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10th C. Indian Sandstone Relief Brahmanical Triad

Moche I Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Seated Figure in Trance

19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Nguzu Nguzu w/ Shell Inlay

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Antiquities, Ethnographica, Fine / Visual Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping!

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Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Panel: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. An astounding limestone panel hand-carved in low relief to depict a male figure facing left, expertly hand-painted in hues

0001: Egyptian Polychrome Limestone PanelEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Glazed Faience Ring - Aegis w/ Sekhmet: **Originally Listed At $4000** 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

0003: Egyptian Glazed Faience Ring - Aegis w/ SekhmetEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian 26th Dynasty Wood & Painted Gesso Coffin Model: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A wonderful example of a petite coffin model, made from two pieces of wood, adorned with gesso over linens, and then decorated with

0004: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Wood & Painted Gesso Coffin ModelEst. $8,000-$12,000

Egyptian Pottery Ithyphallic Osiris Corn Mummy, TL'd: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An exceptional pottery sculpture of an ithyphallic Osiris figure known as a "corn" or pseudo-mummy with impressive remains of cartonnage or mummy wrappings

0005: Egyptian Pottery Ithyphallic Osiris Corn Mummy, TL'dEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Limestone Stela Boy Holding Dove: Romano-Egyptian, Late Imperial to Coptic Period, possibly Antinoe, ca. 4th century CE. A magnificent limestone funerary stela of a boy seated in a niche grasping a dove in his left hand and a bunch

0006: Romano-Egyptian Limestone Stela Boy Holding DoveEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Late Roman / Coptic Carved Bone Figural Idol: Egypt, Late Roman / Coptic Period, ca. 3rd to 5th centuries CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic idol with a square head, short limbs, and torso marked by incised lines, made from a bone of a livestock

0006A: Late Roman / Coptic Carved Bone Figural IdolEst. $600-$900

20th C. Egyptian & Asian Silver Cuff Bracelets, 2 pcs: North Africa, Egypt & Central Asia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely pair of high-quality sterling silver bracelet cuffs from Egypt and Central Asia. The Egyptian bracelet is hallmarked with assay

0006B: 20th C. Egyptian & Asian Silver Cuff Bracelets, 2 pcsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Published Greek Phrygian Pottery Bull Rhyton, TL Tested: 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

0007: Published Greek Phrygian Pottery Bull Rhyton, TL TestedEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

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.

0008: Cypro-Archaic Marble Head of a Female VotaryEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Greek 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

0009: Greek Attic Black Figure Lekythos w/ DionysusEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Greek Attic Red Figure Glaux w/ 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

0010: Greek Attic Red Figure Glaux w/ OwlEst. $3,600-$5,400

Greek Attic Pottery Skyphos & Oinochoe: Ancient Greece, Attic, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels from ancient Greece: a skyphos (drinking vessel) and an oinochoe (pouring vessel). The oinochoe exhibits a

0011: Greek Attic Pottery Skyphos & OinochoeEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Cypro-Geometric Pottery Vessels: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Geometric II to III, ca. 900 to 750 BCE. A set of 2 wheel-thrown pottery vessels from ancient Cyprus. First is a petite bottle with an elongated acorn-shaped body, a

0012: Lot of 2 Cypro-Geometric Pottery VesselsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Cypriot Pottery Aryballos Target Motifs: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 700 to 600 BCE. An attractive pottery aryballos boasting a simple yet elegant decoration of black-painted concentric

0012A: Cypriot Pottery Aryballos Target MotifsEst. $1,000-$1,500

Archaic Greek Tanagran Pottery Idol: Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A terracotta figure of what is probably a female worshipper. She has a simplified body composed of a cylinder that flares outward at her

0013: Archaic Greek Tanagran Pottery IdolEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Magna Graecian 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

0014: Magna Graecian Gnathian Pottery KernosEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass Amphoriskos: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. This is a beautiful core-formed glass amphoriskos with tapered body and cylindrical neck and flared rim - essentially a miniature amphora -

0015: Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass AmphoriskosEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Banded Agate Intaglio w/ Lion: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. A fine intaglio of a lion, hand-sculpted from beautiful banded agate in warm hues of apricot, peach, and cream. The fierce beast

0015A: Greek Hellenistic Banded Agate Intaglio w/ LionEst. $800-$1,200

Massive Etruscan Bucchero Ware Kyathos - TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $15000** Classical World, Etruria, ca. early 6th century BCE. A massive, perfectly formed ceramic kyathos, a bowl-like vessel with a distinctive high, strap handle. It is

0016: Massive Etruscan Bucchero Ware Kyathos - TL TestedEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Museum-Exhibited Etruscan Bronze Nude Kouros: Northern Italy, Etruria, Etruscan people, ca. 6th to early 5th century BCE. A cast leaded bronze example of a form that originated in Archaic Greece, a kouros. This figure depicts a young man with

0017: Museum-Exhibited Etruscan Bronze Nude KourosEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Elegant Etruscan Bronze Oinochoe w/ Wolf Head Handle: Classical World, Etruria, ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A stunning bronze oinochoe, cast in ancient Etruria yet boasting a minimalist form and simplicity of line that is immensely appealing to the

0018: Elegant Etruscan Bronze Oinochoe w/ Wolf Head HandleEst. $1,800-$2,700

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Published Roman Marble Sculpture of a Nude Youth: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An adorable marble sculpture of a nude youth playfully carrying a piglet over his left shoulder. The endearing figure displays a pudgy body and a

0019: Published Roman Marble Sculpture of a Nude YouthEst. $12,000-$18,000

Roman Bronze Magistrate's Attendant, ex-Royal Athena: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. first half of the 1st century CE. An impressive bronze applique of a lictor or magistrate's attendant draped in a tunic and standing contrapposto. The slender figure gazes

0020: Roman Bronze Magistrate's Attendant, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Roman Glazed Pottery Footed Bowl w/ Geometric Motifs: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A stunning wheel-thrown ceramic bowl with a concave footed base, wide walls bearing a series of repeating, deeply incised linear

0021: Roman Glazed Pottery Footed Bowl w/ Geometric MotifsEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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