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Romano-Egyptian Sarchophagus Mask Naturalistic Female

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Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Black-on-White Mug

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SALE Antiquities, Pre-Columbian, Ethno, More!

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for a fabulous sale featuring reduced pricing on previously-listed lots, as well as many items first time to auction! We've got it all - Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 30% from original auction prices and many items first time at auction - perfect for dealers and collectors. Convenient & professional in-house shipping.

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4 Egyptian & Sumerian Chalcedony & Jasper Beads: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, ca. 2500 to 1500 BCE; Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A collection of ancient chalcedony and red jasper beads from ancient

0001: 4 Egyptian & Sumerian Chalcedony & Jasper BeadsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian Electrum Hoop Earrings + Greco-Roman Foot: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1539 to 1075 BCE; Greco-Roman, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A pretty pair of electrum hoop earrings and a silver clawed foot, likely from a

0002: Egyptian Electrum Hoop Earrings + Greco-Roman FootEst. $800-$1,200

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Ancient Egyptian / Levantine Stone Mace Head: Ancient Africa or Near East, Egyptian or Levantine, ca. 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. A hand-carved stone mace head exhibiting white hues and 5 relatively uniform lobes. A central hafting shaft is

0002A: Ancient Egyptian / Levantine Stone Mace HeadEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Egyptian Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Glass Inlay: Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. A delicate, mold-formed glass inlay used to create a stunning

0002B: Egyptian Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Glass InlayEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Glazed Faience Amulets (6): Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A set of 6 glazed faience amulets from ancient Egypt. First is a pair of wadjet eyes - one flat, and one three-dimensional; next

0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Glazed Faience Amulets (6)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Ptolemaic / Roman Faience Bes Amulet: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman period, ca. 332 BCE to 200 CE. A faience amulet of discoid form featuring the head of Bes, the dwarf deity known as a protector of women, children, and the weak. The god is

0003A: Egyptian Ptolemaic / Roman Faience Bes AmuletEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Sarchophagus Mask Naturalistic Female: Ancient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 300 CE. A sarcophagus mask of a woman's face, made from layers of plaster or stucco upon papyrus or linen, and painted with bold features in black

0004: Romano-Egyptian Sarchophagus Mask Naturalistic FemaleEst. $4,000-$6,000

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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

0004A: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Pendant / TalismanEst. $600-$800

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Mycenaean Silver-Copper Funerary Maskette: Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Bronze Age II, ca. 1600 to 1000 BCE. A discoidal sheet made from a silver-copper alloy (52.3% silver) stamped with a repoussé and stylized face of a man with curling

0005: Mycenaean Silver-Copper Funerary MasketteEst. $800-$1,200

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2 Holyland Pottery Vessels + 2 Greek & Roman Heads: Near East, Holy Land, ca. 1st millennium BCE; Greek, Hellenistic, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE; Roman, Imperial, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fabulous collection of pottery examples: 1 Hellenistic

0006: 2 Holyland Pottery Vessels + 2 Greek & Roman HeadsEst. $300-$450

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Greek Cypriot Bichrome Kylix w/ Geometric Designs, TL'd: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850 to 750 BCE. A delightful pottery kylix boasting attractive geometric decoration in hues of black and red on beige. Graceful in form, the vessel

0007: Greek Cypriot Bichrome Kylix w/ Geometric Designs, TL'dEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Rare Miniature Cypro-Archaic Pottery Idol - TL Tested: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 750 to 600 BCE. A petite pottery figure of an idol depicted in minimalist form with a pointed headdress and arms and

0007A: Rare Miniature Cypro-Archaic Pottery Idol - TL TestedEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Magna Graecia Gnathian 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

0007B: Magna Graecia Gnathian Lidded Lekanis, TL TestedEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Archaic Pottery Protome (Votive Head): Western Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A lovely mold-made earthenware protome of a female face, probably a goddess, with a slender visage, comprised of ovoid eyes, a prominent

0008: Greek Archaic Pottery Protome (Votive Head)Est. $800-$1,200

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Greek Attic Maskette of a Female: Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 5th century BCE. A splendid maskette of a female presenting an idealized visage beneath a thick, centrally-parted coiffure. Her round face is comprised of almond-shaped

0009: Greek Attic Maskette of a FemaleEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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Miniature Roman / Holyland Vessels, Pottery & Glass: Near East, Holy Land, ca. 3rd BCE to 3rd century CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A collection of 3 miniature pottery jars or vases, a Roman glass flask, a mold formed pottery

0009A: Miniature Roman / Holyland Vessels, Pottery & GlassEst. $400-$600

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamps - 1 w/ Erotic Scene: Roman, Imperial Period, Holy Land, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of pottery oil lamps. One is fragmentary and features a steamy, erotic scene between 2 lovers. The second is adorned with a motif

0009C: Roman Pottery Oil Lamps - 1 w/ Erotic SceneEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Near Miniature Anatolian Marble Kusura Idol: Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type marble idol of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form. The idol is hand-carved and remarkably thin with a

0009D: Near Miniature Anatolian Marble Kusura IdolEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

5 Villanovan / Etruscan Bronze Fibulae Brooches: Central Europe, northern Italy, Villanovan culture, ca. 9th to 8th century BCE; Tuscany, Etruscan culture, ca. 7th century BCE. A collection of 5 cast bronze fibulae brooches, the thicker, curving

0010: 5 Villanovan / Etruscan Bronze Fibulae BroochesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Late Roman Mosaic - Bacchic Ceremonial Dancers: Late Roman or Early Byzantine, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A very fine Roman mosaic comprised of thousands of stone tesserae, the rectangular composition depicting

0010A: Late Roman Mosaic - Bacchic Ceremonial DancersEst. $24,000-$36,000Lot Passed

Roman Iron / Gilded Silver Medallion - Aristocratic Man: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful iron medallion, wrapped along the obverse in an elegant sheet of hammered silver (88%) which has been covered in a thin layer of gilding

0010B: Roman Iron / Gilded Silver Medallion - Aristocratic ManEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Roman Bronze Medallion Relief Portrait of Minerva: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A leaded bronze circular medallion cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique depicting a relief portrait of Minerva (Greek Athena), the goddess

0010C: Roman Bronze Medallion Relief Portrait of MinervaEst. $900-$1,350

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Necklace w/ Ancient Roman Glass Beads & Gold: Roman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 2nd BCE to 3rd century CE. An incredibly beautiful and unique necklace strung with over 50 ancient glass and carnelian stone beads of warm citrine and cool

0011: Necklace w/ Ancient Roman Glass Beads & GoldEst. $900-$1,200

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Roman Bone Finial, Nude Hercules Wrestling Nemean Lion: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A dramatic sculpture, carved in the round from the bone of an ungulate, depicting a nude Hercules wrestling the Nemean Lion. Hercules holds the head

0011A: Roman Bone Finial, Nude Hercules Wrestling Nemean LionEst. $500-$750

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 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. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 4. PAYMENT POLICY: To provide a seamless bidder checkout, all winning lots will be invoiced through LiveAuctioneers? 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Items shipped outside of CO (United States or international) are also sales tax exempt. 7. RETURN POLICY: No sale is ever final if you?re not happy; however, it is important that you keep in mind deadlines for reporting issues based on the following situations: a. In the event of an authenticity dispute, written notification must be provided to Artemis Gallery within 2 business days from receipt of the item as shown by FedEx, UPS, or USPS tracking data. After Artemis Gallery is notified of the dispute, a written letter from a recognized expert in the field pertaining to the item in dispute must then be presented for consideration. If Artemis Gallery concludes that the expert?s assessment of the piece is accurate, a full refund, including hammer price, buyer's premium (if applicable), and shipping costs will be provided. Artemis Gallery will either provide a pre-paid return shipping label or reimburse the return shipping charge. 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