Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art

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Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us online February 13th for an outstanding selection of fine antiquities from ancient Greece, Egypt, the Near and Far East, the Roman Empire, the Viking empire, along with ancient Pre-Columbian art and artifacts from the ancient Americas and the finest collection of tribal art from Africa that we had the pleasure of placing at auction. Plus many items of historical interest/militaria!

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Romano Egyptian Blue Glazed Baboon Vessel: Egypt, Roman Period, ca. 2nd Century BCE to 1st Century CE. Finely-rendered ceramic with incised hair and fur, seated erect and alert on integral base, his genitals exposed and his tail curled

0020: Romano Egyptian Blue Glazed Baboon VesselEst. $3,500-$4,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Wood Head of Osiris: Egypt, Late Period Ca 715 to 300 BCE. A strong carving in wood, the face with almond-shaped eyes painted white with black pupils, the nose and mouth are very pleasing, traces of the ureaus on the

0021: Egyptian Wood Head of OsirisEst. $1,800-$2,200

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Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Warrior Figure: Egypt, ca. 2nd /3rd Century CE. Pottery figure of a warrior with thick curly hair and prominent facial details, holding a shield is his left hand, appears to be holding a sword in his right hand,

0022: Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Warrior FigureEst. $900-$1,200

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Anatolian Marble Violin Idol: Turkey, late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A superb example of a Cycladic marble idol in a form known as a "violin" idol - for obvious reasons. Rounded body, short arms, thin neck and rounded

0023: Anatolian Marble Violin IdolEst. $3,000-$5,000

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Greek Bronze Bracelet, Unique Display: Greek Empire, ca. 5th century BCE. Ancient bronze bracelet in rounded form overlapping for about 20% of its length. Ends of bracelet with double ridges and "feather" pattern extends from each end

0024: Greek Bronze Bracelet, Unique DisplayEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Cypriot Terracotta Jug, ex-Christies: Greece, Cypriot, ca. 1800-1725 BCE. Middle Cypriot II white painted ware jug, the ovoid body on a flat offset base, the cylindrical neck with a bulge at its base, with a flat rim and a double reed

0024A: Cypriot Terracotta Jug, ex-ChristiesEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Cypro-Geometric Kylix Flying Birds, ex-Christies: Greece, Cypriot, ca. 850-750 BCE. A Cypro-Geometric III bichrome ware kylix, with twin upturned handles, the exterior ornamented with broad bands of black and red on the body, a flying bird in

0024B: Cypro-Geometric Kylix Flying Birds, ex-ChristiesEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Greek Attic Sessile Kantharos - Owl: Athens, Greece, Ca 2nd quarter 5th century BCE. Super rare and wonderful terracotta kantharos with a beautifully iridescent allover black glaze decorated in red-figure technique with owl looking

0025: Greek Attic Sessile Kantharos - OwlEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Greek Sicilian Pythos Amphora: Greek, Magna Graecia, Ca. 350 BCE. Large Greek wine container with pinched bottom (to allow for impurities to settle), bulbous body, cylindrical neck with flared rim, and twin handles. Pythos is

0026: Greek Sicilian Pythos AmphoraEst. $1,000-$1,500

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0027: Greek Campanian Owl Bale Amphora, ex-SothebysEst. $5,000-$7,000

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0028: Lot of 7 Ancient Greek Gold AppliquesEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphora: Greek Hellenistic period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An absolutely beautiful piece of ancient glass with dark blue body, tall neck and everted rim, wound with opaque white trails tooled into a

0028A: Greek Core-Formed Glass AmphoraEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Hellenistic Greek Terracotta Standing Female: Eastern Greece, ca. 3rd / 4th century BCE. Tall pottery standing female figure with pleasant facial expression, standing on an integral base, her weight resting on her right foot, her left hand

0029: Hellenistic Greek Terracotta Standing FemaleEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Greek Attic Black Glazed Kantharos: Greece, Athens, Ca. 500 BCE. Blackware pottery vessel on ring base with high twin strap handles at either side of rim and decorative notch under handle. Size: 6"H. Provenance: Ex-private German

0030: Greek Attic Black Glazed KantharosEst. $600-$800

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Greek Hellenistic Dove Rattle: Classical Greek, Hellenistic period, Ca 2nd century BCE. Large and life-like terracotta dove, with detailed feathers, short curled legs underneath, body filled with small stones so it rattles when

0030A: Greek Hellenistic Dove RattleEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Ancient Greek Attic Tazza: Greece, Athens, Ca. 500 BCE. Small, circular terracotta plate on raised carved stem with small circular foot. Overall black glazed that has aged into a more brown/black color. Size: 5"

0031: Ancient Greek Attic TazzaEst. $700-$900

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Greek Campanian Red-Figure Beaked Oinochoe: Southwestern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 340 BCE. Stunning pottery pouring vessel, shape VI (a very rare form), from the White Face Group. Reclining female - possibly an Amazon - rests against a

0031A: Greek Campanian Red-Figure Beaked OinochoeEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Greek Corinthian Aryballos, ex-Sothebys: Greece, Corinth, ca. 600 BCE. Globular pottery vessel used to hold oil; decorated with three plump birds, possibly swans, in dark brown and magenta. Rays on shoulder and rim. Size: 3-1/8"H.

0032: Greek Corinthian Aryballos, ex-SothebysEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Megarian Impressed Redware Bowl: Greece, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. Mold-made pottery bowl in deep brown fabric, made to mimic the more expensive metal bowls of the period. Lower half decorated with palmettes, star at base. Size:

0032A: Greek Megarian Impressed Redware BowlEst. $600-$800

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Greek Apulian Sessile Kantharos: South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BCE. Thin wall terracotta vessel done in red-figure technique with twin handles; overall fired black and decorated with applied orange pigment with a wave pattern atop

0033: Greek Apulian Sessile KantharosEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Greek Attic Oinochoe - Fat Boy Painter, ex-Christies: Greek, attributed to the F.B. Group, ca. early 4th century BCE. With trefoil lip, the body decorated with the winged Eros holding a strigil in his right hand, standing between two draped youths, one

0033A: Greek Attic Oinochoe - Fat Boy Painter, ex-ChristiesEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Roman Glass Intaglio / Stone Necklace: Greco-Roman Empire, ca 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE (found in Pakistan). Stunning and wearable necklace comprised of 18 roughly ancient faceted stones - each in amber color - along with Roman

0034: Roman Glass Intaglio / Stone NecklaceEst. $1,250-$2,000Lot Passed

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Romano Egyptian Gesso Painted Funerary Mask: Egypt, Roman period, ca 1st century CE. A wonderfully realistic three dimensional painted stucco / plaster sarcophagus mask of a youthful male. A majority of the paint remains showing skin tones

0035: Romano Egyptian Gesso Painted Funerary MaskEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Roman Gilt Silver Spoon - Hippocamp w/ Garnet: Roman Empire, purportedly found in Britain, ca. 2nd century CE. One of my favorite examples of ancient art combining style and function! This spectacular solid silver spoon would have been used by

0035A: Roman Gilt Silver Spoon - Hippocamp w/ GarnetEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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