Holiday Sale - Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic

Superb Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask, Radio-Carbon'd

Late Roman / Byzantine Marble Stele - Horseman

Mithridates VI 89-72 BCE Gold Stater in Bezel

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Holiday Sale - Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 5 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from India, China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Prints / Fine Art. Fossils. Jewelry. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss!

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Egyptian Faience Ushabti, Black Painted Hieroglyphs: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A classic example of a faience ushabti (shabti), pale seafoam green, with black details painted on the head and upper body, giving the figure

0001: Egyptian Faience Ushabti, Black Painted HieroglyphsEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A charming alabaster jar with a rounded body that widens as it rises. A wide, round mouth with a slight rim reveals the drilled interior.

0001A: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster JarEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Kohl Jar: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2050 to 1800 BCE. One of the classic forms of antiquity, a tall, rounded vessel with a flat base and a wide, rounded mouth. It is carved from alabaster that is not

0001B: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Kohl JarEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Tall Egyptian Naqada III Pottery Alabastron: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3150 BCE. A red ware cylindrical vessel of the style known as alabastron with an elongated teardrop shape topped by a flared rim. This

0001C: Tall Egyptian Naqada III Pottery AlabastronEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Translated Egyptian Memphis 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

0001D: Translated Egyptian Memphis White Faience UshabtiEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Third Intermediate 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

0001E: Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience UshabtiEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Cup King Tut Cartouche - TL Tested: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1333 to 1323 BCE. A green glazed faience cup, cylindrical and tapering in form, with a gently flared rim and a flat foot, the exterior wall of one side adorned

0001F: Egyptian Faience Cup King Tut Cartouche - TL TestedEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Superb Egyptian 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

0001G: Superb Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask, Radio-Carbon'dEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Amulet - Nude Male Erect Phallus: Egypt, Greek / Roman period, ca. 300 to 0 BCE. A rare example of a bright blue faience amulet in the form of a male figure with simple facial features and arms and an incised, erect phallus. The

0001H: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Nude Male Erect PhallusEst. $350-$500

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Trio of Egyptian Faience Rings - Wadjet Eyes, Sun Disc: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. Three stirrup-shaped, bright blue faience finger rings, each with a flat face bearing a molded symbol. Two depict the Wedjat eye, better

0002: Trio of Egyptian Faience Rings - Wadjet Eyes, Sun DiscEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Pair of Superb Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarabs: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. Two wonderful and finely-detailed glazed scarab amulets, carved from a chalky-white steatite, in two distinctive forms: beetle and

0002A: Pair of Superb Egyptian Glazed Steatite ScarabsEst. $500-$700

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Coin Clasp: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous necklace with six strands comprised of hundreds and hundreds of miniscule tubular and disc-shaped faience beads in hues of

0002B: Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Coin ClaspEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Bronze Osiris Amulet - Late Dynastic Period: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A finely-detailed bronze amulet of Osiris, the god of the underworld. His is depicted standing in mummiform atop an integral

0002C: Egyptian Bronze Osiris Amulet - Late Dynastic PeriodEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Romano Egyptian Stone Votive Plaque - Bes & Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A grey-green hard stone votive plaque, blade-shaped, with one side smooth and the other decorated with a relief image of the

0003: Romano Egyptian Stone Votive Plaque - Bes & HarpocratesEst. $600-$900

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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

0003A: Miniature Egyptian Alabaster AmphoraEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Amulet - Tauret: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A turquoise-hued faience amulet of Tauret, the ancient Egyptian goddess of child birthing and protector of women, children, and the

0003B: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Amulet - TauretEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold Pendant: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A white steatite faience winged scarab, with carved details of head and body on its upper side and a hieroglyphic inscription incised into its

0003C: Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold PendantEst. $450-$700

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Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab + Kneeling Figure: Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A beautiful pair of carved lapis lazuli amulets, one a beetle-form scarab and the other a kneeling figure. The laterally-drilled

0003D: Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab + Kneeling FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Trio of Alexandrian Terracotta Votive Terracottas: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A trio of mold-made earthenware votives. The first depicts a horse and rider; the second the head of the child god Harpocrates

0004: Trio of Alexandrian Terracotta Votive TerracottasEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Rare Romano Egyptian Terracotta Lid w/ Bes: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautifully-detailed, rare portrayal of the Egyptian god Bes rising from an eight-petaled flower. This item formed a handle and lid for

0004A: Rare Romano Egyptian Terracotta Lid w/ BesEst. $600-$900

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Greek Early Cycladic Marble Kandila / Bowl: Greece, Cycladic culture, probably Early Cycladic, ca. 3200 to 2800 BCE. A heavy, hollowed out, roughly spheroid bowl standing on a round pedestal foot that was likely once taller. Four lugged

0004B: Greek Early Cycladic Marble Kandila / BowlEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Western Greek Earthenware Seated Woman: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. An example of a mold-made votive figure of an elite woman, seated on a throne with pointed edges. She wears a polos crown over a towering wiglike

0005: Western Greek Earthenware Seated WomanEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Ancient Cypriot Blacktop Pottery Bowl: Cyprus, Levant Iron Age II, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. This is a beautifully simple dipper with a small pierced projection and a deep round bowl. The body has a well-burnished red slip with a thin black

0005B: Ancient Cypriot Blacktop Pottery BowlEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Pair of Large Northern Greek Bronze Bracelets: Greece, Geometric Period, ca. 7th century BCE. A pair of gorgeous coiled bronze bracelets, each with overlapping and slightly tapered ends, carinated on the interior and the exterior and decorated on

0005C: Pair of Large Northern Greek Bronze BraceletsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Live Auction on Tuesday, December 5, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM EST, 7:00 AM PST. 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 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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