Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Two Egyptian Faience Amulets - Eye of Horus & Sekhmet

Ancient Egyptian Gesso / Painted Linen Horus Section

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Around The World

Artemis Gallery

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Plenty of options in this auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Jewelry. So much more!

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Tall Villanovan Impasto Pedestalled Kyathos: Northern Italy, Villanovan culture, ca. 1100 to 700 BCE. A very large pottery kyathos - ladle - on wide foot, tall stem and large looped handle. The vessel is impasto, a rough, heavy, unrefined

0026: Tall Villanovan Impasto Pedestalled KyathosEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Rare Roman Carved Alabaster Tortoise: Rome, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. This is a piece of alabaster that has been carved into a tortoise; the body is carved out on its underside to maintain the translucence of the alabaster.

0027: Rare Roman Carved Alabaster TortoiseEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Beautiful Roman Silvered Bronze Mirror, Very Reflective: Rome, Early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A fine silvered bronze mirror of a circular form with an openwork border comprised of circular perforations and incised concentric circles adorning

0028: Beautiful Roman Silvered Bronze Mirror, Very ReflectiveEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman Bronze Statera Steelyard Balance: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A steelyard (statera) balance consisting of a rectangular beam with rounded, conical terminals, two short, hanging chains ending in large hooks,

0028A: Roman Bronze Statera Steelyard BalanceEst. $400-$600

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Roman Glass Pouring Pitcher w/ Trailing: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A delicate free-blown pale green glass vessel with a minute concave base, a spherical body that flows upwards into a very narrow neck ending

0028B: Roman Glass Pouring Pitcher w/ TrailingEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Lot of 7 Roman Bronze Medical Instruments: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd centuries CE. Interesting selection of 7 bronze medical tools showing the level of medical skill and technology almost 2000 years ago. Included in the group are

0029: Lot of 7 Roman Bronze Medical InstrumentsEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Huge & Impressive Roman Glass Jar: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A very large, mold-blown translucent yellow-green glass vessel of a wondrous form comprised of a globular (almost mushroom-shaped) body on a concave

0029A: Huge & Impressive Roman Glass JarEst. $600-$900

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Roman Glass Vessel - Flared Rim: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A petite translucent pale green glass vessel with flared rim, relatively large mouth, wide corsetted shoulders, the body tapering to a rounded

0030: Roman Glass Vessel - Flared RimEst. $400-$600

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Wonderful Roman Bronze Attachment w/ Gorgon Face: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze attachment in the form of a Gorgon's face, more comical and grotesque than horrifying - chubby-cheeked, with spiral-curled hair and a

0030A: Wonderful Roman Bronze Attachment w/ Gorgon FaceEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Wonderful Roman Bronze Lid w/ Resting Dog: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming cast bronze lid for a miniature vessel. The lid is convex, with a seated dog perched atop it. The dog is well-formed and lifelike, with

0030B: Wonderful Roman Bronze Lid w/ Resting DogEst. $900-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Ceremonial Ladle (Simpulum): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze ceremonial ladle with a round bowl and a long, cylindrical handle. The ladle - a simpulum or simpuvium - was used to make libations

0030C: Roman Bronze Ceremonial Ladle (Simpulum)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Roman Marble Fragments - Hand & Finger: Rome, ca. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. This is a pair of fragments from Roman marble statues. One depicts a hand that seems to be resting atop a column; the other is a finger. Both come with

0030D: Roman Marble Fragments - Hand & FingerEst. $500-$800Lot Passed

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Roman Marble Erotic Plaque: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A carved marble votive plaque depicting male genitalia delineated with details of a penis and testicles carved in high relief, the plaque of a

0030E: Roman Marble Erotic PlaqueEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Pretty Roman 22K Gold Earrings (pr): Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. Lovely 22 karat gold earrings made wearable through the addition of modern French wires. Twisted gold wire with elongated shield and floral edging. Very

0031: Pretty Roman 22K Gold Earrings (pr)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Incredibly Iridescent Roman Glass Vessel: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A stunning free-blown glass flask presenting an elegant hourglass silhouette with a piriform body that slopes inward to a tubular neck that then

0031A: Incredibly Iridescent Roman Glass VesselEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Marble Statuette of Cupid / Eros: Rome, Imperial, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A skillfully carved marble statuette depicting Cupid/Eros in his typical cherubic, plump form, mid stride with his left leg before his right, holding what

0031B: Roman Marble Statuette of Cupid / ErosEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Roman Wheel-Thrown Pottery Amphora: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful ceramic amphora with an attractive hourglass shape comprised of a piriform body leading to a cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim,

0031C: Roman Wheel-Thrown Pottery AmphoraEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Large Roman Glass Flask - Olive Green: Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Of a generous size, a translucent green glass vessel with a near-spherical body featuring mesmerizing diagonal ribs swirling upon its walls, a slightly raised

0032: Large Roman Glass Flask - Olive GreenEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Terracotta Plaque - Bust of an African Youth: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A mold-made pottery plaque with a low relief image of a child with "African" features as the Romans portrayed them. The child has curly hair and

0032A: Roman Terracotta Plaque - Bust of an African YouthEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Decorated Roman Silvered Bronze Mirror: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rounded cast bronze mirror whose surface has been silvered and, on its concave side, lightly engraved with an abstract, seven-pointed star motif.

0032B: Rare Decorated Roman Silvered Bronze MirrorEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Double Unguent - Pretty Iridescence: Ancient Rome, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Awe-inspiring hand blown ancient glass double unguent of striking pale blue-green hues with copious silver and rainbow iridescence. Elegant applied rigaree

0033: Roman Glass Double Unguent - Pretty IridescenceEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Bust of Astarte: Roman Empire, Northern Africa, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. This robust and mold-made terracotta vessel features a flat concentric ring base with a slightly concaved center, sloping sides, rounded

0033A: Roman Pottery Oil Lamp - Bust of AstarteEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Roman Glass Vessel - Elegant Silhouette: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This lovely translucent pale green glass vase has a concave bottom, a beautifully-ribbed and spiralized rotund body that narrows in two

0033B: Roman Glass Vessel - Elegant SilhouetteEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask - Aubergine: Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A free-blown sprinkler flask comprised of translucent aubergine glass with golden undertones, of a rounded body with diagonal/swirled ribbing, conical neck and wide

0034: Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask - AubergineEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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