Man's Love of Animals Throughout the Ages

Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - Hounds

Viking Silver Knitted Chain w/ Coiled Snake - 99.2 g

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Man's Love of Animals Throughout the Ages

Artemis Gallery

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Artemis Gallery's July 20th auction focuses on our furry, feathery, scaly, and shelled friends. A veritable Peaceable Kingdom sure to appeal to any animal lover! Animals have taken center stage in the art world throughout the ages, ever since the first bison and ibexes were painted on cave walls more than 40,000 years ago. Whether depicted realistically or figuratively, alone or in the company of their human companions, wild or domesticated, nature's critters have played a significant role in art's stories revolving around nobility, religion, sport, the hunt, mythology, the zodiac, or simple recreation. If you love animals, don't miss this auction!

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Roman Bronze Enamel Double-Headed Dragon Fibula: Rome, Imperial Period, probably northern Roman Empire/Celtic region, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty, symmetrical cast bronze brooch with deep, rectilinear grooves, that would once have been full

0017A: Roman Bronze Enamel Double-Headed Dragon FibulaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - Hounds: Etruria, northern Italy, Etrusco-Corinthian, ca. 630 to 540 BCE. A near-miniature aryballos of an elegant form with an inverted piriform body, a tubular neck, and a flat rim with a single strap

0018: Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - HoundsEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed

Roman Pottery Medallion - Bull Form: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A pretty pottery medallion, mold-made, in excellent condition. One side is blank, the other is a relief image of a bull's head from face on. The top

0018A: Roman Pottery Medallion - Bull FormEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Rooster: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A mold-made terracotta oil lamp featuring a low relief rooster adorning a recessed tondo surrounded by several concentric incised rings, a small fill hole,

0019: Roman Pottery Oil Lamp w/ RoosterEst. $250-$350

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Roman Imperial Bronze Lamp Cover - Lizard: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Skillfully cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a miniature cover to a lamp representing a lizard with a wonderful green patina that has

0020: Roman Imperial Bronze Lamp Cover - LizardEst. $250-$350

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Roman Terracotta Toy Figure of a Camel, ex-Museum: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A hand-molded toy figure of a camel packed with two amphoras hanging on either side of its body. The camel's face is simple and playful; the body

0021: Roman Terracotta Toy Figure of a Camel, ex-MuseumEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Bird on Perch: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A petite mold-made terracotta vessel, in hues of cream and burnt orange, with a flat base displaying an illegible planta pedis (or maker's

0022: Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Bird on PerchEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Ancient Roman Bronze Clawed Foot - Lion: Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bronze lion's paw with four delineated toes/claws and a tripartite attachment above, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The foot was probably

0023: Ancient Roman Bronze Clawed Foot - LionEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Rare Roman Bronze Centaur / Satyr Torso: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A cast bronze figure of the upper part of a centaur, with the body in good form and the back of the centaur visible. The figure may also never have

0024: Rare Roman Bronze Centaur / Satyr TorsoEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Bronze Attachment - Lioness Holding Head: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A mold-made bronze attachment of a lioness holding in one paw a human head. The lioness snarls, triumphant. Is this a reference to one of the

0025: Roman Bronze Attachment - Lioness Holding HeadEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Dolphin: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful mold-made earthenware single wick oil lamp, decorated in the recessed tondo with a highly detailed dolphin surrounded by a repeating

0026: Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - DolphinEst. $300-$450

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Rooster: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Cock a doodle doo! A sweet and petite red terracotta, mold-made oil lamp, of a rounded form with a loop handle and jutting spout, adorned with a

0027: Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - RoosterEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Late Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp in Bird Form: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A charming and highly detailed oil lamp in the form of an inquisitive bird, posed with head cocked, a seed grasped in its beak. The bird is

0028: Late Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp in Bird FormEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Rare Anatolian Anthropomorphic Bronze Idol: Asia Minor, northern Anatolia (Turkey) or Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia), ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium BCE. A unique cast bronze anthropomorphic idol with the body composed of

0029: Rare Anatolian Anthropomorphic Bronze IdolEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Viking Silver Knitted Chain w/ Coiled Snake - 99.2 g: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. late 9th century CE. A fantastic solid silver pendant in the form of a coiled snake. The snake's head emerges from one side, with defined eyes. The body

0030: Viking Silver Knitted Chain w/ Coiled Snake - 99.2 gEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Pair of Viking Bronze Rings - Glass & Carnelian: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. Two beautiful examples of bronze rings, one with an inset ovoid orange carnelian, the other with a glass inlay with a

0030A: Pair of Viking Bronze Rings - Glass & CarnelianEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Viking Penannular Brooch with Wolf: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse period, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A diminutive but gorgeous penannular brooch, cast from bronze, with a pattern of raised circles around the exterior body of the

0030B: Viking Penannular Brooch with WolfEst. $600-$900

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10th C. Norman Bronze Two Horse-Headed Bronze Pendant: Northern Europe, Norman culture, ca. 10th to 11th centuries CE. In amazing condition! This is a bronze pendant with two stylized horse heads curving away from one another that are attached to a

0031: 10th C. Norman Bronze Two Horse-Headed Bronze PendantEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Early Medieval Russian Bronze Amulet - Man on Horse: Russia, Perm region, Perm Animal Style (Permian Animal Style), ca. 5th to 11th centuries CE. A cast bronze, large pendant or amulet in the form of a person riding a horse. The horse is given more

0031A: Early Medieval Russian Bronze Amulet - Man on HorseEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Early Medieval Russian Bronze Pommel - Bear: Russia, Perm region, Perm Animal Style (Permian Animal Style), ca. 5th to 11th centuries CE. An amazing cast bronze pommel handle in the form of a ravenous bear, its head down as if it is eating, its

0031B: Early Medieval Russian Bronze Pommel - BearEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Rare Finno-Ugric Bronze Pendant - Double Horse Heads: Northeastern Europe, Finland or Russia, Finno-Ugric people, Iron Age, ca. 7th to 10th centuries CE. A cast bronze pendant in the form of two horse heads, each curved away from the other, with a loop

0031C: Rare Finno-Ugric Bronze Pendant - Double Horse HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Finno-Ugric Bronze Bird Foot Pendant: Northeastern Europe, Finland or Russia, Finno-Ugric people, Iron Age, ca. 7th to 10th centuries CE. A beautiful, unique, rectangular flat pendant with five open loops and five dangling bird's feet

0032: Finno-Ugric Bronze Bird Foot PendantEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Viking Bronze Bracelet w/ Animal Terminals: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse period, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A beautiful bronze bracelet with stamped decorations on the surface and animal-headed terminals. The heads are abstract, with rounded

0032A: Viking Bronze Bracelet w/ Animal TerminalsEst. $600-$900

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Viking Bronze Omega Brooch w/ Animal Heads: Northern/Eastern Europe, probably western Russia, Viking/Viking Rus, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A fantastic cast bronze brooch of the style sometimes known as "omega," a form of penannular brooch with

0032B: Viking Bronze Omega Brooch w/ Animal HeadsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Live Auction, Thursday, July 20, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 p.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee / Phone 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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