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Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix, Hoplite w/ Scorpion Shield

Signed Qi Baishi Handscroll Painting w/ Shrimp, Crabs, Frogs, Aquatic Plants

Spectacular Sican Lambayeque Gilt Copper Mask

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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! All ancient items legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Apulian Red-Figure Trefoil Oinochoe / Chous, 3 Figures: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 4th century BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery oinochoe (also a chous) with a discoid foot, a piriform body, a gently corseted neck, and a trefoil pouring

0011A: Apulian Red-Figure Trefoil Oinochoe / Chous, 3 FiguresEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Greek Attic Red-Figure Wine Cup / Glaux (Little Owl): Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. mid-5th century BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery drinking cup known as a skyphos - with a squat foot, an inverted bell-shaped body, one vertical handle, and one

0011B: Greek Attic Red-Figure Wine Cup / Glaux (Little Owl)Est. $3,500-$4,000Lot Passed

Magna Graecian Apulian / Gnathian Pottery Kernos: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, Hellenistic Period, ca. second half of the 4th century BCE. A hand-built pottery kernos with four lidded offering cups used to hold

0011C: Magna Graecian Apulian / Gnathian Pottery KernosEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Tall Attic Black-Figure Lekythos w/ Dionysus: Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous wheel-thrown pottery lekythos bearing a mythological scene of Dionysus (also Dionysos, Roman Bacchus), the god of wine and

0011D: Tall Attic Black-Figure Lekythos w/ DionysusEst. $7,500-$9,000Lot Passed

Canosan Polychrome Volute Krater w/ Medusa, TL'd: Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A well-proportioned funerary volute krater with twin large, curled volutes perched on the rim. It stands on a pronounced,

0012: Canosan Polychrome Volute Krater w/ Medusa, TL'dEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Greek Boeotian Tanagra Terracotta Standing Woman TL'd: Central Greece, Boeotia, ca. 3rd century BCE. A wonderful example of a Greek Tanagra terracotta figure, her form elegantly wrapped in a thin himation and standing with her right hand gripping its

0013: Greek Boeotian Tanagra Terracotta Standing Woman TL'dEst. $2,800-$4,000

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Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Figure of a Nude Eros: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely terracotta figure of Eros, Greek god of love and desire, embodying the Classical ideal as he stands nude in contrapposto with the soft

0013A: Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Figure of a Nude ErosEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Cypro-Archaic Marble Head of a Female Votary: Ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, Cypro-Archaic to Cypro-Classical Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. An exceptional marble sculpture of the head of a female votary, expertly sculpted in the round.

0013B: Cypro-Archaic Marble Head of a Female VotaryEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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Impressive Corinthian Skyphos w/ Animal Frieze, TL'd: Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A wheel-thrown skyphos of sizable form with a flared discoid foot, an inverted bell-shaped body with swelling walls, and a thin rim adorned with a

0014: Impressive Corinthian Skyphos w/ Animal Frieze, TL'dEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Published Greek Phrygian Rhyton Bull's Head Form , TL'd: East Greek, Phrygian, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A mesmerizing terracotta bull rhyton, the bovine's visage presenting a penetrating gaze with enormous almond-shaped eyes, a prominent snout

0014A: Published Greek Phrygian Rhyton Bull's Head Form , TL'dEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Greek Apulian Terracotta Rhyton Bull Head Form, TL Tested: Magna Graecia, probably Apulia, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A wonderful wheel-formed and hand-modeled terracotta rhyton in the form of a bull head, replete with life-like features on the eyes, snout,

0015: Greek Apulian Terracotta Rhyton Bull Head Form, TL TestedEst. $6,500-$9,750Lot Passed

Daunian Terracotta Kyathos Abstract Zoomorphs: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Daunian, ca. 525 to 475 BCE. An intriguing pottery dipper bowl known as a kyathos with a wheel-thrown bowl of shallow form and a hand-built strap handle

0015A: Daunian Terracotta Kyathos Abstract ZoomorphsEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Greek Apulian Lidded Lekanis w/ Ladies of Fashion: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A fine wheel-thrown lekanis with a shallow basin, pedestal foot, and lid beautifully decorated via the red-figure technique with 2 Ladies of

0015B: Greek Apulian Lidded Lekanis w/ Ladies of FashionEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Dynamic Greek Canosan Masked Actor & Maiden: Ancient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked actor and a woman. They stand side

0015C: Dynamic Greek Canosan Masked Actor & MaidenEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Greek / Thracian Silver Diadem, ex-Royal Athena: Eastern Greek / Thracian, ca. 4th century BCE. Finely hammered and modeled in repousse, a beautiful diadem or plaquette comprised of a copper silver alloy and presenting an impressive

0016: Greek / Thracian Silver Diadem, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Greek Hellenistic Silver Phiale w/ Omphalos: Greece, Classical to early Hellenistic periods, ca. 5th to 2nd century BCE. A beautifully proportioned silver basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a hollow, rounded,

0017: Greek Hellenistic Silver Phiale w/ OmphalosEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Greek Silver AR Tetradrachm, Demetrios I: Greece, minted in Bactria, reign of Agathocles of Bactria, ca. 200 to 185 BCE. A beautiful silver coin. Obverse: Bust of Demetrios I right wearing elephant-skin headdress, evoking Alexander the

0017A: Greek Silver AR Tetradrachm, Demetrios IEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Roman Glass Flask - Aubergine & White Marble: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This lovely glass flask boasts beautiful mosaic patterning with aubergine and white canes, to create a marbling effect. The vessel sits on a smooth

0017B: Roman Glass Flask - Aubergine & White MarbleEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Roman Glass Handled Vessel - Gorgeous Teal Blue: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A broad cup of a distinguished form, free-blown from translucent glass of a soft blue hue. The composition is defined by a concave base with a

0017C: Roman Glass Handled Vessel - Gorgeous Teal BlueEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Bottle Rainbow Iridescence: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A free-blown glass bottle of faint yellow-green hues with a slight concave base beneath the spherical body, a gently impressed shoulder, and a

0017D: Roman Glass Bottle Rainbow IridescenceEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Pottery Intaglio Bead - 2 Females + Axe: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A pottery intaglio bead impressed with a pair of feminine figures upon the ovoid face. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the center.

0017E: Roman Pottery Intaglio Bead - 2 Females + AxeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Idealized Roman Julio-Claudian Marble Head of Male Youth: Roman, Imperial Period, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. An impressive marble head of a male youth with idealized features as opposed to the veristic representations

0018: Idealized Roman Julio-Claudian Marble Head of Male YouthEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Roman Marble Head of a Female, ex-Anthony Quinn: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A splendid marble head of a female, gazing downward from wide, almond-shaped eyes with pierced pupils. Crowned by a graceful headband, her coiffure

0019: Roman Marble Head of a Female, ex-Anthony QuinnEst. $9,000-$18,000Lot Passed

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Exhibited Roman Bronze Figure of Venus, ex-Sotheby's: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, resembling Praxiteles Aphrodite of Knidos, enveloped in

0020: Exhibited Roman Bronze Figure of Venus, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $15,000-$22,500

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. By bidding in this auction, you (the bidder) personally guarantee payment. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be re-opened if bidding activity warrants. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. 3. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden/confidential reserves. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. 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