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Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of 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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Published Roman / Byzantine Bronze Recumbent Goat: Late Roman / early Byzantine period, ca. late 3rd to 5th century CE. A fabulous hollow-cast bronze figurine depicting a recumbent goat with a bulbous body, four tucked legs, a petite upraised tail,

0025B: Published Roman / Byzantine Bronze Recumbent GoatEst. $7,000-$10,000

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Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ X-Ray: Northwestern Greece, ca. late 6th to 5th centuries BCE. A war helmet made of hammered bronze sheet, with a rectilinear opening for the face, long, pointed cheek pieces, and twin parallel ridges on

0025C: Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ X-RayEst. $25,000-$35,000

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Rare Greek Hellenistic Bronze Coiffure: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A large and impressive fragment of a mold-formed head depicting the back of the neck and most of the hair. The hair is unkempt yet attractive

0025D: Rare Greek Hellenistic Bronze CoiffureEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Griffin Head: Ancient Greece, late Archaic to early Classical period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A striking cast-bronze griffin head with an openwork mouth meant to clutch a thick bronze ring in its beak which

0025E: Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Griffin HeadEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Greek Attic Red-Figure Lekythos - Female Entertainer TL: Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A very fine Attic lekythos painted via the red-figure technique with a figural scene depicting a male and a female figure, the

0026: Greek Attic Red-Figure Lekythos - Female Entertainer TLEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Canosan Terracotta Eros & Psyche Arm in Arm: Magna Graecia, Canosan, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. Standing arm in arm and striding forward, a lovely molded terracotta statue of the romantic lovers Eros (Roman Cupid) and Psyche - the winged Eros

0026A: Canosan Terracotta Eros & Psyche Arm in ArmEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Amazing Hellenistic Gold & Garnet Earrings - 9.4 g: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, Greco-Sarmation or Greco-Scythian, ca. 1st century BCE. A brilliant pair of gold earrings (comprised of 85% gold or equivalent to 20K+) presenting a stunning design - the

0026B: Amazing Hellenistic Gold & Garnet Earrings - 9.4 gEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed

Published Greek Hellenistic Pottery Roundels TL'd (pr): Greece, late Hellenistic period, ca. 1st century BCE. A fabulous ensemble of two circular roundels, each presenting with a raised rim and pale-orange slip. The roundels boast projecting relief busts

0026C: Published Greek Hellenistic Pottery Roundels TL'd (pr)Est. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Greek Attic Red-Figure Lekythos Demeter Chariot - TL: Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 470 to 460 BCE. A very special red-figured lekythos depicting a female goddess, most likely Demeter, dressed in flowing draperies and a headdress, holding a spear,

0027: Greek Attic Red-Figure Lekythos Demeter Chariot - TLEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Campanian Bell Krater, AV Grp Painter, ex-Royal Athena: Magna Graecia, Campanian, Capua, by a painter of Trendall's AV Group, either the Libation Painter or the Astarita Painter, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A wonderful red-figure bell krater - a vessel used for

0027A: Campanian Bell Krater, AV Grp Painter, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Marble Muse - Beautiful: Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An exceptional, finely carved marble Muse standing in contrapposto with her left knee slightly bent, as her weight shifts to her right leg, and draped

0027B: Greek Hellenistic Marble Muse - BeautifulEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Huge Classical Faliscan Skyphos, Lady of Fashion & Dove: Classical World, Italy, Faliscan, ca. late 4th century BCE. A very large - perhaps the largest we have seen in quite some time - and very fine red-figure skyphos with added/fugitive white and yellow

0027C: Huge Classical Faliscan Skyphos, Lady of Fashion & DoveEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Greek Attica Athena & Owl Tetradrachm - 17.04 g: Greece, Attica, Athens, ca. 440 to 404 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: owl standing to right, olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square.

0027D: Greek Attica Athena & Owl Tetradrachm - 17.04 gEst. $3,500-$4,000Lot Passed

Tall Cypriot Limestone Figure - Standing Male Youth: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A hand-carved limestone male youth, standing with elongated arms at his sides recalling Greek kouroi, carefully delineated fingers, and the left

0028: Tall Cypriot Limestone Figure - Standing Male YouthEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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Greek Cypriot Bronze Bull Skull Applique: Mediterranean Greek world, Cyprus, Classical Period, ca. 5th century CE. An incredibly rare cast bronze applique in the form of a bull skull, its forehead and antlers wrapped with a floral garland.

0028A: Greek Cypriot Bronze Bull Skull AppliqueEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Rare Cypriot Ring Askos w/ Ram - TL Tested: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Bronze to Early Iron Age, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1175 BCE. Full of personality, a Cypriot wheel made white painted ringed askos depicting a ram. The vessel sits

0028B: Rare Cypriot Ring Askos w/ Ram - TL TestedEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Greek Silver Repousse Phiale w/ Omphalos - 197.7 g: Greece, Classical to early Hellenistic periods, ca. 5th to 2nd century BCE. A beautifully proportioned 98% silver basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a hollow,

0029: Greek Silver Repousse Phiale w/ Omphalos - 197.7 gEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Greek Attic Black-Figure Olpe, ex-Sotheby PB w/ TL: Greece, Athens, subject matter similar to the Group of Vatican G. 50, ca. 525 to 475 BCE. A spectacular pottery pitcher decorated in Black-figure depicting a Dionysian theme with a draped Dionysos

0029A: Greek Attic Black-Figure Olpe, ex-Sotheby PB w/ TLEst. $4,000-$5,000

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Greek Attic Red-Figure Pelike - Washing Painter: Greece, Attic, attributed to the Washing Painter, ca. 480 to 460 BCE. An attractive pelike of a classic form with a characteristically sagging belly, finely painted by the Washing painter in the

0029B: Greek Attic Red-Figure Pelike - Washing PainterEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Apulian Guttus w/ Lion Head & Swans, ex-Christie's: Greek colonies, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. A gorgeously preserved, brilliantly painted guttus, featuring a fierce spout in the form of a lion head, a perfectly-formed, delicate loop handle,

0030: Apulian Guttus w/ Lion Head & Swans, ex-Christie'sEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater - Pisticci Painter: Magna Graecia, Lucanian, probably Pisticci Painter, ca. 430 to 410 BCE. A lovely red-figure pinkware pottery bell krater depicting a nude athlete on horseback carrying a baton with a flowing ribbon

0030A: Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater - Pisticci PainterEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Published Hellenistic Greek Gold Ring w/ Hoplite - 8 g: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 400 BCE. An early Hellenistic Greek gold disc-style ring, comprised of 98% gold (equivalent to 23K+), the circular table carved with a rare depiction of an armed

0030B: Published Hellenistic Greek Gold Ring w/ Hoplite - 8 gEst. $14,000-$18,000

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Important Greek Bronze Situla w/ Stunning Patina: Ancient Greece, early Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. An exquisite cast-bronze situla (Latin for bucket or pail) of a sizable form with a tapering body, an overhanging rim, and a

0030C: Important Greek Bronze Situla w/ Stunning PatinaEst. $25,000-$35,000Lot Passed

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Greek Macedonian Gilt Silver Bowl - 226 g: Ancient Greece, Macedonian, second half of 5th century BCE. A breathtaking and quite hefty gilt silver bowl comprised of a very pure silver (95% silver) with gilding on the beautiful floral pattern

0030D: Greek Macedonian Gilt Silver Bowl - 226 gEst. $8,000-$12,000

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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. 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. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 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. 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