Pre Columbian Antiquities Fine Arts

Lot: 1 - Taino Stone Petaloid Celt Axe - Carved Cemi Face

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A petaloid celt of dense green-grey stone, its almond contour tapering from a softly rounded poll to a keen, lance-like bit. The polished body has been worked to a smooth, almost waxen finish that catches light across the fine mineral speckling of the matrix. Across the upper face, an incised visage emerges in low relief: a triangular eye with sharply cut pupil paired with a concentric, sun-like roundel, the two suspended above a faintly indicated mouth or chin line. The asymmetry of the gaze, one eye geometric, the other a vortex, lends the piece an arresting cosmological charge, perhaps invoking dualities of sun and moon, day and night, life and afterlife so central to Taino metaphysics.\n\nPetaloid axes of this kind served the Taino of the Greater Antilles as both utilitarian tools and prestige objects. The finer examples, like this one, were rarely hafted for labor; instead they functioned as ceremonial implements, status markers, or offerings buried with the dead. The carved face likely embodies a cemi, the animating spirit dwelling within stone, wood, or shell, through which ancestors and deities communicated with the living. Taino caciques and behiques (shamans) curated such objects as conduits of power, the polished stone itself understood as alive.\n\nThe Dominican Republic, occupying the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, was the heartland of the Classic Taino chiefdoms encountered by Columbus in 1492. Within a generation those polities had collapsed, but their lithic art survives as some of the most accomplished sculpture of the Caribbean. Size: 4" W x 9.6" H x 1.7" D (10.2 cm W x 24.4 cm H x 4.3 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198731

Lot: 2 - Taino Stone Avian Collar / Yoke, Dominican Republic

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A sinuous closed loop of patiently abraded stone, shaped into a hoop or collar whose swelling upper arc resolves into the abstracted head of a long-beaked bird. The carver coaxed the avian likeness from the volume itself, a soft swell suggesting an eye, the tapering curve at the join implying a beak tucked along the ring's circumference. The surface has been ground and polished to a uniform satin finish, the cool gray-brown stone holding light without glare and inviting the hand to follow its continuous loop. Heavy stone collars and "yoke" forms of this kind belong to the broader Antillean and circum-Caribbean tradition of ceremonial regalia associated with ritual ballgame and elite display, paralleling the better-known stone yokes of Veracruz while taking on a distinctly Taino vocabulary of zoomorphic abstraction. Birds occupy a privileged place in Taino cosmology, serving as messengers between the living and the realm of the cemis, and their stylized presence on prestige objects likely signaled the bearer's access to that intermediary power. Whether worn, displayed, or interred with a person of standing, the piece carries the gravity of an object made slowly, by hand, for purposes beyond utility. Size: 3.1" W x 17.6" H x 11.8" D (7.9 cm W x 44.7 cm H x 30.0 cm D); on included custom stand: 19" H (48.3 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198256

Lot: 3 - Exhibited Maya Palenque Rubbing - Temple of the Cross

Anonymous, possibly Merle Greene Robertson (American archeologist, 1913-2011). Rubbing of Pacal from the Sanctuary Tablet in the Temple of the Cross, Palenque, Mexico. Rubbing on paper, ca. early to mid-1950s CE. A monumental archeological rubbing capturing the image of Pacal from the Sanctuary Tablet in the Temple of the Cross, this work preserves in stark, graphic clarity one of the most

Lot: 4 - Nayarit Chinesco (Lagunillas) Red-Slipped Seated Female

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco (Lagunillas), ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sculptural meditation on form, posture, and presence, this seated female figure exemplifies the most refined expressions of the Nayarit Chinesco tradition, now more precisely identified as Lagunillas. With her heart-shaped head gently resting against her right hand, the figure appears caught in a moment of quiet

Lot: 5 - Large Jalisco Terracotta Pregnant Female Figure, San Juanito Style

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A large and commanding terracotta figure modeled in the form of a seated nude pregnant female, one of the most evocative and symbolically resonant figure types to emerge from the shaft-tomb tradition of ancient West Mexico. The figure sits in a posture of weighted stillness, legs extended forward and slightly apart,

Lot: 6 - Ancient Mexican Pottery, Stone Beads & Bird Points

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Mesoamerican cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. A collector's assortment of artifacts including beads, pottery, stone tools, and carved objects. The group includes a carved double-chambered stone object, possibly a pipe bowl or small incense burner, seven quartz "bird point" projectile points, and several discoidal stone beads with drilled perforations. Also included is a long strand of small stone beads and a polychrome pottery vessel with pierced lug handles attributed to Maya or Costa Rican traditions. Completing the group is a small Maya redware pottery pot with a rounded body and flared rim. Size of redware pot: 3" W x 3" H (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199633

Lot: 7 - Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Axe-God Figures, Group of 3

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 700 BCE – 300 CE. A trio of abstracted anthropomorphic figures carved in the spare, geometric idiom that defines the Mezcala lapidary tradition of ancient Guerrero. Each was worked from a polished celt blank, the human form coaxed from the stone through a sequence of shallow string-sawn grooves that delineate the head from the shoulders, the arms from the torso, and the legs from one another. The result is the so-called "axe-god," a hybrid object in which tool and effigy share a single body, a conceptual fusion characteristic of west Mexican ritual aesthetics. Two of the figures are cut from a mottled green stone, dense and slightly waxy in surface, while the third is rendered in a paler gray stone with a softer, more weathered finish. None is jade or jadeite; the carvers of the Balsas River basin worked a range of locally available metamorphic stones, often selecting for color and translucency that approached, without matching, the prestige material of the highland elites. The central greenstone figure carries the most articulated visage, with incised brow line and pellet eyes notched into a rounded cranium. The pale gray example and the larger green example are each pierced through the upper torso with a biconical suspension hole, suggesting their secondary or primary use as pendants worn against the body. Mezcala stoneworkers produced such figures in great numbers from the Late Preclassic into the Classic period, and their objects circulated widely, deposited as offerings in caches well beyond Guerrero, including in the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, where the Aztecs gathered them as antiquities a millennium after their making. Whether amulet, ancestor effigy, or charged ritual implement, the axe-god distills the human form to its essential vertical axis, a small cosmos held in the palm. Size of largest: 1.6" W x 4" H (4.1 cm W x 10.2 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203131

Lot: 8 - Mezcala Stone Figure | Geometric Abstracted Human Form

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A strikingly reductive stone figure, its compact silhouette and quiet symmetry embody the austere elegance of Mezcala sculptural tradition. Carved from a dense, pale stone with natural dark veining, the figure presents a highly abstracted human form - the head gently rounded, the torso columnar, and the legs minimally

Lot: 9 - Two Guerrero Mezcala Stone Figures

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. Two Mezcala stone figures, One of mottled greenstone, the other dark gray. First lovely standing anthropomorphic axe god figure, carved from a mottled green stone with both light and dark inclusions. It has a slender waist, folded arms resting in front of a wide abdomen, a delineated neckline, and an oblong head with exaggerated facial features. The top of the head is tapered to a rough point, hence the "axe god" denotation. The legs, arms, waist, and neckline have all been formed via the string-cutting method. Next a gray stone version with more tapered legs and deeper cut brow. Both quite nice! Size of each: 1.875" W x 3.625" H (4.8 cm x 9.2 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200364

Lot: 10 - Six Mezcala Greenstone Figural Pendants

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A refined group of six Mezcala greenstone figural pendants reduces the human form to elegant geometry and sacred abstraction. Carved from mottled greenstone in soft celadon and olive tones, each pendant features a stylized anthropomorphic figure with drilled suspension holes, circular eyes, and sharply incised linear details defining torsos and limbs. Several display triangular chest motifs characteristic of Mezcala carving, while others emphasize broad shoulders and tapering legs with subtle notches. Such pendants were likely worn as amulets or placed in funerary contexts, embodying protective or ancestral significance within ancient Guerrero. Their smooth, polished surfaces and disciplined frontality exemplify the distinctive sculptural language that makes Mezcala stonework among the most striking and modern in appearance of all Pre-Columbian traditions. Size of largest: 2.2" L x 0.8" W (5.6 cm x 2 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200367

Lot: 11 - Mezcala Greenstone & Jadeite Bead Necklace | Figural Pendant

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala to early Maya culture, ca. 600 BCE to 100 BCE. A necklace composed of mottled greenstone and possibly jadeite beads strung to showcase a broad range of natural tones from soft celadon to deep forest green. The strand features rounded and barrel forms alongside elongated tubular beads, culminating in a large, sculptural central pendant. Two side elements terminal with zoomorphic and figural beads. Presented on a modern cord for stability, this necklace is ready to wear and can be restrung if desired. Size beaded segment of strand: 12" L (30.5 cm), cord adds 16" L (40.6 cm); large pendant: 2.3" L x 2.2" W (5.8 cm x 5.6 cm) Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198940

Lot: 12 - Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Axe God Figures, Pair

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 BCE – 300 CE. A pair of abstracted anthropomorphic figures carved from dense grey stone in the distinctive idiom of the Mezcala lapidaries of ancient Guerrero. Each is reduced to its essential geometry: a smooth ovoid head set upon a columnar body, with shallow grooves incising arms close to the torso and shoulders meeting hips in a series of stepped notches. The larger of the pair retains traces of red pigment, perhaps cinnabar, lingering in the recesses, a chromatic memory of ritual use. Both preserve the elongated celtiform silhouette that gives the type its name, "axe god" figures whose silhouettes derive from the reworking of polished stone celts into human likenesses. The Mezcala sculptors, working along the Balsas river drainage, achieved a remarkable economy of means: planar surfaces meet at deliberate angles, features are suggested rather than described, and the resulting figures hover between tool and idol. Such pieces are commonly recovered from cave caches and burial contexts, where they likely served as offerings or attendants for the deceased, though their precise ceremonial function remains debated. Their austere modernism so impressed twentieth-century collectors that figures of this lineage were eagerly sought by sculptors including Henry Moore and the Surrealists, who recognized in them a sympathetic abstraction across millennia. Size of larger: 3" W x 6.3" H (7.6 cm W x 16.0 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203132

Lot: 13 - Chupicuaro Bichrome Pottery Bowl with Diamond Band

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 400–100 BCE. This Chupicuaro hemispherical bowl has a highly burnished red slip surface decorated with a band of cream diamonds set between paired horizontal lines around the shoulder. The lower body is left in unslipped buff earthenware, creating a clean contrast with the painted zone above. The interior retains its polished red slip finish. Size: 7" D x 3.75" H (17.8 cm D x 9.5 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203135

Lot: 14 - Two Chupicuaro / Michoacan Burnished Redware Bowls

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan & Chupicuaro, ca. 300 BCE – 500 CE. Two Mesoamerican pottery bowls offered together. The smaller is a miniature hemispherical cup with a red burnished exterior decorated with faint curvilinear buff motifs, the interior retaining a pale buff tone. The larger is a wide hemispherical bowl with a burnished dark orange-red slip accented by deeper sienna vertical lines and faint geometric motifs across the surface. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202777

Lot: 15 - Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Tripod Rattle Bowl with Resist Decoration

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 400–100 BCE. A warm terracotta bowl resting on three hollow, slit-vented legs, its burnished red-slipped body alive with cream negative-resist designs. Angular stepped frets march around the exterior, while the interior is filled with a dense lattice of parallel hatchings and chevrons, the kind of crisp geometry that defines the late Preclassic ceramic vocabulary of the Acambaro Valley. The Chupicuaro potters who shaped vessels of this type, working along the banks of the Lerma River in the highlands of Guanajuato before their lands were eventually submerged beneath a modern reservoir, favored exactly this palette of red, cream, and buff, and exactly this insistence on rhythm: pattern answering pattern across every visible surface. Each leg is pierced with a long, narrow vent, the telltale opening of a rattle vessel. Small clay pellets were once sealed inside the hollow supports so that the bowl would chime softly when lifted or set down, perhaps marking the cadence of a meal, perhaps the steps of a funerary procession. The pellets in this example no longer sound, silenced by time or by the slow settling of fired clay, yet the engineering remains legible. Tripod bowls of this kind have been recovered in quantity from Chupicuaro shaft tombs, where they accompanied the dead alongside figurines and offerings of food, suggesting a role that hovered between the domestic and the ceremonial. The negative-resist technique, achieved by painting designs in an organic medium that resisted a subsequent slip or smoke firing, gives the cream motifs their characteristic ghosted edges. It is a method that rewards close looking: the lines are not drawn so much as revealed, the pattern emerging from what the fire did not touch. Size: 8.5" D x 4.3" H (21.6 cm D x 10.9 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203136

Lot: 16 - 2 West Mexican Semi-Nude Male Figures, Colima & Nayarit

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Nayarit, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A vivid pair of West Mexican pottery figures, these semi-nude male forms embody the bold stylization and human immediacy that define the shaft tomb traditions of Colima and Nayarit. Together they create a striking contrast in posture and surface, one upright and open, the other seated and grounded, like two

Lot: 17 - Jalisco Tala-Tonala Sheepface Pottery Male Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Tala-Tonala style, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A spirited standing male figure modeled in the classic Tala-Tonala manner, his body formed from warm red clay and enlivened with white painted details. Known as a sheepface type for its distinctive elongated snout and subtly flared cheeks, this figure radiates the playful solemnity so characteristic of Jalisco

Lot: 18 - Rare Colima Reclinatorio Abstract Zoomorphic Vessel

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive hand-made pottery reclinatorio depicting an abstract creature, perhaps a dolphin, a fish, or a bird. The front of the vessel is flat, though its walls bulge outwards on the verso. A hollow spout curves upward from the backside of the animal's head. Reclinatorios such as this were used by individuals of high rank to support their heads and backs when seated. This abstract type of form was perhaps to signify a metaphor for dreams which often assume surreal transitional states. In addition to this complex symbolism, the piece is a wonderful exemplar of Colima technique and styling. Size: 8.3" W x 8.5" H (21.1 cm x 21.6 cm) Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection, purchased from Artemis Gallery, December 7, 2005; ex-Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 181363

Lot: 19 - Four Colima Pottery Vessels - Animal & Gourd Forms

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A group of four red-slipped and burnished ceramic vessels of the Colima shaft tomb tradition, comprising a gourd effigy vessel with characteristic curving spout, a small bridge-handled vessel with lateral shoulder nubs, a globular olla with flared neck, and a zoomorphic tripod bowl likely referencing the Xoloitzcuintli, the hairless dog believed to guide souls through the underworld. Size of largest: 4.3" D x 3.3" H (10.9 cm D x 8.4 cm H) Provenance: ex collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202392

Lot: 20 - 3 Colima Figures - Standing Male, Drummer, Bound Female

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A striking trio of Colima pottery figures illustrates the narrative vitality of West Mexican ceramic traditions. The largest figure stands upright, wearing a loincloth and holding his arms folded across his chest. His broad shoulders, strong legs, and composed stance convey quiet authority, while incised details and carefully modeled features emphasize status and identity. Beside him, a seated nude male leans forward over a cylindrical drum, hands positioned as if mid-performance. His posture and the instrument's form create a vivid sense of movement, capturing a moment of sound and rhythm translated into clay. Musical scenes such as this may reference ceremonial gatherings or communal rituals. Size of largest: 2.1" W x 5.6" H (5.3 cm x 14.2 cm) The third figure depicts a nude female secured to a bed or pallet, her knees slightly raised and arms restrained at her sides. The rectangular support frames her body, suggesting a narrative or ritual context that remains open to interpretation. Together, these three works demonstrate the expressive range of Colima figural art - from poised standing forms to scenes of music and restraint - offering insight into the social and ceremonial life of ancient West Mexico. Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199231

Lot: 21 - Colima Pottery Male Figures - Trio of Standing Forms

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A cohesive trio of Colima pottery standing male figures, each wearing a loincloth, with two depicted in a composed pose with hands clasped at the torso while the third raises both hands to the neck, suggesting a moment of ritual gesture or introspective stillness. Size: 2.5" W x 5.3" H (6.4 cm x 13.5 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200431

Lot: 22 - Colima Pottery Standing Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a female. The ancient figure stands atop straight legs and narrow feet, displaying a slender waist, broad shoulders, delineated genitalia, and short arms that bend to the sides. Capped by a circular headdress, her ovoid head features a stylized visage with incised eyes, a pointed nose, and a petite mouth, all adorned by a pair of multi-ringed earrings. Though nude, her body is embellished by scarification on the upper arms and a thick necklace. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2025, acquired from Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired from 1985 to 2003 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194299

Lot: 23 - Colima & Costa Rica Redware | Dog Effigy, Squash Jar, Snuff Pipe & Frog Vessel

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed period, ca. 100 BCE to 500 CE. A charming group of four hand-built redware vessels drawn from two of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica's most collectible ceramic traditions. The Colima objects comprise a miniature squash-form jar with characteristic burnished orange slip and a double-headed dog vessel whose alert ears and sturdy splayed legs capture the lively naturalism for which Colima animal effigy pottery is celebrated. The Costa Rican pieces include an Early Atlantic Watershed snuff pipe with bifurcated spout and a double-headed zoomorphic jar modeled after a frog or amphibian, its squat body and applied facial features consistent with the ceramic vocabulary of Costa Rica's pre-contact ritual assemblages, where creatures of the liminal wetlands carried associations with rain, fertility, and transformation. Size of largest (Colima dog): 4" W x 2.6" H x 3.4" D (10.2 cm W x 6.6 cm H x 8.6 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202398

Lot: 24 - Nayarit Seated Pregnant Female Effigy Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressively intact Nayarit pottery nude pregnant female figure modeled in a seated pose of quiet gravity, her body turned with legs bent to one side in a posture that emphasizes both physical weight and interior stillness. The figure holds one hand firmly against her bulbous abdomen, while the other rests along her side, a gesture

Lot: 25 - Three Nayarit & Jalisco Polychrome Figures

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Jalisco culture, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE; Mesoamerica, Maya culture, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A trio of hand-modeled ceramic figures spanning the breadth of Pre-Columbian figurative tradition, each a distinct meditation on the human form and its spiritual charge. The largest, a Jalisco standing female figure, rises with quiet authority, her body bisected by horizontal bands of red slip that read as garment or ritual body paint, her arms held slightly away from her torso in the characteristic posture of alert presence. The face is serene and broad, with the tapered helmet-coiffure common to Jalisco types. Beside her, the Nayarit crouching figure folds inward upon itself, knees pulled close and arms braced across them, the posture conveying either contemplative withdrawal or the compressed vitality often associated with healers and shamans in West Mexican mortuary assemblages. On the verso, the posterior thoracic cage protrudes markedly, the visible articulation of ribs rendered with unsentimental anatomical frankness, a detail that elevates this figure well above the generic and situates it within the distinguished tradition of West Mexican figures depicting physical difference as social and perhaps ritual distinction. The redware seated female, perhaps Maya, is the most overtly narrative of the three: prominently modeled breasts, a distended pregnant abdomen cradled by both hands, and large circular earspools framing a face of considerable expressive refinement. Together, the figures chart the full arc of Formative to Early Classic concern with fertility, transformation, and the body as sacred vessel. Size of largest (standing figure): 4" W x 7.3" H (10.2 cm W x 18.5 cm H) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; Standing & Smallest: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202441

Lot: 26 - Pre-Columbian Nayarit Figural Vessels (pr)

West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic to Early Classic, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charismatic duo of hand-modeled figure vessels - one red-slipped and stout with hands akimbo, the other cream-slipped and kneeling with a flared spout rising from the shoulder - each rendered with expressive faces, pierced ears for earspools, and traces of pigment that enliven the surfaces. Formed in terracotta by coil and modeling techniques, the corpulent bodies double as containers, with apertures integrated into the backs and the spouted example likely used to pour libations; the red example retains a painted belt with dotted motifs, while the pale figure bears a circumferential reddish band and marbled patina from burial. Size: 4" W x 5" H x 3.5" D (10.2 cm W x 12.7 cm H x 8.9 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202449

Lot: 27 - Tiahuanaco Pottery Vessels w/ Bird Handles & Kero Rim

Pre-Columbian, Bolivia / Peru, Lake Titicaca region, Tiahuanaco culture, ca. 1st to 8th century CE. A collection of pottery including two pitcher-form jars with small birds perched on the handles and a flared fragmentary rim, likely from a kero cup, decorated with Tiahuanaco style geometric motifs. The largest vessel displays slightly lobed sides with vertical imagery interpreted as serpents or Amaru, a mythical Andean serpent, along with stylized human heads encircling the rim, while the smaller jar features a band of geometric motifs running around the body. Size of largest: 4.5" W x 6.25" H (11.4 cm x 15.9 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; previously bequeathed to the Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, Israel, stored for many years and exhibited in 1988; ex-Yosef A. Maiman collection, Consul of Peru A.H., acquired in 1993; ex-Kate Kemper collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1940s or earlier SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197065

Lot: 28 - West Mexican Pottery Bowl - Nayarit

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A shallow terracotta bowl of rounded, open form, hand-built and finished in a warm red slip that has fired to a rich mottled red-and-black across the exterior, while the interior displays a bold painted design of large rounded panels defined by applied beige pigment lines in a cellular pattern evoking the carapace of a turtle or the segmented surface of ripened fruit. Size: 9.6" W x 2.6" H x 9.9" D (24.4 cm W x 6.6 cm H x 25.1 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202438

Lot: 29 - Mesoamerican Pottery Figures - 8 Piece Lot

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Mexico, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Oaxaca, Zapotec, ca. 200 BCE to 800 CE; Michoacan, ca. 300 to 900 CE; Veracruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE; Guatemala, Maya, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A varied and engaging group of eight Pre-Columbian pottery figures, each reflecting distinct regional styles and cultural traditions across ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. The lot includes a Nayarit Chinesco seated figure on nubbin legs, a Colima figural whistle, a Veracruz seated figure with traces of bitumen, a Michoacan head, a petite Costa Rican example, a Zapotec headless figure with a child on the leg, a larger Maya figure from Guatemala, and a West Mexican seated headless figure with hands resting on the knees. Size of largest (torso with hands crossed on chest): 3.5" L x 3.8" W x 6.5" H (8.9 cm x 9.7 cm x 16.5 cm) Together, these pieces illustrate a rich spectrum of form, function, and symbolism, from playful whistles to more solemn figural representations likely tied to ritual or funerary contexts. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196984

Lot: 30 - Pre-Columbian West Mexican Pottery Figures - Colima Warriors & Jalisco Female

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima and Jalisco cultures, ca. 300 BCE – 300 CE. A trio of modeled ceramic figures from the shaft-tomb traditions of West Mexico, each a small but charged study in the human form. The bearded figure, rendered in buff slip with traces of red pigment, stands with hands set against the hips and elbows winging outward, his headband incised and his beard combed into a sculpted ridge along the jaw, a Colima warrior whose loincloth and stout legs were pressed and pinched from the same hand-built body. Beside him, a redware Colima male strides forward with arm raised, an erect phallus declaring his role as a fertility-charged protector or combatant; his conical headdress and applique features owe their crispness to deft thumbwork in still-damp clay. The third figure, a Jalisco standing nude female of the so-called "sheep-face" type, is finished in a burnished blackware whose smoky surface still carries a soft sheen. Her elongated cranium, pinched nose, and coffee-bean eyes typify the canon that scholars have linked to the Ameca-Etzatlan region, where such figures accompanied the dead into deep shaft tombs as companions, ancestors, or guardians. Together the three offer a compact view of Occidente sculptural vocabulary: the muscular bravado of Colima warriors set against the spectral economy of a Jalisco woman, each a vessel of belief shaped by hand more than two millennia ago. Size of largest (bearded figure): 2.6" W x 4.8" H (6.6 cm W x 12.2 cm H). Provenance: Private Colorado collection, ex collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1980s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202782

Lot: 31 - Veracruz & Michoacan Pottery Heads with Colima Stone Effigy Pendant

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Veracruz, Michoacan, and Colima cultures, ca. 300 BCE – 900 CE. A trio of diminutive figural fragments from three of ancient Mexico's most expressive ceramic and lapidary traditions, each surviving as a portable witness to the hands that shaped it. On the left, a Michoacan terracotta head wears a tiered, pleated headdress that rises above almond-cut eyes and pierced nostrils, the modeled features framed by disk-form ear ornaments. On the right, a Veracruz pottery head presents the elaborate coiffure and applied filigree typical of the Gulf Coast modeling tradition, with eyes and mouth defined by sharp incisions and the residue of a once-larger figurine still visible at the broken nape. Between them stands a Colima stone effigy pendant carved in pale, granular stone, the figure rendered frontally with arms folded across the chest, a domed cap or coiffure crowning the head, and a suspension perforation that betrays its original use as personal adornment or amuletic charge. Together, the group encapsulates the breadth of West and Gulf Coast figurative practice across nearly a millennium, from the shaft-tomb sensibilities of Colima to the lively portraiture of Classic Veracruz and the distinctive modeling vernacular of Michoacan. Likely intended for household altars, funerary inclusion, or worn close to the body, these pieces transmit the intimacy of devotion and ornament at human scale. Two heads arrive on custom clear acrylic display mounts. Size of largest (Veracruz head): 2.3" W x 2" H (5.8 cm W x 5.1 cm H); on included custom stand: 6.3" H (16.0 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; Two mounted heads and petite figure: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202454

Lot: 32 - Maya Pendants & Beads | Jade, Omphacite, & Greenstone | Group of 10

Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, Maya, ca. 250–900 CE. A handsome assemblage of ten Maya hardstone ornaments, ranging across the chromatic and material spectrum that ancient lapidaries prized above all other substances. The group comprises two carved plaque pendants, one of true jadeite jade incised with a glyph-like profile of curling volutes and lidded eye, the other of darker omphacite jade rendered with a related pseudo-glyph composition; an abstract figural pendant of omphacite jade reduced to blocky planes and grooves suggestive of a seated or crouching being; a substantial cylindrical bead of pale jade pierced longitudinally and laterally; a smaller cylinder of omphacite jade; and five barrel beads graduating in size, executed variously in jade, omphacite jade, and a softer greenstone. Throughout the ancient Maya world, jadeite, sourced almost exclusively from the Motagua River valley of present-day Guatemala, was the most sacred of materials. Its watery green hue evoked young maize, standing water, and the breath of life itself, ik', and pieces of worked jade adorned the bodies of rulers in life and accompanied them into the tomb. Pendants of this scale were strung as pectorals, sewn onto headdresses, or suspended at the wrist and ear, while barrel and cylinder beads were threaded into elaborate necklaces and bracelets that signaled rank and divine connection. The slightly differing tones of true jadeite, the chromium-rich omphacite variety, and the related greenstones gathered here speak to the discerning eye of Maya artisans, who matched material to meaning with patient skill. Size of largest: 1.7" W x 1.9" H (4.3 cm W x 4.8 cm H). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203177

Lot: 33 - Lot of Eight Pre-Columbian Pottery Heads

Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica and West Mexico, Multiple Cultures, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. A gathering of eight ceramic figurine head fragments representing the breadth and vitality of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican coroplastic traditions, encompassing West Mexican shaft-tomb cultures of Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit alongside likely Classic Veracruz and related Gulf Coast traditions. Each head is hand-modeled or mold-assisted in local earthenware, ranging from buff and red-orange to pale kaolin-slipped clay, with facial features rendered through pinching, applique, incision, and punctation. Headdresses, turbans, and rolled cranial wraps distinguish several examples, while others preserve traces of post-fire pigment. The group collectively illustrates the diversity of figural expression across Mesoamerica, from the intimate hand-built portraiture of the shaft-tomb tradition to the more schematized mold-made types of the Gulf Coast lowlands. An accessible entry point into Pre-Columbian ceramics, and a study group of genuine scholarly utility. Size of largest: 2.3" W x 3" H (5.8 cm W x 7.6 cm H) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, acquired from Selkirk Auctions, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2024 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197207

Lot: 34 - Tiwanaku Polychrome Jar with Handle

Pre-Columbian, South America, Bolivia/Peru, Tiwanaku culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A robust globular jar of hand-built earthenware, its swelling body encircled by a program of polychrome geometric ornament rendered in deep red-orange and black against a pale buff slip. Nested triangles, concentric diamond forms, and bold chevron registers animate the upper shoulder. The abbreviated cylindrical neck bears additional banded patterning, and a single loop handle arches to one side. This geometric vocabulary is characteristic of the Tiwanaku horizon's visual language, in which angular, interlocking forms carried cosmological resonance tied to the imperial cult at Lake Titicaca. Likely a serving or storage vessel, perhaps associated with the ritual consumption of chicha, this jar carries the assertive graphic confidence of a tradition that shaped Andean artistic production across centuries. Size: 8" D x 7.8" H (20.3 cm D x 19.8 cm H) Provenance: private Fresno, California, USA Collection, acquired August 2021 via Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection, before 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202605

Lot: 35 - Panamanian Macaracas Polychrome Frutera, 4-Panel Avian Motif

Ca. 500 - 550 CE. Pre-Columbian, Panama, Gran Cocle, Macaracas style. An exceptional polychrome fruitera of the Macaracas ceramic style, the wide, elegantly flared bowl rising from a robust trumpet foot finished in a warm burnished redware slip. The interior is the stage for a virtuosic exercise in geometric painting, the cream-white ground divided into four symmetrical panels by bold intersecting bands of brick red and purple-black, each panel containing a stylized bird rendered in the curvilinear, maze-like line work that is the Macaracas painter's most distinctive signature. The forms dissolve at close inspection into a mesmerizing lattice of nested curves, hooked volutes, and tightly wound spirals, yet resolve from a distance into creatures of unmistakable avian identity, a perceptual oscillation between abstraction and representation that feels almost modern in its sophistication. The purple pigment, inherited from the preceding Cubita style and refined here into a deep aubergine, works in concert with the brick red and the grayish-inflected slip to produce a palette of unusual subtlety, one that scholars associate with specific local clay and pigment sources in the Gran Cocle region of central Panama. A secondary undulating band with pendant tick marks circles the exterior rim, the outer body left in its burnished terracotta simplicity, allowing the interior program its full authority. The Gran Cocle tradition produced some of the most graphically inventive ceramics in the pre-Columbian Americas, and the Macaracas style represents its most refined expression. Footed bowls of this form and decorative ambition were prestige objects, almost certainly associated with elite feasting and ceremonial contexts in a society whose goldwork and polychrome pottery together constitute one of the ancient world's more dazzling aesthetic achievements. Provenance: Private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201745

Lot: 36 - Kuna Mola Textiles | Reverse Applique Geometric | Panama San Blas Islands

Central America, Panama, San Blas Islands, Guna (Kuna) culture, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. Two rectangular mola textile panels created in layered reverse applique technique, featuring abstract geometric motifs. Each panel demonstrates precise hand-cut cotton layers and fine stitching, producing bold color contrasts characteristic of Guna women's textile traditions. Originally made as blouse panels, molas are now widely appreciated as standalone textile artworks suitable for display or framing. Size: 17.5" L x 13" W (44.4 cm x 33 cm) Provenance: ex-private Moore collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired prior to 1990 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201296

Lot: 37 - La Tolita Carved Bone Phallic Male Effigy | Fanged Shamanic Figure

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita culture, ca. 350 BCE to 400 CE. A compact yet arresting carved ungulate bone effigy depicting a nude male figure standing on an integral plinth, his bent legs and forward stance lending a sense of tension and presence. The figure grips his erect phallus in one hand while the other rests against his chest, a gesture that may suggest fertility, vitality, or ritualized masculinity. His disproportionately large head is rendered with a striated face, ovoid eyes, and a sharply pointed nose, while the open mouth reveals pronounced fangs, imparting a fierce, almost supernatural expression. A short tail appears on the verso, reinforcing the hybrid or symbolic nature of the figure. Such bone carvings from La Tolita are often associated with ritual or shamanic contexts, where exaggerated features and potent imagery conveyed spiritual power and transformation. Size: 1" W x 4.9" H (2.5 cm x 12.4 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-Lands Beyond, New York, New York, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201651

Lot: 38 - Costa Rican Greenstone Bird Amulet - Openwork Beak

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 700 to 900 CE. A compact and beautifully abstracted bird amulet, carved in dense green stone with a quiet, ceremonial presence. The figure is rendered with tucked, striated wings, a subtly modeled body, and neatly delineated toes, giving the small form a surprising sense of weight and stability. Most distinctive is the long, curved beak, opened into an elegant openwork loop, functioning as both a dramatic profile and a practical suspension element. Pierced for wear, this amulet belongs to the long Costa Rican tradition of portable stone ornaments - objects that likely served as protective charms, status markers, or personal talismans, carried close to the body like a private guardian. Size: 1.4" W x 2" H (3.6 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199561

Lot: 39 - 6 Costa Rican Greenstone Beads + 1 Greenstone Celt

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 800 CE. A dazzling collection of 6 greenstone beads and a celt, each finely polished to a lustrous finish and boasting verdant hues of olivine, celadon, pistachio, seafoam, and forest green. All strung on a modern strand, the sizable celt sits at the center presenting a traditional axe-shaped body, while the surrounding beads display tubular, rectangular, ellipsoid, and curved forms. Size of largest (celt): 3" L x 1.6" W (7.6 cm x 4.1 cm); of strand: 11" L (27.9 cm) Provenance: private Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA collection, acquired 1969 to 1970; ex-Dr. Jorge Lineas, San Jose, Costa Rica SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 187835

Lot: 40 - Costa Rican Greenstone Frog Amulet with Shell Inlays

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 300–700 CE. A compact amulet carved from mottled green stone in the form of a stylized frog, its splayed limbs flanking a deeply drilled central cavity that anchors the composition. The lapidary has reduced the amphibian to its essentials: a broad head crowned by a pair of suspension perforations, incised diagonal grooves marking the haunches, and rounded flippers that fan outward at the corners. Four small circular sockets, three still set with pale shell inlays and one vacant near the upper suspension holes, animate the surface with flickering accents that would have caught the light against the wearer's skin. The greenstone, prized across lower Central America as a substitute for true jadeite, carries a soft patina of earthen reds where iron-bearing soils have settled into the polished surface. Frogs and toads occupied a potent place in the cosmology of ancient Costa Rica, associated with rain, fertility, and the threshold between water and land, qualities that lent such pendants protective and regenerative power. Worn at the throat or chest, the amulet would have signaled both status and spiritual alliance with the watery domain its subject inhabited. Size: 1.6" W x 1.6" H (4.1 cm W x 4.1 cm H). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203190

Lot: 41 - Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Jar w/ Owl Face

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, Greater Nicoya zone, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A globular Nicoya polychrome jar whose buff-slipped body is encircled at the shoulder by a band of red and dark gray-black geometric patterning - stepped meanders and interlocking angular registers characteristic of the Greater Nicoya ceramic tradition - while the mid-body bears a modeled zoomorphic face in low relief, its concentric spiral eyes, pronounced nubbin nose, and swept flanking elements painted in the same bichrome palette, peering outward with the mild authority of a creature that has presided over the vessel's contents for the better part of a millennium. The top view reveals that the decorative program continues across the shoulder in confident sweeping brushwork, confirming a vessel conceived to be admired from every angle and likely used in a ritual or high-status domestic context. Size: 7.5" D x 7.2" H (19.1 cm D x 18.3 cm H) Provenance: private Fresno, California, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202606

Lot: 42 - Costa Rican Nicoya Rattle Dish + Chiriqui Vessel

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya and Gran Chiriqui cultures, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine pair of pottery vessels from two distinct but neighboring cultural spheres of ancient Costa Rica. The first, from the Greater Nicoya culture, is a pedestal dish supported by a sculptural base modeled with two expressive heads - one avian with a sharply hooked beak, the other anthropomorphic with broad features and earspools. Uniquely, the leg of the pedestal contains a clay ball, allowing the vessel to function as a rattle when shaken. The dish rises to a wide basin with a scalloped rim, its elevation and figural supports suggesting a ceremonial function, perhaps for offerings or ritual display. Such blends of human and animal imagery reflect the Nicoya interest in transformation and the fluid boundaries between human and supernatural realms. Size of larger (pedestal): 8.8" Diameter x 5.5" H (22.4 cm x 14 cm) The second, from the Gran Chiriqui culture, is a globular jar with a flaring neck encircled by an incised zigzag motif and small applied lugs at the shoulders. Its rounded body and warm, earthen surface patina testify to both utilitarian and symbolic uses. Jars of this type likely served for storing or pouring liquids, while also playing a role as funerary accompaniments placed within burials. Together, the pair offers a glimpse into the diverse ceramic traditions of ancient Costa Rica, showcasing the Greater Nicoya's bold sculptural and auditory innovation alongside the more restrained but elegant forms of Gran Chiriqui. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-Caza Sikes, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, April 10, 2024, part of lot 102 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196881

Lot: 43 - Taino Stone Mano, Dominican Republic

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 800–1500 CE. A weighty cylindrical grinding implement, hand-shaped from a dense gray stone and polished by long use into a smooth, river-pebble silhouette. The elongated form tapers gently at one rounded terminus while the opposite end broadens, the surface bearing a soft patina earned through repeated contact with a metate or mortar. Faint pitting and a powdery accretion across the body record both its mineral origin and its working life within a domestic Taino household. A small adhered paper label, likely a relic of older collection inventories, persists near the midsection. Among the Taino peoples of the Greater Antilles, the mano served as the upper grinding stone paired with a flat or basin metate, indispensable for processing cassava, maize, and pigments. Such tools were quotidian yet essential, mediating the daily transformation of raw harvest into nourishment and ceremonial preparation. The simple geometry belies the patient skill required to peck, abrade, and burnish a stream cobble into so balanced a tool, and the smooth working surface preserves the touch of generations of hands. Size: 2.7" D x 11.3" L (6.9 cm D x 28.7 cm L). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015; ex-F.T. Wilteer collection, Roscoe, New York, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198290

Lot: 44 - Taino Carved Stone Trigonolith Zemi - Zoomorphic Head

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A dense, dark stone trigonolith carved into the iconic three-pointed silhouette of the Taino zemi, its polished volcanic surface drinking the light. The conical apex rises sharply from a sinuous horizontal axis, terminating at one end in a zoomorphic head, perhaps a stylized canine or reptilian creature, with a tapered snout and softly modeled brow, and at the opposite end in folded limbs tucked beneath the body. A natural calcite vein traces a pale diagonal across the polished mass, evidence of the stone's geological history and a reminder that Taino lapidaries often chose materials whose internal patterning would reveal itself only through patient abrasion. Trigonoliths, called cemies or zemies by the Taino of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the surrounding Antilles, embodied ancestral and elemental spirits and were among the most potent ritual objects in the Greater Antillean world. Chroniclers such as Ramon Pane, who lived among the Taino at the close of the fifteenth century, recorded that these three-pointed stones were buried in conucos, the raised agricultural mounds, to ensure the fertility of yuca and other staple crops. Others were kept in caciques' houses or in sacred caves, anointed, fed, and consulted in cohoba ceremonies. The form itself, a mountain flanked by a head and haunches, is sometimes read as a compressed cosmogram fusing earth, animal, and ancestor. The choice of a zoomorphic terminal here aligns the object with the broader Antillean repertoire of spirit-animals: dogs, bats, turtles, and frogs that mediated between the living and the world of the opias, the dead. Worked with stone abraders and finished to a soft sheen, the piece carries the quiet authority of an object meant to be held, fed, and addressed by name. Size: 5" W x 4.6" H x 9.3" D (12.7 cm W x 11.7 cm H x 23.6 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198370

Lot: 45 - Pre-Columbian Taino Greenstone Petaloid Celt

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A finely ground petaloid celt of dense greenstone, its silhouette tapering from a rounded poll to a gently curved cutting edge in the unmistakable flower-petal profile that gives the form its name. The surface retains a soft, satin polish across muted gray-green tones, with subtle mineral mottling betraying the stone's volcanic origins. Both faces have been patiently abraded to a smooth convexity, the working edge still crisp where ancient hands honed it to functional sharpness. Among the polished stone sculpture of the ancestral Caribbean, celts of this kind constitute the largest surviving category, produced in great numbers and circulated widely across the Antilles. Some examples were hafted to wooden handles as working tools or weapons, while others, more elaborately carved with zoomorphic or anthropomorphic features, served as scepters and emblems of authority. Plainer blades such as this likely participated in a parallel ceremonial economy, perhaps deposited as dedicatory offerings, a practice with deep antecedents on the Mesoamerican mainland. The greenstones favored for these objects, both locally quarried and imported across open water, suggest that the celts themselves moved as prestige goods through the trade networks linking the islands. Held in the hand, the piece carries the quiet authority of an object made to endure, its weight and balance speaking to a craftsman attuned to both the practical demands of the blade and the symbolic resonance of polished stone. Size: 1.5" W x 2.5" H x 7.3" D (3.8 cm W x 6.3 cm H x 18.5 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198386

Lot: 46 - Taino Manatee Bone Cohoba Spatula with Ithyphallic Zemi

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A slender, hand-carved implement of manatee bone, its smooth tapering blade rising into a finely worked figural handle. The terminal is dominated by a crouching anthropomorphic zemi: large round eyes set within incised facial planes, a banded headdress or coiffure crowning the brow, and short arms folded inward to flank an openworked torso pierced with rectangular voids. Between the drawn-up knees projects an erect phallus, a frank emblem of generative power. Parallel hatching defines the limbs and ribs, while the lower body resolves into the long, polished spatulate blade, worn glassy from use. Objects of this kind served the cohoba ceremony, the central rite by which Taino caciques and behiques communed with the spirit world. After ingesting a hallucinogenic snuff prepared from the seeds of Anadenanthera peregrina, the celebrant induced ritual vomiting with a slender spatula introduced into the throat, purifying the body before receiving visions. The figural handle is no mere ornament: it embodies a zemi, an ancestral or divine spirit whose presence sanctified the rite and lent its potency to the practitioner's hand. The exposed phallus locates that potency in the realm of fertility and ancestral continuity, themes never far from Taino ritual imagery. Manatee bone, dense and ivory-pale, was prized across the Greater Antilles for objects of high status and ritual consequence. The animal itself carried mythic weight in Taino cosmology, and the labor of working its compact tissue with stone and shell tools marks this piece as the product of specialist craft. The figure's posture, knees drawn up and arms tucked, recalls the seated dujo-bound zemis depicted on stone and wooden ceremonial seats, suggesting that the spirit here is shown in the very attitude of cohoba reception. Mounted on a custom display stand. Size: 1.5" W x 8.8" H (3.8 cm W x 22.4 cm H); on included custom stand: 10.4" H (26.4 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198698

Lot: 47 - Taino Stone Spheres - Group of Six Ground Game Stones

Pre-Columbian, Central or South America, ca. 300 BCE – 1500 CE. Six spherical and oblong worked stones varying in diameter. Smaller examples like these are most often associated with bola weights and sling stones, gaming pieces, or the grinding and polishing kits of potters and lapidaries. Size of largest: 1.25" D (3.2 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198483

Lot: 48 - Pre-Columbian Taino Carved Stone Frog Effigy Pipe

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A compact greenstone pipe coaxed into the crouched silhouette of a frog, its rounded body hollowed at the dorsal center to receive the bowl. The amphibian rests in profile economy, head extended forward with a softly modeled muzzle, while concentric ringed eyes punched into the flank lend the creature its watchful stare. The stone retains a deep olive patina, burnished smooth across the back where centuries of handling and use have worked the surface to a quiet sheen. Beneath, the body is so heavily abraded that the folded legs which once articulated the underside have been worn away into anonymity, a testament to long ritual life or burial contact. Among the Taino peoples of the Greater Antilles, the frog held cosmological weight as a creature of transformation and fertility, mediator between earth and water and an emissary of the rainy season that quickened the cassava fields. Effigy pipes such as this were employed in the inhalation of cohoba, a powerful hallucinogenic snuff prepared from the seeds of Anadenanthera peregrina and central to the visionary practices of the behique, or shaman. Drawn through the nostrils, cohoba opened channels to the cemi spirits, and zoomorphic instruments lent the rite the agency of the animal depicted, the frog in particular conducting the practitioner toward chthonic and aquatic realms. Carved from a dense igneous stone, the piece distills the Taino sculptural language at its most economical: form reduced, symbol amplified. Size: 2" W x 1.2" H x 2.7" D (5.1 cm W x 3.0 cm H x 6.9 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198376

Lot: 49 - Taino Terracotta Zemi Effigy Bowl - Dominican Republic

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A deep terracotta bowl modeled in the form of a zemi, the ancestral and supernatural beings that animated the Taino cosmos of the Greater Antilles. From one end of the oval rim rises a compact head with concentric ringed eyes, a flat brow, and pellet ornaments crowning the skull, flanked by short outstretched arms that grip the lip of the vessel. At the opposing end, abbreviated bent legs emerge from the body, completing the crouched posture that Taino potters favored for animate effigies. The exterior is densely worked in low relief: incised triangles, nested rectangles, lentoid lozenges, and pellet bosses arranged in symmetrical registers that recall the geometric vocabulary of Chican Ostionoid ceramics. Behind the head, a thick clay strap arches from the nape to the rear of the rim, forming a suspension handle that allowed the bowl to be hung from a cord or cotija lashing, perhaps within a bohio or a ceremonial caney. Vessels of this character likely held cohoba snuff, offerings of food, or other substances consumed in rituals mediated by the behique, the Taino shaman who served as intermediary between the living and the zemis. The conflation of container and ancestor figure is intrinsic to Taino aesthetics: the bowl is not merely decorated with a spirit, it IS the spirit, its hollow belly receiving the offerings of the community it watches over. The warm ochre fabric retains the burnished tooling of the modeler's hand, and the iconography places the piece firmly within the late Ostionoid horizon of Hispaniola, the cultural florescence Columbus encountered in 1492. Size: 10" W x 4.3" H x 6.5" D (25.4 cm W x 10.9 cm H x 16.5 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198405

Lot: 50 - Taino Stone Celts, Pair - Greenstone & Basalt

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A handsome pair of polished stone celts shaped by Taino hands on the island of Hispaniola, each tapering from a rounded poll to a keen working edge in the elongated almond silhouette characteristic of Antillean lithic industry. The larger example is ground from a fine sage-green stone, its surface silken from extended abrasion against finer and finer grits, with faint russet mineral staining lingering near the bit. Its companion, smaller and worked in dense black basalt, retains traces of the original pecking beneath a high polish and bears a natural calcite vein meandering across the blade. Celts of this kind, known in the Greater Antilles as petaloid axes for their leaf-like profile, served as the principal heavy-duty cutting tools of Taino society. Hafted into wooden handles with cordage and resin, they felled trees for canoes and conucos, shaped house timbers, and carved the wooden duhos and cemis that anchored the spiritual life of the chiefdoms encountered by Columbus in 1492. Beyond their utility, the most carefully finished examples carried prestige, circulating as exchange goods and, on occasion, accompanying their owners into burial. Their quiet geometry, refined through countless hours of grinding, speaks to a culture that found beauty in the slow perfection of essential things. Size of larger (greenstone): 6.5" L x 2.3" W (16.5 cm L x 5.8 cm W). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198696

Lot: 51 - Taino Carved Stone Zemi Effigy Head

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A commanding zemi effigy carved from a dense, mottled stone whose russet veining drifts across a pale greenish-grey matrix, lending the surface a living, sinewy quality. The sculptor has shaped an ovoid cranium of considerable presence, its dome smooth and swelling, framed below by a low ridged brow that arcs into the bridge of a narrow, attenuated nose. Vast circular eye sockets dominate the face, their deeply hollowed wells preserving a granular, unpolished interior that contrasts sharply with the burnished planes surrounding them. Twin pierced ears flank the temples, retaining small carved spool-like ornaments suggestive of the gold or shell earplugs worn by Taino caciques. The mouth is rendered as a horizontal bar incised with rows of bared teeth, an unsettling rictus that recalls the skeletal aspect favored in representations of opiyel and other ancestral spirits.\n\nWithin the cosmology of the Taino, who flourished across Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Lesser Antilles before the Contact period, the zemi served as both deity and conduit, an embodiment of supernatural force housed in stone, wood, cotton, or bone. Such carved heads were kept in caney temples, attended by behiques, and consulted through cohoba rituals in which hallucinogenic snuff opened dialogue between the living and the unseen. The skeletal countenance here, with its sunken eyes and exposed dentition, likely invokes an ancestor or death spirit, a guardian whose vigilance bridged the worlds of the quick and the deceased. Mounted on a custom display stand. Size: 7.5" W x 12.2" H (19.1 cm W x 31.0 cm H); on included custom stand: 15" H (38.1 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203225

Lot: 52 - Pre-Columbian Taino Carved Speleothem Zemi - Conical Cemi Idol

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A tapering conical zemi worked from a pale calcite speleothem, its surface drawn from the slow drip of cave waters and then disciplined by the hand of a Taino carver. The shaft rises to a smooth, pointed apex while the lower body is articulated by softly swelling registers, ringed grooves, and an emphatic banded collar at the midpoint that suggests bound cordage or perhaps the compressed limbs of an ancestral figure folded into abstract form. Iron-rich mineral blooms speckle the cream-white stone, a residue of its subterranean origin in the limestone caves of the Greater Antilles. Speleothems, drawn from the dark interiors of caverns understood as portals between the world of the living and that of Coaybay, the realm of the dead, were considered charged with the breath of the ancestors. Carved into trigonal or conical zemis, such pieces embodied tutelary spirits and were installed in shrines, kept by caciques and behiques, or buried in conucos to ensure the fertility of yuca and the favor of the rains. The tapered form here aligns with the canonical three-pointed cemi tradition stretched vertically, its iconography distilled to ribbed bands and an implied figural compression. A custom wooden plinth supports the work for display. Size: 1.9" D x 10.5" H (4.8 cm D x 26.7 cm H); on custom display stand: 14" H (35.6 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203217

Lot: 53 - Pre-Columbian Taino Black Stone Hunchback Effigy Axe / Cemi

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A elongated petaloid axe of dense black stone, polished to a soft sheen and crowned by the carved figure of a hunched anthropomorphic being. The effigy rises from one shoulder of the blade, head bowed and spine arched, the compressed posture characteristic of Taino representations of ancestral or supernatural intermediaries. Crisp lateral flanges define the hafting waist, while the working edge below tapers into a smooth, slightly flared bit. The shaft continues into a long tang terminating in a small modeled foot or knob, an unusual extension that suggests the piece functioned less as a practical tool than as a ceremonial cemi, a vessel of spirit power wielded by a cacique or behique. Within Taino cosmology, the hunchback figure carries layered meaning. Such crouched, burdened forms are linked to mythic beings who bridged the worlds of the living and the dead, and to ancestor spirits whose intercession ensured fertility, rainfall, and political legitimacy. Stone axes of this caliber, laboriously ground from hard volcanic material, were prestige objects circulated among elites of the Greater Antilles, perhaps brandished during cohoba rituals or interred as offerings. The deep, glassy patina and the economy of carving, every plane resolved with restraint, mark this as a refined example of late Ceramic-age Antillean lithic art. Size: 4.7" W x 11.3" H (11.9 cm W x 28.7 cm H); on included custom stand: 12.7" H (32.3 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203222

Lot: 54 - Taino Carved Stone Petaloid Ceremonial Axe

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A monumental ceremonial axe of dense gray-green stone, ground and polished into the elongated petaloid silhouette favored by Taino lapidaries of the Greater Antilles. The blade narrows to a rounded cutting edge at one end and rises into a flaring, eared poll at the other, giving the implement its distinctive winged or anthropomorphic profile. Across its surface the patina has settled into a mottled, mineral skin, the labor of centuries softening every contour into satin. Carved without the aid of metal tools, such axes were produced by pecking and abrading harder stones, often basalts, andesites, or metamorphic greenstones, against abrasives of sand and water, a process measured in months rather than days. Their scale and refinement removed them from the realm of utilitarian woodworking and placed them among the prestige objects of caciques and behiques, the chiefs and shaman-priests who mediated between the visible world and the realm of the cemi spirits. Larger petaloid celts of this kind likely served as emblems of authority, as offerings interred in ceremonial precincts, or as components of composite ritual ensembles bound to wooden hafts and displayed during areito gatherings. The silhouette here, with its shouldered upper register and tapering body, recalls the heart-shaped or "winged" variants documented from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, where Taino sculptors transformed the simple celt into a vehicle for cosmological geometry. Mounted on a custom stand, the piece reads equally as tool, talisman, and abstract sculpture. Size: 5.9" W x 11.2" H (15.0 cm W x 28.4 cm H); on included custom stand: 14" H (35.6 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203216

Lot: 55 - Taino Manatee Bone Cohoba Spoon with Zemi Handle

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A slender ritual implement carved from dense manatee bone, its shallow oval bowl rising into a stylized zemi effigy whose hollow eyes, parted lips, and incised geometric bands transform a humble utensil into a conduit for the sacred. The cranial crest tapers to a beak-like point, while crisp linear ornament, chevrons, parallel grooves, and drilled perforations, animates the shaft with the controlled abstraction characteristic of Taino lapidary tradition. Implements of this form were central to the cohoba ceremony, a visionary rite in which caciques and behiques inhaled pulverized seeds of Anadenanthera peregrina to commune with the zemis, the ancestral and elemental spirits believed to govern fertility, weather, and war. The spoon likely served to portion the powdered hallucinogen onto a ceremonial platter or directly into nasal inhalers, the zemi face on its handle ensuring the spirit's participation in the rite. Manatee bone, prized for its density and ivory-like polish, was a favored medium for the Taino elite of Hispaniola, who reserved it for objects of devotional significance. Mounted on a custom display block. Size: 1" W x 7.2" H (2.5 cm W x 18.3 cm H); on included custom stand: 7.6" H (19.3 cm H). Publication: Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198643

Lot: 56 - Taino Bone Cohoba Spatula with Bicephalic Avian Finial

Pre-Columbian, Greater Antilles (Hispaniola or Puerto Rico), Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A diminutive ritual implement carved from dense bone, likely a manatee rib, its blade tapering to a leaf-shaped tongue and terminating at the opposite end in a paired, twin-headed avian finial. The two beaked heads emerge in profile from a shared neck, their crests and curved bills rendered with economical incisions that still convey the alert posture of perched birds. Centuries of handling and burial have softened the surface to a warm ochre, mottled with earthen deposits and the fine porosity characteristic of marine mammal bone. Objects of this type belonged to the apparatus of the cohoba ceremony, the central visionary rite of Taino religious life. Before inhaling the powdered seeds of Anadenanthera through a forked tube, the participant, often a cacique or behique, induced ritual purging by introducing such a spatula into the throat. The act cleansed the body and prepared it to receive the cemi, the ancestral and divine presences whose voices spoke through the trance. Vomiting was not incidental but liturgical, a threshold crossing that emptied the celebrant of mundane substance. The bicephalic bird finial belongs to a broader Taino vocabulary of paired and doubled creatures, in which mirrored heads signal beings that move between worlds. Birds in particular served as psychopomps, carrying the soul of the shaman upward through the layered cosmos and returning with knowledge from the realm of the dead. That such potent iconography was lavished on an implement designed to be swallowed speaks to the seriousness with which the Taino approached the body as a vessel of transformation. At 3.4 inches, the present example sits at the modest end of the recorded size range, perhaps fashioned for a younger initiate or for personal rather than communal use. Size: 3.4" L x 0.9" W (8.6 cm L x 2.3 cm W). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198562

Lot: 57 - Taino Stone Zemi Pendant - Crouching Anthropomorph

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A compact stone amulet carved in the form of a crouching zemi, the anthropomorphic spirit at the heart of Taino cosmology. The figure rests low to the ground, knees drawn forward and arms held close to the body, its broad head dominated by deeply hollowed circular eyes and a rectangular, cross-hatched mouth or muzzle that lends the visage an arresting, almost feline intensity. The cranium swells back into a smooth dome, while incised lines suggest paws or digits at the terminals of the limbs. The pale gray stone, weathered to a chalky patina with earthen accretions still clinging to the recesses, retains the warmth of long handling. Twin suspension perforations, drilled through the verso of each arm, confirm the piece was meant to be worn against the body, perhaps strung at the throat or bound to a ceremonial belt. Among the Taino of Hispaniola and the wider Greater Antilles, zemis served as conduits for ancestral and elemental powers, embodying spirits that mediated between the human and the unseen. A miniature pendant zemi such as this likely accompanied its owner as a personal guardian, drawn close in moments requiring protection, divination, or communion with the cemi-spirit it housed. Size: 1.5" W x 3.1" H (3.8 cm W x 7.9 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198632

Lot: 58 - Taino Manatee Bone Zemi Pendant with Horns

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A compact amulet carved from dense manatee rib bone, its ivory-pale surface polished to a quiet sheen by centuries of handling. The form rises into two slender horn-like projections, framing a heart-shaped face whose features have softened into ghostly suggestion: shallow ocular hollows, the faintest ridge of a nose, and incised arcs sweeping across the brow like a diadem or skull suture. Two small perforations drilled between the horns served for suspension, allowing the piece to be worn close to the body as a personal talisman. Such miniature heads belong to the broad family of Taino zemis, the embodied spirits that mediated between the living, the ancestors, and the natural world of the Greater Antilles. The horned variant likely references a specific cemi tied to fertility, ancestral power, or the cohoba ritual through which behiques (shamans) communed with the unseen. Manatee bone, prized for its density and ivory-like quality, was reserved for objects of consequence: amulets, vomiting spatulas, and inlays on duhos. Worn at the throat or chest, this small effigy would have channeled the spirit's protection to its bearer across the islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Bahamas before contact dispersed and silenced the culture that made it. Size: 2.3" W x 2.8" H (5.8 cm W x 7.1 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198563

Lot: 59 - Taino Conch Shell Zemi Carving with Turtle Crest

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A finely worked conch shell carving rendering a zemi, the spirit-vessel through which the Taino addressed their pantheon and ancestors. The triangular face emerges from the natural curve of the shell with hollowed eyes, an open ovoid mouth, and incised geometric registers, bands of chevrons, lozenges, and parallel lines that descend like ceremonial paint across the brow, cheeks, and chin. Atop the head perches a small turtle in low relief, its limbs and carapace neatly articulated, an animal long associated in Antillean cosmology with creation, fertility, and the emergence of land from the sea. Zemis served as the material focus of Taino devotion, housing the indwelling power of deities, deified ancestors, or natural forces. They were consulted by caciques and behiques during cohoba rituals, fed offerings, and addressed in song. Carved from conch (Strombus gigas), a material drawn from the surrounding Caribbean waters and prized for its luminous interior and ivory-like density, this example unites two potent symbols: the anthropomorphic spirit face and the turtle, perhaps an allusion to the myth in which the culture hero Deminan fathered the first turtle, from whom human society descended. The piece is mounted on a custom display stand. Size: 2.1" W x 3" H x 1.8" D (5.3 cm W x 7.6 cm H x 4.6 cm D); on included custom stand: 4.6" H (11.7 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202087

Lot: 60 - Taino Greenstone Serpent Vomit Spatula

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A finely worked greenstone implement carved into the sinuous form of a serpent, its tapered body polished to a deep mottled green and its head modeled with rounded snout, parted lips, and lentoid eyes that gaze forward in serene alertness. The stone retains warm earthen blushes where mineral inclusions have weathered to ochre, lending the creature a living patina. The blade-like body narrows into a smoothly burnished tongue, an instrument intended to be drawn down the user's throat. Such spatulas occupied a central place in the cohoba ceremony, the visionary rite by which Taino caciques and behiques (shaman-priests) communed with the cemis, the ancestral and elemental spirits of the Greater Antilles. Before inhaling the pulverized seeds of Anadenanthera through paired tubular snuffers, the participant purged the body by inducing vomiting with a smooth, often zoomorphic stick, cleansing the vessel so that the sacred substance might enter unimpeded. Serpents in Taino cosmology mediated between worlds, gliding between water, earth, and the underworld of Coaybay, and their likeness on a ritual implement of purification carried obvious resonance: a creature that itself sheds and renews, guiding the supplicant into altered states. Few materials commanded the reverence accorded to greenstone in the Antillean world, prized for its rarity, its cool weight, and its association with fertility and vital essence. To carve such a piece without metal tools, by abrasion alone, was the labor of many hands and many days, and the resulting object would have been an heirloom of the chiefly elite. Size: 7.3" L x 1.8" W (18.5 cm L x 4.6 cm W); on included custom stand: 3.5" H (8.9 cm H). Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198507

Lot: 61 - Taino Carved Stone Zemi Pendant Amulet

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A diminutive yet potent figural amulet carved from a dense gray stone, its compact body coiled into the crouched, knees-to-chest posture so characteristic of Taino zemi imagery. The head dominates the form, framed by an incised band or cap above wide, concentric eyes that stare outward with the unblinking authority of the spirit world. Fine parallel grooves articulate brow, mouth, and the trussed limbs folded against the torso, while the reverse swells in smooth, river-worn volumes that invite the hand. Suspension perforations at the upper body suggest the piece was once threaded on cordage and worn against the skin, a portable conduit to the unseen powers that animated Antillean cosmology. Zemis (or cemies) were the ancestral and elemental spirits venerated by the Taino peoples of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Lesser Antilles, embodied in carvings of stone, shell, wood, and cotton that ranged from massive ceremonial trigonoliths to intimate amulets like this one. Worn by caciques, behiques (shamans), and ordinary villagers alike, such pendants offered protection, fertility, and contact with the dead, their compressed forms concentrating spiritual force into something small enough to carry through daily life. The crouched posture itself, knees drawn tight beneath an oversized head, likely evokes the ancestral spirit at the threshold between worlds, perhaps a guardian of the wearer's lineage. Size: 0.9" W x 2.1" H x 0.7" D (2.3 cm W x 5.3 cm H x 1.8 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198332

Lot: 62 - Taino Terracotta Double-Spouted Vessel with Zoomorphic Heads

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A rounded terracotta vessel rising from a softly globular body to a strap handle that arcs between two flaring spouts, each modeled as a small zoomorphic or anthropomorphic head with pierced eyes and a stubby muzzle. The shoulder bears lightly incised crosshatching, a quiet geometric counterpoint to the sculptural drama at the rim. Earthen pigments mottle the buff and ochre surface, the residue of centuries spent in Caribbean soil. The form belongs to the Chican Ostionoid tradition, the late ceramic horizon of the Greater Antilles whose makers, the Taino, refined the earlier Ostionoid repertoire into vessels of marked plastic invention. Twin-spouted bottles of this type, sometimes called stirrup or bridge vessels, likely served in domestic libation or in the preparation and pouring of ritual beverages, perhaps cassava beer or infusions tied to cohoba ceremonies. The flanking heads, common to Chicoid iconography, may evoke cemis, the ancestral or supernatural spirits whose presence animated everyday objects across Taino life on Hispaniola. Size: 4.8" D x 5.4" H (12.2 cm D x 13.7 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198508

Lot: 63 - Taino Carved Stone Zemi Head, Dominican Republic

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A compact stone effigy head carved by a Taino sculptor of the Greater Antilles, its weathered surface bearing the sediment-pocked patina of long burial. The form distills a human or anthropozoomorphic visage to its essentials: a domed cranium, deep-set ocular cavities, a broad projecting nose, and a parted mouth suggested between the heavy jaw and chin. Pitting and mineral accretion across the porous stone soften the original carving, lending the piece a quality at once geological and ancestral. Such heads belong to the broad category of zemis, the spirit-vessels through which Taino caciques and behiques mediated with ancestors, natural forces, and tutelary deities. Whether mounted as the terminus of a staff, fixed to a larger composite figure, or set within the dim recesses of a ceremonial caney, a zemi served as a residence for numinous power, fed offerings of cohoba snuff, cassava, and song. The skull-like compression of features here may evoke the ancestral dead, the opiyelguobiran of nocturnal myth, or one of the countless personalized spirits each household kept close. Carved before the Columbian encounter shattered Taino civilization across Hispaniola, the head survives as a quiet residue of a cosmology in which stone itself could think, remember, and intercede. Size: 2.9" W x 4.5" H x 2.6" D (7.4 cm W x 11.4 cm H x 6.6 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198513

Lot: 64 - Taino Carved Shell & Bone Zemi Amulets - Group of Three, Hispaniola

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A trio of diminutive amulets carved by Taino hands from the marine and mammalian materials of Hispaniola. The smallest and largest are worked from dense clam shell, their pale surfaces incised with crouching anthropomorphic figures, banded headdresses, and skeletal grimacing visages that signal contact with the ancestral and spirit worlds. The midsized example, fashioned from manatee bone and pierced for suspension, tapers to a blunt point and may have served as a spatula for the inhalation of cohoba, the hallucinogenic snuff central to Taino divination. Each compact form embodies a zemi, a vessel of supernatural power believed to house ancestral or deific spirits. Worn close to the body or deployed in ritual, these objects mediated between caciques, behiques (shamans), and the unseen forces governing weather, harvest, and fate. Size of largest: 3.6" L x 0.8" W (9.1 cm L x 2.0 cm W). The Taino, the dominant Arawakan-speaking people of the Greater Antilles at the moment of European contact, organized much of their religious life around zemis, spirits embodied in carved figures of shell, bone, wood, and stone. The cohoba ceremony, in which finely ground seeds of Anadenanthera were inhaled through bone or wooden implements, allowed behiques to commune with these spirits and to prophesy. Skeletal and emaciated imagery, as seen on the figural carvings here, frequently references Maquetaurie Guayaba, lord of Coaybay, the realm of the dead. Manatee bone, prized for its density and ivory-like working qualities, was a favored medium for the elite's most intimate ritual paraphernalia. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198329

Lot: 65 - Taino Stone Ceremonial Axe - Monkey Effigy, Dominican Republic

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A carved stone ceremonial axe, its mottled green-gray surface shaped into an elongated blade that swells gently toward a tapered cutting edge. At the opposite terminal, an effigy head emerges, perhaps a monkey, with a projecting muzzle, recessed eye, and the suggestion of an open mouth, while a small flange rises behind it like an ear or crest. The flared lateral wing and squared lower projection give the piece a cruciform silhouette, balancing zoomorphic head against working blade. Polished from a dense igneous or metamorphic stone, the axe was likely a prestige or ritual object rather than a utilitarian tool, its animal imagery binding the owner to the spirit world. Among the Taino of the Greater Antilles, such effigy celts carried cosmological weight, conflating power, status, and the animate forces dwelling in worked stone. Size: 4.5" W x 10.8" H x 1.3" D (11.4 cm W x 27.4 cm H x 3.3 cm D). The Taino, dominant across the Greater Antilles at the moment of European contact, invested polished stone celts and axes with meaning far beyond their cutting function. Many were never hafted for use, serving instead as emblems of rank or as offerings. Zoomorphic effigies, frogs, birds, bats, and occasionally monkeys, drew on a rich cosmology in which animals mediated between the living and the realm of the cemis, the ancestral spirits and deities that animated Taino religious life. The labor invested in grinding and polishing dense stone into so deliberate a form underscores the object's value as a marker of prestige. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198666

Lot: 66 - Taino Pottery Vessels, Pair of Miniatures

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A pair of small earthenware vessels hand-formed by Taino potters of the Greater Antilles, each modest in scale yet expressive in modeling. The larger of the two assumes a boat-like silhouette, its rim sweeping upward at either end into a pair of opposing zoomorphic lugs, each pierced through the eye to suggest a stylized creature, perhaps a bat or owl peering across the basin. Its surface is buff-gray, lightly burnished, with the soft warmth of low-fired clay still apparent in the body. The companion vessel is a squat, round-shouldered olla with a flaring collar, its walls articulated by horizontal ridges and flanked by small applied adornos that read as schematic animal heads. Traces of reddish slip linger across the body, weathered to a rust patina by centuries in tropical soil. Such miniature wares were produced throughout the Chican Ostionoid tradition, the ceramic complex associated with the late prehispanic Taino who occupied Hispaniola and the surrounding islands at the moment of European contact. Vessels of this scale likely served domestic or ritual purposes, perhaps holding pigments, offerings, or small portions of food and drink. The zoomorphic adornos, a signature of Taino ceramic invention, embed the household object within a cosmology populated by ancestral spirits and animal intermediaries, the cemis whose presence permeated daily life. Size of larger: 4.6" W x 3.2" H x 3.4" D (11.7 cm W x 8.1 cm H x 8.6 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198737

Lot: 67 - Taino Stone & Shell Ornaments - Group of 7 Carved Beads & Pendant

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A group of seven personal ornaments worked from stone and shell, their surfaces incised with the tight scrollwork and labyrinthine fretting characteristic of Taino adornment. Two long tubular beads of black stone carry the densest decoration, paired with two pale shell barrel beads and a pair of disc-shaped shell beads whose concentric grooves spiral toward central perforations. Among them sits a small greenstone pendant, undecorated and pierced at one end for vertical suspension, and a slender cylindrical shell peg, carved but unpierced and so not strung but applied or inset. Such beads strung as necklaces and cinturones signaled rank within Taino society, where lapidary skill and exotic materials marked the wearer's standing. Together the lot preserves a vocabulary of curvilinear ornament that animated the body across the late Ceramic Age Antilles. Size of longest bead: 3" L x 0.5" W (7.6 cm L x 1.3 cm W). The Taino were the dominant culture of the Greater Antilles at the time of European contact, with the Dominican Republic and Haiti (Hispaniola) forming a heartland of their chiefdoms (cacicazgos). Personal ornament was a language of status: beads of stone, shell, bone, and the prized greenstone were strung into collars and belts worn by caciques and elite, while certain forms were sewn or set into other objects. The incised curvilinear and labyrinthine motifs seen here echo the broader Taino design idiom found on stone, ceramic, and woodwork. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198659

Lot: 68 - Taino Stone Grooved Axe Head - Hafted Celt Form

Pre-Columbian, Greater Antilles, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A weighty implement pecked and ground from a single cobble of grayish granular stone, its silhouette flaring into broad winged lobes on either side of a deep central groove. That encircling channel, the defining feature, was worked to seat a bent wooden withe or fiber lashing, binding the head securely to a haft and transforming raw stone into a tool of real force. The surface retains the dimpled texture of percussion shaping, softened by abrasion and long handling. Such grooved axes and mauls served the Taino and related Antillean peoples in clearing forest, working timber for canoes and houses, and likely in ritualized labor as well. Heavier and blunter than the polished petaloid celt, this form speaks to the muscular practicalities of island life before contact. Size: 7.3" W x 7.7" H (18.5 cm W x 19.6 cm H). The Taino, the dominant culture of the Greater Antilles (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica) at the moment of European arrival, were skilled stoneworkers whose lithic repertoire ranged from the polished ceremonial celts associated with conucos and cohoba ritual to robust utilitarian tools like this one. Grooved axe heads are comparatively uncommon in the Antilles relative to the ungrooved petaloid celt, and the technique of hafting via an encircling groove ties the form to broader circum-Caribbean and continental traditions of mounted stone tools. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198600

Lot: 69 - Taino Stone Trigonoliths - Three Miniature Zemis incl. Zoomorphic

Pre-Columbian, Greater Antilles, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A trio of miniature three-pointed stones, the form the Taino called trigonoliths, ground and polished from dense igneous rock in graduated tones of gray, olive, and near-black. Each rises to a central conical peak flanked by two opposing projections, the canonical silhouette of the zemi, a vessel of spirit power. Two are rendered plain, their surfaces smoothed to an even sheen that lets the stone speak for itself. The third is zoomorphic, one terminal carved into an alert animal head with modeled snout and eyes, breathing life into the abstract geometry. Such objects channeled the cemi, the indwelling supernatural force, and were buried in conuco fields to quicken the cassava harvest or invoked in cohoba rites. Compact and tactile, they distill an entire cosmology into the palm of the hand. Size of largest: 2.7" W x 2.4" H x 1.4" D (6.9 cm W x 6.1 cm H x 3.6 cm D). The three-pointed stone is among the most distinctive artifacts of the Taino world, the Arawakan-speaking peoples who flourished across Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the surrounding islands until the arrival of Columbus. The word "zemi" (also cemi) names both the carved object and the animating spirit it housed; chroniclers such as Ramon Pane, who lived among the Taino in the 1490s, recorded that these stones were thought to promote the growth of yuca (cassava) and were tied intimately to agricultural fertility. Their tripointed geometry has been variously read as a mountain, a germinating tuber, or a breast, all images of generative abundance. Zoomorphic examples, terminating in the heads of reptiles, birds, or other creatures, link the spirit force to the natural world and are prized above their plainer counterparts. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198499

Lot: 70 - Taino Carved Conch Shell Zemi - Cohoba Trance Face

Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A queen conch shell transformed into a sacred object, its pale spire densely incised with the curvilinear vocabulary of Taino art: nested spirals, banded lozenges, concentric eyes, and hatched registers chasing one another across the whorl. At the heaviest point of the shell a zemi face emerges, carved in low relief from the natural columella and outer lip. The visage wears the unmistakable marks of cohoba trance: gritted, bared teeth, wide staring eyes, and flared nostrils, the rigid grimace of a spirit summoned through inhaled snuff. Such a piece likely served as a ritual implement or embodied charm, a vessel for an ancestral or nature spirit (zemi) consulted by a behique or cacique. The marine medium itself, prized across the Greater Antilles, reinforced the object's potency as a conduit to the supernatural. Size: 7.8" W x 5" H x 6.1" D (19.8 cm W x 12.7 cm H x 15.5 cm D). The cohoba ceremony was central to Taino religious life. Powdered seeds of the Anadenanthera peregrina tree were inhaled, often through bifurcated bone or wood snuffers, inducing visions through which the behique (shaman) or cacique (chief) communed with the zemis. Sculptural representations of figures in this altered state share a recurring iconography: the rictus of clenched teeth, bulging eyes, and distended nostrils visible on this shell, the somatic signature of the trance rendered in permanent form. The queen conch (Lobatus gigas), here also termed a whelk shell, was both a dietary staple and a raw material of high ceremonial value, worked into trumpets, beads, masks, and zemis throughout the Greater Antilles. Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198406

Lot: 71 - Pre-Columbian Taino Greenstone Trigonolith Zemi / Pounder

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Greater Antilles, Taino, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A dense, hand-sized lozenge of mottled greenstone carved into the characteristic three-pointed silhouette of a Taino trigonolith, its surface burnished to a soft sheen against passages left rough and granular by tool and time. The dorsal ridge rises to a central peak, flanked by two opposed projections that lend the form its taut, almond profile, the body suffused with veins of ochre, charcoal, and pale celadon where the stone has weathered. Shallow grooves articulate what may once have read as brow, jaw, or limb, abstracted to near-geological reticence. The underside is markedly abraded and pitted, suggesting that this object served, at least at some point in its life, as a percussive implement (a pounder or pestle) before or alongside any role within the cemi cult. Among the Taino of the Greater Antilles, trigonoliths or three-pointer stones counted among the most potent of zemis, the embodied spirits that mediated between the living and the unseen. The classic form, with its conical apex and twin lateral protrusions, was buried in the conucos to coax the growth of yuca, invoked in cohoba rites by the behique, and kept within the household as guarantor of fertility, rain, and ancestral favor. That this example couples its ceremonial geometry with the worn, working underside of a utilitarian tool speaks to the porous boundary in Taino practice between the sacred and the quotidian, where a stone of the right shape and gravitas might serve both the hearth and the spirit world. Size: 5.8" W x 4.7" H x 3.6" D (14.7 cm W x 11.9 cm H x 9.1 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203228

Lot: 72 - Taino Black Serpentine Stone Carving of Zemi Figure

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A black serpentine stone carving depicting a reclining anthropomorphic figure, likely a zemi or ancestral spirit. The dense, dark stone is sculpted in high relief with incised details and smoothed contours. Taino art centers on the worship of zemis - deities, ancestors, or earth spirits believed to house powerful supernatural forces. Each zemi possessed an individual name, personality, and sphere of influence, and was traditionally honored with offerings of food or valuable gifts. The roughly triangular profile of this carving may reference the Taino cosmological triad, Yocahu Bagua Maorocoti ("the Creator, Yaya"), symbolizing the sacred mountain of the sky world, Coabey (the underworld), and Goiz (the land of the living). Size: 7.5" L x 3" W x 4.5" H (19 cm x 7.6 cm x 11.4 cm) Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 145810

Lot: 73 - Narino Resist-Decorated Pedestal Bowls, Group of Five

Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A group of five pedestal bowls in the Narino ceramic tradition of the southern Colombian highlands, each formed with a hemispherical cup rising from a hollow trumpet foot and decorated in the negative resist technique characteristic of the Capuli and Piartal phases. Wax applied before firing preserved the burnished red ground while black pigment flooded the surrounding surface, producing sinuous bands, zigzag registers, and interlocking geometric motifs that wrap the exterior walls and pedestals with quiet authority. One example retains a pale buff ground, indicating a variant slip application, while the remaining four display the deep red-on-black palette most closely associated with the tradition. Pedestal bowls of this type were placed as funerary offerings in shaft tombs throughout the Narino highlands, marking their function as objects of ritual passage rather than everyday use. Size of tallest: 6.2" D x 5.3" H (15.7 cm D x 13.5 cm H); of widest: 7.5" D x 4" H (19.1 cm D x 10.2 cm H) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202379

Lot: 74 - Narino Pottery Pedestal Vessel w/ Negative Resist Motif

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A finely crafted Narino pottery pedestal vessel decorated with striking negative resist patterns that create rhythmic geometric motifs across the surface. The vessel rises on a tall pedestal foot, a characteristic form of Narino ceramics, while the contrasting light and dark decoration was achieved through the sophisticated resist technique that left portions of the clay body protected during firing. Such vessels were likely used in ceremonial or elite contexts, reflecting the Narino culture's refined ceramic tradition and mastery of complex surface decoration. Size: 6.6" W x 5.4" H (16.8 cm x 13.7 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201570

Lot: 75 - Pair of Moche & Nicoya Miniature Pottery Figurines

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE; North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A pair of Pre-Columbian pottery figurines from two distinct cultures. The larger is a highly burnished seated figure from the Greater Nicoya region, featuring a suspension hole through the neck and arms - possibly for wearing or ceremonial display. The surface is slipped in red with black linear motifs. The smaller piece is a miniature Moche pottery talisman or amulet, likely used as a protective charm, perhaps intended for burial inclusion. Size of larger figure: 1" W x 1.5" H (2.5 cm x 3.8 cm); 3" H (7.6 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Splendors of the World, Hawaii, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193485

Lot: 76 - Two Moche High Quality Gold & Silver Tweezers

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1450 CE. A pair of tweezers hammered and shaped from thin sheets of tumbaga, a gold-silver and copper alloy. Each piece features a folded upper section, pierced for attachment, allowing them to be worn as personal ornaments as well as functional tools. The broad, teardrop-shaped bodies taper to fine gripping ends, demonstrating careful shaping and control of the metal. Size of largest: 1.5" L x 0.8" W (3.8 cm x 2 cm); smallest: 0.9" L x 0.4" W (2.3 cm x 1 cm); silver quality: 50.8% to 56.4%; gold quality: 36.9% to 44.2% (equivalent to 8K+ to 10K+); total combined weights: 4.8 grams Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201904

Lot: 77 - Pre-Columbian Chancay Bichrome Pottery Bottle with Geometric Motifs

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1000–1470 CE. A large globular pottery bottle with a wide flaring neck and a single strap handle, the cream slip surface painted in dark brown with bold geometric motifs including diagonal bands, stepped triangles, and diamond lattice patterns around the shoulder. A small bird-form lug on the opposite side of the handle likely served to secure a cord and lid. Size: 6" W x 9" H (15.2 cm W x 22.9 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203139

Lot: 78 - Mississippian Stone Ceremonial Crowned Mace

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A finely shaped ceremonial mace carved from a single piece of pale, fine-grained stone, its pale cream surface flecked with subtle iron-oxide inclusions that lend it an almost lithic blush. The form tapers from a rounded, polished grip into a flaring, crowned head, the upper terminus rising into a peaked crest with sharply defined lateral wings, the silhouette suggesting both weapon and emblem. Each transition has been worked with disciplined symmetry, the ridges crisp, the planes burnished to a soft sheen that betrays the patient labor of abrasion and polishing. Stone maces of this type belong to the ceremonial regalia of the Mississippian world, the mound-building societies that flourished across the river valleys of the American Southeast and Midwest between roughly 1000 and 1500 CE. Far too refined for combat, such objects functioned as insignia of rank, perhaps held aloft in ritual processions or interred with elite individuals as markers of status within the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. Iconographic parallels appear in the engraved shell gorgets and repoussé copper plates of the period, where supernatural warriors and bird-impersonators brandish nearly identical bladed and crowned forms. The "crowned" terminus, with its paired finials flanking a central spur, likely echoes a cosmological scheme more than a martial one, perhaps an avian reference, perhaps a stylized rendering of axial symbols central to Mississippian thought. To hold it is to grasp an artifact of considerable political theatre, a baton of authority polished by ritual rather than by the friction of battle. Size: 13.8" L x 3" W (35.1 cm L x 7.6 cm W). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203077

Lot: 79 - Mississippian Pottery Head Effigy Vessel with Spout

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200–1500 CE. A buff-bodied earthenware vessel modeled as a human head, its hollow form transformed into a haunting portrait of the ancestral or otherworldly. The face emerges with restrained economy: almond-shaped eyes incised in shallow slits, a pointed nose pinched from the clay with twin nostril punctures, and a jagged grin of toothy perforations that lend the visage a startled, almost spectral expression. Protruding lugs at the sides serve as ears, each pierced twice, perhaps to receive shell, copper, or fiber ornaments in the manner of elite Mississippian adornment. A short tubular spout rises from the back of the head, just below the rim of the vessel's open crown, allowing the form to function as a pouring container while preserving the integrity of the modeled face. Head effigy vessels were among the most charged ceramic forms of the Mississippian world, produced across the Middle Mississippi Valley during the centuries leading up to European contact. Scholars have variously interpreted them as portraits of revered ancestors, depictions of trophy heads taken in warfare, or representations of the dead made for mortuary use, the punctured features perhaps invoking the open passages between the living and the spirit realm. Whatever its precise role, the piece carries the quiet authority of a face that has watched centuries pass. Size: 7.3" W x 4.6" H x 6.3" D (18.5 cm W x 11.7 cm H x 16.0 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203147

Lot: 80 - Extremely Rare Caddo Pottery Tri-Lobed Seed Jar

Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A sculptural vision in clay, this Caddo tri-lobed seed jar rises in three swelling tiers, its rounded contours animated by rhythmic incised lines that move like wind across prairie grass. Compact yet commanding, the vessel embodies both utility and ceremony, a marriage of storage and symbolism shaped by

Lot: 81 - Mississippian Pottery Whelk Shell Effigy Basin

Native American, Midwestern / Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. An intriguing pottery whelk shell effigy bowl, with pointed whorls that project outward, knobby spines along the body, and an elongated canal. Characteristic to Mississippian pottery, a shell-crushed temper was used, with visible white calcite inclusions. Whelks and conchs were prized as drinking cups for special beverages and served as potent symbols of status, wealth, and sacred authority, and ceramic versions were also produced for ritual use. The spiral form carried layered meaning, with sinistral and dextral orientations often interpreted as references to cosmological cycles of life, death, and renewal. Marine shells have been recovered far inland at major ceremonial centers such as the Spiro Mounds in Oklahoma, traveling roughly 1,400 miles (2253 km) from the coast, underscoring the importance of this enduring symbol. Size: 10.5" L x 7" W x 3.5" H (26.7 cm x 17.8 cm x 8.9 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired March 6, 2012 via a private seller SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201021

Lot: 82 - Ancient Mississippian Pottery Bottle Carinated Form

Native American, Southeastern / Midwestern United States, Arkansas, Caddo / Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE. A pottery vessel with a squat, carinated body rising to a slightly flared, wide neck. The profile is clean and balanced, with a distinct shoulder separating the lower body from the upright neck. The vessel rests on a low circular foot encircled by evenly spaced indentations. Size: 4.3" W x 6.25" H (10.9 cm x 15.9 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202103

Lot: 83 - Caddo Orangeware Bottle - Incised Motifs

Native American, Mississippian culture, Caddo, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A finely formed orangeware water bottle with a rounded body and gently tapering neck, its surface articulated by incised curvilinear motifs and cross-hatched panels that reflect the disciplined yet expressive design vocabulary of Caddo ceramic tradition. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 6.8" H (14 cm x 17.3 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202115

Lot: 84 - Mississippian Pedestal Bottle - Pierced Foot

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A refined pottery pedestal bottle of elegant proportion, with a rounded body and tall, flaring neck rising above a carefully formed foot pierced by four circular cutouts, the intact form and balanced silhouette reflecting both technical control and aesthetic restraint within Mississippian ceramic tradition. Size: 8.2" Diameter x 10.3" H (20.8 cm x 26.2 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired My 2013 via Tony Putty Artifacts, Shelbyville, Indiana, USA; ex-Dan Stroud, found in Lee County, Arkansas, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202144

Lot: 85 - Arkansas Mississippian Caddo Incised Pottery Bowl

Native American, Southeastern / Midwestern United States, Arkansas, Clark County, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE. A low, carinated pottery vessel with a broad, shallow profile and gently flaring rim. The exterior is encircled by incised geometric motifs arranged in panels, interspersed with applied nodular elements that project from the surface. Two opposed strap handles extend from the rim to the shoulder. Size: 6.2" Diameter x 3" H (15.7 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202170

Lot: 86 - Caddo Engraved Pottery Water Bottle

Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, Caddo, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A Mississippian Caddo engraved pottery water bottle defined by its full globular body, tall cylindrical neck, and flowing Walls Engraved decoration that moves across the surface like a slow current. The vessel is formed with a rounded body that transitions cleanly into a narrow, upright neck, a classic Caddo water bottle profile designed for carrying and pouring liquids. The surface is dark fired, ranging from deep charcoal to warm brown, with lighter engraved lines cut crisply into the clay before firing. These incised motifs consist of sweeping scrolls, curving bands, and triangular panels filled with fine diagonal hatching, arranged in a continuous horizontal rhythm around the body. Size: 6.8" W x 8.6" H (17.3 cm x 21.8 cm) The scroll elements are characteristic of Walls Engraved pottery, a decorative tradition associated with later Caddo ceramic production. The design suggests movement and circulation, often interpreted as references to water, wind, or cosmological cycles. The engraved lines are confident and evenly spaced, indicating a practiced hand and careful planning of the composition. Around the shoulder and lower body, additional engraved bands anchor the design visually, while the neck remains largely undecorated, emphasizing the contrast between form and ornament. The surface shows light wear and firing clouds consistent with age and use, reinforcing the sense that this was a functional object as well as a bearer of symbolic imagery. Caddo water bottles like this example occupied an important place in Mississippian daily and ceremonial life. They were practical vessels, but also objects through which ideas about balance, motion, and the natural world were expressed. This bottle stands as a refined example of Caddo engraving traditions, combining utility with a visual language that remains striking centuries later. Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired January 2018; ex-Arrowhead Museum (auction house), Perry, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201058

Lot: 87 - Mississippian Grayware Bottle - Globular Form

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A Mississippian pottery bottle with a rounded, globular body and an elongated cylindrical neck, its darkened grayware surface bearing subtle firing clouds and traces of wear that speak to age and use. Size: 6" Diameter x 8.4" H (15.2 cm x 21.3 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202176

Lot: 88 - 12th-14th C. Arica San Miguel Polychrome Jar with Zoomorphic Lugs

Pre-Columbian, Northern Chile, Arica, San Miguel, ca. 1100–1350 CE. A swelling ovoid jar of buff earthenware, its rounded body tapering to a short, slightly flaring neck flanked by a pair of small zoomorphic lug handles modeled in dark slip, their abbreviated animal forms perched at the shoulder like silent sentinels. Between them, set slightly lower on the neck, a third vertical loop handle painted in matching red bridges the space, an asymmetrical detail that lends the vessel a quiet liveliness. The exterior is divided into vertical panels by bold black bands, alternating cream-ground registers filled with stepped geometric motifs, hatched triangles, and rows of dotted ovals reading as descending strings of beads or seeds, all set against a warm terracotta slip. This painted vocabulary, crisp linear geometry rendered in black and white over red, is characteristic of the San Miguel phase of the Arica culture, which flourished in the coastal valleys and oases of the Atacama Desert in northernmost Chile during the late Intermediate period. San Miguel potters drew on a deeply rooted Andean vessel tradition while developing a distinctive regional grammar of stepped frets, ladder bands, and punctate fields, likely tied to textile design and cosmological ordering. The addition of modeled animal lugs, perhaps avian or camelid in reference, signals a vessel of more than utilitarian intent, very possibly destined for funerary accompaniment in the dry coastal cemeteries that have preserved Arica ceramics in such remarkable numbers. The matte, slightly powdery surface and softened painted edges speak to long burial in arid Atacama soils. Size: 5.6" D x 6.8" H (14.2 cm D x 17.3 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203138

Lot: 89 - Native American Archaic Stone Tools, Hammerstones & Axe

Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1500 CE. A group of three stone tools including two hafted examples and one handheld implement. The largest is a substantial grooved hammerstone weighing approximately 7 lbs (3.2 kg), while the second is a 5 lb (2.3 kg) rounded handheld pounding tool with a tapered form for grip. The third is a grooved and notched stone axe blade, reportedly from La Salle, Colorado, likely used as an axe head or wedge. Size of largest: 6.25" L x 4" W (15.9 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200808

Lot: 90 - Native American Stone Projectile Points & Lithic Tools

Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. A large grouping of knapped chert and stone projectile points and tool fragments, including examples of spearheads, arrowheads, blades, and partial forms, illustrating a range of flaking techniques and utilitarian shapes. Size of largest: 4.25" L x 1.5" W (10.8 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199625

Lot: 91 - Mississippian Etched Pottery Jar - Shell Tempered

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A robust pottery jar with a slightly flared rim, its shell-tempered walls richly incised in rhythmic, crosshatched patterns and punctuated by raised rows of nodules that lend both texture and visual cadence to the vessel's surface. Size: 5.7" Diameter x 4.8" H (14.5 cm x 12.2 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202101

Lot: 92 - Native American Arrowheads & Stone Tools Collection

Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. A collection of knapped chert stone tools and projectile points, including examples of spearheads, arrowheads, scraper blades, and drill or awl forms, displaying a range of shapes and flaking techniques. Size of largest: 3.3" L x 2" W (8.4 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199453

Lot: 93 - Six Ancient Native American Spear Points & Chert Tools

Native American, Midwestern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. A collection of six knapped chert spear points and blade forms, each shaped through careful flaking to produce sharp edges and tapered profiles. Size: 6.75" L x 2" W (17.1 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200651

Lot: 94 - Large Unfinished Native American Archaic Bannerstone

Native American, United States, Archaic Period to Woodlands period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A large and impressive bannerstone carved from dense gray-green stone with a symmetrical lenticular profile tapering to a medial ridge. Though undrilled, this example exhibits the shaping and balance typical of ceremonial bannerstones, which are thought to have held ritual or symbolic significance rather than purely utilitarian function. Such forms are associated with ancient hunter-gatherer cultures across the Eastern Woodlands, where they may have served as atlatl weights, status symbols, or objects of spiritual power. Size: 7" L x 4.5" W (17.8 cm x 11.4 cm) Provenance: Private Parker, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191338

Lot: 95 - Two Archaic Native American Full Groove Axe Heads

Native American, United States, Midwestern region, Archaic period, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE. Two full-groove axe heads with rounded butt ends and smoothly polished cutting edges from prolonged use. One retains a handwritten find-site label indicating discovery at Root River, Wisconsin. Size of largest: 4" L x 2.75" W (10.2 cm x 7 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199628

Lot: 96 - Large Native American Full Groove Stone Axe Head

Native American, United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. A large full-groove stone axe head, robustly formed with a broad cutting edge and a deeply pecked circumferential groove for hafting. The body is substantial and well-balanced, with rounded shoulders and a slightly tapered poll. The entire surface exhibits a pitted and rough texture. Size: 5.5" L x 4.5" W (14 cm x 11.4 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199609

Lot: 97 - Huastec Polychrome Effigy Pouring Vessel w/ Face

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Huastec, ca. 900–1200 CE. A buff-slipped earthenware pouring vessel from the Gulf Coast Huastec tradition, its plump carinated body resolving on one side into a modeled human face and on the opposing side into a cylindrical tubular spout. A high strap handle arches gracefully over the cupped neck, which functioned as the filling aperture. The face emerges from the shoulder in low relief: a hooked nose, lidded almond eyes, and an open mouth whose parted lips reveal a row of zigzagged teeth, a deliberate flourish that lends the figure an animated, almost vocalizing quality. Linear ornament in red and black pigment runs across a pale beige ground, with banded geometric motifs, hatched panels, and tapering rays that radiate from the face like ceremonial paint. The combination of an effigy chamber and a side spout marks this as a serving vessel, perhaps intended for ritual libations of pulque, atole, or cacao, the liquid issuing through the spout as if spoken by the modeled head itself. Huastec potters of the Postclassic period favored such polychrome wares, where restrained palettes of red and black were set against pale grounds to evoke body adornment and textile patterning. The form belongs to a broader Mesoamerican fascination with anthropomorphic vessels in which the act of pouring carries symbolic weight, the container becoming a body, the contents a voice. Size: 8.6" W x 8" H x 8.1" D (21.8 cm W x 20.3 cm H x 20.6 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private San Antonio, Texas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203137

Lot: 98 - Caddo Pottery Water Bottle Gourd Form w/ Spiral Motif

Native American, Mississippian, Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A finely formed Mississippian Caddo pottery water bottle of elegant gourd form, its dark burnished surface encircled by fluid incised spiraling wave motifs that evoke movement and continuity, reflecting the refined craftsmanship and symbolic visual language of Caddoan ceramic tradition. Size: 6.5" Diameter x 9.8" H (16.5 cm x 24.9 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in April 2015 via Jackson's International Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA; ex-Harold Ripley Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202112

Lot: 99 - Mississippian Hume Engraved Bottle

Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1400 to 1650 CE. A commanding Mississippian pottery water bottle, shaped with clean authority and finished with Hume Engraved lines that still cut sharply across the clay. The form is classic and deliberate: a rounded, full-bodied chamber rising into a tall cylindrical neck, designed for controlled pouring and easy carrying. Around the shoulder runs a band of repeating triangles, like a serrated crown, while vertical engraved registers descend in long panels filled with chevrons and angular hatching. The decoration is not scattered or casual - it is planned, measured, and executed with the steady hand of an experienced potter. This style is consistent with Hume Engraved, a celebrated late Mississippian bottle tradition in which vessels were more than containers. Size: 7.8" Diameter x 9.8" H (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Bottles like this moved through a world of public ceremony, gift exchange, and communal feasting, where the quality of a vessel could speak for the standing of its owner and the skill of its maker. In that setting, geometry was not simply ornament - it was visual order, an encoded language of identity and belonging. The surface preserves a rich range of firing tones, from warm earthen brown to darker fire clouding that drifts across the body like smoke. With its bold profile and disciplined engraved design, this bottle stands as a strong example of Mississippian ceramic artistry at its most refined. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired October 2013 via a private seller SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201023

Lot: 100 - Woodland Period Steatite Platform Pipe - Eastern North America

Native American, Woodland Period, ca. 1000 BCE – 1000 CE. A finely carved platform pipe shaped from soft grey steatite, its long horizontal base swelling gently toward a rounded prow while a cylindrical bowl rises near the midpoint like a chimney from a hearth. The surface bears the splotchy pale mineral bloom characteristic of long burial, with the underlying stone showing through in warm taupe tones where the patina has worn thin. Two opposing channels meet within the body: a horizontal smoke conduit drilled the length of the platform to receive a reed or wooden stem, and a vertical chamber hollowed downward from the bowl to intersect it. Platform pipes of this form are among the most iconic ritual implements of the Eastern Woodlands, refined to a high art during the Hopewell florescence of the Middle Woodland period and continuing in simpler iterations into later centuries. Carved from steatite (soapstone), they were prized for the ease with which the stone could be shaped with antler and stone tools, and for the cool, even draw the dense mineral provided when smoke passed through it. Such pipes were employed in ceremonial contexts, the rising smoke understood as a vehicle of prayer, diplomacy, and communion with unseen powers. The deliberate restraint of this example, devoid of effigy ornament, suggests a working ritual object rather than a presentation piece, its eloquence resting entirely in proportion and the patient labor of its making. Size: 1.5" W x 3.3" H x 7.4" D (3.8 cm W x 8.4 cm H x 18.8 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired May 2015 via Affiliated Auctions, Tallahassee, Florida, USA; ex-private collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203035

Lot: 101 - Woodland Carved Granite Bird Effigy Platform Pipe

Native American, Woodland culture, ca. 1000 BCE – 1000 CE. A bird rendered in mottled granite, its form reduced to the essentials: a beaked head turned alertly forward, a swelling body, and a tapering tail that lengthens into a smooth conical mass. The speckled brown and black stone has been ground and polished to a soft luster, the surface still bearing the patient abrasion of stone-on-stone working. A drilled perforation marks the bowl, while the bore would have channeled smoke through the tail. Carved as a smoking pipe, the object likely served ritual or ceremonial purposes, the avian subject perhaps embodying a spirit messenger or clan emblem. Among Woodland peoples, the pipe was a vessel of diplomacy and prayer, smoke carrying intention skyward. The economy of the carving, all contour and weight, gives the small effigy a quiet, brooding presence. Size: 3.9" W x 6.8" H x 1.6" D (9.9 cm W x 17.3 cm H x 4.1 cm D); on included custom stand: 7.1" H (18.0 cm H). Effigy pipes are among the most evocative artifacts of the Eastern Woodlands, where pipe-smoking carried profound social and spiritual weight. The act of smoking bound participants in agreement, sealed alliances, and opened communication with the spirit world, the rising smoke understood as a conduit for prayer. Avian effigies recur across Woodland and Hopewell traditions, birds being natural intermediaries between earthly and celestial realms. Working hard granite without metal tools demanded enormous labor, pecking and grinding the stone over many hours, which underscores the value invested in such ceremonial objects. Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203152

Lot: 102 - Woodland Stone Platform Pipe - Engraved Bowl

Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Woodland period, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. A compact and finely worked steatite obtuse platform pipe, its angled bowl rising from a flattened stem engraved with simple linear and circular motifs, reflecting the Woodland tradition of personal smoking implements used in both daily life and ceremonial exchange. Size: 3.4" L x 1" W x 1.5" H (8.6 cm x 2.5 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in January 2018 via a private seller SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202121

Lot: 103 - Woodland Period Grooved Stone Club Head

Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Woodland period, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. A finely shaped grooved stone mace or club head of ovoid form, its partially encircling groove carefully carved for hafting while leaving a small unworked section, reflecting both the functional design and symbolic roles such objects held in Woodland period societies. Size: 4.5" W x 4.3" H x 5.3" D (11.4 cm W x 10.9 cm H x 13.5 cm D) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199396

Lot: 104 - Native American Three-Quarter Grooved Stone Axe Head / Maul

Native American, Midwestern to Eastern United States, Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 3000 BCE – 1500 CE. A weighty hammerstone shaped from dense rock, its silhouette swelling into rounded poll and bit ends separated by a deliberately pecked three-quarter groove that once seated a wooden haft bound with rawhide or sinew. Size: 4.5" W x 2.25" H x 1.5" D (11.4 cm W x 5.7 cm H x 3.8 cm D). Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199378

Lot: 105 - Large Native American Carved Stone Implement

Native American, South Central United States, ca. 3000 BCE – 1500 CE. A weighty curved, russet sandstone, shaped by patient abrasion into a crescent form. The surface bears flaking and weathering from long burial, use, or exposure, its color a warm oxidized brown. Identified by an earlier collector as a "ceremonial fire-starter spiral stone" from Cherokee County - possibly Oklahoma - the object more plausibly served as a hand-held implement: a grinder, polisher, or ritual weight. Size: 10" L x 3.5" W (25.4 cm L x 8.9 cm W). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203072

Lot: 106 - Pair of Southwest Native American Manos Grinding Stones

Native American, Southwestern United States, ca. 1000 BCE – 1900 CE. A pair of hand-held grinding stones, or manos, shaped and smoothed by use into oblong cobbles of dense sandstone. One retains an old collector's inscription reading "Tempiute Nev. 7/6/57," placing it near Tempiute in Lincoln County, Nevada, traditional territory of the Southern Paiute and Western Shoshone. Manos of this kind were central to daily life across the Great Basin and Southwest, used to grind seeds, roots, and pigment minerals. Size: 3" W x 7.5" H (7.6 cm W x 19.1 cm H). Provenance: Private Parker, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191364

Lot: 107 - Two Native American Hopewell Chert Cache Blades, Illinois

Native American, Illinois, Hopewell culture, ca. 200 BCE – 500 CE. Two large chert cache blades offered together, one knapped from gray-tan flint with visible conchoial ripple marks from a large primary flake, the other from a darker gray-brown chert with a smoother, more homogeneous texture. Size: 3.25" W x 5.5" H (8.3 cm W x 14.0 cm H). Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200271

Lot: 108 - Native American Stone Full-Grooved Axe Head

Native American, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. A fully ground and polished granite axe head of the full-grooved type, its biconical form tapering to a rounded poll opposite the cutting edge, with a continuous horizontal groove encircling the upper body to receive a hafted handle, the surface bearing the characteristic matte texture of sustained abrasive grinding that Eastern Woodlands peoples brought to their most utilitarian and ceremonially exchanged stone tools. Size: 6.2" W x 3.5" H x 2.2" D (15.7 cm W x 8.9 cm H x 5.6 cm D) Provenance: private Fresno, California, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202612

Lot: 109 - Native American Carved Stone Mortar Bowl w/ Heads

Native American, Colombian River Valley, ca. 500–1500 CE. An ancient elongated oval stone mortar carved from mica-rich gray stone, with a deep central grinding basin and pointed terminals, the exterior surfaces smoothly finished. Size: 20" W x 3" H x 7" D (50.8 cm W x 7.6 cm H x 17.8 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203076

Lot: 110 - Woodland Period Shell-Tempered Globular Pot with Flared Rim

Native American, Midwestern / Southeastern United States, Mississippian, ca. 800–1500 CE. A large pottery jar with a flaring rim, the neck decorated with two horizontal rows of punctate impressions. The body is covered in vertical brushed or scraped texture from base to shoulder, a surface treatment common in Mississippian utilitarian wares. The vessel is substantial in size, with a tan-gray surface and dark fire clouding on the interior rim. Size: 8.75" D x 10.5" H (22.2 cm D x 26.7 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection; ex-The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202993

Lot: 111 - Mississippian Stone Gorgets, Group of Four - Fish, Crescent, Celt, & Oval

Native American, North America, Mississippian culture, ca. 800–1500 CE. A quartet of stone gorgets gathered from the woodlands and river valleys of the American Southeast, each ground and drilled by Mississippian hands into a distinct silhouette. The largest takes the elongated form of a celt or axe head, its tan sandstone surface softened by abrasion and pierced with two suspension perforations along the central axis. Beside it lies a crescent-shaped example in mottled gray slate, the sweeping curve relieved by four bored holes that would have admitted a sinew or hide cord. A smaller piscine effigy, carved in dark vesicular stone, gives the group its most charismatic figure: a stylized fish with a forked tail and paired dorsal perforations standing in for an eye and a stringing point. The fourth, an ovoid plaque of fine-grained stone, is the most economical in conception, twin holes set near one edge for wear against the chest. Gorgets of this kind were worn as pectoral ornaments suspended at the throat or breast, signaling rank, clan affiliation, or ritual office within the chiefdoms that flourished from the Late Woodland into the contact era. Zoomorphic examples, particularly the fish, likely carried cosmological weight, referencing the Beneath World of Mississippian belief, where aquatic creatures mediated between the living and supernatural realms. The celt and crescent forms echo prestige tools and lunar symbolism alike, while the plain ovoid speaks to the simpler, more widespread tradition of personal adornment that ran in parallel with the elite iconographic program. Size of largest (celt): 5.5" L x 2" W (14.0 cm L x 5.1 cm W). Provenance: ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202300

Lot: 112 - Mississippian Basalt Pop-Eyed Birdstone Effigy

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800–1600 CE. A compact, sculpturally distilled basalt effigy carved in the form of a perched bird, its body reduced to a sleek, river-smoothed mass from which the defining "pop-eyed" head emerges in characteristic profile. The vesicular grey stone has been patiently abraded and pecked into form, the bulging globular eyes set high on a tapered head while subtle ridges suggest the closed wings folding along the back and a stubby tail anchoring the rear. Birdstones of this type belong to a long lithic tradition of bannerstones and avian effigies produced across the eastern woodlands of North America, with the pop-eyed variant often associated with later prehistoric and Mississippian-era ceremonial production. Their precise function remains debated: candidates include atlatl weights, shamanic charms, and prestige objects exchanged within ritual economies. Whatever the original role, the form reduces the bird to its essential, watchful presence, an icon of avian power rendered in the densest available stone. Size: 4.1" W x 4.8" H x 7.5" D (10.4 cm W x 12.2 cm H x 19.1 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in March 2017 via Allard Auctions Inc., St. Ignatius, Montana, USA; ex-prominent Northwest Coast, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203000

Lot: 113 - Mississippian Pottery Effigy Pipes & Stone Discoidal, ex-Warhol Collection

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800–1500 CE. A compelling assemblage of nine artifacts drawn from the great mound-building civilizations that flourished across the river valleys of the American Southeast and Midwest. The group comprises eight pottery pipes and a single ground-stone discoidal, each bearing the muted patina and earth-toned surfaces characteristic of objects long

Lot: 115 - Mississippian Fish Effigy Helmet Bowl - Incised

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A fish emerges in three-dimensional increments from the walls of this Mississippian effigy bowl, its head thrust forward from the upper shoulder, its paired fins projecting laterally at mid-body, and its tail curling into relief at the opposite pole, the creature simultaneously imprisoned in and inseparable from the vessel it inhabits. The bowl is hand-built in a fine-grained clay fired to a matte, smoke-darkened gray-tan surface, its profile following the distinctive helmet form: a deep, rounded body surmounted by a broadly flared, nearly horizontal rim that extends the vessel's silhouette outward like the brim of a war cap. That rim is ornamented along its outer edge with a continuous band of small, evenly spaced impressed punctations, a crisp decorative register that separates the rim zone from the body below. A second incised horizontal band encircles the shoulder, framing the effigy appliques between two parallel lines of surface ornament and lending the composition a quiet structural logic. Size: 9.9" W x 5.5" H x 9.4" D (25.1 cm W x 14.0 cm H x 23.9 cm D) The fish head is modeled with economy rather than literalism, its features compressed into a few confident planes, while the fins and tail are flattened appliques bearing diagonal incising that suggests fin-ray patterning without laboring the point. In Mississippian cosmology, fish and other aquatic creatures were denizens of the Lower World, a watery underrealm associated with regeneration, fertility, and powers that existed in productive tension with those of the Upper World above. A vessel whose body is the animal, rather than simply decorated with its image, makes that cosmological relationship tactile and immediate, present in every act of filling, carrying, or pouring. Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Hatucock collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202881

Lot: 116 - Mississippian & Fort Ancient Stone Effigy Pipes - Weeping Eye Motif

Native American, Mississippian and Fort Ancient cultures, ca. 1000–1650 CE. A trio of carved stone effigy pipes from the late prehistoric and protohistoric Eastern Woodlands, each rendering a human visage with the spare, arresting economy that defines Mississippian and Fort Ancient sculptural traditions. The largest, attributed to the Mississippian culture, presents a rounded head with

Lot: 117 - Mississippian Incised Pottery Jar with Lug Nubs

Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A globular hand-built earthenware jar rising from a rounded base to a short everted rim with four evenly spaced lugs, each pierce, perhaps for securing a lid or suspension. A band of punctate decoration arranged in arched rows follows incised arc lines around the neck and upper shoulder, with small raised nubs marking the tip of each arc. The surface is gray-brown with mottled fire clouding. Size: 7.3" D x 6.5" H (18.5 cm D x 16.5 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202955

Lot: 118 - Pre-Columbian Woodlands Quartz Human Effigy Abraders, Pair

Native American, Woodlands, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A pair of carved quartz effigies rendered in the spare, anthropomorphic vocabulary of the Eastern Woodlands. The larger figure presents a fully realized standing body: rounded shoulders taper into a softly modeled torso, with arms held close and legs faintly demarcated, the surface worn smooth from long handling or use as an abrader. The smaller fragment preserves only the head and upper shoulders, the face animated by two drilled circular eyes and a suggested brow, the cranial dome polished to a satiny finish. Quartz, hard and stubborn under stone tools, was a deliberate choice. Its translucency and ability to spark under percussion gave it talismanic weight among Woodlands peoples, and small effigy forms in the material often served dual lives as ritual abraders or charms, ground against bone, antler, or shell to shape and finish other implements. The reduction of human anatomy to essential volumes, broad head, columnar body, abbreviated limbs, links these pieces to a long tradition of figural shorthand in Eastern North America, where the body's presence mattered more than its particulars. Whether carried as personal protectives, deposited as offerings, or worked into the daily rhythm of toolmaking, such effigies blur the line between the utilitarian and the sacred. Their quiet authority lies in that ambiguity. Size of larger: 1.2" W x 3.5" H (3.0 cm W x 8.9 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in 2019 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203053

Lot: 119 - Mississippian Carved Conch Shell Maskettes - Weeping Eye, Pair

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A pair of carved marine shell maskettes from the Mississippian world, each pared down to the essentials of a human face. The smaller example, warm honey in tone, is the more articulated of the two: pierced eyes set within concentric incised rings, a slender ridged nose, and a small drilled mouth, with three suspension perforations placed at the brow and chin. Cascading from the outer corners of each eye are zigzag bands, the iconographic shorthand known as the "weeping eye" or forked-eye motif, a hallmark of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex and often read as falling tears or as the markings of the peregrine falcon, an avian alter ego of warriors and chiefly elites. The larger maskette, cut from a heavier section of conch, presents the same triangular facial silhouette in a more austere register, its features reduced to two drilled eyes and a single mouth perforation, its surface bearing the chalky patina of long burial. Worked from the lustrous whorls of lightning whelk or queen conch traded inland from the Gulf Coast, such maskettes were strung as gorgets or attached to garments, mediating between the wearer and the supernatural cosmology of the Mississippian temple-mound centers, from Spiro and Etowah to Moundville. They carry, in miniature, the weight of an iconography that bound together warfare, mortuary ritual, and the upper world. Size of larger: 2.9" W x 4" H (7.4 cm W x 10.2 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in 2014 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203054

Lot: 120 - Pre-Columbian Mississippian Carved Stone Effigy Platform Pipe

Native American, Mississippian culture, Arkansas, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A carved stone effigy pipe of horizontal platform form, its dark gray body worked into the recumbent silhouette of a creature whose modest snout, hunched shoulder, and tapered tail emerge from the unembellished mass. The bowl opens between two raised lobes near the midpoint of the back, the bore drilled cleanly through the dorsal ridge, while the stem channel runs the length of the body to exit at the rear. Surfaces are smoothed by patient abrasion and bear the soft pitted patina of long burial, the matte finish broken only where weathering has lifted a fine granular skin. Effigy pipes of this kind belong to a long tradition of zoomorphic smoking implements produced across the lower Mississippi and Arkansas River valleys during the Mississippian period, when tobacco use carried diplomatic, curative, and ceremonial weight. The animal subjects, often bird, frog, beaver, or otter, served as spirit intermediaries, the smoker drawing breath through the body of the creature itself. The reductive carving here, more suggestive than literal, places this example within the vernacular tradition of utilitarian effigy pipes rather than the elite, fully modeled stone sculptures of the great mound centers. Accompanied by a Daniel Wolf collection tag (DW.2481), acquired September 18, 2006. Size: 6.6" W x 2" H x 1.3" D (16.8 cm W x 5.1 cm H x 3.3 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired September 2006 via private seller SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203149

Lot: 121 - Pair of Native American Mississippian Plain Ware Pottery Bowls

Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A pair of Mississippian plain ware bowls, the larger a wide hemispherical form with two small rim lugs and a tan-buff surface with fire clouding, the smaller a simple hemispherical cup. Size: 10" D x 4.25" H (25.4 cm D x 10.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203143

Lot: 122 - Mississippian Blackware Effigy Pipe - Zoomorphic Figure

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000–1500 CE. A modeled ceramic smoking pipe whose burnished dark surface coalesces into the head of a stylized animal, its rounded muzzle, drilled eyes, and pinched ears emerging from the bowl with a sculptor's economy. The elbow form pairs an upright bowl with a horizontal stem socket, the two channels meeting within the body to draw smoke through the creature itself. Fashioned by hand from local clay and fired in a reducing atmosphere to achieve its smoky gray-brown tonality, the pipe served ritual and social ends, tobacco smoke carried prayers and sealed alliances across the Mississippian world. Effigy pipes of this kind transformed an everyday implement into a vessel of breath and spirit, the animal perhaps a clan totem or guardian. The compact, tactile form rewards handling, its worn contours speaking to long use. Size: 2.3" W x 3.8" H x 3.9" D (5.8 cm W x 9.7 cm H x 9.9 cm D). The Mississippian peoples (ca. 800 to 1600 CE) built earthen mound complexes across the American Southeast and Midwest, from Cahokia near present-day St. Louis to towns along the Mississippi and its tributaries. Smoking pipes occupied a central place in their ceremonial life: tobacco was a sacred plant, and the act of smoking ratified treaties, accompanied councils, and accompanied the dead. Elbow pipes carved or modeled with animal effigies, owls, frogs, dogs, and other beings, are among the most expressive survivals of this tradition, blending utility with cosmological meaning. Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in October 2017 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203073

Lot: 123 - Pre-Columbian Caddo Greyware Pottery Jars, Pair

Pre-Columbian, United States, Caddo, ca. 1200–1600 CE. A pair of hand-built earthenware jars from the Caddoan Mississippian world of the Trans-Mississippi South, each shaped with the low, swelling shoulder and constricted neck that define the regional vessel grammar. The larger jar carries a tall, slightly flaring collar above a broad globular body, while its companion presents a shorter, more pronounced rim rising from a wider, flatter shoulder. Both surfaces wear the soft, smoke-blackened patina characteristic of Caddo greywares, the result of reduction firing in low-oxygen pits that transformed iron-bearing clays into muted shades of charcoal and slate. Fine inclusions of crushed shell and grog speckle the burnished walls, catching light along the rounded carinations. Caddo potters, working across what is now eastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma, produced some of the most refined ceramic traditions in pre-contact North America. Vessels of this form likely served domestic and mortuary functions alike, holding water, food, or offerings deposited with the dead in the shaft tombs and mound burials that mark Caddo ceremonial centers such as Spiro and the Davis site. The economy of line, the symmetry achieved without a wheel, and the quiet authority of the silhouettes speak to generations of inherited skill. Together the two jars present a study in variation within a shared idiom, each vessel a distinct solution to the same sculptural problem. Size of larger: 7" D x 6.2" H (17.8 cm D x 15.7 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired April 2015 via Jackson's International Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA; ex-Harold Ripley collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202996

Lot: 124 - Caddo Incised Earthenware Jar with Vertical Striations

Native American, Caddo, ca. 1200–1600 CE. A tall, ovoid earthenware jar rising from a rounded base to a softly everted rim, its surface combed with dense vertical incisions that fall from shoulder to belly like rain across the body. Just beneath the lip runs a narrow band of fine punctate dots, a quiet horizontal counterpoint to the rhythmic verticals below. The clay fires in mottled tones of buff and smoky carbon-black, the kind of variegated bloom that comes of open-pit firing and gives Caddo wares their characteristic atmospheric surface. Vessels of this form belong to the ceramic traditions of the Caddo, whose villages and mound centers spanned the Red River and Arkansas River basins across what is now eastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma. Closely combed or brushed wares in this tapered jar shape are typically associated with utilitarian and mortuary contexts of the Middle to Late Caddo periods, the parallel striations produced by drawing a multi-toothed tool down the leather-hard surface before firing. The disciplined verticality of the design, contained between the punctate collar and the resolved curve of the base, reflects a potter's idiom in which restraint and repetition carry as much weight as figural ornament does elsewhere in the Mississippian world. Likely employed for storage or for the transport and serving of foodstuffs, such jars also accompanied the dead in ancestral Caddo cemeteries, where ceramic offerings expressed both household identity and cosmological order. Size: 5.8" D x 7.7" H (14.7 cm D x 19.6 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203021

Lot: 125 - Mississippian Caddo Incised Pottery Jar with Swirl Motif

Native American, Caddo, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200–1500 CE. A hand-built earthenware jar attributed to the Caddoan potters of the Mississippian world, its silhouette rising from a rounded base to a slightly flaring rim that ripples gently along the lip. The upper register has been deeply scored with parallel hatching, producing a softly brushed surface broken by a pair of small applied lugs set just below the rim. A horizontal incised band cinches the vessel at its waist, dividing the textured neck from the lower body where the potter has worked the clay into bold, rhythmic swirls, each curl spiraling inward like a stylized current. The combed and incised treatment is characteristic of Caddo craftsmanship in the trans-Mississippi south, where vessels of this kind served domestic and ceremonial roles alike, often interred with the dead in ancestral mounds. The buff-toned clay retains its smoke-fired warmth, and the volute decoration, perhaps a reference to water, wind, or cosmological motion, lends the jar an almost kinetic presence. A compelling expression of Late Prehistoric Caddo ceramic tradition, when potters of the Red and Arkansas River valleys produced some of the most refined wares of the Eastern Woodlands. Size: 9" W x 8.1" H x 8.7" D (22.9 cm W x 20.6 cm H x 22.1 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203022

Lot: 126 - Mississippian Pottery Bottle - Poinsett Co., Arkansas

Native American, Midwestern United States, Arkansas, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200–1500 CE. A bulbous-bodied earthenware bottle rising to a tall, slightly tapered cylindrical neck, its surface mottled in ash gray and smoky charcoal from ancient firing. The shell-tempered fabric and wide, low-shouldered form, broader than tall, are characteristic of Mississippian water bottles from the Central Mississippi Valley. A paper label on the shoulder reads "From Prehistoric Mounds, Poinsett Co., Ark.," a region settled by Mississippian communities. Size: 6" D x 7" H (15.2 cm D x 17.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202992

Lot: 127 - Pre-Columbian Mississippian Pottery Head Effigy Rim Riders, Arkansas

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200–1500 CE. A quartet of modeled clay faces, each no larger than a thumbprint, gazing out across the centuries with the spare, hollow-eyed gravitas characteristic of Mississippian effigy work. Pinched from fine river clay and fired to a soft buff and gray, the heads were once affixed to the rims or shoulders of ceramic vessels as "rim riders," peering inward over the contents or outward at the user. Features are reduced to essentials: oval punctate eyes, a ridged nose, a slit or oval mouth, in some cases the suggestion of a coiffure or cap at the crown. The largest preserves a broad, almost mask-like countenance with deeply drilled eyes and a downturned mouth; its companions range from a rounded, owlish visage to a more elongated, chin-forward profile with an alert, almost startled expression. Such appendages belong to the broader Mississippian iconographic vocabulary of the late prehistoric Southeast, a world of platform mounds, palisaded towns, and a sophisticated ceramic tradition in which human and animal effigies enlivened the rims, handles, and bodies of jars, bowls, and bottles. Whether they represent ancestors, supernatural beings, or stylized portraits of the living remains a matter of scholarly debate; their persistent gaze, however, suggests a function beyond mere decoration, perhaps tying the vessel and its contents to the watchful presence of the spirit world. According to an inscription on the verso of the largest example, the group was recovered at the Vernon Paul Site in Cross County, Arkansas, in 1937, a locality long associated with late Mississippian occupation in the St. Francis River basin. Size of largest: 1.5" W x 1.6" H (3.8 cm W x 4.1 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in May 2019 via private seller; ex-Tommy Beutell; found at the Vernon Paul Site, Cross County, Arkansas, USA in 1937 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203055

Lot: 128 - Mississippian Pottery Jug with Four Protruding Faces

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200–1500 CE. A globular earthenware jug rising to a tall, slightly flaring neck, its swelling shoulder punctuated by four modeled faces set at the cardinal points. Each visage is rendered with economy: small applied lugs pinched into brows and noses, with shallow punctations marking eyes and mouths, lending the vessel the watchful quality of a sentinel circling its own circumference. The clay reads in muted gray and warm earth tones, the surface scumbled with fine pitting and the soft abrasions of long burial. Hand-built and likely shell-tempered in the manner characteristic of late Mississippian potters of the central and lower Mississippi Valley, the form belongs to a long tradition of effigy vessels in which the jar itself becomes a body, a head, or a gathering of spirits. Four-faced jars are uncommon and resonant: the cardinal arrangement evokes directional cosmology, with each face perhaps acknowledging a quarter of the world, a wind, or an ancestral presence. Such vessels likely accompanied feasting, ritual libation, or interment, mediating between the living community and the powers that sustained it. The Mississippian tradition, flourishing across the Southeast and Midwest from roughly the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries, produced some of the most sophisticated ceramic sculpture north of Mesoamerica. This jug, modest in pretension yet deliberate in its quadripartite gaze, carries the quiet authority of that legacy. Size: 7.9" D x 8.6" H (20.1 cm D x 21.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203142

Lot: 129 - Mississippian Stone Mask & Zoomorphic Pipes, Lot of 4

Native American, Southeastern United States, Georgia, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A group of four carved stone objects from the mound-building cultures of the American Southeast, comprising a large face effigy plaque and three zoomorphic platform pipes. The face effigy is the most commanding presence in the group: a flattened ovoid stone worked into a schematic human visage with deeply incised eye sockets, a broad nose, and an open rectangular mouth, its austere frontality recalling the ceremonial face imagery associated with the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. The three pipes are each modeled in the round from dense grey stone, their forms resolving into the shapes of a fish, a frog, and an anthropomorphic head, each pierced through the body for the passage of smoke in the platform pipe tradition widely distributed across Woodland and Mississippian contexts. Together the four objects reflect the rich lapidary tradition of the mound-building cultures, whose carvers transformed river stone into objects of ritual potency and social prestige across the woodlands and river valleys of the pre-contact South. Size of largest (fish pipe): 4.8" W x 2.2" H x 2.3" D (12.2 cm W x 5.6 cm H x 5.8 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired December 2020 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202373

Lot: 130 - Rare Mississippian Pottery Jar with Faces

United States, Native American, Mississippian Valley, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A compelling globular jar animated by a ring of small modeled faces around the shoulder, each with paired perforations and incised whisker-like lines that lend the vessel a vigilant, guardian aura. Hand-built of low-fired earthenware, likely shell tempered, the pot has smoothed walls, a rounded base, and a short neck with slightly everted lip; its buff surfaces exhibit attractive smoke clouds from firing. The appliqué maskettes double as lug-like projections and speak to Mississippian interest in effigy imagery, vessels of this kind being used for daily storage as well as for feasting or ritual interment Size: 5" D x 4.5" H (12.7 cm D x 11.4 cm H) Provenance: ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, ex Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, ex New York, NY collection. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202263

Lot: 131 - Mississippian Pottery Bowl - Etched Design

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A finely formed Mississippian pottery bowl with rounded body and slightly everted rim, its surface adorned with incised and punctate decoration arranged in rhythmic bands beneath the lip, reflecting the tactile artistry and regional ceramic traditions of the Mississippian world. Size: 4.6" D x 3.1" H (11.7 cm D x 7.9 cm H) Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202265

Lot: 132 - Caddo Blackware Bipod Bottle with Engraved Arched Form

Native American, Midwestern / South Central United States, Caddo culture, ca. 1400–1700 CE. This very rare Caddo blackware bottle features an unusual bipod form with two globular feet supporting a large arched body, topped by a small hourglass-shaped neck and mouth. The dark burnished surface is decorated with parallel engraved lines following the contours of the arch and feet. An uncommon and visually striking vessel form! Size: 7" W x 6.5" H x 3.25" D (17.8 cm W x 16.5 cm H x 8.3 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203148

Lot: 133 - Native American Carved Red Stone Bird Effigy Bowl

Ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A substantial catlinite effigy bowl with a large raptor head, eagle or vulture, protruding from the front, with an incised eye and hooked beak rendered in the stone's characteristic deep red-brown. A label on the base indicates collection from Harris County, Georgia, which may point to a late 19th or early 20th century origin rather than ancient manufacture. Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203019

Lot: 134 - Woodland to Mississippian Stone & Pottery Mortars and Pestles - 22 Miniatures

Native American, Woodland to Mississippian cultures, ca. 1000 BCE – 1500 CE. A compact assembly of twenty-two diminutive grinding implements, gathered as a study collection of mortars and pestles worked in stone and fired clay. The mortars present cupped and basined depressions ground into rounded cobbles and hand-formed pottery bodies, their interiors smoothed by repeated use; the accompanying pestles are short, blunt-ended rollers and hand stones sized to the palm. Surfaces range from warm sandstone ochres to mottled tan and grey, several retaining the patina of long burial. Such small-scale tools served the daily preparation of pigments, medicines, seeds, and foodstuffs, the modest scale suggesting personal or specialized processing rather than communal milling. Together they document the enduring grinding technologies of the Eastern Woodlands across the Woodland and Mississippian horizons. Size of largest: 3.2" W x 1.7" H x 2.9" D (8.1 cm W x 4.3 cm H x 7.4 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203049

Lot: 135 - Early 20th C. Apache or Yavapai Pictorial Basket

Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Apache or Yavapai, ca. 1890s to 1920s CE. This finely hand-coiled basket features a three-rod foundation, woven with lighter willow or cottonwood splints, and accented with motifs in dark brown devil's claw. The design includes simple, linked figures in encircling the sides above a sunburst motif. Both the Yavapai and Western Apache used similar weaving techniques and materials, making it difficult to distinguish between their baskets. Size: 9" Diameter x 3" H (22.9 cm x 7.6 cm). Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: private Memphis, Tennessee, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 189635

Lot: 136 - Zuni Antler Lizard Pendant & Navajo Stone Fetish Bundle

Native American, Southwestern United States, Zuni Pueblo & Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A prayer fetish bundle and a horned lizard pendant, each crafted from natural materials. The pendant, likely of Zuni origin, is carved from antler in the form of a horned lizard (horny toad) and features inlaid turquoise and coral flakes for the eyes and decorative spines arranged symmetrically like compass points. The neck is pierced for suspension. The Navajo-made prayer fetish bundle consists of five polished cylindrical stones, the largest inlaid with bead eyes, bound together with colorful yarn. This piece is a commercial adaptation of prayer sticks or highly abstract figurines. Size of fetish bundle: 3.25" L x 1.3" W (8.3 cm x 3.3 cm); lizard pendant: 2" L x 1.25" W (5.1 cm x 3.2 cm) Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191674

Lot: 137 - Southwestern Necklaces w/ Abalone & Zuni Lapis Bear

Southwestern United States, possibly Zuni Pueblo, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A pair of necklaces in Southwestern United States / Native American styles. The first necklace features a small abalone shell pendant strung on a beaded strand composed of purple glass spheres exhibiting a striking chatoyant surface, along with brass and silver-plated brass spacer beads. It is completed with a hook-and-loop clasp. The second necklace, possibly Zuni-made, showcases a lapis lazuli bear pendant, a symbol of strength and spiritual significance. The pendant is strung on a strand of tumbled chip beads in varying shades of blue, with the terminal strand finished with delicate tiny heishi shell beads. Size bear strand doubled: 28" L (71.1 cm); bear pendant: 1" L x 0.75" W (2.5 cm x 1.9 cm) Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Hannibal, Missouri, USA collection; ex-Pride of the Nations store SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193494

Lot: 138 - Navajo & Mexican Woven Wool Yei Rugs, Two

Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo (Dine), ca. late 20th century CE; Mexico, ca. late 20th century CE. A pair of handwoven wool rugs depicting stylized Yei figures, each reflecting different weaving traditions. The larger ivory-ground rug is Navajo (Dine), dating to the 1970s per prior appraisal, and features multiple Yei figures rendered in a balanced, graphic arrangement associated with ceremonial imagery. The smaller red-ground rug, while visually similar in subject, is of Mexican origin. Its construction differs in key ways, including the presence of double selvedge ridges and fringe that is continuous with the warp rather than later applied or tucked, both indicators of Mexican weaving practice rather than Navajo technique. Both textiles show strong visual clarity and well-defined figures, and are well suited for wall display. Size of largest (Navajo): 60" L x 28" W (152.4 cm x 71.1 cm); smaller (Mexican): 43" L x 20.5" W (109.2 cm x 52.1 cm) Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201797

Lot: 139 - Navajo Silver and Turquoise Men's Bracelet

Southwest USA, Arizona or western New Mexico, Navajo (Diné) Nation, ca. 1980 CE. Wonderful silver and turquoise bracelet that could either fit a medium-sized man's wrist or medium to large woman's wrist. Heavy silver band with 8 crowned star between the large turquoise nuggets and small feather pattern beneath the end stones. The 5 stunning robin's egg blue turquoise stones are oval in shape with nice brown occlusions probably hail from a Nevada mine such as Royston, Carico Lake, Number 8 or Pilot Mountain. The interior of the bracelet is stamped with 5 continues lines flanked by Zigzag/ mountain motif. Also stamped with "Sterling" and V. Hicks." Size: 2.375" L x 1.5" W x 2.25" H (6 cm x 3.8 cm x 5.7 cm). Will fit a 7" wrist or smaller. Total weight is 157.9 grams. Provenance: private Lafayette, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196765

Lot: 140 - Navajo Silver Souvenir Spoon ca. 1890s–1910s + Book "Navajo Spoons"

Native American, Navajo, Southwestern United States, ca. 1890s to 1910s CE; "Navajo Spoons: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880-1940" by Cindra Kline (Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001), 128 pp. A compelling paired lot, this offering unites a hand-crafted Navajo silver spoon with the reference volume in which it is published, Cindra Kline's "Navajo Spoons: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880s-1940s" (Santa Fe, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001). The spoon itself, illustrated on the cover of the book, reflects the ingenuity and adaptability of Dine silversmiths during the height of the Southwestern tourist trade, while the accompanying publication provides valuable scholarly context for its form and significance. Size of book: 8.1" W x 9" H (20.6 cm x 22.9 cm); of spoon: 4.2" L x 0.9" W (10.7 cm x 2.3 cm); silver quality: 91.2%; weight: 10.4 grams Likely formed from melted or hammered silver coinage, the spoon exhibits a classic tapering handle and rounded bowl, both adorned with hand-stamped motifs including arrow designs and linear ornament. The surface bears the subtle irregularities of hand forging, a testament to its creation through traditional techniques rather than industrial manufacture. Produced during the Fred Harvey era, when rail travel brought waves of Victorian tourists into the American Southwest, such spoons were created specifically for a growing market eager to acquire objects that embodied an idealized vision of Native American life. As Kline notes, the rise of tourism directly shaped Navajo silverwork, with artisans incorporating motifs that appealed to outside buyers rather than strictly reflecting traditional symbolism. These spoons were often displayed alongside textiles and other goods, bridging the line between functional object and souvenir. Publication: This spoon has been published on the cover of "Navajo Spoons: Indian Artistry and the Souvenir Trade, 1880-1940" by Cindra Kline (Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001). Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201787

Lot: 141 - 19th C. Papago (Tohono O'odham) Pottery Olla - Storage Jar

Native American, Tohono O'odham (Papago), ca. 1880–1900 CE. A generously rounded earthenware olla built by the coil-and-scrape method, its globular body swelling to a broad shoulder before tapering to a short, flaring neck with a softly everted rim. The buff-to-salmon surface bears the warm tonal mottling characteristic of open-pit firing in the Sonoran Desert, where mesquite fuel imparted clouds of carbon smudging, here visible as a dark bloom on one shoulder. Faint traces of red mineral slip survive on the body, including a partial rectilinear motif near the neck, the ghost of a once-bolder geometric program that desert sun and household use have largely effaced. Storage vessels of this scale served as the workhorses of Tohono O'odham domestic life, holding water, mesquite flour, saguaro syrup, or seed reserves within the ramada-shaded living quarters of villages across what is now southern Arizona and northern Sonora. Women potters, working without the wheel, raised these jars from native clays tempered with crushed sherd or sand, then burnished and lightly slipped them before firing. The form belongs to a long ceramic continuum stretching back through the Hohokam, the Papago's likely ancestors, and the bulbous silhouette with constricted neck reflects practical concerns: a narrow mouth slowed evaporation, while the wide shoulder maximized capacity. By the late nineteenth century, such utilitarian wares were increasingly produced alongside tourist pieces, yet examples like this one retain the unselfconscious authority of objects made for use rather than display. Size: 8.5" D x 9.9" H (21.6 cm D x 25.1 cm H). Provenance: private Arlington, Virginia, USA collection, acquired in June 2024 via Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC, Davenport, Washington, USA; ex-Missoula, Montana, USA estate collection, acquired in 1966 via James Cross SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191984

Lot: 142 - Walrus Ivory Sculpture of Gecko & Centipede

United States, ca. 21st century CE. A walrus ivory carving depicting a gecko and centipede, masterfully detailed along the natural curve of the tusk. The gecko is rendered with fine texturing across its body and inlaid amber eyes that give it a lifelike presence. Alongside, the centipede is intricately carved with segmented body and arched legs, emphasizing naturalistic movement. The ivory rests on a wooden base, designed to complement the form and display the artwork beautifully. Size: 12.5" L x 1.6" W (31.8 cm x 4.1 cm); wood base: 16.5" L x 4" W (41.9 cm x 10.2 cm) This item is made of or contains walrus ivory and is classified under the ESA (Endangered Species Act) as an exempt piece. Due to federal and state regulations regarding the sale of ivory, this item cannot be shipped internationally or to individuals residing in the following U.S. states: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Additionally, buyers are responsible for ensuring that their purchase complies with all local laws and regulations concerning ivory. We guarantee that this piece meets the criteria for an ESA antique exemption under U.S. Federal law, however, we advise buyers to consult with their local authorities to confirm their ability to legally acquire, possess, trade, or sell this item in your state of residence. Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197528

Lot: 143 - Inuit Soapstone / Bone Figural Carving, Mother & Child

First Nations, Northern Canada, Inuit, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A whale bone and soapstone sculpture depicting a mother and child figure with implements for butchering and hauling meat beside them. Next to the figures is a slab with an ulu knife carved into the top, a sled before them, a raised vessel, and a seal on its back- the stomach opened to reveal the innards. The bone base is signed "ADAMIE" with indiscernible numbers below. Size: 8" L x 4.2" W x 4" H (20.3 cm x 10.7 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 181732

Lot: 144 - Inuit Soapstone Carvings Walruses, Seal & Fish

Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska or Canada, Inuit, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A collection of soapstone animal carvings: a large walrus, a basking seal, and a fish. The walrus has drilled holes on the body and head, possibly for inserting pegs and other carved additions. A small walrus torso with a peg and a long fish (missing a peg) may have balanced on the large walrus or belonged to another carving entirely. Size of large walrus: 6.5" L x 3" W x 4.5" H (16.5 cm x 7.6 cm x 11.4 cm) Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 181763

Lot: 145 - Pair of 20th C. Canadian Inuit Soapstone Carvings

First Nations, Canada, Inuit, ca. mid-20th to 21st century CE. Larger is signed in syllabics possibly spelling out "Lucassie" with "23993" on underside of base. A fine pair of soapstone carvings featuring abstract, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic imagery. First, the larger of the 2 displays a hunting scene with an arctic fox climbing atop a cliff with a fish just below. In front of him, a seated bear or fox places both front paws atop what appears as a seal on one side and an anthropomorphic head on the other. Alternatively, the more petite sculpture presents smoother surfaces and less detail. Comprised of 2 pieces, the carving exhibits a base in the shape of the back of an animal with a fin at its side topped by the stylized form of a seal attached by a wooden peg. A long groove with 3 horizontal slits is shown on the underside of the base, indicating that this sculpture once fit into a larger composition or served as a decorative attachment. Size of larger: 7.2" L x 1" W x 3" H (18.3 cm x 2.5 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 178820

Lot: 146 - Inuit Soapstone Sculpture Hunter w/ Seal

Tuukak Kiatainaq (First Nations Canadian, Inuit, b. 1935) Soapstone carving of Seal Hunter, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large soapstone carving of a woman lying on her side with a large fish or seal clasped under her body. Her gaping mouth expression indicates a struggle to get the flopping animal under control or exertion from hauling it onto the ice. The artist's disc number is carved into the underside of the leg "E91287" and a second set of numbers above, possibly "151567." The carver, Tuukak Kiatainaq, is from the village of Kangiqsujuaq, located in Nunavik, Quebec. Size: 11" L x 4" W x 5.5" H (27.9 cm x 10.2 cm x 14 cm) Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 178831

Lot: 147 - Jurassic Period Giant Fossil Ammonite | Southern France | 31" Intact Spiral

Western Europe, France, Southern Coast, Jurassic period, ca. 201 to 145 million years ago. An enormous fossil ammonite preserved in a bold, rounded form, displaying the iconic spiral structure of this extinct marine cephalopod. The surface shows natural texture, mineral deposits, and areas of weathering, with visible chamber definition and a deeply recessed central whorl. Specimens of this size are uncommon, as large ammonites often collapsed under sediment pressure during fossilization, making intact examples particularly desirable. A striking and substantial fossil display piece that captures the scale and presence of prehistoric ocean life! Size: 31" L x 7.5" W x 24" H (78.7 cm x 19 cm x 61 cm) This item is oversized / heavy, please inquire about shipping prior to bidding. Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201793

Lot: 148 - Mammoth Tusk Fragment with Exposed Core on Wood Stand

North America, Alaska, Late Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 to 10,000 years ago. Nice large section of mammoth tusk pulled from the permafrost of Alaska. Curved section showiing multiple rings which can determine the age of the beast when it died. Exposed core. Nice example! Size: 5" D x 21.5" H (12.7 cm D x 54.6 cm H) Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202232

Lot: 149 - Petrified Sequoia Tree Trunk, Polished Cross-section

North America, western United States, Eocene to Pleistocene Epoch, ca. 55 million to 11,700 years ago. A substantial section of petrified Sequoia tree trunk, cross-cut and polished on one end to reveal dense black and gray mineralization with areas of quartz crystallization. The exterior retains the original bark form, with deep vertical grooves and natural texture preserved in stone. Sequoia-related species were once widespread across North America during the Eocene, later retreating to their present range in California and Oregon as climates cooled during the Pleistocene Ice Age. Size: 11.5" Diameter x 13.25" H (29.2 cm x 33.7 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201887

Lot: 150 - Fossilized Crab Potamon potamios in Travertine Matrix

Central Asia, Anatolia, southwestern Turkey, Pleistocene era, ca. 100,000 years ago. A fossilized crab, Potamon potamios, also known as the freshwater Levantine crab, preserved in a textured travertine matrix. The crab is captured in a naturalistic burrowing posture, with sediment rising behind and steeply in front, suggesting a moment of active concealment within its environment, though it may alternatively represent a molted exoskeleton rather than the animal itself. The softly toned calcified surface and granular formations enhance the sense of preservation, and the piece is mounted within a modern acrylic display case with a removable lid. Size of fossil matrix: 4.25" L x 3" W x 2.2" H (10.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 5.6 cm); acrylic case: 6.75" L x 4.5" W x 3.5" H (17.1 cm x 11.4 cm x 8.9 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201924

Lot: 151 - Massive Prehistoric Fossilized Dinosaur Vertebra Bone

North America, Western United States, possibly Hell Creek Formation, Cretaceous, ca. 68 to 65.5 million years ago. A fossilized vertebrae bone from a dinosaur! The form is heavily mineralized with a ossified, weathered surface, lacking diagnostic features that would allow for precise identification, though it may represent a portion of a large vertebrate from a dinosaur, perhaps a hadrosaur. An intriguing and sculptural natural specimen, presented on a wood stand. Size: 7" L x 5" W (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm); 9.75" H (24.8 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202235

Lot: 152 - Mirror Fossil Ammonoids & Orthoceras Shell Mirror

North Africa, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. An interesting and utilitarian fossil slab that has been crafted into a lovely vanity or hallway mirror. Nice examples of orthoceras shell and ammonoid fossils in circular and elongated forms. The maker carved a curvilinear silhouette with a rounded crest and shouldered sides, contrasting rough‑tooled panels with glossy, honed surfaces to spotlight the natural black‑and‑ivory cross‑sections of the marine fossils, often marketed as "Orthoceras marble." Quarried in the Sahara and worked in Moroccan ateliers, such pieces bridge natural history and décor, functioning as practical mirrors while serving as geologic tableaux that evoke the teeming Devonian sea Size: 35" W x 31.75" H x 1.5" D (88.9 cm W x 80.6 cm H x 3.8 cm D) Prehistoric 'straight' cephalopods include straight ammonoids called orthoceras. Cephalopod evolution began during the Late Cambrian Period. Some of these creatures evolved into semi-coiled forms, eventually giving rise to coiled cephalopods like ammonites and nautili. Straight cephalopods were among the most advanced invertebrates of their time, with eyes, jaws, and a sophisticated nervous system. These creatures were predators that swam freely using a jet propulsion system by squirting water from their bodies. They had tentacles and ink sacs, much like present-day squid. Except for belemnites, cephalopods had external shells with hollow internal chambers separated by walls called septa. A tube called the siphuncle connected the body with the chambers allowing the animal to fill them with water or air, changing its buoyancy in order to rise or drop in the ocean. Only the last and largest chamber was occupied by the living animal! Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196871

Lot: 153 - Hadrosaur Fossil Vertebra, Hell Creek Formation — Late Cretaceous

United States, Montana or Wyoming, Hell Creek Formation, Late Cretaceous. Ca. 100,000,000 - 66,000,000 BCE. Huge fossilized vertebrae of a equally massive beast. Deep brown spool-shaped spinal bone with flanges to each side. This was certainly a creature like Edmontosaur or other huge herbivore. Size: 12" W x 10" H x 11" D (30.5 cm W x 25.4 cm H x 27.9 cm D). Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202220

Lot: 154 - Two Pleistocene Cave Bear Fossil Canine Teeth | Ursus spelaeus

Eastern Europe, Pleistocene epoch, ca. 1.2 million to 24,000 years ago. Two fossilized canine teeth from prehistoric European cave bears (Ursus spelaeus), one larger and one smaller, representing the powerful dentition of these Ice Age animals. Cave bears were part of the megafauna that roamed alongside mammoths, woolly rhinos, giant deer, and lions, with males reaching sizes far exceeding modern grizzlies, though their diet was largely vegetarian; these well-preserved teeth likely come from cave deposits where bears perished during hibernation, before the species went extinct during the Last Glacial Maximum. Size: 4.4" L x 1.4" W (11.2 cm x 3.6 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection, A Tharp SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201878

Lot: 155 - Large Orthoceras Fossil Stone Panel

Ancient Seas, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. A large rectangular orthoceras fossil panel featuring numerous fragmentary shells set within a dark stone matrix, with several circular flat sections suggesting use as a support base or presentation stand. The composition displays elongated, conical forms arranged in dynamic alignment across the surface. Orthoceras, an early cephalopod, possessed long, straight shells that housed its soft body and tentacles. The stone has been polished to clearly reveal the fossils, with white segmented sections representing preserved shell material. These contrast against the darker ground and emphasize the linear structure of the shells. Some elongated forms illustrate the full tapering shape of the organism, offering a clear view of the internal segmentation and overall morphology of these ancient marine animals. Size: 18" W x 26.5" H x 1.8" D (45.7 cm W x 67.3 cm H x 4.6 cm D) Prehistoric 'straight' cephalopods include straight ammonoids called orthoceras. Cephalopod evolution began during the Late Cambrian Period. Some of these creatures evolved into semi-coiled forms, eventually giving rise to coiled cephalopods like ammonites and nautili. Straight cephalopods were among the most advanced invertebrates of their time, with eyes, jaws, and a sophisticated nervous system. These creatures were predators that swam freely using a jet propulsion system by squirting water from their bodies. They had tentacles and ink sacs, much like present-day squid. Except for belemnites, cephalopods had external shells with hollow internal chambers separated by walls called septa. A tube called the siphuncle connected the body with the chambers allowing the animal to fill them with water or air, changing its buoyancy in order to rise or drop in the ocean. Only the last and largest chamber was occupied by the living animal! Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197291

Lot: 156 - Mammoth Ivory, Fur, Woolly Rhino Tooth & Fern Fossil

Northern Asia, Russia, Siberia / North America, Alaska, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago; North America, United States, Missouri, Pennsylvanian Age, ca. 323 million years ago. An assemblage of Ice Age megafauna material from woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) and woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), including tusk ivory fragments, a molar tooth, and preserved hair. The group also includes botanical fossils of prehistoric Odontopteris brardii ferns preserved in brown shale from Missouri. The woolly rhinoceros molar, mounted on a wooden base, shows a deep-rooted structure characteristic of grazing megaherbivores. Two substantial sections of mammoth tusk ivory survive as polished and stabilized fragments, accompanied by strands of mammoth hair recovered from Siberian and Alaskan permafrost. Size of longest ivory: 9.75" L x 1.6" W (24.8 cm x 4.1 cm) This item is made of or contains mammoth ivory and is classified under the ESA (Endangered Species Act) as an exempt piece. Due to federal and state regulations regarding the sale of ivory, this item cannot be shipped internationally or to individuals residing in the following U.S. states: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Additionally, buyers are responsible for ensuring that their purchase complies with all local laws and regulations concerning ivory. We guarantee that this piece meets the criteria for an ESA antique exemption under U.S. Federal law, however, we advise buyers to consult with their local authorities to confirm their ability to legally acquire, possess, trade, or sell this item in your state of residence. Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200645

Lot: 157 - Indonesian Large Amber Pendant & Polished Disc

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A wearable oversized amber pendant strung on a cord, accompanied by a polished amber disc. Formed from ancient tree resin that hardened over millions of years, amber has long been valued across Asia for adornment, trade, and ritual use. Size: 3.3" L x 3" W (8.4 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200816

Lot: 158 - Fifteen Amber Pieces with Suspended Insects

Northern Europe, Baltic region, ca. 470,000,000–340,000,000 BCE. Fifteen loose amber pieces in varied shapes and sizes, ranging from warm honey to deep cognac tones, some polished to a clear finish with visible inclusions and occasional insect encasements, while others retain a more matte surface that could benefit from additional polishing. One is mounted in small acrylic display cases with a magnified lid, making this group well suited for jewelry making or study. Size: 0.9" W x 1.1" H (2.3 cm W x 2.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202856

Lot: 159 - Ammonite Shell Fossil Collection - Polished & Raw Specimens

North America, Africa, & South America, Devonian to Cretaceous, ca. 409,000,000–66,000,000 BCE. This collection showcases ammonites in a wonderful variety of forms, including polished cross-sections revealing intricate suture patterns, raw whole specimens, matrix-embedded impressions, and examples with stunning iridescent nacre, offering something for every collector and a beautiful representation of one of prehistory's most elegant creatures! Size: 3.5" D x 1" H (8.9 cm D x 2.5 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202971

Lot: 160 - Six Trilobites and Coral Fossil

Prehistoric Earth, Paleozoic Era, Ordovician to Devonian, ca. 485 to 359 million years ago. A compelling palæontological ensemble that pairs six trilobite specimens with a honeycomb-like colonial coral, the rippling thoracic segments and crisp pygidia of the arthropods playing against the hexagonal corallites of the reef builder. Composed of naturally mineralized limestone and calcite, the group includes enrolled and partial trilobites that preserve pleural ridges and axial lobes, while the coral mass retains polygonal tubes with fine septal striations, all in earthy hues of buff, umber, and slate. Trilobite species include: Flexicalymene / Phacops, Drotops, Psychopyge, Baculite and Elrathia. Size: 5" W x 6" H x 4.5" D (12.7 cm W x 15.2 cm H x 11.4 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201478

Lot: 161 - Three Polished Devonian Orthoceras Fossil Stone Matrices

Ancient Seas, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. A group of three polished limestone matrix panels, each densely embedded with the elongated conical shells of Orthoceras, an extinct straight-shelled nautiloid cephalopod that dominated the ancient seas of the Devonian period, their lustrous black interiors and chambered suture lines resolved in vivid relief against the pale gray host stone by skilled cutting and high polish. Size of largest: 7" W x 11.8" H (17.8 cm W x 30.0 cm H) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202687

Lot: 162 - Carboniferous Fern & Oligocene Dawn Redwood Plant Fossils

North America, Western & Eastern United States, ca. 359,000,000–23,000,000 BCE. Two fossil plant specimens offered together, from very different eras. The first is foliage from a Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia occidentalis, preserved on tan matrix from the John Day Formation of central Oregon. The second is a Carboniferous shale slab bearing prehistoric fern species, their fronds preserved in striking white impressions against dark shale, the result of natural mineral alteration by pyrophyllite-rich fluids over 300 million years of burial. Together the two slabs span roughly 250 million years of plant evolution, from the coal swamp forests of the Pennsylvanian to the temperate woodlands of the Oligocene. Size: 3.5" W x 10" H (8.9 cm W x 25.4 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200548

Lot: 163 - Large Cretaceous Hadrosaur Dinosaur Coal Mine Footprint Cast

Ca. 78998000 - 78997950 BCE. North America, Western Interior Basin, Late Cretaceous, Campanian Stage. A natural cast of a hadrosaur footprint, lifted from the ceiling of a Cretaceous coal mine and bearing the trace of a single moment some seventy-five million years deep. The duck-billed maker, likely Prosaurolophus or a closely related hadrosaurine, pressed its broad padded sole into the saturated

Lot: 164 - Baltic Amber Group of Fifteen Pieces with Insect Inclusions

Northern Europe, Baltic region, ca. 47,000,000 BCE – 34,000,000 CE. Fifteen loose amber pieces in varied shapes and sizes, ranging from warm honey to deep cognac tones, some polished to a clear finish with visible inclusions and occasional insect encasements, while others retain a more matte surface that could benefit from additional polishing. One is mounted in small acrylic display cases with a magnified lid, making this group well suited for jewelry making or study. Size: 0.6" W x 1.1" H (1.5 cm W x 2.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202855

Lot: 165 - Miocene Petrified Wood Section, Indonesia

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Miocene to Pliocene epoch, ca. 2 to 23 million years ago. A fragment of deep time, arrested mid-grain. This substantial section of silicified wood preserves, with uncommon fidelity, the fibrous longitudinal cellular architecture of a tropical hardwood indigenous to the ancient forests of the Indonesian archipelago, where volcanic ash burial and silica-rich groundwater infiltration conspired over millions of years to transform living tissue into stone without erasing the memory of the tree. The pale cream and warm tan ground is characteristic of Indonesian silicification, which favors clean mineral replacement over the chromatic agate banding seen in more dramatic but less structurally candid examples. Prominent across the central face, a diagonal tract of compressed vascular tissue, perhaps a healed branch union, reads as a dark calligraphic gesture through the grain, lending the piece an almost compositional quality. The surviving bark or outer cambial layer along the upper margin reinforces the specimen's natural integrity. A compelling object for the natural history collector and the discerning eye alike, it asks to be held, or at minimum stared at for considerably longer than is strictly professional. Size: 10.6" W x 6.5" H x 6" D (26.9 cm W x 16.5 cm H x 15.2 cm D) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202692

Lot: 166 - Six Woolly Mammoth & Woolly Rhino Specimens

Arctic, Siberia and Alaska, Peistocene Epoch, ca. 100,000 to 10,000 years ago. A compelling natural history group uniting five specimens from two of the Pleistocene's most iconic megafauna. The woolly rhino tooth (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is the anchor of the lot, a well-preserved cheek tooth displaying the characteristic lateral compression, tall crown, and widely spaced transverse ridges of this formidable Ice Age browser, mounted on a wooden base for display. Two fragments of fossilized woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) tusk accompany it, their cross-sections revealing the layered, striated ivory structure that distinguishes proboscidean tusk from bone, the warm amber and ochre mineralization lending each piece a geological beauty entirely its own. Three samples of woolly mammoth hair complete the group, two recovered from Yakutia, Siberia, and one from the skull of a mammoth recovered along the Kobuk River, Alaska, each preserved in display packaging with provenance documentation. Hair survival from Pleistocene specimens is exceedingly rare, the result of permafrost conditions that suspended decomposition for tens of thousands of years, and lends the lot an intimacy that bone and tusk alone cannot. Together these five specimens offer a rare cross-section of Ice Age life from opposite ends of the mammoth steppe. Size of largest (tusk fragment): 3.8" W x 7.8" H (9.7 cm W x 19.8 cm H) Publication: This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200644

Lot: 167 - Giant Piece of Polished Indonesian Amber, 7.2 lb!

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 20th century CE. A massive polished amber nugget weighing 7.2 lb (3.2 kg). When viewed under normal illumination, the piece appears as a lustrous, nearly opaque mass of jet-black and mahogany tones, with polished surfaces displaying remarkable glass-like reflectivity. Formed from ancient tree resins that hardened over millions of years, amber has been prized across Asia for centuries as a material of adornment, trade, and ritual significance. Size: 9.5" W x 5" H x 6" D (24.1 cm W x 12.7 cm H x 15.2 cm D) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202680

Lot: 168 - Group of Six Mineral Specimens - Stilbite, Apophyllite & Quartz

Asia & North America, ca. millions of years ago. A group of six natural mineral specimens comprising two cabinet-sized apophyllite clusters, their pale glassy crystals catching the light across tabular and pyramidal terminations; a salmon-pink stilbite in sheaf-like aggregates; a cluster of water-clear rock crystal points; and a single rich smoky quartz. Size of largest: 7.5" W x 2.5" H x 8.5" D (19.1 cm W x 6.3 cm H x 21.6 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201475

Lot: 169 - Polished Red Jasper Freeform Display Specimen

Ancient Earth, likely North Africa or South Asia, Precambrian to Paleozoic era, ca. 300 to 600 million years ago. A substantial freeform specimen of red jasper, its surfaces brought to a deep mirror polish that reveals the full drama of the stone's internal character: a saturated vermilion ground traversed by diagonal veins of white quartz and grey chalcedony, with one face exposing a raw cleavage plane where the siliceous matrix shifts to paler rose and cream tones. The organic swirling patterns visible on one facet, likely caused by ancient sedimentary or hydrothermal banding, give the specimen an almost figurative quality. Red jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz colored by iron oxide inclusions, has been prized across cultures from ancient Egypt to Mesopotamia as a stone of protective and vitalizing power, and specimens of this chromatic intensity and scale command attention as both natural objects and sculptural presences. Size: 5.5" W x 5.8" H x 5.4" D (14.0 cm W x 14.7 cm H x 13.7 cm D); weight: 4.9 kilograms Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202690

Lot: 170 - Fossilized Bison Horn Core & Three Dinosaur Bones

North America, Western United States, Pleistocene, ca. 250,000 to 10,000 years ago; & Late Cretaceous period, ca. 68 to 66 million years ago. A prehistoric bison horn core, likely from Ice Age Bison antiquus, accompanied by three elongated fossilized bone fragments tentatively identified as dinosaur, each showing weathered surfaces and mineralization. Size of bison horn core: 8" L x 2" W (20.3 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201880

Lot: 171 - Paleozoic Brachiopod Fossil Limestone Slab

Ancient Seas, Paleozoic period, ca. 300 to 400 million years ago. A limestone slab with dozens of fossilized brachiopod shells and impressions preserved across its textured surface, offering a quiet but enduring record of ancient marine life. Size: 2" L x 10" W x 8.8" H (5.1 cm x 25.4 cm x 22.4 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201479

Lot: 172 - Cretaceous Fossil Teeth - Mosasaur & Marine Reptile Predator Lot

North Africa, Morocco, ca. 100,000,000–66,000,000 BCE. A grouping of five fossilized predator teeth drawn from the warm shallow seas and river systems of the Late Cretaceous. One conical, enamel-sheathed crown remains embedded in its phosphate matrix, a tooth of the marine lizard Mosasaurus, while the loose specimens range from slender, finely striated crowns to a robust root-bearing example with a porous bony base. Their honeyed browns and creams record millions of years of mineral replacement within the Khouribga and Oulad Abdoun phosphate beds of Morocco. Together they capture the apex predators that once patrolled the Tethyan margins, mosasaurs and crocodilian reptiles whose serried teeth seized fish, ammonites, and one another. Mounted as a set, the lot offers both scientific variety and the quiet drama of deep time made tangible. Size: 3" L x 2.5" W (7.6 cm x 6.4 cm). Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs but giant marine lizards, distant relatives of modern monitor lizards and snakes, that rose to dominance in the final epoch of the Cretaceous before vanishing in the end-Cretaceous extinction roughly 66 million years ago. The Moroccan phosphate deposits south of Casablanca preserve one of the richest records of this vanished marine fauna, yielding teeth in extraordinary abundance and fine preservation, which is why such specimens reach the collector market in quantity. Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201857

Lot: 173 - Fossilized Megalodon Shark & Spinosaurus Teeth, 5 pcs

Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene epochs, ca. 23 to 2.6 million years ago; North Africa, early Cretaceous (Lower Albian to Lower Cenomanian), ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. A group of fossilized teeth featuring a polished megalodon tooth with a smooth, lustrous surface, accompanied by two mako shark teeth of unknown species and age, possibly fossilized, showing natural wear and variation. The group is completed by two Spinosaurus teeth from North Africa. Size of megalodon tooth: 3.8" L x 3.2" W (9.7 cm x 8.1 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201877

Lot: 174 - Circular Orthoceras & Ammonite Fossil Slab Table Top

North Africa, Morocco, Devonian Period, ca. 419.2 to 358.9 million years ago. This large, circular fossil slab is polished to reveal dramatic Orthoceras and ammonite specimens embedded within a deep black stone matrix. The verso is sealed for stability and durability. A decorative and functional piece showcasing millions of years of natural history which can be mounted onto custom metal legs for use as a unique table, or placed directly atop an existing surface to serve as a monumental coaster or display tray. Perfect for interiors that celebrate organic forms and geological wonders. Size: 24" Diameter x 0.75" W (61 cm x 1.9 cm) Prehistoric 'straight' cephalopods include straight ammonoids called orthoceras. Cephalopod evolution began during the Late Cambrian Period. Some of these creatures evolved into semi-coiled forms, eventually giving rise to coiled cephalopods like ammonites and nautili. Straight cephalopods were among the most advanced invertebrates of their time, with eyes, jaws, and a sophisticated nervous system. These creatures were predators that swam freely using a jet propulsion system by squirting water from their bodies. They had tentacles and ink sacs, much like present-day squid. Except for belemnites, cephalopods had external shells with hollow internal chambers separated by walls called septa. A tube called the siphuncle connected the body with the chambers allowing the animal to fill them with water or air, changing its buoyancy in order to rise or drop in the ocean. Only the last and largest chamber was occupied by the living animal! Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196493

Lot: 175 - Two Large Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus Teeth Fossils

North Africa, early Cretaceous (Lower Albian to Lower Cenomanian), ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. A pair of fossilized teeth from Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, among the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs. Each tooth displays characteristic conical form with visible surface texture and preserved sediment within the interior. The fossils exhibit a range of natural coloration, including creamy white, burnt orange, and deep brown tones. Spinosaurus remains one of the most unusual theropods, known for its semi-aquatic adaptations and distinctive anatomy. Presented together in a glass-fronted Riker's box for display. Size of largest: 4.4" H (11.2 cm); size of box: 6.25" W x 8.2" H (15.9 cm x 20.8 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection; ex-private Ventura County, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 2008 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201847

Lot: 176 - Large White Botryoidal Mineral Formation

Mexico or Morocco, over 10,000 years old. Exceptional Large Botryoidal Aragonite/Calcite Specimen A visually commanding example of botryoidal mineral formation, this museum-scale specimen measures an impressive 14.75 inches in length — a size rarely encountered in the private market. The pure white, grape-cluster surface growths cascade in multiple directions, creating a sculptural complexity that rewards viewing from every angle. The specimen's exceptional scale, pristine white coloration, and dramatic three-dimensional botryoidal structure place it firmly in the category of display-quality natural history art. Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202693

Lot: 177 - Edmontosaurus Tooth in Matrix

North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Hell Creek Formation, Cretaceous, ca. 68 to 65.5 million years ago. A fossilized Edmontosaurus tooth preserved in natural matrix, representing a Late Cretaceous hadrosaurid herbivore whose complex dental batteries were adapted for grinding tough vegetation some 71 to 65 million years ago. Size: 3.6" W x 2.6" H (9.1 cm x 6.6 cm); 2.8" H (7.1 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201494

Lot: 178 - Mousterian Neanderthal Stone Hand Tool From Mali

West Africa, Mali, Mousterian Period, ca. 120,000 to 40,000 years old. A handsome chert biface, a stone tool made by Homo neanderthalensis to use as a hand axe. The tool has a nice manageable size and shape that neatly fits in the palm of a hand - unlike their much larger predecessors of the Sahara during the Acheulian period. Note the flaking and indentations polished and smooth with use and age. This is an exceptional example with a clear form, made from a beautiful piece of chert in hues reddish-mauve and beige. Size: 4.6" L x 2.4" W (11.7 cm x 6.1 cm) Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection acquired February 2023 via Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201971

Lot: 179 - Saharan Aterian & Tilemsi Stone Point Group - Lot of 25

North Africa, Sahara, Aterian and Tilemsi cultures, ca. 9000–3000 BCE. A compelling assemblage of twenty-five chipped stone projectile points and blade preforms drawn from the vast lithic record of the Saharan Mesolithic and Neolithic. Knapped from cherts, jaspers, and silicified sandstones in warm tones of caramel, ochre, smoke-gray, and umber, the points display the full vocabulary of pressure flaking: bifacial retouch climbing the faces in feathery scars, fine serrations along select edges, and the elongated lanceolate silhouettes that distinguish Tilemsi tradition workmanship from the older, tanged Aterian forms. Several pieces retain the characteristic Aterian basal stem, a hafting innovation considered among the earliest in the human archaeological record, while others taper to leaf-shaped or ogival tips associated with the later pastoralist communities of the Tilemsi Valley in present-day Mali and the wider central Sahara. These tools were produced when the Sahara was no desert at all but a verdant mosaic of lakes, savannas, and seasonal rivers, a "Green Sahara" populated by hunting bands and, later, by cattle-keeping peoples whose rock paintings still survive on the cliffs of the Tassili and Acacus. Points such as these tipped arrows and light spears used in the pursuit of antelope, wild cattle, and waterfowl, and their abundance across the eroding surfaces of the modern desert speaks to a long-vanished ecology of plenty. As a study group, the lot offers a tactile cross-section of two of Africa's most influential prehistoric lithic industries. Size of largest: 1.4" W x 4" H x 1" D (3.6 cm W x 10.2 cm H x 2.5 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, acquired from Keystone Auctions, York, Pennsylvania, USA, April 12, 2024 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 188927

Lot: 180 - Three Neolithic African Sahara Chert Stone Hand Axes

Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. A collection of 3 stone blades perhaps for handheld use, knapped from a creamy gray and maroon chert. Such tools were used by ancient humans adapting to the changing climate of the Sahara - during this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, ideal for hunter and gathering cultures. Size: 5" L x 2" W (12.7 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200446

Lot: 181 - Prehistoric North Africa Neolithic Stone Scraper Tool

North Africa, Sahara Desert region, Neolithic period, ca. 8000 to 3000 BCE. A knapped chert stone tool of rounded oval form, its carefully worked edges likely serving as a scraper or cutting implement. The surface bears percussion flake scars, now worn smooth from long exposure to the elements, attesting to both its prehistoric use and millennia of weathering. Such a tool would have been indispensable to early pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities of the Saharan region, used for tasks such as butchering game, processing hides, and other daily survival activities. Size: 2.25" Diameter (5.7 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194382

Lot: 182 - Neolithic Saharan Stone Hand Tools - Group of Three Knapped Implements

North Africa, Sahara, Neolithic, ca. 7000–3000 BCE. A trio of hand-worked stone implements struck from warm-toned siliceous rock, their surfaces ranging from amber and rose to smoky gray. Each was shaped by percussion flaking, the removal scars rippling across faces that retain the lustrous patina of long burial in desert sand. Two carry tapering, leaf-like profiles suited to cutting or scraping, while the third presents a broader, rounded form that sits comfortably in the palm. These were the workaday tools of Saharan herders and foragers during the African Humid Period, when grasslands and lakes drew human settlement across what is now arid waste. Their bifacial working and edge geometry speak to a practiced lithic tradition, the knapper's intent legible in every conchoidal flake. Utilitarian rather than ceremonial, they preserve the rhythm of daily survival in stone. Size of largest: 2.3" W x 4.9" H (5.8 cm W x 12.4 cm H). During the African Humid Period (roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago), the Sahara was a mosaic of lakes, rivers, and savanna supporting cattle herders, fishers, and hunter-gatherers whose stone toolkits are scattered across the present-day desert. Surface finds of this kind, recovered from deflated sand sheets, are among the most abundant material traces of that vanished green Sahara. The reddish and honeyed hues derive from iron staining and wind-polish acquired over millennia of exposure. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200160

Lot: 183 - African Luba Wood Caryatid Woman Votive Headrest

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba / Hemba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. A small-scale wood caryatid headrest carved as a nude female ancestral figure, shown standing upright and supporting the curved rest on her head and raised fingertips. The compact proportions suggest it may have been intended as a portable headrest, a child's object, or a votive or symbolic form rather than a fully functional example. The carving emphasizes the human form as a structural and spiritual support, reflecting the association of headrests with ancestry, protection, and the safeguarding of the head during rest. Size: 2.75" W x 4.5" H (7 cm x 11.4 cm); 6.25" H (15.9 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199682

Lot: 184 - African Pottery Whorl & Red Stone Disc Bead Strand

West Africa, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A strand of large pottery spheres interspersed with small red stone disc spacers. The hand-shaped ceramic whorls show varied earthy tones and incised surface detailing, giving each bead its own character. Strung on a modern cord, these can easily be restrung as one desires. Size of strand: 21" L (53.3 cm); Size: 1.24" L x 1" W (3.1 cm x 2.5 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199457

Lot: 185 - African Mossi Wood Karan-Wemba Funerary Mask, ex Museum

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Yatenga Province, Upper Volta, Mossi peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden Karan-wemba mask, with a stylized woman standing atop the face panel. Such an elaborate mask would be worn during funerary rites for a revered woman known as "wemba" and a handle protrudes from the chin of the mask for the wearer to hold and dance with. The abstract face has eye holes for seeing through and a vertical ridge that is indicative of the Yatenga region. Wemba woman are those who have married, raised children, and once widowed, have returned to their father's household. They are regarded as elders of high respect and wisdom - having fulfilled their roles as wives and mothers. Their age also creates spiritual link between the new and past generations. Size: 50" L x 7" W (127 cm x 17.8 cm) This mask was loaned to the University of South Dakota Art Galleries for the African Art Exhibition in September 14th to October 30th 1992. Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, acquired from Ben M. Pickard Galleries, July 1973, and collected prior to 1965 in West Africa SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 186864

Lot: 186 - African Kissi Iron Pennies, Long Rod Currency Pieces

West Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, Kissi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A group of 13 iron Kissi pennies, each forged with a twisted shaft, a flattened blade-like terminal known as the kodo or foot, and a T-shaped projection at the opposite end called the nling or ear. The surfaces show dense iron patination from age and use. More than currency, these iron forms served as symbolic links to ancestors. Among the Kissi, each example was believed to embody a spiritual presence, and if broken, the spirit - and thus the value - was considered lost. Size of longest: 26.5" L x 4.25" W (67.3 cm x 10.8 cm) Provenance: private Louisville, Kentucky, USA collection, acquired 1990-1998 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193732

Lot: 187 - Congolese Kuba Wood Helmet Mask of Forest Spirit

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A painted wood helmet mask richly adorned with glass beads, cowrie shells, raffia cloth, and animal hide. Carved from a single piece of wood, the domed headpiece features a pair of curled horns at the top, recessed lentoid eye slits, a protruding nose, and a circular mouth covered with copper sheeting. Crosshatched cicatrice marks are incised into the brow and highlighted with additional copper panels. The painted surface is decorated with geometric patterns - lines and triangles - in earthen tones. The rim is wrapped in woven raffia cloth, adorned with hanging tassels, cowries, and beadwork that continues up the verso, while a beaded headband crowns the top. A piece of dried goatskin is stretched around the horns, adding to the mask's layered textures and ritual significance. The horns symbolize male forest spirit with virility and strength, often used in secret initiation rites. Size: 14" Diameter x 10" H (35.6 cm x 25.4 cm) Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, acquired from Palmyra Heritage Gallery, New York, New York, USA in 2023; ex-Dr. Arnold R. Saslow, South Orange, New Jersey, USA. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193763

Lot: 188 - Framed African Kirdi Beaded Modesty Apron Cowrie Fringe

West Africa, Cameroon, Bana Guili (Kirdi) peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A vibrant beaded modesty apron (dibul kouana), composed of multicolored glass seed beads strung on cotton fiber, with strands of cowrie shells suspended from the lower edge. Each shell dangles from a hand-twisted cord topped with a small glass barrel bead. The apron is woven with beads in a striking geometric pattern of repeating diamonds and squares in yellow, green, red, black, white, and blue hues - an aesthetic hallmark of Kirdi beadwork. Mounted on a neutral beige backing in a custom frame under glass. Size of textile: 20" L x 8" W (50.8 cm x 20.3 cm); frame: 27.5" L x 14.5" W (69.8 cm x 36.8 cm) Provenance: private Wichita, Kansas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198830

Lot: 189 - Five Miniature West African Wood Face Masks - Dan Ma Go

West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, Dan, Bassa, or Mano peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A compelling group of five miniature wood face masks, each carved in the refined idiom of the Dan and related peoples, where smooth planes, slit eyes, and softly modeled features suggest the deangle type - the graceful, feminine spirit of the forest. These diminutive forms, known as ma go or "small heads," were never intended for wear, but instead served as intimate vessels of spiritual presence, carried on the body, kept among personal belongings, or displayed in ritual contexts as portable embodiments of powerful masquerade spirits. Over time, their surfaces would have been nourished with oil, food, and sacrificial offerings, developing varied patinas that speak to their roles as protective charms, identifiers, oath objects, and enduring links between individuals, ancestors, and the unseen world. Size of largest (one with openwork top): 1.3" W x 2.5" H (3.3 cm x 6.4 cm) Provenance: private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197237

Lot: 190 - Mid-20th C. Senufo Carved Wood Stool

West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Senufo, ca. 1940–1970 CE. A low, single-block stool hewn from a dense hardwood by a Senufo carver of the savanna borderlands between Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The saddle-shaped seat dips into a gentle concavity polished by long use, its lipped edges rising at either end to cradle the sitter, while four short cylindrical legs, set inboard from the corners, anchor the form with a quiet architectural authority. The surface retains the rhythmic chatter of the adze, the underside and legs darkened to a near-black patina from years of contact with earthen floors and palm-oiled hands, the seat itself worn to a softer, paler grain. Stools of this kind are at once domestic furniture and markers of identity within Senufo society. Among the Senufo, personal seats are commissioned for elders, diviners, and initiates of the Poro and Sandogo associations, and are often carried by their owners to gatherings rather than left in communal space. The unornamented vocabulary, four blunt legs, a scooped plank, descends from the same sculptural intelligence that produced the celebrated rhythm pounders and hornbill figures of the region, here distilled to pure function. Worn smooth by a single body over a working lifetime, the object reads less as furniture than as a portrait of habit. Size: 14.2" W x 6.3" H x 11.3" D (36.1 cm W x 16.0 cm H x 28.7 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198412

Lot: 191 - Papua New Guinea Dance & Warfare Wood Bow & Arrows

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden hunting and fishing bow accompanied by a group of wood and bamboo arrows, including a bowstring fashioned from split bamboo cane. The arrows feature a range of sharply carved barbed tips, some with pronounced, serrated projections designed for maximum penetration and difficulty of removal, reflecting forms derived from warfare and hunting implements. Several examples also display incised decoration and painted surfaces, suggesting use not only in practical contexts but also in ceremonial or dance settings, where such weapons could serve symbolic roles associated with power and strength. Size of bow: 81" L x 1.25" W (205.7 cm x 3.2 cm) Provenance: private Park City, Utah, USA collection acquired in PNG in the 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201617

Lot: 192 - Papua Wood Kundu Drum Polychrome Geometric Decoration

Oceania, Melanesia, Indonesia / Papua New Guinea, Yos Sudarso Bay (Humbolt Bay), ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kundu drum of hourglass form, the body finely incised with geometric and curvilinear motifs highlighted in red, yellow, and black pigments. One side retains a projecting loop handle with a remnant fiber cord for suspension. The interior is hollowed to amplify sound, while the wide flaring ends once held a stretched lizard skin membrane to produce the resonant tones distinctive to these ceremonial drums. Size: 5.5" W x 22" H (14 cm x 55.9 cm) Provenance: private Atlanta, Georgia, USA collection, acquired between 2020-2024 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197875

Lot: 193 - Papua New Guinea Dance Axe - Stone Blade

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A finely balanced ceremonial dance axe combining strength, symbolism, and movement, this Papua New Guinea example features a polished stone blade secured to a carved wooden haft with tightly wrapped cane bindings. The junction is reinforced with animal sinew and cloth beneath the cane, attesting to both functional ingenuity and traditional construction methods. The handle curves gracefully, its warm-toned wood shaped for both visual impact and performance use. At the opposing end, a carved wooden adze head extends outward, creating a striking dual form that enhances the object's ceremonial presence. The contrast between the pale stone blade, dark organic bindings, and smooth wood surface underscores the material harmony typical of Oceanic ritual objects. Such axes were often used in dance and ceremonial display, where gesture and movement animated their sculptural qualities. Size: 23.3" L x 1.8" W x 20.5" H (59.2 cm x 4.6 cm x 52.1 cm) Provenance: private Park City, Utah, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201636

Lot: 194 - Guinea-Bissau Papier Mache Carnival Mask Grotesque Face

West Africa, Guinea-Bissau, ca. 1980s CE. A large and striking papier-mache carnival mask, created for pre-Lenten spring parades - a vibrant cultural tradition blending local creativity with festive celebration. Painted in pastel hues, the mask depicts a grotesque creature with exaggerated features: a skeletal nose, fang-like teeth, and bulging eyes, evoking a blend of the mythical and the monstrous. These masks were typically shaped using clay molds, which helped form the fantastical visages as the papier-mache dried. While they appear surreal and theatrical, the masks were often ephemeral, discarded after the celebration. Each one is wholly unique, tailored to the individual creator's imagination - some inspired by traditional myths or spiritual beings, others drawn from satirical portrayals of daily life. Size: 13" W x 19" H (33 cm x 48.3 cm) Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193689

Lot: 195 - 19th C. Sulu Islands Wood Boat Shaped Funerary Marker

Southeast Asia, Indonesia / Philippines, Maluku Islands / Sulu Islands, Sama-Bajau culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A long, wooden, canoe-shaped sculpture that was used a burial marker (sunduk), representing the spiritual journey in the afterlife. The crescent shape tapers to prow ends, the sides etched with a scalloped pattern and inlaid with crushed white shells, and the upper has an openwork ridge with scrolling motifs. This may been the base for a figural carving that would symbolize the gender of the deceased. Size: 48" L x 8" W x 12" H (121.9 cm x 20.3 cm x 30.5 cm) The Austronesian cultures of the Philippines and Indonesia are known for their maritime skills and are believed to have been some of the most skilled navigators in human history. They undertook extensive sea voyages, leading to the wide dispersal of their languages and cultures throughout the vast expanse of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. While specific practices can vary significantly between groups and islands, the Sama-Bajau usually bury the deceased along the shoreline to be close to the sea that they are in harmony with. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex- P. Kessner collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 148503

Lot: 196 - 19th C. Javanese Polearm Spear with Carved Wood Shaft

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, ca. 19th century CE or earlier. A slender spear with a narrow steel blade and an ornate nickel-brass collar worked in repousse and etched with scrolling foliate motifs. The long wooden shaft is carved with evenly spaced vertical grooves that create a textured surface. Decorative metalwork and careful finishing suggest this was valued as a prestige weapon as much as a functional one, possibly associated with ceremonial display or guard use. Size: 80.5" L x 1" W (204.5 cm x 2.5 cm); 81" H (205.7 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 185932

Lot: 197 - 19th C. Borneo Dayak Wood Hampatong Ancestor Figure

Southeast Asia, Borneo, Dayak culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. Carved from a single timber, this Dayak hampatong guardian figure rises with a quiet but unmistakable authority. The tall, blocklike base supports a crouched, forward-leaning figure whose elongated arms rest along bent legs, a posture that suggests readiness rather than rest. Proportion is deliberate rather than naturalistic. The head appears large in relation to the body, its deeply incised features and simplified planes giving the face a focused, watchful presence. Forward-set eyes meet the viewer directly, while a stylized coiffure or headdress signals the figure's ritual identity. Tool marks and pronounced wood grain remain integral to the surface, lending the sculpture rhythm and vitality. The carving favors texture over refinement, reflecting Dayak sculptural traditions in which the material itself is believed to hold spiritual force. Size: 4.3" W x 27.5" H (10.9 cm x 69.8 cm) Such hampatong figures were traditionally erected near villages, longhouses, or burial grounds, where they served as guardians against harmful influences and as intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds. In many cases, they also commemorated ancestors or individuals of significance, fixing lineage memory within the landscape. Elongated proportions and frontal orientation place this figure within a long continuum of Bornean guardian sculpture, while subtle differences in posture and execution point to regional or workshop variation. Both protective and commemorative, the figure stands as a powerful expression of Dayak cosmology, where ancestry, vigilance, and the unseen world are given enduring form in wood. Provenance: private Rogers, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Bosio collection, Miami, Florida, USA, 1960-2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200171

Lot: 198 - Borneo Dayak Wood Ancestor Guardian Figure

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Iban Dayak, ca. mid-20th century CE. Crafted from hardwood, this figure represents an honored Dyak ancestor, a hampatong, traditionally used for protection. It served as a guardian for villages, people, graves, longhouses, and the routes leading to rivers and rice fields. In common with many Dyak standing figures, the carving is in relatively low relief,

Lot: 199 - 19th C. Borneo Iron & Brass Spear, Short Wood Shaft

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo or southern Philippines, Moro culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A slender spear featuring an iron blade affixed to a wooden shaft. The blade displays a narrow, leaf-shaped profile tapering to a sharp point, and a brass neck piece reinforces the junction between blade and shaft. Size: 53.75" L x 1.5" W (136.5 cm x 3.8 cm); 54" H (137.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195702

Lot: 200 - 19th C. Hawaiian Lathe-Turned Wood Goblet

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An elegant goblet of a squat form that is lathe-turned from a golden caramel-hued hardwood with mocha and espresso veining. The vessel exhibits a tiered, circular foot, a brief stem, and a deep basin surrounded by gently protruding walls and a thin lip. The highly polished exterior bears an entrancing luster that emphasizes the natural coloration of the wood. Size: 3.9" Diameter x 4" H (9.9 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-M. Kobiashi collection, Hawaii, USA, acquired from 1960 to 2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 166525

Lot: 201 - Pre 1900s Hawaiian Postage Group of 41 Stamps

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1869 to 1896 CE. A group of 41 classic pre-1900 postage stamps, primarily used, neatly mounted on album pages. Includes issues of King Kalakaua, Republic of Hawaii, and Provisional Government overprints, with a range of denominations and colors. Condition varies, as expected for the period, overall mixed Fine, with many attractive examples! Size: 0.875" W x 1.125" H (2.2 cm x 2.9 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200418

Lot: 202 - Tall Timor Island Wood Lopo Hut Architectural Element

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. From the heart of a Timorese Lopo Round hut, a communal haven where stories echoed and harvests found sanctuary, emerges this evocative and quite sizable wooden architectural element. It once adorned a significant part of the structure, its sturdy form culminating in a bold crest that represents stylized buffalo horns, symbols of strength and fertility. The surface is alive with meticulously rendered tribal carvings, a tapestry of flowing lines and geometric patterns that whisper ancestral narratives and beliefs. This piece, more than mere ornamentation, embodies the spirit and sustenance of the community it once graced. Size: 1.8" L x 19" W x 71" H (4.6 cm x 48.3 cm x 180.3 cm); 71.5" H (181.6 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 185931

Lot: 203 - Sumatran Amber Pendant Necklace & Lingam Shaped Piece

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 20th to 21st century CE. A substantial piece of amber carved and polished in the form of a lingam, accompanied by a second amber element shaped as a pendant and strung on a black cord for wear as a necklace. The larger egg form displays deep cognac and honey tones with natural inclusions and internal fissures visible beneath a high polish, creating layered depth and organic variation. The pendant features a softly irregular contour with a central perforation, allowing it to suspend freely, its warm amber hues glowing when held to the light. Size of lingam: 3.9" L x 2.5" W (9.9 cm x 6.4 cm); pendant: 1.9" L x 0.8" W (4.8 cm x 2 cm) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200819

Lot: 204 - Indonesian Sumba Wood Kabiru Cotton Board Human Form

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A quietly powerful fusion of labor and belief, this Sumba cotton board kabiru transforms the repetitive work of textile making into a sculptural embodiment of the human presence. Carved from a single plank of dark, dense wood, the board is shaped as a simplified standing figure, with a rounded head, gently incised facial features, and a broad, tapering torso that fills the composition with grounded mass. The surface bears a smooth, timeworn patina, the result of repeated handling and rhythmic use, while natural fissures and tool marks remain visible, preserving the honesty of its making. Iron bands secured at the sides and base reinforce the form, pragmatic elements that now read as sculptural accents rather than mere repairs. Size: 7.8" W x 15.5" H (19.8 cm x 39.4 cm); 18" H (45.7 cm) on included custom stand. Such kabiru boards were traditionally used to pound and soften cotton fibers prior to spinning, an essential step in the production of handwoven textiles central to Sumbanese social life. Textiles on Sumba are not decorative afterthoughts but carriers of lineage, status, and ancestral memory, exchanged in ceremonies and life-cycle rituals. The decision to render a utilitarian implement in human form suggests that labor itself was understood as an extension of the body, and perhaps the spirit, collapsing the divide between maker and object. The figure's calm, inward expression and compact proportions lend it a contemplative presence, as if absorbing the cadence of work performed over generations. Removed from its original function, the kabiru now stands as a sculptural witness to Sumbanese ingenuity, where practicality and artistry coexist without hierarchy. It is an object that worked hard, aged gracefully, and still knows how to hold a room. Provenance: private Rogers, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Bosio collection, Miami, Florida, USA, 1960-2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199992

Lot: 205 - 19th C. Burmese Bronze Buddha w/ Inlaid Enamel Eyes

Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th century CE. A serene bronze sculpture of Buddha, depicted with a tranquil countenance of a gentle smile and downcast, enamel-inlaid eyes. Billowing folds of a robe cloak his left shoulder and arm, as long-lobed ears fall to his shoulders, serving of symbols of his casting off of worldly riches. A prominent headband sits just above his fine brow line, surmounted by tight, knob-like coils that comprise his coiffure. Size: 4.4" L x 6.4" W x 12.1" H (11.2 cm x 16.3 cm x 30.7 cm); 17.4" H (44.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Miami, Florida, USA collection; ex-Scollard Auctions, Brea, California, November 2023 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 185091

Lot: 206 - Pair of 16th C. Anamese Glazed Stoneware Lime Pots

Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese (sometimes Annamese), ca. 16th century CE. A delightful pair of stoneware lime-pots or binh voi, both displaying a globular body and a vine-form handle at the top, sitting upon a pedestal foot. The bodies of both are enveloped in a creamy white glaze, while their handles, which present high central ribs and undulating peripheries, are coated in hues of light green and deep purple. Lime-pots like these examples were used to keep powdered lime, which was combined with areca nut and betel leaf for chewing. A circular hole on the side of each vessel would allow one to access the powder with the help of a petite spoon or ladle. Size (both the same): 4.5" L x 5" W x 5.7" H (11.4 cm x 12.7 cm x 14.5 cm) Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection, July 2021; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198858

Lot: 207 - Vibrant Japanese Silk Uchikake Wedding Kimono

East Asia, Japan, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A silk uchikake wedding kimono with extended sleeves, composed in vivid polychrome with painted, dyed, and embroidered decoration. The surface features cranes, floral sprays, and fan motifs with trailing cords, accented with areas of metallic pigment and gold thread couching that highlight select elements across the design. The composition unfolds across the garment in a continuous arrangement, balanced by bold color contrasts of red, green, orange, blue, and purple. The interior is lined in red, terminating in a thickly padded hem characteristic of formal bridal wear, designed to trail elegantly when worn. Size with sleeves outstretched: 69" L x 53" W (175.3 cm x 134.6 cm); sleeves: 41" L (104.1 cm) Provenance: private Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201137

Lot: 208 - Four 19th C. Japanese Wood & Gilt Copper Paper Knives

East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of four implements commonly referred to as "page turners," but in fact are paper knives, with dull edges used to open uncut book pages, crafted from carved wood, brass, and copper with slender blades and ornate handles. One example with a wood blade and copper handle depicts an oni demon lifting a vessel overhead with accents in gold gilt, while another combines a wood blade with a brass and copper handle showing a dynamic figure, likely Fujin, holding an open sack amid swirling clouds. A third features a brass handle cast with insects including a rhinoceros beetle, dragonfly, and butterfly in layered relief, and the fourth presents a brass blade with a copper handle showing a basket of flowers with birds, reversed with a robed woman beneath bamboo. Size of largest: 12" L x 1" W (30.5 cm x 2.5 cm); gold quality: 11% to 32% Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201937

Lot: 209 - Four Japanese Edo Era Ichibugin Silver Coins

East Asia, Japan, late Edo period, ca. mid-19th century CE. A group of rectangular Ansei Ichibugin coins in the traditional late Tokugawa format, each struck with inscriptions and decorative borders - however only 4 are authentic Edo period issues with high silver content (approximately high 80%-99%), while the remaining four are counterfeits composed of lower silver purity and copper-based alloys, including one example pierced with a hole. The group offers a useful comparison of genuine Edo period coinage alongside imitations of this distinctive Japanese monetary form. Size: 0.9" L x 0.6" W (2.3 cm x 1.5 cm); silver quality: 24% to 99%; weight: 8.5 grams Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199655

Lot: 210 - 3 Japanese Wind-Up Tin Toy Robots, Sparking Walker Types 1960s

East Asia, Japan and Korea, ca. 1960s CE. A group of three vintage robot toys constructed from tin plate and plastic with wind-up mechanisms. The smallest is a tin "Atomic Man," now missing its wind-up key. The largest is a Japanese Yone brand "Robot Captain," with manufacturing information marked on the verso. The mid-sized example is a wind-up swivel robot with tin and plastic construction, the top of the head marked "MTU" and "Made in Korea." Size of largest: 3" W x 5.5" H (7.6 cm x 14 cm) Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201776

Lot: 211 - Korean War Propaganda Leaflets & WWII Documents Archive

Korea & Germany, ca. mid-20th century CE. An extraordinary and historically significant binder containing original Korean War propaganda leaflets, typewritten translations, and related documents - including several hand-illustrated psychological warfare pamphlets distributed by both United Nations and North Korean forces. Included is a selection of German WWII propaganda materials and paper currency from various countries. This compilation presents an unparalleled firsthand record of mid-century propaganda efforts, exploring themes of loyalty, nationalism, and emotional manipulation during one of the Cold War's most volatile conflicts. The collection also includes documentation from U.S. Army intelligence personnel, contextual notes, and wartime ephemera such as professional certificates and personal reflections. Size of binder: 12" L x 2.5" W x 12" H (30.5 cm x 6.4 cm x 30.5 cm) Assemblages of this completeness - uniting original leaflets, translations, and military provenance - are exceedingly rare in private hands and seldom appear outside institutional archives or museum holdings. The artwork, language, and messaging within provide critical insight into the era's psychological and informational warfare. A remarkable primary source archive for collectors, historians, and institutions dedicated to military history, Korean studies, and Cold War propaganda research. Provenance: private Fort Collins, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196460

Lot: 212 - Early 20th C. SE Asian Palawan Island Bamboo Blowgun

Southeast Asia, western Philippines, Palawan Island, Tagbanua tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine and lengthy blowgun made from bamboo. The bamboo naturally grows with hollow internodes which makes this material ideal for blowguns. This blowgun is constructed from two pieces with one narrow shaft set inside a larger and held in place with a pitch, the pitch is also coated across the exterior of one end. The bamboo is decorated with black linear motifs that are formed by burning a rattan strip then rubbing it across the bamboo. The blowgun would have been used with darts dipped in poison, and as the name suggests, the darts were propelled by blowing through one end of the bamboo shaft. These blowguns were accurate and powerful; the darts could fly 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 meters) to take down game. Size: 58.125" L x .75" W (147.6 cm x 1.9 cm) Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in the early 1990s; ex-Auctions Imperial, Los Angeles, California, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 154833

Lot: 213 - Balinese Lontar Palm Leaf Manuscript, Hindu Epic Scenes

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. mid-20th century CE. A finely incised Balinese palm-leaf manuscript (lontar) composed of multiple narrow, rectangular folios bound together with a central leather cord and capped by protective wooden covers. Each folio is etched with intricate illustrations depicting divine and mythological scenes, including boar hunting - likely episodes from the Ramayana or Mahabharata - and the versos feature lines of script, traditionally written in Old Javanese (Kawi) or Balinese. The entire manuscript is elegantly presented within a modern acrylic panel for display. Size of wood cover: 12.75" L x 1.5" W (32.4 cm x 3.8 cm); acrylic panel: 14.75" W x 35" H (37.5 cm x 88.9 cm) Provenance: private Wichita, Kansas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198905

Lot: 214 - Ban Chiang Rope-Impressed Pottery Jar

Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 1000 to 300 BCE. Pottery vessel of globular form with a flared rim, its surface textured with dense rope-impressed striations that create a tactile, rhythmic pattern across the earthenware body. Size: 7.5" D x 6" H (19.1 cm D x 15.2 cm H) Provenance: private Fresno, California, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202607

Lot: 215 - Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse - Tomb Mingqi

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 220 CE. A cold-painted pottery horse and rider, modeled in an alert standing pose. The white slip ground retains substantial original cold-painted polychrome decoration, including a red-outlined green saddle blanket and red detailing on the rider's robes and the horse's bridle. The rider has a simply modeled face with a distinctive topknot hairstyle typical of Han figurative work. A mingqi tomb figure intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife, the piece retains exceptional pigment survival and is mounted on a custom acrylic display stand. Size: 11" W x 12" H x 4" D (27.9 cm W x 30.5 cm H x 10.2 cm D). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203128

Lot: 216 - Han Dynasty Pottery Lidded Jar with Marine Encrustations

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 220 CE. A compact globular jar of grey earthenware, its rounded shoulders tapering to a modest foot and crowned by a domed lid now fused to the rim by centuries of marine accretion. The body retains its original wheel-thrown profile beneath a crust of calcareous deposits, barnacle ghosts, and sand-grain inclusions, the pale crystalline encrustation banding the shoulder and pooling along the lower curve in a manner that speaks plainly of long submersion. Where the patina thins, the cool slate-grey fabric typical of Han kiln production emerges, unglazed and softly burnished by abrasion. Lidded jars of this form, often called guan, served the Han household and tomb alike as containers for grain, wine, oils, and condiments, and were among the most ubiquitous ceramic goods of the dynasty. Many traveled the maritime trade routes that linked southern Chinese ports to Southeast Asia, and shipwreck cargoes from the period have yielded comparable vessels in similar states of preservation. The sealed lid, locked shut by mineral concretion, preserves whatever the jar last held, an unopened time capsule from the seabed that lends this otherwise utilitarian object the quiet drama of an artifact recovered rather than excavated. Size: 5.3" D x 5" H (13.5 cm D x 12.7 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 176309

Lot: 217 - Han Dynasty Chinese Grey Pottery Hu Jar

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 220 CE. A wheel-thrown earthenware jar of swollen, full-bodied silhouette, rising from a tapered foot through a broadly curved shoulder to a short constricted neck crowned by an everted, dish-shaped rim. The grey clay body retains the soft tonal mottling and earthen incrustation of long burial, its surface scored faintly by the potter's turning marks, which travel in concentric ribbons around the belly. The form belongs to the enduring hu lineage of Han ceremonial and storage vessels, a profile borrowed from earlier bronze prototypes and translated into the more democratic medium of fired clay. Such jars accompanied the dead into tomb chambers across the Han realms, functioning as mingqi, spirit goods intended to provision the deceased with grain, wine, or other staples in the afterlife. The unglazed grey ware, fired in a reducing atmosphere, dominated mortuary production of the period and its understated dignity speaks to Han confidence: an aesthetic of restraint, balance, and quiet utility that would shape Chinese ceramics for centuries to come. Size: 7.2" D x 6.9" H (18.3 cm D x 17.5 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 176310

Lot: 218 - Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Hu Jar - Mingqi Spirit Vessel

East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE. A lidded earthenware hu of generous globular body, rising from a splayed foot to a tapering neck and crowned by a domed cover, its chalky white slip washed with traces of red, ochre, and smoky purple pigments arranged in scrolling cloud volutes. The painted ornament unfurls in spirals across shoulder and lid alike, an economical echo of the lacquered prototypes whose costlier brilliance this potter's pigment sought to evoke. Such vessels belonged to the burgeoning repertoire of mingqi, the "spirit goods" devised in the early Han to furnish the tomb with all that the living world afforded. Where Warring States elites had committed jade, bronze, silk, and instruments of music to the grave, the Han turned increasingly to surrogates in low-fired clay, less costly to produce yet equally potent in their symbolic offering. The hu form itself carried a long pedigree as a container for grain or wine, and its presence among the burial goods promised the deceased an unending pantry for the journey ahead. That journey, in Han cosmology, threaded through banks of celestial vapor toward the realm of the immortals, and the swirling motifs that animate this surface are likely a painted invocation of those very mists. The pigments, mineral and unfired, cling lightly to the porous earthenware, and the vessel was never intended to hold liquid, only meaning. Size: 4.8" D x 7.7" H (12.2 cm D x 19.6 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 176930

Lot: 219 - Han Dynasty Grey Pottery Cocoon Jar - Silkworm Form Vessel

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 220 CE. A broad, ovoid vessel rising on a splayed ring foot to a short, ringed neck and everted lipped rim, its silhouette unmistakably that of the silkworm cocoon for which this distinctive form is named. The grey earthenware body is burnished to a soft pewter tone and articulated by vertical groups of incised parallel lines that band the swelling shoulders and belly at regular intervals, lending taut structural rhythm to an otherwise plump and generous profile. Known in Chinese as a jianxinghu, the cocoon jar emerged in the late Warring States period and flourished under the Qin and Han, when it was produced as a funerary substitute for more costly bronze vessels and interred to hold grain, wine, or other provisions for the tomb occupant's journey through the afterlife. The cocoon shape itself carries layered meaning: a reference to sericulture, the silk industry that underwrote Han prosperity and the Silk Road trade, and perhaps a meditation on transformation and rebirth, the chrysalis as metaphor for the soul's passage. Wheel-thrown in two halves and luted at the equator, the form requires considerable potter's skill, and its survival in such complete state speaks to the careful sealing of the tomb environment. The restrained linear ornament and weighty volumetric presence together exemplify the sober, monumental aesthetic of Han ceramic art. Size: 10.8" W x 10" H x 7.3" D (27.4 cm W x 25.4 cm H x 18.5 cm D). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-Lee Cannaday, Ojai, California, USA; ex-Tom Accatino estate, Palm Springs, California, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203205

Lot: 220 - Ancient Bronze Chinese Han Ladles & Roman Spatula

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE; Roman Empire, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A fine trio of ancient bronze utilitarian implements, including two Chinese ladles and one Roman spatula probe. The Chinese ladles feature long tapering handles and deep oval bowls; one is plain while the other is adorned with a raised taotie mask at the terminal beneath a small suspension loop - a mythical motif used to ward off evil and mark ritual prestige. These ladles may have been used for libations or cooking in elite or ritual contexts. Accompanying them is a Roman bronze handle, likely a broken off from a ladle, distinguished by its elegant terminal in the form of a swan or goose head, curving gently serving as a suspension hook. Size of largest ladle: 14.5" L x 3.75" W (36.8 cm x 9.5 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194298

Lot: 221 - Chinese & Roman Bronze Ritual Vessel Pair

East Asia, China, Spring and Autumn period, ca. 771 to 476 BCE; Mediterranean, Rome, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare pairing of two ancient worlds, brought together by a shared devotion to the rite of pouring. The larger vessel, a Chinese he of the Spring and Autumn period, presents the characteristic globular body and twin loop handles of that form, cast in leaded bronze and now wrapped in the deep, variegated patina that centuries of earth confer. The he served the ceremonial and convivial world of early China in equal measure, its generous belly suited to warming and dispensing wine at the ritual feasts that bound aristocratic society together. Here, the corroded surface reads less as deterioration than as geological record, a stratigraphy of azure, verdigris, and ochre accumulated across nearly three millennia. Size of larger: 6.6" W x 3.4" H x 5.5" D (16.8 cm W x 8.6 cm H x 14.0 cm D) The smaller vessel is a Roman copper-alloy patera, the ubiquitous instrument of ancient libation. Its shallow, hemispherical bowl rises to a slender, tapering handle, and the interior floor bears a low-relief rosette medallion, a detail that situates this piece squarely within the decorative conventions of Roman ritual metalwork. The patera was the workhorse of Roman religious life: poured over altars, into fires, onto the ground in propitiation of gods from the Capitoline to the frontier camps of the legions. That the base of the bowl carries its own small spout further refines its pouring function. Together, these two objects frame an unexpectedly elegant argument: that the impulse to pour in reverence, whether at a Zhou banquet or a Roman templum, is among the most persistent gestures in human civilization. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202442

Lot: 222 - Very Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Dwarf Pair

China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Very rare to find! Pair of molded terracotta figures representing individuals who suffered from dwarfism. Each with large heads, short bodies, heads bowed with hands in front of their large bellies. Size: 2.75" W x 6.5" H (7 cm x 16.5 cm) Little is written or known about the public perception of individuals suffering from body malformations in the ancient Chinese world. In Pre-Columbian cultures these individuals seemed to be revered as more spiritual and perhaps even god-like. Let's hope that was the case in the far east. Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 192376

Lot: 223 - Three Chinese Song Dynasty Decorated Pottery Tiles

China, Northern Song Dynasty, ca. 960–1127 CE. An evocative set of 3 painted ceramic tomb bricks or tiles from the Song Dynasty, skillfully molded in relief with the figure of a court attendants or servants. Clad in formal robes and each holding an offering tray. The figures wear a tall headdress and long belted tunic, rendered in red and pale pigments still clearly visible against the buff earthenware surface Each brick would have once formed part of a larger tomb wall tableau, assembled to represent a scene from the deceased's earthly life or to serve them symbolically in the afterlife. The modest modeling, flattened profile, and softly incised garment lines are characteristic of Northern Song funerary aesthetic, which favored a dignified restraint and courtly realism over earlier Han or Tang exuberance. Size of each brick: 12" W x 21.25" H (30.5 cm x 54 cm) Tomb bricks such as this often lined the burial chambers of elite or high-status individuals, and figures like this one served as guardians, servants, or ritual participants, ensuring abundance and propriety in the spirit world. Interestingly, each brock clearly shows the handprint of the maker - almost as if a maker's mark. The bricks were formed by hand, taking wet clay and pushing it into a reusable mold. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195110

Lot: 224 - 11th C. Song Dynasty White-Glazed Stoneware Meiping

East Asia, China, Northern Song to Jin Dynasty, ca. late 11th to 13th century CE. A stoneware meiping of classic proportions, its broad ovoid shoulder tapering to a narrow waist and small everted mouth, the top half covered in a creamy white slip that has aged to a warm ivory tone with characteristic mottled and streaked surface deposits accumulated over centuries. The unglazed flat base and coarse stoneware body identify this as the product of one of the provincial kilns of Hebei, Henan, or Shanxi, where the Cizhou tradition flourished in its most utilitarian and unadorned register. Without painted or incised ornament, the vessel makes its case entirely through form, and the case is persuasive: the meiping silhouette, originally developed to store wine or liquor, achieves here a sculptural authority that needs no embellishment. Presented on a later carved hardwood stand. Size: 7.9" D x 11.5" H (20.1 cm D x 29.2 cm H); on included custom stand: 13.1" H (33.3 cm H) Provenance: private Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA collection, 1995 to 2005 or via inheritance; ex-JCT collection, U.S. Navy Commander, assembled 1926 to 1934 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202464

Lot: 225 - Ming / Qing Dragon Teapot Iron Oxide Glaze

East Asia, China, Ming to Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A large stoneware teapot vessel featuring a spout, handle, and a raised dragon motif around the shoulder. The piece reflects a low-fired technique and the addition of iron oxide to the glaze, resulting in its warm yellow-brown hue. The dragon motif adds a touch of cultural symbolism and visual interest to this utilitarian yet artful piece. Size: 11" W x 9" H (27.9 cm x 22.9 cm) Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193421

Lot: 226 - Chinese Ming Wooden Sculpture of Taoist Attendant

East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A large and finely carved wooden sculpture depicting a Taoist attendant, seated regally atop a high, backless pedestal. With both hands positioned at the center of the chest - symbolically at the heart - suggesting her role as an attendant to a Taoist priest or official. She wears a high-collared robe and a diadem, her long, flowing garments enveloping her hands within voluminous, layered sleeves, enhancing her dignified and ceremonial presence. The sculpture retains substantial traces of its original pigmentation, including vivid cinnabar red, attesting to its original vibrancy and sacred function. A consecrated, hollow cavity on the reverse would have once held offerings or inscribed prayers, underscoring its devotional purpose in a religious or temple setting. Size: 9" W x 21.75" H (22.9 cm x 55.2 cm) Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired from 1990 - 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 192787

Lot: 227 - Chinese Qing Altar Deity - Queen Mother of the West

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A carved wooden altar figure depicting the Heavenly Queen Mother, Xiwangmu, venerated in Taoist tradition and often enshrined in household or temple altars. She is shown seated on a low-backed throne, wearing flowing robes and a finely carved headdress adorned with a bird - likely a phoenix, the key symbol of divine feminine power in East Asian cosmology. The presence of this phoenix motif affirms the figure's identity as the Queen Mother of the West, the matron of immortals and a central figure in Taoist belief. Her right hand is raised in a Taoist mudra of blessing or protection, while her left holds a small cup - possibly symbolizing libation or the mythical elixir of immortality. The verso features a deep, rectangular niche, once used to house paper prayers, spirit tablets, or ritual offerings, reinforcing its devotional function. Traces of original lacquer and pigment remain across the surface, lending the figure a rich, timeworn patina and evidence of long veneration. Size: 5" W x 11" H (12.7 cm x 27.9 cm) Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 192284

Lot: 228 - 17th C. Chinese Ming Wood Standing Amitabha Buddha

East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A solemn and meditative vision of divine compassion, this 17th-century wooden sculpture represents Amitabha Buddha, the celestial Buddha of Infinite Light, standing gracefully atop a double lotus pedestal. Carved during the transitional period between the Ming and Qing dynasties, the figure is imbued with both artistic refinement and spiritual

Lot: 229 - Qing Wood Ancestor as Official, Glass Eyes & Horse Hair

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A powerful embodiment of filial reverence, this stately seated ancestor figure was carved in wood during China's Qing Dynasty, likely in the 18th century, to commemorate and honor a deceased patriarch. The figure represents a high-ranking official, seated with upright bearing and solemn presence, his hands carefully arranged - one resting on his

Lot: 230 - 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Standing Monk w/ Glass Eyes

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A carved wooden figure of a monk standing on a plinth with his hands clasped in front of his chest, the long and well-carved fingers barely touching in the Anjali Mudra (also known as Namaskara Mudra) - a gesture of reverence. He wears a monk's robe featuring a red collar crossed at the neck and secured with a clasp. The robe falls in two sections: the upper part is blue-green and decorated with leaf-like designs over the lime-green lower section. The garment is framed by flowing sleeves with decorative borders. His face depicts an elderly man, with wrinkles on his forehead and around his slightly smiling lips. The rendering is enhanced by polished black glass eyes set within defined lids. A carved niche on the back of the figure indicates that it was consecrated in an eye-opening ceremony, a ritual in which sacred elements would have been placed within to imbue the statue with spiritual significance. Size: 5.8" L x 8.5" W x 33" H (14.7 cm x 21.6 cm x 83.8 cm); 35" H (88.9 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired from 1990 - 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193619

Lot: 231 - 18th C. Chinese Gilt & Lacquered Wood Seated Guanyin

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. Envision the serene presence of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, captured in this 18th-century sculpture. Carved from wood and adorned with layers of rich gilt and lacquer, the figure radiates a gentle, golden light. Seated in the lotus position, with her hands resting in the dhyana mudra, Guanyin's tranquil expression and graceful posture speak of boundless mercy and wisdom. This artwork, a relic of a bygone era, is not merely an object of beauty, but a tangible echo of devotion, reflecting centuries of faith and the enduring quest for enlightenment. The intricate details of the carving, from the delicate folds of the robes to the serene countenance, invite contemplation and offer a glimpse into the spiritual heart of the past. Size: 5.9" L x 8.6" W x 16" H (15 cm x 21.8 cm x 40.6 cm); 17" H (43.2 cm) on included custom stand. Guanyin's significance in 18th-century China, during the Qing Dynasty, was profound. As the embodiment of compassion and mercy, Guanyin was widely revered by people from all walks of life. She was seen as a protector, a source of comfort, and a guide, particularly for women, children, and those facing hardship. During this period, Guanyin's image was frequently invoked in prayers for healing, safe childbirth, and good fortune. The proliferation of sculptures like this one reflects the deep integration of Guanyin worship into the daily spiritual practices and artistic expressions of the time, highlighting her central role in Chinese Buddhism and popular religion. Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired from 1990 - 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 192631

Lot: 232 - 18th C. Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Bowl w/ Butterflies

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A large and exquisite porcelain bowl or wash basin, adorned with vibrant enamel decorations of butterflies atop scrolling vines, with gourds and flower blossoms in soft pastel hues. The gilded rim adds an elegant touch to the piece. The exterior features a vines, flowers, and red fu bats, all classic motifs rich in auspicious symbolism. The base is stamped with a six-character Kaishu seal (Made in Qing Dynasty Kangxi) encircled within a double-line border. This mark suggests that the piece is most likely genuine from the Kangxi reign (1661-1722), as later copies from the 19th century often featured Kangxi's seal with only four characters and lacked the ring border. A previous owner has scratched "CHINA" next to the mark. This spectacular and sizable piece is a beautiful example of early Qing Dynasty porcelain artistry. Size: 19.25" Diameter x 9" H (48.9 cm x 22.9 cm); gold quality: 65% (equivalent to 15K+) Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193387

Lot: 233 - Early 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Bannerman Helmet

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. early 19th century CE. A steel bannerman battle helmet of conical form, assembled from multiple plates secured with rivets and finished with a polished surface. The crown is fitted with a tubular finial intended to hold rank tassels, a feature associated with military dress and identification. A flared brim and projecting visor frame the lower edge, with a line of small rivet holes around the rim for attaching cloth neck flaps. This helmet reflects a style used from the late Ming period onward, with proportions and construction consistent with Qing-era examples. Bannerman status was hereditary within the Eight Banners system. S Size: 8.25" W x 9.5" H (21 cm x 24.1 cm) Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in 2014 to 2015; ex-Fagan Arms, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 151045

Lot: 234 - 19th C. Chinese Wool Panels & Dragon Silk Embroidery

East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A composite textile - possibly a Buddhist altar hanging, temple banner, or ritual decoration - comprising two wool pile-woven panels in crimson, blue, yellow, and ivory, each decorated with symmetrical Buddhist bumpa (treasure vase) motifs and auspicious manji symbols, joined at the center by a square Chinese silk brocade panel woven with a frontal dragon in metallic gold and blue tones. Consistent with Qing dynasty Buddhist practice, the fragments appear to have been salvaged and assembled into a devotional object for temple or altar use. Presented framed under glass and ready to display. Size of frame: 41.5" L x 13.5" W (105.4 cm x 34.3 cm); textile: 32" L x 5" W (81.3 cm x 12.7 cm) Provenance: private el Paso, Texas collection, USA, by inheritance, acquired before 1996 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202337

Lot: 235 - 3 Chinese Peking Glass, Pottery & Quartz Snuff Bottles

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of three snuff bottles in varied materials and decorative styles. One example is opaque Peking glass carved in aubergine relief with animal motifs against a milky ground. Another features a molded blue pottery body with an overall raised scale texture, topped by a red acrylic cabochon-form stopper. The third is a smoky quartz vessel, carved and delicately etched with bamboo and floral motifs that emerge through the translucent stone. Size of largest: 2" W x 2.5" H (5.1 cm x 6.4 cm) Provenance: private Rogers, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Bosio collection, Miami, Florida, USA, 1960-2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200104

Lot: 236 - 3 Chinese Bone Snuff Jars & Carved Stone Seal

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic era, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A small and varied collection comprising four snuff bottles crafted from bone, elephant ivory, and wood, as well as a carved stone chop seal. One of the snuff bottles, the smallest in the group, depicts an erotic scene. A large bone bottle features an inscription alongside a depiction of a sage - an arhat or immortal - distinguished by the characteristically long eyebrows. Another bone-carved bottle presents a scene with female figures, while a larger bottle, skillfully carved from ivory, showcases figures and architectural motifs in high relief The accompanying chop seal, carved from stone, appears to be of more recent manufacture. Its stamping face remains unengraved, suggesting it was either left unfinished or intended for later customization. Size of relief carved jar: 2" W x 3.5" H (5.1 cm x 8.9 cm) This item is made of or contains elephant ivory and is classified under the ESA (Endangered Species Act) as an exempt piece. Due to federal and state regulations regarding the sale of ivory, this item cannot be shipped internationally or to individuals residing in the following U.S. states: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Additionally, buyers are responsible for ensuring that their purchase complies with all local laws and regulations concerning ivory. We guarantee that this piece meets the criteria for an ESA antique exemption under U.S. Federal law, however, we advise buyers to consult with their local authorities to confirm their ability to legally acquire, possess, trade, or sell this item in your state of residence. Provenance: private Las Vegas, Nevada, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194752

Lot: 237 - Five Japanese Edo to Meiji Coins & Forgeries

East Asia, Japan, Late Edo to Meiji period, ca. 1830 to 1912 CE. A compact and instructive study group of Japanese ingot coins and forgeries captures a monetary system in transition, where stamped bullion and shifting metal values tell a story of reform, scarcity, and adaptation. The assemblage includes rectangular and oval forms, their crisp calligraphic punches standing in quiet contrast to the irregularities that reveal imitation. At the core is a brass forgery of an Ichibugin, composed of 72.8% copper, 25.1% zinc, and a trace 1.5% silver, weighing 7.5 grams, its fabric subtly betraying its unofficial origin. A 2 Bu Meiji Nibukin follows, struck in a debased yet still precious alloy of 60.4% silver and 38.7% gold, weighing 2.9 grams, reflecting the evolving standards of early modern Japan. A small mameitagin, or "bean" ingot, composed of 56.1% silver and 41.5% copper at 2.4 grams, preserves an older tradition of irregular bullion currency. Size of largest (Ichibugin): 1" L x 0.6" W (2.5 cm x 1.5 cm) Also included is a 2 Shu Tenpo nishukin, dating to ca. 1832 to 1858, struck in an alloy of 53.8% silver and 45% gold and weighing 1.5 grams, alongside a copper forgery of a 2 Shu coin composed almost entirely of copper (99.7%) and weighing 8.1 grams. Together, these pieces illustrate both official minting practices and the parallel world of contemporary imitation. Rectangular bu and shu coins were produced by striking flat planchets with official dies, their value communicated through inscription and weight rather than milled edges. In periods of metal shortage and fluctuating bullion prices, such systems proved vulnerable, giving rise to widespread forgeries that circulated alongside legitimate issues. Now removed from circulation, these coins offer more than monetary value - they provide a tactile record of Japan's passage from Tokugawa-era bullion exchange to the standardized currency reforms of the Meiji state, where trust, metal, and inscription were constantly negotiated. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199656

Lot: 238 - Lovely 19th C. Chinese Rose Quartz Courtesan Group

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A rose quartz carving of two female courtesans rendered from a single pale blush-pink stone, its natural translucency lending the figures an inner luminosity that no pigment could manufacture. The taller figure stands dominant, her elaborate tiered coiffure surmounted by floral ornaments carved with fine linear detail, her long robes falling in articulated folds as she holds a pipa, the four-stringed lute long associated in Chinese literati culture with feminine refinement, poetic longing, and the bittersweet pleasures of court entertainment. Beside her, a more petite companion leans slightly inward in a posture of easy familiarity, her own hair dressed in a simpler knot, her hands cradling a dizi, the transverse bamboo flute whose breathy timbre was considered among the most expressive voices in the classical Chinese instrumental repertoire. Size: 5.8" W x 10.1" H x 2.7" D (14.7 cm W x 25.7 cm H x 6.9 cm D); on included custom stand: 7.1" W x 11.8" H x 3.8" D (18.0 cm W x 30.0 cm H x 9.7 cm D) The pairing of the two instruments, plucked string and blown reed, creates a visual metaphor for musical harmony rendered permanently in stone. The natural variation in the quartz, shifting from deeper rose at the base through translucent near-white at the headdresses, is exploited with carver's intelligence rather than concealed. The group rests on a conforming hardwood stand. Qing-period rose quartz figural carvings of this quality and scale are among the more sought-after expressions of Chinese decorative lapidary art, combining material luxury with iconographic elegance in a format that appealed equally to imperial and scholarly taste. Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202681

Lot: 239 - 19th C. Chinese Jade Relief Plaque, Figure in Landscape

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A freeform jadeite plaque of substantial presence, its mottled celadon and emerald green ground exploited with considerable skill to animate a high-relief mountain landscape populated by a solitary figure seated beneath a gnarled pine. Precipitous cliffs, pierced rockwork, and layered outcroppings recede into the composition on both faces, the carver working the natural color variations of the stone so that the densest green passages suggest canopies of foliage and shadowed recesses. The reverse retains more of the raw stone surface. The reclusive scholar or immortal in a mountain retreat is among the most enduring subjects in Chinese decorative art, evoking the Daoist ideal of withdrawal from worldly affairs in favor of contemplation and harmony with the natural world. Size: 3.8" W x 4.5" H (9.7 cm W x 11.4 cm H) Provenance: private West Covina, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202684

Lot: 240 - Chinese Silver Model of Fishing Boat

East Asia, China, ca. 150–1970 CE. A silver model (tested at 95% silver) mounted on a blackened wood plinth, its hull constructed from slender silver rods woven and lashed in imitation of wood craft construction, with a rectangular silver mesh sail on a single mast, and a full complement of miniature fittings including cleats, oars, and a transverse outrigger pole. Size: 4.5" W x 5" H x 2.5" D (11.4 cm W x 12.7 cm H x 6.3 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203232

Lot: 241 - Chinese Qing Nephrite Jade Carving Fenghuang / Phoenix

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A delightful nephrite jade carving of a mythical bird known as a fenghuang or phoenix. A long curvilinear crest extends from the top of the bird's head opposite the curved beak. The phoenix is associated with emperors and will only appear in times of prosperity and peace, second only in the supernatural creatures of the Chinese pantheon to the dragon. Size: 1.8" W x 2.4" H (4.6 cm x 6.1 cm) Provenance: private New Orleans, Louisiana, USA collection, acquired 1990s in the Caribbean SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 189143

Lot: 242 - Chinese Neolithic Revival Jade Ceremonial Blade

East Asia, China, late Qing to Republic period, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A blade carved from nephrite jade, inspired by Neolithic yue axes and early Shang-Zhou blade forms, reinterpreted as a scholar's or collector's object. The elongated rectangular body is pierced with four evenly spaced circular perforations and two shallow spine notches, and finished with a smooth polish that reveals mottled transitions from pale celadon green to smoky brown and black within the stone. Size: 8.125" L x 2.5" W (20.6 cm x 6.4 cm) While the clean symmetry and precise drillwork signal contemporary craftsmanship, the blade's design channels the power and elegance of China's earliest ceremonial jades. The yue blades of the Liangzhu culture (ca. 3300 to 2300 BCE) often served as symbols of authority, just as this modern piece carries an aura of elevated ritual. Echoes of Shang and Zhou bronze dao blades can be seen in the cutting edge and commanding form, while the jade's natural patterning suggests the quiet complexity of Qijia knives. Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200326

Lot: 243 - Chinese White Jade Pixiu Charm With Piercing

East Asia, China, ca. 20th century CE. A petite white jade carving depicting a sinuous zoomorphic form, perhaps a stylized feline or mythical pixiu beast with a hole for suspension. The stone is softly polished to a creamy translucence, emphasizing the natural luster and purity of the jade. Size: 2.2" L x 0.3" W (5.6 cm x 0.8 cm) Provenance: private New Orleans, Louisiana, USA collection, acquired 1990s in the Caribbean SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196664

Lot: 244 - Chinese Mammoth Ivory Erhu Player w/ Dog

East Asia, China, Republic to People's Republic period, ca. 1912 to 1970 CE. A seated elder bends over his erhu with the unselfconscious absorption of a man who has long since stopped performing for anyone but himself - his dog, curled at his feet, apparently shares that opinion. Carved from mammoth ivory with considerable technical accomplishment, this okimono-style figure presents an elderly

Lot: 245 - Chinese & Mongolian Silver Charms of Figures + Animals

East Asia, Northern China / Mongolia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of 13 silver and nickel brass charms depicting auspicious human figures and animals rendered in a lively folk style. Forms include livestock, mythical creatures, and playful human figures, each cast in the round with integrated loops or chain remnants for suspension. One small rounded human figure functions as a bell, retaining an internal pellet that produces sound when moved. The surviving chains and attachment loops indicate the group could be restrung or worn in varied arrangements. Size of largest ox: 2.1" L x 1.4" W (5.3 cm x 3.6 cm); smallest figure: 0.7" L x 0.5" W (1.8 cm x 1.3 cm); silver quality: 40% to 97%; total combined weight: 93 grams Provenance: private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198147

Lot: 246 - Chinese Nephrite Jade Carved Huang Dragon Headed Plaque

East Asia, China, ca. 20th century CE. A nephrite jade pendant in the form of a huang, its arc-shaped body terminating in stylized dragon heads. The surface is incised with scrolling motifs that echo ancient ornamental patterns, adding texture and movement to the form. Size: 4" L x 1.5" W (10.2 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private New Orleans, Louisiana, USA collection, acquired 1990s in the Caribbean SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196669

Lot: 247 - Chinese Archaistic Stone Turtle Carving

East Asia, China, ca. mid-20th century CE. A carved stone figure of a turtle with rounded shell and simplified head and limbs, worked in dark brown stone with an intentionally aged surface. The form echoes archaic Chinese jade carvings, though the material and finish indicate later manufacture. A decorative carving inspired by early ritual animal forms, the underside is drilled for suspension, but the size and weight make it unsuitable for wearing. Size: 6.5" L x 3" W x 2" H (16.5 cm x 7.6 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 190007

Lot: 248 - 19th C. Western Himalayan Brass Bodhisattva Maitreya with Kamandalu

Western Himalaya, Kashmiri revival style, ca. 1800–1899 CE. A cast brass shrine figure of the bodhisattva Maitreya, seated in lalitasana with one leg pendant and the other folded, set against a circular beaded aureole and rising from a stepped rectangular plinth pierced with a niche. The slender body is elegantly modeled, the chest bare save for a beaded torque and looping necklaces, the lower body wrapped in an incised dhoti whose hem ripples across the throne. Heavy earrings flank a serene face crowned by a tall, piled jatamukuta, the hair drawn upward in the ascetic top knot proper to a princely bodhisattva on the threshold of buddhahood. The raised right hand cradles a bulbous, stoppered kamandalu, the water flask that holds amrta, the elixir of immortality and Maitreya's most diagnostic attribute, a quiet promise of the future buddha's advent. The lowered left hand grasps a sinuous stalk with a curling terminal, best read as the nagapushpa, the dragon-flower of the bodhi tree beneath which Maitreya is prophesied to attain enlightenment, here rendered in metal with a serpentine elasticity that has often invited misreading as a snake. The circular nimbus, ringed with a beaded border, frames the figure with the radiant authority of a portable altar piece. The patina is dark and granular, with green cuprite blooms along the recesses, the surface bearing the dignified wear of long devotional handling. The work belongs to a 19th century Western Himalayan tradition that looked back to the elegant Kashmiri bronzes of the eighth to tenth centuries, perpetuating earlier Buddhist iconography in the monastic workshops of Ladakh, Zanskar, and Lahaul, where Maitreya, the bodhisattva-in-waiting, remained an object of particular fervor. Size: 5.3" W x 7" H x 3.7" D (13.5 cm W x 17.8 cm H x 9.4 cm D). Provenance: private Rogers, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Bosio collection, Miami, Florida, USA, 1960-2000 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199988

Lot: 249 - Ancient Bactrian Carnelian, Agate, and Jasper Bead Assemblage

Near East and Mediterranean, ca. 3000 BCE – 1500 CE. Primarily carnelian, jasper, and agate beads, with an icy rock crystal and black stone bead, gathered from across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, spanning the Bronze Age through the medieval era. The lot encompasses a varied forms, including spherical, biconical, tabular, disc, and barrel shapes, their surfaces glowing in warm tones of orange, russet, and deep oxblood, softened by centuries of handling and wear. Each bead retains its ancient drilling and are ideal for a jeweler or collector, the group is ready to be restrung into one-of-a-kind earrings, bracelets, or longer compositions that honor their layered history. Total weight: 80 grams Size of largest bead: 0.6" D x 0.9" H (1.5 cm D x 2.3 cm H). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203173

Lot: 250 - Indian Katar Punch Dagger & Sheath with Silver Inlays

South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A steel katar (also known as a "punch dagger") accompanied by its original iron sheath with silver inlays. This example features a broad, triangular blade with sharpened edges that taper to a point. Ingeniously engineered, the weapon incorporates an articulated mechanism activated by a hinged grip - when compressed, the outer "scissor-like" blades separate to reveal a concealed inner blade. The hilt, sheath, and the blade surfaces display intricate inlaid silver foliate and zoomorphic motifs of elephants and tigers. Size in sheath: 16.75" L x 3.75" W (42.5 cm x 9.5 cm); blade: 8.25" L x 2.5" W (21 cm x 6.4 cm); silver quality: 14% to 35% Provenance: Private collection from The Estate of Francis and Marion Lederer, important Hollywood family SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199033

Lot: 251 - 19th C. Indian Gilt-Copper Elephant Goad Ankus

South Asia, India, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A copper and brass elephant goad, known as an ankus, traditionally used by mahouts to guide and control elephants, with areas of gold wash. While functional in origin, many examples evolved into ceremonial objects carried in processions, serving as symbols of authority and status. The form features a pointed spike and curved hook emerging from stylized makara-like heads, with an elephant head below. The hollow handle is spirally formed and terminates in a spherical finial. Size: 19" L x 4.5" W (48.3 cm x 11.4 cm) Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201936

Lot: 252 - 15th C. Indian Bronze Lingam With Naga

South Asia, India, ca. 15th century CE. A finely cast leaded bronze lingam, the sacred emblem of Shiva, rising from a square base and crowned by a protective naga serpent. The cylindrical shaft is surmounted by a hooded cobra, its broad canopy unfurling dramatically over the lingam to signify divine guardianship. The base is adorned with relief decoration and small animal figures, including a recumbent bull (Nandi) at the fore, emblematic mount of Shiva and a symbol of steadfast devotion. Lingams such as this were central to Shaivite worship, embodying both the cosmic generative force and the infinite nature of the deity. The presence of the naga, a serpent deeply associated with protection, fertility, and water, imbues the image with further potency. Together, the lingam and naga communicate themes of creation, preservation, and the eternal cycle of existence. Size: 4" L x 3.5" W x 4.2" H (10.2 cm x 8.9 cm x 10.7 cm) Cast in leaded bronze, this piece reflects the technical mastery of medieval Indian metalworkers, who created enduring objects for temple shrines and domestic altars. Provenance: ex-P.T. collection, Queens, New York, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197508

Lot: 253 - Indian Cast Brass Sculptures: Deity Murti & Dhokra Cow

South Asia, Southern India, Tamil Nadu region & Central and Eastern India, Dhokra, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of cast brass sculptures from South India and the Dhokra tradition of Central and Eastern India. The first is a murti - a sacred statue used in Hindu worship - depicting a Hindu goddess standing atop a tiered pedestal. Finely cast using the lost-wax (cire perdue) method, the figure exemplifies the spiritual significance and artistic devotion associated with South Indian temple art. The second piece is a Dhokra cast sculpture of a cow, rendered in the distinctive tribal style with spindly legs, an elongated body, and loops along the back for attaching chains. The Dhokra Damar tribes are traditional metalsmiths of Odisha and West Bengal, famed for preserving the ancient lost-wax casting technique that bears their name. Size of deity: 1.5" W x 3.75" H (3.8 cm x 9.5 cm) Provenance: private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193789

Lot: 254 - 12th C. Ghurid Pottery Pitcher, Piriform w/ Concentric Circles

Ca. 1200 - 1250 CE. Central Asia, central Afghanistan, Jam in Ghur Province, Ghurid Dynasty. A hand-built pottery pitcher displaying a beautiful and neatly arranged register of concentric circles across the upper body. Above the circular program is a register of zigzagging bands with petite triangles within the wide peaks and valleys, and the rim exhibits a strip of petite protrusions. The broad piriform vessel presents atop a squat foot and has an arching handle stretching between the tapered shoulder and tiered neck. The upper rim is of a slightly narrow form, perhaps meant to accommodate a lid. Despite scholars knowing little about the Ghurid Dynasty and its artistic stylings, they do know it had a rich heritage and a unique presentation. The area today known as Jam was once called Firuzkuh, the summer capital of the Ghurid sultanate that was destroyed by the Mongols around 1222 to 1223 CE and rediscovered by international researchers in 1957 because of its huge minaret. A wide profusion of different style vessels seem to have been made in medieval Jam during the short Ghurid Dynasty, which enjoyed brief success in the 12th century before collapsing after the death of its most charismatic rulers; indeed, when the Mongols destroyed it, it seems to have already been a city in decline. The pottery made there is all the more remarkable for the brief window in which it was made. Provenance: Tull collection, Fresno CA 2021; ex-Artemis Gallery; Art for Eternity, New York, NY; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202495

Lot: 255 - 19th C. Indian Himachal Wood Noodle Maker - Ram Form

South Asia, north India, Himachal Pradesh, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A rare and whimsical hand-carved wooden noodle maker in the form of a standing ram. The figure rests sturdily on four legs, its head carved to serve as a handle for grip, while the forelegs and hindlegs form the base supports. The ram's body is decorated with incised geometric designs, and its curling horn-like features give the piece a lively and sculptural presence. At the center of the body is a hollow chamber fitted with a round metal plate perforated with small holes. Rising from the back is a removable triangular wooden press with a hole for convenient grip. Dough made of flour or rice would be placed inside, and the press manually turned, forcing the glutinous material through the pierced plate. A utensil positioned between the legs would catch the freshly formed noodles. Such ingenious kitchen implements were fairly common in Himachal households and would be kept in the cooking areas of village homes. Size: 24" L x 5" W x 22" H (61 cm x 12.7 cm x 55.9 cm) This practical utensil, however, is transformed into a work of folk art through both form and decoration. The ram, standing proudly, embodies vitality while serving as a functional tool. Himachal Pradesh is one of the few areas in India where wood is abundant, with forests of walnut, coarse chestnut, and wild black mulberry supplying ample material. This abundance fostered a deep woodworking tradition, most famously visible in architecture where doors, windows, balconies, panels, and interiors are richly carved. The same love of wood and high carving skill are found in even the humblest of objects and toys. This antique noodle maker is an excellent example of that tradition: an everyday kitchen press elevated into a decorative and sculptural object. It reflects the ingenuity and artistry of Himachali carvers who imbued functional household tools with character and charm. Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired from 1990 - 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193601

Lot: 256 - Naga Belt, Bone Hair Pin & Brass Trophy Head Necklace

South Asia, Northeastern India to Burma, Naga Konyak culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A striking ethnographic display featuring three traditional adornments from the Naga Konyak people, mounted in a modern case for preservation and exhibition. The set includes: a beaded belt composed of numerous tubular beads, strung in horizontal rows and supported by vertical bone separators. A bone hairpin with hair tassels, and a brass necklace collar -crescent-shaped with engraved detailing along the terminals and adorned with a series of raised trophy head or skull motifs along the lower arc, symbolizing prestige and warrior status in Naga tradition. All three elements are mounted against a black backdrop within a modern wooden display frame under glass. Size of case: 38.75" L x 21.3" W (98.4 cm x 54.1 cm); brass necklace: 7" L x 1.5" W (17.8 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private Wichita, Kansas, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196612

Lot: 257 - 5th C. Islamic Millefiori Cane Glass Goblet

Ancient Near East, Islamic period, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. An elegant chalice hand-built from translucent honey-yellow glass with a discoid foot beneath a spherical stem, a mastoid basin, and a ring of trailing around the rim. Several blue radiating millefiori were incorporated into the malleable sheet of glass prior to being shaped and cooled and can be seen around the midsection. Size: 4.25" Diameter x 3.75" H (10.8 cm x 9.5 cm) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired via Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA in January 2023; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent Daryl Kulok collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203191

Lot: 258 - Islamic Khorassan Bronze Tripod Cauldron w/ Handles

Central Asia, Persia, Khorassan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A monumental leaded bronze cauldron of impressive scale, resting on three short conical feet and surmounted by a wide flaring rim with four angular projections. Rising from two opposing rim flanges are tall arching handles, their apexes capped by squared knobs for secure suspension. The deep hemispherical body demonstrates superb casting, with a smooth interior surface and a coarsely grained exterior that speaks to its robust utilitarian purpose. Cauldrons of this type held great importance in medieval Islamic society, functioning not only as practical vessels for communal feasting and preparation of food in palatial or military settings, but also as potent symbols of wealth and hospitality. In the metalworking traditions of Khorassan, such large-scale bronzes embodied the technical mastery of regional foundries, where high-tin alloys and refined casting techniques allowed for objects of both durability and prestige. Size: 18.5" Diameter x 10" H (47 cm x 25.4 cm) This piece, with its bold form and functional elegance, exemplifies the fusion of artistry and practicality characteristic of Islamic metalwork during the Seljuk period. Its impressive proportions suggest use in grand banquets or ceremonial gatherings, where cauldrons were central to the ritual of shared dining, a cornerstone of Islamic courtly life. Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195734

Lot: 259 - 9th C. Persian Nishapur Pottery Bowl Bird Motif

Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Nishapur, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery bowl featuring a rounded body on a ring-form foot, all enveloped in a rich terracotta-hued slip. The interior presents a charming black slip-painted zoomorphic design of a abstract-bird - likely a peacock - accented with applied white dots and geometric elements. The bird's plumage gracefully curves throughout the basin, surrounded by vegetal scrolls and additional decorative motifs. Such bowls exemplify the artistic sophistication of Islamic Persian ceramics, where abstracted animal forms and polychrome embellishments were used to enliven utilitarian vessels. Size: 7.5" Diameter x 3.25" H (19 cm x 8.3 cm) Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-Gray's Market, 1990s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194740

Lot: 260 - Islamic Manuscript Leaf | Maghrebi Script Qur'an on Parchment | Tajwid Markings

North Africa or the western Islamic world, Maghrebi cultural sphere, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A single Qur'an manuscript leaf rendered on parchment in Maghrebi script, the dominant Arabic script historically used from Mali to al-Andalus. The text is written in a faded black-brown ink and is punctuated with red and green diacritical marks that guide pronunciation and recitation. These chromatic additions reflect the practice of tajwid, the Islamic art of reciting the Qur'an correctly, a discipline whose name translates literally as "beautification." The measured spacing, rounded letterforms, and restrained palette emphasize both clarity and devotional intent. The passage was identified as Surah al-Kahf, verse 28, concerning divine counsel to the Prophet on patience, though this attribution remains unverified. Size of parchment: 7" L x 6.3" W (17.8 cm x 16 cm); matting: 10.8" L x 9.75" W (27.4 cm x 24.8 cm) Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196041

Lot: 261 - Persian Siljuk Bronze Lamp Stand, Khorasan Region

Near East / Central Asia, Persia (Iran), likely Khorasan region, Abbasid / Seljuk (Saljuq) Empire, ca. 11th to 13th CE. A tall leaded-bronze lamp stand with a baluster form, resting on three feet, with a tray for the lamp. The base is a tripod design with three outward-sweeping feet, and between the feet, the surface flares outward into a broad circular platform, scalloped into six distinct recessed roundels. Each recessed section is engraved with decorative motifs. Rising from the base is a ribbed, hollow column and at the top sits a flat circular tray, designed to hold an oil lamp while catching any dripping oil or wax. Size: 7" W x 20.5" H (17.8 cm x 52.1 cm) Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 196001

Lot: 262 - Large Antique Persian Brass Bowl | Qajar Period | Incised Arabic Calligraphy

Central Asia, Persia (Iran), Qajar to Early Pahlavi Period, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A large and impressive Persian brass bowl, its wide circular form displaying the refined artistry of Islamic metalwork. The interior is finely decorated with incised bands of Arabic calligraphy, arranged concentrically to draw the eye inward toward a central medallion of dense script. These inscriptions, while often invoking blessings, proverbs, or Qur'anic passages, also function as a visual ornament, their flowing curves and angular flourishes transforming sacred text into abstract design. The rim is further adorned with a register of interlaced script bordered by fine linear bands, framing the vessel like a halo of words. The dark patina enhances the contrast, emphasizing the crisp incisions and lending the bowl a sense of gravitas borne of age and use. Size: 16.5" Diameter x 3.9" H (41.9 cm x 9.9 cm) Bowls of this type were not only functional, often employed for washing, serving, or ritual contexts, but also symbolic, embodying the prestige of Persian craftsmanship and the central role of calligraphy in Islamic art. This example, notable for its large scale and well-preserved decoration, represents the enduring cultural value placed on calligraphic artistry in 19th to 20th century Persia. Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195739

Lot: 263 - Elegant 19th C. Persian Brass Swan-Neck Sprinkling Ewer

Near East / Central Asia, Persia (Iran), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A brass ewer, richly decorated with intricate engraved designs. The bulbous body displays a continuous frieze of seated figures within medallions, alternating with lions, antelopes, and additional human figures. The tall neck is adorned with rabbits and birds amid scrolling foliage and arabesque motifs, while the long spout features standing human figures, some rendered with goat or demon-like heads, adding a fantastical element to the composition. A hinged domed lid is attached to a gracefully curved handle, completing the elegant form. Sprinkler ewers such as this were traditionally used for pouring liquids such as rosewater or wine, often in ceremonial, domestic, or religious contexts. Size: 12" W x 15" H (30.5 cm x 38.1 cm) Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195917

Lot: 264 - Sumerian Steatite & Faience Bead Necklaces - Seven Strands

Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, ca. 3000–2000 BCE. A suite of seven necklaces strung with hundreds of ancient disc beads, their alternating bands of soft dove gray and chalk white producing a rhythmic, almost typographic cadence across each strand. The beads, hand-shaped from steatite and faience, retain the gentle irregularities of early lapidary work: each disc was ground, perforated, and polished by hand, the boreholes worn smooth by millennia of contact with cord. Steatite, prized in early Mesopotamia for its softness and willingness to be carved, was often fired or glazed to harden its surface, while faience, a self-glazing siliceous paste, lent the strands their cooler, more luminous whites. Bead jewelry of this kind adorned the necks, wrists, and headdresses of Sumerian women and men alike, from temple personnel and palace retainers to the celebrated burials of Ur, where Queen Puabi's entourage descended into the earth swathed in similar ornament. Whether worn as a marker of status, an offering, or a quietly potent amulet, such beads carried the dual charge of beauty and protection. The ancient elements have been restrung on seven modern cords so that the ornament may once again be worn, an unbroken thread linking the wearer to the earliest urban civilization of the Tigris and Euphrates. Size of largest bead: 0.2" D x 0.2" H (0.5 cm D x 0.5 cm H); of longest strand: 21.5" L (54.6 cm L). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203215

Lot: 265 - 3rd Millennium BCE Sumerian Faience & Steatite Bead Hoard - One Pound

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, ca. 3000–2000 BCE. A generous full pound of ancient beads gathered from the cradle of civilization, a pale and slate-gray drift of tiny disks and short cylinders that once strung through the markets, sanctuaries, and household altars of Sumer. Each bead is diminutive, hand-shaped from siliceous faience or carved from soft, dark steatite, then pierced through the center for stringing. The faience examples retain traces of their original glazed surfaces in chalky cream and bluish-gray tones, while the steatite specimens show a denser, charcoal cast, polished smooth by handling and burial alike. Beads of this scale and form served as the foundational vocabulary of Mesopotamian adornment. Strung in long necklaces, sewn onto garments, wrapped at the wrist or ankle, or pooled in funerary deposits, they signalled status, devotion, and protection. Faience, the earliest synthetic vitreous material, was prized for its luminous quality, perhaps invoking the radiance attributed to deities and royalty. Steatite, by contrast, lent itself to crisp carving and accepted heat-treatment readily, producing the muted, stone-like beads that balance the brighter faience in compositions of this kind. Lots such as this, recovered in bulk from tell sites across southern Mesopotamia, preserve the everyday material density of Sumerian life. They invite reassembly into period-appropriate strands, study collections, or display groupings that honor the small, intimate scale of the ancient bead-maker's craft. Size of each bead (roughly): 0.2" D x 0.2" H (0.5 cm D x 0.5 cm H); total weight: 1 pound. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203172

Lot: 266 - Sumerian Black Steatite & White Faience Bead Strands

Near East, Mesopotamia / Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman Period, ca. 1550 BCE to 300 CE. An assemblage of numerous petite cylindrical steatite beads, accompanied by white faience beads, presented in alternating tones of light and dark grey. The beads show age-consistent surface wear and variation, reflecting long-term use and burial. Strung in modern times on monofilament wire, the strands are stable and easily adaptable for jewelers wishing to restrand them into wearable designs. Size of strands doubled: 20" L (50.8 cm); beads: 0.1" W (0.3 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200491

Lot: 267 - Ancient Syrian Stone Stamp Seal, Apprsd. by W. Lambert

Near East, Syria, ca. 3000 BCE. A stamp seal carved from a brown and white banded and veined quartzite stone, polished into a lozenge shape with a flattened face stipple-etched with what appear to be serpents, and pierced lengthwise for suspension. Accompanying the piece is a typewritten description label signed in blue ink by Professor Wilfred George Lambert (1926-2011), a renowned Assyriologist and Fellow of the British Academy celebrated for his expertise in Near Eastern archaeology. Size: 0.9" L x 0.5" W (2.3 cm x 1.3 cm) Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-private collection, acquired Gray's antique market, London, UK in the 1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191767

Lot: 268 - Mesopotamian Shell Frog Charm, evaluated by W. Lambert

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia / Syria, ca. 3000 to 500 BCE. A charming frog charm carved from white shell, with a suspension hole pierced through the body. Accompanying the piece is a typewritten description signed in ink by "W. G. Lambert," indicating that it was examined by Professor Wilfred George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), a renowned Assyriologist and Fellow of the British Academy specializing in Near Eastern archaeology. While Lambert identifies the material as stone, it is more likely shell. Size: 0.9" L x 0.6" W (2.3 cm x 1.5 cm Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-private collection, acquired Gray's antique market, London, UK in the 1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 191761

Lot: 269 - Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Seal Pendant | Incised Biconvex Amulet

Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A diminutive gray stone pendant seal of rounded biconvex form, pierced through the upper body for suspension and incised on the face with a simple crossed-line composition dividing the surface into triangular registers, the reverse shaped into two pendant lobes that lend the piece a subtly anthropomorphic quality perhaps intentional to its amuletic function. Size: 0.5" W x 0.75" H x 0.3" D (1.3 cm W x 1.9 cm H x 0.8 cm D) Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection acquired from Sands of Time Gallery, Washington D.C., ex Alex Malloy collection acquired 1980's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201973

Lot: 270 - Ancient Bactrian Carnelian & Agate Bead Collection

Near East & Mediterranean, ca. 2000 BCE – 1500 CE. A handful of hardstone beads gathered from across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, spanning the Bronze Age through the medieval era. The assemblage favors carnelian and agate, with surfaces glowing in warm tones of orange, russet, salmon, and milky cream, softened by millennia of handling and burial. Forms range across barrel, biconical, ovoid, tabular, and irregular pebble shapes, each pierced for wear. A few translucent chalcedonies and paler banded agates lend tonal contrast to the predominantly red palette. Ideal for a jeweler or collector, these stones are ready to be restrung into one-of-a-kind earrings, bracelets, or pendants. Total weight: 83 grams Size of largest bead: 0.5" D x 1" H (1.3 cm D x 2.5 cm H). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203175

Lot: 271 - Ancient Bactrian Carnelian Bead Collection

Near East & Mediterranean regions, ca. 2000 BCE – 1500 CE. A assemblage of carnelian, jasper, and agate beads gathered from across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, spanning the Bronze Age through the medieval era. The lot encompasses a rich variety of forms, including spherical, biconical, tabular, disc, and barrel shapes, their surfaces glowing in warm tones of orange, russet, and deep oxblood, softened by years of wear. Each bead retains its ancient drilling. A random metal, faience, and glass bead are mixed in with the ancient beads. Also present within the group are select examples in metal, faience, and glass, of similar antiquity or later eras. Ideal for a jeweler, these stones are ready to be restrung into one-of-a-kind earrings, bracelets, or more! Total weight: 125 grams Size of largest bead: 0.6" W x 0.9" H (1.5 cm W x 2.3 cm H). Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203174

Lot: 272 - Ancient Holy Land Terracotta Spouted Jars | Early Bronze Age

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 BCE; Iron Age, ca. 700 to 500 BCE. A lot of two hand-built terracotta vessels from the ancient Holy Land, comprising a larger globular spouted jar of the Iron Age, its pale buff fabric fired to an even cream tone and fitted with a short upturned spout and vestigial lug handle, and a smaller Early Bronze Age globular spouted vessel of warmer buff-to-terracotta fabric with a cylindrical side spout and small loop handle, the two pieces spanning some two and a half millennia of continuous ceramic tradition in the Levant and together offering the collector a rare opportunity to hold both ends of an ancient world in a single lot. Size of larger: 8" W x 6.6" H x 8.5" D (20.3 cm W x 16.8 cm H x 21.6 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202451

Lot: 273 - Group of 15 Ancient Holy Land Pottery Vessels

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age to Roman Period, ca. 1200 BCE to 300 CE. A diverse group of fifteen pottery vessels from the Holy Land, spanning centuries of daily use and cultural continuity across the ancient Near East. This assemblage comprises a variety of pitcher and jug forms, ranging from slender, elongated bodies with sharply pointed bases to broad, globular examples with short necks and sturdy handles. Many are designed with single loop handles and narrow spouts, ideal for pouring liquids such as wine, oil, or water. Several pieces retain the reddish or buff clay characteristic of Levantine ceramic traditions, with surface deposits and earthen encrustations testifying to their great antiquity. The pointed-base jugs recall functional vessels used for transport and storage, their form allowing them to be set securely in the ground or a stand. More globular and wide-mouthed pitchers reflect domestic use, intended for serving or tableware. Size of largest: 4.3" Diameter x 7.1" H (10.9 cm x 18 cm); 9.5" H (24.1 cm) on included custom stand. Together, the group demonstrates both the utilitarian character of Holy Land pottery and the remarkable continuity of ceramic design over a millennium of cultural change. This broad collection, encompassing Iron Age through Roman-period examples, offers not only a study in functional design but also a tangible link to the rhythms of daily life in one of the world's most historically significant regions. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195624

Lot: 274 - Holy Land Pottery Vessels - 8 Bronze & Iron-Age Jugs

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Seven Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age jugs along with one Roman era juglet, ca. 2000 BCE to 100 CE. A charming group of eight ancient utilitarian vessels from the Holy Land, each shaped by hand for daily use in a region steeped in sacred history. These earthenware forms, varying in tone from soft buff to warm terracotta, include a diversity of shapes common to domestic and devotional life across centuries of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman influence in the Levant.The group features six handled juglets and small amphorae of various rounded and piriform profiles, all with flared rims and single strap handles for ease of pouring oil, wine, or water. One example exhibits a sharp carination at mid-body and traces of red slip, while another preserves the elegant pointed base typical of transport amphorae. Size of largest (ovoid jug): 3.7" W x 9.5" H (9.4 cm x 24.1 cm); 10.6" H (26.9 cm) on included custom stand. The remaining two are compact, handleless forms - one an open bowl with a sharply everted rim and the other a rounded jar with a broad neck, likely used for food or grain storage. These humble ceramic forms, though once commonplace, are now enduring echoes of the daily rituals and sacred traditions that shaped life in ancient Judaea, Samaria, and Galilee. Their survival through millennia speaks to the enduring legacy of craftsmanship and the quiet dignity of ordinary objects made extraordinary by time. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195613

Lot: 275 - 3 Luristan Bronze Animal Figures - Horses, Rams & Bird

Ancient Near East, Luristan region, Early Iron Age, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A lively group of three Luristan bronze animal figurines, each distilled to its most essential form, where posture and silhouette do the work of anatomy. Together, they capture the spirited abstraction that defines Luristan metalwork, transforming familiar creatures into compact symbols of power and presence. The group comprises a standing quadruped, likely a ram or ibex, rendered with an elongated body, arched neck, and gently curving tail; a smaller animal head fragment with pronounced eyes and snout; and an openwork figure with bent legs and perforated body, possibly representing a stylized animal or composite form. All are cast in bronze and finished with minimal detailing, favoring strong outlines and expressive stance over naturalistic precision. The surfaces retain a mottled green and brown patina, bearing the marks of age and burial. Size of largest (horse): 3.3" L x 0.6" W x 2" H (8.4 cm x 1.5 cm x 5.1 cm) Animal imagery was central to the visual language of the Luristan region, where such figures may have served as votive offerings, attachments, or elements of larger ritual or utilitarian objects. Horses, goats, and hybrid creatures were closely associated with mobility, fertility, protection, and status, their forms readily adapted into the bold, abstract vocabulary favored by Luristan bronzes. The variation within this group highlights the creative range of local workshops, even within a shared stylistic tradition. United as a lot, these three figures offer a compact survey of Early Iron Age zoomorphic sculpture from the Zagros Mountains. Small in scale yet rich in character, they stand as evocative remnants of a metalworking culture that prized energy, symbolism, and expressive form over literal representation. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200689

Lot: 276 - Anatolian Chalcolithic Stone Stamp Seal w/ Gazelles

Near East, Anatolia, Chalcolithic era, ca. 4000 to 3000 BCE. A dark stone wedge or gable-shaped stamp seal deeply etched with a procession of three horned quadrupeds - likely gazelles - depicted in profile with elongated legs and arched necks. This stylized composition reflects early symbolic aesthetics and may have served both administrative and ceremonial functions. Stamp seals such as this were impressed onto clay and are closely linked to the rise of complex urban societies. Nearly identical in subject and execution to an example held in the British Museum (museum no. 1914,0407.14), this seal belongs to a long tradition of animal processional iconography emblematic of early Bronze Age cylinder and stamp seal traditions across the Tigris-Euphrates and neighboring regions. Size: 3" L x 1.6" W (7.6 cm x 4.1 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195379

Lot: 277 - Large Anatolian Marble Kilia Idol Head

Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Turkey, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2800 to 2200 BCE. A graceful hand-carved marble head of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form. A thin neck rises up then flares to a 'v' shape with a rounded top. The focus is the pointed nose at the center, from where the carved strokes draw back, making the nose appear tilted upward. Kilia statues are characterized by bulbous heads like this example, long necks, and flat bodies with wide, flipper-like arms. When first made, the faces would have had painted eyes and other details. Their abstract nature suggests that perhaps naturalism was not the objective for ancient sculptors; interestingly, this abstraction resonates with modern art. Archaeologists have interpreted these figures as female and call them "stargazers" because their heads are tilted upwards. Size: 2.5" W x 2.25" H (6.4 cm x 5.7 cm); 3.25" H (8.3 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-New York City Gallery; ex-Ariadne Gallery, New York, USA, acquired in the early 1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 157282

Lot: 278 - Egyptian Predynastic Chert Knife w/ Hippo Tooth Handle

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada III, ca. 3310 to 3000 BCE. A rare bifacial chert knife with a tapered, finely knapped blade and a fitted organic handle, likely hippo tooth, which has developed a deep umber-brown patina from age and handling. The blade is worked to a sharp point with broad flake scars visible along both faces, while the grip is smoothly shaped with longitudinal striations and a rounded terminal. One side of the blade bears an old, now largely illegible inscription, probably an early collection number or collector's note. Size: 6.5" L x 1.25" W (16.5 cm x 3.2 cm) Provenance: private London, UK collection, acquired after 2015; ex-Jean-Loup Despras, France collection, acquired in 1982; ex-Elsa Bloch-Diener, Switzerland collection, acquired in 1977 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200941

Lot: 279 - Ancient Egyptian Faience Discoidal Bead Necklace

Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A three-strand necklace composed of ancient faience discoidal beads restrung in modern times as a wearable piece. The small ring-shaped beads display a soft range of blue, green, turquoise, cream, and muted reddish tones. Each strand is arranged to highlight the circular profile and open centers of the beads, allowing more of their form and glaze to remain visible than conventional tight stringing. The strands fall at staggered lengths, creating a layered presentation that emphasizes the subtle differences in size and color across the beads. The necklace is fitted with a modern magnetic clasp for ease of wear while preserving the integrity of the ancient elements. Size of strand: 25" L (63.5 cm); beads: 0.18" Diameter (0.5 cm) Provenance: ex-Moore collection, Houston, Texas, USA;ex-Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201079

Lot: 280 - Ancient Egyptian Faience & Rock Crystal Necklace | Three-Strand Seed Beads

Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A necklace composed of tiny ancient Egyptian faience seed beads in turquoise tones, arranged in three strands and punctuated with seven ancient rock crystal (quartz) beads, each translucent with softly faceted and ribbed surfaces. The contrast between the cool faience and clear crystal creates a light, balanced design. Strung in modern times with a metal hook clasp for wear. Size of strand: 21.5" L (54.6 cm); quartz bead: 0.5" L x 0.4" W (1.3 cm x 1 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200860

Lot: 281 - Three Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Necklaces, Varying Lengths

Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. Three faience bead necklaces composed of ancient seed and tubular beads in blue, green, and earthy tones, restrung in modern times with contemporary clasps for wear. The group includes a multi-strand choker-length necklace with layered drape and push clasp, a long single-strand example, and an extended rope-length strand that can be looped over the head three times into a choker-length, or twice for a longer, looser fit. Size of multistrand choker: 17" L (43.2 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201901

Lot: 282 - 19 Ancient Pottery Molds | Egyptian Amulet & Roman Counterfeit Coin Molds

Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman period, ca. 1550 BCE to 3rd century CE; Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fascinating group of nineteen objects consisting of eight ancient pottery molds and eleven modern impressions demonstrating their designs. Five molds relate to Egyptian amulets produced from the New Kingdom through the Roman period, while three Roman molds were used for casting counterfeit coins, created when forgers pressed authentic coins into soft terracotta clay before firing the molds to harden them. These molds were often stacked so that individual discs carried an obverse on one side and a reverse on the other, allowing molten base metals such as lead, tin, zinc, or copper alloys to be poured in and cast multiple coins at once, though the resulting counterfeits typically display softer, less sharply defined designs than genuine coins. Size of largest: 1.6" L x 1.5" W (4.1 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201245

Lot: 283 - Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Bead Necklace

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A luminous necklace composed of dozens of Egyptian faience beads, their pale blue tones recalling the sacred color of the Nile and the open sky. The strand features long tubular beads punctuated by small spacer elements, culminating in an eye-catching geometric pendant-like arrangement at the center, all carefully restrung in modern times for secure, wearable presentation. In antiquity, faience jewelry was prized for both its beauty and its symbolism - a gleaming material associated with regeneration, protection, and the promise of life renewed. Size of largest bead: 0.5" L (1.3 cm); of strand: 24" L (61 cm) Provenance: ex-Moore collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California, acquired 1990's to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195753

Lot: 284 - Egyptian Faience Amulet of Duamutef - Son of Horus

Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A vivid blue guardian of the afterlife, this faience amulet depicts Duamutef, the jackal-headed son of Horus, rendered mummiform in profile to the right and clutching a long bolt of embalming linen in both hands. The figure is modeled in the traditional wrapped form, with the head of a jackal rising above the tightly bound body. The surface retains its characteristic turquoise-blue glaze, a color long associated in Egypt with regeneration, rebirth, and divine protection. A perforation at the top and another at the base allowed the amulet to be sewn directly onto a mummy's bandages, ensuring its protective presence within the wrappings themselves. Duamutef was one of the Four Sons of Horus, deities charged with guarding the internal organs of the deceased. Specifically, he protected the stomach and was closely linked to the canopic jars that contained the embalmed viscera. Size: 0.6" W x 1.8" H (1.5 cm x 4.6 cm) These four gods - each mummiform and distinguished by a different head - were believed not only to safeguard the organs but also to assist in the mummification process and to provide nourishment in the afterlife. Their role extended beyond mere containment; they formed a protective network surrounding the deceased. Here, Duamutef's grasp of the linen underscores his intimate association with embalming ritual. As with the canopic jars, amulets of the Four Sons of Horus likely functioned as magical reinforcements, placed among the wrappings to ensure the integrity and protection of the body. Compact yet potent in symbolism, this amulet embodies the Egyptian conviction that preservation of the body was essential to eternal life. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection via family descent. Father acquired prior to 1974. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199440

Lot: 285 - Large Late Dynastic Faience Multi Strand Necklace

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 30th Dynasties, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cascade of blue green history drapes in rhythmic strands, each bead carrying the luminous memory of ancient Egypt. This multi strand necklace is composed of Egyptian faience beads dating to the Late Dynastic Period, spanning the 26th to 30th Dynasties, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. The beads are primarily elongated tubular forms interspersed with small disc spacers in varied tones of turquoise, pale green, sandy cream, and deep brown. Their surfaces retain the soft, matte sheen characteristic of ancient faience, a silica based ceramic material coated in a bright alkaline glaze that symbolized regeneration, fertility, and the life giving waters of the Nile. Size of largest bead: 0.5" L (1.3 cm); of necklace: 32" L (81.3 cm) Faience was one of the most distinctive materials of ancient Egyptian adornment. Its luminous blue green hues evoked precious stones such as lapis lazuli and turquoise, long associated with protection and rebirth. Worn in daily life and placed within burials, such beads served both decorative and amuletic functions. The elongated tube form seen here was widely produced in the Late Period, when beadwork became increasingly layered and visually abundant. The necklace is arranged in eight strands that fall in graduated loops, creating a broad collar effect across the chest. Just before the clasp, the eight strands gather and merge into two strands, allowing for a balanced and secure closure. The beads are restrung on modern strands and finished with a metal clasp, making the piece stable and wearable while preserving the integrity of the ancient components. The subtle irregularities in size, glaze, and tone reveal their hand formed origins and long history. This necklace unites authentic Late Dynastic beads with a contemporary presentation, offering a wearable composition that bridges more than two thousand years of Egyptian craftsmanship and belief. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201172

Lot: 286 - Ancient Egyptian Pair of Carved Stone Cosmetic Pots

Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, dynasties 21 though 25, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. This pair of miniature vessels includes one carved from striated alabaster and another from a chalky white stone, likely alabaster or another form of calcite. Each jarlet features a centrally bored cavity, likely created using a bow drill or similar early rotary tool - techniques widely used in antiquity for precision carving in hard stone. These diminutive containers were likely intended to hold cosmetics such as kohl, a black eye cosmetic famously worn by both men and women in ancient Egyptian culture. Their careful workmanship and functional design reflect the sophisticated grooming practices and aesthetic values of the ancient world. Size of largest: 1.5" Diameter x 1.5" H (3.8 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 193769

Lot: 287 - Romano-Egyptian Faience & Carnelian Bead Necklace

Egypt, Roman period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautifully balanced Romano-Egyptian necklace composed of ancient beads strung on a modern cord for contemporary wear. The strand features an elegant interplay of materials and colors - warm red-orange carnelian, soft turquoise faience, muted gray stone, and translucent glass - each bearing the subtle surface texture of age. The beads vary in shape from disk to barrel form, reflecting the diverse craftsmanship of workshops active across Roman Egypt. Such mixed-material necklaces were popular throughout the Roman Imperial period, especially in the cosmopolitan centers of Alexandria and the Nile Delta, where Egyptian traditions met Greco-Roman aesthetics. Faience, a material long revered for its luminous color and symbolic associations with regeneration, complements the earthy solidity of carnelian, which was believed to offer protection and vitality. Size of largest bead: 0.4" L x 0.4" W (1 cm x 1 cm); of necklace: 24.5" L (62.2 cm) This necklace, re-strung for modern adornment, preserves the refined artistry and cross-cultural sophistication of ancient Egypt under Roman rule - a timeless adornment that bridges antiquity and the present. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199154

Lot: 288 - Archaic East Greek Grey Ware Alabastron

Eastern Mediterranean, East Greek (Aeolian/Ionian), ca. 650–550 BCE. A slender, spindle-shaped vessel turned from fine grey clay, its elongated body tapering to a softly rounded base and rising to a short neck capped by a broad, disc-like everted rim. Encircling grooves articulate the surface in measured bands, lending the form a quiet rhythm and exploiting the lathe-like precision of the wheel. The smoky monochrome fabric, fired in a reducing atmosphere to the characteristic grey of East Greek workshops, recalls the so-called "Aeolian bucchero" tradition that flourished along the coast of Asia Minor and the adjacent islands during the Archaic period. As an alabastron, the vessel was designed to hold perfumed oils and unguents, its narrow body suited to the slow, controlled pour required by costly aromatic substances. The flat, projecting rim served as a stopper-seat and as a tool for spreading oil across the skin. Such vessels accompanied bathers and athletes in life and frequently traveled with their owners into the grave, deposited as offerings of personal adornment and ritual purification. The grey-ware variant, less familiar than its Corinthian and Etruscan painted cousins, attests to the wide East Greek koine of shapes and to the sober elegance prized by Ionian potters. Accompanied by custom display stand. Size: 1.3" D x 8.3" H (3.3 cm D x 21.1 cm H). Provenance: private Brooklyn, New York, USA collection. Ex Royal Athena Gallery, Jerry Eisenberg collection, New York, NY, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 190427

Lot: 289 - Four Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamps

Holy Land, Levant, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan or Syria, Roman period, ca. 1st to 3rd centuries CE. Ensemble of four mold-made terracotta oil lamps, each tear or pear shaped with a central filling orifice encircled by a raised rim and embellished shoulders bearing crisp décor of palm fronds, beading, and stylized rosettes; short rounded nozzles project at front while pierced lugs or handles allow suspension at back. The finest example in the lot is the gray Loeschcke Type IV or VIII — with shoulder-decorated lamps with figural imagery of 2 cherubs. Fashioned from fine clay and fired to warm buff and gray hues with earthen accretions, these intimate sources of light would have been filled with olive oil and fitted with a linen wick, illuminating domestic interiors and perhaps serving in pietistic rites. Size: 3.625" W x 1.75" H x 2.75" D (9.2 cm W x 4.4 cm H x 7.0 cm D) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, ex collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202448

Lot: 290 - Roman 22 K+ Gold Repousse Pendant - Eagle & Serpent, 0.9 g

Rome, Imperial period, ca. 27 to 476 CE. A gold eagle locks its talons around a serpent on this Roman repousse pendant, the bird's wings thrown wide in the posture of absolute dominion that Roman imperial imagery made universal. Worked in very high-purity gold, the disc is formed by repousse, its surface pushed outward from behind to build the eagle's body, spread pinions, and coiling prey into low but legible relief. The obverse presents the composition in full: the bird faces left in profile while its head turns sharply right, a torsion that animates the figure with predatory alertness. The reverse, flatter and more matte in surface texture, retains the ghost of the composition in intaglio, as repousse technique demands. A twisted wire border encircles the disc, its rope-like bead pattern a recurring motif in Roman gold jewelry that defines the field while adding tactile richness. A simple loop bail, formed from a rolled strip of the same high-karat gold, suspends the pendant from its cord. Size of pendant: 0.625" W x 0.875" H (1.6 cm W x 2.2 cm H); quality of gold: 98.24% (equivalent to about 23.6 karats); weight of pendant: 0.9 grams; size of cord: 22" L (55.9 cm L) The eagle bearing a serpent was among the most charged images in the Roman visual vocabulary. As the attribute of Jupiter, the aquila embodied divine authority and cosmic order; its appearance on personal adornment carried apotropaic weight as readily as it expressed loyalty to the imperial cult. Whether this pendant was worn as a devotional object, a statement of allegiance, or simply an emblem of protective power, the choice of near-pure gold for its fabrication signals that its owner moved in circles where such signals mattered. Provenance: private Grafton, Wisconsin, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, USA; ex-private East Coast collection, USA, acquired March 22, 2007 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202769

Lot: 291 - Roman Sidonian Glass Date Flask

Roman Empire, Lebanon, Sidonian, ca. mid 1st to early 2nd century CE. A fine mold blown flask resembling a date fruit in gorgeous golden amber glass with amazing iridescence - its generally oblong form with a short neck and a flaring rim. Note how the mold was carefully crafted to create the impression of a date's wrinkled skin. A stupendous example, despite some loss to the rim, sparkling with not only rainbow iridescence but also golden and silvery iridescence that cast a flattering glow upon the surface! Here are Pliny's words as he describes his voyage to Sidon, "From this point on we must go back to the coast and to Phoenicia. There was formerly a town called Crocodilian, and there still is a river of that name … Then comes Cape Carmel … Next are Getta, Geba, and the river Pacida or Belus … Close to this river is Ptolemais … Next Tyre, once an island separated from the mainland by a very deep sea-channel 700 yards wide, but now joined to it by the works constructed by Alexander when besieging the place … but the entire renown of Tyre now consists in a shell-fish and a purple dye! … Next are Zarephath and the city of birds (Ornithon oppidum), and Sidon, the mother-city of Thebes in Boeotia where glass is made." (Pliny, Natural History V.75-76, 77-79 CE). Provenance: ex-TF Holylands, ex Apollo Gallery, London SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202819

Lot: 292 - 5 Roman & Romano-Egyptian Apotropaic Amulets | Fascina & Evil Eye Talismans

Roman and Romano-Egyptian, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A cohesive group of five apotropaic amulets representing two of the most potent protective forms circulating across the Roman world and its Egyptian provinces, united by their shared function as talismans against the evil eye and the malevolent forces that shadowed daily life in antiquity. The two larger pieces are Roman phallic amulets, known as fascina: one cast in bronze and one in leaded bronze, both in the characteristic form of the phallus with flanking testicular elements, worn as suspension pendants and among the most ubiquitous protective objects in the Roman material record, their apotropaic power rooted in the ancient association of phallic imagery with generative force and the deflection of harmful influences. Size of largest: 2.2" L x 0.9" W x 0.8" H (5.6 cm x 2.3 cm x 2 cm) The remaining three are mano fico amulets, representing the closed fist with the thumb thrust between the index and middle fingers, a gesture of both sexual potency and protective defiance whose use stretches from ancient Rome into modern Mediterranean folk practice. Of these, one is carved in stone, compact and direct in its rendering, while the two Romano-Egyptian examples are faience, their blue-green glaze carrying the added protective resonance that Egyptians associated with that color and material across millennia of amulet production. Together the five objects trace the easy commerce of protective symbolism across the Roman Empire's cultural geography, from the workshops of Italy to the Nile Valley. Provenance: private Dayton, Maryland, USA collection; ex-private F. B. collection, Maryland, USA, acquired between 1990 to 2010 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201983

Lot: 293 - Roman Diocletian Bronze Coin Necklace | Egyptian Faience Seed Beads | 14K Gold Setting

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely wearable necklace strung with ancient Egyptian faience seed beads, alternating with modern pale pink quartzite disc beads and black glass spheres, fastened by a modern 14K+ gold-plated clasp. At its center hangs a Roman bronze coin of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305 CE), set in a modern 14K gold setting: the obverse depicts the laureate head of Diocletian, while the reverse shows Providentia standing right, extending her hand to Quies standing left. This fusion of antiquity and modern craftsmanship creates a unique adornment that is both historically evocative and fully wearable as jewelry. Size of strand: 17.75" L (45.1 cm); coin setting: 1.25" Diameter (3.2 cm); gold quality: 61% to 73% (14k+ to 17K+) Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197888

Lot: 294 - Roman–Medieval Bronze Artifacts | Snake Hooks, Penannular Brooch & Buckles

Western Europe, Roman to Medieval periods, ca. 1st to 15th century CE. A collection of seven bronze and brass alloy artifacts including two S-shaped hooks with snake head terminals, a penannular brooch, two buckles / strap fasteners. The forms reflect a range of utilitarian and personal adornment objects spanning late antiquity through the medieval era. Size of largest: 2.5" L x 0.5" W (6.4 cm x 1.3 cm) Provenance: private Keokuk, Iowa, USA collection, acquired in Orlando, Florida, USA in the late 1980s SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 197614

Lot: 295 - Romano-Egyptian Bronze Lamp Erotic Satyr Equestrian

Roman, Egypt, ca. 2nd century BCE. A very heavy bronze oil lamp of a generally pear shape depicting a humanized Satyr riding a horse in a somewhat erotic fashion. The lamp has a flared foot and suspension loops - one above the horse's snout and one behind the satyr's head. Finely delineated with details in relief and incised - the half-nozzle upturned with a raised flange. A striking example, replete with impressive form and iconography - as well as a gorgeous patina that has developed over the ages. Size: 5.25" L x 3" H (13.3 cm x 7.6 cm) In earlier Greek art, Silenos appear as grotesque, old, and ugly; however, in later art, especially in Attic works, these characteristics were softened to present a more youthful and graceful aspect. We witness this humanization or transformation of the Satyr in late Greek art. The depiction on this example may be modeled upon this humanized depiction. Another example of this shift occurs in the portrayal of Medusa and in that of the Amazon, characters who are traditionally depicted as barbaric and uncivilized. A humanized Satyr is also depicted in a work of Praxiteles known as the "Resting Satyr". Provenance: private Dayton, Maryland, USA collection; ex-private F. B. collection, Maryland, USA, acquired between 1990 - 2010; private Florida, USA collection, purchased in 1999 from Avraham Rosen, New York, New York, USA. Consignor had the piece vetted by Christie's New York in 2013 - estimate was $6,000 - $8,000. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195025

Lot: 296 - Roman Glass Footed Bowl

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An attractive bowl free-blown from translucent light green glass to present a rounded bottom and a wide-flaring rim, all sitting upon a discoid foot. Scattered areas of weathering film and silver and rainbow iridescence beautifully complement the ancient vessel's elegant form. Size: 4.25" D x 2.25" H (10.8 cm D x 5.7 cm H) Provenance: private Morrison, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202817

Lot: 297 - Roman Hammered Copper & Bronze Bowl Pair | Imperial Period

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A complementary pair of Roman bowls, the larger hammered copper example with broad, shallow profile and the more petite bronze vessel of more compact form, both bearing rich earthen encrustation and mottled patina that speak to their long use and burial within the material world of daily Roman life. Size of larger: 6" D x 1.7" H (15.2 cm D x 4.3 cm H) Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202443

Lot: 298 - Roman Glass Vessel

Roman Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A carinated glass vessel with a robust, rounded lower half with a flattened bottom. It features a wide opening, enclosed by a thin, uniform rim. Its surface is quite interesting, with earthen deposits accenting its multi-colored iridescence. Provenance: private Morrison, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202818

Lot: 299 - Roman Amber Glass Bottle

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely free-blown glass flask with a fabulous coloration. The semi-translucent vessel boasts a spherical body with six raised, evenly-spaced ribs, a rounded shoulder, a slightly-constricted neck base, a tubular neck, and a slightly flared spout. The yellow-green hue of the vessel is accentuated by thick areas of rainbow-hued iridescence in hues of emerald, amethyst, and sapphire, transforming the color to an opulent golden hue. Provenance: private Morrison, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202790

Lot: 300 - Ancient Bronze Group - Fibula, Hair Coil & Two Dress Pins

Western / Central Europe, Germany, Celtic / Roman cultures, ca. 500 BCE – 300 CE. A group of four ancient bronze personal adornments comprising a multi-coil hair ring with ribbed bands, a small bow fibula, and two tapering pins with corded shanks, all retaining green patination. Size of haircoil: 1.3" D x 0.5" H (3.3 cm D x 1.3 cm H). Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Joel Malter collection, prior to 2004 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203195

Lot: 301 - Pair Ancient Celtic Silver Zoomorphic Bird Appliques

Central Europe, Celtic culture, ca. 400–100 BCE. A pair of cast silver zoomorphic appliques, each modeled as a perched bird with spread tail and globular body with beaded and incised decoration - one assaying at 88% silver, the other a silver-copper alloy at 69%. Size: 1" L x 0.25" W (2.5 cm L x 0.6 cm W). Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Joel Malter collection, prior to 2004 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203201

Lot: 302 - Andean Coquera | Snake Amaru Handles & Fruit Finial, ex-Holler & Saunders

South America, Andean (Bolivia or Peru), ca. 1800 to 1900 CE. A sumptuous lidded coquera in silver-plated nickel brass, its generously lobed, gourd-like body raised on three globular feet and crowned by a sculptural fruit finial with leaves and blossoms; the opposing side handles transform into paired snakes that meet at the mouth to seize a fruit, a potent Andean motif associated with the protective amaru and ideas of fertility and abundance. Hammered and repousse work define the swelling contours, while cast and applied elements articulate the finial and zoomorphic grips, and a scalloped rim delineates lid from bowl. Such vessels traditionally housed coca leaves - chewed in the Andes long before the arrival of the Spaniards and still consumed through colonial and republican eras - and were also used for yerba mate infusions, preserves, and sweets. Size: 11.7" L x 9.5" W x 9.3" H (29.7 cm x 24.1 cm x 23.6 cm) The bright, durable surface reflects 19th-century workshop practice across the highlands, where nickel brass (alpaca or niquel plata) was often silver-plated to emulate costly sterling; the tripod stance and lush vegetal ornament echo European Rococo and Neoclasico tastes adapted by local maestros plateros. Comparable Andean coqueras are preserved in Peruvian and Bolivian collections, including the Museo Pedro de Osma, underscoring the hybrid elegance of viceregal and post-independence decorative arts. Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201753

Lot: 303 - National Cash Register 442 Model, Tiffany Empire Design

United States, Ohio, ca. 1914 to 1920 CE. A brass cash register by The National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio, set on a solid oak base with a marble coin table plate. This model 442-E-L features the ornate "Empire" pattern, attributed to designs produced in collaboration with Tiffany & Co., with elaborate scrolling motifs, floral elements, and richly cast detailing across the case. The front displays multiple rows of labeled keys, glass windows for transaction totals, and a hand-crank mechanism used to complete each sale and issue printed paper receipts. The warm patinated brass surface, combined with the carved oak base, creates a visually striking and substantial presence. Marked with serial number 1279524W. Size: 20" L x 16" W x 27" H (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm x 68.6 cm) Provenance: private Texas, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201886

Lot: 304 - Vintage Mexican Silver Repousse Mirror - Colonial Style

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A richly ornamented silver repoussé mirror in the Spanish Colonial taste, its crested frame adorned with scrolling foliate motifs and worked in 81.1% silver, evoking the grandeur and craftsmanship of earlier colonial metalwork traditions. Size: 13" W x 14.5" H (33 cm x 36.8 cm); silver quality: 81.1% Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201712

Lot: 305 - Colonial Andean Silver Tupu Pins - Set of Three

South America, Andean region, post-Conquest period, ca. 16th century CE. A refined trio of silver tupu pins, each forged with broad, paddle-shaped heads and slender shafts, like flattened spoons, and pierced near the center to accommodate suspended charms or ornaments. Their surfaces retain a soft, timeworn sheen, with subtle variations in silver content ranging from 81.6% to 95.4%, reflecting the adaptive metallurgy of the colonial Andes where indigenous traditions met European materials and techniques. Tupus were essential elements of traditional Andean dress, used to fasten garments such as the lliclla (shawl), while also serving as markers of identity, status, and regional style. In the post-Conquest era, these forms persisted with remarkable continuity, even as silversmithing evolved under Spanish influence. Size of largest: 8.9" L x 2.7" W (22.6 cm x 6.9 cm); silver quality: 81.6% to 95.4%; total weight: 316.6 grams The addition of suspension holes suggests a further decorative or symbolic function, likely intended to carry small pendants, beads, or ritual elements that animated the wearer in both daily and ceremonial life. Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201705

Lot: 306 - Andean Silver Tupu Pin - Fish & Peacock Pendant

South America, Andean region, ca. 20th century CE. A lively 20th century Andean silver tupu pin featuring a finely worked articulated fish pendant and a stylized peacock-form head, accented with inlaid green and blue glass and suspended glass beads, combining traditional garment fastening with ornamental movement and symbolic display. Size: 3.5" W x 13.3" H (8.9 cm x 33.8 cm); silver quality: 55.9 to 68.6% Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201699

Lot: 307 - Eleven Peruvian Painted Hollowed Gourd Vessels

Ca. 1600–1950 CE. South America, Ecuador / Peru, ca. early 20th century and earlier. A collection of ten dried and hollowed gourd vessels in a range of ovoid and elongated forms, their natural surfaces ranging from pale tan to deep mahogany. Several are decorated with geometric and figurative motifs including bold zigzag bands, diamond registers, and abstracted humanoid and animal figures rendered in a lively negative resist or resist-painted technique. Size of largest: 3.5" D x 9.75" H (8.9 cm D x 24.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202661

Lot: 308 - Pre-Columbian Andean Woven Tapestry Poncho

Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru / Northern Chile, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A woven poncho composed of two dark brown rectangular panels joined along the center seam, with a vertical slit left open for the head. This traditional Andean garment is ornamented with narrow registers of light brown to beige-toned geometric motifs, in discontinuous warp and weft tapestry technique. The motifs repeat in vertical bands running the length of the textile, adding strong visual contrast against the dark field. The poncho's upper and lower edges are bordered by a series of tight, looped fringes. Now mounted to a modern pale blue cloth-covered wooden frame backing, the poncho is ready for display. Size of textile: 39.5" L x 30.5" W (100.3 cm x 77.5 cm); frame backing: 44" L x 34" W (111.8 cm x 86.4 cm) Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1960's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195786

Lot: 309 - Six Peruvian Del Pilar Silver Teaspoons, Condors & Figures

South America, Peru, ca. mid-20th century CE. A group of six charming sterling silver teaspoons, each with a flat repousse finial: two depicting condors, two depicting women in indigenous dress, and two depicting standing abstract beings. Each is stamped as sterling and made by Del Pilar, Peru. Size: 3.75" L x 0.8" W (9.5 cm L x 2.0 cm W); silver quality: 92%; combined weight: 32.1 grams. Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 177977

Lot: 310 - Two Vintage Peruvian & Guatemalan Textiles

South America, Peru, Quechua, ca. 20th century CE; Mesoamerica, Guatemala, Maya, ca. 20th century CE. A matched encounter between two of the Western Hemisphere's most sophisticated weaving traditions, this lot pairs a Guatemalan Maya ceremonial cloth with a Quechua Andean woven garment, each a testament to the living textile arts of their respective highland cultures. The Maya piece is a large multi-panel ceremonial cloth, likely a sobrecama or altar cloth, constructed from multiple backstrap loom-woven cotton panels seamed together and finished with characteristic pink cinta tape borders. Vertical bands of supplementary weft brocade in red, yellow, green, and blue advance across a crisp white plain-weave ground in repeating zigzag, lozenge, and rosette motifs, the visual grammar of highland Guatemalan weaving rendered in synthetic dyes of mid-century vibrancy. Size of larger: 64" W x 72" H (162.6 cm W x 182.9 cm H) The Andean piece is a warp-faced wool garment of southern Peruvian origin, its surface dense with complementary-warp pallay bands of stacked hourglass and triangle figures in cochineal red, aniline pink, olive green, and dark brown, finished on all sides with exuberant polychrome fringe in red, yellow, and green. Together the two pieces constitute a rare cross-cultural study in indigenous American textile mastery, the architectural geometry of the Andes in quiet dialogue with the chromatic exuberance of the Maya highlands. Provenance: ex-private Moore collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired prior to 1990 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201443

Lot: 311 - Two Peruvian Pyro Engraved Gourds - Narrative Village Scenes

South America, Peru, Andean (Huancayo / Mantaro Valley tradition), ca. 21st century CE. Two pyroengraved dried gourds (mate burilado) decorated overall with densely populated narrative scenes of village and ceremonial life, the larger pear-shaped example covered with a continuous frieze of figures, animals, and architectural elements, the smaller oblate example organized into horizontal registers with text captions and figural panels separated by engraved banding. Size: 6" W x 5" H (15.2 cm W x 12.7 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203231

Lot: 312 - 17th C. Spanish Colonial Caribbean Terracotta Pipe Bowl

Spanish Colonial, Caribbean, ca. 1600–1800 CE. A modest yet evocative survivor of the colonial Caribbean, this hand-formed terracotta pipe bowl preserves the angled elbow profile favored by smokers across the Atlantic world. The earthenware body, fired to a warm ochre-orange, retains traces of sooting around the rim of the bowl, a quiet record of the tobacco that once smoldered inside. Mineral encrustation and earthen patina cling to the lower flank, attesting to long burial. Clay pipes of this form proliferated in the Spanish Caribbean from the seventeenth century onward, when tobacco, an indigenous American cultigen first encountered by Europeans in the Antilles, had become a global commodity. Local potters, drawing on both Iberian craft traditions and surviving indigenous techniques, produced pipes for daily use among colonists, sailors, enslaved laborers, and free Afro-Caribbean populations alike. The elbow form, with its short stub bowl and integral socket for a reed or cane stem, is characteristic of regional production and stands apart from the slender white kaolin pipes manufactured in northern Europe. Small, tactile, and unpretentious, the pipe bowl carries the residue of an everyday ritual that crossed class, race, and nation in the early modern Atlantic. Size: 3.1" W x 2.8" H x 1.3" D (7.9 cm W x 7.1 cm H x 3.3 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198622

Lot: 313 - 19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo | Santo Niño de Atocha Enthroned

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A luminous and intimate devotional image, this 19th century Mexican tin retablo depicts Santo Nino de Atocha enthroned in quiet majesty, rendered with the clarity and symbolism characteristic of folk religious painting. The Holy Child appears seated beneath parted drapery, haloed and composed, dressed in a richly colored red robe with lace-trimmed collar

Lot: 314 - 18th C. American Salt-Glazed Stoneware Mugs with Cobalt Bands

North America, United States, Northeastern, ca. 1780–1850 CE. A pair of sturdy salt-glazed stoneware mugs from the workshops of the American Northeast, each thrown with a gently tapered cylindrical body, a pulled loop handle, and the warm, pebbled surface that only a wood-fired kiln and a generous toss of salt could conjure. Bands of cobalt blue circle each vessel at the shoulder and foot, the pigment bleeding softly into the gray ground in the unhurried manner of mid-century utilitarian wares. The interiors reveal the throwing rings of a practiced hand, while the exteriors carry the orange-peel pitting characteristic of vapor glazing. Mugs of this form served the everyday rhythms of the nineteenth-century American household and tavern, dispensing cider, small beer, and buttermilk in equal measure. Produced in the great stoneware belt that stretched from New Jersey through New York State and into New England, salt-glazed vessels with simple cobalt accents were the workhorse ceramic of the era, cheap enough for daily use yet durable enough to survive generations of hard service. Their understated decoration, a few swift brushstrokes rather than the elaborate cobalt florals of presentation pieces, places them firmly within the vernacular tradition that defined American country pottery before the rise of industrial whiteware displaced it at the century's close. Size of larger: 4.5" W x 4.5" H x 3.2" D (11.4 cm W x 11.4 cm H x 8.1 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198487

Lot: 315 - Bolivian Silver Tupu Pin | Heart-Shaped Finial | Glass Inlay, ex-Holler & Saunders

South America, Bolivia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A magnificent silver tupu pin with vivid semi-translucent faceted glass inlays set within a heart-shaped finial. The slender pin features a twisted section at the junction with the large finial panel, with the stem riveted and welded along the verso and terminating in a curved hook. The heart-shaped finial is decorated in repousse with geometric shapes and floral motifs, topped by trumpet-shaped flowers likely representing Cantua buxifolia, the national flower of Bolivia and Peru, long associated with Incan myth and Andean identity. Women used tupu pins to fasten and adorn garments, inserting tupu pins into wrap-around dresses at the chest and to fasten mantles draped around the shoulders. Size: 13.75" L x 5.2" W (34.9 cm x 13.2 cm); silver quality: 84% to 85%; weight: 170.4 grams Provenance: private collection of S. Saunders, Nogales Arizona, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201697

Lot: 316 - Late 19th to Mid-20th C. Mexican Silvered Metal Cross Pendants with Glass Cabochons

Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial revival tradition, ca. 1890–1950 CE. A pair of devotional cross pendants cast in silvered base metal, each carrying the weight of popular Catholic piety on a wearable scale. The larger crucifix presents a flared, leafy silhouette in the manner of the Mexican cruz de Caravaca tradition, its arms terminating in trefoil lobes set with cabochons of warm amber-yellow and cobalt-blue glass. A diminutive corpus of Christ stands in low relief at the intersection, flanked by symbolic ornaments common to Spanish Colonial revival metalwork: stylized columns, foliate sprays, and architectural finials suggesting the framework of a retablo in miniature. The smaller cross, presented on its collector's card, is a simpler equal-armed form with knopped terminals, likely cast from the same regional workshop tradition. Cross pendants of this kind were produced in great numbers throughout central and northern Mexico from the late nineteenth century onward, worn as protective amulets and rosary terminals and traded along pilgrimage routes. The yellow glass insets here are diagnostic for dating: the cadmium-sulfoselenide colorant system that produces this amber-to-tangerine register only enters the glassmaker's palette around 1890, and the cadmium-selenium-zinc family is characteristically a twentieth-century material. The crosses thus belong to the revivalist current that drew on colonial-era prototypes while employing modern industrial materials, perhaps for the devotional market or the early tourist trade. Size of larger: 3.1" W x 5.2" H (7.9 cm W x 13.2 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198740

Lot: 317 - Charles M. Russell Bronze Relief Portrait Medallion of a Native American

Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926). Portrait of a Native American. Bronze relief medal, 1898. Signed "CMR," dated, and inscribed with foundry "Sculpture House NY" on verso. Ca. 1898 CE. A cast bronze relief medallion bearing the noble profile of a Native American man, his long hair sweeping back from a sharply cut brow, aquiline nose, and resolute jaw. Modeled in 1898 by Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926), the celebrated chronicler of the American West, the oval plaque captures its subject with the quiet dignity and ethnographic sensitivity that distinguished Russell's lifelong engagement with the Plains peoples he knew and admired. The reverse is incised with the artist's monogram "CMR" above the date "1898" and stamped "Sculpture House NY," identifying the New York foundry responsible for the cast. Russell, largely self-taught, rose from a Montana cowhand to become one of the foremost interpreters of frontier life, his paintings, watercolors, and sculptures now anchoring major American museum collections. Sculpted works from his hand are comparatively rare, and this intimate portrait, likely a posthumous foundry proof issued by Sculpture House Casting from Russell's original model, preserves the modeler's thumb-worked surfaces with admirable fidelity. Housed in a fitted wooden display case lined in emerald felt, accompanied by a Sculpture House Casting documentation card. Size of medal: 4.25" W x 5" H (10.8 cm W x 12.7 cm H); of custom display case: 12" W x 6" H x 3" D (30.5 cm W x 15.2 cm H x 7.6 cm D). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203234

Lot: 318 - 1837 Hard Times Copper Emergency Trade Tokens

United States & England, ca. early 19th & mid-20th century CE. A collection of eight copper Hard Times tokens and related trade pieces issued during periods of economic instability. The American examples dated 1837 and 1841 feature a Liberty bust, a ship representing the Constitution, a running donkey, a turtle carrying a safe symbolizing the Sub Treasury, a wrecked ship referencing monetary experiments, and a phoenix rising from flames commemorating the suspension of specie payments in 1837. Also included is a British 1813 Worcestershire halfpenny token issued by John Knapp Junior of Worcester, bearing the city arms and issued to facilitate trade. Hard Times Tokens were privately issued copper or brass pieces produced between about 1833 and 1843, originally created as political satire criticizing the economic policies of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren during the Panic of 1837. Made to resemble official U.S. large cents in size and weight, they circulated widely as unofficial currency when gold, silver, and banknotes disappeared from everyday use due to bank failures and hoarding. Over time, they became both a practical substitute for small change and enduring artifacts of the intense political and financial turmoil of the era. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200144

Lot: 319 - USA Civil War Cavalry Saber Model 1840 "Wrist Breaker"

North America, United States, American Civil War period, ca. 19th century CE. This is a classic example of the U.S. Model 1840 cavalry saber, widely known as the "wrist breaker," a name earned for its heavy, imposing blade favored in the early stages of the American Civil War. The saber features a robust brass knuckle bow guard, complemented by the remains of original twisted brass wire wrap over a leather-covered wooden grip. Its broad, curved blade retains a solid edge and is housed in an all-iron scabbard with dual suspension rings, exhibiting a deeply patinated surface. The maker's mark on the ricasso has been rubbed nearly smooth and is illegible. Sturdy and formidable, this piece stands as a resonant artifact of 19th-century American mounted warfare, ideal for serious collectors of militaria. Size in sheath: 43" L x 4.5" W (109.2 cm x 11.4 cm); blade: 35" L x 1.25" W (88.9 cm x 3.2 cm) This sword was part of a collection assembled by Alfred Atwater Blackman (1861-1928), an avid collector and connoisseur of historic arms. He was the grandson of Edwin Atwater (1808-1874), a prominent Canadian businessman and politician. Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection, acquired via descent from grandfather, who collected from 1880 - 1910 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 194065

Lot: 320 - 1864 Civil War Union Army Double Bag Knapsack, Inspector Marked

Ca. 1850 - 1900 CE. United States, northeastern US, Union Army, Civil War era. Great example of the standard issue double bag knapsack constructed of painted canvas and retaining all original buckles and straps. The bag opens to reveal two inside pockets. One has a flap with leather ties while the other has four folds that come together to form a large pocket. Maker's mark is present as is the inspector's mark: F. Valentine U.S. Inspector. Provenance: Private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202239

Lot: 321 - Miniature Lead 32mm US Civil War Soldiers by SAE

South Africa, ca. 1950–1970 CE. An assorted group of lead miniature soldier figures depicting primarily United States Civil War-era Union and Confederate troops, including infantry, cavalry, and cannons. These figures are approximately 32 mm scale and are stamped on the base "UNION OF S. AFRICA" and were produced during the 1950s - 1960s CE by the company Swedish African Engineers (SAE), based in South Africa. A small number of other mixed collections are included, cowboys, Native Americans, 19th century European soldiers, and a brass cannon that is made in Japan. Size: 1.25" H (3.2 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199486

Lot: 322 - 6 Bronze Art Medals and Syntex Memorette

Six medals: (1) Stanley Bleifeld (American, 1924-2011). "Chinese Philosophers" bronze medal, Fall 1974. Signed and dated near lower edge of obverse and on periphery; (2) Laszlo Ispanky (Hungarian-born American, 1919-2010). "Spring Wind - Autumn Wind" bronze medal, Spring 1974. Signed and dated near lower edge of reverse and on periphery; (3) Toivo Johnson (American, 1913-1973) and Robert Stephen

Lot: 323 - 19th C. Carved Coconut Vessel - Palm Tree Tropical Scene

Tropical Americas or Pacific, ca. 1850–1920 CE. A whole coconut transformed into a sculptural curio, its dark husk incised with a continuous frieze of palm trees whose feathered fronds arc across the rounded surface. The carver has worked with a fine point, scratching through the polished outer skin to reveal the paler fiber beneath, so that each leaflet and trunk reads as a delicate tonal drawing rather than a deep relief. Clusters of fruit nestle at the bases of the trees, and slender vertical bands of braided rope or twisted vine separate the vignettes, lending the composition a rhythmic, almost cartographic order. Carved coconuts of this kind belong to a broad folk tradition that flourished across the tropical belt in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, produced by sailors, plantation workers, and itinerant craftsmen in the Caribbean, coastal Latin America, and Oceania. They were sold as souvenirs to travelers passing through colonial ports, prized for the way a humble botanical husk could be elevated into a portable landscape. The palm-tree motif here, self-referential and faintly punning, is among the most common conceits of the genre: the fruit of the palm engraved with the image of its parent tree. Whether intended as a dipper, a money box, or simply a decorative bibelot for a parlor shelf, the object carries the warmth of a maker working close to hand, patient with a blade and attentive to the curve of the shell. Size: 4.3" D x 3.8" H (10.9 cm D x 9.7 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198488

Lot: 324 - 17th C. Spanish Walnut Coffer - Mudejar Lid & Plateresque Body

Western Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Spain, Mudejar and Plateresque traditions, ca. 1575–1699 CE. A lid of compass-drawn lacery crowns this walnut coffer, its surface a close lattice of interlocking circles resolving into six-petaled rosettes and quatrefoils, the whole bound within a beaded border set with carved roundels. Hinged at the rear to lift on its long axis, the lid opens upon a body

Lot: 325 - 17th Century Spanish Redware Mug with Amber Glaze

North America, Early American, ca. 1550–1750 CE. A hand-thrown earthenware storage vessel exhibiting the characteristic amber lead glaze and horizontal ribbing typical of early Spanish Colonial ceramic traditions in the Caribbean. The cylindrical form with slightly flared rim reflects utilitarian vessel types brought to the New World by Spanish settlers following first contact. The uneven glaze pooling toward the base, rough foot, and evidence of use wear are consistent with period manufacture and long burial or interment. Recovered in the Dominican Republic in the 1970s from a private collection assembled during a period of significant archaeological activity on the island of Hispaniola. Size: 3" D x 3.5" H (7.6 cm D x 8.9 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198489

Lot: 326 - 1904 German Hamburg 5 Mark Silver Coin

Western Europe, Germany, ca. 1904 CE. A large silver 5 Mark coin issued for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, struck in 90% fine silver. The obverse features Hamburg's coat of arms with a castle shield flanked by two lion supporters beneath a crested helm, encircled by the legend FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG. The reverse depicts the crowned Imperial German eagle with the inscription DEUTSCHES REICH 1904, with FUNF MARK below. The edge bears the motto GOTT MIT UNS. Size: 1.48" Diameter (3.8 cm); silver quality: 90%; weight: 27.7 grams Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200117

Lot: 327 - European Iron Archelle Fireplace Rack Set | 5-Hook Rail & Tools

European, acquired in Argentina, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An elaborate wrought iron hearth rack, known in French as an archelle, with a wide arched frame and dense curvilinear scrollwork that branches outward like stylized foliage. The main rack is fitted with five hanging hooks along the lower rail for suspending fireplace tools, and it is accompanied by a smaller matching rack with a single hook and a spike on the reverse for mounting directly to a wall or chimney breast. Included are three long iron tools with three-pronged fork tips, each finished with a looped handle for hanging when not in use. The dark iron surface and lively hand-forged spirals give the set a strong decorative presence while remaining functional for the hearth. Size of large rack: 21.5" W x 20" H (54.6 cm x 50.8 cm) Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1960's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 195718

Lot: 328 - Five 19th C. Russian Enameled Brass Icons - Ex Skinner

Eastern Europe, Russia, Orthodox Christian, ca. 19th century CE. A richly narrative group of five Russian Orthodox brass icons, each a small theater of faith cast in metal and brightened with enamel, invites close looking and quiet reflection. The largest plaque centers on Saint Nicholas, the miracle-working bishop of Myra, revered across Eastern Christendom as a protector of sailors, children,

Lot: 329 - 1913 Imperial Russian 50 Kopek Nicholas II Silver Coin

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 1913 CE. A silver 50 kopeks coin of Emperor Nicholas II, struck in 90% silver. The obverse bears a right-facing portrait of Nicholas II with Cyrillic legend translating to "By the Grace of God, Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias." The reverse features the Imperial double-headed eagle with crowned arms and provincial shields, holding the orb and scepter, with the denomination and date in Cyrillic below. The edge is inscribed with the silver standard, reading "(V.S) Pure Silver 2 Zolotniks 10.5 Doli," and the mintmaster initials V.S. are for Victor Smirnov. Size: 1" Diameter (2.5 cm); silver quality: 90%; weight 10 grams Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200116

Lot: 330 - 16th C. Central European Forged Iron Ceremonial Parade Axe with Integral Tang

Central Europe, Germany, ca. 16th century CE. A wrought iron ceremonial axe, its fan-shaped blade flaring outward in a clean trapezoidal sweep while a slender spike rises from the crown opposite the cutting edge, the long iron tang passing through a central hafting hole in the head. The surface bears a deep brown patina with pitting and oxidation consistent with centuries of age, the metal pocked and granular yet structurally sound. Size: 5.5" W x 13.3" H (14.0 cm W x 33.8 cm H). Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203156

Lot: 331 - 17th C. German Woodcut Gospel Leaves - Entry to Jerusalem & Storm at Sea

Central Europe, Germany, Lutheran, ca. 1690–1740 CE. A colt threads a shouting crowd on one leaf while, on the other, a small ship heels into a sea lashed up like fire, the two scenes cut in relief and locked into the same forme as the Fraktur that crowds around them. These are two leaves from a German Lutheran Sunday-Gospel book, carrying the pericopes appointed for the First Sunday of

Lot: 332 - Victorian 9K Gold Stickpin with Shell Cameo Portrait of a Lady

Europe, Victorian era, ca. 1837–1901 CE. A delicate stickpin from the long Victorian century, its oval shell cameo cradled in a four-prong gold-tone setting atop a slender tapering shank. The carving presents a classical female bust in profile, hair gathered and bound in the manner of a Greco-Roman muse, her features rendered in low relief against the warm cream and umber strata of the conch shell. Such cameos, hand-carved from queen conch or sardonyx shell and mounted in low-karat gold (here assayed at roughly 9.36 karat, consistent with British 9K standard), were the quintessential accessory of nineteenth-century gentlemen and ladies alike, threaded through a cravat, lapel, or bodice as a quiet signifier of taste and classical learning. The profile bust, perhaps an idealized Flora, Diana, or simply a generic beauty in the antique mode, reflects the Victorian fascination with neoclassical revival and the Grand Tour souvenirs that flowed northward from the carving workshops of Torre del Greco and Naples. Size of cameo: 0.4" W x 0.5" H (1.0 cm W x 1.3 cm H); of pin: 0.4" W x 2.7" H (1.0 cm W x 6.9 cm H). Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Joel Malter collection, prior to 2004 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203196

Lot: 333 - Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Silver Medal 1897

Western Europe, United Kingdom, Victorian era. A sterling silver Diamond Jubilee commemorative medal with the veiled "Old Head" effigy of Victoria by Thomas Brock on the obverse, inscribed Victoria Anna Regni Sexagesimum Feliciter Claudit, paired on the reverse with Wyon's 1838 "Young Head" portrait framed by the Latin inscription Longitudo Dierum in Dextera Eius et in Sinistra Gloria and the accession date 1837. Size: 1" W (2.5 cm W). Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Joel Malter collection, prior to 2004 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 203199

Lot: 334 - Pair WWI Trench Art Brass Shell Lamps - 1912 British George V Penny, Heaton Mint

Europe, British, WWI era, ca. 1914–1918 CE. A matched pair of trench art table lamps fashioned from spent brass artillery shell casings, their tapering columns rising from broad disc bases of mixed metal and black composite. The shells, of naval and cartridge brass, retain the soft olive patina that decades of handling lend to military alloys, with crisp rolled crimps and turned shoulders preserved at the necks where the projectiles once seated. Each lamp incorporates a 1912 British penny of King George V struck at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, one displaying the obverse with the bare-headed bust of the monarch, the other showing the reverse with Britannia seated in armor, trident in hand, gazing across the sea. The pennies, of bronze in the standard 95-4-1 alloy of copper, tin, and zinc, were affixed during the lamps' conversion to electric service, a quiet commemorative gesture typical of the genre. Trench art emerged from the long stalemates of the Great War, soldiers and convalescents transforming the spent ordnance of industrial slaughter into domestic objects of memory, often finished after the Armistice by veterans or by craftsmen working from salvaged battlefield material. These examples, wired with early cloth-covered cord and topped with simple sockets, would have illuminated a parlor or study in the interwar years, a soldier's souvenir naturalized as furniture. Size (both about the same): 3.5" D x 8.6" H (8.9 cm D x 21.8 cm H). Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199494

Lot: 335 - WWI French Trench Art Shell Lamp Pair - Knights with Cross of Lorraine

Western Europe, France, Third Republic, ca. 1914–1918 CE. A knight rises from the brass in low relief, mailed and helmed, his sword lifted and his shield charged with the double-barred Cross of Lorraine, the whole figure conjured by hammer and punch from a spent artillery round. Each lamp is built from a fired shell. The cylindrical cartridge case forms the brass body, banded at the

Lot: 336 - WWII Allied Brass Trench Art Cane Stand - Naval & 20mm Cartridge Cases

North America and Europe, Allied forces (American and British), World War II, ca. 1942–1945 CE. A tripod cane stand assembled from spent Allied brass cartridge cases, a quietly martial piece of trench art in which the materiel of the Atlantic and Mediterranean war has been refashioned into domestic furniture. The vertical body is a US Navy 3-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 Mod 1 brass cartridge

Lot: 337 - 18th C. Danish Silver Sugar Caster, Copenhagen 1776

Northern Europe, Denmark, Copenhagen, ca. 1776 CE. A baluster-form sugar caster wrought in Danish silver of 84.8% purity, rising on a stepped circular foot engraved with a guilloche band and ascending through a gadrooned lower body to a swelling belly chased in repousse with swagged garlands of full-blown roses and pendant blossoms. The neck draws inward beneath a domed, pierced cover whose lattice of quatrefoils and trellised ribs allows fine sugar to drift through in a controlled snowfall, the whole crowned by a budded finial that recalls the rosettes below. The Rococo vocabulary, floral festoons, baluster silhouette, and pierced canopy, places the piece firmly within the late eighteenth-century Copenhagen tradition, when refined sugar remained an emblem of prosperous tables and its dispensing vessel was wrought with corresponding ceremony. The underside carries a constellation of hallmarks: the three towers of the Danish national assay with the date numeral 76, the Scorpio month-mark M indicating an assay in October or November, the assay master's F for Christopher Fabritius (active 1749 to 1787), and the maker's mark NP paired again with 76. Together these stamps locate the caster precisely to autumn 1776, a moment when Copenhagen's silversmiths were translating French Rococo idioms into a distinctly Northern register. Size: 3" D x 7.1" H (7.6 cm D x 18.0 cm H); silver quality: 84.8%; total weight: 188.3 grams. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in April 2004 via Anouk Miga Antiquaire, Maastricht, Netherlands SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202735

Lot: 338 - 1779 George III English Sterling Silver Cream Pourer - London Hallmarks, TL Monogram

Northern Europe, Great Britain, England, Georgian, George III period, ca. 1779 CE. A graceful sterling silver cream pourer rising from a stepped circular foot, its baluster body swelling into a high, narrow neck before flaring into a generous lipped spout. A delicate band of beading traces the rim of the pour, descends the elegant scrolled handle, and wreaths the foot in a single repeated grammar of ornament, lending rhythm to an otherwise unembellished surface that catches and folds light along its polished curves. The form belongs to the neoclassical idiom that swept English silver in the 1770s, when Adam-period taste favored slender ewer profiles drawn from antique prototypes over the rococo exuberance of the preceding decades. Beneath the spout, an engraved monogram pairs the initials M and a conjoined TL, perhaps a marriage cipher or a presentation mark linking two families at the moment of the piece's commissioning. The underside carries the full London assay: a lion passant guaranteeing sterling standard, the crowned leopard's head of the London office, and a lowercase d within its cartouche fixing the date letter to 1779, the nineteenth year of George III's reign. Analysis confirms a silver content of 92.98 percent, comfortably above the sterling threshold. Such cream pourers accompanied the tea services that anchored Georgian sociability, small luxuries through which a household's polish was measured one pour at a time. Size: 3.6" W x 5.8" H x 2.2" D (9.1 cm W x 14.7 cm H x 5.6 cm D); silver quality: 92.98%; weight: 102.4 grams. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection, acquired April 5, 2002 at Antiques at 115 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202747

Lot: 339 - 19th C. Sterling Silver Muffineers - Gorham & R. Wallace Casters

North America and United Kingdom, American and English, ca. 1851–1910 CE. A pair of sterling silver muffineers, each crowned with a pierced, domed lid that once dusted sugar, cinnamon, or powdered spice across breakfast tables on either side of the Atlantic. The taller of the two rises as a columnar caster on a stepped circular foot, its smooth, tapering body unornamented save for the play of light along its waist, hallmarked for R. Wallace & Sons of Wallingford, Connecticut, makers who have plied the silversmith's trade from 1871 to the present day. Its companion takes the more architectural form of a neoclassical urn, the ovoid body lifted on a slender pedestal above a square plinth and engraved with delicate floral swags and bellflower garlands in the Adam taste. The urn's lower body bears the lion passant, anchor, and date letter G for Gorham of Providence, Rhode Island, struck in 1910, while the surmounting domed and pierced cover carries an earlier English pedigree: the maker's mark TJ / NC for Creswick & Co. (Thomas, James, and Nathaniel Creswick) of Sheffield, with the Sheffield crown and date letter H for 1851. Cover and body were married at some point in their long service, an honest collector's pairing of mid-Victorian English and Edwardian American silver brought into harmonious proportion. Together they stand at matching heights, twin sentinels of the dressed table whose perforated crowns scattered sweetness with practiced economy. Size (both about the same): 3.5" D x 6.5" H (8.9 cm D x 16.5 cm H); silver quality: 93%; total weight: 408 grams. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202759

Lot: 340 - 20th C. Wallace Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - Model 5630, Domed Pierced Lid

North America, United States, Wallace Silversmiths, ca. 1900–1960 CE. A cylindrical sterling silver sugar caster crowned by a high domed cover, its surface pierced and chased with foliate scrollwork that allowed sugar or spice to fall in a fine shower. The lid lifts to a turned baluster finial, while a single S-scroll handle, terminating in a neat volute, springs from the body for a sure grip. Reeded bands encircle the shoulder and base, lending crisp horizontal rhythm to the polished walls, and the caster rests on a stepped, spreading foot. Practical and decorous in equal measure, such casters dressed the dining table of the early to mid twentieth century, dispensing caster sugar, cinnamon, or pepper. The form descends from the lidded shakers of Georgian England, here rendered by an American maker for a household that valued both utility and a touch of ceremony. Size: 3.5" W x 4.5" H x 2.5" D (8.9 cm W x 11.4 cm H x 6.3 cm D); silver quality: 93.2%; total weight: 128.4 grams. Wallace Silversmiths traces its origins to Robert Wallace, who began producing flatware in Wallingford, Connecticut in the 1830s; the firm incorporated as R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company in 1871 and became one of the most prolific American sterling and silverplate houses of the twentieth century. Model numbers such as 5630 keyed individual patterns within the company's vast production catalogs, an aid to retailers and replacement buyers alike. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in November 2006 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202748

Lot: 341 - Early 20th C. English Silver Muffineers - Ollivant & Botsford and Harrods

British Isles, England, Edwardian and George V periods, ca. 1908–1911 CE. A pair of octagonal sterling silver muffineers, sharing the elegant baluster silhouette favored in early twentieth-century English plate yet bearing different hallmarks and a three-year gap between their making. Each rises from a stepped, faceted foot to a swelling lower body, narrows through a tapered shoulder, and culminates in a domed, pierced cover crowned by a turned spire finial. The covers are ornamented with delicate scrollwork piercings arranged in symmetrical cartouches, allowing the fine dusting of sugar, cinnamon, or nutmeg to fall in measured veils across hot muffins, buttered toast, or breakfast pastries. The first bears the marks of Ollivant and Botsford, Sheffield, assayed 1908, a firm best known for its retail trade across Manchester and the north of England. Its companion was made for Harrods Stores Ltd., assayed at Birmingham in 1911, the year of George V's coronation, when the great Knightsbridge emporium was at the height of its Edwardian prestige. Together they speak to the polite rituals of the late Edwardian and early Georgian table, when the muffineer (sometimes called a caster or dredger) presided over tea trays and sideboards as an emblem of domestic refinement. The octagonal facets catch the light along crisp arrises, recalling the early Georgian casters of the 1720s that these later examples consciously revive. Such retrospective taste was fashionable in Edwardian silver, when historical forms were dressed in the technical precision of modern Sheffield and Birmingham workshops. As a near-pair, they retain the charm of objects gathered rather than commissioned together: kin in form, distinct in maker's hand. Size (both the same): 2.5" D x 6.5" H (6.3 cm D x 16.5 cm H); silver quality: 93.1%; total weight: 176.2 grams. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202765

Lot: 342 - Sterling Silver Muffineer Pair | Lee & Wingfull 1897 & Whiting 1918 | English & American

Northern Europe, England, Sheffield, ca. 1897 CE; North America, United States, New York, ca. 1918 CE. A refined pair of sterling silver muffineers, elegant relics of the dining table, reflecting both English Victorian craftsmanship and early 20th century American silver design. The taller example, produced in Sheffield in 1897 by Lee & Wingfull (Henry Wingfull), bears a full suite of English

Lot: 343 - William Spratling "TS-24" Sterling & Gold Gilt Flatware Pair

Latin America, Mexico, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A sterling silver table knife and serving spoon with gold gilt accents from the William Spratling workshop. The knife features a tapered silver handle with a warm gilt roundel set into the terminal, stamped with the William Spratling script square hallmark and the Eagle 63 assay mark, and the blade is marked by the Mexican manufacturer Ekco, reading "Inoxidable / Hecho en Mexico / acero templado," indicating tempered stainless steel. The serving spoon has a broad, rounded bowl and a matching tapered handle inset with geometric gilt elements, including a central circular accent framed by elongated diamond forms. The spoon is stamped with the William Spratling script square hallmark and "TS-24," denoting production after 1979 by Sucesores de William Spratling. Size of spoon: 9" L x 0.8" W (22.9 cm x 2 cm); silver quality: 92%; gold quality: 38% to 65% (equivalent to 9K+ to 15K+); total combined weights: 148 grams Provenance: ex-private Moore collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired prior to 1990 SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201212

Lot: 344 - William Spratling Silver & Wood Spoon Pair | TS-24 | Taxco post-1979

William Spratling (American/expatriate in Mexico, 1900-1967). Produced by Sucesores de William Spratling. Two silver and wood spoons, ca. 1979 or later. Both marked with Spratling hallmark on versos; one marked with "TS-24" silver quality mark on verso. A refined pair of Mexican silver and wood spoons produced by Sucesores de William Spratling, each bearing the Spratling workshop mark and a

Lot: 345 - French Stamp Collection - 1849-1936 Issues

France and French Territories, ca. 1848 to 1936 CE. A wide-ranging ensemble of French postal stamps including the elusive 1849-50 #7, spanning classic early issues through later pictorial types and extending to colonial emissions, with varied cancellations and a rich palette of blues, reds, greens, and ochres that chart the evolution of French philately. Size of largest stamp: 1.5" L x 1" W (3.8 cm x 2.5 cm); of page (all about the same): 11.25" L x 9.25" W (28.6 cm x 23.5 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202018

Lot: 346 - Early 20th C. N.W. Pacific Islands Overprint Stamps - Group of 18 Used

Oceania, Australian Administration, North West Pacific Islands, ca. 1915–1924 CE. A philatelic assemblage of eighteen used postage stamps issued for the North West Pacific Islands, the Australian-administered former German territories of New Guinea and adjacent islands following their capture in the First World War. Each is a contemporary Australian definitive, the kangaroo-and-map and King George V profile types among them, overprinted "N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS" in stark sans-serif capitals to mark its use in the occupied territory. The little engravings carry crisp cancellations, several with legible circular date stamps, and span a range of denominations and printing colors, from rose and carmine to deep green, slate, and brown. Mounted in glassine on a collector's stock card, the group records a brief and consequential moment when wartime conquest redrew the postal map of the Pacific. Size (all about the same): 0.9" W x 1.2" H (2.3 cm W x 3.0 cm H). The North West Pacific Islands issues were a wartime expedient. When Australian forces occupied German New Guinea in 1914, the administration overprinted standard Australian stamps rather than commission a distinct series, and these "N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS" overprints served the territory from 1915 until the Mandated Territory of New Guinea began issuing its own stamps in the mid-1920s. Because they were printed in modest quantities and used in a remote theater, well-cancelled examples, particularly those tied to a piece with a clear circular date stamp, are prized by specialists. The collector's annotations note the lot as fifteen different among eighteen used, including a copy of Scott number 40. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 199714

Lot: 347 - Mid-20th C. US Postage Stamps - Mint Commemorative Lot

North America, United States, ca. 1946–1952 CE. A glassine envelope spills a small hoard of mint United States postage stamps, their gummed backs and crisp perforations untouched by the postmark. Foremost is the violet three-cent California Gold Centennial of 1948, its vignette of Sutter's Mill at Coloma commemorating the 1848 strike that loosed the Argonaut rush. Beside it lie a green Plains issue and a pale blue three-cent commemorative dated 1946, the cluster bound together by the quiet tidiness of a mid-century collector. Printed by intaglio in the engraver's fine line, each miniature offers a national vignette compressed into a rectangle scarcely larger than a thumbnail. Such lots, set aside unused and never licked to an envelope, preserve the philatelic enthusiasm of postwar America, when commemorative series chronicled centennials, statehood anniversaries, and the iconography of a confident republic. Size of largest: 1.625" W x 1" H (4.1 cm W x 2.5 cm H). The featured violet stamp is Scott No. 954, the California Gold Centennial issue released in 1948 to mark the hundredth anniversary of James W. Marshall's gold discovery at Sutter's Mill. Its three-cent denomination reflects the standard first-class domestic letter rate of the era, the workhorse value for the flood of commemoratives the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced through the 1940s and 1950s. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200678

Lot: 348 - Mid-Century NYC Poster Stamps & Biographies Set

North America, United States, New York, New York City, ca. mid-20th century CE. United States, mid-20th century. A charming collection of 33 New York City view postage stamps, accompanied by 32 descriptive biographies, featuring iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Terminal, Brooklyn Bridge, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Rockefeller Center, together forming a compact visual and literary survey of the city's architectural grandeur and cultural identity. Size of stamp (all the same): 1.75" L x 1.25" W (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm); of envelope: 6" L x 3.6" W (15.2 cm x 9.1 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200681

Lot: 349 - 19th C. British Postage Stamps, Penny Red & Scott #3

Great Britain, 1841 CE. Scott #3, 1 Penny Red (imperforate), group of 84 used examples, showing a range of Maltese Cross cancellations, in shades of red to red-brown. Condition varies, overall Fine to Very Fine, with typical margins for the issue. An excellent lot for the collector or specialist for plating, shade study, and cancellation varieties. Size: 0.75" W x 1" H (1.9 cm x 2.5 cm) Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection, by inheritance, collected 1970's SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200417

Lot: 350 - 18th C. European Portrait of a Gentleman by Stuart

European, Stuart (perhaps British or European), "Portrait of a Gentleman, in grey coat with green vest", oil on canvas, ca. 1765 CE. A very large 3/4 length portrait of a gentleman donning a fine buttoned grey jacket and mint green vest with a lacy cravat. Middle aged, clean shaven, and donning a fashionable powder white curled wig, the gentleman presents costume and hair style characteristic of the mid-18th century. He looks out toward the viewer with a realistically delineated visage, and his double chin bespeaks of his wealth and privilege. The background is painted in warm russet red hues that complement the sitter quite nicely. The portrait is mounted in an intricately carved frame embellished with elaborate decorative and foliage motifs. Given the style of the portrait, it may be English or French, reframed in England. Size: 30.25" L x 25.25" W (76.8 cm x 64.1 cm); 40.75" L x 34.75" W (103.5 cm x 88.3 cm) including frame During the mid-18th century, style was characterized by intricate details and luxurious fabrics reflective of the Rococo artistic tastes of the period. This gentleman's fanciful grey coat with its generous collar and many buttons over his green vest and white dress shirt with lace frill cascading down the front demonstrate the opulence favored during this period. His short, curled, white powdered wig was also quite fashionable in the mid-18th century. High fashion and fastidious tailoring were quite important to the upper class. Publication: Please note: There is an old label on the upper stretcher bar that reads, "STUART - 109 - Portrait of a Gentleman, in grey coat with green vest - 29 1/2 in By 24 1/2 in." There is another old label on the upper stretcher bar for James Bourlet & Sons - a frame maker established in 1828. Provenance: ex-private East Coast, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 178140

Lot: 351 - Peter Max Poster - "Penneys" (1969)

Peter Max (American, b. Germany 1937). "Penneys" color lithograph, 1969. Hand-signed and dated near bottom edge. A vivid collision of commerce and counterculture, "Penneys" transforms a department store catalog into a psychedelic proclamation of 1969. Designed as an advertisement for JC Penneys, the poster announces "Special Edition with Groovy Kid Stuff" in bold, undulating type that feels less

Lot: 352 - Peter Max Pop Art Poster - "Love" (1969)

Peter Max (American, b. Germany 1937). "Love" color lithograph, 1969. Hand-signed and dated at lower right and center. A radiant emblem of the late 1960s, "Love" captures Peter Max at the height of his psychedelic Pop Art vision, where color becomes both atmosphere and declaration. The composition spells out the word LOVE in bold, undulating blue forms set against a luminous gradient field

Lot: 353 - Peter Max Mixed Media Lithograph "Cosmic Flowers" (1981)

Ca. 1950 - 2000 CE. Peter Max (American, b. Germany 1937). "Cosmic Flowers" mixed media lithograph, 1981. Signed at lower center left beneath plate. A jubilant scatter of rounded, cartoonish blooms in cobalt blue tumbles across a ground of sun-yellow and warm orange, punctuated by looping gestural marks in red, a central mushroom-like form in rose and red, and freely drawn calligraphic flourishes that refuse to sit still long enough to be identified as anything other than pure visual energy. The composition has the loose, improvisational confidence of an artist who has internalized the psychedelic vocabulary of the 1960s so completely that by 1981 it flows from him the way a musician plays scales - effortlessly, with joy. The multicolor hand-drawn borders, in arcing lines of red, orange, blue, and green, extend beyond the printed image and into the surrounding paper, collapsing the distinction between the mechanical and the handmade and making each impression technically unique. Max's looping multicolor crayon signature below the image reinforces that intimacy. Presented in a white-painted wood frame with gilt liner. About the artist: Born in Berlin, Peter Max moved frequently with his family, living in more than six countries until they settled in the United States. Max studied in New York City at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Art. Max has been revered as a visionary Pop Artist since the 1960's, beloved for his "Cosmic '60s" style which would later evolve to Neo Expressionism. Max developed a bold style of painting using striking Fauvist colors and intriguing themes. As he evolved from Pop to Neo-Expressionism, his work became more painterly and sensuous. Max's unique symbolism and vibrant color palette have continued to inspire new generations of Americans throughout the decades. Provenance: Private Lafayette, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202111

Lot: 354 - James Verbicky Painting - Red Diptych

James Verbicky (Polish-Canadian, b. 1973). Red Diptych, oil on canvas, n.d. Signed at lower right of one panel. A large-scale two-panel painting by contemporary artist James Verbicky, this piece exemplifies Verbicky's sophisticated abstract language. The composition features sweeping circular and arc-like brushstrokes that appear to move across the divide, continuing from one canvas to another and

Lot: 355 - Van Roy Wieze Enameled Iron Sign by R. Van Doren

Raymond Van Doren (Belgian, 1906-1991). "Van Roy Wieze" enameled iron sign, 1952. A bold marriage of wit and modern design, this enameled iron advertising sign for Van Roy Wieze beer distills the spirit of postwar European graphic art into a single, unforgettable image. At its center stands a sharply dressed waiter in formal black attire, yet his head dissolves into a brimming chalice of golden

Lot: 356 - W.P. Henderson Oil Painting | "Velarde Station" New Mexico | Santa Fe Railway

Attributed to William Penhallow Henderson (American, 1877-1943). "Velarde Station" oil on board, n.d. Artist and title delineated on old label on verso of frame. This gem of a painting depicts Velarde Station, a railroad stop in Velarde, New Mexico, a charming village in the Rio Grande Valley located between Taos and Espanola. The scene features modest adobe buildings with pitched roofs and cupolas, characteristic of railroad depots rendered in Pueblo style, and three figures, indicating that the station was a hub for social and economic activity in an otherwise rural area. Majestic cliffs in the background suggest the Basalt cliffs and mesas in the vicinity of Velarde and the Rio Grande. All is rendered in the artist's Post-Impressionist style with a vibrant color palette, expressive brushwork, and keen light effects. A nostalgic view of life along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a nexus of the American economy from the late 19th to early 20th century. Size: 10" L x 8" W (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Size (frame): 14.25" L x 12.25" W (36.2 cm x 31.1 cm) Publication: William Penhallow Henderson's "Casa Lucero" - an oil on board painting of similar size to "Velarde Station" - sold with a hammer price of $16,000 on November 10, 2018 (Santa Fe Art Auction, Santa Fe, NM, Lot #91). In addition, "Los Gallos (Mable Dodge Luhan House)" - a smaller oil on board by William P. Henderson - sold at auction with a hammer price of $6500 on May 2, 2021 (Grogan & Company, Boston, MA, Lot #34). Provenance: private Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200519

Lot: 357 - 19th C. Egyptian Albumen Prints, Group of 3 - Sebah, Delie & Bechard, Zangaki

North Africa, Egypt, Orientalist photography, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A trio of late 19th C. albumen silver prints capturing the romance of Egyptological discovery in the age of the Grand Tour, each issued by a celebrated commercial studio that catered to scholars, archaeologists, and well-heeled travelers disembarking at Alexandria and Cairo. The first, signed in the negative "J.P. Sebah," is an interior view of the Musee de Ghizeh (Giza), produced by Jean Pascal Sebah, son of the Constantinople photographer Pascal Sebah and a leading documentarian of Ottoman and Egyptian antiquities. The image surveys a gallery crowded with vitrines of statuary, sarcophagi, and stelae, the polished plank floor receding toward painted Orientalist wall decoration. Sebah's compositions of the Boulaq and Ghizeh collections circulated widely as visual indices of Auguste Mariette's nascent Egyptian Museum. The second is plate 17 titled "Amulets" from Adrien Bechard and Hippolyte Delie's "Album du Musee de Boulaq," published in Cairo by Moures & Cie in 1872. The print records a panel of funerary monuments, an assemblage of cartouches, votive offerings, and hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged for study. Commissioned by Mariette himself to disseminate the Boulaq holdings to a European scholarly audience, the Delie et Bechard album remains a foundational document of early museological photography in Egypt. The third, captioned in the negative and attributed to the Zangaki brothers (Constantine and George), depicts the "Ascension de la Pyramide," travelers in Victorian dress clambering up the colossal masonry of Khufu assisted by Bedouin guides. The Greek-Egyptian Zangakis worked from a wagon-studio that followed tourists along the Nile and the Suez route, supplying the postcard imagination of late Ottoman Egypt with its enduring iconography of camels, pyramids, and intrepid sightseers. Together the three prints chart the photographic frontier where archaeology, tourism, and the picturesque converged. Size of largest (Bechard): 12.75" W x 18.5" H (32.4 cm W x 47.0 cm H). Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 188250

Lot: 358 - 19th C. Albumen Prints of Ancient Egypt - Ramesses II, Pyramid, Nebamun (3)

Egypt, late Ottoman and British colonial period, ca. 1886–1905 CE. A trio of albumen prints that charts how the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries learned to see ancient Egypt: through a painted feast, the mouth of a monument, and the bared face of a king. (1) Unknown photographer, published by Clarke & Davies, Museum Street, London (British, active ca. early 20th C.). "Banquet

Lot: 359 - 18th c. Italian Engraving after Reni - Apollo & Aurora

Raphael Sanzio Morghen (Italian, 1758-1833). After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642). Drawn by Antonio Cavallucci (Italian, 1752-1795). "Quadrijugis Invectus Equis Sol Aureus Exit ..." copper engraving, ca. 1787. A rare original 18th century engraving of Apollo preceded by Aurora after a fresco at the Rospigliosi Palace in Rome by Guido Reni (1575-1642). In this composition Apollo rides his chariot and is surrounded by maidens or the Hours. He is bringing light to Aurora in the form of Phosphorus as a putto personifying the morning star, holding a torch, and illuminating the path towards Aurora. A very rare original engraving as most examples reside in the permanent collections of museums. Size (plate mark): 20" L x 36" W (50.8 cm x 91.4 cm) Size (sheet): 26.25" L x 41.75" W (66.7 cm x 106 cm) The Latin Inscription below the image reads: "QUADRIJUGIS INVECTUS EQUIS SOL AUREUS EXIT / CUI SEPTEM VARIIS CIRCUMSTAT VESTIBUS HORAE / LUCIFER ANTEVOLAT RAPIDI FUGE LAMPADA SOLIS / AURORA UMBRARUM VICTRIX NE VICTA RECEDAS" Provenance: Jon and Mary Williams private art collection, Denver, Colorado, USA SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 188900

Lot: 360 - Embroidered & Applique Cotton & Wool Textile, Folk Art

Europe, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A decorative textile window valance or door hanging formed from cotton and wool applique and embroidery. The front beige panel features repeating scalloped arches filled with stylized floral and foliate motifs worked in muted reds, blues, greens, and cream, outlined and emphasized with applied cord and stitched detailing that gives the surface a raised, dimensional quality. The textile is backed with a denim-blue cotton fabric, with the lower edge trimmed in twisted cord following the scalloped contour. While not attributable to a specific folk tradition, the design intentionally evokes decorative folk art styles. Size: 60" L x 11" W (152.4 cm x 27.9 cm) Provenance: private Valley Glen, California, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 198109

Lot: 361 - Ynez Johnston Woodcut "Blue Garden" (1950)

Ynez Johnston (American, 1920-2019). "Blue Garden" woodcut on paper, 1950. Edition number 8 of 10. Hand-signed and edition numbered beneath print. A 1950 woodcut on paper by Ynez Johnston titled "Blue Garden" presents a mysterious, city-like landscape where towers, symbols, and geometric forms gather around a deep central void, like a garden seen in a dream rather than in daylight. Carved with

Lot: 362 - Edith Kramer Painting "Jersey Landscape w/ Moon" (1988)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). "Jersey Landscape with Moon" oil on linen, 1988. Signed and dated at lower right. A quiet band of marsh grasses stretches across the foreground, dense and untamed, before giving way to water, infrastructure, and a softened skyline beyond. In "Jersey Landscape with Moon," Edith Kramer fixes her gaze from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River

Lot: 363 - Edith Kramer Painting "Tanks und Graser" (1990)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). "Tanks und Graser" (Tanks and Grasses) oil on linen, 1990. Signed and dated at lower right and again with title on verso. A windswept field of grasses fills the foreground, their slender blades bending and crossing like quick, nervous lines of thought, while the horizon settles into the unmistakable geometry of industry. Painted from life in the

Lot: 364 - Edith Kramer Ink Drawing - Amiens (1948)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). Amiens Cathedral. Ink drawing on paper, 1948. Dated on verso. A 1948 ink drawing on paper by Edith Kramer depicts the towering west facade of Amiens Cathedral, rendered with bold crosshatching and a crisp, architectural command. Kramer builds the Gothic structure through rhythmic linework, stacking lancet openings, sculptural portals, and the great

Lot: 365 - Edith Kramer Engraving "Cranberry Isles, Maine" (1962)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). "Cranberry Isles, Maine" engraving on paper, 1962. Hand-signed and dated in pencil beneath image at lower right and titled on verso. A finely observed coastal scene, this 1962 engraving depicts the rugged rocks and restless waters of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine. Kramer renders the ocean as a living surface, built from dense networks

Lot: 366 - Edith Kramer Etching - Landscape (1961)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). Landscape. Etching on paper, 1961. Hand-signed and dated at lower right. A hushed, contemplative landscape in which Edith Kramer trades the density of the city for a wide, breathing horizon, rendered with delicacy and patient attention. Low hills rise gently across the distance, their silhouettes softened by layered crosshatching, while water

Lot: 367 - Edith Kramer Painting - NYC Derelict House (1968)

Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). "Derelict House" oil on linen, 1968. Signed and dated at lower right and again with title and artist's address on verso. A fractured building looms out of a dim, smoke-softened night, its walls broken into planes of shadow and muted color. In "Derelict House," Edith Kramer turns her attention to the quiet aftermath of demolition, capturing a

Lot: 368 - Don Stone Watercolor Painting, 2 Figures in Snowy Field

Don Stone (American, 1929-2015). Figures in a Snowy Field. Watercolor, ca. 1970s CE. A winter field becomes a quiet stage in this 1970s watercolor by Don Stone, its pale expanse interrupted only by two small figures making their way across the snow. Stone's practiced eye for atmosphere animates the scene: slate clouds press low over the horizon, while the earth below breaks into a tapestry of

Lot: 369 - Hollis Williford (Am. 1940-2007) Three Wildlife Etchings - Canoe, Caribou, Pheasant

Hollis Randol Williford (American, 1940-2007). (1)"North Canoe;" (2) "Tundra Parade" edition 70 of 100; (3) "Easy Double" edition 10 of 200. Three etchings on paper, n.d. All hand-signed and titled in pencil beneath plate. Two numbered beneath plate. A trio of intimate intaglio vignettes by Western American artist Hollis Williford, each one rendered in a confident, lyrical line that captures the

Lot: 370 - Arthur Knebel Pastel - "Old Buses" (1990)

Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). "Old Buses" pastel on canvas, 1990. Signed and dated at lower right. A cluster of aging vehicles emerges from a haze of color and motion in Arthur Knebel's expressive composition "Old Buses." The scene depicts several worn buses and trucks resting in a rough, earthen yard, their forms partially dissolved into sweeping layers of pastel pigment. Rather than

Lot: 371 - Arthur Knebel Painting - Mealtime

Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). Mealtime. Oil on canvas, n.d. A shared table becomes the quiet center of gravity in "Mealtime," where Knebel captures the unremarked intimacy of an everyday ritual. Three figures gather around a worn surface, their gestures unposed and inward, absorbed in the simple choreography of pouring, holding, waiting. There is no overt drama here, only the steady

Lot: 372 - Arthur Knebel Pastel - Woman on Phone

Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). Woman on phone. Pastel drawing on paper, n.d. Signed at lower right. A woman leans into the private geometry of a phone call, her body angled and her expression suspended between listening and reply. Rendered in pastel, this intimate composition captures a fleeting human exchange that feels both immediate and elusive. The telephone, suggested rather than fully

Lot: 373 - Arthur Knebel Painting - Young Man Reading

Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). Man Reading. Oil on canvas, n.d. A quiet interior unfolds in softened planes of color, where a solitary man curls inward over a book, absorbed in the private gravity of reading. Knebel places the figure low and centered, knees drawn close, creating a compact geometry that anchors the composition while the surrounding space gently dissolves into layered strokes

Lot: 374 - Arthur Knebel Pastel "Traveler" (1991)

Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). "Traveler" pastel drawing on paper, 1991. Signed and dated at lower right. A solitary figure emerges from a shifting field of color in "Traveler," a work that feels less like a portrait than a passing encounter. The subject is seated at a table, loosely defined by a cup and bowl, yet the setting remains fluid, as if the figure has paused only briefly before

Lot: 375 - Rodolfo Morales Mixed Media Collage - Puppies (1993)

Rodolfo Morales (Mexican, 1925-2001). Puppies Drinking Tea. Mixed Media Collage, 1993. Signed at lower right. A playful yet tender mixed media collage, this work by Rodolfo Morales presents two wide-eyed puppies flanking a tea bag labeled "Plantation Mint," surrounded by shimmering silver hearts inscribed "10 de Mayo" and "Felicidades," transforming an everyday object into a dreamlike celebration

Lot: 376 - Johnnie Winona Ross "Roswell, New Mexico" (1995)

Johnnie Winona Ross (American, b. 1949). "Roswell, New Mexico" mixed media, 1995. Hand signed and dated "12 '95" on stretcher. Title handwritten on stretcher. Also signed on left and right peripheries of canvas. A striking interpretation of the northern New Mexican landscape by Johnnie Winona Ross, who has lived and worked in Taos since 1999. Ross renders the high desert of the American Southwest with layers of earth tones and white in pure abstraction. When viewed from a distance, this piece captivates with its minimalist horizontal stripes and subtle coloration; however, up close one can also appreciates the artist's magical ability to conjure a contemplative state. In Ross' words, "I try to produce a physical object which is extra-ordinary from one's everyday life. An object that transcends the physical." Size: 14" L x 12" W (35.6 cm x 30.5 cm) About the Artist: "Johnnie Winona Ross received his BFA from Washington University and his MFA from the University of Illinois in 1973. His work is included in numerous public collections, including the New Mexico Museum of Art, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Greenburger Collection in New York, NY. He grounds his luminous minimalist paintings in his inspiration drawn from the desert of the American Southwest, and borrows techniques from ancient Native American sources, burnishing pigment and minerals with a potter's stone to create a hard surface of translucent depth. This creates an effect within his meditative paintings that is reminiscent of the softening of marble steps. He melds this process with a distinctly sophisticated and utterly contemporary vision." (Source: Stux Gallery website) Provenance: private Louisville, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 200234

Lot: 377 - Michael Ome Untiedt Painting - "Red Barn with Creek"

Michael Ome Untiedt (American, b. 1952). Signed "MT" at lower right. Oil on canvas, n.d. An inviting landscape painting by Michael Ome Untiedt that captures unspoken ties between humankind and nature. Born and raised in Colorado, Untiedt captures the American West with his signature shimmering palette, expressive brushstrokes, and lively impasto technique. In this painting, Untiedt welcomes the

Lot: 378 - Lanteigne Painting - "Red Table and Chair" (2000)

Ca. 1950 - 2000 CE. Danielle Lanteigne (Canadian, b. 1959). "Chaise et Tables Rouges" (Red Table and Chair) acrylic on canvas, 2000. Signed by the artist at lower right. Also signed on verso with a Galerie Walter Klinkhoff label on verso as well. A large-scale, abstract painting by Canadian artist Danielle Lanteigne. As the title suggests, the subject of the painting is a red table and chair rendered in a minimalist yet expressive manner, against a white background. Lanteigne has stripped all other elements from the composition, removing any visual distraction from the striking composition replete with bold geometric forms, loose gestural brushstrokes, rich textures, and contrasting vibrant hues. Lanteigne is known for featuring everyday objects such as doors, windows, chairs, and tables - bringing those inanimate objects to life with her brush. Please enjoy this exceptional painting, mounted in an attractive custom gallery frame About the Artist: Born in St-Jerome in the Laurentians of Quebec, Canada, Danielle Lanteigne taught herself to paint when she was only 10 years old and studied painting at Concordia University under Francoise Sullivan whose style and technique greatly influenced her vision. Over the years she has been represented by several prestigious Canadian galleries, and in 1992 Lanteigne won the Grand Prix du Conseil de la Culture des Laurentides. Publication: Please note that the verso of this painting bears a label from Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, a Canadian gallery renowned for its museum-quality exhibitions. Provenance: Private Boulder, Colorado, USA Collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 201346

Lot: 379 - Yaacov Agam Serigraph - Haggadah Series

Ca. 2000 - 2026 CE. Yaacov Agam (Israeli, b. 1928). Serigraph (silkscreen) in colors, n.d. Hand signed in pencil at lower right. A striking serigraph in colors by Yaacov Agam, this magnificent piece is from Agam's Passover Haggadah Series. In this composition Agam's abstract imagery rendered in an array of vibrant hues accompanies Hebrew text. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish home, Agam was discouraged from pursuing art by his father who was a rabbi, and rather than defy the Orthodox prohibition of graven, idolic images, Agam elected to create non-objective, non-representational art that prompts the viewer to contemplate and interpret. A beautiful silkscreen print that demonstrates Agam's modernist interpretation of a traditional Jewish theme, mounted in an attractive custom frame. About the Artist: Yaacov Agam studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and also studied with Johannes Itten, a revered Bauhaus color theoretician. Agam's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Jewish Museum in New York City, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City where he was honored with a retrospective in 1980. In addition, the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art opened in September of 2016 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Provenance: Private Lafayette, Colorado, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 202107

Lot: 380 - Two Contemporary Faro Lithographs - Male & Female Nude

Anonymous from Faro, Portugal, two lithographs, "Faro" handwritten and dated to 2007 on the versos. A lovely pair of nudes, one depicting a male torso with upraised arms so as to accentuate the figure's musculature, his eyes closed and locks of wavy hair brushing against his right cheek. The other depicts a seated female in profile facing her left with hands clasped before her. Her visage is a tranquil one, presenting closed eyes and delicate features topped by her wavy locks pulled back into a chignon. Size: both measure ~ 8.125" W x 11.125" H (20.6 cm x 28.3 cm) Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.). PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item # 138434

Lot: 381 - Alena Vavilina Mixed Media - "No Boundaries 4" (2023)

Alena Vavilina (b. Russia, b. 1986). "No Boundaries 4" mixed media: paper, watercolor, silver leaf, charcoal, ink, and wine, 2023. Signed "AV" at lower right. A dramatic composition by award winning contemporary artist Alena Vavilina from Vavilina's "No Boundaries" series. Nature is Vavilina's greatest muse, and this piece features several butterflies fluttering around vertical planes with slivers