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Fine Antiquities, Ancient & Pre-Columbian Art

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Classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping! Happy Holidays from everyone at Artemis Gallery!

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Grape Cluster Vial: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 332 BCE to 2nd century CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel shaped like a tall and slender bunch of grapes. The central cone as well as both

0013: Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Grape Cluster VialEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask, Museum-Exhibited: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed terracotta pilgrim flask of ornate form bearing elaborate floral motifs on each side. Each

0014: Egyptian Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask, Museum-ExhibitedEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Published Romano-Egyptian Serapis Head, ex-Lily Place: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A hand-built plaster head of Serapis, god of fertility and the afterlife, a Graeco-Egyptian god who first

0015: Published Romano-Egyptian Serapis Head, ex-Lily PlaceEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Published Egyptian Faience Menat w/ Aegis of Sekhmet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare and fantastic example of a menat, a ceremonial amulet associated with the goddess Hathor, and her priestesses are commonly

0016: Published Egyptian Faience Menat w/ Aegis of SekhmetEst. $1,600-$2,500

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Published / Exhibited Egyptian Indurated Limestone Jar: Egypt, early dynastic period, dynasty one or two, ca. 3100 to 2886 BCE. Lovely indurated limestone jar in squat form with rounded base and two tubular lug handles that are pierced for suspension. A

0017: Published / Exhibited Egyptian Indurated Limestone JarEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Published Egyptian Faience Amulet Taweret, ex-Drexel: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynast, 1070 to 664 BCE. A faience figure of Taweret (also Taweret, Tauret, Apet, Opet), the goddess of child birthing and suckling as well as a

0018: Published Egyptian Faience Amulet Taweret, ex-DrexelEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Rare Exhibited Egyptian Nile Clay Overseer Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1189 to 1070 BCE. An intriguing overseer ushabti (or reis ushabti) that is hand-built from clay extracted from the banks of the Nile River. The

0019: Rare Exhibited Egyptian Nile Clay Overseer UshabtiEst. $1,800-$3,000Lot Passed

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Published / Exhibited Egyptian Faience Snake Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A lovely faience serpent amulet with a high-arching body slithering across an integral rectangular plinth. The snake raises its

0020: Published / Exhibited Egyptian Faience Snake AmuletEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Exhibited Egyptian Redware Bowl, ex MIA, ex Drexel: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE to 3rd century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery bowl covered in red pigment. The base features a squat foot used for stability. Bowls like this example

0021: Exhibited Egyptian Redware Bowl, ex MIA, ex DrexelEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Egyptian Faience Cosmetic Dish, ex-Lily Place (1925): Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A petite faience dish of hemispherical form used for storing various types of cosmetic material. The

0022: Egyptian Faience Cosmetic Dish, ex-Lily Place (1925)Est. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian New Kingdom Pinch Basket, ex-Drexel (1895): Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a basket with a pinched upper rim. Spanning above the pinched area is a strip of pottery

0023: Egyptian New Kingdom Pinch Basket, ex-Drexel (1895)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Faience Taweret Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A stunningly detailed, mold-formed faience figure of Tawaret (also Taweret, Tauret, Apet, Opet), the goddess of child

0024: Exhibited Egyptian Faience Taweret AmuletEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Tell el-Yahudiya Ware Incised Juglet: Ancient Egypt, Leontopolis, Tell el-Yahudiya, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A delicate grayware pottery pouring vessel exhibiting a spherical body, a corseted neck, a

0025: Egyptian Tell el-Yahudiya Ware Incised JugletEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience / Carnelian Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A wonderful and wearable necklace strung with hundreds of petite faience beads, each covered in

0026: Egyptian Faience / Carnelian Bead NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Sons of Horus Amulets, ex MIA: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A pair of faience amulets depicting 2 of the 4 Sons of Horus, each holding a length of linen for the dead. The jackal-headed

0027: Egyptian Faience Sons of Horus Amulets, ex MIAEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Stone Deben Weights, Museum-Exhibited 1915!: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 12th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1981 to 332 BCE. A collection of 3 ancient weights that were probably used when measuring deben-kedet units, made from

0028: Egyptian Stone Deben Weights, Museum-Exhibited 1915!Est. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Published Egyptian Faience New Year Flask Pendant: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A petite, turquoise-glazed faience pendant of a New Year flask exhibiting a teardrop body, a pierced

0029: Published Egyptian Faience New Year Flask PendantEst. $900-$1,200

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Pottery Nude Female Figure: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, 12th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1550 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure of highly stylized form shown standing atop fused legs. The

0030: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Pottery Nude Female FigureEst. $2,200-$3,000

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Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos - 3 Maenads: Athens, Greece, ca. 500 to 490 BCE. Attic Black-figured lekythos (vessel used in the bath to hold oils and unguents). Vessel stands on short, tiered foot with tapered base, angled shoulder and flared

0031: Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos - 3 MaenadsEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Greek Geometric Bronze Horse, ex-Royal Athena: Ancient Greece, Geometric Period, ca. late 8th to 7th century BCE. A fabulous cast-bronze horse presenting characteristically-abstract geometric-era stylization. The minimalist figure stands upon 4

0032: Greek Geometric Bronze Horse, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Impressive Greek Corinthian Aryballos w/ Ducks: Greece, Corinth, 6th century BCE. Lovely and larger than usual aryballos - perfume vessel - of rounded form with raised, almost flat, rim and small strap handle. This vessel is nicely decorated with

0033: Impressive Greek Corinthian Aryballos w/ DucksEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Attic Red-Figure Skyphos, Beazley, ex-Christie's: Greece, Athens (Attic), attributed to the Group of Ferrara T 981, ca. 460 BCE. An opulent pottery skyphos adorned with red figure decoration of 2 women who are waiting in anticipation and preparation

0034: Attic Red-Figure Skyphos, Beazley, ex-Christie'sEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Greek Classical / Hellenistic Silver Kylix (Wine Cup): Ancient Greece, Classical / Hellenistic period, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lovely and luxurious kylix vessel cast from high quality 96.94% silver. This was designed as a wine cup and rests upon a

0035: Greek Classical / Hellenistic Silver Kylix (Wine Cup)Est. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

Pendant Greek Aeolis AR Tetradrachm, Rubies & Diamonds: Greek, Asia Minor, Turkey, Aeolis region, Cyme (Kyme), ca 165 to 140 BCE. A large Aeolis minted AR Tetradrachm under Magistrate Demetrios in the city of Cyme (sometimes Kyme) an ancient city on

0036: Pendant Greek Aeolis AR Tetradrachm, Rubies & DiamondsEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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