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Large Egyptian Green Basalt Heart Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom /Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 664 BCE. This is a large green basalt stone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs. The wings are nicely outlined with

0001: Large Egyptian Green Basalt Heart ScarabEst. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

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Pre-Dynastic Egyptian Grinding Stone + Hand Stone: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, ca. 4000 to 3000. A pair of artifacts from the early agricultural period of ancient Egypt that set the stage for the glory of the Dynastic period to come: a

0001A: Pre-Dynastic Egyptian Grinding Stone + Hand StoneEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Yellow Faience Amulet - Seated Ibis: Egypt, Late Period, 26th (Saite) Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A thin, triangular faience amulet, cast in a mold with decoration on both sides in the form of a seated ibis on a flat surface. A narrow

0001B: Egyptian Yellow Faience Amulet - Seated IbisEst. $700-$1,100

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Lot of 13 Egyptian Faience Amulets & Scarabs: Egypt, Amarna Period, ca. 1353 to 1336 BCE (for the faience); Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 644 BCE (for the steatite scarabs). A collection of thirteen amulets. Four of them are white

0001C: Lot of 13 Egyptian Faience Amulets & ScarabsEst. $900-$1,300Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Egyptian Steatite Amulets - Dwarf God Bes: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. Two wonderful amulets of the dwarf god Bes, carved from a pale-brown steatite. Bes watched over the household, women and children in

0001D: Lot of 2 Egyptian Steatite Amulets - Dwarf God BesEst. $450-$650Lot Passed

Tall Egyptian Banded Alabaster Vase: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A large, almost translucent alabaster vase with a round base, a flared, tall body, and a wide, flat rim. The alabaster used is

0002: Tall Egyptian Banded Alabaster VaseEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Third Intermediate Period Ceramic Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fine example of a ceramic ushabti, its body glazed and painted, with the facial details particularly clear. Shabti

0002A: Egyptian Third Intermediate Period Ceramic UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Silver Amulet of a Ram - 3.9 grams: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful amulet, cast in silver, depicting a seated ram with a small loop on the back for suspension. The ram is symbolic of Khnum, one of the

0002B: Rare Egyptian Silver Amulet of a Ram - 3.9 gramsEst. $400-$600

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4 Pieces Egyptian Papyrus w/ Ancient Greek Text: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. Four papyri fragments, all with Greek writing on them. After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he introduced the Greek language,

0002C: 4 Pieces Egyptian Papyrus w/ Ancient Greek TextEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Alexandrian Harpocrates Votive Statue: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A large, hollow, mold-made votive sculpture, created from a rich, dark red clay, that features a chubby child seated atop a flower-like pedestal,

0002D: Egyptian Alexandrian Harpocrates Votive StatueEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Steatite Amulet w/ Gold Bezel, Ex-Mitry: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE. A rare gold-bezeled glazed steatite cowroid (cowrie shell form) with multiple good luck and good fortune hieroglyphic symbols.

0003: Egyptian Steatite Amulet w/ Gold Bezel, Ex-MitryEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Slate Offering Plaque w/ Garnet Eye: Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A grey-green slate offering plaque, square aside from a small, rectangular projection that serves as a handle. The plaque is

0003A: Egyptian Slate Offering Plaque w/ Garnet EyeEst. $900-$1,400Lot 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

0003B: Egyptian Gessoed Sarcophagus Sections - Winged IsisEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Banded Sandstone Staff Handle: Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A carved and smoothed sandstone staff handle in a conical form, with a hollowed shaft drilled using a copper drill about one quarter

0004: Egyptian Banded Sandstone Staff HandleEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Lidded Kohl Vessel: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A beautiful and well-preserved example of an alabaster jar, complete with a disc-form lidded jar with a small raised central disc to fit into the

0004A: Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Lidded Kohl VesselEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Published Egyptian Coptic Child's Tunic - Rare!: Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A fine example of a Coptic textile garment, this tunic presents a decorative border around the sleeves, shoulders, and collar of the black bodice, the border

0004B: Published Egyptian Coptic Child's Tunic - Rare!Est. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze of a Kneeling Priest: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A diminutive cast bronze statue depicting a kneeling priest, recognizable by his bald pate and worshipful posture.

0005: Egyptian Bronze of a Kneeling PriestEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Wadjet Amulet & Earrings: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A really unique, attractive necklace and matched pair of earrings. The necklace has hundreds of rainbow-colored faience

0006: Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Wadjet Amulet & EarringsEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Trio of Egyptian Faience Button Scarabs, ex-Mitry: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful gathering of three faience button scarabs, each with an integral perforated suspension loop across the underside.

0007: Trio of Egyptian Faience Button Scarabs, ex-MitryEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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3rd C. Egyptian Textile Coptic Panel - Framed: Egypt, Coptic Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A pretty woven textile fragment with abstract, symmetrical geometric motifs in a range of browns, reds, and yellows. Textiles were produced by Copts

0007B: 3rd C. Egyptian Textile Coptic Panel - FramedEst. $400-$600

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Greek Corinthian Polychrome Olpes - Matched Pair: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A matched pair of olpes, ceramic jugs with broad rims made to pour wine, low, round feet, and handles composed of twin cylinders joined together that rise

0008: Greek Corinthian Polychrome Olpes - Matched PairEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Archaic Greek Pottery Votive Head / Torso of Goddess: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A mold-made votive head and torso of a woman. She is portrayed as nude aside from a polos crown over her long hair. The Greeks adopted the polos from the

0009: Archaic Greek Pottery Votive Head / Torso of GoddessEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Greek Laconian Pottery Bowl: Ancient Greece, Laconian, ca. 600 BCE. A large polychrome terracotta bowl of a rounded form with a flared rim, twin loop handles, and a concave flared foot. The surface is beautifully decorated with

0010: Greek Laconian Pottery BowlEst. $900-$1,500Lot Passed

Fine Greek Terracotta Protome of a Youth: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A mold-made votive head of a man with naturalistic features and an "Archaic smile", which has been taken by art historians to mean that the subject

0011: Fine Greek Terracotta Protome of a YouthEst. $1,400-$1,900Lot Passed

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