Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Mummy Mask

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Egyptian Predynastic Naqada III Red Granite Jar: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. A gorgeous, hand-carved red granite jar of a stable, round-bottomed form with a compressed spherical body bearing a pair of

0001: Egyptian Predynastic Naqada III Red Granite JarEst. $6,500-$10,500

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Tall Egyptian Early Dynastic Alabaster Vase: Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3100 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved from translucent, honey-yellow alabaster with darker, opaque

0002: Tall Egyptian Early Dynastic Alabaster VaseEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Wadjet Amulet: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a wadjet (or wedjat, "Eye of Horus"), an ancient ocular symbol of protection. The eye components

0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Wadjet AmuletEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Egyptian Faience Amulets - Dwarf Diety Bes (3): Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A lovely ensemble of 3 mold-formed pendants, all nearly identical in form and depicting the dwarf

0004: Egyptian Faience Amulets - Dwarf Diety Bes (3)Est. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Faience Scaraboid w/ Kneeling Pharaoh & Uraei: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A beautiful, mold-formed faience scaraboid of a double-sided ovoid form with rounded peripheries

0005: Egyptian Faience Scaraboid w/ Kneeling Pharaoh & UraeiEst. $1,100-$1,800

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Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Bead - Fish: Egypt, New Kingdom Period, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A petite fish bead molded from faience and coated in a blue-green glaze. The topside depicts the classic bolti

0006: Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Bead - FishEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Egyptian New Kingdom Hematite Scarab Amulet w/ Cows: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A jet-black scarab that is hand-carved from hematite featuring a bovine motif on the underside. The

0007: Egyptian New Kingdom Hematite Scarab Amulet w/ CowsEst. $500-$750

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Wood Uraeus, ex-Newark Museum: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A carved wood uraeus, a representation of the sacred cobra snake worn on the headdresses of Egyptian deities and

0008: Egyptian Late Dynastic Wood Uraeus, ex-Newark MuseumEst. $1,100-$1,800

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Egyptian Bronze Chisel + Limestone, ex-Newark Museum: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze carving tool or chisel with a sample of a carved limestone fragment, presumably worked by such a tool. The

0009: Egyptian Bronze Chisel + Limestone, ex-Newark MuseumEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure, ex-Newark Museum: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze fragmentary figure depicting Osiris, the god of the underworld. Osiris presents with a rigid pose as he holds his

0010: Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure, ex-Newark MuseumEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Ibis Pendant: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant of an ibis, one of the most sacred birds in ancient Egypt. The bird lays recumbent atop an

0011: Egyptian Glazed Faience Ibis PendantEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Leaded Bronze Ra Horakhty Amulet w/ Feather: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-cast leaded bronze amulet of Ra Horakhty (also Re Horakhty), a synthesis of Ra - the god of the sun and king of all deities

0012: Egyptian Leaded Bronze Ra Horakhty Amulet w/ FeatherEst. $1,600-$2,700Lot Passed

Miniature Egyptian Leaded Bronze Situla w/ Handle: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A striking leaded bronze situla cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with a rolled rim, a piriform body, and a gently mammiform base. A

0013: Miniature Egyptian Leaded Bronze Situla w/ HandleEst. $550-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Leaded Bronze Statue Nude Harpocrates: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A leaded bronze figure depicting the youthful god Harpokrates (from the Egyptian "Her-pa-khered," literally "Horus the child").

0014: Egyptian Leaded Bronze Statue Nude HarpocratesEst. $1,300-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Bead Three Strand Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fabulous necklace of a wearable form that is strung with dozens of faience beads in hues of

0015: Egyptian Faience Bead Three Strand NecklaceEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Necklace w/ Bes Pendant: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A wearable necklace strung with over 50 ancient faience beads with a pendant of Bes centered along the strand. The tubular and

0016: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Necklace w/ Bes PendantEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Unusually Large Egyptian Bronze Situla: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 304 to 30 BCE. An oversized bronze situla of hammered bronze in sack form, small dimple at base. Attached to the rolled rim are two integral suspension loops, to

0017: Unusually Large Egyptian Bronze SitulaEst. $1,100-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Coptic Textile - Dancers, Avians: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A finely detailed textile fragment constructed from tightly-woven animal fur fibers in earthen hues of tan, citrine, and cobalt. The central column

0018: Egyptian Coptic Textile - Dancers, AviansEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Figure - Erotic Horus: Egypt, Alexandria, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A mold-formed terracotta figure depicting Horus (also Harpocrates, Harpokrates) seated nude atop an integral plinth. The portly Horus

0019: Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Figure - Erotic HorusEst. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Mummy Mask: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 300 CE. A striking cartonnage sarcophagus mask of a woman's face, made from layers of plaster-covered papyrus and painted with bright pigments. The visage

0020: Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Mummy MaskEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Greek Cypriot Stone Cylinder Seal - Eyes / Zoomorphs: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypriot culture, Common Simplified type, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. A lovely cylinder seal carved from dark gray stone with a centrally drilled suspension hole. The

0021: Greek Cypriot Stone Cylinder Seal - Eyes / ZoomorphsEst. $900-$1,350

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Greek Geometric Period Pottery Tankard: Ancient Greece, Geometric Period, ca. 8th century BCE. A sizable wheel-thrown pottery mug with a planar base, a bulbous body which narrows at the neck line, a gradually-flaring rim, and an arching

0022: Greek Geometric Period Pottery TankardEst. $1,100-$1,800

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Greek Attic Red-Figure Skyphos - Q Painter: Ancient Greece, Athens, attributed to Q Painter, ca. 4th century BCE. A beautiful pottery skyphos presenting a flared rim and a hemispherical body flanked by a pair of dramatic, upward-sweeping

0023: Greek Attic Red-Figure Skyphos - Q PainterEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Greek Attic Pottery Lekythos - Herakles & Nemean Lion: Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous pottery lekythos featuring an action-packed depiction of Herakles (Roman Hercules) wrestling the Nemean lion rendered via the black figure

0024: Greek Attic Pottery Lekythos - Herakles & Nemean LionEst. $1,700-$2,250

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