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Egyptian Gesso Painted Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Harmer Rooke

19th C. Tlingit / Haida Bone & Nacre Orca Whale Pendant

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Gorgeous Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful jar of a spherical form, hand-carved from white alabaster with pale brown veining throughout. The vessel has a round

0001: Gorgeous Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Gesso Painted Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Harmer Rooke: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A stunning wood mummy mask that is expertly carved from cedar and covered in a layer of white gesso painted in hues of beige,

0001A: Egyptian Gesso Painted Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Harmer RookeEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Porphyritic Diorite Cosmetic Bowl: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A charming bowl carved from porphyritic diorite of black and yellow-white hues that was used for holding minute volumes of fine

0001B: Egyptian Porphyritic Diorite Cosmetic BowlEst. $1,600-$2,250Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Seated Ithyphallic Figure: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-built faience ithyphallic male figure shown seated upon an integral rectangular plinth. Nude and covered in powdery blue pigment,

0002: Egyptian Faience Seated Ithyphallic FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada II Pottery Vessel: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3400 to 3300 BCE. A hand-built globular bichrome earthenware vessel, the body decorated throughout with a series of red zigzag lines and spiraling

0003: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada II Pottery VesselEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster Offering Dish: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved banded alabaster bowl with a thick circular base, gradually-expanding walls, a rounded rim, and a shallow basin

0003A: Rare Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster Offering DishEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

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Translated Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Huy: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A terracotta funerary cone with a tapered body and a broad, circular face bearing a dedicatory inscription consisting of four columns

0003B: Translated Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for HuyEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Khnum Pendant: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous necklace constructed with dozens of petite faience seed beads glazed in polychrome hues. Centered on the necklace is

0004: Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Khnum PendantEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Egyptian Pottery Cosmetic Offering Vessel w/ Figures: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A squat, mold-formed pottery jar of a cylindrical shape that was perhaps used as an offering vessel to be filled with cosmetic material.

0004A: Egyptian Pottery Cosmetic Offering Vessel w/ FiguresEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Leaded Bronze Priest of Thoth w/ Baboon Effigy: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-leaded-bronze figure of a youthful male priest of Thoth, the god of writing and other intellectual pursuits, in a

0004B: Egyptian Leaded Bronze Priest of Thoth w/ Baboon EffigyEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Charming Coptic Bone Zoomorphic Amulet: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A cute bovine bone carved of a dog or cat amulet, with perked ears crouching on all fours. The head contains a blocky short snout and pinprick

0005: Charming Coptic Bone Zoomorphic AmuletEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Impressive Egyptian Faience Amulet Eye of Horus: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A lovely pale blue and white faience wedjat (wadjet, udjat) amulet depicting the Eye of Horus, an almond-shaped eye with a stylized pupil. An arching

0005A: Impressive Egyptian Faience Amulet Eye of HorusEst. $400-$600

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved alabaster jar with a rounded base, an egg-shaped body, and a corseted neck beneath a thin, flared rim. The

0005B: Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. $750-$950Lot Passed

Translated Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience ushabti of a petite size that stands in mummiform atop an integral rectangular plinth. The slender figure

0006: Translated Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience UshabtiEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Incised Alabaster Dish: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 3rd to early 5th century CE. A petite bowl carved from mottled yellow-white alabaster with gray inclusions and veining interspersed throughout the composition. The

0007: Romano-Egyptian Incised Alabaster DishEst. $550-$800Lot Passed

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7th C. Egyptian Islamic Mosaic Glass Beads (5 Large): North Africa, Egypt, Fustat, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 sizeable glass beads, each presenting a barrel form and formed using the mosaic glass technique.

0007A: 7th C. Egyptian Islamic Mosaic Glass Beads (5 Large)Est. $400-$600

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Greek Mycenaean Bichrome Skyphos: Ancient Greek, Aegean, Mycenaean culture, Late Helladic III, ca. 13th century BCE. A lovely pottery skyphos presenting impressively thin walls that curve out to a rounded body and a gently flared

0008: Greek Mycenaean Bichrome SkyphosEst. $600-$900

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Greek Terracotta Votive Horned Bull: Ancient Greece, ca. 6th century BCE. A zoomorphic terracotta votive figure in the form of a horned bull, formed using a bivalve mold. The animal is depicted with a powerful, muscular body. This

0008A: Greek Terracotta Votive Horned BullEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Greek Attic Blackware Skyphos: Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. 5th century BCE. A fine, wheel-thrown pottery skyphos with a footed base, gradually-expanding walls, a deep body with a thin rim, and a pair of horizontal handles.

0009: Greek Attic Blackware SkyphosEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos - Leader & Warriors: Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 5th century CE. An oh-so-sweet Attic lekythos vessel decorated via the black-figure technique with details skillfully incised as well as delineated in fugitive red and

0010: Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos - Leader & WarriorsEst. $1,900-$2,850

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Rare Miniature Greek Attic Lekythos w/ Sphinx: Greek, Athens (Attic), ca. 5th century BCE. A precious Attic red-figured lekythos of a miniature form decorated with a finely painted, red-figure sphinx on the body and a black egg-and-dart pattern

0011: Rare Miniature Greek Attic Lekythos w/ SphinxEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Greek Blackware Tapered Aryballos: Ancient Greece, ca. late 5th to 4th century BCE. A wheel-thrown blackware aryballos with a diminutive footed base, a piriform body which gradually widens to a rounded shoulder, a discoid rim, and a

0011B: Greek Blackware Tapered AryballosEst. $400-$600

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Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos (for Oil): **Originally Listed At $1700** Ancient Greece, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos once used to hold fragrant oil. This vessel boasts a classic form with

0012: Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos (for Oil)Est. $1,900-$2,850

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Greek Campanian Blackware Pedestal Dish: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Campania, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. An uncomplicated yet attractive wheel-thrown blackware pottery dish with a short circular footed base, a wide and shallow basin,

0012A: Greek Campanian Blackware Pedestal DishEst. $600-$800

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