Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping!

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Published Archaic Greek 18K+ Gold Earrings (pr): East Greek, late Archaic to Classical period, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A pair of fantastic, large, loop-shaped 80% gold earrings (equivalent to 18K+), each comprised of gold sheet with its surface

0025: Published Archaic Greek 18K+ Gold Earrings (pr)Est. $4,500-$7,500

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Greek Ionian Electrum Hecte, NGC Slab: Greek, Ionia, Phocaea, ca. 387 to 326 BCE. Electrum Hecte. Obverse: Nymph head left, with hair in diadem and rolled behind the neck. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Ph109.2. Size:

0026: Greek Ionian Electrum Hecte, NGC SlabEst. $2,800-$4,800Lot 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

0027: Rare / Tall Greek Core Formed Glass AlabastronEst. $3,500-$5,850Lot Passed

Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos Fine Iridescence: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A stunning example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos once used to contain perfumes and scented oils. The vessel is formed with opaque

0028: Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos Fine IridescenceEst. $2,400-$4,200Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A stunning example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos once used to hold perfumed oil. The vessel boasts an elegant piriform body with a

0029: Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass AmphoriskosEst. $6,500-$10,500Lot Passed

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Archaic Greek Pottery Protome - Female Bust: Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 650 to 480 BCE. A mold-made terracotta protome presenting a female bust with the hood of her himation drawn up and over her head, a crimped fringe of bangs elegantly

0030: Archaic Greek Pottery Protome - Female BustEst. $900-$1,200

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Anatolian / Hellenistic Pottery Votive of Woman: Eastern Greece / Asia Minor, Anatolia, Early Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A molded terracotta bust of a lovely woman, perhaps as an idol depicting Aphrodite, the goddess of love and

0031: Anatolian / Hellenistic Pottery Votive of WomanEst. $700-$1,000

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Greek Gnathian Painted Pottery Pyxis: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, Gnathian, ca. late 4th century BCE to 3rd century BCE. A jaw-dropping pottery lidded pyxis, boasting a body of nearly perfect spherical form enveloped in black

0032: Greek Gnathian Painted Pottery PyxisEst. $2,200-$3,600Lot Passed

Greek Campanian Teanoware Lekythos, ex-Royal Athena: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown lekythos of a squat form with a miniscule footed base, a globular body with a curved shoulder, a broad neck base

0033: Greek Campanian Teanoware Lekythos, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Black Glazed Kylix: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 4th century BCE. This black glazed ceramic kylix is a splendid example of the most popular drinking cup in Ancient Greece. Flanked by long sweeping handles on either

0034: Greek Hellenistic Black Glazed KylixEst. $600-$800

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Greek Macedonian AR Alexander III Tetradrachm: Greece, Macedon, ca. 336 to 323 BCE. A silver Babylon minted Alexander the Great tetradrachm. Obverse: head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne,

0035: Greek Macedonian AR Alexander III TetradrachmEst. $600-$900

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Greek Attica Silver Tetradrachm & Sicily Bronze Litra: Greece, Attica, Athens, ca. 353 to 294 BCE; Sicily, Syracuse, ca. 405 to 367 BCE. An Attica silver tetradrachm and a Syracuse bronze AE litra. The silver tetradrachm obverse: helmeted head of Athena

0036: Greek Attica Silver Tetradrachm & Sicily Bronze LitraEst. $700-$1,000

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Hellenistic Greek Polychrome Head of Bull: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century CE. A wonderfully naturalistic and detailed mold-made head of a bull with great remains of blue, green, red, and cream pigments. The eyes,

0037: Hellenistic Greek Polychrome Head of BullEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Greek Canosan Terracotta Female Votive Figure: Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A beautiful votive female figure of a hollow, mold-formed type exhibiting vibrant remains of white and pink pigment across the

0038: Greek Canosan Terracotta Female Votive FigureEst. $1,300-$2,100

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Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Votive Female w/ Hydria: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century CE. A hollow-molded terracotta votive figure of a standing woman balancing a water-pouring vessel known as a hydria on her head. The elegant female

0039: Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Votive Female w/ HydriaEst. $900-$1,300

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Greek Hellenistic Silver Bowl w/ Floral Motifs: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely silver bowl decorated with a mesmerizing frieze of floral blossoms and leafy tendrils delineated in such a fine manner - rivaling the

0040: Greek Hellenistic Silver Bowl w/ Floral MotifsEst. $6,500-$10,500Lot Passed

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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

0042: Etruscan Bronze Kouros / Nude Male YouthEst. $3,600-$6,000

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Roman Leaded Bronze Phallic Pendants (4): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A interesting group of 4 leaded-bronze fertility amulets depicting phalluses. The first is a triple phallus with two pointing in opposite

0043: Roman Leaded Bronze Phallic Pendants (4)Est. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

4 Miniature Roman Bone Figures - 2 Standing & 2 Seated: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century. A wonderful ensemble of 4 anthropomorphic figures, all hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate and depicted in varying poses. The first 2 figures are

0044: 4 Miniature Roman Bone Figures - 2 Standing & 2 SeatedEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Roman Mosaic w/ Grape Bunch on Vine: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exceptional mosaic depicting a lush bunch of 13 grapes on a slender vine above an inscribed word, all made from hand-cut stone tesserae in

0045: Roman Mosaic w/ Grape Bunch on VineEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Arm w/ Harpocrates: Roman controlled Egypt, Late Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. An intriguing cast bronze sculptural piece, probably from a large Isis Horus figure with the long arm

0046: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Arm w/ HarpocratesEst. $1,400-$2,400Lot Passed

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Roman Mosaic of a Gaming Board: Rome, Imperial, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A stunning mosaic game board for the game ludus duodecim scriptorum or XII scripta comprised of hundreds of hand-cut quadrilateral stone tesserae in hues of

0047: Roman Mosaic of a Gaming BoardEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Roman Milk Agate Intaglio w/ Lion & Sword: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A pretty milk agate stone intaglio engraved with a majestic lion holding a sword in one paw and a star above. The lion, a symbol of bravery and

0048: Roman Milk Agate Intaglio w/ Lion & SwordEst. $550-$900

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Roman Gold Repousse Applique w/ Portrait of Nero: Rome, Imperial, ca. 1st century CE. An exemplary repousse applique of discoid form and stunningly well-preserved detail, made from gold of over 23 karats and displaying a portrait of the Roman

0049: Roman Gold Repousse Applique w/ Portrait of NeroEst. $4,000-$6,000

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