Taino Stone Stamp Seal Crouching Zemi

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful stone stamp used for body or fabric decoration with the form of a crouching zemi

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An evocative stone figure known as a zemi, the representation of a god, spirit, or ancestor, depicted in a crouching position wit

A stone Zemi figure in crouching position, suspension holes. 3-1/2" L Provenance: Ex. Collection, New York, NY

Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunken

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century, a quintessenti

Mesopotamian white stone stamp seal, ca. 3300-2900 BCE. In the form of a recumbent animal, the reverse with two wild sheep, bezel set in a later horizontal swivel setting of unmarked gold. Apprx 2" x

Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunken

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous stone zemi figure boasting a characteristically evocative visage comprised of huge, s

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An incredibly well-preserved stone zemi of a Taino dog deity known as Opiyel Guobiran shown in a

Ca. 2200 BC.A black stone stamp seal with a recumbent ram to the obverse. The animal with large horns curving around its head. The eyes and nostrils are incised, and the head is facing its hindquarter

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Grea

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A remarkably well-preserved stone zemi figure presenting in a traditional 3-pointed form known as a tr

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of a stylized figure known as a zemi, presenting an ovoid form. Highly abstract and minimalisti

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing male zemi figural amulet, hand-carved from a mottled black-and-white stone, with abstract and enigmatic features. T

Near East, Achaemenid with Greek influence, ca. 550 to 300 BCE. A striking stone stamp seal bead, pierced laterally for suspension and made from beautiful black banded agate with orange and creamy gre

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A fascinating stone sculpture known as a zemi - the representation of a god, spirit, or ancestor - featuring a hauntin

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2000 to 1700 BCE. A hand-carved stone stamp seal of circular form with an integral suspension loop emanating from the verso. Incised on the stamp face is a seated lion with

Near East, Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A group of 3 stamp seal beads carved from semi-translucent agate / chalcedony stones - one is a large fragment with the seal

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone figure depicting a female deity - known as a zemi - with a protruding abdomen ind

Ca. 2nd millennium BC. A beautiful black double-faced seal with one side carefully sculptured, depicted four fish. The other side shows floral element, while the edges also contain images of what appe

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved figure known as a zemi, displaying an abstract, ovoid form. The mini

Help us help those in need this holiday season! Artemis Gallery is donating 100% of the Buyer's Premium from all lots sold to COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE. Each $1.00 donated = 3 meals! Ancient Near East, Per

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-carved black stone stamp seal of cylindrical form depicting a charioteer as he is being pulled by 3 rein-lead horses. Each galloping stee

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2000 to 1700 BCE. A discoidal stone stamp seal carved from a mottled cool gray stone with a scalloped or serrated edge and 3 anthropomorphic figures on the seal face. The f