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Ancient / Ethnographic From Around The World

Artemis Gallery

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Ancient Roman 18K Gold Button Earrings - 5.5 grams: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of 18K gold buttons from the Roman era that have been turned into modern earrings with the addition of modern gold-filled findings. The

0020C: Ancient Roman 18K Gold Button Earrings - 5.5 gramsEst. $600-$900

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Large Roman Redware Shallow Bowl: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A wonderful example of a redware plate, mold-made from ceramic and designed to be used at the table. The plate is striking in its simplicity, with a

0020D: Large Roman Redware Shallow BowlEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Large Roman Iron Key: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A large, utilitarian iron wrench key from an impressive lock, with a cut, protruding face. The skeleton key was introduced by the Romans and

0021: Large Roman Iron KeyEst. $600-$900

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Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp - Flower Motif: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A lovely mold-made terracotta oil lamp with a concentric ring base, sloping walls, and rounded shoulders. It has a recessed tondo with a low-relief

0021A: Roman Redware Pottery Oil Lamp - Flower MotifEst. $200-$300

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Roman Carved Bone Relief of Eros: Rome, Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Carved bone section showing Eros in high relief, wings spread behind him, holding basket of fruit, vegetation to each side. Custom, museum-quality

0021C: Roman Carved Bone Relief of ErosEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Ancient Roman Glass, Gold, & Stone Beaded Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A dazzling assortment of forty-three wonderfully-colored beads made from glass, stone, and gold, created via the core-form and frazzle techniques,

0021D: Ancient Roman Glass, Gold, & Stone Beaded NecklaceEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Roman Redware Pottery Bowl w/ Lid: Rome, Imperial Period, probably manufactured in North Africa, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A redware bowl with a pronounced, slightly flared foot and a deep body with concave sides and a slightly

0022: Roman Redware Pottery Bowl w/ LidEst. $600-$900

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Roman Bronze Statue Section of an Ear: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a section of a bronze face presenting a naturalistic ear with wavy locks of hair above it and

0023: Roman Bronze Statue Section of an EarEst. $1,300-$1,800

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Beautiful Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful free-blown pale green glass sprinkler flask with a concave base and smooth pontil, rounded body with pronounced

0023A: Beautiful Roman Glass Sprinkler FlaskEst. $700-$900

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Roman Green Glass Iridescent Sprinkler Flask: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A fabulous free-blown glass sprinkler flask with a concave base and rough pontil. The vessel, comprised of delicate pale-green glass, has a piriform

0024: Roman Green Glass Iridescent Sprinkler FlaskEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Marble Section of a Sarcophagus: Roman, later Imperial Period, rom the Roman provinces, ca. late 2nd to 4th century CE. A striking marble sarcophagus section - probably part of the interior body - portraying a bearded man staring

0024A: Roman Marble Section of a SarcophagusEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Roman Carved Bone Bust of a Goddess: Rome, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Expertly carved from a bovine bone, a stunning depiction of a goddess donning luxurious folds of drapery over her left shoulder and a polos crown

0025: Roman Carved Bone Bust of a GoddessEst. $2,600-$4,000Lot Passed

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Roman Imperial Bronze Mirror: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A round bronze mirror with a narrow tang that was probably wrapped with wood or ivory to form a handle in antiquity. The mirror is large and

0025A: Roman Imperial Bronze MirrorEst. $600-$1,000

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Roman 14K Gold Pendant w/ Green Glass Cameo: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A very large 14K gold pendant of a scalloped oval, perhaps floral design - comprised of folded, hammered 14K gold sheet - with a raised bezel in the

0025C: Roman 14K Gold Pendant w/ Green Glass CameoEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

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Ancient Roman 20K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Stone Intaglio: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A substantial 20K gold ring, its oval bezel housing an orange carnelian intaglio depicting Fortuna (Greek Tyche), the goddess of luck and chance,

0025D: Ancient Roman 20K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Stone IntaglioEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Roman Marble Bust of Eros (Cupid): Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Lovely creamy marble portrait of the god of erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god

0025F: Roman Marble Bust of Eros (Cupid)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Roman Imperial Terracotta Transport Amphora: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 200 CE. A transport amphora, coil-made, with sturdy loop handles attached to the shoulder and neck and a rolled rim. The base is rounded. Lacking its cork and pitch

0025G: Roman Imperial Terracotta Transport AmphoraEst. $800-$1,000

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Set of 20 Roman Terracotta "Dog Bone" Paving Tiles: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A wonderful gathering of twenty "dog bone"-shaped paving tiles used to line the paths of ancient Rome. Each tile is comprised of two curved and

0025H: Set of 20 Roman Terracotta "Dog Bone" Paving TilesEst. $900-$1,400

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Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone: Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine example of a foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. The body tapers to a

0025I: Sumerian Terracotta Foundation ConeEst. $1,400-$1,800

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Ancient Babylonian Terracotta Relief Plaque of Humbaba: Near East, ca. 1900 to 1650 BCE. A press molded terracotta plaque depicting the gruesome visage of the legendary giant Humbaba presenting wide-opened eyes, a fleshy nose, jowly cheeks, a toothy

0025J: Ancient Babylonian Terracotta Relief Plaque of HumbabaEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Danish Neolithic Trapezoidal Shape Stone Hand Axe: Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling. One side has blue, white, and purple hues, while the other has warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The

0026: Danish Neolithic Trapezoidal Shape Stone Hand AxeEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Ancient Anatolian Redware Footed Bowl: Asia Minor, Anatolia, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A short wheel-thrown terracotta redware bowl with a small, concave foot, wide walls with a rolled shoulder, an upturned rim, a deep

0026A: Ancient Anatolian Redware Footed BowlEst. $400-$600

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Early Anatolian Bronze Stamp Seal w/ Three Figures: Asia Minor, Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. This attractive hammered bronze circular seal features a small semi-circular handle, a rough reverse-side surface, and a

0026B: Early Anatolian Bronze Stamp Seal w/ Three FiguresEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Large Urnfield Period Bronze Age Armilla: Northern and Central Europe, Proto-Celtic Urnfield Culture, ca. 1100 to 800 BCE. A well-preserved example of a bronze "armilla", an armlet worn near the elbow. The piece is made from a coiled, thick

0027: Large Urnfield Period Bronze Age ArmillaEst. $1,200-$1,800

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