Artemis Gallery will hold its
VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction
on Dec 16, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-6. Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, more! In this image: Group of 6 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablets. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500.
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 $4,000 - $6,000.
13 Native American Paleo-Indian Stone Arrowheads
. Native American, Texas, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona, and Illinois, Transitional Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 13000 to 9300 BCE (15,000 to 9,500 BP). An exemplary collection of 13 hand-knapped stone projectile points boasting hues of misty rose, burnt sienna, butterscotch, blue-grey, vanilla, taupe, dark grey, and cream. Estimate $2,800 - $4,200.
Sumerian Chlorite Bull & Egyptian Steatite Head
. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, ca. 2500 to 2200 BCE. A lovely black chlorite bull amulet, larger than most of this type, pierced through its back for suspension and featuring a powerful head with large horns. Estimate $2,600 - $3,900.
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 $2,400 - $3,600.
Colima & Guerrero Carved Greenstone & Shell Figures (3)
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero-Mezcala, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fine selection of three pre-Columbian sculptures; a Colima greenstone mace head, a Colima shell amulet, and a Guerrero greenstone simian carving. Estimate $2,400 - $3,600.
Outsider Artist Larry John Palsson Painting, 1980s
. Larry John Palsson (American, 1948-2010). "Isometric View" acrylic on cardstock, ca. 1980s. A mesmerizing hard-edged abstraction painting by self-taught Seattle-born artist Larry John Palsson. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
Signed James Coleman Mixed Media Star Wars Droids, 2019
. James Coleman (American, b. 1949). "R2D2, C3PO & BB8" (triptych) mixed media, 2019. Hand-signed in pigment at lower center by the artist. Signed and titled on the verso. Estimate $1,700 - $2,550.
20th C. North American Salish / Kootenai Bison Skull
. North America, Western United States, Montana, Flathead Reservation, Salish & Kootenai Tribes, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A massive skull from an American bison (Bison bison), also known as an American buffalo, the most iconic animal of the American West! Estimate $1,800 - $2,500.
Gorgeous 19th C. Tahitian Shell Hei Necklace Strand
. Oceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. This is a gorgeous collection of over a hundred shells that are pierced for threading as a traditional shell hei necklace or crown. Estimate $1,600 - $2,400.
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