Fine Antiquities / Ethnographic Art

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Fine Antiquities / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping

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Egyptian Painted Gesso & Wood Mummy Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. A large painted gesso over wood mummy mask, featuring the oversized face of the deceased wearing a mummiform wig and a large, multi-stranded pectoral known

0001: Egyptian Painted Gesso & Wood Mummy MaskEst. $14,000-$20,000Lot Passed

0002: Egyptian Gilded Cartonage Mummy Pectoral EnsembleEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Blacktop Vase: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface boasting a lustrous

0003: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Blacktop VaseEst. $6,000-$9,000

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Published / Exhibited Egyptian Wood Striding Figure: Egypt, Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, reign of Pepy II (also Pepi II), ca. 2150 BCE. Hand-carved from a single piece of wood, a male figure striding forward with his left leg advanced - this being the

0004: Published / Exhibited Egyptian Wood Striding FigureEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Egyptian New Kingdom Wooden Headrest: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 to 20, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A carved wooden headrest constructed from two separate pieces. Such headrests were important articles used for Egyptian sleeping

0004A: Egyptian New Kingdom Wooden HeadrestEst. $2,000-$3,000

Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Alabaster Mace Heads (3): **Back at auction due to non-paying bidder. Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, Chalcolithic Period, Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2500 BCE. Three stunning mace heads, each one carved from exquisite banded alabaster

0004B: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Alabaster Mace Heads (3)Est. $2,600-$4,000Lot Passed

Tall Egyptian Carved Alabaster Vessel: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A tall, thin, alabaster vessel, gently flared at its mouth, with a narrow, flat rim. The vessel feels shockingly light

0005: Tall Egyptian Carved Alabaster VesselEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, 26th Dynasty, ca. 662 to 525 BCE. A beautiful faience ushabti of turquoise blue hues, presented in mummiform with arms crossed, holding crook and flail, a pillar down the verso and a

0005A: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience UshabtiEst. $900-$1,400

Collection of 42 Egyptian Faience Amulets: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 332 BCE. A sublime ensemble of forty-two mold-formed faience amulets in a palette of colors ranging from

0005B: Collection of 42 Egyptian Faience AmuletsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Striding Nefertum, ex-Sotheby's: Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 25th to 26th Dynasty, ca. 712 to 525 BCE. A stunning standing bronze depiction of Nefertum created using the lost wax casting technique. The son of

0006: Egyptian Bronze Striding Nefertum, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $8,500-$12,750Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster Jar w/ Lid: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A sizable jar, hand-carved from pale-yellow alabaster with creamy-white spotted and banded inclusions. The piriform body rests

0006A: Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster Jar w/ LidEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Wood Sarcophagus Mask - 2600+ years old: **Originally Listed At $1500** 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

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

Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience Rings: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. A lovely pair of stirrup-shaped rings, mold-formed from bright blue faience. One ring has a thin band and a flat face bearing a

0007A: Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience RingsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Jasper Amulet - Trussed Ox: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite amulet resembling a trussed ox, hand-carved from a mottled crimson-hued jasper with dark inclusions. The depicted

0007B: Egyptian Late Dynastic Jasper Amulet - Trussed OxEst. $900-$1,250Lot Passed

Romano Egyptian Bronze Male Dwarf Figure: Roman controlled Egypt, Late Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. An intriguing cast bronze sculptural figure representing a male dwarf or possibly a Satyr, holding a

0008: Romano Egyptian Bronze Male Dwarf FigureEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Romano Egyptian Terracotta Mold of Bes, ex-Bonhams: Egypt, Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A sizeable terracotta mold of Bes, the dwarf god who watched over and protected the members of a household - particularly the women and

0009: Romano Egyptian Terracotta Mold of Bes, ex-BonhamsEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Archaic Greek Terracotta Boar Toy: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A child's toy in the shape of a boar or pig, hand-sculpted. He has small indentations for eyes, suggesting that he was once painted - and you can

0009A: Archaic Greek Terracotta Boar ToyEst. $750-$1,000

Cypriot Pottery Vessel - Double-Spouted: Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000 to 1650 BCE. A tall and delicate ceramic pouring vessel with a rounded base, a spherical body, a tubular neck, and an arching, bifurcated strap handle, all covered

0010: Cypriot Pottery Vessel - Double-SpoutedEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Fine Greek Italo-Corinthian Olpe - Birds, Panthers: Greece, Corinth, Italo Corinthian (Etrusco-Corinthian), ca. 600 to 575 BCE. A stunning bichrome pottery wine pitcher (olpe) with a piriform body resolving to a narrower neck that gradually widens to

0011: Fine Greek Italo-Corinthian Olpe - Birds, PanthersEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Sphinx - TL Tested: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century BCE. A beautiful votive statue of a sphinx with a Classically-styled woman's face and upper body. She sits upright on her back haunches, with

0011A: Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Sphinx - TL TestedEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Gorgeous Greek Glass Core-Form Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Classical period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A stunning opaque glass alabastron with a simple presentation and fabulous coloration. The elegant and gently-tapering body

0012: Gorgeous Greek Glass Core-Form AlabastronEst. $6,000-$9,000

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Gorgeous Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE. A stunning example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos once used to hold scented oils. The near-miniature vase boasts an exceptionally elegant

0013: Gorgeous Greek Core-Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. $7,000-$9,000

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Hellenistic 22K Gold Necklace with Lapis, ex-Anavian: Hellenistic, Seleucid Empire, ancient Afghanistan, ca. 300 BCE. A gorgeous 20K gold chain link necklace of double link construction with a decorative openwork hook and eye clasp, and featuring a

0014: Hellenistic 22K Gold Necklace with Lapis, ex-AnavianEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Greek Gnathian Situla Toledo Painter ex-Christie's, TL: Magna Graecia, Apulian region of southern Italy, Gnathian, ca. 330 to 320 BCE. Attributed to the Toledo Painter, a tantalizing polychrome ceramic situla of a grand form with a twisted rope-like black

0015: Greek Gnathian Situla Toledo Painter ex-Christie's, TLEst. $15,000-$20,000

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