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CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Kick off fall with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices and many items first time at auction - perfect for dealers and collectors. Convenient & professional in-house shipping.

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Egyptian Leaded Bronze Ra Horakhty Amulet w/ Feather: **Originally Listed At $900** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-cast leaded bronze amulet of Ra Horakhty (also Re Horakhty), a synthesis of Ra - the god of

0001: Egyptian Leaded Bronze Ra Horakhty Amulet w/ FeatherEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Egyptian Painted Wood Legs from Royal Seat / Stool: **Originally Listed At $2000** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A special pair of finely carved and painted wooden legs, perhaps from a throne, an auxiliary royal seat, or a

0001A: Egyptian Painted Wood Legs from Royal Seat / StoolEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure, ex-Newark Museum: **Originally Listed At $1000** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze fragmentary figure depicting Osiris, the god of the underworld. Osiris presents

0002: Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure, ex-Newark MuseumEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Romano-Egyptian Pottery Figure of Bes: **Originally Listed At $500** Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A fine mold-formed terracotta figurative depiction of the dwarf deity Bes. The nude Bes sits on an integral

0003: Romano-Egyptian Pottery Figure of BesEst. $900-$1,350

Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Flail / Flagellum: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. This is an interesting piece of Egyptian symbolism, a cast leaded-bronze implement known as a flail,

0004: Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Flail / FlagellumEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Stamp Seal w/ Fly Handle: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, late New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 19th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1200 to 700 BCE. A hand-built faience stamp seal of an ovoid form with a perforated

0005: Egyptian Faience Stamp Seal w/ Fly HandleEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Pendant - Pataikos: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience figure depicting Pataikos, the bow-legged dwarf god meant as a protector deity and a

0006: Egyptian Glazed Faience Pendant - PataikosEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Figure of Bastet: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience figure of Bastet (also Bast), goddess of cats. She stands nude with delineated

0007: Egyptian Glazed Faience Figure of BastetEst. $450-$650

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Shu Pendant: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant depicting Shu, the primordial personification of the air, all covered

0008: Egyptian Glazed Faience Shu PendantEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Ram Pendant: **Originally Listed At $300** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful and petite pendant depicting a recumbent ram that is hand-carved from mottled blue

0009: Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Ram PendantEst. $500-$750

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3 Egyptian Stone & Faience Wadjet Amulets: **Originally Listed At $400** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely gathering of 3 powerful protective amulets known as wadjet (also wedjat, "Eye of

0010: 3 Egyptian Stone & Faience Wadjet AmuletsEst. $700-$1,050

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3 Egyptian Stone & Faience Amulets, 1 w/ Human Face: **Originally Listed At $350** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An intriguing gathering of 3 ovoid amulets: 2 scaraboid amulets formed from faience, and 1 scarab

0011: 3 Egyptian Stone & Faience Amulets, 1 w/ Human FaceEst. $600-$900

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3 Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel Fragments: **Originally Listed At $250** Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A trio of fragments of woven textiles made of cotton threads. The panels are all woven with intricate patterns in dark red,

0012: 3 Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel FragmentsEst. $400-$600

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5th C. Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragments: **Originally Listed At $300** Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. Two lovely textile fragments from the same panel, each formed from woven woolen and cotton fibers in hues of black,

0013: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Textile FragmentsEst. $500-$750

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Greek Cilician Tarsus Silver Datames Stater Coins (2): **First Time At Auction** Asia Minor, Cilicia, Tarsus, ca. 384 to 361 BCE. A pair of Datames silver stater coins, one at 11.2 grams, and the other 9.4 grams with darker toning. The obverse of both:

0014: Greek Cilician Tarsus Silver Datames Stater Coins (2)Est. $600-$900

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Rare / Published Greek Geometric Bronze Bull: **Originally Listed At $5000** Italic or Greek, Geometric period, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. An incredibly rare, double-headed, leaded bronze bull, finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue)

0015: Rare / Published Greek Geometric Bronze BullEst. $7,000-$10,500

Rare / Tall Greek Archaic Footed Alabastron: **Originally Listed At $2000** Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A beautiful vessel known as an alabastron, of an elongated teardrop form, hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster,

0016: Rare / Tall Greek Archaic Footed AlabastronEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Gold Button - Granules & Filigree: **Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. In a word, WOW! A glistening 85% gold button (equivalent to 20K+), so elaborately decorated with

0017: Greek Hellenistic Gold Button - Granules & FiligreeEst. $700-$1,050

Etruscan Bronze Bow Type Fibula Pin: **Originally Listed At $350** Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A fine bronze bow shaped fibula pin for a cloak or tunic made from a thick wire in a semi-circular shape. One end is

0018: Etruscan Bronze Bow Type Fibula PinEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Greek Gnathian Polychrome Skyphos w/ Alabastron: **First Time At Auction** Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery skyphos of captivating form decorated with fugitive

0019: Greek Gnathian Polychrome Skyphos w/ AlabastronEst. $700-$1,050

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Rare Etruscan Bronze Boss Lion w/ Ring in Mouth: **Originally Listed At $5000** Northern Italy, Etruscan, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. Finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique, a leaded bronze boss adorned with a leonine visage in

0020: Rare Etruscan Bronze Boss Lion w/ Ring in MouthEst. $7,000-$10,500

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Roman Leaded Bronze Feet w/ Sandals (pr): **Originally Listed At $300** Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful pair of leaded bronze feet, one right and one left, formed using the lost wax (cire perdue) process. Both

0021: Roman Leaded Bronze Feet w/ Sandals (pr)Est. $500-$750

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Roman Bronze Animal Leg Fragment: **Originally Listed At $250** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze section from a leg belonging to an animal - perhaps a horse given the pointed detail indicative of the

0022: Roman Bronze Animal Leg FragmentEst. $500-$800

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Rare Roman Gilded Bronze Mirror w/ Standing Couple: **Originally Listed At $1200** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Rare and quite lovely personal mirror made of bronze with added gilding over a silvered tin background. Small

0023: Rare Roman Gilded Bronze Mirror w/ Standing CoupleEst. $1,900-$2,850

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