Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Egypt Faience Ushabti Merneptah, ex-Cairo Museum

Rare Set of 12 Chinese Ming Pottery Zodiac Figures

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Artemis Gallery

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Roman Bronze Attachment Amazonian Woman: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bronze cast attachment depicting a bust of an Amazon woman, perhaps the legendary Amazon Queen Penthesilea who partipated in the Trojan War or her

0030E: Roman Bronze Attachment Amazonian WomanEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Superb Roman Bronze Aryballos - Spherical: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A stunning bronze cast aryballos of a nearly perfect spherical form with a short neck, and carinated rim with a gorgeous, lustrous seafoam green

0031: Superb Roman Bronze Aryballos - SphericalEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Pottery Sea Salvage Plate: Rome, Imperial Period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A utilitarian red ceramic plate with a disc foot and slightly turned rim. The surface has wonderful calcifications and

0031A: Roman Pottery Sea Salvage PlateEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Roman Redware Pottery Water Jar: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A large wheelmade pouring vessel with a bulbous body, slender neck, tiered rim, and curved strap handle joining rim to shoulder. Such vessels were

0031B: Roman Redware Pottery Water JarEst. $450-$650

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Ancient Roman 22K+ Gold Earrings (pr): Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Brilliant pair of high karat gold earrings from ancient Rome. Would have been worn for adornment to display wealth as well as an awareness of fashion. Some scholars

0031C: Ancient Roman 22K+ Gold Earrings (pr)Est. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

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Ancient Roman 18K+ Gold Earrings (from Hair Rings): Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A matched pair of high karat (both measure 18+) gold earrings made from spiral hair rings, both of a lovely helical design with hammered, flattened

0031D: Ancient Roman 18K+ Gold Earrings (from Hair Rings)Est. $800-$1,000

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Roman Silver Spoon (Cochlearium): Roman, later Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An ornate spoon made from solid silver, one of the finest examples of a cochlearium that we have seen. The bowl is shaped like a rounded flask

0031E: Roman Silver Spoon (Cochlearium)Est. $1,400-$2,000

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Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp from Ephesus: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, found in Western Turkey near Ephesus, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A kettle-shaped red slip terracotta vessel featuring a slightly concave base with white encrustations,

0032: Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp from EphesusEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Late Roman / Byzantine Pottery Cinerarium: Late Roman to early Byzantine period, ca. 5th to 9th century CE. A very rare and unusual vessel of a type seldom seen. Wheel thrown pottery cylinder with tapered foot, stamped design on "top" of

0032A: Late Roman / Byzantine Pottery CinerariumEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Pair of European Bronze Age Bronze Armlets: Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 1000 BCE. A fabulous pair of matching bronze armlets in mesmerizing spiraling forms, most of which are smooth with a strong middle rib, however the final spirals are tightly

0033: Pair of European Bronze Age Bronze ArmletsEst. $2,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Huge Central European Spiral Fibula: Central Europe, Hungary, Bronze Age, ca. 12th to 8th century BCE. What a display of ancient wealth! A giant bronze fibula, made from a series of looped, coiled, and spiraled thick bronze rods bound

0033A: Huge Central European Spiral FibulaEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Villanovan Sanguisuga Bronze Fibula: Northern Italy, Villanovan culture, ca. 9th to 8th century BCE. A "sanguisuga" brooch - meaning "leech" - made of tightly-coiled bronze wire with a heavy clasp and pin. The form of this fibula is a

0033B: Villanovan Sanguisuga Bronze FibulaEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Stunning Incised Hallstatt Bronze Armband: Central Europe, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria, Hallstatt Culture, ca. 8th to 6th centuries BCE. A large cast bronze arm band with an incredible blue-green patina. The exterior has elegant

0034: Stunning Incised Hallstatt Bronze ArmbandEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Ancient Iberian Bronze Figure of Nude Male: Iberian Peninsula (Spain), ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. Wonderful cast bronze statue of a nude male. Standing legs together, genitalia quite prominent, arms folded upward toward his chest, small

0035: Ancient Iberian Bronze Figure of Nude MaleEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Remarkable 10th C. Viking Bronze Neck Torc: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A bronze torc (torq / torque) made of a thick bronze wire with two pieces of thinner wire wrapped around it from each terminal. The terminals are

0035C: Remarkable 10th C. Viking Bronze Neck TorcEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Pair of Finno-Ugric Bronze Penannular Brooches: Northern Europe / Central Asia, Finno-Ugric culture, ca. 5th to 11th century CE. A pair of cast bronze, penannular fibulae of interesting form. Each has twin, right-angled cast triangles, with

0036: Pair of Finno-Ugric Bronze Penannular BroochesEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Wearable Viking Twisted Silver Finger Ring: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. This is a gorgeous and highly wearable twisted silver ring, made to be worn by either a man or woman, and probably ultimately deposited in a hoard.

0036A: Wearable Viking Twisted Silver Finger RingEst. $400-$600

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10th C. Viking Bronze Omega Brooch: Northern Europe, Viking peoples, ca. 1000 BCE. This brooch is made of a thick bronze wire, with the ends pinched and pierced. These ends extend to a round ring, flattened with a hammer, and decorated

0037: 10th C. Viking Bronze Omega BroochEst. $1,400-$2,200Lot Passed

Trio of Viking Bronze Odin's Sun Wheel Pendants: Northern Europe,Viking / Norse, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A trio of fine cast openwork bronze brooches in a form called Odin Wheels, all round, each in a distinctive form that looks like a wheel

0037A: Trio of Viking Bronze Odin's Sun Wheel PendantsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Heavy Viking / Norse Iron Axe Head: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A socketed iron battle axe with a broad, curving blade that is almost certainly made of bog iron, iron that forms naturally in bogs after being

0037B: Heavy Viking / Norse Iron Axe HeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Wonderful Viking Silver Finger Ring: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A wide, curving ring with a wrapped wire band. The face is lunate, stamped with symmetrical abstract motifs of triangles, circles, and squiggling

0037C: Wonderful Viking Silver Finger RingEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Ancient Viking Bronze Neck Torc: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A narrowly twisted bronze torc (torq or torque) with a thin, untwisted neckline and untwisted terminals. Size: 7.5" W (19 cm) The Vikings -

0038: Ancient Viking Bronze Neck TorcEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Viking 18K Gold Filigree Lunate Pendant: Northern Europe, probably Eastern area, Viking, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A breathtakingly beautiful 18 karat gold pendant of lunate form with a symmetrical composition featuring a decorative

0038A: Viking 18K Gold Filigree Lunate PendantEst. $1,400-$2,000

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Authentic Viking Silver Ring, Stamped Motif: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A beautiful silver ring with classic Viking style. This ring has a simple, flattened band that is stamped on all sides (except for the interior)

0038B: Authentic Viking Silver Ring, Stamped MotifEst. $600-$900

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