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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront farmhouse known as "The Homestead," which was built in 1735. An aristocratic family hailing from Holland, the Van Wycks played a prominent role in American history. Several members of the Van Wyck family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and held important political offices.

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Rare Egyptian Polychrome Alabastron - Nicely Decorated: Egyptian, New Kingdom, ca. 1500 BCE. A lovely hand-built polychrome alabastron, so-named because most ancient vessels that assumed this form were carved from alabaster. The pottery vessel presents a

0001: Rare Egyptian Polychrome Alabastron - Nicely DecoratedEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Painted Wood / Gesso Mummy Mask: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden mummy mask depicting the slender face covered with painted layers of gesso. The mask is perhaps for a woman

0002: Egyptian Painted Wood / Gesso Mummy MaskEst. $800-$1,200

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Glazed Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful mold-formed ushabti, shaped from faience and covered in a pale turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands with fused

0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Glazed Faience UshabtiEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Egyptian Faience Cat w/ Kittens - ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A charming, very pale blue-green faience pendant of a mother cat, sitting in an elegant and serene pose, and six kittens sitting neatly around

0004: Rare Egyptian Faience Cat w/ Kittens - ex-Sotheby'sEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Lot of 3 Egyptian Bronze Sarcophagi w/ Lizards & Snake: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine set of three votive bronze sarcophagi, of rectangular forms with flat bases, sides, and top face, each adorned with an

0004A: Lot of 3 Egyptian Bronze Sarcophagi w/ Lizards & SnakeEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Fine Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster Jarlet: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful jarlet of a petite form, hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster with bands of vibrant yellow coursing throughout

0004B: Fine Egyptian Late Dynastic Banded Alabaster JarletEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Beaded Necklace w/ Five Strands: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful necklace strung with dozens of tubular and seed-form faience beads in hues of cream, cornflower blue, coffee-brown, and sage-green. The

0005: Egyptian Faience Beaded Necklace w/ Five StrandsEst. $450-$650

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Egyptian Late Period Alabaster Alabastron: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous example of an alabastron, hand-carved from banded alabaster, with colors ranging from a creamy beige to a buttery

0006: Egyptian Late Period Alabaster AlabastronEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Egyptian New Kingdom Pottery Relief Panel w/ Cartouche: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1554 to 1070 BCE. A mold-formed pottery relief panel of a rectangular form with raised edges. The interior decoration shows an illegible

0007: Egyptian New Kingdom Pottery Relief Panel w/ CartoucheEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1070 BCE. A beautiful, hand-carved limestone ushabti displaying a myriad of fine details. The figure stands in

0007A: Rare Egyptian Polychrome Limestone UshabtiEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Egyptian Bronze Ring w/ Stone Scaraboid: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A bronze wire ring bent into a circular form with tapering terminals. Thin bronze wire wraps around each terminal and through

0008: Egyptian Bronze Ring w/ Stone ScaraboidEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Lovely Egyptian Faience Amulet of Horus: Ancient 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

0009: Lovely Egyptian Faience Amulet of HorusEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A fine mold-formed faience ushabti covered in brilliant cornflower-blue glaze and decorated with applied black

0010: Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience UshabtiEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Broad Collar, ex Bonhams: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful gessoed cartonnage broad collar of a semicircular form with a small neck groove and a singular tab along the upper rim. Nine

0011: Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Broad Collar, ex BonhamsEst. $550-$800

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Fine Egyptian Gesso / Wood Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautifully-preserved mask carved from cedar and displaying thick traces of chalky-white gesso. The peaceful countenance presents with

0012: Fine Egyptian Gesso / Wood Sarcophagus MaskEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Fine Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely mold-formed ushabti shaped from white faience which was at one time covered in glaze of blue and green hues. The figure

0013: Fine Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience UshabtiEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar w/ Lug Handles: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine vessel carved from pale-yellow alabaster with faint beige-hued veining throughout. The piriform body is supported atop a

0014: Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar w/ Lug HandlesEst. $1,250-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron w/ Cartouche: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A well preserved alabastron, meticulously hand-carved from banded alabaster in a classic drop form with twin lug handles

0014A: Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron w/ CartoucheEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Hellenistic Egyptian / Alexandrian Pottery Female Head: Egypt, Hellenistic / Alexandrian, ca. 2nd century BCE. A fine terracotta head of a female, likely Aphrodite as she was a very popular goddess of the time in this region. She presents a lovely

0015: Hellenistic Egyptian / Alexandrian Pottery Female HeadEst. $600-$900

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. A cast bronze figure of Harpocrates (Harpokrates), one of the gods of the Triad of Alexandria, popular during the Ptolemaic and

0016: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of HarpocratesEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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Large Section of Egyptian Ptolemaic Mummy Cloth: Egyptian, Ptolemaic, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. One sizeable piece of woven mummy wrapping with almond brown striated motifs - still flexible and soft - attesting to the longevity assured by Egyptian burial

0017: Large Section of Egyptian Ptolemaic Mummy ClothEst. $450-$650

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Egyptian Graeco-Roman Mosaic Glass Inlays - Pornoboskos: Egypt, Graeco-Roman period, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. An intricate pair of mosaic glass inlays, each cut in succession from the same cane, depicting a mask of a satyr known as

0017A: Egyptian Graeco-Roman Mosaic Glass Inlays - PornoboskosEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Huge Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel Fragment: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A beautiful and sizable textile fragment comprised of tightly-woven cotton fibers in warm hues of burgundy and marigold. The interior register

0018: Huge Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel FragmentEst. $600-$900

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Lot of 3 Egyptian Coptic Textile Sections: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A fine trio of Coptic (Christian Egyptian) textile fragments composed of tightly-woven natural cotton fibers in warm beige, brilliant plum, cocoa

0019: Lot of 3 Egyptian Coptic Textile SectionsEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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