Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Luristan Bronze Battle Sword -- 27-1/2" Long

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Taweris, ex-Bonham's

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Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our May 21st auction as we take you around the world and throughout history by showcasing Classical, Near Eastern, Far Eastern, Pre-Columbian and Ethnographic art. We’re proud to feature many superb Pre-Columbian examples from a private collector in Houston, TX as well as a number of Classical antiquities from a private collector in England. Highlights include an adorable plump Colima puppy with an endearing wagging tail and a medieval iron and bronze dagger from the Battle of Towton during the War of Roses. No matter what your budget or taste, we have something for you!

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Hippopotamus: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2061 to 1784 BCE. Standing on an integral, rectangular, sledge-like base, with long snout, small ears and tail. Size: 4-3/8"L (11 cm) x 3-1/4"H (8.1 cm). Cf. P.

0001: Egyptian Middle Kingdom HippopotamusEst. $1,950-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Terracotta Black Top Jar: Egypt, Pre Dynastic Period, Amratian, ca. 3600 to 3200 BCE. Terracotta vessel of rounded form with slightly flaring rim. Rich, red burnished surface and oxidized black at top. Size: 6"H. Cf.

0001A: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Terracotta Black Top JarEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Serpentine Kohl Vessel: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2100 to 1700 BCE. Biconical vessel with flat, off-set foot. Drill lines in the interior. Size: 1-1/2"H (3.7 cm). Provenance: Ex-private Herbert A. Cahn collection, Basle,

0001B: Egyptian Serpentine Kohl VesselEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Published / Exhibited Egyptian Scarab - Large!: Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1570 to 1070 BCE. The hieroglyphs on this substantive scarab include the name of Horemheb perhaps of a later date than scarab. Custom stand. Size: 1-15/16"W x 1-3/8"L. Cp.

0002: Published / Exhibited Egyptian Scarab - Large!Est. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian White Faience Ushabti - Book of the Dead: Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE. With red-glazed hands and face, wig left white, with details of hoes added in black and five rows of text inscribed with the

0002B: Egyptian White Faience Ushabti - Book of the DeadEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Amulet of Taweris, ex-Bonham's: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 715 to 730 BCE. Gorgeous blue green faience amulet of Taweris, protectress of women in childbirth. She is depicted as a bipedal hippopotamus with the tail of a crocodile.

0003: Egyptian Faience Amulet of Taweris, ex-Bonham'sEst. $550-$950

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Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic Harpocrates (Horus): Egypt, Late Period, ca. 705 to 30 BCE. A sculpture of Harpocrates in limestone playing the harp supported on large penis. Custom stand. Size: 2-7/8”H (7.3 cm). The Egyptian God of Secrecy and

0004: Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic Harpocrates (Horus)Est. $650-$950Lot Passed

Egyptian Wood Hand From Sarcophagus: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 652 to 315 BCE. Fine carved hand from a sarcophagus. Carved from single piece of cedar, with fingers folded, thumb resting atop the pointer finger. There are two

0005: Egyptian Wood Hand From SarcophagusEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Egyptian Green Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic, 26th to 30th Dynasties, ca. 662 to 315 BCE. Standing mummiform figure ready to do his master's bidding in the afterlife. Holds crook and flail, with band of hieroglyphic text

0005A: Egyptian Green Faience UshabtiEst. $500-$700

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Coptic Bone Nude Female Figure: Egypt, Coptic period, ca. 6th century CE. Carved bone figure depicting a nude female. with incised facial features and pubic area. Arms made separately now gone. Old collection numbers behind and

0005B: Coptic Bone Nude Female FigureEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Lot of 4 Ancient Egyptian Faience Objects: Egypt, Late Period, 26th to 30th Dynasty, 6th to 4th century BCE. Two rosette beads with blue and turquoise faience, one tubular bead and a stamp-seal amulet all with a drill hole. Size: Just under

0005C: Lot of 4 Ancient Egyptian Faience ObjectsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Egyptian Limestone Eroticon of Male, ex-Christie's: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. An evocative sculptural rendering carved from limestone of a diminutive male figure with his arms and legs spread around his towering phallus. Size:

0006: Egyptian Limestone Eroticon of Male, ex-Christie'sEst. $925-$1,250

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Egyptian Terracotta Head, Negroid Facial Features: Egypt, Alexandrian, 2nd century BCE. Rounded face with short, broad nose and thick lips framed by curly hair that receeds slightly at the temples. Executed in the round. Mould-made. Size: 1-1/3"H

0006A: Egyptian Terracotta Head, Negroid Facial FeaturesEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

European Bronze Shield Boss: Germania, 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE. Flat conical shape, short thorn. Size: 5-1/3" in diameter (13.5 cm) + custom lucite stand. Provenance: Ex-private, South Germany collection; acquired on

0006B: European Bronze Shield BossEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Male, ex-Christie's: Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. An impressive terracotta depiction of a bearded Ithyphallic male, Bes-like and pot-bellied crouching with his right hand on his knee, his left cradling

0007: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Male, ex-Christie'sEst. $650-$1,500

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Egyptian Terracotta Nude Baubo Seated Atop a Boar: Egyptian, Roman Period, ca. 1st century CE. A lively terracotta sculptural rendering of Baubo, goddess of ribald jocularity. She is nude, legs spread, a vase atop her head with a long veil hanging

0008: Egyptian Terracotta Nude Baubo Seated Atop a BoarEst. $1,150-$1,750Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Coptic Terracotta Painted Jar: Egypt, Coptic period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. Polychrome ceramic jar of squat form, the body decorated with four white painted 'bushels'(?) between two bands, the upper band decorated with spots.

0009: Rare Egyptian Coptic Terracotta Painted JarEst. $2,250-$3,500Lot Passed

Cypriot Redware Milk Bowl: Greece, Cyprus, ca. 1500 BCE. Early redware "milk" bowl. Rounded construction covered in red slip with black firing clouds around rim, small suspension lug at shoulder. Size: 6" in diameter.

0009A: Cypriot Redware Milk BowlEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Anatolian Marble Head from Kilia Idol: Western Anatolian, Cycladic, Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2500 BCE. Marble head from a Kilia idol, of basic form with a smooth facial plane rising toward the chin, long nearly straight nose. The

0009B: Anatolian Marble Head from Kilia IdolEst. $600-$900

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Anatolian Marble Female Idol of Kiliya Type: Western Asia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. Flat, highly-stylized marble figurine of the Kiliya type, with long, narrow torso and angled arms. An incised triangle accentuates the pubic

0009C: Anatolian Marble Female Idol of Kiliya TypeEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Neolithic Greek Terracotta Head Idol: From Thessaly, Greece.ca. 6th to 4th millennium BCE. A very early terracotta head with dome-like top, slit eyes and open mouth. Nice orange pigment. Piece itself measures 2-1/4"H (5.7 cm) + custom

0009D: Rare Neolithic Greek Terracotta Head IdolEst. $1,100-$1,750Lot Passed

Neolithic Greek Terracotta Bust: Neolithic, ca. 6th to 4th millennium BCE. An emotive, terracotta bust with slit eyes and mouth, and hands to breasts. Very rare. Custom stand. Size: 1-7/8"H (4.8 cm). Provenance: Ex-private

0009E: Neolithic Greek Terracotta BustEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed

Greek Geometric Bronze Waterbird on Stand: Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. Graceful cast bronze rendering of a waterbird on integrated stand. Suspension hole for attachment through chest region. Size: 2-1/4"H (5.7 cm) +

0010: Greek Geometric Bronze Waterbird on StandEst. $850-$1,250Lot Passed

Greek Ar Silver Tetradrachm from Aspendos: Greece, Pamphylia, ca. 370 to 333 BCE. The obverse features two naked athletes wrestling. In a field to the right, triskeles of human legs. This coin is a tribute to the wrestlers that

0010A: Greek Ar Silver Tetradrachm from AspendosEst. $1,400-$1,800Lot Passed

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