Fine Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

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Fine Ancient, Asian, Ethnographic Art

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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

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Breccia Stone Jar - 5000+ yrs old: 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,

0001: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Breccia Stone Jar - 5000+ yrs oldEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 to 1802 BCE. A charming alabaster jar with a rounded body that widens as it rises. A wide, round mouth with a slight rim reveals the drilled interior.

0003: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster JarEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Bronze Ushabti w/ Hieroglyphs: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A rare cast bronze ushabti with a line of hieroglyphs down its lower legs and the classic mummiform head and body of

0003A: Rare Egyptian Bronze Ushabti w/ HieroglyphsEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Kohl Jar: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2050 to 1800 BCE. One of the classic forms of antiquity, a tall, rounded vessel with a flat base and a wide, rounded mouth. It is carved from alabaster that is not

0004: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Kohl JarEst. $600-$900

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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

0005: Rare Egyptian Old Kingdom Pink Marble BowlEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Finely Detailed Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A tall and finely-detailed ushabti (or shabti) of an absolutely gorgeous, pale-blue color. Standing in mummiform atop an

0005A: Finely Detailed Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience UshabtiEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Superb Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask w/ Radiocarbon Date: Egypt, 3rd Intermediate Period, 25-21 Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 732 BCE. A dramatic sarcophagus mask with a turquoise and black striped headdress, bronze eyebrow and eyelid inlays (oxidized to blue-green

0006: Superb Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask w/ Radiocarbon DateEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Beautiful Egyptian Banded Alabster Jar - Alabastron: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A perfect example of an alabastron, made from banded alabaster ranging from a creamy beige to a buttery pale yellow, that glows when held under light.

0006B: Beautiful Egyptian Banded Alabster Jar - AlabastronEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Very Fine Egyptian Faience Amulet of Sobek: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. One of my favorite pieces, a gorgeous faience amulet, with a pale, seafoam green color, depicting a standing crocodile:

0006D: Very Fine Egyptian Faience Amulet of SobekEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask - 2600+ years old: Egypt, end of Third Intermediate to beginning of Late Period, 22nd to 27th Dynasties, ca. 945 to 525 BCE. An impressive sarcophagus mask, carved from a fine-grained hardwood, the oval/heart-shaped

0007: Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask - 2600+ years oldEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Miniature Egyptian Bronze Osiris: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A cast bronze votive statue of the god of the Underworld, Osiris. He is depicted in his standing form, mummified, with his hands emerging from

0007A: Miniature Egyptian Bronze OsirisEst. $900-$1,400Lot 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

0008: Huge Egyptian Wood Sarcophagus Bust Mummy's CoffinEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience-Glazed Amulet Plaque of Bes: Ancient Egypt, Saite Period, Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (XXVI), ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A faience-glazed plaque that was most likely intended to be an amulet (there was probably a loop for suspension on the

0009: Egyptian Faience-Glazed Amulet Plaque of BesEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Exceptional Egyptian Faience Amulet - Isis & Horus: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A mold-made, pale faience statue of the goddess Isis-Hathor holding her son Horus (sometimes called Harpocrates). This example is remarkably

0009A: Exceptional Egyptian Faience Amulet - Isis & HorusEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Beautiful 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

0010: Beautiful Egyptian Banded Alabaster VesselEst. $600-$800

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet - Thoth in Baboon Form: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A charming cast-bronze zoomorphic amulet of a baboon seated upon an integral rectangular plinth. The figure's arms rest upon bent

0010A: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet - Thoth in Baboon FormEst. $800-$1,200

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Romano-Egyptian Stone Votive - Bes & Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A grey-green hard stone votive plaque, blade-shaped, with one side smooth and the other decorated with a relief image of the

0011: Romano-Egyptian Stone Votive - Bes & HarpocratesEst. $600-$900

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Large Cypriot Pottery Target Jug / Oinochoe: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Phase, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. An impressive pottery vessel with an attractive form: a near-spherical body, cylindrical neck, trefoil lip, and

0011A: Large Cypriot Pottery Target Jug / OinochoeEst. $1,400-$2,000

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Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - Geese: Greece, Corinthia, ca. 6th century BCE. A very attractive aryballos (a vessel used to hold scented oils and perfumes in the bath) of a classic apple-shaped form with a circular flat rim and a single

0011B: Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballos - GeeseEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Archaic Greek Pottery Section w/ Face: Western Greece, Rhodes, Archaic period, ca. 600 to 500 BCE. A mold-made terracotta section featuring the high relief head of an older man with a serious face. He has deepset eyes and an intense

0012: Archaic Greek Pottery Section w/ FaceEst. $800-$1,500Lot Passed

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Archaic Greek Terracotta Bust of a Goddess: Western Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 600 to 500 BCE. A wonderful mold-made terracotta bust of an elegant female figure - perhaps a goddess - with a sensitively-rendered countenance featuring

0012A: Archaic Greek Terracotta Bust of a GoddessEst. $400-$600

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0013: Archaic Greek Terracotta Plaque of a BoarEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Archaic Greek Bronze Figure of a Nude Kouros: Greece, northern Peloponnese, perhaps Olympia, ca. late 6th century BCE. A cast bronze figure of a nude, youthful man, shown with his long hair falling to his neck, his left leg advancing, and his

0014: Archaic Greek Bronze Figure of a Nude KourosEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Published Attic Black-Figure Lip-Cup - Rooster: Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 540 BCE. A striking lip cup - a type of Greek Attic Little Master Cup - finely decorated via the black-figure technique with a rooster on the tondo, surrounded by four

0015: Published Attic Black-Figure Lip-Cup - RoosterEst. $6,000-$8,000

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AUCTION will start at 8:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM EST, 7:00 AM PST on Thursday, March 15, 2018. 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. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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