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Fine Antiquities | Asian | Ethnographic Art

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An important one-day auction on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Russian, so much more!

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Published Egyptian Bronze Osiris, ex-Parke-Bernet: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A heavy and detailed cast bronze figure of the mummiform god of the Underworld, Osiris. This would have been a votive

0001: Published Egyptian Bronze Osiris, ex-Parke-BernetEst. $60,000-$90,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Ceremonial Breccia Stone Mace Head w/ Stand: Egypt, probably pre-Dynastic/Naqada I period, ca. 4400 to 3000 BCE. An incredible disc-shaped mace head made of a beautiful black and white breccia with a drilled center hole and a smooth surface;

0001A: Egyptian Ceremonial Breccia Stone Mace Head w/ StandEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Large Pre-Dynastic Red Breccia Stone Jar: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, Naqada III period, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. A heavy, bulbous jar with a variegated surface of smooth and rough stone. Two cylindrical, lugged handles project from either side,

0002: Egyptian Large Pre-Dynastic Red Breccia Stone JarEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Near Eastern Fossilized Shell Cylinder Seal: **First Time At Auction**Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fossilized shell (aragonite) with a creamy color and hints of red and brown that has been carved into a cylinder seal.

0003: Near Eastern Fossilized Shell Cylinder SealEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Redware Acorn Vessel: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Nagada / Naqada, ca. 3600 to 3200 BCE. An incredible example of early Egyptian pottery, a redware vessel in a teardrop shaped, elongated acorn form with a diminutive neck,

0004: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Redware Acorn VesselEst. $1,900-$2,700

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Large Egyptian Wooden Boatman w/ Articulated Arms: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A hand-carved, three-dimensional wooden boatman, with a painted face, a cropped haircut, painted reddish skin, and a white loincloth. He is in a

0005: Large Egyptian Wooden Boatman w/ Articulated ArmsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Ancient Egyptian Terracotta Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A ceramic, painted ushabti (shabti). The body is painted over its entire surface a pinkish red, with details added in black - hair, face, the

0005A: Ancient Egyptian Terracotta UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Faience Standing Female: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1543 to 1077 BCE. A terracotta female figure once covered in a beautiful turquoise faience, standing erect with arms at her sides and feet together upon

0006: Ancient Egyptian Faience Standing FemaleEst. $3,500-$4,500

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Egyptian Alabaster Heart Vessel - New Kingdom: Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. A beautiful hand-carved alabaster vessel in the shape of a heart, a bull's heart rather than that of a human (see below), this shape also used to create

0006A: Egyptian Alabaster Heart Vessel - New KingdomEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Translated Egyptian Ramesside White Faience Ushabti: Egypt, probably Memphis, New Kingdom, Ramesside period, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1279 to 1193 BCE. Mummiform votive ushabti, white faience with transparent glaze, details in black, wearing a short wig with

0007: Translated Egyptian Ramesside White Faience UshabtiEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Two Egyptian Faience Rings - New Kingdom to Late Period: Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, Dynasties 18 through 26, ca. 1500 to 550 BCE. Two paste glass (faience) rings in lovely blue green. First is decorated on the top with scaraboid other with very

0007A: Two Egyptian Faience Rings - New Kingdom to Late PeriodEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Lapis Djed Amulet + Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A faience scarab and a lapis lazuli djed amulet. Amulets of the scarab were hugely popular for thousands of years in ancient Egypt, a

0008: Rare Egyptian Lapis Djed Amulet + ScarabEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Egyptian 21st Dynasty Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1077 to 943 BCE. An ushabti (shabti), made of faience that in places is aqua blue and in others is spring green, painted with black details and

0009: Egyptian 21st Dynasty Faience UshabtiEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Overseer Ushabti - Brilliant Blue: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A stunningly deep blue faience overseer ushabti (shabti). The overseer figure carries a whip over its left shoulder. With hands exposed, a black

0010: Egyptian Faience Overseer Ushabti - Brilliant BlueEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Miniature Egyptian Alabaster Amphora: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A gorgeous miniature alabaster amphora with a series of gentle flanges just below the rim. The alabaster is a rich, creamy color and thin enough

0011: Miniature Egyptian Alabaster AmphoraEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Painted Wood Sarcophagus Mask, Radio-Carbon'd: Egypt, 3rd Intermediate Period, 25-21 Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 732 BCE. A dramatic sarcophagus mask with a turquoise and black striped headdress, bronze eyebrow and eyelid inlays (oxidized to blue-green

0012: Egyptian Painted Wood Sarcophagus Mask, Radio-Carbon'dEst. $9,000-$14,000Lot Passed

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Fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti - TL Tested: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A finely modeled ushabti in typical mummiform position. Taking a nearly white appearance with mummiform figure holding crook and flail,

0013: Fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti - TL TestedEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Egyptian Bronze / Stone Mummy Mask Eyes: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 662 to 315 BCE. An ever watchful pair of ancient bronze and limestone eyes and eyebrows, the alluring arched bronze eye rims with extended

0014: Egyptian Bronze / Stone Mummy Mask EyesEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Trio of Egyptian Faience Amulets - Hands, Lotus Blossom: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1000 to 332 BCE. A trio of faience amulets in the form of two hands, and a lotus blossom. The hands are long fingered, with the fingers

0015: Trio of Egyptian Faience Amulets - Hands, Lotus BlossomEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Linen / Gesso Sarcophagus Foot Panel: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A section of a sarcophagus panel created to cover the feet of the mummy, made from cartonnage - gesso (a mixture of chalk, pigment, and gypsum) over

0016: Egyptian Linen / Gesso Sarcophagus Foot PanelEst. $1,900-$2,700

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Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus (Medjed Fish): Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, 712 to 30 BCE. A heavy cast bronze figure of a fish wearing on its back a crown with horns, disc, and uraeus. Fish were sacred to the goddesses Hathor, Isis,

0017: Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus (Medjed Fish)Est. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Ancient Egyptian Faience Flask w/ Baboons: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A faience flask with baboons flanking the neck and a light blue faience glaze. There is a vertical band around the body, which in some other

0018: Ancient Egyptian Faience Flask w/ BaboonsEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Linen and Gesso Sarcophagus Panel - Translated: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 32 BCE. A large, multi-colored painted cartonnage fragment with a long column of hieroglyphic text. The text is flanked by a register on the left that consists of

0019: Egyptian Linen and Gesso Sarcophagus Panel - TranslatedEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Coptic Female Bone Idol: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A delightful female idol carved from a hollowed-out bone. The face is dominated by huge, round eyes and a small nose and mouth. Incised

0020: Egyptian Coptic Female Bone IdolEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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