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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Roman Bone Pyxis & Lid w/ Bronze Applicator: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fine cylindrical container with a flared base and a narrow shoulder that supports a rounded, circular lid, both hand-carved from fragments of

0192: Roman Bone Pyxis & Lid w/ Bronze ApplicatorEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman North African Redware Oil Lamp w/ Chi Rho: Roman, North Africa, Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A mold-formed redware pottery oil lamp of a substantial size with a circular foot, gradually expanding walls, a pair of fill holes

0192A: Roman North African Redware Oil Lamp w/ Chi RhoEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Fine Anatolian / Yortan Blackware Pitcher: Asia Minor, Yortan Culture or related in Western Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. Made of black grey clay and fired to a glossy finish, this is a wonderfully spherical jar with

0192B: Fine Anatolian / Yortan Blackware PitcherEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Roman Bone Dice Cup with 4 Roman Bone Dice: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A rare gaming ensemble from ancient Rome, including a finely carved bovine bone lidded dice cup - the container of an overall cylindrical

0193: Roman Bone Dice Cup with 4 Roman Bone DiceEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Late 17th C. Persian Bronze Temple Bell: Ancient Near East, Persian Empire, ca. late 17th to 18th century CE. A cast-bronze bell of an open, hemispherical form with a thick body that has a central perforation meant to hold a hammer or means

0194: Late 17th C. Persian Bronze Temple BellEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Late Roman / Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp w/ Leaf Handle: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, late Roman Imperial period to early Byzantine Empire, ca. late 4th to 7th century CE. A beautiful cast-bronze oil lamp with a protruding ring base, a circular body with

0195: Late Roman / Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp w/ Leaf HandleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Handle Silver Inlay w/ Female Sphinxes: 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,

0196: Etruscan Bronze Handle Silver Inlay w/ Female SphinxesEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

Viking Silver Pendant - Thor's Hammer Skoll & Hati 16 g: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 9th to 12th century CE, probably later in the period. A remarkable 97% silver pendant with a round loop for suspension and a flat shank with a cast motif.

0197: Viking Silver Pendant - Thor's Hammer Skoll & Hati 16 gEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Viking Silver Ring w/ Intertwined Details, 11.8 g: Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A fine Viking ring formed from 88% silver with a spiraling shank and a bulbous body. The top of the body is wrapped with a thick

0197A: Viking Silver Ring w/ Intertwined Details, 11.8 gEst. $900-$1,400

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Viking Silver Chain Necklace w/ Thor's Hammer: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. A lovely 94% silver Thor's Hammer, a pendant hammered into the form of a simple hammer with a gently pointed, D-shaped head. The head has

0197B: Viking Silver Chain Necklace w/ Thor's HammerEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Viking Iron Axe Head: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A heavy, socketed iron battle axe that is almost certainly made of bog iron, iron that forms naturally in bogs after being washed by streams from

0197C: Viking Iron Axe HeadEst. $800-$1,200

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Pre / Early Viking Silver Bracteate Pendant - 5.7 g: Northern Europe, Scandinavia, pre-Viking or early Viking period (often called Migration period or Germanic Iron Age), ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A gorgeous and rare bracteate pendant, made from 97%

0197D: Pre / Early Viking Silver Bracteate Pendant - 5.7 gEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed

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Viking Silver Pendant of Skoll and Hati - 12.8 g: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 9th to 12th century CE, probably later in the period. A rare find, a 97% silver pendant with a round loop for suspension and a flat shank with a cast and

0198: Viking Silver Pendant of Skoll and Hati - 12.8 gEst. $1,400-$2,000

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Rare Iberian Bronze Standing Figure: Ancient Europe, Spain, Iberian Peninsula, ca. 6th to 3rd century BCE. A petite cast-bronze figure standing with spread legs atop broad, flat feet. The figure appears nude, with what may be

0198A: Rare Iberian Bronze Standing FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Tall Celtic Iron Spear Tip: Ancient Central / Northern Europe, Celtic Iron Age, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lengthy forged-iron spear tip with an octagonal socketing shaft that still retains a portion of its original iron

0198B: Tall Celtic Iron Spear TipEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Iberian Bronze Standing Male Figure w/ Nice Patina: Ancient Western Europe, Spain, Iberian Peninsula, Iberian culture, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A fine example of a forged-bronze male figure standing nude atop delineated legs. The sinuous arms

0198C: Iberian Bronze Standing Male Figure w/ Nice PatinaEst. $1,500-$2,000

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19th C. Greek / Russian Icon Virgin Child Silver Oklad: Eastern Europe, Greece or Russia, ca. late 19th century CE. Beautifully painted in egg tempera and gesso on wood and fitted with a stunning silvered copper oklad, this icon presents the Virgin

0198D: 19th C. Greek / Russian Icon Virgin Child Silver OkladEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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19th C. Russian Icon, St. Nicholas w/ Gilt Brass Oklad: Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely delineated in egg tempera and gesso on wood, an icon depicting the miracle-working St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the most widely revered saint in

0199: 19th C. Russian Icon, St. Nicholas w/ Gilt Brass OkladEst. $500-$800

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19th C. Russian Icon w/ Crucifixion + Other Scenes: Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely executed in egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on linen on wood, a composite icon that depicts four religious scenes. From left to right on the

0200: 19th C. Russian Icon w/ Crucifixion + Other ScenesEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Impressive 19th C. European Wood / Silver Crucifix: Europe, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large antique European Crucifix, finely made from high quality silver (96% silver) and wooden elements, depicted in a Baroque manner that captures

0200A: Impressive 19th C. European Wood / Silver CrucifixEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Large 18th C. European Tile w/ Medusa: Europe, perhaps France or Italy, ca. late 18th to early 19th century. A sizeable ceramic tile decorated by hand with the face of Medusa flanked by wings and serpents emerging from her hair, all in

0201: Large 18th C. European Tile w/ MedusaEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Framed William Draper Painting "Quito the Dog" 1985: William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "Quito the Dog" oil on canvas, 1985. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '85" on lower right. William Draper's touching portrait of the dog that he brought back from

0202: Framed William Draper Painting "Quito the Dog" 1985Est. $1,900-$3,000Lot Passed

Framed William Draper Painting, Elephant Ear Plant 1987: William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "Elephant Ear Plant" oil on canvas, 1987. Signed "Wm. F. Draper" in red on lower right. A lovely still-life painting of an Elephant Ear plant, the broad

0203: Framed William Draper Painting, Elephant Ear Plant 1987Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Bill Freeman Painting "Peaceful Cave Creek" 1960s: William E. Freeman - also known as Bill Freeman (American, 1927-2012), "Peaceful Cave Creek", oil on canvas, ca. mid 20th century CE. A stunning landscape painting depicting Cave Creek, Arizona.

0204: Bill Freeman Painting "Peaceful Cave Creek" 1960sEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed

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