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Artemis Gallerys March 14 Auction Takes Bidders Around the World of Antiquities and Cultural Art Fine antiquities,

pre-Columbian, Far Eastern, Native American and ethnographic art are featured. Boulder, CO, March 1 , ! 14 "" Artemis Gallery LIVE will get the jump on the Ides of March with a March 14, !14 auction of fine anti"uities, #re$%olum&ian, 'ar Eastern, (ati)e$American and ethnographic art* +,his auction is truly special,- said ,eresa .odge, owner of Artemis Gallery LIVE* +/ur usual offering of authentic ancient art is complemented &y uni"ue and e0citing African, (ati)e$American and 1panish %olonial pieces 2 it3s li4e ta4ing a trip around the world, without lea)ing the comfort of your home, since it is an online e)ent*- Li)eAuctioneers will pro)ide the Internet li)e$&idding ser)ices for the auction* ,he sale &egins its )oyage with the splendor of the ancient %lassical world* ,he timeless &eauty of Egyptian art is on full display with &rilliant &lue usha&tis, &ron5e and faience amulets, and an important Egyptian .iorite %onical /ffering 6owl 7Lot 1A8, impressi)ely si5ed and stunning in form* ,he elegance of Ancient Greece is em&odied &y a rare and spectacular Gree4 Attic le4ythos that depicts Ariadne leading two satyrs to a 6acchic ritual 7Lot !8* (orthern Greece was the source of an e0ceptional 9allstadt 6ron5e 1itula 7Lot 1:8* ,he mighty ;oman Empire is well represented* A grouping of elegant mar&le statues includes a stately ;oman mar&le head of <upiter 7Lot 4=A8 with curly &eard and e0pressi)e eyes and mouth, a pudgy ;oman mar&le statue of Eros 7Lot 4=68 with dimpled 4nees and prominent &elly, and a tall and elegant statue of the 1atyr 1ilenus, an all$around party animal, clad in a )oluminously draped garment 7Lot 4=%8* Additionally, the ;oman offerings include an e0ceptionally fine collection of ;oman glass, &eautifully preser)ed with stri4ing iridescence ranging from the fiery to the richly elegant 7Lots 4>$ ?1A8* 9ighlights include a deep &lue ;oman Glass #itcher 7Lot @!8, gorgeously decorated with frills resem&ling a Gree4 woman3s peplos, the ancient inspiration for today3s trendy peplum top* An impressi)e ;oman glass &a&y feeder positi)ely glows with iridescence 7Lot A48, and a glass unguent proudly displays the colors of the rain&ow 7Lot A@8* 'inally, a Late ;omanBEarly 6y5antine Mosaic 7Lot ?!68, formerly e0hi&ited at the 9alie 'ord Museum of Art in 1alem, /regon, gi)es a colorful glimpse into ancient interiors* Lea)ing the classical world, the auction mo)es to (orthern Europe, with jewelry and weaponry that illustrate &oth the artistry and power of the mighty Vi4ings 7Lots ?>$??8* 'rom there, the auction mo)es to the 'ar East, where magnificent funerary sculptures include a nine$piece set of processional statues 7Lot ?=E8, finely crafted with humor and pathos* Also from %hina is a 9an .ynasty royal court lady 7Lot ?=A8, whose dress re)eals her to &e an ancient fashion plate* ,he mystical &eauty of the 6uddha is captured &y a large Ci .ynasty stone 6uddha head 7Lot ?=G8* /ur journey through Asia comes to a close with a %hinese Cing .ynasty A! taels sil)er sycee, a major form of %hinese currency for more than 1,!!! years 7Lot ?=I8* E0ploration of the (ew Dorld &egins with a &eautifully car)ed /lmec stone figurine 7Lot =!8 and mo)es through the )arious representati)e cultures of #re$%olum&ian art* 9ighlights include a #re$ %olum&ian Loma (egra gold nose ornament 7=168, finely crafted to depict a string of cra&s catching fishE a truly e0ceptional %olima %omala transforming shaman 7Lot =@8, and an Flua Mayan cylinder with winged +angel- figures 71!1A8* Also of note is a Mayan stone palma 7Lot 1!1'8 from the pri)ate collection of a 9ollywood producerBdirector and the late 1anta 'e, (*M*,

dealer ;on Messic4E and a massi)eBcomplete Mayan incensario 7Lot 1!1G8* ,he important Cuim&aya #oporo gold )essel 7Lot 1!>68 is as charming as it is impressi)e at 1A! grams of gold* A colorful %osta ;ican (icoya polychrome jaguar )essel 7Lot 1!?8 captures the magic of a shaman assuming animal form* ,he prehistoric (ati)e American Mim&res &owl 7Lot 1 !A8, also from a pri)ate 9ollywood, %alif*, collection, in)ites contemplation of what prehistoric Ari5ona might ha)e loo4ed li4e* A magnificent anti"ue rattlesna4e &as4et from the Go4uts tri&e of ,ulare %ounty, %alif*, showcases (ati)e$ American craftsmanship at its finest 7Lot 1 >8, and a series of stunning anti"ue Me0ican reta&los and e0$)otos &lend fol4 art with religious iconography in a perfect marriage of /ld and (ew Dorld splendor 7Lots 1 ?A$1 :<8* 'inally, the auction turns to Africa, with such important pieces as the Lo&i wood female figure 71>168 and the 6amana wood granary door, 7Lot 14 8, &oth deaccessioned from the Michael %* %arlos Museum at Emory Fni)ersity in Atlanta* Artemis Gallery3s Anti"uities, #re$%olum&ian H Ethnographic Art Auction will start at 11 a*m* E1, on 'riday, March 14, !14* 6ids may &e placed through a )ariety of methodsI a&sentee 7including a&sentee online8, &y phone 7&y prior arrangement8 or li)e on auction day on Li)eAuctioneers* ,he auction catalog is now online and ready for )iewing* A#out Artemis Gallery$ Artemis Gallery is an ancient art gallery and anti"uities dealer speciali5ing in Gree4, ;oman, Egyptian and #re$%olum&ian art, as well as collections of (ear Eastern, 'ar Eastern and /ceanographic anti"uities for sale* /ur e0tensi)e in)entory includes ancient pottery, stone, metal, glass, te0tile o&jects and #re$%olum&ian art from 1outh America, %entral America and Me0ico, as well as art from Greece Italy, ;ome, Egypt, the Middle East, %hina, India, <apan and the 1outh #acific* All anti"uities for sale are unconditionally guaranteed authentic for as long as you own them* 'or additional information a&out the auction, call ,eresa .odge at ? !$A! $A =: or email artemisgalleryli)eJgmail*com mailtoIanti"uitiessaleroomJgmail*com www*artemisgallery*com Contact$ ,eresa .odge Artemis Gallery 4!! D* 1outh 6oulder ;d* Lafayette, %/ =!! @ ? !$A! $A =: artemisgalleryli)eJgmail*com httpIBBwww*artemisgallery*com

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