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Egyptian Ptolemaic Painted Gesso / Wood Mummy Mask

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Roman Bronze Attachment w/ Bacchus, ex-Bonhams: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd century CE. A fascinating bronze foot attachment from a magnificent piece of Roman furniture. The foot is composed of a protome bust of Bacchus (Dionysus) wearing an

0075: Roman Bronze Attachment w/ Bacchus, ex-BonhamsEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Roman Silver Repousse Panel - Goddess w/ Mural Crown: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A nearly pure silver (99% silver) repousse panel depicting a bust of a tutelary goddess - most likely Cybele the mother goddess of Rome - wearing a

0076: Roman Silver Repousse Panel - Goddess w/ Mural CrownEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Roman Bronze Chariot Embellishment - Antinous: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A striking bronze chariot ornament, finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique to depict a figural bust of a male - perhaps Antinous, the

0077: Roman Bronze Chariot Embellishment - AntinousEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Roman Bronze Chariot Rein Guide w/ Swans: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A large cast-bronze chariot rein guide with decorative swan heads and necks forming its arms around a wide, tapering column capped by a

0078: Roman Bronze Chariot Rein Guide w/ SwansEst. $2,000-$3,500Lot Passed

Beautiful Roman Globular Glass Jar w/ Handles: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and sizable free-blown jar made from near-opaque, pale turquoise-hued glass with a concave base and rough pontil scar, a globular body

0079: Beautiful Roman Globular Glass Jar w/ HandlesEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Romano-British Enameled Bronze Fibula: Roman, Britain, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze fibula with a square body and four circular projections. A recessed cavity within the main body is set with eight

0080: Rare Romano-British Enameled Bronze FibulaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Roman Glass Cup - Incised Wheel Marks: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely free-blown glass cup adorned by elegant wheel marks around the exterior walls. The glass is almost colorless, with wonderful translucency

0081: Roman Glass Cup - Incised Wheel MarksEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman 20K+ Gold Ring w/ Sardonyx Cameo: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A lovely gold ring comprised of 85% gold (equivalent to 20K+) featuring a large oval sardonyx cameo depicting a sophisticated empress, the regal

0082: Roman 20K+ Gold Ring w/ Sardonyx CameoEst. $900-$1,500

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20K+ Gold Ring w/ Roman Chalcedony Intaglio: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful signet ring comprised of an ancient Roman oval chalcedony intaglio of pale lavendar hues depicting a seated god - perhaps Jupiter (Greek

0083: 20K+ Gold Ring w/ Roman Chalcedony IntaglioEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Glass Double Unguentarium w/ Handle: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. late 3rd to early 5th century CE. A beautiful double unguentarium (makeup-holding vessel) formed from semi-translucent, pale-green glass. The vessel is defined by a

0084: Roman Glass Double Unguentarium w/ HandleEst. $800-$1,200

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Pretty Roman Glass Footed Bowl: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A sizable bowl formed from translucent, pale-green glass with a footed base and smooth pontil scar, gradually-expanding walls, a flared rim with a

0085: Pretty Roman Glass Footed BowlEst. $900-$1,400

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Roman Stone Mosaic of Ivy Vine - Heart-Shaped Leaves: Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. An elegant mosaic presenting a meandering tendril of heart-shaped ivy leaves. The design is comprised of square and triangular

0086: Roman Stone Mosaic of Ivy Vine - Heart-Shaped LeavesEst. $18,000-$30,000Lot Passed

Roman North African Redware Lagynos / Flagon: Roman, North Africa, Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A large wheel-thrown redware pottery lagynos (which translates to "flagon") with a circular base, a wide lower body with a prominent,

0087: Roman North African Redware Lagynos / FlagonEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Stunning Roman / Byzantine Glass Jar: Late Roman to early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A fabulous jar composed of translucent, amber-hued glass with a round but stable base and smooth pontil scar, a globular body with a

0088: Stunning Roman / Byzantine Glass JarEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Superb Roman / Byzantine Glass Bead Necklace: Roman Imperial to Middle Byzantine Period, ca. 300 to 1200 CE. A beautiful collection of fifty-eight ancient Roman and Byzantine beads, made from glass and stone, strung on a modern necklace strand

0089: Superb Roman / Byzantine Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $2,800-$4,200

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Late Roman / Byzantine Bronze Lamp Stand: Late Roman or early Byzantine Empire, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A cast bronze decorative tripod stand for an oil lamp. The feet are rounded, abstract forms that suggest the paws of an animal; a heavy,

0089A: Late Roman / Byzantine Bronze Lamp StandEst. $1,250-$1,800

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Miniature Etruscan Bucchero Pottery Amphora w/ Handles: Classical World, Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A wheel-thrown ceramic amphora of a miniature size with a discoid base, an apple-shaped body with a rounded shoulder, a tapering

0090: Miniature Etruscan Bucchero Pottery Amphora w/ HandlesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Etruscan Bucchero Pottery Kantharos: Classical World, Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A ceramic kantharos, a deep vessel with distinctive high handles, meant for consuming wine. This example has a flanged border between the

0090A: Etruscan Bucchero Pottery KantharosEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Double Duck Head Terminals: Europe, Italy, Etruria, ca. 6th century CE. A cast bronze ceremonial ladle with a round bowl and a long handle that curves downward near its end and diverges into two terminals in the form of duck or

0091: Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Double Duck Head TerminalsEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Etruscan Bucchero Oinochoe w/ Trefoil Spout: Classical World, Etruria (Italy), ca. 6th century BCE. A beautifully-formed oinochoe, or pouring vessel, with a thick strap handle that flows from the thin rim to the rounded shoulder. The neck is

0092: Etruscan Bucchero Oinochoe w/ Trefoil SpoutEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Miniature Etruscan Bronze Standing Kouros Figure: Classical World, Etruria, ca. 6th to 4th century CE. A cast-bronze example of a kouros, a form that originated in Archaic Greece. The figure depicts a young man with his right arm extended and left

0093: Miniature Etruscan Bronze Standing Kouros FigureEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

Lot of 4 Danish Neolithic Stone Tools: 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 citrine hues. One tool has

0094: Lot of 4 Danish Neolithic Stone ToolsEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

European Neolithic Pottery Vase w/ Linear Motifs: Eastern Europe, Neolithic Period, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A hand-built ceramic vase with a petite circular base and a wide midsection tapering to a cylindrical neck with an uneven

0094A: European Neolithic Pottery Vase w/ Linear MotifsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Hallstatt Bronze Twisted Torc Necklace, ex Bonhams: Ancient Central Europe, Germany and Austria, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, ca. 8th to 6th century BCE. A gorgeous bronze spiral torc (torq, torque) necklace of a tight spiral design curved

0095: Hallstatt Bronze Twisted Torc Necklace, ex BonhamsEst. $700-$1,200Lot 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. 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. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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