Man's Love of Animals Throughout the Ages

Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - Hounds

Viking Silver Knitted Chain w/ Coiled Snake - 99.2 g

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Man's Love of Animals Throughout the Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Artemis Gallery's July 20th auction focuses on our furry, feathery, scaly, and shelled friends. A veritable Peaceable Kingdom sure to appeal to any animal lover! Animals have taken center stage in the art world throughout the ages, ever since the first bison and ibexes were painted on cave walls more than 40,000 years ago. Whether depicted realistically or figuratively, alone or in the company of their human companions, wild or domesticated, nature's critters have played a significant role in art's stories revolving around nobility, religion, sport, the hunt, mythology, the zodiac, or simple recreation. If you love animals, don't miss this auction!

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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Amulet: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 21st Dynasty, ca. 1479 to 945 BCE. A white steatite scarab amulet with its underside incised in an abstract form, pierced lengthwise through its body. Amulets of the

0001: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab AmuletEst. $150-$250Lot Passed

Egyptian Steatite Royal Scarab for Thutmose III: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A tan stone steatite beetle of a relatively naturalistic form, notched wing case, the base inscribed with Royal cartouche flanked by cobra

0001A: Egyptian Steatite Royal Scarab for Thutmose IIIEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Gessoed Sarcophagus Sections - Winged Isis: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. An exquisite pair of gessoed cartonnages - layers of linen or papyrus covered with plaster, formed into panels to line the inside of a sarcophagus or

0002: Egyptian Gessoed Sarcophagus Sections - Winged IsisEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Linen & Gesso Sarcophagus Section - Vulture: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A detailed cartonnage fragment designed to look like a pectoral. At the top is a magnificent vulture, wings spread, brightly colored, with huge

0002A: Egyptian Linen & Gesso Sarcophagus Section - VultureEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet of Sekhmet Lioness: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca. 1353 BCE. A small faience amulet in the shape of a bust of Sekhmet. The goddess, a fierce hunter, is depicted as a lioness wearing a traditional

0003: Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet of Sekhmet LionessEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Bronze Cat on Scepter Head - Bastet: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1000 to 332 BCE. A cast bronze scepter head capped by a solemn, svelte cat with huge ears. Draped around the cat's chest is a large

0004: Egyptian Bronze Cat on Scepter Head - BastetEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Romano Egyptian Pottery Shrine w/ Apis Bull: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A votive figure, mold-made from coarse red clay, with a design of the sacred bull god, Apis. He wears a crown commonly associated with

0005: Romano Egyptian Pottery Shrine w/ Apis BullEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Greek Geometric Period Bronze Bird Pendant: Greece, Geometric Period, ca. second half of 8th century BCE. Standing bird in cast bronze with pointed beak, long flat tail, rotund body, two thin legs below and two circular openings on opposing

0006: Greek Geometric Period Bronze Bird PendantEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Greek Bronze Animal Votive, Near-Miniature: Ancient Greece, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A near miniature ancient Greek bronze votive figurine depicting an animal, possibly a calf, upon an integrated base with outstretched front legs and

0006A: Greek Bronze Animal Votive, Near-MiniatureEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

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Corinthian Pottery Amphoriskos w/ Antelope & Feline: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. An elegant terracotta amphoriskos whose sides are decorated with beautiful repeated floral and zoomorphic designs. Around the shoulder and the upper body,

0007: Corinthian Pottery Amphoriskos w/ Antelope & FelineEst. $1,200-$1,700

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Greek Bronze Applique - Griffin Form: Greece, ca. late 6th to 4th century BCE. A detailed, delicate bronze applique, cast in the form of a griffin (gryphon). The animal is shown stepping forward, one leg raised, with its powerful

0007A: Greek Bronze Applique - Griffin FormEst. $700-$900

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Roman Bronze Applique in the Shape of A Horsehead: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderfully expressive cast bronze applique depicting the head of a horse with a flowing mane and large eyes. Roman horses were highly valued, in

0008: Roman Bronze Applique in the Shape of A HorseheadEst. $600-$900

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Greek Corinthian Ceramic Aryballos w/ Harpies: Greece, Corinth, Rhodes, or eastern Greece, Archaic period, ca. 600 BCE. A gorgeous aryballos with three large harpies painted in the "Orientalizing" style around the exterior. An aryballos is a

0008A: Greek Corinthian Ceramic Aryballos w/ HarpiesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Archaic Greek Bronze Horse: Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A solid bronze statuette of a horse cast via the lost wax process of a miniature scale, standing upon relatively short legs, with a very

0008B: Archaic Greek Bronze HorseEst. $600-$900

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Greek Athenian AR Silver Owl Coin: Greece, Athens, ca. 449 to 413 BCE. (16.4 g) Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet. Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to

0008C: Greek Athenian AR Silver Owl CoinEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion Head: Ancient Greece, ca. 480 to 450 BCE. An attachment, perhaps to adorn a situla handle, in the shape of a lion's head depicted in bas relief with triangular ears, bulging eyes, pronounced brows and a

0009: Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion HeadEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Greek Pottery Applique of a Satyr: Greece, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. A pottery applique in the form of a satyr, one of Dionysus's male companions with goat-like features. These figures loved wine and women, and were ready for - and

0009A: Greek Pottery Applique of a SatyrEst. $200-$300

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Daunian Polychrome Pottery Duck Askos: Magna Graecia, Italy, Apulia/Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. A beautiful duck askos, a vessel with a flattened shape and spout at one end, and a handle in the center, so-called for its resemblance in

0010: Daunian Polychrome Pottery Duck AskosEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greek Apulian Pottery Owl Skyphos: Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A South-Italic imitation of an older Attic form, this is a red-figure pottery skyphos, a dual-handled, deep cup with a low flanged base,

0011: Greek Apulian Pottery Owl SkyphosEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Simpulum (Ladle) w/ Antelope Handle: Europe, Italy, Etruria, ca. 6th century CE. A cast bronze ceremonial ladle with a round bowl and a long handle that curves downward near its end to form an antelope headed terminal. The ladle - in

0013: Etruscan Bronze Simpulum (Ladle) w/ Antelope HandleEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Fitting or Knife Pommel in Horse Form: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Stunning bronze fitting (or possibly pommel to a knife) in the form of a horse head. Wonderfully fluid and detailed with parted mane, open mouth and

0014: Roman Bronze Fitting or Knife Pommel in Horse FormEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Recumbent Dog Key / Latch: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century. Solid bronze dog with raised head and tail curled along body, hinge loop to one side and insertion tangs beneath. Possibly a key or lock latch. Size: 2.375" L

0015: Roman Bronze Recumbent Dog Key / LatchEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Roman Bronze Pins - One with Sphinx: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A pair of cast bronze pins for hair or clothing. The larger of the two has a simple geometric design with twin loops at the top and a long, tapered

0016: Lot of 2 Roman Bronze Pins - One with SphinxEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Duck Handle: Europe, Italy, Etruria, ca. 7th to 6th century CE. A cast bronze ceremonial ladle with a round bowl and a long handle that curves downward near its end and terminates in a duck or goose head with a

0017: Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Duck HandleEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Live Auction, Thursday, July 20, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 p.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee / Phone Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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