Ancient / Asian / Ethnographic Art 2017-04-12 Auction - 320 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Ancient Egyptian Shabti for Nesa-ankhef-en-MaatGreek Attic Black Figure Amphora w/ SatyrsNicoya Anthropomorphic Green Jade Pendant
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Join us Wednesday, April 12, 2017 for a one-day auction featuring authentic ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian. Greek. Roman. Daunian. Etruscan. Near East. Far East. Asian. African / Tribal. Ethnographic. Spanish Colonial. Militaria. So much more. All price ranges, no hidden reserves.
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Ancient Egyptian Shabti for Nesa-ankhef-en-Maat: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty (Bubastite Dynasty), ca. 945 to 720 BCE. A well-made shabti (ushabti) found in Abydos, with an inscription reading: "The Osiris , the priest of Amen,
0001: Ancient Egyptian Shabti for Nesa-ankhef-en-MaatEst. $4,000-$6,000
Egyptian Third Intermediate Period Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. An ushabti (shabti), made of faience that in places is bright blue and in others is greenish, and painted with black details and hieroglyphs.
0001A: Egyptian Third Intermediate Period Faience UshabtiEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed
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Trio of Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabtis: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A trio of faience ushabtis (shabtis) all of a green to brown hue, and all of the mummiform style with very simple forms. Come displayed together
0002: Trio of Ancient Egyptian Faience UshabtisEst. $700-$900
Ancient Egyptian Double Glazed Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A nice example of an ushabti, double glazed with brown and green faience. The figure is mummiform, with a long false beard and holding hoes in
0002A: Ancient Egyptian Double Glazed UshabtiEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Tall Egyptian Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris Figure ex-Arnovick: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 662 to 330 BCE. Tall, thin wooden Ptah Sokar Osiris figure, once standing on a wooden plynth. Such figures were placed in the tombs of the
0003: Tall Egyptian Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris Figure ex-ArnovickEst. $800-$1,200
Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus (Medjed Fish): Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, 712 to 30 BCE. A heavy cast bronze figure of a fish wearing on its back a crown with horns, disc, and uraeus. Fish were sacred to the goddesses Hathor, Isis,
0003A: Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus (Medjed Fish)Est. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed
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Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 30th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 342 BCE. A solid cast bronze votive statuette depicting Osiris, the god of the afterlife, standing mummiform, wearing his distinctive
0004: Egyptian Bronze Osiris FigureEst. $1,800-$2,200
Egypt Sandstone Relief Torso and Arm Fragment: Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A fragment of a relief sculpture carved on a thick slab of pale sandstone. The fragment shows a slender torso in classic Egyptian
0004A: Egypt Sandstone Relief Torso and Arm FragmentEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
Egyptian Dark Grey Basalt Heart Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A large dark grey basalt "heart" scarab with carved details to the head, wings, and legs. Heart scarabs are oval amulets that were
0004B: Egyptian Dark Grey Basalt Heart ScarabEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
Egyptian Alabaster Stone Vessel: Egypt, Late Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 672 to 332 BCE. A lovely near miniature vase carved from banded alabaster, of a cylindrical form with a slightly flared upper end, a rolled rim, and flat
0004C: Egyptian Alabaster Stone VesselEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
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Tall Egyptian Polychrome Terracotta Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. This is a large pottery painted ushabti (shabti). Ushabti were placed in tombs as grave goods, created to do manual labor for the deceased in
0005: Tall Egyptian Polychrome Terracotta UshabtiEst. $2,000-$3,000
Lovely Egyptian Robin Egg Blue Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. Robin's egg blue faience ushabti, holding crook and flail held in crossed hands, line of hieroglyphs down front. A lovely example! Size:
0005A: Lovely Egyptian Robin Egg Blue Faience UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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Egyptian Mummy Head Wooden Headrest: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 to 20, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A carved wooden headrest constructed from three separate pieces. Such headrests were important articles used for Egyptian
0005B: Egyptian Mummy Head Wooden HeadrestEst. $2,400-$3,600
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Rare Egyptian Faience Pilgrim Flask: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A flattened flask with twin curved handles flanking the neck and a bright turquoise faience glaze. The neck is narrow, with a rolled rim.
0005C: Rare Egyptian Faience Pilgrim FlaskEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Roman Egyptian Billon Tetradrachm - Galba: Romano-Egyptian, Galba, ca. 68 to 69 CE. Billon tetradrachm. (13.2 g). Minted in Egypt, Alexandria. LA = 1 year, 68 CE. Obverse: Bust of Emperor right. Reverse: EIPHNH, veiled bust of Eirene (Pax)
0005D: Roman Egyptian Billon Tetradrachm - GalbaEst. $500-$750
Pair of Ancient Textiles - Romano-Egyptian + Coptic: Romano Egyptian, ca. 2nd to 5th c. CE and Egypt, Coptic, ca. 3rd to 6th c. CE. Two rectangular textile panels, the first a late Roman tapestry from Egypt featuring three mythical figures, one with a
0006: Pair of Ancient Textiles - Romano-Egyptian + CopticEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed
Romano Egyptian Glazed Bone Pyxis: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautiful tube-shaped pyxis made from a hollowed-out bone and glazed with a pale turquoise color that suggests copper was used in making
0006A: Romano Egyptian Glazed Bone PyxisEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Tall Greek Archaic Marbled Alabastron w/ Lid: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A gorgeous marbled stone alabastron, carved in two pieces, with a detachable rim and spout that fits tightly into the neck. The body is tapered and
0006B: Tall Greek Archaic Marbled Alabastron w/ LidEst. $1,900-$2,700
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Greek Mycenaean Pottery Stirrup Vessel: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, ca. 1500 BCE. A wheel-made pottery stirrup jar of a classic Mycenaean form with a bulbous body, a raised ring foot, conjoined twin handles, and a side spout. The vessel is
0007: Greek Mycenaean Pottery Stirrup VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500
Mycenaean Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Squat Form: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, ca. 1500 BCE. A wheel-made pottery stirrup jar of a classic Mycenaean form with a bulbous body, flat round foot, conjoined twin handles, and a side spout. The vessel is
0007A: Mycenaean Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Squat FormEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed
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Rare Cypriot Tripod Pottery Bowl w/ Ram's Head: Greece, Cyprus, Archaic Period, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A bichrome pottery vessel of an intriguing form, its round body with corsetted shoulder and lower section standing on three looped feet,
0008: Rare Cypriot Tripod Pottery Bowl w/ Ram's HeadEst. $2,000-$3,000
Huge La Tene / Northern Greek Silver Fibula: Central / Southern Europe, Iron Age, La Tene or northern Greece, ca. 500 BCE. A giant, elaborate silver fibula, consisting of several pieces of cast, stamped, and hand-wound silver, as well as an
0008A: Huge La Tene / Northern Greek Silver FibulaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
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Greek Corinthian Pottery Plate with Swans: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century CE. A gorgeous and striking pale buff plate with black, red, and white motifs of swans and flowers. The plate stands on a small, round foot and the coil of
0008B: Greek Corinthian Pottery Plate with SwansEst. $2,400-$3,600
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Stunning Greek Attic Silver Mastos / Parabolic Cup: Greece, Attic, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A stunning, full silver mastos (also called a parabolic cup), with the characteristic breast-like shape that distinguishes this cup style from the skyphos.
0009: Stunning Greek Attic Silver Mastos / Parabolic CupEst. $4,000-$6,000