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Gnathian Ceramic Lidded Lekanis, TL Tested

Fine 17th C. Spanish Iron Cabasset Helmet

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Egyptian Gold & Faience Bead Necklace w/ Wadjet Amulet: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous necklace of wearable form strung with dozens of petite beads made from faience and stone.

0001: Egyptian Gold & Faience Bead Necklace w/ Wadjet AmuletEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Steatite Scarab of Thutmose III in Gold Ring: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A stunning steatite scarab enveloped in turquoise glaze and set into a modern gold ring to be wearable.

0001A: Egyptian Steatite Scarab of Thutmose III in Gold RingEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Romano Egyptian Terracotta Bes Figure: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A mold-formed pottery figure of Bes, the dwarf deity known as a protector of women, children, and the weak. Bes is shown here with bent

0002: Romano Egyptian Terracotta Bes FigureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Happy New Year: Ancient Egypt, new Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1070 BCE. A tan-glazed steatite scarab with a protruding clypeus, lateral plates, a rounded thorax, and delineated elytra, all above

0003: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Happy New YearEst. $800-$1,200

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Shrew: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A charming cast bronze shrew, bigger than the actual animal it is based upon, that was a common adornment of a sarcophagus for centuries

0004: Romano-Egyptian Bronze ShrewEst. $800-$1,200

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2 Egyptian Leaded Bronze False Beards w/ Lapis & Arm: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine set of 3 cast leaded-bronze artifacts from ancient Egypt including a pair of false beards and a left arm. The

0005: 2 Egyptian Leaded Bronze False Beards w/ Lapis & ArmEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Baubo (Trickster): Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A mold-formed terracotta figurine of Baubo, the elderly Greek trickster goddess of humor as well as maintaining and protecting the

0006: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Baubo (Trickster)Est. $600-$900

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Framed Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment w/ Tree of Life: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A handwoven cotton or linen textile fragment with a solid green tabby weave surrounding a rondel motif in warm hues of red and ochre threads and

0007: Framed Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment w/ Tree of LifeEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

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Wearable Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A dazzling necklace comprised of hundreds of vibrant faience beads from Ancient Egypt, all strung

0008: Wearable Egyptian Faience Bead NecklaceEst. $500-$750

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Fine Greek Apulian Pottery Bull Rhyton, TL Tested: Magna Graecia, probably Apulia, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A wonderful wheel-formed and hand-modeled terracotta rhyton in the form of a bull head, replete with life-like features on the eyes, snout,

0009: Fine Greek Apulian Pottery Bull Rhyton, TL TestedEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A lovely core-formed glass alabastron with a characteristically elongated body with a rounded base, a discoid rim ringed with

0010: Greek Core Formed Glass AlabastronEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot Passed

Fine Greek Gnathian Pottery Prochous: Ancient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, near present day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A graceful pouring vessel used for dispensing precious oils presenting a globular body that dramatically tapers to

0011: Fine Greek Gnathian Pottery ProchousEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Leaded Bronze Figure, Goddess Hygieia: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A lovely statue of the goddess Hygeia, the goddess of medicine and health, cast from leaded-bronze. She stands upright with one hand at her

0012: Greek Hellenistic Leaded Bronze Figure, Goddess HygieiaEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Pair of Greek Leaded Bronze Handles w/ Leaves: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A beautiful matching pair of cast leaded-bronze vessel handles, perhaps for a water-bearing vessel like a hydria or a kalpis. Each handle

0013: Pair of Greek Leaded Bronze Handles w/ LeavesEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

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Greek Attic Pottery Beaked Oinochoe - TL Test: Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. early 4th century BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery beaked oinochoe of a beautiful form with a squat foot, a carinated piriform body with a tapered conical shoulder, a

0014: Greek Attic Pottery Beaked Oinochoe - TL TestEst. $900-$1,400

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Gnathian Ceramic Lidded Lekanis, TL Tested: Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A charming terracotta vessel used to store soaps and scented perfumes, with a thin-walled body, twin handles, and a slightly raised disc

0015: Gnathian Ceramic Lidded Lekanis, TL TestedEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Alexander III AR Tetradrachm: Greece, Macedon, Alexander III (The Great), Babylon Mint, ca. 336 to 323 BCE, struck ca. 311 to 305 BCE. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned seated

0015A: Greek Alexander III AR TetradrachmEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Fine Roman Gold Chain Necklace w/ Boss Medallion Clasp: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. This is a lovely necklace made from high quality 80% gold (equivalent to 19K+) comprised of a chain and medallion hook clasp. The medallion boss is

0016: Fine Roman Gold Chain Necklace w/ Boss Medallion ClaspEst. $3,400-$5,100Lot Passed

Sterling Silver Bracelet w/ Roman Glass and Roman Coins: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful sterling silver bracelet of wearable form adorned with 4 iridescent fragments of Roman glass as well as 3 Roman coins. Each coin

0017: Sterling Silver Bracelet w/ Roman Glass and Roman CoinsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Earrings w/ Roman Carnelian Intaglios Nude Venus: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fine pair of hand-carved carnelian intaglios of warm vermilion hues that each depict Venus standing nude and holding a shawl above her head. Each

0018: Earrings w/ Roman Carnelian Intaglios Nude VenusEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Jar w/ Trailing: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to early 2nd century CE. A beautiful example of a squat jar formed from translucent, yellow-green glass. The vessel presents with a slightly concave base with a

0019: Roman Glass Jar w/ TrailingEst. $700-$1,000

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Roman Glass Jar Cobalt Blue Trailed Decorations: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A wonderful jar of a spherical form that is shaped from translucent glass of a yellow-green hue. The bulbous vessel exhibits a concave base with a rough

0020: Roman Glass Jar Cobalt Blue Trailed DecorationsEst. $1,100-$1,650

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Roman Glass Ribbed Spherical Flask: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely free-blown glass flask with a fabulous coloration. The semi-translucent vessel boasts a spherical body with eight raised, evenly-spaced

0021: Roman Glass Ribbed Spherical FlaskEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Roman Glass Flask w/ Trailing: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A free-blown glass flask of nearly transparent green hues. The vessel features a concave base with a smooth pontil scar, a spherical body, and a

0022: Roman Glass Flask w/ TrailingEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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