Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Bust

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Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special End-of-Year Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 50% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Roman Glass Ribbed Spherical Flask: **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely free-blown glass flask with a fabulous coloration. The semi-translucent vessel boasts a spherical body with

0057: Roman Glass Ribbed Spherical FlaskEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Large Late Roman Terracotta Amphora w/ TL Report: **First Time At Auction** Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to late 6th century CE. A thick, buff ceramic amphora, with a bullet-like shape, small, thick, ring/loop handles on the edges of the

0057A: Large Late Roman Terracotta Amphora w/ TL ReportEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Late Roman / Byzantine Glass Flask w/ Thin Trailing: **First Time At Auction** Roman, late Imperial Period to early Byzantine Empire, ca. late 3rd to early 5th century CE. A lovely flask which was free-blown from translucent, pale blue-green glass.

0058: Late Roman / Byzantine Glass Flask w/ Thin TrailingEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Roman / Byzantine Glass Ovoid Dish Incised Designs: **Originally Listed At $400** Late Roman to early Byzantine. Ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A lovely oval ritual vessel comprised of colorless glass, the exterior walls incised with an attractive

0059: Roman / Byzantine Glass Ovoid Dish Incised DesignsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Published Late Roman / Byzantine Glass Carinated Flask: **First Time At Auction** Late Roman / early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. An unusual mold-blown flask composed of translucent, aubergine-hued glass. The vessel is defined by a slight

0060: Published Late Roman / Byzantine Glass Carinated FlaskEst. $900-$1,400

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Lot of 4 Danish Neolithic Stone Tools: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic Period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A quartet of fine stone hand tools which have been hand-knapped from chert of grey, crimson, caramel, and

0061: Lot of 4 Danish Neolithic Stone ToolsEst. $1,000-$1,400Lot Passed

Fine Hallstatt Bronze Double Spiral Hair Ring: **Originally Listed At $500** Central Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A lovely bronze hair ring with a double spiral design formed from a single elongated strip.

0062: Fine Hallstatt Bronze Double Spiral Hair RingEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Ancient Hallstatt Bronze Spiral Hair Ring: **Originally Listed At $450** Central Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A gorgeous bronze hair ring with a double spiral design formed from a single elongated

0063: Ancient Hallstatt Bronze Spiral Hair RingEst. $900-$1,350

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0064: 1st C. Celtic-Romano Iron Dagger w/ Bronze GuardEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Proto Viking 8th C. White Bronze Bracelet: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe / Central Asia, Finno-Ugric culture, ca. 5th to 11th century CE. A white bronze bracelet comprised of a single bent band with three distinct rows of incised

0064A: Proto Viking 8th C. White Bronze BraceletEst. $300-$500

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Proto Viking White Bronze Bracelet - Deer: **First Time At Auction** Eastern Europe / Central Asia, Russia, early Viking / Finno-Ugric / Perm Animal Style (Permian Animal Style), ca. 8th to 9th centuries CE. A wide, cast white bronze

0064B: Proto Viking White Bronze Bracelet - DeerEst. $600-$900

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Rare Viking Openwork Bronze Needle Case: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A pretty cast bronze needle case, openwork and in the form of a flattened bottle. The sides have open hatching.

0064C: Rare Viking Openwork Bronze Needle CaseEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Large Viking Bronze Torc - Spiral Motif: **Originally Listed At $400** Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. Composed of a thick bronze wire scored to appear twisted, this is a large torc (torq, torque) whose

0065: Large Viking Bronze Torc - Spiral MotifEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Rare 7th C. Anglo-Saxon Iron Hoe Head: **Originally Listed At $400** Northern Europe, Anglo-Saxon or possibly other Germanic culture, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A sizable and sturdy iron hoe head with an open hafting hole, integral

0066: Rare 7th C. Anglo-Saxon Iron Hoe HeadEst. $800-$1,200

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Trio of Viking Bronze Belt Buckles: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A trio of cast bronze belt buckles, each made from a cast piece with lightly incised decoration, and

0066A: Trio of Viking Bronze Belt BucklesEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Viking Copper and Silver Snake Bracelet: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. late 9th century CE. An incredible bracelet made of thick bronze wire, forming a double loop for the bracelet in a sinuous

0067: Viking Copper and Silver Snake BraceletEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Heavy Viking / Norse Iron Axe Head: **Originally Listed At $500** Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A socketed iron battle axe with a broad, curving blade that is almost certainly made of bog iron, iron that forms

0068: Heavy Viking / Norse Iron Axe HeadEst. $900-$1,350

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Sterling Silver Necklace w/ Viking Glass Beads: **Originally Listed At $350** Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 11th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of eleven beads comprised of either near-opaque, pale-green glass or opaque

0069: Sterling Silver Necklace w/ Viking Glass BeadsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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17th C. Dutch Map of the Kingdom of Aragon in N. Spain: **Originally Listed At $400** Juan Bautista Labanna (also Labana; Portuguese, 1555-1624, "Arragonia Regnum", copperplate engraving with original hand coloring, ca. 1645 CE. Publisher: Joan Blaue of

0070: 17th C. Dutch Map of the Kingdom of Aragon in N. SpainEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Anatolian / Cycladic Bronze Violin Idol Pendant: **Originally Listed At $700** Ancient Near East, Anatolian / Cycladic, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A fine example of a Cycladic bronze idol in a form known as "violin" for obvious

0071: Rare Anatolian / Cycladic Bronze Violin Idol PendantEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Lot of 4 Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablets: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamian ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. Four pottery cuneiform tablets - known as "biscuits" - all translated. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest

0072: Lot of 4 Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform TabletsEst. $2,000-$3,500

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Sumerian Faience, Shell, & Glass Bead Necklace: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely necklace composed of 6 chalky white shell fragments, a central conical faience pendant, and dozens of

0073: Sumerian Faience, Shell, & Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Anatolian Bronze Anthropomorphic Idol: **Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A quixotic cast-bronze idol of an abstract anthropomorphic form with a slender, bar-shaped body, a pair of arms

0074: Anatolian Bronze Anthropomorphic IdolEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Ancient Sumerian Terracotta Plaque w/ Astarte: **Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely upper half of a press-molded clay plaque displaying a standing relief figure, probably representing Astarte

0075: Ancient Sumerian Terracotta Plaque w/ AstarteEst. $800-$1,200

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