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Large Greek Faliscan Skyphos Lady of Fashion, TL Tested

South Arabian Yemen Alabaster Bull Relief

Maya Polychrome Jar w/ Seated Dignitaries, ex-Harmer

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Stone Sarcophagus w/ Osiris: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved stone sarcophagus of a petite form with a tapered top portion representative of an obelisk with a flat base, tall sides, and a hollow verso

0007: Egyptian Ptolemaic Stone Sarcophagus w/ OsirisEst. $900-$1,400

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Egyptian Alabaster Firestarter Fragment: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely fragment of a firestarter or a cylindrical vessel, hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster with natural banding in

0007A: Egyptian Alabaster Firestarter FragmentEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Egyptian Ptolemaic Gesso'd Cedar Mummy Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved cedar mummy mask with an acorn-shaped face topped with a broad headdress. The delicate visage is defined by almond-shaped eyes outlined in

0007B: Egyptian Ptolemaic Gesso'd Cedar Mummy MaskEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Linens (for Embalming), ex-Sotheby's: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A fine set of two rare linen panels of sizable rectangular forms that are woven from coarse flax fibers and used during the linen-wrapping phase of the

0007C: Egyptian Ptolemaic Linens (for Embalming), ex-Sotheby'sEst. $5,500-$8,250

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Egyptian Bronze Votive Shrew (for Sarcophagus Lid): Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A charming cast-bronze figurine of a shrew atop an integral lid meant for a votive sarcophagus. The petite mammal stands atop four attenuated legs and has

0007D: Egyptian Bronze Votive Shrew (for Sarcophagus Lid)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Coptic Wooden Combs - Group of 3: Ancient Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A trio of finely preserved wooden combs, two with curved ends, the third with a more elaborate decorative program at its center

0008: Egyptian Coptic Wooden Combs - Group of 3Est. $700-$900

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Greek Egypt Ptolemy II Silver Tetradrachm - 13.9 g: Greek Egypt, Ptolemy II, 283 to 246 BCE, Alexandria mint, year 20 - 266 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, within dotted border. Reverse:

0009: Greek Egypt Ptolemy II Silver Tetradrachm - 13.9 gEst. $600-$900

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Romano-Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A finely preserved figure of Harpocrates (literally "Horus the child") seated nude atop an integral rectangular plinth. Harpocrates sits

0009A: Romano-Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic HarpocratesEst. $2,250-$3,500

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Romano-Egyptian 20K+ Gold Necklace w/ Lotus Flowers: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful gold necklace comprised of six 91% gold (equivalent to 20K+) beads shaped like lotus or perhaps papyrus blossoms, fourteen 99%

0009B: Romano-Egyptian 20K+ Gold Necklace w/ Lotus FlowersEst. $3,000-$5,400

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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment w/ Leaf: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A fine textile fragment composed of tightly woven natural cotton fibers and dyed in a hue of beige. Within the body is a crimson-hued leaf bearing

0010: Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment w/ LeafEst. $200-$300

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19th C. Italian Lithographs Classical Friezes Set of 3: European, Italy, 19th century CE. Three framed antique lithographs after classical friezes - all nicely framed and make for a beautiful ensemble! One depicts Theseus slaying a Centaur. Another

0010A: 19th C. Italian Lithographs Classical Friezes Set of 3Est. $600-$900

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Miniature Greek Mycenaean Terracotta Amphora: Greek, Sub-Mycenaean, Iron Age I and II, ca. 1100 to 700 BCE. A miniature redware amphora with nice calcite deposits. It was made to be used domestically and its form follows that of earlier Minoan

0011: Miniature Greek Mycenaean Terracotta AmphoraEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed

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Greek Terracotta Standing Sphinx Figure, ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Greece, Classical period, ca. 6th to early 5th century BCE. A wondrous example of a hand-built terracotta sphinx standing atop a quartet of slender legs. The tubular body features a conical

0011A: Greek Terracotta Standing Sphinx Figure, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $800-$1,200

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Gorgeous Greek Attic Blackware Trefoil Oinochoe: Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 5th to early 4th century BCE. An elegant Attic blackware oinochoe (pouring vessel) with a bulbous body, a short cylindrical neck that dramatically flares to a

0011B: Gorgeous Greek Attic Blackware Trefoil OinochoeEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Greek Cypriot III Pottery Amphora Target Symbols: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1050 BCE. A gorgeously preserved, wheel-thrown terracotta amphora with a protruding ring foot, a globular body with a gently rounded shoulder, a

0011C: Greek Cypriot III Pottery Amphora Target SymbolsEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

Greek Cycladic Marble Idol Torso - Spedos Variety: Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Spedos, ca. 2600 to 2400 BCE. A finely-carved marble torso from a Spedos-type idol. The torso presents with broad shoulders, petite breasts above slender folded arms, a

0011D: Greek Cycladic Marble Idol Torso - Spedos VarietyEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

Greek Mycenaean Incised Silver Arm Cuff: Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Bronze Age II, ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE. Wow! An elegant arm cuff made from 98% silver sheet with a series of raised repousse bands around its body and flaring terminals.

0011E: Greek Mycenaean Incised Silver Arm CuffEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot Passed

Stunning Greek Campanian Blackware Mug: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown ceramic cup defined by a planar base with a flared foot, a cylindrical body, a thin flared rim, and an applied

0012: Stunning Greek Campanian Blackware MugEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

0012A: Fine Greek Apulian Pottery Patera w/ Lady of FashionEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Greek Thracian Silver Spectacle Fibula - 39.3 g: Northern Greece, Thrace, Late Bronze Age, ca. 700 BCE. A wonderful high-grade silver spectacle (97.5% silver), or double spiral, fibula (brooch) created from a single length of gold wire, which has

0012B: Greek Thracian Silver Spectacle Fibula - 39.3 gEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed

Greek Corinthian Squat Trefoil Oinochoe: Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. second half of the 6th century BCE. A lovely example of a wheel-thrown oinochoe of a characteristically squat form with a planar base, a bell-shaped body with a gently

0012C: Greek Corinthian Squat Trefoil OinochoeEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Tall Archaic Greek Alabaster Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A finely carved alabastron with a bulging base, a thick cylindrical body with a tapered neck, and a discoid rim surrounding a drilled-out interior

0012D: Tall Archaic Greek Alabaster AlabastronEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

18K Gold Pin w/ Greek Carnelian Scarab, ex- Christie's: Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE (scarab); Western Europe, France, dated June 12, 1879 (gold setting). An exquisite beetle-form scarab of a

0012E: 18K Gold Pin w/ Greek Carnelian Scarab, ex- Christie'sEst. $2,800-$3,500Lot Passed

Rare / Tall Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A striking core-formed glass alabastron, so named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The

0012F: Rare / Tall Greek Core Formed Glass AlabastronEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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