Ancient / Ethnographic - Holiday Edition

Egyptian Wood / Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Head Panel

Matched Pair of Greek Apulian Black Glazed Prochoi

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Ancient / Ethnographic - Holiday Edition

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? Ancient & Ethnographic Art of course! Our special Holiday auction features 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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Roman Glass Bowl w/ Basket Weave Pattern: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. Wow! This vessel is quite a gem - created via a complicated process involving gradually blowing the glass into a mold and then repositioning it to

0039: Roman Glass Bowl w/ Basket Weave PatternEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Roman Sidonian Molded Glass Bottle - Aubergine: Roman Empire, Sidonian, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A miniature and very fine mold-blown glass vessel of deep purple hues, presenting an attractive form comprised of an ovoid body, a tubular neck

0040: Roman Sidonian Molded Glass Bottle - AubergineEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Patera Handle w/ Ram Head: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine, hollow cast bronze patera handle terminating in the head of a ram. The handle is fluted, resembling a horizontal column, and the ram

0041: Roman Bronze Patera Handle w/ Ram HeadEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman Spatha, Bone Handle & Bronze Eagle Pommel w/ XRF: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A fabulous example of a forged-steel spatha, a sword type typically used by Roman infantrymen for wide slashes and lengthy thrusts that outmatched

0042: Roman Spatha, Bone Handle & Bronze Eagle Pommel w/ XRFEst. $5,500-$7,500Lot Passed

Gorgeous Roman Glass Stemmed Goblet: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A beautiful drinking cup of a simple yet elegant form, free-blown from semi-translucent glass of a pale green hue. The vessel presents with an

0042A: Gorgeous Roman Glass Stemmed GobletEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Vessel - Gorgeous Aubergine: Roman, Late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A lovely free-blown glass vessel of particularly striking aubergine hues, the form comprised of an apple-shaped body on a dimpled base with a

0042B: Roman Glass Vessel - Gorgeous AubergineEst. $600-$800

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Roman Bronze Situla: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A hammered-bronze situla with a flared base. The bell-shaped body has a smooth walls, a deep interior cavity, a corseted neck with slightly flared,

0043: Roman Bronze SitulaEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp on Bronze Tripod Stand: Late Roman/early Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A cast bronze lamp attached to a cast bronze tripod stand by a tall pointed projection that fits neatly into a socket on the base of the

0043A: Roman Bronze Oil Lamp on Bronze Tripod StandEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Etruscan / Early Roman Bronze Iron Helmet Ear Flap: Classical World, Etruscan to early Roman, ca. late 4th century BCE to 1st century CE. A lovely example of a cast-bronze ear flap of a wide form with a protruding frontal point, a curved periphery

0044: Etruscan / Early Roman Bronze Iron Helmet Ear FlapEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Etruscan Bronze Handle w/ Female Sphinxes, Silver Inlay: Classical World, Etruria, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. Expertly cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a fascinating bronze handle depicting a pair of sirens, each with the head of a woman,

0045: Etruscan Bronze Handle w/ Female Sphinxes, Silver InlayEst. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Hallstatt Bronze Situla w/ Beautiful Decorative Reliefs: Central Europe, Hallstatt I, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1100 to 900 BCE. Impressive for its size, classic form, finely executed technique, and beautiful decorative reliefs - a Hallstatt bronze situla

0046: Hallstatt Bronze Situla w/ Beautiful Decorative ReliefsEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

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Exhibited Etruscan Bucchero Kyathos w/ Gorgon Maskette: Classical World, Italy, Etruria, ca. late 7th to 6th century BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown blackware pottery kyathos with a squat foot, a hemispherical lower body surmounted by a tall, flared rim, and a

0047: Exhibited Etruscan Bucchero Kyathos w/ Gorgon MasketteEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Tall Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Wine Pitcher (Olpe): Classical World, Etruria (Northern Italy), Vulci, Etrusco Corinthian, ca. 625 to 575 BCE. An elegant as well as sizeable wine pitcher (olpe) of a classic form with a pear-shaped body sitting upon a

0047A: Tall Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Wine Pitcher (Olpe)Est. $1,800-$2,500

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Etruscan Bronze Kouros / Nude Male Youth: Classical World, Etruscan, ca. 6th century BCE. Finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique, an Etruscan nude youth with characteristically broad shoulders, standing on an integral square

0047B: Etruscan Bronze Kouros / Nude Male YouthEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Published / Exhibited Hallstatt 20K+ Gold Bracelet: Central Europe, Germany and Austria, Danube River Basin, Eastern Hallstatt culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning, and I mean STUNNING gold bracelet - comprised of 84% gold, equivalent to 20K+ and

0047C: Published / Exhibited Hallstatt 20K+ Gold BraceletEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Rare Iberian Stone Male Figurative Effigy: Western Europe, Spain, Iberian Peninsula, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. An intriguing figurative effigy of a rare form depicting a male standing atop fused legs with a vertical delineation cleft. The

0048: Rare Iberian Stone Male Figurative EffigyEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

5th C. Celtic La Tene Forged Iron Sword: Ancient Central / Northern Europe, Celtic Iron Age, La Tene culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A stunning forged-iron sword with an elongated blade bearing sharpened edges, a pair of parallel

0048A: 5th C. Celtic La Tene Forged Iron SwordEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Celtic Britain Queen Boudicca Silver Unit Coin: Celtic Britain, Queen Boudicca, ca. 65 to 61 BCE. AR Unit. Obverse: Stylized head right, a trefoil ornament in front. Reverse: A horse leaping right, a wheel-like symbol above. S. 434. VA 790-794.

0049: Celtic Britain Queen Boudicca Silver Unit CoinEst. $300-$600

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7th C. Anglo-Saxon Iron Andirons w/ Ram Heads (pr): Northern Europe, Anglo-Saxon or possibly other Germanic culture, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A fine pair of cast-iron andirons used to support large logs within a grand hearth. Each andiron boasts a

0049A: 7th C. Anglo-Saxon Iron Andirons w/ Ram Heads (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Medieval European Bronze Bracteate - St. George: Northern Europe, later Medieval period, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. A beautifully preserved cast bronze bracteate, probably a pilgrim's badge, depicting St. George atop his horse, slaying a

0050: Medieval European Bronze Bracteate - St. GeorgeEst. $800-$1,200

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Superb Viking Silver & Rock Crystal Necklace, 214.3 g: Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, early Christian period, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A magnificent necklace of a lengthy form comprised of a meticulously braided silver chain (93%) that

0050A: Superb Viking Silver & Rock Crystal Necklace, 214.3 gEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Viking Silver Bracelet w/ Thor's Hammer Charms - 44 g: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse people, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. A delicate 96% silver bangle with nine hammered flat Thor's hammers strung around it via twisted silver wire. The surface of the

0050B: Viking Silver Bracelet w/ Thor's Hammer Charms - 44 gEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Viking Iron Hoard - Bit, Spear, Axe, & Chisel: Northern Europe, Viking culture, ca. early 10th century CE. A fascinating hoard of four iron artifacts: a horse bit, an axe, a chisel, and a socketed spearhead. The horse bit is composed of two thick

0050C: Viking Iron Hoard - Bit, Spear, Axe, & ChiselEst. $1,600-$2,000Lot Passed

Lot of 4 British Iron / Bronze Axes + Bracelet: Northern Europe, British Iron Age, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A group of three axe heads, one bronze and two iron, as well as a twisted bronze wire bracelet. All of these items are small, with the axe

0050D: Lot of 4 British Iron / Bronze Axes + BraceletEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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