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Exceptional Antiquities Ethnographic Fine Art

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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more!

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Egyptian Cedar & Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Lid Fragment: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful fragment from a cedar sarcophagus lid near the top of the left side, just beneath the shoulders and head. This section

0001: Egyptian Cedar & Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Lid FragmentEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Tall Egyptian New Kingdom Wood Ushabti, ex-Merrin: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, between the reigns of Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV, and Amenhotep III, ca. 1408 to 1372 BCE. A breathtaking and sizable example of a standing ushabti figure

0001A: Tall Egyptian New Kingdom Wood Ushabti, ex-MerrinEst. $36,000-$54,000

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Egyptian Limestone Relief Stele Elegant Female: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous relief stele fragment featuring an elegantly dressed female figure presenting in a standing pose while

0002: Egyptian Limestone Relief Stele Elegant FemaleEst. $6,000-$9,000

Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti for An-mose: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 943 BCE. A breathtaking example of a hand-built faience ushabti, standing in a dignified pose, that is enrobed in layers of

0003: Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti for An-moseEst. $16,000-$24,000Lot Passed

Translated Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti for Psamtek: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A fantastic faience ushabti figure of a tall, dignified form covered in pale turquoise glaze made for the overseer of the

0004: Translated Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti for PsamtekEst. $15,000-$22,500Lot Passed

Rare / Fine Egyptian Obsidian Two-Finger Amulet: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An attractive and rare example of a two-finger amulet carved from black obsidian exhibiting smooth, age-commensurate surface

0005A: Rare / Fine Egyptian Obsidian Two-Finger AmuletEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Black-Topped Jar: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3650 to 3300 BCE. A coil-formed redware pottery jar of a squat, condensed size exhibiting a bulky, acorn-shaped body with a narrow base, rounded

0006: Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Black-Topped JarEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Rare Egyptian Predynastic Naqada III Flint Knife Blade: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. An exquisite bifacial blade of an elongated ovoid form that is painstakingly knapped from creamy beige-hued flint with integral

0007: Rare Egyptian Predynastic Naqada III Flint Knife BladeEst. $7,000-$10,500

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Egyptian New Kingdom Painted Wood Ushabti for An-hotep: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1189 to 1077 BCE. A fantastic, hand-carved wooden ushabti of an elegant form boasting layers of painted gesso in a characteristic New Kingdom decorative

0008: Egyptian New Kingdom Painted Wood Ushabti for An-hotepEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Large Egyptian Late Dynastic Cedar Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A magnificent and massive wood mummy mask, expertly carved from cedar and covered in a layer of gesso painted in hues of blue,

0009: Large Egyptian Late Dynastic Cedar Sarcophagus MaskEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Egyptian Early Dynastic Diorite Jar, ex Christie's: Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period to Old Kingdom, 2nd to 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2890 to 2613 BCE. This is a large and gorgeous stone jar, carved from a mottled diorite. The conical, squat vessel rests

0010: Egyptian Early Dynastic Diorite Jar, ex Christie'sEst. $7,000-$10,000

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Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - Imsety: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A beautiful hand-carved limestone lid for a canopic jar used for storing and preserving the

0011: Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - ImsetyEst. $4,000-$6,000

Important Egyptian New Kingdom Jasper Heart Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Period, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. A superb and attractive example of a heart scarab carved from mottled sage-green jasper with forest green and faint

0012: Important Egyptian New Kingdom Jasper Heart ScarabEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Cosmetic Jar: Egypt, New Kingdom Period, mid-18th Dynasty, ca. 1492 to 1425 BCE. Expertly carved from beautiful alabaster, this is a choice cosmetic vessel with an exceptionally thin body - well executed and of

0013: Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Cosmetic JarEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Rare Translated Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 19th to 21st Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 943 BCE. A rare example of a petite scarab pendant carved from lapis lazuli bearing gorgeous, mottled azure

0014: Rare Translated Egyptian Lapis Lazuli ScarabEst. $1,600-$2,400

0015: Egyptian Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Glass Profile Face InlayEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Wood / Polychrome Gesso Ptah Sokar Osiris: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A gorgeous hand-carved wooden figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, the synthesis between Ptah - the creator god of Memphis - as well as

0016: Egyptian Wood / Polychrome Gesso Ptah Sokar OsirisEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Pendant - Seated Isis & Horus: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A striking mold-formed faience pendant depicting the goddess Isis seated as she feeds her infant son, Horus. The goddess of magic, healing

0017: Egyptian Glazed Faience Pendant - Seated Isis & HorusEst. $1,600-$2,400

Egyptian Faience Ring w/ Aegis, ex-Royal Athena: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 664 BCE. A stunning faience ring of delicate form comprised of a mold-made aegis attached to a hand-formed annular shank.

0018: Egyptian Faience Ring w/ Aegis, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Glazed Faience Duamutef Pendant w/ Linen Roll: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet of Duamutef, the jackal-headed Son of Horus, covered in layers of soft blue pigment. The right-facing Duamutef stands in

0019: Egyptian Glazed Faience Duamutef Pendant w/ Linen RollEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Pendant of Bastet w/ Hieroglyphs: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A beautiful, mold-formed faience pendant of Bastet, the cat goddess whose cult was centered on Bubastis on the Nile River Delta. The

0020: Egyptian Faience Pendant of Bastet w/ HieroglyphsEst. $1,300-$2,000

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Egyptian Bronze Seated Figure of a Cat: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An exquisite cast-bronze figure of a cat of an instantly recognizable Egyptian style, seated upon its plump haunches with its sinuous tail

0021: Egyptian Bronze Seated Figure of a CatEst. $3,600-$5,400

Fabulous Egyptian Late Dynastic Amethyst Goat Amulet: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca.664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful amulet of a goat carved from a lovely and nearly translucent amethyst stone. The goat stands on an integral rectangular

0022: Fabulous Egyptian Late Dynastic Amethyst Goat AmuletEst. $9,000-$14,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Gold, Faience, & Carnelian Bead Necklace: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous necklace of a wearable form that is constructed from dozens of faience, carnelian, and gold components. Presented in

0022A: Egyptian Gold, Faience, & Carnelian Bead NecklaceEst. $1,800-$2,500

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