Ancient / Ethnographic Art - Holiday Kickoff

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art - Holiday Kickoff

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Flask - Rare Form: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A teardrop-shaped alabaster flask with a long body, a narrow neck that flares outward, and a smooth, flat rim. The interior has been drilled out

0001: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Flask - Rare FormEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Egyptian Neolithic Stone Axes: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic period, ca. 5000 to 3100 BCE. A pair of dark reddish yellow stone scrapers, hand-knapped. Scrapers were used for cleaning animal hides, slicing vegetables, and possibly

0001A: Lot of 2 Egyptian Neolithic Stone AxesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Old Kingdom Pink Marble Bowl: Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hefty offering bowl, carved from a stunning pink marble with white and gray banded inclusions, a round but stable base, gently curved

0001B: Rare Egyptian Old Kingdom Pink Marble BowlEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Vessel: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A beautiful and well-preserved example of an alabaster jar. The heavy stone glows when held to the light. The vessel is well-proportioned, with a

0001C: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Lot of 6 Very Fine Egyptian Steatite Scarabs: Egypt, Middle to New Kingdom, ca. 2050 to 1069 BCE. A group of six earthtone scarabs, carved from a soft stone known as steatite, etched with hieroglyphic inscriptions, and drilled lengthwise through

0001D: Lot of 6 Very Fine Egyptian Steatite ScarabsEst. $600-$800

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Rare Egyptian Bronze Short Sword / Dagger: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A rare and gorgeously preserved cast bronze dagger with deep space for inlays on its long handle. Still visible within these inlays are

0002: Rare Egyptian Bronze Short Sword / DaggerEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Limestone Lintel / False Door Section: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A large limestone section from a lintel or false door, consisting of four stepped panels, each decorated with incised

0002A: Egyptian Limestone Lintel / False Door SectionEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Silver Harpocrates Figure - 4.6 grams: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A cast silver figure - perhaps an amulet or just a charm to be carried - depicting the standing nude figure of the god Harpocrates. He is shown

0002B: Rare Egyptian Silver Harpocrates Figure - 4.6 gramsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian 12K Gold Applique of Bes: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. Wonderfully detailed 12K gold applique of the god Bes with nice details in repousse. His grotesque and gruesome face was supposed to ward off all dangerous

0002C: Egyptian 12K Gold Applique of BesEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Late Period Green Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A faience ushabti (or shabti), standing in mummiform, with a tripartite wig, a braided false beard, and clearly visible facial

0002D: Egyptian Late Period Green Faience UshabtiEst. $400-$600

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Rare Egyptian Erotic Terracotta of Bes, ex-Christie's: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 2nd century CE. A solid, mold-made terracotta votive figure representing the god Bes squatting with his large erect member pointing off to one side and a smaller,

0004: Rare Egyptian Erotic Terracotta of Bes, ex-Christie'sEst. $1,400-$2,000

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Large Egyptian Steatite Heart Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A whiteish-grey steatite "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs and glyph-like, deeply-incised

0004A: Large Egyptian Steatite Heart ScarabEst. $300-$450

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Large Egyptian Stone Heart Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A large greenstone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs, pierced laterally to be sewn into

0004B: Large Egyptian Stone Heart ScarabEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet - Bes on Palm: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1000 to 332 BCE. A relatively large faience mold-made amulet depicting the god Bes perched on a palm tree, nude aside from a headdress. Bes is

0004C: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Bes on PalmEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Two Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulets - Ram & Amphora: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A pair of charming amulets made of faience and glazed a chalky white. One depicts a seated ram, probably a reference to the god Khnum,

0004D: Two Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulets - Ram & AmphoraEst. $400-$600

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Vivid Egyptian Coptic Textile Section: Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A double weave textile comprised of cotton fibers presenting a striking design that features two registers with abstract geometric motifs in black, green,

0005: Vivid Egyptian Coptic Textile SectionEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Very Fine Egyptian Painted Wood / Gesso Mummy Mask: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. This carved and painted wooden sarcophagus mask displays quintessential Egyptian beauty; notice its quixotic, large black outlined eyes - with deep-set lids

0005A: Very Fine Egyptian Painted Wood / Gesso Mummy MaskEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Graeco-Egyptian Cartonnage Panel of Woman: Roman Egypt, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A veristic portrait of a woman stylistically related to Greco-Roman painting, though created for a strictly Egyptian purpose, the inclusion of honorable

0005B: Graeco-Egyptian Cartonnage Panel of WomanEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Large Greek Mycenaean Earthenware Plate w/ Handles: Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Bronze Age II, ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE. A huge plate with thick, flaring sides and two horizontal loop handles just below the unpronounced rim. Wide bands of darker brown

0006: Large Greek Mycenaean Earthenware Plate w/ HandlesEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Cypro-Geometric Stemmed Kylix - Bullseye Design: Greece, Cypriot, ca. 850 to 750 BCE. A Cypro-Geometric III bichrome footed vessel with twin upturned handles, the exterior ornamented with both broad and thin bands of black linear designs on the

0007: Cypro-Geometric Stemmed Kylix - Bullseye DesignEst. $600-$900

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Cypriot Pottery Bichrome Bail Amphora: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, early Iron Age, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown bichrome terracotta bail amphora with a flat base, bulbous body with a single protruding spout, wide neck, and flared

0008: Cypriot Pottery Bichrome Bail AmphoraEst. $700-$900

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Cypriot Pottery Polychrome Single-Handled Jug: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, early Iron Age, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A near-miniature polychrome cream-hued terracotta vessel with black-and-red-hued linear and geometric designs. It has a slight concave

0009: Cypriot Pottery Polychrome Single-Handled JugEst. $400-$600

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Cypriot Bichrome Pottery Amphora: Greece, Cyprus, Archaic Period, ca. 7th century BCE. A pottery jug with twin horizontal handles at its widest point, a narrowed neck, and a flared, wide rim. The jar is painted with a series of rings

0010: Cypriot Bichrome Pottery AmphoraEst. $800-$1,200

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Greek Geometric Bronze Spectacle Fibula: Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 7th century BCE. This is a beautiful, intact example of one of my favorite artifacts - the spectacle, or double spiral, fibula (brooch). It is created from a single thin

0011: Greek Geometric Bronze Spectacle FibulaEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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