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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Six Egyptian Gold Flies & Silver Cylinder Bead 2.2 g: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. Six beautiful gold sheet amulets in the form of flies, as well as a stamped gilt silver cylinder bead. All of the gold for the insects ranges from

0001: Six Egyptian Gold Flies & Silver Cylinder Bead 2.2 gEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Faience Amulet of Hathor / 24K Gold Pin: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A beautiful mold-formed, turquoise-hued faience amulet depicting Hathor, the goddess of music, love, dance, and motherhood, and one of

0002: Egyptian Faience Amulet of Hathor / 24K Gold PinEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Gilded Cartonnage Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Roman period, ca. 332 BCE to 100 CE. A gorgeous gilded cartonnage sarcophagus mask displaying quintessential Egyptian beauty, made from layers of plaster-covered papyrus and

0003: Romano-Egyptian Gilded Cartonnage MaskEst. $3,000-$4,000

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Romano Egyptian Banded Agate Fly Bead: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A petite fly-shaped bead which is hand-carved from banded agate boasting earthy brown veining throughout. The insect presents with resting

0003A: Romano Egyptian Banded Agate Fly BeadEst. $300-$450

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Fine Egyptian Faience Horus Amulet: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. An intricate, mold-made, pale blue-green faience amulet in the form of Horus, depicted here with his falcon body and

0004: Fine Egyptian Faience Horus AmuletEst. $300-$450

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Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Wedjat Eye Amulet: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous pendant, hand-carved from cobalt-blue lapis lazuli, depicting a wedjat (wadjet or Eye of Horus), an ancient and

0004A: Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Wedjat Eye AmuletEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Faience Amulet w/ Djed, Ankh, & Was Scepter: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A stunning, mold-formed faience amulet which is coated with a thick, lustrous, turquoise-hued glaze. The amulet depicts

0005: Egyptian Faience Amulet w/ Djed, Ankh, & Was ScepterEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Faience Amuletic Plaque - Hyksos Expulsion: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1532 to 1070 BCE, probably earlier in the period. A mold made amuletic plaque, made of a dark blue-green faience, its face incised with a statement celebrating the

0006: Egyptian Faience Amuletic Plaque - Hyksos ExpulsionEst. $250-$350

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Egyptian Faience Bead Wrap Bracelet: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A beautiful and wearable wrap bracelet composed of 38 tubular faience beads in hues of sapphire,

0006A: Egyptian Faience Bead Wrap BraceletEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Faience / Gold Pendant - Phallus: Roman-controlled Egypt, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A miniscule yet highly symbolic mold-formed faience pendant of a pale blue hue depicting a votive phallus and testes. The phallus

0007: Romano-Egyptian Faience / Gold Pendant - PhallusEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A lovely core-formed glass alabastron, so named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The vessel presents a

0007A: Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron, ex-BonhamsEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Core-Formed Glass Alabastron - Black w/ White: Ancient Greece, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A stunning glass alabastron presenting a gently-tapering body that narrows to a pointed base comprised of feathered and striated bands of white against a

0007B: Greek Core-Formed Glass Alabastron - Black w/ WhiteEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Greek Core Form Glass Vial - Feathered Blue Pattern: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An exquisite core-formed glass vial of a piriform shape once used to hold precious perfumed oil. The coloration and decoration of this piece

0008: Greek Core Form Glass Vial - Feathered Blue PatternEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Hellenistic Greek 16K Gold Earring - Harpy: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century BCE. An ornate 16 karat gold earring in the form of a harpy, here depicted as mostly the upper body of a woman, with the tail and feathers of a

0008A: Hellenistic Greek 16K Gold Earring - HarpyEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Silver Tetradrachm From Sicily - Katana: Italy, Sicily, Katana, 430 BCE to 425 BCE. OBVERSE: Head of Apollo facing right. Greek inscription to right. REVERSE: Biga to right, Nike flying to left above. SNG Cop. 176. Size: 17.15 grams, 25

0009: Silver Tetradrachm From Sicily - KatanaEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Philip II AR Silver Tetradrachm - 14.1 grams: Greece/Macedon, reign of Philip II, ca. 359 to 336 BCE. AR silver tetradrachm. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on horseback right; monogram below. Size: 0.95" W (2.4 cm); 14.1 grams Provenance:

0010: Philip II AR Silver Tetradrachm - 14.1 gramsEst. $900-$1,200

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Velia in Lucania Silver AR Didrachm, 7.66 grams: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Lucania, Velia, ca. 350 to 281 BCE. A silver / AR didrachm from Velia in Lucania. OBVERSE: Head of Athena facing right wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with

0011: Velia in Lucania Silver AR Didrachm, 7.66 gramsEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Alexander the Great AR Silver Tetradrachm - 17 g: Greece/Kings of Macedon, Alexander the Great, ca. 336 to 323 BCE. AR silver tetradrachm. Babylon Mint, ca. 317 to 311 BCE. Obverse: Head of Herakles wearing lion scalp to right. Reverse: Zeus seated

0011A: Alexander the Great AR Silver Tetradrachm - 17 gEst. $250-$350

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Sicily Siculo-Punic 320 to 300 BCE AR tetradrachm: Italy, Sicily, Siculo-Punic, ca. 320 to 300 BCE. AR tetradrachm (17.4 g). Obverse: Head of Arethusa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around.

0012: Sicily Siculo-Punic 320 to 300 BCE AR tetradrachmEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Rare Greek Sicily Leontini AR Tetradrachm: Greece, Sicily, Leontini, ca. 476 to 466 BCE, Silver tetradrachm. Obverse: Charioteer in quadriga to right, Nike above. Reverse: Lion head right; barley grains around. Dewing Collection 619. Size: 1"

0012A: Rare Greek Sicily Leontini AR TetradrachmEst. $3,000-$4,000

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Greek Gnathian Hydria w/ Floral Decoration - TL Tested: Magna Graecia, southern Italy, near present day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A stunning and quite sizeable blackware hydria, decorated in the Gnathian technique with fugitive white pigments and

0013: Greek Gnathian Hydria w/ Floral Decoration - TL TestedEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Adorable Greek Canosan Polychrome Cherub Figures: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Canosa, early Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th century BCE. A pair of beautiful mold-formed ceramic cherub figures with delineated arms and legs, chubby

0014: Adorable Greek Canosan Polychrome Cherub FiguresEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Rare Hellenistic 23K+ Gold & Glass Bead Necklace: Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. So rare, a lovely Hellenistic gold necklace - the gold measuring about 23 karat - adorned by 35 blue and 5 green glass beads. Note the glass beads

0015: Rare Hellenistic 23K+ Gold & Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Roman 20K+ Gold and Glass Bead Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A breathtaking higher than 20 karat gold link-in-link necklace with 12 glass beads of brilliant blue and gorgeous green hues arranged in a well-balanced

0016: Roman 20K+ Gold and Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. 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. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. For PayPal payments please use "artemisgallery@gmail.com" email address for processing payments. 5. 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