DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Colonial Art

Paracas Terracotta Plate, Zoomorphic Motif - TL Tested

19th C. Native American Crow Beaded Blanket Strip

Panamanian Veraguas 24 Karat Gold Shaman, 59.2 g

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Louisville, CO, United States

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DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Colonial Art

Artemis Gallery

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian art from Mexico, Central and South America, plus Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic and fine Spanish Colonial paintings, silver, folk art, more.

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Large/Impressive Acheulean Stone Hand Axe - UK Find: Old World, Acheulean tradition, found in Kent, England, ca. 1.6 million to 200,000 years ago. A fine, large example of an Acheulean hand axe in the characteristic ovoid/pear shape, knapped from a

0200: Large/Impressive Acheulean Stone Hand Axe - UK FindEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Very Fine Olmec Greyware Decorated Cup: Pre-Columbian, Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A gorgeous grey ware cup, a drinking vessel with no handles and a simple form decorated with fabulous motifs.

0201: Very Fine Olmec Greyware Decorated CupEst. $4,500-$6,500

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Engraved Olmec Stone Celt w/ Maize God Motif: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico/Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A gorgeous tan and cream colored jadeite celt (hand axe) with rust-colored patination from close association with a

0201B: Engraved Olmec Stone Celt w/ Maize God MotifEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Huge Olmec Jade Celt - Engraved w/ Maize God II: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico / Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A huge ceremonial brown jadeite hand axe (celt) with cream-colored, swirling highlights in the stone, its broad face

0201C: Huge Olmec Jade Celt - Engraved w/ Maize God IIEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Fine Olmecoid Obsidian Carved Human Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. Very fine and quite rare in this type of stone! Green obsidian figure, arms carved in low relief on the body and deeply cut shoulders with head.

0202: Fine Olmecoid Obsidian Carved Human FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Rare / Superb Olmec Terracotta Vessel - Feline: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An incredible cream-colored ceramic vessel, of a squat form, with a fantastical zoomorphic, feline face and body depicted on

0203: Rare / Superb Olmec Terracotta Vessel - FelineEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Chavin Rock Crystal Necklace w/ Silver, Hematite Beads: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Chavin, 12th to 5th century BCE. A fantastic and highly wearable necklace, composed of thirteen large, cylindrical rock crystal beads and centered on one

0204: Chavin Rock Crystal Necklace w/ Silver, Hematite BeadsEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Important Olmec Jade Human (3 Poses) + Bead: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. An exquisite, finely carved, miniature, pale blue-green jade were-jaguar figurine, most unusual because it can assume three

0204A: Important Olmec Jade Human (3 Poses) + BeadEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Rare / Superb Olmec Jade Perforators (pr): Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 400 BCE. A magnificent pair of deep blue-green jade blood letting perforators depicting were-jaguar figures with downturned jaguar mouths,

0204B: Rare / Superb Olmec Jade Perforators (pr)Est. $2,500-$3,500

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Superb Chorrera Stone Jaguar Mortar, ex-Arnovick: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, Late Formative period, 1500 to 300 BCE. A finely carved, smooth-polished stone object in the form of a jaguar with prominent incised teeth and a

0205: Superb Chorrera Stone Jaguar Mortar, ex-ArnovickEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Superb Olmec Jade Celt: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. The Olmecs exhibited an extraordinary command of this extremely difficult to carve medium. Olmec jade objects - such

0205A: Superb Olmec Jade CeltEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

World-Class Olmec Stone Mask: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 400 BCE. An exquisite mask carved from a grey basalt stone by an artisan of the Olmec culture, the oldest major civilization in Mexico.

0205B: World-Class Olmec Stone MaskEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Important / Expressive Olmec Jade Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from light sage green jade, an incredibly expressive depiction of an infant were-jaguar

0205C: Important / Expressive Olmec Jade MasketteEst. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

Wonderful Olmec Green Jade Duck Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. An unusual carved jade duck pendant/pectoral of stunning verdant green hues. Carved on one side with drilled circular eyes,

0205D: Wonderful Olmec Green Jade Duck PendantEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Important Chavin Carved Stone Cup - Feline & Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, 900 to 200 BCE. A striking, thick-walled black stone cup with an incised relief image of highly abstract mythological beings around its body. Red cinnabar gives color to

0206: Important Chavin Carved Stone Cup - Feline & SerpentEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Rare Olmecoid/ Chontal Stone Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, ca. 800 to 300 BCE. A fine figure, skillfully carved from a smooth stone of sage green hues, showing very strong Olmec characteristics, but clearly

0206A: Rare Olmecoid/ Chontal Stone FigureEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Huge Chavin Incised Stone Mortar & Pestle: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Cupisnique Chavin, ca. 600 to 200 BCE. An enormous carved greenstone mortar and pestle created for grinding materials as part of the ritual ingestion of

0206C: Huge Chavin Incised Stone Mortar & PestleEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

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Rare Paracas Incised Bowl w/ Scalloped Edges: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 600 to 200 BCE. Large and quite exceptional bowl in brownware pottery. Wide bowl with high sides sporting seven raised scalloped peaks, sides

0206D: Rare Paracas Incised Bowl w/ Scalloped EdgesEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Paracas Terracotta Plate, Zoomorphic Motif - TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 200 to 100 BCE. A huge polychrome bowl with a shallow rim that flares outward at a low angle. The exterior has been painted with a ring of abstract motifs

0207: Paracas Terracotta Plate, Zoomorphic Motif - TL TestedEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Fine Colima Redware Duck Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely built terracotta vessel depicting an adorable standing duck, with an expressive posture, of a substantive size, its surface of

0207A: Fine Colima Redware Duck VesselEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Fine / Large Colima Redware Seated Dog Effigy: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An adorable and quite large seated Colima dog vessel with a flared spout emerging from its forehead. This most famous class of Colima

0207B: Fine / Large Colima Redware Seated Dog EffigyEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Superb Guerrero Mexcala Stone Ax God, ex-Allen Davis: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Southwestern Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. An outstanding greenstone anthropomorphic figure, with a stylized, angular body, though with rounded shoulders,

0207C: Superb Guerrero Mexcala Stone Ax God, ex-Allen DavisEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Rare W. Mexican Shell Maskette, ex-Stendahl: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, probably Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Carved from a seashell of rich cream and coral hues, a maskette presenting a striking visage comprised of openwork large round

0207D: Rare W. Mexican Shell Maskette, ex-StendahlEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Large/Superb Colima Redware Dog Effigy: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearingly portly Colima ceramic puppy, one of the most famous types of West Mexican shaft tomb cultural artifacts. This little guy has

0208: Large/Superb Colima Redware Dog EffigyEst. $3,500-$5,000

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our 2 day Live Auction, Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th, 2017. AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 p.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee / Phone Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. 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