All That Glitters | Ancient & Ethnographic

Chinese Liao Dynasty Gilt Copper Alloy Phoenix

Costa Rican Necklace w/ Emeralds, Gold & Jadeite

19th C. Russian Painted Nacre Icon Silver Frame

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All That Glitters | Ancient & Ethnographic

Artemis Fine Arts

Think glass, silver, gold, bronze, brass, wearable, decorative, worth owning! Unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from east to west. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fabulous Russian Icons with silver oklads. Ancient / Ethnographic jewelry, and more! We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

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Egyptian Faience Bead Earrings w/ Bastet Amulets (pr): Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fabulous pair of wearable earrings formed with ancient Egyptian faience beads. Each earring consists of a blue-green faience

0001: Egyptian Faience Bead Earrings w/ Bastet Amulets (pr)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fabulous necklace comprised of over 200 ancient faience beads. The beads are a primarily disc

0002: Egyptian Faience Bead NecklaceEst. $250-$350

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Romano Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. An attractive and wearable necklace comprised of dozens of ancient glass beads. The opaque beads present a marvelous range of hues,

0003: Romano Egyptian Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $400-$600

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Bronze Thracian Torq Bracelet / Arm Band: Classical World, Balkan Europe, Thrace / Dacia, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. An elegant torq (also torc) bracelet formed from a thick bronze wire and adorned with nearly identical geometric motifs

0004: Bronze Thracian Torq Bracelet / Arm BandEst. $500-$750

Phoenician Glass & Carnelian Bead Necklace & Earrings: Classical World, Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenician, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. A wonderful necklace and earring set comprised of ancient glass and carnelian beads strung with vintage

0005: Phoenician Glass & Carnelian Bead Necklace & EarringsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Wearable Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A highly wearable and lovely necklace comprised of over 70 ancient carnelian and glass beads. The beads range in size and shape from spherical,

0006: Wearable Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $400-$600

Romano-British Bronze Mount Pegasus ex-Royal Athena: Romano-British, Imperial Period, ca. 1st Century CE. Skillfully cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a bronze vessel mount of a rare type, depicting the forepart of Pegasus emerging from

0007: Romano-British Bronze Mount Pegasus ex-Royal AthenaEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Roman Leaded Bronze Signet Ring w/ Lion: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A handsome leaded bronze signet ring with an incised lion. The shank is comprised of a thin band and the face of the ring is incised with a lion in

0008: Roman Leaded Bronze Signet Ring w/ LionEst. $600-$900

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0009: Lovely Pair of Roman Gold Hoop EarringsEst. $1,000-$1,400

Roman Gold Earrings (pr): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An elegant matching pair of 85.6 to 88.5% gold earrings (equivalent to 20K+) both of a classical and simple form. A crescent-like hoop, wide in

0010: Roman Gold Earrings (pr)Est. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Wearable Roman Carnelian Bead Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A wonderful gathering of dozens of hand-carved and hand-polished carnelian beads of various shapes and hues. The beads range from lozenge, tubular,

0011: Wearable Roman Carnelian Bead NecklaceEst. $900-$1,200

0012: Roman Carnelian Intaglio w/ MinervaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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0013: Roman Glass Footed Goblet - Wheel-Cut DecorationsEst. $600-$900

Roman Stone / Glass Bead Necklaces (pr): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A pair of graceful necklaces, each featuring ancient stone and glass circular and barrel-shaped beads, ranging from pale grey to jet black hues.

0014: Roman Stone / Glass Bead Necklaces (pr)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Roman Gold Earring w/ Filigree: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A fine hoop earring formed from 82% gold wire (equivalent to 18K+). The ovoid accessory has a thin terminal that fits within a narrow loop,

0015: Roman Gold Earring w/ FiligreeEst. $400-$600

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Roman Glass Bead Necklace - Brilliant Cobalt Blue Hues!: Rome, Imperial, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisite wearable necklace comprised of dozens of spherical and barrel-shaped glass beads in shades of brilliant cobalt blue strung on a modern necklace

0016: Roman Glass Bead Necklace - Brilliant Cobalt Blue Hues!Est. $500-$750

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Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous wearable necklace with 21 spherical and oblate carnelian beads in hues of coral, cerise, and burgundy organized in a pattern with each

0017: Roman Carnelian & Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $500-$750

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Lot of 2 Petite Roman Black Glass Bracelets: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A lovely and rare pair of petite glass bracelets of circular forms, both in a deep black hue and incised with decorative horizontal ridges along

0018: Lot of 2 Petite Roman Black Glass BraceletsEst. $600-$900

Elegant Roman Glass Bead Necklace: Roman, Imperial, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of glass beads of cylindrical, barrel, discoid and other diverse shapes in hues of caramel, sienna, and creamy beige.

0019: Elegant Roman Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Huge Roman Green Glass Jug - from Cologne: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A HUGE and I mean HUGE - one cannot emphasize the generous size of this vessel enough - translucent glass jug presenting stunning pale, aqua hues.

0020: Huge Roman Green Glass Jug - from CologneEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Roman Glass Flask w/ Lovely Iridescence: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A beautiful, mold-formed flask comprised of semi-translucent, pale blue-green glass with a flat base, a globular body which tapers to an indented

0021: Roman Glass Flask w/ Lovely IridescenceEst. $500-$700

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Pair of Roman Gold, Glass & Agate Earrings: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning pair of 93.7 to 94% gold (equivalent to 22K+) shield earrings with wire hoops and dangling glass and agate beads. The earrings are

0022: Pair of Roman Gold, Glass & Agate EarringsEst. $800-$1,200

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Gorgeous Roman Gold Earrings Lapis, Agate, & Glass: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful matching pair of ornate earrings hammered from sheets of 87-90% gold (equivalent to 20K+ to 21K+) with petite lapis lazuli inlays within

0023: Gorgeous Roman Gold Earrings Lapis, Agate, & GlassEst. $2,500-$3,000

Roman Carnelian, Shell, Coral, Glass, & Stone Necklace: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of dozens of ancient beads made from shell, coral, glass, carnelian, and greenstone. The beads are tubular, barrel,

0024: Roman Carnelian, Shell, Coral, Glass, & Stone NecklaceEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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