It's A Small World | Diminutive Artifacts 2022-11-17 Auction - 303 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Maya Polychrome Cylinder Jar w/ Kin Glyphs & PSSRomano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal AthenaGreco-Roman Bronze Horse Protome / Attachment
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Louisville, CO, United States
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It's A Small World | Diminutive Artifacts

Artemis Fine Arts

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Featuring Antiquities, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Fossils, from East to West, North to South, and everywhere in between - with one small thing in common - size! Everything in this auction is approximately 8 inches or less, perfect for that last bit of shelf space in your curio cabinet! And perfect for holiday gift giving, too!
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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Ramesses II: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279 to 1213 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab exhibiting naturalistic insectile features on the top while decorated with
0001: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Ramesses IIEst. $1,400-$2,100
Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Amulet w/ Neith Emblem: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab amulet bearing remains of crimson- and turquoise-hued glaze. The convex topside exhibits insectile
0003: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Amulet w/ Neith EmblemEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed
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Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Horus Falcon: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab covered in tan-hued glaze. The topside bears characteristic insectile features while
0003A: Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Horus FalconEst. $400-$600
Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A mold-formed faience scarab of ovoid form covered in layers of lustrous blue glaze. The insectile amulet features vertically
0004: Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience ScarabEst. $600-$900Lot Passed
Egyptian Hematite Amulets - Heart and Head Rest: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A set of 2 hand-carved hematite amulets, one depicting a petite head rest with a crescent-shaped
0006: Egyptian Hematite Amulets - Heart and Head RestEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed
Egyptian Faience Amulet / Heart Scarab: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. Mold-formed faience amulet known as a heart scarab; such examples were
0006A: Egyptian Faience Amulet / Heart ScarabEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
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Published Egyptian Faience Amulet of Imsety, ex-Ede: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine mold-formed faience amulet depicting Imsety (also Imset, Imseti, Amset, Amsety, Mesti, and Mesta), the human-headed Son
0006B: Published Egyptian Faience Amulet of Imsety, ex-EdeEst. $400-$600
Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulet Heart / Windpipe: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a stylized heart-and-windpipe (known as "ib") covered in lustrous, turquoise-hued glaze.
0006C: Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulet Heart / WindpipeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Egyptian Neolithic Stone Blade: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic to Predynastic Period, ca. 5000 to 3500 BCE. A hand-knapped flint knife of oblong form with remains of petite serrations along both peripheries. Knapped flint blades like
0007: Egyptian Neolithic Stone BladeEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Egyptian Bronze Mummiform Deity Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A slender figure of Osiris that is cast from bronze. The mummiform deity presents with bent elbows, a scepter (heka) and
0007A: Egyptian Bronze Mummiform Deity OsirisEst. $500-$750
Egyptian Bronze Worshipper Figure w/ Baboon: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of a youthful male priest of Thoth, the god of writing and other intellectual pursuits, standing upon
0008: Egyptian Bronze Worshipper Figure w/ BaboonEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed
Egyptian Polychrome Wood Tomb Figure - Female?: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A hand-carved wooden tomb figure, perhaps a female, presenting in a striding pose while wearing an orange-painted sheath
0008A: Egyptian Polychrome Wood Tomb Figure - Female?Est. $900-$1,200Lot Passed
Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A piriform jar with a flat base and a corseted shoulder that is hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster. The stone shows its
0009: Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
Gold Pendant w/ Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Paste Glass: Roman or Egyptian, late Ptolemaic to early Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. A lovely shard of opaque red paste glass displaying a millefiori flower pattern made with cobalt,
0010: Gold Pendant w/ Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Paste GlassEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal Athena: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A mold-formed terracotta figure of Harpocrates, the child god of silence and secrets, presenting in flowing garments while holding a cobra in
0011: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $1,700-$2,500Lot Passed
5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Stylized Woman Figure: Egypt, Coptic culture, 5th to 8th century CE. A hand-carved ungulate or bovine bone idol of an abstract standing figure for use as a pendant or talisman, the shoulders are pierced laterally either
0012: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Stylized Woman FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Egyptian Faience Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A set of wearable jewelry fashioned from Egyptian faience beads. First is a pair of
0013: Egyptian Faience Necklace, Bracelet and EarringsEst. $700-$1,050
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Ushabti Pendant: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A wearable necklace composed with 2 conjoined strands of glazed
0014: Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Ushabti PendantEst. $500-$750
Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs): Egyptian, Second Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, 14th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1725 to 332 BCE. This is a fine collection of 3 faience and stone beads and amulets from ancient Egypt. The
0015: Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A compact necklace of wearable form constructed using dozens of smooth stone beads in tubular and
0016: Egyptian Faience Bead NecklaceEst. $500-$750
Published Greek Hellenistic Amber Nude Baby: Greece, late Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An incredibly rare example of a carved amber figure of a baby seated atop an integral ovoid platform. The youthful infant leans to his
0017: Published Greek Hellenistic Amber Nude BabyEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed
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Greek Attic Athena Owl Tetradrachm, NGC Rated: Greece, Attica, Athens, ca. 440 to 404 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: owl standing to right, olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square.
0018: Greek Attic Athena Owl Tetradrachm, NGC RatedEst. $1,200-$1,800
Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion Head: **Originally Listed At $1750** Ancient Greece, ca. 480 to 450 BCE. A cast leaded-bronze attachment, perhaps to adorn a situla handle, in the shape of a lion's head depicted in bas relief with
0020: Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion HeadEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed
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Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle Fibula: Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A fabulous and intact spectacle or double spiral fibula formed by a single elongated wire, that was meticulously twisted in a rotational fashion
0021: Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle FibulaEst. $800-$1,200