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Apulian Red-Figure Hydria Dionysiac Relief ex-Christies

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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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

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

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing Figure of Osiris: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An exemplary and quite sizable leaded bronze statue depicting the revered deity Osiris, god of the underworld, who

0001: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing Figure of OsirisEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Faience Ring - Cartouche of King Tut: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun - yes, that King Tut - , ca. 1332 to 1323 BCE. An exquisite faience ring, its centerpiece adorned with the meticulously crafted

0001A: Rare Egyptian Faience Ring - Cartouche of King TutEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Inscription for Hori: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience ushabti bearing a concise inscription for a man named Hori. The funerary figure is covered in pale green glaze while holding

0002: Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Inscription for HoriEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A wonderful faience scarab covered in a fine layer of turquoise-hued glaze. The topside of the ovoid amulet exhibits

0002A: Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience ScarabEst. $1,800-$2,700

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Gold Ring w/ Romano-Egyptian Paste Glass Scarab (Nut): Ancient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 3rd century CE. A beautiful paste glass scarab of lovely blue color that is affixed on the swivel wire of a modern gold wire ring. The ring

0003: Gold Ring w/ Romano-Egyptian Paste Glass Scarab (Nut)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Faience Sistrum - Head of Hathor: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare sistrum handle that is mold-formed from faience and covered in lustrous layers of turquoise-hued glaze. The main 'body' of

0004: Rare Egyptian Faience Sistrum - Head of HathorEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amphoriskos Amulet on Gilt Silver Ring: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous faience amulet of an amphoriskos set in a gilt silver torq-form ring. Enveloped in a vibrant shade of azure, the conical vessel

0004A: Egyptian Faience Amphoriskos Amulet on Gilt Silver RingEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Gorgeous Egyptian Alabaster Jar w/ Lug Handles: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A squat jar of a round-bottomed form with a smooth shoulder that tapers to shape the thin rim. Presented along the shoulder is a

0005: Gorgeous Egyptian Alabaster Jar w/ Lug HandlesEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian TIP Wood Sarcophagus Mask: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. An elegant hand-carved mummy mask with a square headdress and delineated neck enveloped in impressive remains of

0006: Egyptian TIP Wood Sarcophagus MaskEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Wadjet Amulet (Eye of Horus): Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. An elegant faience amulet depicting a wadjet or wedjat, "Eye of Horus," an ancient ocular symbol of protection.

0007: Egyptian Faience Wadjet Amulet (Eye of Horus)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Roman-Egyptian Votives of Harpocrates (4): Ancient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A set of 4 mold-formed pottery effigies of Harpocrates, the child-like god of silence and secret-keeping. Three fragmentary heads

0008: Roman-Egyptian Votives of Harpocrates (4)Est. $800-$1,200

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Lot of 12 Miniature Egyptian Faience Amulets: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An interesting ensemble of mold-formed faience amulets depicted in a myriad of shapes. First are a trio of hemispherical scarabs

0009: Lot of 12 Miniature Egyptian Faience AmuletsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Bronze Effigy Figure Osiris, God of Underworld: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A cast-bronze effigy of Osiris, god of the underworld, who stands in mummiform atop an integral trapezoidal plinth. Osiris

0010: Egyptian Bronze Effigy Figure Osiris, God of UnderworldEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Attic Red-Figure Kylix w/ Nude Athlete, Robed Male: Ancient Greece, Athens / Attic, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. An exemplary pottery kylix adorned in red-figure decoration of a nude athlete in discussion with a bearded, robed man in the central tondo

0011: Attic Red-Figure Kylix w/ Nude Athlete, Robed MaleEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Greek Archaic Terracotta Bust of a Goddess: Ancient Greece, Archaic period, ca. 550 to 525 BCE. A fabulous mold-made terracotta head of a goddess, likely Persephone or Demeter, draped in a himation above a scalloped fringe of bangs as long

0013: Greek Archaic Terracotta Bust of a GoddessEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Impressive South Italic Peucetian Pottery Krater: South Italic, Peucetian, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A very fine and large bichrome pottery krater from Peucetia (with Bari and Ruvo as its centers) of a grand scale and an elegant form with twin

0013A: Impressive South Italic Peucetian Pottery KraterEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Magna Graecia Daunian Spectacle Kyathos: Magna Graecia, Italy, Apulia / Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. A fabulous polychrome kyathos (wine ladle) of a form very similar to examples from Herdonia site in Ordona, Italy. The iconographic theme

0014: Magna Graecia Daunian Spectacle KyathosEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Apulian Red-Figure Hydria Dionysiac Relief ex-Christies: Ancient Greece, South Italian colonies, Apulia, ca. 5th century CE. Wow! A truly remarkable and incredibly rare hydria adorned red-figure decoration beneath an elaborate Dionysiac relief. The

0015: Apulian Red-Figure Hydria Dionysiac Relief ex-ChristiesEst. $8,000-$12,000

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6 Ancient Greek, Roman & Parthian Silver & Bronze Coins: Ancient Greek, Roman, & Parthian Empire, ca. 4th century BCE to 3rd century CE. A collection of 6 ancient coins cast from bronze and silver. Greek Euboea Eretria AR silver drachm, 357-267 BCE.

0015A: 6 Ancient Greek, Roman & Parthian Silver & Bronze CoinsEst. $600-$900

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Greek Silver Coin Athena / Owl (Set Into Gold Ring): Greece, Attica, Athens, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. An ancient Greek silver coin set in a modern ring setting as a wearable piece of jewelry. The band is a 57% yellow-gold (equivalent to 13K+) with

0017: Greek Silver Coin Athena / Owl (Set Into Gold Ring)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Daunian Shallow Bowl - Dolphins & Palmettes: Magna Graecia, South Italic, Daunian, ca. 300 BCE. An attractive pottery plate featuring an elegant, minimalist form of a shallow bowl, a broad rim, and a rounded base. Though the exterior is left

0018: Greek Daunian Shallow Bowl - Dolphins & PalmettesEst. $800-$1,200

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Greek / Roman Coin Earrings - Men Riding Dolphins: 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

0019: Greek / Roman Coin Earrings - Men Riding DolphinsEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Roman Bronze Nude Ithyphallic Dwarf w/ Huge Phallus: Roman, late Republic to early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A charming cast-bronze figurine of a fighting dwarf used for entertainment by upper-class citizens. The

0020A: Roman Bronze Nude Ithyphallic Dwarf w/ Huge PhallusEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Superb 1st C. Roman Glass Dish Mosaic Glass Cane: Roman Empire, 1st to 2nd century CE. Among the most valuable and time intensive examples of glass in the entire ancient world! Assembled from sections of a pre-formed composite blue and white mosaic

0021A: Superb 1st C. Roman Glass Dish Mosaic Glass CaneEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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