Ancient Treasures & Holiday Jewelry

Rare Diogenite Meteorite Slab - Vesta Asteroid

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Ancient Treasures & Holiday Jewelry

Artemis Gallery

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Travel around the world and back in time and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African/Tribal/Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Shop early for the holidays! No third-party shipping - we provide professional shipping in-house.

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Greek Boeotian Terracotta Horse & Rider: Ancient Greece, Boeotia, ca. 575 to 550 BCE. A hand-built pottery horse with four bulbous legs, a slender body, and a tapered tail projecting off the posterior. The equine head has a tall snout in

0012A: Greek Boeotian Terracotta Horse & RiderEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Near-Miniature Greek Corinthian Pottery Chalice: Corinth, Greece, 6th century BCE. At the time when Greek Attic pottery was being created in Athens, the potters and painters of Corinth were in high gear producing exquisite, albeit usually smaller

0012B: Near-Miniature Greek Corinthian Pottery ChaliceEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Corinthian Pottery Alabastron w/ Net Motif: Greece, Corinth, Archaic Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A graceful ceramic alabastron, with an elongated body, narrow neck to prevent the evaporation of liquids within, and a thick mouth. The

0012C: Greek Corinthian Pottery Alabastron w/ Net MotifEst. $900-$1,300

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Rare Greek Blackware Ring-Shaped Askos: Greece, South Italic colonies, Apulia, ca. 4th century BCE. A unique example of a Greek ceramic ringed askos with a circular base supported by a narrow foot and a small looped handle near its

0013: Rare Greek Blackware Ring-Shaped AskosEst. $600-$900

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Greek Gnathian Pottery Pelike / Wine Vessel: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near Ignazia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive wheel-thrown pottery vessel of a sizable form known as a "pelike" (wine container). The elegant form of

0013A: Greek Gnathian Pottery Pelike / Wine VesselEst. $1,800-$2,700

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Campanian Lustrous Blackware Guttus Lion Head Spout: Magna Graecia, South Italic, Campania, ca. 3rd to 4th century BCE. An exceptional black glazed terracotta guttus vessel with a lioness head spout dramatically emerging from one side. The form

0013B: Campanian Lustrous Blackware Guttus Lion Head SpoutEst. $600-$800

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Lovely Campanian Black Glazed Vessel, ex Royal Athena: Magna Graecia, Campanian, ca. 4th century BCE. High-fired with an almost metallic sheen, a glimmering black-glazed vessel with a voluminous body that is embellished with repeated ribs, a short neck

0013C: Lovely Campanian Black Glazed Vessel, ex Royal AthenaEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) once used to hold perfumed oils. The petite vessel presents

0013D: Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Greek Boeotian Terracotta Female Figure: Central Greece, Boeotia, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. An expertly rendered, hollow-cast pottery female figure with a delicately modeled face, a centrally-parted coiffure that is pulled back from her

0013E: Greek Boeotian Terracotta Female FigureEst. $3,500-$4,500

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Greek Apulian Lekythos w/ Swan, Pagenstecher Class: Greece, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, Pagenstecher Class, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A charming lekythos (oil pouring vessel), with an oblong body that narrows to a cylindrical neck and flares to a

0013F: Greek Apulian Lekythos w/ Swan, Pagenstecher ClassEst. $2,500-$4,000Lot Passed

Greek Gnathian Skyphos Knudesen Group: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Gnathian, possibly by the Knudesen Group, ca. 300 BCE. A very well-preserved skyphos that is extensively decorated in the Gnathian style. The walls not only present

0013G: Greek Gnathian Skyphos Knudesen GroupEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Gorgeous Roman Terra Sigillata Pottery Pitcher: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming terra sigillata vessel presenting with a tall piriform body rising to a petite flared mouth, a single strap handle decorated with a

0014: Gorgeous Roman Terra Sigillata Pottery PitcherEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Greek Attica Silver Tetradrachm - Athena: Greece, Hellenistic Period, Attica, Athens, ca. 145 to 144 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. New Style coinage. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora, head

0014A: Greek Attica Silver Tetradrachm - AthenaEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Romano British Bichrome Pottery Jar: Roman, Britain, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A lovely wheel-thrown pottery jar of elegant form with a circular lipped rim, a long neck that widens to a sloped shoulder, and a rounded

0014B: Romano British Bichrome Pottery JarEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Roman Glass Bottle - Holy Land, Molded Form: Roman Empire, Lebanon or Syria, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A delicate mold-made bottle with its sides decorated by relief amphorae, a delicate disc base, and a slender neck terminating in a flaring

0014C: Roman Glass Bottle - Holy Land, Molded FormEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Roman Marble Bust of a Female / Muse: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely marble sculpture of a female - perhaps a Muse - bust-length and uncarved on the verso, hence likely created for a niche, depicting a

0014D: Roman Marble Bust of a Female / MuseEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Roman Leaded Bronze Statue of Minerva (Athena): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A superb leaded bronze statue of Minerva (Greek Athena) - the goddess of wisdom, medicine, art, commerce, and military victory - here depicted

0014E: Roman Leaded Bronze Statue of Minerva (Athena)Est. $2,400-$3,500Lot Passed

Roman Gilt Silver Fibula w/ Gilt Copper Finial: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An elegant "crossbow" fibula or brooch comprised of gilt silver with a gilt copper tipped finial, used to fasten a cloak of a Roman soldier and

0014F: Roman Gilt Silver Fibula w/ Gilt Copper FinialEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Double Unguentarium / Balsamarium: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A spectacular Roman double unguentarium, sometimes called a balsamarium, comprised of seafoam green glass with four undulating ribbon-like trails

0014G: Roman Glass Double Unguentarium / BalsamariumEst. $900-$1,200

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Roman / Holyland Three-Spouted Bronze Oil Lamp: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, late Roman Imperial to early Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A wonderful bronze oil lamp cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process and designed so that it

0014H: Roman / Holyland Three-Spouted Bronze Oil LampEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Roman North Africa Redware Amphoriskos w/ Rabbit & Lion: Roman, North Africa, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely wheel-thrown redware pottery amphoriskos with a concave footed base, a spherical body with a rounded shoulder, a projecting

0015: Roman North Africa Redware Amphoriskos w/ Rabbit & LionEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance / Statera: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A finely preserved example of a cast-bronze steelyard balance (known as a statera) consisting of a lengthy rectangular beam bearing one discoid

0015A: Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance / StateraEst. $800-$1,200

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Eastern Roman Lead Votive Applique - Horse and Rider: Eastern Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A votive applique or plaque comprised of lead (with some platinum and copper content as well) depicting a horse and rider, possibly an elite

0015B: Eastern Roman Lead Votive Applique - Horse and RiderEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman Pottery Double Spouted Oil Lamp: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to early 5th century CE. A fine double-spouted mold-formed pottery oil lamp featuring a circular base and short bulbous body with a recessed tondo encompassing a

0015C: Roman Pottery Double Spouted Oil LampEst. $300-$500

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