Fine Antiquities, Ancient & Pre-Columbian Art

Roman Provincial Marble Head of Herm (found in Spain)

Attic Red-Figure Skyphos, Beazley, ex-Christie's

Colima Redware Pottery Seated Dog Vessel

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Fine Antiquities, Ancient & Pre-Columbian Art

Artemis Fine Arts

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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, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping! Happy Holidays from everyone at Artemis Gallery!

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Osiris, Museum-Exhibited: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of Osiris, the god of the Underworld, who stands in mummiform while holding his signature heka scepter and flagellum (nekhakh)

0001: Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Osiris, Museum-ExhibitedEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Faience Nude Concubine: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A rare and exceptionally old example of a hand-built faience female figure, nude and covered in turquoise-hued glaze, with

0001A: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Faience Nude ConcubineEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Exhibited Pair of Egyptian Ushabti for Amennioutnakht: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 943 BCE. A stunning pair of ushabti inscribed for an individual of importance named Amennioutnakht. Each white-painted shabti

0001B: Exhibited Pair of Egyptian Ushabti for AmennioutnakhtEst. $3,000-$4,000

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Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet, Acrobat Bent Backwards: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic, ca. 1070 to 535 BCE. A very rare amulet that I can say I have previously not seen. Molded faience in light green in the form of an acrobat

0002: Rare Egyptian Faience Amulet, Acrobat Bent BackwardsEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Published Egyptian Serpentine Harpocrates, ex-LACMA: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare and slender black serpentine carving of Harpocrates (literally "Horus the Child"), the god of silence and secrets. The

0002A: Published Egyptian Serpentine Harpocrates, ex-LACMAEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Exhibited Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Penebenkemenekht: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 943 BCE. A mold-formed faience ushabti exhibiting a mummiform presentation that is enveloped with layers of blue glaze.

0002B: Exhibited Egyptian Faience Ushabti for PenebenkemenekhtEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Egyptian Faience Amulet, Lion Maahes, ex-Drexel 1895!: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A very rare amulet of the Egyptian lion god Maahes. Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, or

0003: Egyptian Faience Amulet, Lion Maahes, ex-Drexel 1895!Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Pottery Pot Stand w/ Ibises & Trees: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery pot stand used for placing larger vessels atop. The vermilion-hued exterior is decorated with 2 striding

0003A: Exhibited Egyptian Pottery Pot Stand w/ Ibises & TreesEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Standing Figural Pendant of Bes: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A well-preserved, mold-formed faience amulet of Bes, the bandy-legged dwarf deity who was a protector of women, children, and

0003B: Egyptian Faience Standing Figural Pendant of BesEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Published / Exhibited Egyptian Raw Frit Balls + Dish: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. An incredibly rare set of raw frit balls used to create a myriad of different amulets, offerings, and

0004: Published / Exhibited Egyptian Raw Frit Balls + DishEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Rare Egyptian Limestone Sphinx Amulet w/ Pigment: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A hand-carved limestone amulet of a sphinx laying recumbent atop an integral rectangular plinth. The enigmatic

0004A: Rare Egyptian Limestone Sphinx Amulet w/ PigmentEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Figural of Nude Baubo: Egyptian, Roman Period, ca. 1st century CE. A lively terracotta sculptural rendering of Baubo, goddess of ribald jocularity. She is nude, legs spread, a vase atop her head with a long veil hanging

0004B: Romano-Egyptian Figural of Nude BauboEst. $900-$1,350

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Published Egyptian Faience Cabochon w/ Jackal, ex LACMA: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare faience cabochon of hemispherical form covered in turquoise-hued glaze, the center bearing a recumbent jackal in

0005: Published Egyptian Faience Cabochon w/ Jackal, ex LACMAEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Exhibited Egyptian Faience Amulet Goddess Sekhmet: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed and turquoise-glazed faience amulet of Sekhmet (occasionally Sakhmet, literally

0005A: Exhibited Egyptian Faience Amulet Goddess SekhmetEst. $1,200-$1,800

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3rd C. Egyptian Coptic Pottery Mother & Child, ex Ede: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A rare pottery statuette from the Coptic Egypt depicting an endearing moment of maternal intimacy; a ceramic figure of a mother goddess suckling a

0005B: 3rd C. Egyptian Coptic Pottery Mother & Child, ex EdeEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Egyptian Faience Conjoined Deities, ex-Lily Place 1929!: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A rare Egyptian figure that was mold-formed from faience to depict a pair of standing avian

0006: Egyptian Faience Conjoined Deities, ex-Lily Place 1929!Est. $1,800-$2,500

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Egyptian Faience Figural Amulet, ex-Christie's: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 6th to 1st century BCE. A rare and fascinating faience amulet featuring a nude female wearing a tripartite wig with her arms upraised, surmounted by the

0006A: Egyptian Faience Figural Amulet, ex-Christie'sEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Exhibited Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, ex MIA: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-built pottery pilgrim flask of sizable form bearing russet-hued surfaces decorated with black-painted bullseye

0007: Exhibited Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, ex MIAEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Glass Bead Jewelry (Ring + Earrings): Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 664 BCE to 300 CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wearable pair of earrings and a ring made from ancient glass and

0007A: Romano-Egyptian Glass Bead Jewelry (Ring + Earrings)Est. $600-$900

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Rare Egyptian Faience Cippus Amulet w/ Pataikos: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a cippus amulet featuring the nude dwarf god Pataikos. The bandy-legged deity presents with a pair of

0008: Rare Egyptian Faience Cippus Amulet w/ PataikosEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Ptolemaic Bronze Isis w/ Horus: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful and quite sizeable cast-bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held to her bare breast ready

0009: Egyptian Late Dynastic Ptolemaic Bronze Isis w/ HorusEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Pataikos Amulet, ex-Drexel 1895: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to early Late Period, dynasties 21 through 26, ca. 1070 to 525 BCE. Rare and quite fascinating faience amulet of Ptaikos/ Pataikos, the bow-legged dwarf deity meant

0010: Egyptian Faience Pataikos Amulet, ex-Drexel 1895Est. $1,500-$2,500

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Published Egyptian Blue Glass Striding Figure Amulet: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. An incredibly rare, hand-built glass amulet depicting a figurine standing with arms to their sides. The wear to the facial

0011: Published Egyptian Blue Glass Striding Figure AmuletEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Published Egyptian Faience Plaque - Onuris & Lioness: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1070 to 30 BCE. An incredibly rare, mold-formed faience plaque depicting not 1 but 2 Egyptian deities associated with war - the striding

0012: Published Egyptian Faience Plaque - Onuris & LionessEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All ancient items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. 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. 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