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Translated Egyptian 30th Dynasty Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A fantastic mold-formed faience ushabti covered in soft turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands in mummiform with fused legs and a

0001: Translated Egyptian 30th Dynasty Faience UshabtiEst. $9,000-$14,000

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Predynastic Egyptian Naqada III Andesite Porphyry Jar: Ancient Egypt, late Predynastic to Early Dynastic Period, late Naqada III to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3100 to 2686 BCE. An incredible example of a squat but sturdy vessel that is hand-carved from andesite

0002: Predynastic Egyptian Naqada III Andesite Porphyry JarEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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

0003: Fabulous Egyptian Late Dynastic Amethyst Goat AmuletEst. $9,000-$14,000Lot Passed

Stunning / Large Egyptian Banded Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful vessel of an elegant form and a generous size, hand-carved from banded alabaster with ample natural veining in warm hues of

0004: Stunning / Large Egyptian Banded Alabaster JarEst. $3,600-$5,400Lot 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

0004A: Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Cosmetic JarEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Fantastic Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - 19 Strands: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fabulous necklace containing thousands of petite faience beads, each glazed in varying hues of

0004B: Fantastic Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - 19 StrandsEst. $3,400-$5,100

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Egyptian Gold Intaglio Swivel Ring w/ Birds: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. This is a beautiful high-quality swivel intaglio gold ring featuring an ibis and a bird on the green bloodstone. The ring band is

0005: Egyptian Gold Intaglio Swivel Ring w/ BirdsEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Egyptian Faience Pendant Couchant Desert Hare: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed pendant of a desert hare covered in pale blue-green glaze. The hare lays couchant atop an integral plinth with its forelegs extended in front

0005A: Egyptian Faience Pendant Couchant Desert HareEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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.

0006: Egyptian Faience Ring w/ Aegis, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Gold & Carnelian Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 26th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 525 BCE. This is a stunning necklace made from 27 carnelian stones and 10 high quality 88% to 89%

0006A: Ancient Egyptian Gold & Carnelian NecklaceEst. $3,400-$5,100

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Rare Egyptian Glass Fragments - Pectoral + Wings: Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 332 BCE to first half of 1st century CE. A stunning gathering of four large glass inlay fragments - two of a wesekh pectoral collar and two with

0007: Rare Egyptian Glass Fragments - Pectoral + WingsEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

2 Egyptian Bronze False Beards w/ Lapis + Arm: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine set of 3 cast leaded-bronze artifacts from ancient Egypt including a pair of false beards and a left arm. The

0008: 2 Egyptian Bronze False Beards w/ Lapis + ArmEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Predynastic Blacktop Pottery Jar, ex Petrie: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, early Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3400 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed redware pottery jar exhibiting an inverted piriform body with a flat base, a carinated midsection

0009: Egyptian Predynastic Blacktop Pottery Jar, ex PetrieEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Predynastic Painted Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3400 to 3200 BCE. A hand-built earthenware vessel of a globular form, the body decorated throughout with red pigment in a series of vertical panels

0010: Egyptian Predynastic Painted Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Striding Male Figure God Amun: Egyptian, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A solid, cast bronze striding male figure wearing a false beard, a short kilt, and a tall headdress. Note the incised details

0011: Egyptian Bronze Striding Male Figure God AmunEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Striding Male Figure: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A wonderful example of a hand-carved wooden male figure, perhaps a servant in a tomb scene depicting events from everyday

0012: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Striding Male FigureEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Tall Translated Egyptian 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

0013: Tall Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti for PsamtekEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Gorgeous Egyptian Glazed 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

0014: Gorgeous Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti for An-moseEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Priest Holding a Baboon: Ancient Egypt, Saite Period, Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (XXVI), ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A very rare cast bronze figure of a standing priest, bald, wearing a long skirt/kilt, and raising one hand as if in

0015: Egyptian Bronze Priest Holding a BaboonEst. $2,200-$3,000Lot Passed

Published Egyptian Bronze Osiris Iah Figure, ex Bonhams: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A fine cast-bronze statue of an enthroned Osirus-Iah, a combination of Osiris - the god of the underworld - and Iah - an older deity of

0016: Published Egyptian Bronze Osiris Iah Figure, ex BonhamsEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

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Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli, Stone, & Bone Eyes: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 2900 to 2250 BCE. A haunting pair of eyes boasting white sclerae hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate with inlays of black stone pegs forming the pupils. Each

0017: Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli, Stone, & Bone EyesEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Greek Geometric Bronze Sickle-Type Pyxides (pr): Ancient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A wonderful pair of leaded bronze pyxides, each presenting a squat, globular body, a flared rim, a rounded bottom with a projecting tubular

0017A: Greek Geometric Bronze Sickle-Type Pyxides (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Fine Greek Boeotian Terracotta Bird-Faced Idol: Ancient Greece, Boeotia, ca. first half of the 6th century BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery idol of a characteristically abstract form with a flared, concave base, a plank-form body, and

0018B: Fine Greek Boeotian Terracotta Bird-Faced IdolEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Hellenistic Greek Polychrome Figure of Nike: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A finely rendered painted terracotta Nike, the winged goddess of victory, speed, and strength, quite pretty with delicate facial features, a

0019: Hellenistic Greek Polychrome Figure of NikeEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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