Fine Antiquities, Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Rare / Important Greek Bronze Pilos Helmet

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Fine Antiquities, Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for an important one-day auction on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, African / Tribal Art, even fossils and minerals!

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Tall Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Black-Top Redware Jar: Naqada Culture, probably Naqada I, pre-Dynastic Egypt, ca. 4400 to 3500 BCE. This is a beautiful redware jar of ovoid form with a curved base and a slightly rolled rim. The surface is a rich,

0001: Tall Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Black-Top Redware JarEst. $4,500-$6,000

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Egyptian / Syrian Bronze Crescent Axe: Syria or Egypt, Middle Bronze Age II - Middle Kingdom -, ca. 2000 to 1800 BCE, Dynasties 11 through 13. This is a bronze crescent-shaped axe with a bulbous detail and three places for attachment to a

0003: Egyptian / Syrian Bronze Crescent AxeEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Panel - Owl: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 through 20, 1550 to 1070 BCE. From the New Kingdom, considered the height of the Egyptian empire in terms of the art produced. Very fine limestone panel

0003A: Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Panel - OwlEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Offering Bowl: Egypt, New Kingdom, 1570 to 1070 BCE. This is a gorgeous example of an alabaster offering bowl with some red vein details. The alabaster is so fine that light passes through it in several areas.

0004: Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Offering BowlEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Pa-Ba-Sai: Egypt, New Kingdom 18th Dynasty, ca. 1543 to 1292 BCE. This is a terracotta funerary cone that would have been used as the end of a support beam in a chapel or temple. They were traditionally

0004A: Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Pa-Ba-SaiEst. $1,800-$2,700

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5 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets - Rare Set!: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. This is a collection of five small faience amulets of different Egyptian deities and symbols of power. "Egyptian faience" was known as "tjehnet" to

0005: 5 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets - Rare Set!Est. $1,200-$1,500

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Large Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom/Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. This is a large greenstone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs. Heart scarabs are oval amulets that were

0006: Large Egyptian Greenstone Heart ScarabEst. $2,800-$3,600Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian New Kingdom Pottery Jar, ex-Bonham's: Egypt, XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1295 to 1070 BC. This dark pottery jar is molded with four heads of deities imitating amulets, including two heads of Hathor, her hair centrally parted and terminating in

0006A: Rare Egyptian New Kingdom Pottery Jar, ex-Bonham'sEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian White Glazed Faience Ushabti - 1000 BC: Egypt, New Kingdom - Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1300 - 1000 BCE. A white glazed faience Shabti with black/red glazed hair, crook and flail, seed bag upon his back. This was probably manufactured

0006B: Rare Egyptian White Glazed Faience Ushabti - 1000 BCEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Superb Egyptian Faience Ushabti - 9 Lines of Glyphs: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Dynasty 26, ca, 662 to 525 BCE. An incredible faience ushabti in the form of a mummiform human with arms crossed, holding crook and flail. Extensive glyphs in 9

0006C: Superb Egyptian Faience Ushabti - 9 Lines of GlyphsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Sculpture of Horus, Old 19th C. Collection: Egyptian, Late Period, ca. 700 to 30 BCE. A carved limestone falcon head depicting Horus, the god of the sun, war, and protection - one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt who was also the

0006D: Egyptian Sculpture of Horus, Old 19th C. CollectionEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Cartonnage Over Wood Painted Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Late Period, 712 to 300 BCE. This painted sarcophagus mask displays quintessential Egyptian beauty. It is an elegant and refined carved wooden mask with ochre painted flesh tones and black and

0007: Egyptian Cartonnage Over Wood Painted Sarcophagus MaskEst. $3,750-$5,250Lot Passed

Fine Egyptian Steatite Scarab - Menkheperkare: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1479 to 1401 BCE. This is a large, beautiful, intact green glazed steatite beetle of naturalistic form with a notched wing case; the base has been inscribed with the

0008: Fine Egyptian Steatite Scarab - MenkheperkareEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jar Lid: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 700 to 330 BCE. An ancient Egyptian alabaster Canopic jar lid carved in the form of one of the four sons of Horus, the human-headed god Imsety, guardian of the liver. The

0008A: Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jar LidEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Superb Ancient Egyptian Mummified Falcon - Late Period: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 662 to 315 BCE. In a word - stunning! A very fine example of the mummification skills of the ancient Egyptians. Tightly wrapped mummified falcon in

0009: Superb Ancient Egyptian Mummified Falcon - Late PeriodEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Ushabti: Egypt, New Kingdom, XVIIIth-XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1350 to 1190 BCE. An ancient Egyptian limestone ushabti, the mummiform figure wears a tripartite wig, the hands are crossed, holding hoes. The first

0009A: Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone UshabtiEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Vase: Bes, ex-Sotheby’s: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 330 to 31 BCE. An ancient Egyptian blue-green faience vase with a flared neck, lightly incised floral designs and three appliques in the form of Bes wearing a plumed

0009B: Egyptian Faience Vase: Bes, ex-Sotheby’sEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Crocodile, 37.1 gr.: Egypt, Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE/CE. One of the most important examples of ancient gold we have had the pleasure of offering. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a Nile crocodile.

0009C: Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Crocodile, 37.1 gr.Est. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Monkey - 97% Pure Gold: Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE/CE. Another of the most important examples of ancient gold we have had the pleasure of offering. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a playful monkey.

0009D: Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Monkey - 97% Pure GoldEst. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

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Romano Egyptian Limestone Bust: Egypt, under Roman rule, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Very attractive Limestone carving of a male's head. Oval face with short straight hairdo, large almond-shaped eyes and thin lips - with

0010: Romano Egyptian Limestone BustEst. $3,500-$6,000

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Romano Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask - Original Pigments: Roman Period, from Egypt or middle Egypt, ca. 60 to 70 CE. A plaster mummy mask depicting a female visage of a remarkably human countenance, her features quite naturalistic with deep-set open eyes

0012: Romano Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask - Original PigmentsEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Important Coptic Textile Roundel - Ex Monuments Men: Egypt, Coptic, ca 2nd to 5th century CE. A large and beautifully composed Coptic textile roundel from the estate of Everett Parker (Bill) Lesley Jr. (1913-1982), one of the original Monuments Men!

0012A: Important Coptic Textile Roundel - Ex Monuments MenEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Rare Greek Bronze Double Axe Head: Greece, ca. 2000 BCE. This is a beautifully formed, early double bronze axe head with slight curving bits at each point of the axe head to better stick into an enemy. This type of axe head, known as

0013: Rare Greek Bronze Double Axe HeadEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Incredible Ancient Danubian Bronze Necklace: Central Europe, Danube Region, possibly Ottomány (Otomani) culture, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1500 BCE. This is one of our favorite pieces, a beautiful and wearable collection of 3500 year old bronze!

0013A: Incredible Ancient Danubian Bronze NecklaceEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in Live Auction, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 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. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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