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Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Europe, Near East, Far East, Mexico, Central America, South America, North America; plus the second part of a 1000 piece collection of Folk Art with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA.

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Rare Egyptian Steatite Quadruple Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1150 to 1070 BCE. An extremely rare scarab in traditional beetle form, positioned side-by-side four across, made of glazed steatite. Underside inscribed with repeating "enra"

0001: Rare Egyptian Steatite Quadruple ScarabEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian 12th Dynasty Scarab Set in Modern Bracelet: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, 1991 to 1802 BCE. This is a fun piece of antique jewelry incorporating an ancient steatite scarab. The chain is decorated with ankhs and hieroglyphs. The scarab

0001A: Egyptian 12th Dynasty Scarab Set in Modern BraceletEst. $900-$1,200

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Egyptian Carved Steatite Scarab Thutmosis III: Ancient Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty, ca. 1425 BCE. This is a large carved dark steatite (soapstone) with the cartouche of Thutmosis III (also Thutmose, Thothmes) on the base. Thutmosis III followed the

0001B: Egyptian Carved Steatite Scarab Thutmosis IIIEst. $600-$900

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0001C: Egyptian Bronze Situla - Striding PharaohEst. $700-$900

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Egyptian New Kingdon Djed Steatite Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550 to 1000 BCE. Beautiful example of a small steatite (soapstone) scarab, grey-green, with a design of a scarab and two snakes on the base. Very well formed with excellent

0001D: Egyptian New Kingdon Djed Steatite ScarabEst. $300-$500

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Schist Palette, Gerzeran Period: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Gerzeran Period, ca. 3000 BCE. This is a smooth, pointed, tapered and rectangular greenish gray stone, carved. This is a very early artifact from the beginning of

0001E: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Schist Palette, Gerzeran PeriodEst. $1,000-$1,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Winged Scarab + Faience Tile Fragment: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1500 BCE. This is a flattened schematic example or a winged scarab, with the central beetle having a pronounced clyepus and wing case. The wings have incised feathers.

0001F: Egyptian Faience Winged Scarab + Faience Tile FragmentEst. $500-$750

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Egyptian Faience Openwork Udjat Eye Amulet: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1500 BCE. This amulet is a faience udjat (or wadjet) eye, symbolic of the protective powers of the watchful Horus. It has a nice turquoise glaze with black details on

0001G: Egyptian Faience Openwork Udjat Eye AmuletEst. $400-$550

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Egyptian Faience Openwork Amulet of Bes: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1500 BCE. This amulet has a flat-backed plaque showing the dwarf god Bes full-faced, with a stylized lion mane and wearing a plumed headdress, There are added details

0001H: Egyptian Faience Openwork Amulet of BesEst. $700-$1,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Lotus Blossom / Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1360 BCE. A beautifully wearable necklace with deep blue faience elements consisting of five glazed pottery flower blossoms. There are bud bead

0001I: Egyptian Faience Lotus Blossom / Bead NecklaceEst. $1,100-$1,500Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets of Bes: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 715 to 300 BCE. This is a collection with three amulets of Bes, two somewhat naturalistic examples, missing suspensions loops and with their glaze gone. The

0001J: Lot of 3 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets of BesEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Bronze Amulet of Standing Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. This is a small cast bronze amulet showing Osiris. He is depicted in his standing form, mummified, with his hands emerging from his wrappings to hold

0002: Egyptian Bronze Amulet of Standing OsirisEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Cat, Seated Pose: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. This is a small hollow bronze statue of a cat in instantly recognizable Egyptian style, with large ears and a regal, upright seated pose. The cat

0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Cat, Seated PoseEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Sarcophagus Fragment - Mud Linen w/ Horus: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25 through 30, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. An Egyptian mud linen and gesso painted sarcophagus cartonnage fragment, painted with an image of standing falcon-headed Horus, rows of

0004: Egyptian Sarcophagus Fragment - Mud Linen w/ HorusEst. $900-$1,500

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Large Greek Tanagra Terracotta Head of Goddess: Ancient Greece, Tanagra, ca. 4th to 3rd century CE. A petite pottery head from a Tanagra type female figure, depicting a fashionable, mortal woman or female character from the New Comedy of Menander,

0004A: Large Greek Tanagra Terracotta Head of GoddessEst. $700-$900

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Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl - Palmette Design: Ancient Mediterranean, Graeco-Persia area, 5th century BCE. This is a simple, beautiful bronze bowl, with a delicate palmette design in the center encircled by an even more delicate braided design.

0004B: Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl - Palmette DesignEst. $700-$900

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Greek Ionian Bi-Chrome Pottery Kylix: Classical Period, Greece, Ionia, ca. 6th to 5th centuries BCE. This is a wide, shallow, thinly thrown kylix (a drinking cup) on a small disc foot with twin loop handles at either side. It is

0004C: Greek Ionian Bi-Chrome Pottery KylixEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Large Greek Attic Red-Figure Pottery Skyphos - FB Group: Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 500 to 400 BCE. A lovely red-figure skyphos painted in the manner of the F.B. (Fat Boy as most of his figures are short and pudgy) painter, depicting an athlete on Side

0005: Large Greek Attic Red-Figure Pottery Skyphos - FB GroupEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Greek Magna Graecia Blackware Oinochoe: Classical World, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 300 BCE. This is a simple blackware vessel known as an oinochoe. It has a bulbous body and trefoil spout with a strap handle and a flared

0005A: Greek Magna Graecia Blackware OinochoeEst. $600-$900

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Rare Greek Attic Blackware Beaked Oinochoe: Greece, Athens, 4th century BCE. This is a truly beautiful Classical object, a black-glazed oinochoe in excellent condition. The piece has an elongated trefoil "beaked" spout and a cylindrical strap

0005B: Rare Greek Attic Blackware Beaked OinochoeEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Large Greek Campanian Ribbed Blackware Mug: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 340 BCE. A gorgeous, high fired blackware vessel boasting a shiny, almost metallic sheen, of a generous size, the body with attractive ribbed, curved

0005C: Large Greek Campanian Ribbed Blackware MugEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Large Greek Campanian Pottery Bale Amphora: Magna Graecia, Greek colony of Campania, ca 340 to 325 BCE. Large and very fine pottery bale amphora - so named for the bale handle at top. Decorated in red-figure technique with side "A" depicting

0006: Large Greek Campanian Pottery Bale AmphoraEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Miniature Greek Xenonware Skyphos: Classical World, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. This is a fired black skyphos, decorated with applied orange geometric designs of leaves and a guioche pattern. This style of overpainting on

0006A: Miniature Greek Xenonware SkyphosEst. $200-$250

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Fine Greek Gnathian Terracotta Skyphos (Cotyla): Classical World, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 300 BCE. This is a deep cotyla (cotyle) cup with twin horizontal turned handles at the rim. Overall black glazed and decorated with added

0006B: Fine Greek Gnathian Terracotta Skyphos (Cotyla)Est. $1,200-$1,800

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