo (fu) fog crouched in the center. This hefty piece was used to hold the layers of shoe material in place while the cobbler worked. Estimate $1,700 - $2,500.
Large Fossilized Trilobite - Drotops Megalomanicus
. Ancient Seas, Morocco, Mid Devonian period, ca. 387 million years ago. A fabulous trilobite fossil encased in a stone matrix. The trilobite is well preserved and retains much of the spikey pustules on the exoskeleton which help identify the species as "Drotops megalomanicus." Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
Bill Freeman Painting Gos Ventre River / Sheep Mountain
. William Joseph "Bill" Freeman (American, 1927-2012), "Gos Ventre River and Sheep Mountain" - oil on canvas, ca. mid 20th century CE. Signed on lower right. A stunning landscape painting of a grand scale, depicting a picturesque sunlit view of Gos Ventre River and Sheep Mountain in Wyoming. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
Lot of 4 Colima Obsidian Cores
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An interesting gathering of 4 hand-knapped obsidian cores used for making blades. They each exhibit an elongated and slender form with a flat base. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
19th C. Russian Cloisonne & Silver Kovsh & Spoons (6)
. Eastern Europe, Russia, Imperial Period, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful trio of kovsh and spoons made of gilt silver and cloisonné. The kovsh are an elegant group with long handles and ovoid bodies, one features repousse walls. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
Lot of Two Fossilized Megalodon Teeth
. Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 1.5 million years ago. A fine pair of fossilized megalodon shark teeth with brown matte roots and reflective enamel. Estimate $1,000 - $1,400.
Inca Chucu Polychrome Plaque w/ Checkered Motif
. Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A colorful, hand-carved pottery plaque with rough peripheries, a convex verso with a highly burnished surface, and a concaved verso. Estimate $600 - $900.
Egyptian Glazed Faience Bead Mask
. Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful and attractive mask composed of hundreds of faience seeds beads glazed in hues of turquoise, russet, and chocolate brown. Estimate $600 - $900.
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