Clearance Sale - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Chancay Cuchimilco Star Gazers - Male + Female

18th C. Indian Bronze Stature of Ganesha

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Clearance Sale - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Looking for a bargain on authentic ancient and ethnographic art? These lots are going, going, gone! Help make moving into our new space easier by joining us for our special Mid-Winter Moving Sale featuring hugely discounted pricing on antiquities, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian, Fossils, Spanish Colonial, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors. Shopping for Valentine's Day? Don't miss all the wonderful ancient jewelry mixed in priced to sell!

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Vessel: **Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A beautiful and well-preserved example of an alabaster jar. The heavy stone glows when held to the light. The

0001: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster VesselEst. $800-$1,200

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Large Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab: **Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A large greenstone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs,

0001A: Large Egyptian Greenstone Heart ScarabEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Black Hieroglyphs: **Originally Listed At $1500** Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. An ushabti (shabti), made of faience that in places is bright blue and in others is greenish, and painted with

0001B: Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Black HieroglyphsEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

Egyptian Second Intermediate Steatite Scarab - ex Mitry: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, 15th to 17th Dynasties, ca. 1674 to 1549 BCE. A nicely carved, faience-glazed steatite scarab of the Hyksos period. On the back

0001C: Egyptian Second Intermediate Steatite Scarab - ex MitryEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Egyptian Scarabs - Amethyst + Steatite: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A pair of scarab amulets: one made of white steatite, with hieroglyphs incised on its underside, and one made of a

0001D: Lot of 2 Egyptian Scarabs - Amethyst + SteatiteEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Glazed Steatite Plaque - Ex Philip Mitry: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, New Kingdom/Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A glazed faience blue-green steatite plaque, double-sided, with deeply incised motifs showing Horus

0001E: Rare Egyptian Glazed Steatite Plaque - Ex Philip MitryEst. $400-$600

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Early / Fine Egyptian Steatite Scarab, ex-Mitry: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Middle to New Kingdoms, 12th to 18th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1292 BCE. A blue-green faience glazed steatite scarab with a geometric base. This was made to be a

0001F: Early / Fine Egyptian Steatite Scarab, ex-MitryEst. $250-$350

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Lot of 6 Egyptian Faience Ushabtis: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A group of six ushabti (shabti), mold-made of a blue and green faience. Two are painted with black details.

0002: Lot of 6 Egyptian Faience UshabtisEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Egyptian Black Paste Glass Scarab - ex Mitry: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE. A large, fine, black paste glass scarab with a blank base and no perforation. This was made to be

0002A: Rare Egyptian Black Paste Glass Scarab - ex MitryEst. $250-$350

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Egyptian Blue Paste Glass Protective Scarab - Ex Mitry: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th (Saite) Dynasty to 30th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 343 BCE. A pretty blue paste glass scarab with a blank base. The color and style mimic the rare

0002B: Egyptian Blue Paste Glass Protective Scarab - Ex MitryEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Faience Amulet - Bes on Palm: **Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1000 to 332 BCE. A relatively large faience mold-made amulet depicting the god Bes perched on a palm tree, nude

0003: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Bes on PalmEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Egyptian Bronze Seated Harpokrates: **Originally Listed At $300** Egypt, ca. 19th century CE. A cast bronze figure of Harpocrates (Harpokrates), one of the gods of the Triad of Alexandria, popular during the Ptolemaic and Roman

0004: 19th C. Egyptian Bronze Seated HarpokratesEst. $600-$900

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Greek Cypro-Archaic Redware Target Jug: **Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Phase, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A sweet and petite redware "target" jug with a near spherical base, slender arched handle

0004A: Greek Cypro-Archaic Redware Target JugEst. $400-$600

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Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle Brooch: **Originally Listed At $250** Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 7th century BCE. This is a beautiful, intact example of one of my favorite artifacts - the spectacle, or double spiral, fibula (brooch). It

0004B: Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle BroochEst. $400-$600

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Near-Miniature Greek Bronze Votive - Calf: **Originally Listed At $1500** 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

0004C: Near-Miniature Greek Bronze Votive - CalfEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Archaic Greek Bronze Bracelet - Incised Motif: **Originally Listed At $300** Greece, Archaic period, ca. 7th to 5th century CE. A semi-circular cast bracelet, made of a curved cuboid bar of bronze, with incised diagonal lines at the termini,

0004D: Archaic Greek Bronze Bracelet - Incised MotifEst. $400-$600

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Greek Silver Coin Plus Roman Silver Stater: **First Time At Auction** First, a Marcus Aurelius, ca. 161 to 180 CE, silver Denarius, Rome, 166-7. Obverse: Laureate head r. Reverse: Aequitas standing l., holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III

0004E: Greek Silver Coin Plus Roman Silver StaterEst. $200-$300

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Greek Mycenaean Pottery Single-Handled Jar: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, ca. 1550 to 1050 BCE. A wheel-thrown squat pottery vessel with a flat ring base, bulbous body, narrow neck, flared rim, and single applied

0005: Greek Mycenaean Pottery Single-Handled JarEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greek Gnathian Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe: **Originally Listed At $300** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A breathtaking trefoil oinochoe created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of southern Italy where

0005A: Greek Gnathian Pottery Trefoil OinochoeEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Greek Teanoware Pedestal Plate: **Originally Listed At $400** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, Teano Ware, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A wheel thrown pedestaled Teano Ware vessel, the bowl/cup receptacle with a flat rim, and

0005B: Greek Teanoware Pedestal PlateEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Greek Boeotian Blackware Kantharos: **Originally Listed At $400** Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, ca. 4th century BCE. A gorgeous kantharos with finely shaped strap handles, a wide, deep bowl, and a wide, round foot. The blackware surface

0006: Greek Boeotian Blackware KantharosEst. $600-$900

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Hellenistic Greek Pottery Votive - Bull: **Originally Listed At $800** Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century CE. A wonderfully naturalistic and detailed mold-made head of a bull with great aged deposits. The eyes, ears,

0007: Hellenistic Greek Pottery Votive - BullEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Hellenistic Greek Bronze Mirror - Grapevines: **Originally Listed At $600** Greece, probably Hellenistic, ca. 300 BCE. A smooth, round bronze mirror with a gilded pattern that appears to be grape vines around the rim of the cover side. The

0008: Hellenistic Greek Bronze Mirror - GrapevinesEst. $700-$1,000

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Greek Alexander the Great AR Silver Tetradrachm: **Originally Listed At $500** Greek Macedon, Kings of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great, 336 to 323 BCE. Silver Tetradrachm, (14.2 grams), mint of Mesembria, head of young Herakles facing right,

0009: Greek Alexander the Great AR Silver TetradrachmEst. $700-$900

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Online Auction on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully as they are applicable to all bidders. 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. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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