Arms and Armor - Ancient to Modern

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Arms and Armor - Ancient to Modern

Artemis Gallery

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Specialty auction featuring axes, mace heads, swords, spears, various types of armor, and more! Many different cultures and price ranges. Great for first-time buyers, seasoned collectors, dealers, and that hard to buy for person on your holiday shopping list. All legally acquired, and legal to buy/sell. Professional and convenient in-house shipping!

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada 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

0001: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Knapped Chert BladesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Pre-Dynastic Naqada I Mace Heads (Hematite & Faience): Egypt, probably pre-Dynastic / Naqada I period, ca. 4400 to 3500 BCE; Naqada II or III, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. An attractive pair of Egyptian mace heads: one hand-carved from dark gray hematite and

0001A: Pre-Dynastic Naqada I Mace Heads (Hematite & Faience)Est. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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11 Predynastic Egyptian Flint Arrowheads & Blades: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic to Predynastic, Naqada I to II period, ca. 7000 to 3000 BCE. A collection of 11 knapped chert (flint) blades which may have functioned as tools and ritualistic items that

0002: 11 Predynastic Egyptian Flint Arrowheads & BladesEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Faience Cobra Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a cobra with its head and hood held high. A pierced suspension loop is integral to the

0002A: Egyptian Faience Cobra AmuletEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Predynastic Limestone Mace Head (Weapon): Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, ca. 3500 to 3200 BCE. A hand-carved limestone mace head of inverted piriform construction and with a hafting hole drilled through the center. Limestone mace heads

0003: Egyptian Predynastic Limestone Mace Head (Weapon)Est. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet Meretseger (Cobra God): Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. An incredibly rare faience amulet depicting Meretseger (also Mertseger or Merseger), a cobra god

0003A: Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet Meretseger (Cobra God)Est. $900-$1,350

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Exhibited Egyptian Bronze Pectoral w/ Aegis & Uraeus: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An impressive leaded bronze pectoral fragment displaying a bull-headed aegis and an uraeus. To the left, the bovine head is mounted on a

0003B: Exhibited Egyptian Bronze Pectoral w/ Aegis & UraeusEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Predynastic Stone Mace Heads: Ancient Egypt, late Predynastic Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. A set of 3 hand-carved mace heads, each of relatively spherical form with a hafting hole drilled biconically from top to bottom. The

0004: Egyptian Predynastic Stone Mace HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Votive Plaques - Egyptian (Osirus) & Greek (2 Gods): Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE; Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A wonderful pair of ancient relief plaques: an Egyptian plaque depicting

0004A: Votive Plaques - Egyptian (Osirus) & Greek (2 Gods)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Exhibited Egyptian Bronze Uraeus w/ Enamel Inlays: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A stunning cast-bronze inlay of a royal uraeus cobra wearing a broad solar disc atop its tapered head. The creature's broad hood

0004B: Exhibited Egyptian Bronze Uraeus w/ Enamel InlaysEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Flint Knife: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, ca. 3300 to 3100 BCE. A flint knife percussion flaked in the "classic" style with a curved blade edge and a straight spine edge, and a short tang / handle

0005: Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Flint KnifeEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet, Recumbent Ram: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A soft green amulet in the form of a mummified ram in a recumbent pose on an integral rectangular plinth, finely mold-formed from

0005A: Egyptian Faience Amulet, Recumbent RamEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Statuette - Bastet w/ Sistrum & Aegis: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. leaded bronze statuette of the feline goddess Bastet from the Late Dynastic Period. The goddess of fertility, festivity, and intoxication,

0005B: Egyptian Bronze Statuette - Bastet w/ Sistrum & AegisEst. $7,500-$11,250Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Limestone Sphinx Amulet w/ Pigment: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A hand-carved limestone amulet of a sphinx laying recumbent atop an integral rectangular plinth. The enigmatic

0006: Rare Egyptian Limestone Sphinx Amulet w/ PigmentEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Near Eastern Canaanite Stone Spindle Whorls (5): Ancient Near East, Canaanite, ca. 5th to 3rd millennium BCE. A lovely ensemble of 5 stone spindle whorls, all exhibiting flattened bodies, smooth surfaces, and central drill holes. The implements are

0006A: Near Eastern Canaanite Stone Spindle Whorls (5)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Ancient Greek / Roman Coin Earrings - Men Riding Dolphi: Classical World, Greek & Roman, Calabria, Tarentum, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A beautiful pair of wearable post earrings with ancient Greek and Roman silver AR coins set in gold. The modern

0007: Ancient Greek / Roman Coin Earrings - Men Riding DolphiEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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0007A: Roman Silver Plaque w/ Soldier, Electrum DiademEst. $400-$600

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Ancient Cypriot Copper Dagger + Bronze Age Spearhead: Ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, ca. 2500 to 1900 BCE; Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Bronze to Iron Age, ca. 2000 to 600 BCE. A remarkable pair of copper weapons, a Cypriot dagger blade and an

0008: Ancient Cypriot Copper Dagger + Bronze Age SpearheadEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Four Slabbed Ancient Roman & Seleucid Silver Coins: Seleucid Empire & Roman, Imperial period, 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A collection of 4 ancient coins that are each professionally slabbed by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and

0008A: Four Slabbed Ancient Roman & Seleucid Silver CoinsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

13 Ancient Roman / Thracian Bronze Arrowheads + Jar: Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 9th to 5th century BCE; Roman, Republic to Imperial period, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of ancient bronze and copper alloy items: a lidded jar, 10 Greco-Roman

0009: 13 Ancient Roman / Thracian Bronze Arrowheads + JarEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Statue Nude Man w/ Tabula (To Die?): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare bronze figural statue of a nude young man wearing a cap and standing with a banner over his head with a inscription, possibly for a home

0009A: Roman Bronze Statue Nude Man w/ Tabula (To Die?)Est. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Ancient Canaanite Copper Axe Heads, ex-Piscopo: Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age II, ca. 1900 to 1550 BCE. A pair of copper axe heads, both cast with an ovoid socketing hole, a grooved support notch, and a slender blade

0010: Ancient Canaanite Copper Axe Heads, ex-PiscopoEst. $600-$900

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Miniature Ancient Elamite Bronze Axe Heads, ex-Piscopo: Ancient Near East, Iran, Elamite people, ca. 2200 BCE. A pair of well-shaped bronze axe heads with short, curved blades and long cylindrical sockets. These emphasize the beautiful, but simple

0010A: Miniature Ancient Elamite Bronze Axe Heads, ex-PiscopoEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Spiked Butt: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A gorgeous weapon with a rare patina, this is a lost wax cast flat axe head with a spiked butt. The head is elongated and

0011: Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Spiked ButtEst. $700-$1,050

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