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Western Greek Terracotta Seated Goddess: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A hollow, mold-made votive statue of a woman, seen sitting on a flat-based chair, wearing a long chiton over her broad shoulders and a taut necklace

0011D: Western Greek Terracotta Seated GoddessEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Hellenistic Greek Earthenware Mold - Winged Erote: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A terracotta mold used to create pottery statues of a standing winged Erote - perhaps Eros, the equivalent of the Roman Cupid, with a flowing chiton,

0011E: Hellenistic Greek Earthenware Mold - Winged EroteEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Hellenistic Greek Silver Handle w/ Swan Terminal: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th century to 2nd century BCE. A beautiful, delicate silver handle, deliberately bent at an acute angle. One side branches into a wide area for attachment to

0011F: Hellenistic Greek Silver Handle w/ Swan TerminalEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Greek South Italic Red-Figure Pottery Lekanis: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, ca. late 4th to early 3rd century BCE. A lovely wheel-made lidded lekanis, the lid beautifully decorated via the red-figure technique with two Ladies of Fashion, each

0012: Greek South Italic Red-Figure Pottery LekanisEst. $800-$1,000

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Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Aphrodite Votive: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 3rd centuries BCE. An earthenware votive figure of the goddess Aphrodite, mold-made and hollow. She stands on a cube pedestal, nude, with one hand resting on

0012A: Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Aphrodite VotiveEst. $900-$1,300

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Greek Hellenistic Pottery Lagynos / Wine Jug: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A utilitarian, buff vessel with a wide, well-defined shoulder, a round, slightly flared foot, a conical neck, a thick mouth, and a ribbed strap

0012B: Greek Hellenistic Pottery Lagynos / Wine JugEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Greco-Roman / Thracian Bronze Horse & Rider: Eastern Europe, Northern Greece, Roman period, Thrace, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A finely cast bronze horse and rider, this beautiful piece depicts the pair on an integral base with four

0013: Greco-Roman / Thracian Bronze Horse & RiderEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Hellenistic Greek Marble Head of Aphrodite: Greek, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE. Carved 3/4 round marble head of Aphrodite depicted with classic carved facial features and a wavy hairdo. Scattered areas of tan-brown surface deposits. Some

0013A: Hellenistic Greek Marble Head of AphroditeEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Hellenistic Greek Redware Pottery Pyxis: Greek, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A squat red-slip pottery pyxis used for holding cosmetics, ointments, or trinkets. The quadruped vessel has four tab-shaped feet, each with a

0014: Hellenistic Greek Redware Pottery PyxisEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Hellenistic Cypriot Limestone Male Votary Head: Greece, Cyprus, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. Carved from a piece of limestone of creamy off-white hues with areas of russet pigment remaining, a head of a votary or dedicant youth

0015: Hellenistic Cypriot Limestone Male Votary HeadEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Ten Ancient Greek & Roman Terracotta Heads: Ancient Greece, ca. 4th to 2nd century BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A wonderful gathering of ten terracotta heads from ancient Greece and Rome. Four of the heads are Greek

0015A: Ten Ancient Greek & Roman Terracotta HeadsEst. $500-$750

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Stunning Roman 22K Gold, Stone, Metal Earrings - 6.4 g: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of unique, matching earrings, composed of rings of 22K gold and, hanging below them, two bands of gold granulation, a small, deep blue bead

0015B: Stunning Roman 22K Gold, Stone, Metal Earrings - 6.4 gEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Roman Bone Carving of Cupid: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming relief carving of Cupid (Eros) done on a wide, polished piece of ungulate bone. The cherub is seen striding forward, nude, holding

0015C: Rare Roman Bone Carving of CupidEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Pair of Roman 18K Gold & Garnet Earrings - 3.2 grams: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty pair of 18K gold earrings, each with two inlaid, teardrop-shaped, deep red garnets surrounded by small gold granules. Each earring has tiny

0015E: Pair of Roman 18K Gold & Garnet Earrings - 3.2 gramsEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Pair of Lovely Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 4.1 grams: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of beautiful 18K gold earrings composed of a wide, crescent-moon-shaped hollow gold sheet tube with an applied disc on one upturned end and a

0015F: Pair of Lovely Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 4.1 gramsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Roman Redware Reclining Figure: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Made from rough redware, this sculpture depicts a nude, corpulent figure reclining on a couch. This was the standard pose for a Roman enjoying a

0015G: Roman Redware Reclining FigureEst. $600-$900

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Rare Roman Bronze Key Pendant: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delightful cast bronze pendant in the form of a key, with a ring handle also serving as a wide loop for suspension. The body is stamped with

0015H: Rare Roman Bronze Key PendantEst. $300-$450

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Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm of Artemis: Macedon, under Roman rule, ca. after 168 BCE. AR tetradrachm. Obverse: diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield; shield decorated with seven

0016: Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm of ArtemisEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Roman Glass, Western Asiatic Stone & Gold Bead Necklace: Rome and Western Asia, ca. 1st millennium BCE to 3rd century CE. A stunning necklace comprised of a rich assortment of marvered colored glass and millefiori mosaic fused glass beads, created via core

0017: Roman Glass, Western Asiatic Stone & Gold Bead NecklaceEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Mirror with Decorated Handle: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A round, disc-like, cast bronze mirror with a strap handle applied to its back and a long, cylindrical handle that splays into a three-armed branch

0018: Roman Bronze Mirror with Decorated HandleEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Lifesize Roman Terracotta Votive Foot: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A hollow pottery foot, shown wearing a sandal with thin straps, of slender appearance and with a delineated big toe nail. The Roman people, similar

0019: Lifesize Roman Terracotta Votive FootEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Marble Nude Torso of Venus (Aphrodite): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisitely carved marble sculpture of a woman's youthful body, representing the goddess Venus (Aphrodite). The body is posed sensuously, with

0020: Roman Marble Nude Torso of Venus (Aphrodite)Est. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze (12) & Iron (1) Keys and Key Handles: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A set of twelve bronze key handles and key components, and a single iron key without its handle. The bronze handles are generally of simple form,

0020A: Roman Bronze (12) & Iron (1) Keys and Key HandlesEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman Marble Torso of Nude Venus (Aphrodite): Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Attractive marble statue of the goddess Venus - the Roman version of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Known for her beauty, she was the Roman goddess of love, beauty,

0020B: Roman Marble Torso of Nude Venus (Aphrodite)Est. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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