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Egyptian Cartonnage Section, ex-Arte Primitivo

Greek Attic Neck Amphora - Abduction of Hippodameia

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Artemis Gallery

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Join us for an important one-day auction on Thursday, June 2nd featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial Art, even fossils and minerals, so much more!

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Rare Egyptian Steatite Royal Scarab - Tuthmosis III: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, rein of Tuthmosis III, ca. 1479 to 1401 BCE. Large and lovely green glazed steatite scarab beetle of somewhat naturalistic form, notched wing case; base inscribed

0001: Rare Egyptian Steatite Royal Scarab - Tuthmosis IIIEst. $1,500-$2,000

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0001A: Egyptian Limestone Stele - Osiris with SupplicantsEst. $24,000-$48,000Lot Passed

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5 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets - Rare Set!: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. This is a collection of five small faience amulets of different Egyptian deities and symbols of power. "Egyptian faience" was known as "tjehnet" to

0001B: 5 Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulets - Rare Set!Est. $1,200-$1,500

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Rare Egyptian White Faience Ushabti for Rema: Egypt, probably Memphis, New Kingdom, Ramesside period, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1279 to 1193 BCE. Mummiform votive ushabti, white faience with transparent glaze, details in black, wearing a short wig with

0002: Rare Egyptian White Faience Ushabti for RemaEst. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Steatite Scarab, Gold Pendant with Bes: Egypt, probably New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE (gold is modern). This is a mottled brown steatite scarab with an inscription on the back -- this shows Bes, the dwarf god,

0003: Egyptian Steatite Scarab, Gold Pendant with BesEst. $700-$900

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Egyptian Faience and Amethyst Bead Necklace: Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1300 to 500 BCE. Lovely and wearable necklace comprised of green faience tube and spacer beads with a total of 13 amethyst beads, 11 in scaraboid form and two

0003A: Egyptian Faience and Amethyst Bead NecklaceEst. $800-$1,200

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Ancient Egyptian Strand of Faience Melon Beads: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A very lovely and wearable necklace comprised of 27 ancient Egyptian faience mellon beads of graduated size. Colors range from

0003B: Ancient Egyptian Strand of Faience Melon BeadsEst. $900-$1,200

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Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis and Horus: Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 26 through 30, ca. 664 to 343 BCE. A solid, bronze cast figure depicting the goddess Isis seated with her feet together, holding her son, Horus, on her lap, with her

0003C: Egyptian Bronze Figure of Isis and HorusEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Cartonnage Section, ex-Arte Primitivo: Egypt, Late Period, Ptolemaic period, ca. 300 to 30 BCE. Openwork cartonnage aegis collar breast plate and vertical column register. Painted gesso surface in blue and red on a white ground with some

0003D: Egyptian Cartonnage Section, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Tall Egyptian Bronze Standing Mummiform Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 664 to 342 BCE. Large and finely cast bronze standing Osiris - the creator god - wearing the double matt feather crown with central sun disc

0003E: Tall Egyptian Bronze Standing Mummiform OsirisEst. $4,500-$6,500

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Rare Egyptian Romano (Faiyum) Portrait on Linen: Egyptian during the Roman Era, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very rare, life-like mummy portrait on linen, similar stylistically and iconographically to the Faiyum portraits, depicting a beautiful,

0003F: Rare Egyptian Romano (Faiyum) Portrait on LinenEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

Rare Coptic Limestone Plaque Man w/ IHO & Cross: Egypt, Coptic period, ca. 200 to 400 CE. Very rare limestone tablet depicting what we assume is Christ standing with the hand of God coming down from the heavens. Inscribed on each side of the

0003G: Rare Coptic Limestone Plaque Man w/ IHO & CrossEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Vase: Bes, ex-Sotheby’s: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 330 to 31 BCE. An ancient Egyptian blue-green faience vase with a flared neck, lightly incised floral designs and three appliques in the form of Bes wearing a plumed

0003H: Egyptian Faience Vase: Bes, ex-Sotheby’sEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Rare Coptic Bone Plaque - Man w/ Fish & Crook: Egypt, Coptic period, ca 2nd to 4th centuries. A very rare bone plaque depicting a nude male fisherman. He stands with his weight on his right leg/foot holding a hooked staff in his right hand

0003I: Rare Coptic Bone Plaque - Man w/ Fish & CrookEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Rare Egyptian Polychromed Alabaster Fish, ex-Sotheby's: Egypt, probably late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1539 to 100 BCE. This is a polychrome carved alabaster (travertine) fish in the form of the Nile tilapia, with the distinctive gills and lower

0004: Rare Egyptian Polychromed Alabaster Fish, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $800-$1,200

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Important Romano-Egyptian Crocodile - 97% Pure Gold: Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. One of the most important examples of ancient gold we have had the pleasure of offering. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a Nile

0004A: Important Romano-Egyptian Crocodile - 97% Pure GoldEst. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Monkey - 97% Pure Gold: Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. One of the most important examples of ancient gold we have had the pleasure of offering. Heavy gold foil formed into the likeness of a playful

0004B: Important Romano-Egyptian Gold Monkey - 97% Pure GoldEst. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

Greek Proto-Corinthian Oinochoe with Trefoil Lip: Ancient Greece, Aegean / Eastern Mediterranean, Corinth, ca. 6th centurie BCE. This delicately decorated oinochoe (oenochoe) -- wine pouring vessel -- has a flat bottom and a strap handle ending in a

0004C: Greek Proto-Corinthian Oinochoe with Trefoil LipEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

0004D: Greek Attic Belly Amphora - Achilles, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $30,000-$60,000Lot Passed

Greek Attic Neck Amphora - Abduction of Hippodameia: Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 500 BCE. A beautiful black-figure vessel of a classic form with twin conjoined tripartite strap handles, an elegant narrow neck that meets the body at a dramatic angle,

0004E: Greek Attic Neck Amphora - Abduction of HippodameiaEst. $30,000-$60,000Lot Passed

Superb Greek Attic Black Figure Oinochoe - Ex-Bonham's: Ancient Greece, ca. 550 to 500 BCE. A stunning black-figure oinochoe with a characteristic globular body decorated with a figural scene of Dionysos wearing a wreath and holding a rhyton, flanked by

0004F: Superb Greek Attic Black Figure Oinochoe - Ex-Bonham'sEst. $18,000-$25,000Lot Passed

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Greek Attic Pole Oil Lamp: Greece, Athens / Attica, ca. 5th century BCE. Gorgeous pottery oil lamp in circular form save elongated spout, small circular opening in base to attach this to a small pole or rod. Covered in black

0004G: Greek Attic Pole Oil LampEst. $700-$900

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Pair Ancient Carnelian Scarabs (Greek & Etruscan): Greece and northern Italy, ca. 6th to 5th centuries BCE. Most folks are very aware of the scarabs made in ancient Egypt, but many collectors are not aware that scarabs were also created by the

0004H: Pair Ancient Carnelian Scarabs (Greek & Etruscan)Est. $900-$1,200

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Superb Greek Core Form Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A very early example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) once used to hold perfumed oil. This near miniature vase boasts an

0005: Superb Greek Core Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. $5,000-$7,500

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in Live Auction, Thursday, June 2, 2016. AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee 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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