Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Roman Silver Repousse Plaque w/ Soldier, Electrum Sheet

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual 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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Translated Egyptian Wood Ushabti for Scribe, Aha-aa: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty (Dynasty XX), ca. 1189 to 1077 BCE. A rare, well-preserved wooden ushabti (shabti), mummiform, with its hair and features painted

0001: Translated Egyptian Wood Ushabti for Scribe, Aha-aaEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Predynastic Egyptian Naqada Stone Cosmetic Palettes: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, late Naqada II to early Naqada III, ca. 3500 to 3100 BC. A pair of large stone slabs carved and polished into flattened rhomboid palettes. Both have slight wear to

0001A: Predynastic Egyptian Naqada Stone Cosmetic PalettesEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Pottery Harpokrates & Faience Son of Horus: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE; Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely pair of examples from ancient Egypt: a Late

0002: Egyptian Pottery Harpokrates & Faience Son of HorusEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Youthful Male Priest Holding Baboon: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of a youthful male priest of Thoth, the god of writing and other intellectual pursuits, standing upon

0002A: Egyptian Bronze Youthful Male Priest Holding BaboonEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Egyptian New Kingdom Terracotta Mold for King Horemheb: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, end of the 18th Dynasty, ca. 1319 to 1292 BCE. An impressive terracotta mold bearing the birth name of Horemheb (also Horemhab or Haremhab), the

0003: Egyptian New Kingdom Terracotta Mold for King HoremhebEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs): **Originally Listed At $400** Egyptian, Second Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, 14th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1725 to 332 BCE. This is a fine collection of 3 faience and stone beads and

0004: Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Necklace w/ Egyptian Glazed Faience Beads - Blue Hues: **Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A necklace of wearable form constructed with dozens of slender

0005: Necklace w/ Egyptian Glazed Faience Beads - Blue HuesEst. $400-$600

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Tall Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: **Originally Listed At $350** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A piriform jar with a flat base and a corseted shoulder that is hand-carved from honey-yellow

0006: Tall Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Figure of Isis: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 30th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 343 BCE. A fabulous leaded bronze figure of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility,

0007: Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Figure of IsisEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Figure - Dancing Dwarf: Greek Egypt, Hellenistic / Ptolemaic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A fascinating bronze figure of a dancing dwarf posed dynamically with legs crossed and arms flung about. The figure hods

0007A: Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Figure - Dancing DwarfEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Ithyphallic Figure Nude Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A mold made figure of a seated nude child atop an integral rectangular plinth, holding his enormous phallus with both hands while

0007B: Romano-Egyptian Ithyphallic Figure Nude HarpocratesEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Pendant / Talisman: **Originally Listed At $400** Egypt, Coptic culture, 5th to 8th century CE. A hand-carved ungulate or bovine bone idol of an abstract standing figure for use as a pendant or talisman, the shoulders

0008: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Pendant / TalismanEst. $600-$900

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Cypro-Archaic 2-Headed Horse w/ Rider, TL'd: **Originally Listed At $1500** Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 750 to 600 BCE. Now that's a horse of a different color! A rare pottery sculpture of an

0009: Cypro-Archaic 2-Headed Horse w/ Rider, TL'dEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Cypro-Geometric Pottery Vessels: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Geometric II to III, ca. 900 to 750 BCE. A set of 2 wheel-thrown pottery vessels from ancient Cyprus. First is a petite bottle with an elongated acorn-shaped body, a

0009A: Cypro-Geometric Pottery VesselsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Greek Corinthian Polychrome Aryballos: **Originally Listed At $225** Ancient Greece, Corinth, Corinthian culture, ca. 600 to 575 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery aryballos of a spherical form with a round but stable base, swollen walls that

0010: Greek Corinthian Polychrome AryballosEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 2nd century BCE. An elegant and early example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) once used to contain perfumed oil. The tapered

0010A: Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. $1,800-$2,700

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2 Greek Gold Foil Pieces w/ Palmettes: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Classical to Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A pair of dazzling pieces of gold foil, each from an applique or diadem and adorned with the

0010B: 2 Greek Gold Foil Pieces w/ PalmettesEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or Dionysus: **First Time At Auction** Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Tarentum, Hellenistic Period, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A striking pottery head of a male banqueter, possibly Dionysus, the Greek god of wine,

0011: Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or DionysusEst. $600-$900

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Superb Cypriot Limestone Head of Male Youth: Ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, ca. 5th century BCE. An exemplary limestone head of a male youth displaying characteristic wide eyes, gracefully arched brows, thin lips, and a pointed chin, all

0011A: Superb Cypriot Limestone Head of Male YouthEst. $2,800-$4,200

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Greek Blackware Oil Lamp w/ Handle: **Originally Listed At $250** Magna Graecia, South Italic colonies, ca. 4th century BCE. A mold-formed pottery oil lamp with a recessed footed base, rounded walls, a tall fill hole with an incised

0012: Greek Blackware Oil Lamp w/ HandleEst. $400-$600

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Greek Canosan Polychrome Figure Nude Eros: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Canosan, Hellenistic Period, ca. mid-4th to early 2nd century BCE. An adorable pottery figure of a seated male child, perhaps wingless Eros - Roman Cupid

0012A: Greek Canosan Polychrome Figure Nude ErosEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Apulian Gnathian Prochous, ex-Museum: Greek colony of Apulia, Gnathian, named after the town of Ignazia in southeastern Italy, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A beautiful and graceful pouring vessel used for dispensing precious oils, painted in the

0012B: Apulian Gnathian Prochous, ex-MuseumEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Greek Gold Foil Diadem Applique Gammadion Symbol: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A stunning gold foil diadem applique made from a 91.96% (equivalent to 22K+) gold sheet, hammered flat,

0013: Greek Gold Foil Diadem Applique Gammadion SymbolEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Greek Hellenistic Carnelian Intaglio Striding Nude Male: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A fine carnelian intaglio of ovoid form, hand-carved to depict a nude male figure striding left and carrying a spear in his left hand

0013A: Greek Hellenistic Carnelian Intaglio Striding Nude MaleEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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