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Exhibited Egyptian Stone Panel w/ Divine Adoratrice

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Exceptional Antiquities Ethnographic Fine Art

Artemis Fine Arts

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Stunning Egyptian Ushabti for Ta-Shed-Khonsu, ex Drexel: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1075 to 945 BCE. A spectacular faience ushabti made for Tent-Shed-Khonsu (or Ta-Shed-Khonsu), an ancient Egyptian lady whose name

0001: Stunning Egyptian Ushabti for Ta-Shed-Khonsu, ex DrexelEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Stone Panel w/ Divine Adoratrice: Ancient Egypt, late Third Intermediate to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 760 to 30 BCE. A stunning sandstone panel presenting 3 fragmentary columns of inscribed hieroglyphs as well as a left-facing female

0001A: Exhibited Egyptian Stone Panel w/ Divine AdoratriceEst. $45,000-$67,500Lot Passed

Superb Egyptian 18th Dynasty Wood Mask w/ Bronze Eyes: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca 1450 BCE. A large and very fine painted gesso and wooden mask, undoubtedly of a nobleman. Carved of cedar with realistic features with long curved nose, pursed

0002: Superb Egyptian 18th Dynasty Wood Mask w/ Bronze EyesEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

Rare Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model - Taweret Head: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 2nd to late 1st century BCE. A fine and rare limestone sculptor's model depicting Taweret, the amalgam goddess of marriage and protector of women, especially

0002A: Rare Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model - Taweret HeadEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Pataikos Amulet, ex-John Huston: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-built faience amulet of the bandy-legged deity Pataikos, a protector and a mitigator of violent natural forces.

0002B: Egyptian Faience Pataikos Amulet, ex-John HustonEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

5th C. Egyptian Coptic Limestone Relief of Male Nude: Egypt, Late Antiquity / Byzantine period, Coptic culture, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A fabulous limestone carving featuring the high relief of a nude male - perhaps intended as Adam. The figure leans

0002C: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Limestone Relief of Male NudeEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Bronze Thoth w/ Hieroglyphs & Greek Letters: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. An exemplary leaded-bronze statue of Thoth, the ibis-headed god of writing, the moon, and generally all things intellectual. Detailed with fine lines of

0003: Egyptian Bronze Thoth w/ Hieroglyphs & Greek LettersEst. $10,000-$15,000

Published Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - Imsety: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A beautiful hand-carved limestone lid for a canopic jar used for storing and preserving the internal organs of a mummy. The lid

0003B: Published Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar Lid - ImsetyEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Silver Harpokrates, ex-Bonham's: Egypt, Roman Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. An impressive silver figure of Harpokrates (also Harpocrates), the Ptolemaic god of silence, secrets, and confidentiality, shown holding

0003C: Romano-Egyptian Silver Harpokrates, ex-Bonham'sEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Leaded Copper Apis Bull Statue: Egypt, Late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A gorgeous cast-leaded copper votive figure representing the sacred Egyptian bull god Apis. He wears a sun disk

0003D: Romano-Egyptian Leaded Copper Apis Bull StatueEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Exhibited Egyptian Predynastic Naqada I Breccia Jar: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting mottled red and cream hues. The piriform

0004: Exhibited Egyptian Predynastic Naqada I Breccia JarEst. $20,000-$30,000

Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Black Top Jar: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3650 to 3300 BCE. A lovely pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, earth-red hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. This coil-formed Nile

0004A: Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Black Top JarEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Fine Gold Pendant w/ Egyptian Faience Royal Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A mold-formed faience scarab covered in light blue glaze that bears the cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III (also

0004B: Fine Gold Pendant w/ Egyptian Faience Royal ScarabEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Gold Tie Pin w/ Egyptian Scarab, Thutmose III Cartouche: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab of ovoid form bearing the cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III. While the topside

0004C: Gold Tie Pin w/ Egyptian Scarab, Thutmose III CartoucheEst. $1,400-$2,100

Impressive Egyptian Cedar Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. Large and finely carved wooden sarcophagus mask. Of hand carved cedar then covered with gesso painted in shades of brick-red, off-white and

0004D: Impressive Egyptian Cedar Sarcophagus MaskEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Exhibited / Rare Egyptian Effigy of Sothic Dog, ex MIA: Egypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic Dog, exhibiting a charming form and

0005: Exhibited / Rare Egyptian Effigy of Sothic Dog, ex MIAEst. $5,500-$8,250

Exhibited Egyptian Old Kingdom Terracotta Bread Mold: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-built terracotta bread mold of conical form bearing a natural russet hue across its surfaces. Egyptian bakers would first

0005A: Exhibited Egyptian Old Kingdom Terracotta Bread MoldEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Old Kingdom Banded Alabaster Jar: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2613 BCE. A superb cylindrical jar that is hand-carved and laboriously drilled from banded alabaster exhibiting warm hues of butterscotch,

0006: Exhibited Egyptian Old Kingdom Banded Alabaster JarEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian New Kingdom Amphora, ex Drexel: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1303 BCE. A hand-built redware amphora shaped from marl clay covered in russet pigment. The apple-shaped body rests atop a planar foot and has an

0007: Exhibited Egyptian New Kingdom Amphora, ex DrexelEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus Panel: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden panel, likely cedar, from the top of a sarcophagus. The tapered panel is comprised of 4 portions,

0007A: Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus PanelEst. $14,000-$21,000

Exhibited Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Flask: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A slender flask of inverted piriform presentation that is hand-carved from attractive banded alabaster. The top and bottom

0008: Exhibited Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster FlaskEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Redware Spindle Bottle, ex Drexel: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1303 BCE. A tall and slender spindle bottle formed from redware that stands atop a flared foot. The elegant silhouette exhibits a rounded

0009: Exhibited Egyptian Redware Spindle Bottle, ex DrexelEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Silver Amulet of Nephthys: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite amulet formed from 84.65% silver depicting Nephthys, goddess of death and darkness and one of the oldest

0010: Exhibited Egyptian Silver Amulet of NephthysEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Ptolemaic Terracotta Figure of Baubo: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A hollow-molded terracotta effigy of Baubo, the elderly Greek trickster goddess of humor as well as maintaining and protecting the fertility of the land.

0011: Exhibited Egyptian Ptolemaic Terracotta Figure of BauboEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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