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Museum-worthy classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Northwest Coast, 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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Exhibited / Published Huge Roman Glass Bottle: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. mid-1st to 2nd century CE. As stunning as it is large, a free-blown glass bottle of massive size formed from translucent yellow-green glass. The thick-bottomed

0050: Exhibited / Published Huge Roman Glass BottleEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Roman Marble Stele, Mother & Child, Greek Text: Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A magnificent marble funerary stele, hand-carved to display the relief image of a mother and child facing forward and standing in an

0051: Roman Marble Stele, Mother & Child, Greek TextEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Museum Exhibited Roman Sidonian Amber Glass Date Flask: Roman, The Levant, Lebanon / Syria, Sidonian, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to early 2nd century CE. A lovely mold-blown flask resembling a date fruit, with scattered areas of silvery iridescence across

0052: Museum Exhibited Roman Sidonian Amber Glass Date FlaskEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Fabulous Roman Marble Stele w/ Head of Gorgon: Roman, Imperial period, probably Eastern Empire, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fantastic marble relief of a gorgoneion or the head of a gorgon ñ a frightening, beast-like female creature, usually

0053: Fabulous Roman Marble Stele w/ Head of GorgonEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

3rd C. Roman Byzantine Tile - Face w/ Halo, TL Tested: Late Roman / Byzantine Empire, North Africa, Tunisia, Carthage, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely mold-made terracotta tile in low relief with a face within a sunburst / halo, an early Christian

0054: 3rd C. Roman Byzantine Tile - Face w/ Halo, TL TestedEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

7th C. Byzantine Gold Ring w/ Garnet Cabochon, Emerald: **Originally Listed At $3750** Near East, Byzantine Empire, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 8th century CE. A beautiful ring made from a high-quality gold shank with a fineness of 95.9% to 96.4%

0054A: 7th C. Byzantine Gold Ring w/ Garnet Cabochon, EmeraldEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Rare 5th C. Byzantine Copper Belt / Collar Nine Crosses: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantium, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. An extremely rare belt or collar formed from 9 cast-copper crucifixes linked together with riveted loops and sturdy copper

0054B: Rare 5th C. Byzantine Copper Belt / Collar Nine CrossesEst. $15,000-$22,500Lot Passed

Published Eurasian Gilt Bronze Rectangular Plaques: Eurasian, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. This is a lovely, complementary pair of gilt bronze rectangular plaques, each depicting two horses raised on their hind legs in a landscape in low relief. Each

0055: Published Eurasian Gilt Bronze Rectangular PlaquesEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

Ancient Sumerian Calcite Head of a Worshipper: Ancient Near East, Sumerian, Early Dynastic IIIb, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A finely-sculpted and fairly-naturalistic head of a male worshipper, hand-carved from creamy white calcite stone. The bald head

0055A: Ancient Sumerian Calcite Head of a WorshipperEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Ancient Mesopotamian Tel Brak Stone Eye Idol: Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A highly abstract stone idol figure hand carved from a mottled green stone with 2 staring eyes. Tell Brak was a major

0056: Rare Ancient Mesopotamian Tel Brak Stone Eye IdolEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Large Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Standard Finial: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals." The lovely size of this example

0057: Large Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Standard FinialEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Tall Luristan Bronze Mace Head: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast bronze cylinder, made to be part of a mace - probably placed around a wooden or less decorated metal staff beneath the mace

0057A: Tall Luristan Bronze Mace HeadEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Babylonian Lapis Stamp Seal Bead w/ Electrum Gold Cap: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer / Babylon, ca. 1894 to 500 BCE. A cylinder seal hand-carved from vibrant blue lapis lazuli and set in an electrum setting - composed of 71.7% (equivalent 17K+)

0058: Babylonian Lapis Stamp Seal Bead w/ Electrum Gold CapEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Miniature 9th C. Islamic Quartz Cosmetic Jar: Near East, Egypt / Persia, Islamic, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. A miniature jar carved from quartz (rock crystal). The piece is columnar drilled with a short neck and a polished, smooth surface. This

0058A: Miniature 9th C. Islamic Quartz Cosmetic JarEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Parthian Sasanian Stucco Head Female Deity / Concubine: Ancient Near East, late Parthian to early Sasanian culture, ca. 1st century BCE to 4th century BCE. A stunning, larger than life stucco head of a female, likely a deity or court concubine, depicted

0059: Parthian Sasanian Stucco Head Female Deity / ConcubineEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

Huge 10th C. Islamic Nishapur Copper Ewer: Medieval Near East / Western Asia, Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, Islamic culture, ca. late 10th to early 13th century CE. A superb and quite sizable copper ewer featuring a unique silhouette of a

0060: Huge 10th C. Islamic Nishapur Copper EwerEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Huge Kushan Gandharan Pottery Zoomorph Jar, TL Tested: Ancient Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Indus Valley, Kushan Empire / Gandhara, ca. 400 CE. A wheel-formed pottery pot of an exceptionally large size that was used as a storage vessel. Painted

0061: Huge Kushan Gandharan Pottery Zoomorph Jar, TL TestedEst. $7,000-$10,500Lot Passed

Ancient Persian Incised Stone Fertility Idol: Iran, Caspian Sea region, late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A large and extremely rare carved greenstone steatopygous figure. Similar in style to figures from this region of southwestern Iran,

0062: Ancient Persian Incised Stone Fertility IdolEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Relief 3 Women + Man: Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning figural panel hand-carved in high relief from gray schist, depicting three women

0062A: 2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Relief 3 Women + ManEst. $3,000-$6,000

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2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Standing Maitreya Buddha: Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A superb gray schist bust of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, dressed like

0062B: 2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Standing Maitreya BuddhaEst. $3,000-$4,500

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2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Bodhisattva Maitreya: Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A naturalistic schist carving of a standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future,

0062C: 2nd C. Gandhara Kushan Schist Bodhisattva MaitreyaEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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9th C. Indian Stone Temple Panel Trimurti & Consorts: South Asia, India, Middle Kingdom period, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A high relief stone panel carving of the Brahmanical Triad, flanked by a female consort, possibly Saraswati, and smaller celestial

0063: 9th C. Indian Stone Temple Panel Trimurti & ConsortsEst. $10,000-$15,000

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11th C. Indian Chandela Stone Panel Goddess Saraswati: South Asia, Northern India, Chandela Dynasty, ca. 11th to 13th century CE. A large vertical standing stone panel carved in high relief of Saraswati (Sarasvati), the Hindu goddess of learning music,

0064: 11th C. Indian Chandela Stone Panel Goddess SaraswatiEst. $30,000-$40,000Lot Passed

18th C. Kota Painting of Maharao Ajit Singh of Bundi: South Asia, India, Rajasthan (Kota) - "Maharao Ajit Singh of Bundi" gouache and gold on stiff paper, ca. 1770. A rare 18th century Kota (also spelled Kotah) painting depicting Maharao Ajit Singh of

0065: 18th C. Kota Painting of Maharao Ajit Singh of BundiEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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