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Kwakwaka'wakw Pookmis Cedar & Fur Mask, by Beau Dick

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet Pataikos (Dwarf God): Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A rare, turquoise-glazed faience amulet depicting the dwarf god Pataikos presenting nude on the

0001: Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet Pataikos (Dwarf God)Est. $900-$2,000Lot Passed

Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Alabaster Mortar & Pestle: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved alabaster mortar and pestle that both show extensive use. The mortar exhibits a planar base above the inverted,

0002: Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Alabaster Mortar & PestleEst. $1,800-$3,900Lot Passed

Published Egyptian New Kingdom Redware Amphora: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1303 BCE. A hand-built redware amphora shaped from marl clay covered in russet pigment. The apple-shaped body rests atop a planar foot and has an

0003: Published Egyptian New Kingdom Redware AmphoraEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

3 Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Neolithic Knapped Chert Blades: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic to Predynastic, Naqada I to II period, ca. 7000 to 3000 BCE. A collection of 3 knapped chert blades which may have functioned as tools and ritualistic items that may have

0004: 3 Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Neolithic Knapped Chert BladesEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience / Jasper Necklace + Glass Bead Ring: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 664 BCE to 300 CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wearable necklace and ring made from ancient glass, jasper, and faience

0005: Egyptian Faience / Jasper Necklace + Glass Bead RingEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Egyptian Predynastic Brecciated Limestone Mace Head: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II to III, ca. 3500 to 3100 BCE. A beautiful mace head carved from brecciated limestone with a wide hafting shaft drilled through the center of the dense

0006: Egyptian Predynastic Brecciated Limestone Mace HeadEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Sekhmet, ex-Mitry: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite, green-glazed faience amulet depicting Sekhmet (occasionally Sakhmet, literally "the powerful one"), the

0007: Egyptian Faience Amulet of Sekhmet, ex-MitryEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Silver Swivel Ring w/ Egyptian Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved stone scarab amulet of creamy yellow-white hue with a handful of abstract hieroglyphs

0007A: Silver Swivel Ring w/ Egyptian ScarabEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Child God Harpokrates, ex-Mitry: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An impressive leaded bronze figurine depicting the child god Harpokrates, from the Egyptian "Her-pa-khered," literally "Horus the Child," seated nude with

0008: Egyptian Bronze Child God Harpokrates, ex-MitryEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti Brilliant Blue!: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful faience ushabti standing in mummiform position atop an integral plinth with a dorsal pillar on the verso, all enveloped in

0009: Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti Brilliant Blue!Est. $900-$1,350

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12th C. Egyptian Mamluk Linen & Silk Textile Fragment: Near East / Egypt, Mamluk period, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A large textile fragment from a woven linen/cotton panel with a second textile register made from brightly dyed silk with an intricate

0010: 12th C. Egyptian Mamluk Linen & Silk Textile FragmentEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greek Neolithic Terracotta Nude Female Idol: Ancient Greece, Neolithic Period, ca. 5th millennium BCE. A hand-built terracotta female idol figure that presents nude with perky breasts and arms held atop the abdomen. The forked base traces up to

0011: Greek Neolithic Terracotta Nude Female IdolEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Greek Cypriot Pottery Oinochoe w/ Bullseye Motif: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Phase, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A well-preserved example of a pottery oinochoe exhibiting a spherical body that is adorned with dozens of

0012: Greek Cypriot Pottery Oinochoe w/ Bullseye MotifEst. $900-$1,350

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Ancient Greek Hellenistic Silver Ram's Head Earring: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 2nd century BCE. A single silver earring circlet that tapers out from a ram's head, with curled horns to the side. The slender but substantial silver

0012A: Ancient Greek Hellenistic Silver Ram's Head EarringEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Greek Attic Trefoil Oinochoe w/ Ivy Leaf Motif: Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 5th to early 4th century BCE. A gorgeous, black-glazed oinochoe featuring an intricately painted shoulder of black-on-red horizontal registers of ray, meander, and ivy

0013: Greek Attic Trefoil Oinochoe w/ Ivy Leaf MotifEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Western Greek Terracotta Kore Holding Wreath: **Originally Listed At $1500** Western Greece, Archaic period, ca. 600 BCE. An excellent and well-preserved example of a mold-made ceramic kore, a standing woman draped in a pleated peplos beneath a

0013A: Western Greek Terracotta Kore Holding WreathEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Four Greek Attic Pottery Skyphoi: Ancient Greece, Attic, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A set of 4 wheel-thrown pottery drinking vessels known as skyphoi, each with a deep basin and a pair of projecting handles. Each skyphos is covered

0014: Four Greek Attic Pottery SkyphoiEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Rare Large Macedonian Transport Amphora w/ Encrustation: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** Eastern Europe, Macedonia (sphere of Greek influence), ca. 3rd to 2nd

0015: Rare Large Macedonian Transport Amphora w/ EncrustationEst. $2,600-$3,900

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Greek Canosan Terracotta Figure of Lady: Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A lovely, mold-made, pottery figure of a female, perhaps a goddess, depicted standing in contrapposto atop a rectangular

0016: Greek Canosan Terracotta Figure of LadyEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead Necklace w/ Earrings: Near East / Eastern Mediterranean, Roman & Egyptian, ca. 400 BCE to 400 CE. A wearable necklace and a pair of earrings, all comprised of ancient glass and carnelian beads assembled on modern

0017: Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead Necklace w/ EarringsEst. $700-$1,050

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Female Figure: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A lovely bronze figure depicted standing with a columnar body draped in a peplos. Legs together, she folds her arms just beneath her

0018: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Female FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Pair of Etruscan Glass & Roman Carnelian Intaglios: Classical World, Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE; Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A lovely pair of ancient intaglios: an Etruscan glass cabochon of a charging

0019: Pair of Etruscan Glass & Roman Carnelian IntagliosEst. $700-$1,050

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Roman Silver Roundel with Bust of a Woman: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful silver repousse roundel featuring the bust of a youthful female with draped shoulders and a fancy coiffure. A bronze plate backs the

0019A: Roman Silver Roundel with Bust of a WomanEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Roman-Egyptian Whistle Theater Mask, ex-Mitry: Egypt, mid-Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 2ndcentury BCE to 3rd century CE. A charming mold-made pottery whistle in the form of a theater mask, the mouth / vent hole on the top and the

0020: Roman-Egyptian Whistle Theater Mask, ex-MitryEst. $800-$1,200

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