Summer Timed Discovery Auction

Sumer Faience, Glass, Shell, & Carnelian Bead Necklace

19th C. Mexican Carved / Painted Wood Santo - Pieta

Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Female Figures

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Summer Timed Discovery Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our Summer Timed Discovery Auction featuring items priced no higher than $1000 and some starting at low at $25! This auction will feature fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available.

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Sumer Faience, Glass, Shell, & Carnelian Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating strand of ancient beads, composed of 11 hand-carved carnelian beads, 2 small glass beads, and dozens

0001: Sumer Faience, Glass, Shell, & Carnelian Bead NecklaceEst. $200-$300

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Early 20th C. Ethiopian Wooden Headrest: **First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden headrest used by its owner to preserve his/her coiffure while asleep. Carved from a single piece of wood,

0002: Early 20th C. Ethiopian Wooden HeadrestEst. $200-$300

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20th C. Ogoni Wooden Mask w/ Articulated Jaw: **Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome example of a cane wood mask with an articulated jaw, held in place with rope coated in pigment. The

0002A: 20th C. Ogoni Wooden Mask w/ Articulated JawEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Asante Wooden Fetish Figure: **Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Ghana, Asante (Ashanti) peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden fetish statue standing atop an integral wooden plinth with

0002B: Early 20th C. Asante Wooden Fetish FigureEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

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Roman Republican Silver Denarius Coin - 3.9 g: **Originally Listed At $150** Roman Republic, L. Valerius Flaccus, Rome, ca. 108 to 107 BCE. Obverse: Draped bust of Victory right; below chin, XVI monogram. Reverse: Mars advancing left, holding

0002C: Roman Republican Silver Denarius Coin - 3.9 gEst. $250-$375

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Trio of Mid-19th C. American Photographs: **Originally Listed At $150** North America, United States, ca. mid 19th century CE. Three early American photographs. First is a rare daguerreotype of an older man teaching a young boy how to

0003: Trio of Mid-19th C. American PhotographsEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Greek Campanian Pottery Blackware Mug: **First Time At Auction** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 325 BCE. A squat terracotta drinking vessel with a flat, circular base, bulbous body with a slight pinched neck, a wide mouth,

0003A: Greek Campanian Pottery Blackware MugEst. $200-$300

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Ban Chiang Terracotta Pedestal Bowl: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A large pedestal bowl with a wide and concave foot, a bulbous bowl with rounded walls, a deep interior cavity, and a

0003B: Ban Chiang Terracotta Pedestal BowlEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Star Motif: **Originally Listed At $125** Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This attractive mold-made terracotta vessel features a raised base comprised of several concentric rings,

0003C: Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Star MotifEst. $250-$375

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20th C. Native American Silver & Coral Necklace - 17 g: **Originally Listed At $150** Native American, US Southwest, ca. mid 20th century CE. An elegant sterling silver and coral necklace, composed of dozens of long sterling and coral beads as well as

0004: 20th C. Native American Silver & Coral Necklace - 17 gEst. $200-$300

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Mid-19th C. American Tintype & Daguerreotype Photos: **Originally Listed At $150** North America, United States, ca. mid 19th century CE. A lovely ensemble of four antique photographs. Three early daguerreotype photographs display a myriad of

0004A: Mid-19th C. American Tintype & Daguerreotype PhotosEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience & Glass Bead Strand: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A strand comprised of dozens of faience and glass beads in tubular, spherical, fluted, cylindrical, and paired

0005: Egyptian Faience & Glass Bead StrandEst. $200-$300

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Near-Miniature Roman Glazed Ceramic Head: **Originally Listed At $500** Roman Empire, Late Empire, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A near miniature portrait head modeled with naturalistic facial features and large headdress befitting an empress.

0006: Near-Miniature Roman Glazed Ceramic HeadEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

19th C. African Igbo Initiation Mask, Calabash & Leaves: **Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, Afikpo, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. An unusual initiation mask of the Afikpo, quite rare because the vast majority of Afikpo masks

0007: 19th C. African Igbo Initiation Mask, Calabash & LeavesEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Sumerian Faience & Stone Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine necklace formed from dozens of small faience and stone beads. The beads are shaped in spherical,

0008: Sumerian Faience & Stone Bead NecklaceEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Petite Colima Pottery Scorpion Whistle: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing hand-built terracotta whistle in the form of a scorpion, embellished with applied ring-shaped eyes,

0009: Petite Colima Pottery Scorpion WhistleEst. $300-$450

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Chimu / Inca Gourd Mortar w/ Wood & Thread Pestle: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast Peru, Chimu / Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine mortar bowl formed from a hollowed-out gourd with a lightly-concave base,

0009A: Chimu / Inca Gourd Mortar w/ Wood & Thread PestleEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

20th C. Dogon Wooden Votive Ladder: **Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden stick with nine small notches carved onto the front side. The lower tip of the

0009B: 20th C. Dogon Wooden Votive LadderEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Japanese Boxwood Netsuke - Sweeping Man: **Originally Listed At $150** East Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A charming boxwood netsuke in the form of a kneeling man in the act of sweeping, a three-dimensional carving that

0009C: Japanese Boxwood Netsuke - Sweeping ManEst. $300-$450

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19th C. Pissarro Etching of French Landscape: **Originally Listed At $150** Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903), "Entrance to the Village of Voisins" (1872). Etching was created in Paris by Henri Lefort, ca. 1875. "Pissarro Rout pres Voisin"

0010: 19th C. Pissarro Etching of French LandscapeEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Ancient Turtle Coprolites: **Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Madagascar, ca. 60 million years ago. A pair of dark red brown and red-purple fossilized coprolites from turtles, with the original material replaced by

0011: Lot of 2 Ancient Turtle CoprolitesEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head - Ex Malter: **Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Central Nigeria, ca 500 BCE to 200 CE. A carved terracotta head created by this ancient African culture. This terracotta example is made of a coarse,

0012: Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head - Ex MalterEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

20th C. African Igbo Painted Wood Face Mask: **Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio or Igbo, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden face mask of an ovoid form most likley used for entertainment. The mask depicts a

0013: 20th C. African Igbo Painted Wood Face MaskEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

20th C. African Ibibio Painted Wood Gela Mask: **Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved and hand painted mask depicting a female character created for use in a dance performance. The

0014: 20th C. African Ibibio Painted Wood Gela MaskEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. 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. 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. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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