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Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. All shipping is handled in-house for your convenience.

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Marble Ovoid Jar, ex-Royal-Athena: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, late Naqada II to early Naqada III, ca. 3200 BCE. A stunning ovoid jar with an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Egypt. The vessel is hand-carved from

0001: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Marble Ovoid Jar, ex-Royal-AthenaEst. $7,000-$10,000

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Huge Egyptian Predynastic Black-Top Pottery Jar w/ TL: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic period, late Naqada II to Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. An enormous hand-built marl clay jar with a russet-hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. The burnished

0001A: Huge Egyptian Predynastic Black-Top Pottery Jar w/ TLEst. $17,500-$25,000

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Tall Egyptian Naqada Blacktop Pottery Vessel: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, late Naqada I to Naqada II, ca. 3700 to 3400 BCE. A gorgeous coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface covered in a deep, earthy

0002: Tall Egyptian Naqada Blacktop Pottery VesselEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Near Choice Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Knife: Egypt, late Pre-Dynastic, ca. 4000 to 3100 BCE. This is a percussion flaked knife made in the "classic" style with a long curved blade edge and a straight back edge. This knife has a handle and is

0002A: Near Choice Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone KnifeEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Rare Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Mace Head: Egypt, Pre-dynastic period, ca. 4th millenium BCE. Round knapped stone disc of a deep brown chert used as an offensive weapon in Egypt at the time before the pharaohs. Edges sharpened to inflict as

0002B: Rare Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Mace HeadEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Polychrome Egyptian Wooden Boatman Figure: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 12th Dynasty, ca. 2030 to 1640 BCE. A sacred boatman figure, skillfully carved in the characteristic kneeling position of a rower, with separately carved articulated

0003: Polychrome Egyptian Wooden Boatman FigureEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Sekhmet Pendant Necklace, ex Sotheby's: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1479 to 1401 BCE. A gorgeous turquoise faience pendant depicting a lion head in extremely high relief strung with ancient black and white banded agate barrel beads

0003A: Egyptian Faience Sekhmet Pendant Necklace, ex Sotheby'sEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Striding Figure - Khnum: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely mold-formed bronze statuette depicting Khnum, the ram-headed creator god who ancient Egyptians believed to be the

0003B: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Striding Figure - KhnumEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Saite Period Greywacke Heart Scarab: Ancient Egypt, Saite Period, Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (XXVI), ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A large greenstone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs. Heart scarabs are oval amulets that

0003C: Egyptian Saite Period Greywacke Heart ScarabEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus Fish Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, 712 to 30 BCE. A heavy cast-bronze figure of an oxyrhynchus fish wearing on its back a crown with horns, disc, and uraeus. The sides were incised with fine

0003D: Egyptian Bronze Oxyrhynchus Fish AmuletEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Extremely Rare Egyptian Glass Fish Vessel: Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, el-Amarna, ca. 1390 to 1336 BCE. A polychrome glass vessel comprised of a black body decorated with trailed and lightly combed festoon pattern in opaque white glass, with

0004: Extremely Rare Egyptian Glass Fish VesselEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Amarna Terracotta Polychrome Disc w/ TL: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, Amarna period, ca. 1300 BCE. Rare terracotta roundel painted in shades of gold, black, white, and blue in radiate floral design - very typical of vessels and objects

0004A: Egyptian Amarna Terracotta Polychrome Disc w/ TLEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian New Kingdom White Faience Overseer Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Ramesside Period, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1077 BCE. A superb composition ushabti made from white faience using a bivalve mold and covered in a transparent

0004B: Egyptian New Kingdom White Faience Overseer UshabtiEst. $3,000-$5,000

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Very Fine Egyptian Copper Ibis: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, Dynasties 22 to 26, ca. 945 to 525 BCE. A copper alloy ibis, posed as if standing in the shallow waters on the shores of the Nile, with its

0004C: Very Fine Egyptian Copper IbisEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Overseer Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 653 BCE. A mold-formed faience overseer ushabti coated in areas of bright blue and pale green glaze. The figure stands in

0005: Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Overseer UshabtiEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - Imsety: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 332 BCE. A beautiful hand-carved limestone lid for a canopic jar used for storing and preserving the

0006: Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - ImsetyEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Unusual Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster Bottle: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful bottle carved by hand from banded alabaster of pale coffee, caramel, and cream hues. The vessel rests on a planar

0006A: Unusual Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster BottleEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Wooden Sarcophagus Head Fragment: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A more than life-size male head from a sarcophagus, finely carved from cedar wood and presenting bold facial features in low to high relief, including

0006B: Egyptian Wooden Sarcophagus Head FragmentEst. $6,000-$8,000

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Romano Egyptian Gold, Carnelian, Lapis & Green Necklace: Romano Egyptian, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Beautiful & wearable necklace composed of four ancient gold animal pendants including a bird, two-headed ram, two-headed lion and two-headed

0006C: Romano Egyptian Gold, Carnelian, Lapis & Green NecklaceEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti of Horudja w/ TL: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A gorgeous mold-formed faience ushabti presenting traces of colorful green and turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands in

0007: Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti of Horudja w/ TLEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Romano-Egyptian Plaster Head of a Woman, ex-Sotheby's: Roman controlled Egypt, ca. 2nd century CE. A hauntingly lifelike sculpted plaster funerary head of a young female presenting a beautiful face with a dimpled chin, her visage comprised of lined and

0007A: Romano-Egyptian Plaster Head of a Woman, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $10,000-$15,000

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Very Fine Framed Coptic Textile Fragment: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A beautiful textile fragment composed of tightly-woven natural wool fibers in hues of tan, teal, and sapphire. The panel depicts a pair

0007B: Very Fine Framed Coptic Textile FragmentEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Superb Hallstadt Bronze Spear, ex Christie's: From the Hallstadt area of influence spanning from Western Gaul to Central Europe just north of Greece and composed of Gallic and Celtic tribes, existing contemporary to the Greek Geometric Period,

0008: Superb Hallstadt Bronze Spear, ex Christie'sEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Greek Cycladic Marble Figure of the Spedos Type: Ancient Greece, Cyclades, ca. 2500 to 2400 BCE. Finely carved from marble, a reclining female figure with her arms crossed, typical of the sculpture of the Cyclades in the mid-2000s BCE known as the

0008A: Greek Cycladic Marble Figure of the Spedos TypeEst. $100,000-$150,000

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. 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. 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. All lots will be offered without any hidden / confidential reserve, meaning the highest bidder wins. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AMEX), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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