Holiday Sale - Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic

Superb Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask, Radio-Carbon'd

Late Roman / Byzantine Marble Stele - Horseman

Mithridates VI 89-72 BCE Gold Stater in Bezel

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Holiday Sale - Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 5 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from India, China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Prints / Fine Art. Fossils. Jewelry. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss!

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Greek Corinthian Pottery Kylix w/ Ibex and Birds: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A gorgeous, striking, pale buff vessel, a cup for drinking wine, with black and red motifs in a register around its body of an ibex and three birds - two

0005D: Greek Corinthian Pottery Kylix w/ Ibex and BirdsEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

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Miniature Greek Corinthian Bowl - Frieze of Roosters: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century CE. A beautiful miniature bowl with a gently rounded base, a squat body, a corseted neck, and a thick rim that slopes gently inward. Around the upper body is a

0005E: Miniature Greek Corinthian Bowl - Frieze of RoostersEst. $800-$1,000

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Superb Greek Corinthian Polychrome Alabastron: Greece, Corinth, ca. 6th century BCE. A tall, slender polychrome alabastron - used for holding perfumes and scented oils - with a characteristic round bottomed, piriform body that rises to a flat rim

0005F: Superb Greek Corinthian Polychrome AlabastronEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Greek Silver AR Tetrobol of Alexander I W/ Corinthian: Greek, Alexander I of Macedon, ca. 498 to 454 BCE. Obverse: horse facing right. Reverse: square field with hoplite helmet. Size: 0.5" W (1.3 cm); 1.91 gramsHoplites were the citizen-soldiers of the

0005G: Greek Silver AR Tetrobol of Alexander I W/ CorinthianEst. $500-$750

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Thrace Thasos AR Silver Stater Nymph & Satyr: Greece, Islands of Thrace, Thasos, ca. 500 to 463 BCE. AR stater. Satyr advancing right, carrying protesting nymph, Quadripartite incuse square left Rider, Thasiennes 5; SNG Copenhagen 1010-1. Size:

0005H: Thrace Thasos AR Silver Stater Nymph & SatyrEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

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Rare Greek Ionian Bichrome Pottery Skyphos: Greece, possibly Ionia, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A lovely bichrome pottery skyphos with twin, upraised handles, a concave base, and an unusual partially 'closed' upper section with a raised rim

0006: Rare Greek Ionian Bichrome Pottery SkyphosEst. $600-$800

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Greek Silver AR Litra of Calabria: Greek colony in Italy, Calabria, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Silver AR Litra. Obverse has sea shell. Reverse has a head in thread circle. Ex Rinaldi Coll. Acq 14.8.1967. Size: 0.4" W (1 cm); 0.72

0006A: Greek Silver AR Litra of CalabriaEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

1802 Sir William Hamilton Greek Eros Engraving: Artist Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, 1751-1829), Plate 26, from William Hamilton's (born Scotland 1730, died England 1803) "Peintures des Vases Antiques de la Collection de Son

0006B: 1802 Sir William Hamilton Greek Eros EngravingEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greek Attic Black-Figure Kylix, Lancut Group Painters: Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A lovely black-figure kylix (drinking cup) with finely shaped twin squared-off handles, a wide, evenly sloping bowl, and a delicate round foot

0006C: Greek Attic Black-Figure Kylix, Lancut Group PaintersEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

Large Greek Stone Seal - Standing Woman: Greece, ca. 5th to 3rd century CE. A large, dark grey stone seal with an incised ovoid face depicting a standing woman. She is posed sensuously, her hips curved out slightly, with one arm raised to

0007: Large Greek Stone Seal - Standing WomanEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greek Apulian Blackware Olpe - Bird Accent: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Eastern Apulia, Gnathian, ca. 370 to 360 BCE. A wheel thrown Gnathian olpe vessel with a voluminous body and bifurcated loop handle, beautifully adorned in the

0007A: Greek Apulian Blackware Olpe - Bird AccentEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

Greek Campanian Blackware Guttus - Athena: Magna Graecia, South Italic, Campania, Italy, ca. 3rd to 4th century BCE. A wonderful blackware guttus presenting a low, rounded cushion-like body with ribbed walls and a central tondo featuring a

0007B: Greek Campanian Blackware Guttus - AthenaEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Kings of Macedon Philip II Silver Tetradrachm EF: Greek/Macedon, Kings of Macedon, Philip II. 359 to 336 BCE. AR Tetradrachm (13.4 grams). Laureate head of Zeus right / FILIP-POU, youth on horseback right, crowning horse with palm; raised leg. CP.

0007C: Kings of Macedon Philip II Silver Tetradrachm EFEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Daunian Polychrome Funnel Krater - Bat Heads: Magna Graecia, Italy, Apulia / Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. A large pottery krater with a a broad, funneled rim, twin looping handles, and twin bat mask protomes. The cream hued body is extensively

0007D: Daunian Polychrome Funnel Krater - Bat HeadsEst. $900-$1,500

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Greek Gnathian Teanoware Trefoil Lekythos: Classical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, Gnathian Teano Ware, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. With a trefoil lip and a thin strap handle, this lekythos (vessel for pouring oil) has a pretty,

0007E: Greek Gnathian Teanoware Trefoil LekythosEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Greek Apulian Red-Figure Owl Skyphos: Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A red-figure pottery skyphos, a dual-handled, deep cup with a low flanged base, used for drinking wine. It is painted on each side with an

0007F: Greek Apulian Red-Figure Owl SkyphosEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Greek Apulian Red-Figure Lekythos - Swan: Greece, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A charming lekythos (oil pouring vessel), squat and with a long, thin neck ending in a flat, flared rim that juts outward above the

0007G: Greek Apulian Red-Figure Lekythos - SwanEst. $600-$800

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Greek Euboea Chalcis AR Silver Drachm: Ancient Coin. Greece, Euboea, Chalcis; c. 338 to 308 BCE, AR drachm (3.3 grams). Head of the Nymph Chalkis r., wearing earring, hair rolled. / Eagle flying r., holding serpent in beak and talons.

0007H: Greek Euboea Chalcis AR Silver DrachmEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Greek Xenon Ware Trefoil Oinochoe - Intact!: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Xenon, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A classic trefoil spout oinochoe with an elegant body on a ringed foot, created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of

0007I: Greek Xenon Ware Trefoil Oinochoe - Intact!Est. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

Fine Greek Apulian Pottery Lekanis - Ladies of Fashion: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 350 to 325 BCE. Finely painted via the red-figure technique with delicate details added in fugitive orange-yellow pigment, a two part covered lekanis vessel on

0008: Fine Greek Apulian Pottery Lekanis - Ladies of FashionEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Greek Apulian Lekanis w/ Lady of Fashion: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. A tall lekanis with a large, flat knob on its lid and a foot of similar shape, creating a wonderfully symmetrical vessel. The base has been glazed

0009: Greek Apulian Lekanis w/ Lady of FashionEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Ancient Greek Ceramic Trefoil Oinochoe: Magna Graecia (South Italic colonies), probably Apulia, ca. 320 BCE. A nice buff oinochoe (vessel for pouring) with a wide, trefoil lip and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Wide

0009A: Ancient Greek Ceramic Trefoil OinochoeEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Greek Decorated Bronze Mirror: Greece, probably Hellenistic, ca. 300 BCE. A smooth, round bronze mirror with an incised, abstract pattern that appears to be grape vines around the edge of one side. That side also has a slight rim

0009B: Greek Decorated Bronze MirrorEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Greek Apulian Blackware Pottery Vessels: Greece, Magna Graecia (South Italic colonies), Apulia, ca. 4th century BCE. Two blackware vessels, both fired to a glossy, silvery iridescence. One is a kylix with a deep body, a wide, round foot,

0009C: Lot of 2 Greek Apulian Blackware Pottery VesselsEst. $400-$600

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Live Auction on Tuesday, December 5, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM EST, 7:00 AM PST. 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 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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