Artemis Gallery will hold its
Antiquities | Asian | Ethnographic Art Auction
on Thu, Jul 01, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-5. Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, more! In this image: 19th C. Polynesian Samoan Fiber Tapa Eventail. Estimate $8,500 - $12,750.
Rare Mesopotamian Painted Fresco Chariot / Horse
. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamian, ca. 2400 to 600 BCE (toward the earlier years of this period). Given that very little painting from Mesopotamia has survived the tests of time, this section of a painted fresco is incredibly rare. Estimate $16,000 - $24,000.
Huge Chinese Han Dynasty Tomb Panels, TL Tested
. East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An amazing pair of massive, hollow clay bricks from a Han tomb. Before they were fired, artisans stamped these bricks with the artwork you see here: decorative diamond-shaped borders on the long edges and repeated phoenixes and horses. Estimate $10,000 - $15,000.
Pair of 19th C. Chinese Guangxu Gilt Porcelain Vases
. East Asia, China, Qing dynasty, Guangxu, ca. 1875 to 1908 CE. An exemplary pair of porcelain vases boasting an intricate gilt design atop a rich hue of navy blue. Estimate $9,500 - $14,250.
Moche Royal Gold Ear Spools (pr)
. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A stunning pair of 14K gold ear ornaments of very large, circular forms - each one adorned by numerous attached circular danglers. Estimate $9,000 - $13,500.
Impressive / Fine Moche Loma Negra Gilded Copper Crown
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Loma Negra ca. 100 to 300 CE. A fascinating, large, gilded copper crown of a square form when viewed from above or below, its outward-facing surface decorated with five bands of dangling gilded copper discs, each attached via a small strip curved into a loop, also made of gilded copper. Estimate $6,500 - $9,750.
17th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer with Dragons
. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 17th to early 18th century CE. A wonderful brass censer exhibiting a compressed body and a flared rim, all sitting upon three bulbous legs with petite feet. Estimate $6,500 - $9,750.
18th C. English Wood, Brass & Steel Sealing Gun
. Northern Europe, England, ca. mid 19th century CE. A handsome trade flintlock rifle that was perhaps used for seal hunting or as a bartering item with Native American tribes. Estimate $5,500 - $8,250.
Native American Stone Arrowhead Assortment (9)
. Native American, United, States, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, and Idaho, Transitional Paleo to Mississippian Period, ca. 8000 BCE to 1500 CE (10,000 to 500 BP). A marvelous ensemble of 9 hand-knapped stone arrowheads displaying triangular basal notch, triangular stemmed, lanceolate, auriculate, triangular bifurcated, and corner notch forms. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Inca Stone Llama Canopa w/ Cinnabar, ex Sotheby's
. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A wonderful example of a canopic vessel of a hefty form carved from a gray-black stone that is polished until smooth. Estimate $3,600 - $5,400.
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