Fine Antiquities / Asian / Ethnographic Art 2018-08-30 Auction - 396 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Superb Attic Black-Figure Lekythos w/ Satyrs & MaenadParacas Polychrome Spouted Jaguar / Snake Vessel, TL'dGandharan Carved Dark Grey Schist Head of Siddhartha
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Louisville, CO, United States
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Fine Antiquities / Asian / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Fine Arts

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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. Convenient in-house shipping!
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Egyptian Predynastic Buffware Jar, ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3400 to 3200 BCE. A hand-built terracotta earthenware vessel of a globular form, the body decorated throughout with red pigment in a series of
0001: Egyptian Predynastic Buffware Jar, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Egyptian Old Kingdom Limestone Relief, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A fragment of a relief sculpture carved on a thick slab of pale limestone, probably from Saqqara or Giza. The fragment shows some discernible
0002: Egyptian Old Kingdom Limestone Relief, ex-BonhamsEst. $9,000-$12,000
Egyptian Amarna Acorn-Shaped Pottery Jar - TL'd: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1352 to 1336 BCE. A lovely acorn-shaped vessel with twin loop handles on the shoulders, a short cylindrical neck, and
0002A: Egyptian Amarna Acorn-Shaped Pottery Jar - TL'dEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
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Egyptian Steatite Scarab / Etruscan 16K Gold Bezel: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 14th Dynasty, ca. 2055 to 1650 BCE; Northern Italy, Etruria, ca. 4th century BCE. A petite scarab, hand-carved from pale-beige steatite, with insectile features on the
0002B: Egyptian Steatite Scarab / Etruscan 16K Gold BezelEst. $1,600-$2,400
Egyptian 12K Gold Horus Applique - .2 grams: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A gold applique depicting the falcon god Horus with tiny perforations through eye, wings, feet, and tail for attachment. Horace, the
0002C: Egyptian 12K Gold Horus Applique - .2 gramsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
Lot of 2 Egyptian Scarabs / Etruscan 15K+ Gold Bezels: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 14th Dynasty, ca. 2055 to 1650 BCE; New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1549 to 653 BCE; Northern Italy, Etruria, ca. 4th
0002D: Lot of 2 Egyptian Scarabs / Etruscan 15K+ Gold BezelsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar - Alabastron: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A striking example of an alabastron, made from banded alabaster ranging from a creamy beige to a buttery pale yellow, that glows
0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar - AlabastronEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed
Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Three Blue Faience Amulets: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. An attractive necklace composed of dozens of multi-colored, rainbow-hued faience seed and cylindrical beads, with three
0003A: Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Three Blue Faience AmuletsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Steatite Scarab & Bronze Ring: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 14th Dynasty, ca. 2055 to 1650 BCE. A lovely and large scarab, hand-carved from chalky-white steatite. The scarab bears a rounded topside with incised insectile
0004: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Steatite Scarab & Bronze RingEst. $1,400-$2,000
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Egyptian Faience Erotic Amulet - Ithyphallic Dwarf: **Back at auction due to non-paying bidder. Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely glazed miniature amulet of an ithyphallic dwarf figure, mold-formed from
0005: Egyptian Faience Erotic Amulet - Ithyphallic DwarfEst. $500-$700
Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Isis & Infant Horus: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful cast-bronze depiction of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with one hand held to her bare breast ready to suckle the infant Horus
0006: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Isis & Infant HorusEst. $3,500-$5,500Lot Passed
Egyptian Limestone Head of Official, Sculptor's Model: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A fabulous hand-carved limestone head of an official utilized as a sculptor's model for carving figural effigies without the individual
0008: Egyptian Limestone Head of Official, Sculptor's ModelEst. $7,500-$11,250Lot Passed
Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. A cast bronze figure of Harpocrates (Harpokrates), one of the gods of the Triad of Alexandria, popular during the Ptolemaic and
0009: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of HarpocratesEst. $7,500-$11,250Lot Passed
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Egyptian 19th Dynasty Painted Wood Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom period, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1320 to 1200 BCE. A well-preserved, tall, and hand-carved wooden ushabti with a wonderful form displaying a myriad of fine details. The figure
0010: Egyptian 19th Dynasty Painted Wood UshabtiEst. $1,600-$2,400
Egyptian Faience Lion Head in Frame w/ TL: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Roman Period, ca. 664 BCE to 2nd century CE. A lovely mold-formed head of a mane-less male lion formed from pale-blue faience. The zoomorphic head is composed of perky ears, a
0011: Egyptian Faience Lion Head in Frame w/ TLEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
Romano-Egyptian Bonze Sistrum with Cats and Hathor: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautiful example of a bronze sistrum with rich decoration. It consists of a handle with a small knob that rises to meet a double Hathor
0012: Romano-Egyptian Bonze Sistrum with Cats and HathorEst. $11,000-$16,500Lot Passed
Greek Geometric Period Pottery Tankard: Ancient Greece, Geometric Period, ca. 8th century BCE. A sizable wheel-thrown pottery mug with a planar base, a bulbous body which narrows at the neck line, a gradually-flaring rim, and an arching
0013: Greek Geometric Period Pottery TankardEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
Early Greek Geometric Bronze Pectoral: Eastern Europe, Macedonia (sphere of Greek influence), Geometric period, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. A beautiful cast bronze pectoral, its front-facing surface decorated with a series of concentric circle
0014: Early Greek Geometric Bronze PectoralEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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Massive Greek Double Bronze Fibula: Greece, Archaic period, ca. 7th century BCE. An incredibly large and very rare bronze fibula (brooch), the design somewhat mastoid in its appearance, perhaps a variant of the spectacle fibula that
0015: Massive Greek Double Bronze FibulaEst. $4,000-$6,000
Fabulous Greek Bronze Hydria Handle: Ancient Greece, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A fabulous bronze handle, likely for a hydria or another large bronze vessel, formed via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The central component of the
0015A: Fabulous Greek Bronze Hydria HandleEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed
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Phoenician & Greek 22 K Gold & Glass Eye Bead Necklace: Classical World, Phoenicia and Greece, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A gorgeous collection of 56 blue and white glass "eye beads", 50 small 22 karat gold beads, and 6 larger, granulated cylinder 22
0015B: Phoenician & Greek 22 K Gold & Glass Eye Bead NecklaceEst. $4,000-$6,000
Italo-Corinthian Pottery Alabastron w/ Panthers - TL'd: Greece, Corinth, Italo-Corinthian (Etrusco-Corinthian), ca. 600 BCE. A stunning example of a wheel-thrown polychrome pottery alabastron - used for holding perfumes and scented oils - with a
0016: Italo-Corinthian Pottery Alabastron w/ Panthers - TL'dEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
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Greek Attic Terracotta Vessel - Standing Woman, ex-Arte: Greece, Athens (Attica), ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A gorgeous vessel in the form of a standing woman. Her slender, youthful body, draped artistically in a himation, forms the cavity of the vessel,
0017: Greek Attic Terracotta Vessel - Standing Woman, ex-ArteEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballos with Siren: Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. first half of the 6th century BCE. An attractive aryballos (a vessel used to hold scented oils and perfumes in the bath) of a classic apple-shaped form with a circular
0017A: Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballos with SirenEst. $1,200-$1,600