Artemis Gallery will hold its
Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages Auction
on Thu, Sep 16, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-5. Ancient 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: 19th C. Cook Islands Wood No'oanga (for Chief). Estimate $9,500 - $14,250.
18th C. English Flintlock Blunderbuss, East India Comp
. Northwestern Europe, England, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A handsome English flintlock blunderbuss or musketoon with a full wooden stock, brass fittings, and iron barrel with the characteristic flared muzzle. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
17th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer Dragon Handles
. 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 $5,000 - $7,500.
Maya Architectural Base Kinich Ahau, ex-Museum
. Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking, large carved architecture feature - a base of a wall - featuring a high relief face mask depicting the sun god Kinich Ahau (designated as god G when referring to the codices) with circular eyes, puffy lips, gaunt cheeks, a headband, and spool-adorned ears. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Rare 19th C. African Azande Wood Mask Mani Society
. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Azande, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Very rare, an Azande hand-carved wooden face mask with incredible encrusted, thick, deep patina. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
Fine 12th C. Khmer Stone Female Bust
. Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A gorgeous sculpture of a female bust, skillfully carved from gray stone. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
19th C. Hawaiian Lava Rock Stirrup Pounder
. North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, ca. 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable stirrup pounder known as a pohaku puka ku'i poi, hand-carved from porous basalt stone. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
3rd C. Gandharan Schist Panel with Atlas
. Central Asia, Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A deeply carved, high relief grey schist panel depicting the Greek Titan Atlas in a dynamic pose as he holds up his left arm to support the ceiling above him and places his weight on his right. Estimate $3,800 - $5,700.
Framed Canaanite Bronze Dagger & Ugarit Bronze Sword
. Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, ca. 1550 to 1200 BCE; the Levant, Ugarit, 1550 to 1200 BCE. A fabulous cast-bronze dagger from Canaan and a bronze sword from the Ugarit culture. Estimate $3,800 - $5,700.
Greek Attic Pottery Kylix w/ Figural Scene
. Greece, Athens, ca. 540 to 530 BCE. An elegant Attic kylix lip cup, the vessel presenting a classic form with a deep bowl, curved lip, and twin, upturned loop handles. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
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