068: An Orchestrion «Artemis»

Ancient Rome, ca. 2nd century CE. Sure to be the star of any collection, this impressive carved marble head represents the god Apollo, slightly over lifesize, in wondrous classicist style, subtly turn

Ancient Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 6th century BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmer

Greco-Roman, late Hellenistic to early Roman, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A half-life-size, expertly carved marble sculpture of Hades (Pluto), god of the Underworld. He stands, facing forwa

Magna Graecia, Adriatic Sea region, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A striking Chalcidian helmet comprised of hammered tinned bronze, so named as this helmet form was initially depicted on pottery believe

Ancient Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 530 to 520 BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmeri

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Central Java, ca. 9th century CE. An enormous volcanic stone statue of Ganesh, the elephant-headed deity known as the "Remover of Obstacles," who sits atop a tiered lotus ba

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Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular form and featuring an ornate design deline

Eastern Greece, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A breathtaking sphinx finely carved from a veined marble of grey and white hues. The sphinx stands upon her lion hind paws and an integral molded base, with

Pre-Columbian, southeastern Mexico, Chontal, ca. 800 to 300 BCE. Huge greenstone standing "blind" figure showing very strong Olmec chacteristics, but clearly Chontal from the Guerrero region. He stand

Mesopotamia, Uruk period, 3rd millennium BCE. Finely carved from a white sedimentary stone, such as limestone, with blue lapis lazuli inlays, a recumbent bull that may have served as a votive offering

Roman, modern-day Germany, Mainz-Weisenau, Gallic "G" type, Imperial Period, ca. first half of the 1st century CE. An exemplary steel Roman Gallic (abbreviated as "G") type Weisenau helmet of a hemisp

Near East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Wow! A stunning, naturalistic limestone head of a priest wearing a characteristically tubular headdress, known as a modius, enc

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Northwestern Greece, ca. late 6th to 5th centuries BCE. A war helmet made of hammered bronze sheet, with a rectilinear opening for the face, long, pointed cheek pieces, and twin parallel ridges on the

**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period, ca. mid-5th to 6th century CE. A marvelous

Greece, Classical period, ca. mid 5th century BCE. An elegant, large, hammered bronze hydria, with cast handles, rim, and foot. The handles are smooth, rather than fluted as many examples are, and giv

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, later 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV to Amenhotep III, from the tomb of Neb-Amun (TT90) in Thebes, ca. 1401 to 1353 BCE. A stone panel fragmen

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A wonderfully preserved sacred ibis, of the style found in the tombs of scribes, associated with the deity Djehuty or Th

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** South Asia, India, Bihar region, Pala Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning hand-car

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 CE. An expertly carved and quite large volcanic stone sculpture depicting a coiled Quetzalcoatl, the mythical serpent, with an intimidating visag

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A tall, handsome mosaic depicting a young man holding an armful of food - possibly cuts of meat, possibly large fruit - in a white

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. This is a spectacular and rare copper depiction of the god Ai Apaec (also Ai Apec) as a near life-sized figure! This copper being is com

Northwestern Greece, ca. late 6th to 5th centuries BCE. Of hammered bronze sheet, rounded in form with a flaring neck-guard, each cheek-guard perforated at the forward tip, with a perforation at the c