Holiday Glitz - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Six Egyptian Gold Flies & Silver Cylinder Bead 2.2 g

Medieval European Silver Engraved Ring - Magi - 10 g

Olmec Jade Necklace w/ Tairona Gold Zoomorphs

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Holiday Glitz - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. You'll find hundreds of unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from India, China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Ancient / Ethnographic Jewelry. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss!

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Hellenistic 16K Gold / Ancient Glass Earrings (pr): Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A fine set of hand-blown glass beads, each displayed within their own 16K yellow gold setting. One bead is translucent and bears a

0017: Hellenistic 16K Gold / Ancient Glass Earrings (pr)Est. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Hellenistic Greek 18K Gold / Glass Pendant, 8.4 g: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A stunning pendant comprised of a translucent glass bead, pale green and perforated, with a hand-formed 18K gold suspension loop

0018: Hellenistic Greek 18K Gold / Glass Pendant, 8.4 gEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

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Ancient Greek 20K Gold Earrings, ex-Christie's (pr): Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 5th to 4th century CE. A stunning pair of 20K gold pennanular earrings, each one composed of hollow spheres alternating with granular rings and terminating with granules

0019: Ancient Greek 20K Gold Earrings, ex-Christie's (pr)Est. $4,000-$6,000

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Roman, Phoenician, & Greco-Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace: Roman, Phoenician, and Greco-Egyptian, from the ancient Mediterranean Sea region, ca. 5th century BCE to 1st century CE. A charming and wearable necklace comprised of dozens of ancient beads made

0020: Roman, Phoenician, & Greco-Egyptian Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $1,500-$2,000

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12K Gold Ring w/ Roman Jasper Intaglio of Jupiter: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful jasper intaglio depicting the god Jupiter Ammon, inlaid into the bezel of a 12 karat gold ring. The intaglio is expertly cut, depicting

0021: 12K Gold Ring w/ Roman Jasper Intaglio of JupiterEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Lot of 5 Roman Bronze Rings w/ Carnelian Intaglios: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Five heavy bronze rings, four with deep red carnelian intaglios, and one with a paler, salmon colored carnelian intaglio. One depicts the head of a

0022: Lot of 5 Roman Bronze Rings w/ Carnelian IntagliosEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

0023: Graeco-Roman Silver Bracelet w/ Flared Termini, 17.6 gEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Roman Gilt Bronze Domed Phalera (pair): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of domed or boss-shaped gilded cast bronze phalerae, each a sculpted button awarded to and worn by Roman soldiers on their breastplates. Each

0024: Roman Gilt Bronze Domed Phalera (pair)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

Pair of Etruscan Bronze Stamnos Handles, Ex-Christie's: Etruria, central Italy, ca. late 5th to 4th century BCE. A matching pair of bronze handles cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, the handle plates shaped like lances (lanceolate or

0025: Pair of Etruscan Bronze Stamnos Handles, Ex-Christie'sEst. $8,500-$12,750Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Vessel Handle w/ Maskette: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautifully-preserved cast bronze handle, probably from a bronze vessel like an oinochoe, with a T-shaped terminal at its upper end and a maskette

0026: Roman Bronze Vessel Handle w/ MasketteEst. $1,000-$1,800Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Oinochoe w/ Satyr Handle: Roman, late Republic to early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A stunning bronze oinochoe (pouring vessel) with a slightly-concave ring base, a tall, rounded body, and a

0027: Roman Bronze Oinochoe w/ Satyr HandleEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Rare Roman Empire AE Bronze Sestertius - Germanicus: Roman Empire, Germanicus Gemelluss, Tiberius Gemelluss, AE Sesterius, struck in Rome, ca. 21 to 22 CE. Obverse: confronted heads of the twins. Reverse: inscription round large SC RIC (Tib) around:

0028: Rare Roman Empire AE Bronze Sestertius - GermanicusEst. $4,200-$6,300Lot Passed

Rare Roman Empire AE Bronze Sestertius - Caligula: Roman Empire, Gaius (Caligula), ca. 37 to 41 CE. AE Sestertius, Struck ca. 40 to 41 CE. Obverse: CCAESARDIVIAVGPRONAVGPM-TRPIIIIPP. Laureate head to left/No legend. Reverse: SPQR/PP/OBCIVES/SERVATOS

0029: Rare Roman Empire AE Bronze Sestertius - CaligulaEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

Lot of 4 Roman Glass & 22K Gold Stirrers: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A collection of four glass stirrers, each made of blown and twisted glass in long rods. Three are fragmentary, of which one has a very delicate

0029A: Lot of 4 Roman Glass & 22K Gold StirrersEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Roman 20K Gold, Stone, & Glass Earrings - Amphoras: Roman, possibly the Levant/Syria, ca. 1st century CE. A matched pair of beautiful 20 karat gold earrings, each with a gold ring with three small loops hanging down from it and, below that, an amphora

0029B: Roman 20K Gold, Stone, & Glass Earrings - AmphorasEst. $900-$1,400

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Roman Carnelian Intaglio Ring Fragment + 4 Intaglios: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Five carnelian intaglios, one of which is still in place in the partial bezel of a bronze ring. One depicts a heroic man, possibly Hercules; another

0029C: Roman Carnelian Intaglio Ring Fragment + 4 IntagliosEst. $500-$700

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Roman Holy Land Glass Bracelet: Roman, Holy Land, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A fine free-blown glass bracelet of a thick composition with a simple circular form. The color of the bracelet, though seemingly black on

0029D: Roman Holy Land Glass BraceletEst. $300-$450

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Roman Bronze Situla w/ Eagle Handle Attachments: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeously preserved bronze vessel with a gently tapering interior and a slightly folded out rim. A tall, narrow handle curves over the top of the

0030: Roman Bronze Situla w/ Eagle Handle AttachmentsEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Roman Imperial Bronze Applique - Female Bust: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze applique in the form of a woman's bust, nude aside from a diagonal strap, probably representing a quiver full of arrows. Wing-like

0031: Roman Imperial Bronze Applique - Female BustEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Roman Silver Military Fibulae - 31.1 grams: The larger is Roman to Byzantine, late Imperial period, ca. 280 to mid 6th century CE; the smaller is Roman, Imperial Period, from the Danubian provinces, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A pair of

0032: Lot of 2 Roman Silver Military Fibulae - 31.1 gramsEst. $600-$900

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Roman Bronze Mirror w/ Leaded Surface: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A lovely hammered bronze mirror of a circular form with an openwork border comprised of circular perforations and incised concentric circles adorning

0033: Roman Bronze Mirror w/ Leaded SurfaceEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Lot of 4 Roman Bronze & Silver Carnelian Intaglio Rings: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Three bronze rings, each with deep red carnelian intaglios, and one high percentage alloy silver ring, also with a carnelian intaglio. One depicts

0034: Lot of 4 Roman Bronze & Silver Carnelian Intaglio RingsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Ancient Coins - Indian Gold & Roman Silver: Roman, Imperial Period, reign of Trajan, 98 to 117 CE. AR Denarius, Rome mint. Struck ca. 114 to 117 CE. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: Mars advancing right, holding spear and

0035: Lot of 2 Ancient Coins - Indian Gold & Roman SilverEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Glass Oinochoe w/ Wonderful Iridescence: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to early 5th century CE. A fine, free-blown oinochoe comprised of near-opaque, pale-green glass with an applied circular foot, an ovoid body with a rough pontil

0036: Roman Glass Oinochoe w/ Wonderful IridescenceEst. $800-$1,200

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