Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Two Egyptian Faience Amulets - Eye of Horus & Sekhmet

Ancient Egyptian Gesso / Painted Linen Horus Section

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

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Plenty of options in this auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Jewelry. So much more!

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Byzantine Gilded Silver Earrings (pr): Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. An amazing pair of silver earrings, gilded, with a hollow curved rod that swells near the bottom of the curve into twin conical spheres bisected by a

0054: Byzantine Gilded Silver Earrings (pr)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Gorgeous Persian Bronze / Silver Niello Jarlette - Fish: Near East, Persia (Iran), ca. 15th to 18th century CE. A beautiful niello jarlette with repeated double fish and vine motifs. Niello is a mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphates with a black

0054A: Gorgeous Persian Bronze / Silver Niello Jarlette - FishEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Huge Indus Valley Bichrome Pottery Vessel: Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A large vessel with an apple-shaped body, short neck, and flared rim - all sitting on a low, flat, round foot.

0055: Huge Indus Valley Bichrome Pottery VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Superb Central Asian Bronze Arm Band - Zoomorphic: Central Asia, probably the western part of the area, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A large, heavy penannular bracelet made of cast bronze. Each terminal is in the form of a zoomorphic head, possibly

0055A: Superb Central Asian Bronze Arm Band - ZoomorphicEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Central Asian BMAC Bronze Javelin Head: Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. Created through the lost wax casting process, this is an elongated, tapering bronze javelin head with a sloping shoulder and a long, flat tang.

0056: Central Asian BMAC Bronze Javelin HeadEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Dagestan Bronze Standing Idol - Male: Western Asia, Dagestan Region, located on the northwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, ca. 1500 to 500 BCE. A miniature bronze standing idol, with hands crossed over the stomach and the face dominated

0057: Rare Dagestan Bronze Standing Idol - MaleEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Gorgeous Bactrian Banded Alabaster Marble Vessel: Central Asia, modern day Pakistan/Afghanistan, Bactrian, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. Carved from a stunning piece of alabaster, what appears to be a staff handle of a flaring tubular form, the face of the

0057A: Gorgeous Bactrian Banded Alabaster Marble VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Large 7th C. BCE Scythian Bronze Spear Head: Central Asia/Ancient Near East, Scythian culture, ca. 7th century BCE. A tall cast bronze spear head with high copper content. A short, leaf-shaped blade with a low ridge flows into a thick,

0058: Large 7th C. BCE Scythian Bronze Spear HeadEst. $900-$1,300Lot Passed

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Ancient Scythian Ornamental Gold Attachment: Western Asia, Scythian culture, ca. 1st millennium BCE. This is a hammered ornamental gold applique sheeting, perhaps from a garment or scabbard, with small attachment holes. There is significant

0059: Ancient Scythian Ornamental Gold AttachmentEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Central Asian Silver Libation Bowl w/ Central Design: Central Asia, possibly Achaemenid period, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A shallow silver bowl of a simple yet elegant form, with a slightly rounded base and an incised design of stylized, crossed

0060: Central Asian Silver Libation Bowl w/ Central DesignEst. $700-$900

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Ancient Scythian High-Karat Gold Applique: Western Asia, Scythian culture, Classical Period, ca. 2nd century BCE. A two part hammered high karat gold sheet ornamental element, presenting an attractive sinuous design, perhaps from a garment or

0061: Ancient Scythian High-Karat Gold AppliqueEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Gandharan Stucco Seated Woman: Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. A stucco cast of the upper body of a young woman with fine details. Her clothing is richly detailed and done in the Greek style,

0061A: Gandharan Stucco Seated WomanEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Gandharan Green Schist Stupa Base -: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A long, rectangular section from the base of a stupa. One side of the stone is carved in relief to show a

0061B: Gandharan Green Schist Stupa Base -Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

1st C. Gandharan Gray Schist Stupa Head Fragment: Near East, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A skillfully carved head with a lively visage comprised of expressive eyes, a naturalistic nose, and a broad mustache over a full-lipped mouth. Given

0061C: 1st C. Gandharan Gray Schist Stupa Head FragmentEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

9th C. Russian White Bronze Amulet - 3 Males on Fish: Russia, Western Siberia, Yamal Peninsula and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (District), 8th to 10th century CE. A white bronze pendant or amulet in the shape of three figures with arms crossed

0062: 9th C. Russian White Bronze Amulet - 3 Males on FishEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

19th C Persia Kindjal Dagger w/ Bayonet: Bone & Leather: Western Central Asia, Iran, Persia, ca. 19th century CE. A dagger whose blade is made from a British or French bayonet. The dagger has an ornate bronze and bone handle, with an incised pattern

0062A: 19th C Persia Kindjal Dagger w/ Bayonet: Bone & LeatherEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

6th C. Thai Sandstone Temple Fragment: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 6th to 8th century BCE. A brown-grey sandstone temple fragment, triangular in shape, carved in relief to show a bearded man wearing a large headdress standing and

0063: 6th C. Thai Sandstone Temple FragmentEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Thai Bronze Buddha Head on Green Marble Base: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A stunning cast bronze head of a Buddha wearing an ornately decorated crown. The Buddha looks downward with a serene

0063A: Thai Bronze Buddha Head on Green Marble BaseEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Khmer Bronze Seated Buddha with Naga Throne: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, ca. late 12th to 15th century CE. A detailed bronze statue of Buddha, seated on a three tiered throne composed of the enormous body of the giant naga, the

0063B: Khmer Bronze Seated Buddha with Naga ThroneEst. $1,500-$1,750

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15th C. SE Asian Stone Carving of Seated Ganesha: Southeast or Central Asia, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A carved stone statue of the elephant headed Ganesha, seated upon a raised dais, perhaps in the form of a stylized lotus, with one leg crossed

0063C: 15th C. SE Asian Stone Carving of Seated GaneshaEst. $600-$900

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Early 19th C. Rare Indonesian Kris w/ Wood Sheath: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 19th century CE. A kris (keris), with a narrow, banded blade and a smoothly carved handle and sheath. The grip is carved wood in an abstract zoomorphic form that

0063D: Early 19th C. Rare Indonesian Kris w/ Wood SheathEst. $2,500-$3,500

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15th C. Thai Ayutthaya Bronze Buddha Head: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, 14th to 18th century CE, probably later part of this period. A beautifully detailed cast bronze head of Buddha, with a large, multi-tiered ushnisha atop

0063E: 15th C. Thai Ayutthaya Bronze Buddha HeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

18th C. Thai Rattanakosin Gilded Bronze Seated Buddha: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, late 18th century CE. This is a seated figure of a Buddha, cast bronze, gilded, with small remaining red details on the throne. The figure has all the classic elements

0064: 18th C. Thai Rattanakosin Gilded Bronze Seated BuddhaEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Six 19th C. Burmese Bronze Opium Weights - Hintha: Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. early 19th century CE. A collection of six bronze "opium weights", each of a different size, and each in the form of a hintha bird. Animal-shaped weights were a

0064A: Six 19th C. Burmese Bronze Opium Weights - HinthaEst. $800-$1,000

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