Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic Art 2017-12-20 Auction - 414 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic Art
Fine Egyptian Brilliant Blue Faience Ushabti
Greek Attic Black-Figure Pottery Kylix w/ 7 Figures
Chinese Han Dynasty Blackware / Bronze Amphora - TL'd

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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic Art

Artemis Fine Arts
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Louisville, CO, United States
Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping!
Egyptian Yellow Faience Openwork Amulet of Bes: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A yellow faience amulet, flat-backed and with an openwork style, depicting the god Bes. Bes is shown with a stylized lion's mane and a large, plumed
0001: Egyptian Yellow Faience Openwork Amulet of Bes
Est.
$600
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$800
Lot Passed
SOLD
Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Paint Palette: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Gerzeran Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A smooth, flat, greenish-grey schist palette, in the form of a pheasant- or partridge-like bird. The shape of the palette is a
0001A: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Paint Palette
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone - Translated: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A coarse fired earthenware funerary cone, its wide, flat, round end stamped with the following hieroglyphs (in translation): "The
0001B: Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone - Translated
Est.
$1,200
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$1,800
SOLD
Egyptian Limestone Temple Fragment with Face: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. Wow! An incredible rendering of a face carved into a limestone panel, with beautifully-rendered features shown in profile. The
0001C: Egyptian Limestone Temple Fragment with Face
Est.
$5,000
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$7,000
SOLD
Rare Egyptian Steatite Fish-Form Scaraboid: Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A wonderful scaraboid, carved from white steatite, in the shape of a fish - more specifically, a tilapia, based on other Egyptian
0001D: Rare Egyptian Steatite Fish-Form Scaraboid
Est.
$300
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$450
Large Egyptian 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
0001E: Large Egyptian Basalt Heart Scarab
Est.
$600
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$800
Lot Passed
Tall Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A heavy and detailed cast bronze figure of the mummiform god of the Underworld, Osiris. This would have been a votive
0001F: Tall Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure
Est.
$7,000
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$10,000
Lot Passed
Egyptian Large Pre-Dynastic Red Breccia Stone Jar: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, Naqada III period, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. A heavy, bulbous jar with a variegated surface of smooth and rough stone. Two cylindrical, lugged handles project from either side,
0001G: Egyptian Large Pre-Dynastic Red Breccia Stone Jar
Est.
$3,000
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$4,500
Lot Passed
Large Ancient Egyptian Banded Alabaster Vessel: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A large banded alabaster vessel that may contain some percentage of calcite to increase its hardness -- pure alabaster, a fine-grained cohesive variety of
0002: Large Ancient Egyptian Banded Alabaster Vessel
Est.
$800
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$1,500
Lot Passed
Egyptian 25th Dynasty Wood Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Late Period, 25th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wood carved mask with large eyes, a thin nose, and a small mouth. The figure has been carved with a large, rounded headdress that sits low
0002A: Egyptian 25th Dynasty Wood Sarcophagus Mask
Est.
$1,600
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$2,500
Lot Passed
Fine Egyptian Brilliant Blue Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. This is a very fine example of an ushabti (shabti) with a beautiful sky blue faience coating, black hair, facial features, implements, and
0002B: Fine Egyptian Brilliant Blue Faience Ushabti
Est.
$2,400
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$3,400
Lot Passed
Huge Egyptian Wood Sarcophagus Bust Mummy's Coffin: Egypt, Late Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A huge, impressive example of a sarcophagus bust from a mummy's coffin. It consists of three carved cedar panels with separately attached
0002C: Huge Egyptian Wood Sarcophagus Bust Mummy's Coffin
Est.
$9,000
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$13,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Egyptian Late Dynastic Ceramic Bead -Wedjat: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rectangular and laterally-perforated ceramic bead with a flat bottom and a slight domed topside. The top depicts a
0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Ceramic Bead -Wedjat
Est.
$500
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$750
Egyptian Papyrus Fragments - Greek / Demotic Script: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Eight papyrus fragments of varying sizes, one with Demotic script and five with Greek script. Demotic was used specifically for writing
0004: Egyptian Papyrus Fragments - Greek / Demotic Script
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Egyptian Papyrus Fragments w/ Hieratic Script: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A collection of twenty eight papyrus fragments with some writing visible on them. This appears to be in Hieratic script, first developed for
0005: Egyptian Papyrus Fragments w/ Hieratic Script
Est.
$400
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$600
SOLD
Romano-Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask of a Man: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. An incredibly haunting plaster mummy mask, depicting a young man with lifelike features and enormous eyes. The man's gaze is wide and
0006: Romano-Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask of a Man
Est.
$8,000
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$12,000
Romano-Egyptian Stucco Portrait Head: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A skillfully sculpted stucco portrait head presenting a solemn visage comprised of wide-open, heavy lidded eyes, a dare I say perfect
0006A: Romano-Egyptian Stucco Portrait Head
Est.
$1,600
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$2,400
Lot Passed
SOLD
Romano-Egyptian Pottery Grotesque Figure w/ Phallus: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A fascinating image of a dwarf-like figure with an enormous phallus that he holds against one shoulder. This mold-made ceramic votive
0006B: Romano-Egyptian Pottery Grotesque Figure w/ Phallus
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates Votive: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A mold-made earthenware figure of the god Harpocrates, posed here nude aside from his distinctive pointed cap. He stands leaning
0006C: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates Votive
Est.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Passed
Egyptian Coptic Bone Idol - Anthropomorphic: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A highly abstract anthropomorphic figure carved and polished from bone. The "head" area is triangular, and the torso long and
0007: Egyptian Coptic Bone Idol - Anthropomorphic
Est.
$700
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$1,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Group of 4 Greek Cycladic Marble Legs: Greece, Cycladic (final Neolithic) period, ca. 2600 to 2300 BCE. A collection of four stone leg fragments, each showing the area around the knee, each carved from semi-translucent marble and polished
0007A: Group of 4 Greek Cycladic Marble Legs
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Greek Mycenaean Polychrome Stirrup Jar: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, ca. 1500 BCE. A wheel-made pottery stirrup jar of a classic Mycenaean form with a bulbous body, a flat base, conjoined twin handles on top, and a side spout. The vessel is
0008: Greek Mycenaean Polychrome Stirrup Jar
Est.
$600
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$800
Lot Passed
Greek Cypriot Black-on-White Milk Bowl: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, late Cypriot II, ca. 1450 to 1400 BCE. A rounded terracotta bowl with a wishbone-shaped handle and black-on-white painted geometric motifs on the exterior and on the handle.
0008A: Greek Cypriot Black-on-White Milk Bowl
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
Lot Passed
Greek Daunian Polychrome Twin-Handled Bowl: Southern Italy, Native Italic, Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. Very attractive deep plate or bowl with opposing handles and opposing horns. Exterior decorated with single brown band, interior with
0008B: Greek Daunian Polychrome Twin-Handled Bowl
Est.
$1,400
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$2,100
Lot Passed