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Artemis Gallery will hold its CYBER MONDAY Timed Clearance sale on Nov 28, 2022 10:00 AM GMT-6. The sale features fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers, collectors, or that special person on your holiday shopping list. Items up to 70% off original reserves! Please note, this is a timed auction - live phone bidding is not available. Fossilized Mosasaur Prognathodon Jaw w/ Teeth. Estimate $1,900 - $2,850
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Pair of 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Corbels w/ Luohans. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a wonderful pair of carved wooden corbels featuring immortal figures known as Luohan seated under trees with auspicious symbolism of wealth and longevity. Estimate $3,200 - $4,800.
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Moche Textile Panel Anthropomorphic Face Border. Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast Peru, Trujillo region, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A gorgeous textile panel of a sizable form comprised of natural cotton fibers in hues of pink, fuchsia, crimson, brown, yellow, green, and white. Estimate $2,200 - $3,300.
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Prehistoric Mississippian Quapaw Bichrome Vessel, TL'd. Native American, Southern United States, Mississippi County Arkansas, Quapaw culture, ca. 1300 CE. A fabulous red on white pottery vessel, with a globular body and short neck. Estimate $1,700 - $2,550
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19th C. USA Fort Smith Deputy, Postal Badges & Portrait. North America, United States, Arkansas, Fort Smith, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Estimate $1,400 - $2,100.
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Five 20th C. Native American Stone Thunderbirds. Native American, United States, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-knapped stone thunderbirds exhibiting a myriad of earthen hues. Estimate $1,300 - $1,950
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Four 20th C. African Wood Female Figures. West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people; Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luena (Lwena, also Lovale) people; Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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Chancay Textile Head Doll / Mummy Bundle, ex-Schmitt. Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay or Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A bizarre and abstract head made from camelid fibers (alpaca or llama) spun into threads and cords, then dyed in bright hues extracted from plants and insects - the red-pink likely from the cochineal insect! Estimate $800 - $1,200.
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Mississippian Caddo Pottery Bowl w/ Incised Rim. Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A beautiful and sizable example of a hand-built pottery bowl exhibiting a round yet stable base, thick walls that swell upwards to form the profile, an indented shoulder, and an overhanging rim. Estimate $700 - $1,050.
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19th C. African Dan Wood Ceremonial Dance Mask (Gle). West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous and handsome example of a ceremonial dance mask, all hand-carved from wood with twisted vegetal fiber tassels. Estimate $600 - $800