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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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Exceptional Antiquities Ethnographic Fine Art

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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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Chinese Tang Polychrome Guardian Figure / Lokapala: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and robes over a portly belly as he

0076: Chinese Tang Polychrome Guardian Figure / LokapalaEst. $3,600-$5,400

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Chinese Tang Sancai Glazed Lokapala Guardian Figure, TL'd: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fantastical mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a serious expression wearing elaborate armor and robes as he stands

0077: Chinese Tang Sancai Glazed Lokapala Guardian Figure, TL'dEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated Camel Wearing Saddle, TL'd: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A handsome terracotta statue of a camel, shown seated with legs bent beneath him and head tilted skyward as a removable saddle is draped across its

0078: Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated Camel Wearing Saddle, TL'dEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Chinese Tang Polychrome Relief Tile Warrior Figure: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-made terracotta relief tile depicting a male warrior figure wearing a zoomorphic hat, all adorned in green, red, black, white, blue, gray,

0078A: Chinese Tang Polychrome Relief Tile Warrior FigureEst. $800-$1,200

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Tall Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Vessel, TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2600 to 1400 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and conical form exhibiting the ancient coil and scrape methods with distinctive impressed patterning.

0079: Tall Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Vessel, TL TestedEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Ancient Japanese Jomon Terracotta Vessel, TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with a corrugated pattern made by

0079A: Ancient Japanese Jomon Terracotta Vessel, TL TestedEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested: Ancient East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2100 BCE. A lovely example of a hand-built pottery vessel of a flat-bottomed form with a slender body, gradually widening shoulders, and a thick rim

0079B: Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL TestedEst. $3,200-$4,800Lot Passed

Fine Chinese Warring States Silvered Bronze Ge Weapon: East Asia, China, Warring States Period, 476 to 221 BCE. A silvered-bronze ge weapon with a dagger-shaped blade and rectangular butt end. This is an incredibly beautiful and rare ge head, this

0080: Fine Chinese Warring States Silvered Bronze Ge WeaponEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Massive Belgian Neolithic Flint Core: Western Europe, Belgium, Spiennes, Mons District, mid to late Neolithic period, ca. 4300 to 2200 BCE. This is a massive flint core that was expertly flaked by a Neolithic trader into individual

0081: Massive Belgian Neolithic Flint CoreEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Large British Paleolithic Acheulean Stone Hand Axe: Northwestern Europe, Southeast England, Middlesex, Lower Paleolithic, Acheulean period, ca. 400,000 to 250,000 years ago. This superb flint bifacial hand axe was fashioned by Homo erectus, the first

0082: Large British Paleolithic Acheulean Stone Hand AxeEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Museum Quality Fossilized Paraelops Fish in Matrix: South America, Brazil, Creara, Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous period, ca. 110 million years ago. A large and spectacular Paraelops fish fossil displaying full, three-dimensional preservation

0083: Museum Quality Fossilized Paraelops Fish in MatrixEst. $17,000-$25,500Lot Passed

Intact Fossilized Daspletosaurus Tyrannosaur Tooth: North America, Western United States, Montana, Two Medicine Formation, Late Cretaceous, ca. 80 to 74 million years ago. An extremely rare pre-maxillary tooth of the tyrannosaur Daspletosaurus

0084: Intact Fossilized Daspletosaurus Tyrannosaur ToothEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Rare Fossilized Permian Walchia Tree Pollen Cone: Western Europe, Germany, Rhineland Pfalz, Permian, ca. 290 to 260 million years ago. An extremely rare fossil of a pollen cone from a prehistoric tree that dates to a period before dinosaurs! This

0084A: Rare Fossilized Permian Walchia Tree Pollen ConeEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Large Fossilized Devonian Brachiopod Colony: Central Europe, Poland, Holy Cross Mountains, Kowala Formation, Middle Devonian (Givetian), ca. 394.5 to 389.1 million years ago. A large museum-class shale matrix containing sizable Atrypa

0084B: Large Fossilized Devonian Brachiopod ColonyEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Massive Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized Ammonites: Western Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, Holzmaden Black Shale Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 200 million years ago. A massive and exquisitely preserved stone slab that contains pyritized ammonite

0085: Massive Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized AmmonitesEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Lungfish Gyroptychius & Osteolepsis Matrix: Northwestern Europe, Scotland, Orkney, Old Red Sandstone Formation, Middle Devonian, ca. 380 million years ago. This large stone displays two incredible fish fossils from rhipidistians, freshwater

0086: Fossilized Lungfish Gyroptychius & Osteolepsis MatrixEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Rare Fossilized Coral & Trilobites in Matrix: North Africa, Morocco, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Ktaoua Formation, Ordovician period, ca. 488 to 443 million years ago. An extremely interesting and aesthetic slab displaying a variety of prehistoric

0087: Rare Fossilized Coral & Trilobites in MatrixEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Rare Fossilized Guitar Ray Fish Inlaid in Matrix: Ancient Seas, Near East, Lebanon, Cretaceous Period, ca. 145.5 to 65.5 million years ago. This is an awesome fossil from a species of Rhinobatos rays, fittingly known as guitar fish because of their

0088: Rare Fossilized Guitar Ray Fish Inlaid in MatrixEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Bizarre Fossilized Paleobalistum Fish in Matrix: Near East, Lebanon, Upper Cretaceous, ca. 99.6 to 93.5 million years ago. An exciting and odd fossilized fish known as known as Palaeobalistum goedeli from the extinct pycnodontiformes order, encased

0089: Bizarre Fossilized Paleobalistum Fish in MatrixEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Rare Fossilized Crustacean in Matrix - Cycleryon: Western Europe, Germany, Eichstatt, Solnhofen (Altmuhltal) Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 164.7 to 161.2 million years ago. A superb fossilized prehistoric crustacean known as cycleryon with

0090: Rare Fossilized Crustacean in Matrix - CycleryonEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Dragonfly in Sandstone Matrix - Stenophlebia: Western Europe, Germany, Eichstatt, Solnhofen (Altmuhltal) Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 183 to 175.6 million years ago. This is an incredible fossilized prehistoric dragonfly relative from the

0091: Fossilized Dragonfly in Sandstone Matrix - StenophlebiaEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Ammolite Ammonite in Matrix by Korite: North America, Canada, Alberta, Bearpaw formation, late Cretaceous, ca. 71 million years ago. This is a stunning ammonite in its natural shale matrix, where is has fossilized and rested for millions

0092: Fossilized Ammolite Ammonite in Matrix by KoriteEst. $24,000-$36,000Lot Passed

Triassic Arizonan Petrified Wood Table w/ Iron Legs: North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A massive and gorgeous slab of fossilized or petrified tree trunk mounted on iron legs as a stunning

0093: Triassic Arizonan Petrified Wood Table w/ Iron LegsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Huge Arizona Petrified Tree Slice - Over 40" W!: United States, Arizona, Triassic period, ca. 250 to 200 million years before present (BP). Huge and gorgeous thick slice of Araucarioxylon arizonicum. Araucarioxylon arizonicum is estimated to have

0094: Huge Arizona Petrified Tree Slice - Over 40" W!Est. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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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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