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Artemis Gallery will hold a VARIETY SALE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art sale on Thu, Jun 24, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-5. The sale features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, more! In this image: Colima Pottery Figure in Bed. Estimate $550 - $825.
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Anasazi Chaco Canyon Pottery Canteen. Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Chaco Canyon, Pueblo I/Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 900 to 1030 CE. A mesmerizing, hand-built pottery canteen of globular form with two nubbin handles, a squat neck, a gently flared lip, and an amazing linear motif painted across its exterior in the iconic Anasazi black-on-white manner. Estimate $1,400 - $2,100.
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Vintage Mexican Painted Wood, Horn, Bone & Leather Mask. Latin America, Mexico, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A stunning hand-carved wood mask of remarkable size capped by 3 buffalo horns and 2 goat horns and adorned in brilliant hues of lemon yellow, hot pink, scarlet, emerald, sky blue, lime green, yellow ochre, cobalt, purple, orange, silver, gold, white, and black. Estimate $600 - $900.
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Signed 19th C. Hawaiian Milo Wood Bowl. North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. North America, Hawaii, ca. 1975 CE, signed by C. P. Marco. Estimate $600 - $900.
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Etruscan Bucchero Blackware Kantharos. Classical World, Italy, Etruria, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A wheel-thrown Bucchero drinking vessel known as a kantharos presenting an elegant form with a broad body resting atop a squat foot. Estimate $800 - $1,200.
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2 Moche Copper Mace Heads - Disc & Star Shaped. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche or Vicus culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A pretty and intimidating pair of copper mace heads cast via the lost wax technique. The larger is a disc shape with a broad central opening for hafting on a handle. Estimate $600 - $900.
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20th C. Japanese Meiji Period Dolls - Hinamatsuri. East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, early 20th century. Two Japanese Hina Ningyo (dolls) used for the Hina Matsuri Festival (also known as the Girls Festival), representing a samurai and an empress, both in traditional costumes, the samurai also carrying a sword. Displaying emperor and empress dolls during festivals began during the early Edo period (1603 - 1868). Estimate $800 - $1,200.
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Two Colima Pottery Warrior Figures w/ Weapons. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 BC. A charming pair of hand-built pottery warrior figures, highlighting hallmarks of Colima’s distinct visual identity and defined cultural aesthetics. Estimate $500 - $750
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Japanese Edo Gilt Silver / Copper Menuki (2 pr). East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. Two wonderful sets of cast-copper and cast-silver menuki meant to be secured within the handle wraps of a traditional Japanese sword. Estimate $400 - $600.
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Vintage American Wood Duck Decoy w/ Glass Eyes. North America, United States, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A wonderful example of Americana, a wooden duck decoy for hunting. This waterfowl is painted in a dark brown, nearly black hue with white stripes. Estimate $350 - $500.