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Apulian Red Figure Amphora - Kantharos Group, TL'd

Teotihuacan Theater-Type Censer Lid, TL Tested

Prehistoric Mimbres Bowl w/ Antelope, Kill Hole

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Fine Antiquities | Ethnographic | Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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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, Russian, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping!

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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 Limestone Sculptor's Model Youthful Male Face: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved sculptor's model of a youthful male portrait, perhaps of a king. The heart-shaped visage

0001: Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model Youthful Male FaceEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Divine Adoratrice, ex-Christie's: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, late Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, ca. 744 to 656 BCE. A cast-bronze figure depicting a priestess known as a Divine Adoratrice. The woman presents

0002: Egyptian Bronze Divine Adoratrice, ex-Christie'sEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Tall Egyptian TIP Painted Limestone Ushabti: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved limestone ushabti of tall mummiform presentation with bound legs and

0003: Tall Egyptian TIP Painted Limestone UshabtiEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Fine Egyptian Faience Figural Seated Isis & Horus: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous faience sculpture of Isis, goddess of magic and healing, seated atop a slender throne while

0004: Fine Egyptian Faience Figural Seated Isis & HorusEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Scarab (in 14K Gold Swivel Ring): **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate period, 11th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1550 BCE. A modern 14K gold ring setting that displays an ancient glazed

0005: Egyptian Faience Scarab (in 14K Gold Swivel Ring)Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Third Intermediate Stone Heart Scarab: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved hardstone heart scarab exhibiting naturalistic features along the topside

0006: Egyptian Third Intermediate Stone Heart ScarabEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Menat Amulet: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A pretty collection of ancient dark green faience tube beads and pale brown/ocher yellow faience seed beads, strung using

0007: Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Menat AmuletEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Osiris (Mummiform): **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 25th to 26th Dynasty, ca. 712 to 525 BCE. A remarkable bronze figure of the mummiform Osiris, god of the Underworld. This would likely have

0008: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Osiris (Mummiform)Est. $1,500-$2,000

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Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Head of a Nubian: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Hellenistic period, Alexandria, ca. 3rd century BCE. Molded from buff brown terracotta, the evocative head of a male Nubian bearing an intense expression with wide

0009: Egyptian Alexandrian Terracotta Head of a NubianEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Painted Wood Sarcophagus Mask: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden sarcophagus mask used in most cases in place of a full wooden

0010: Egyptian Painted Wood Sarcophagus MaskEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Fine Egyptian Bronze Figure Nephthys Goddess of Death: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 304 BCE to 364 CE. An incredibly rare standing figure of Nephthys, goddess of death and darkness and one of the oldest deities in the Egyptian pantheon -

0011: Fine Egyptian Bronze Figure Nephthys Goddess of DeathEst. $10,000-$15,000

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Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Bust (Scribe): Dynasty, ca. 1185 to 1070 BCE. A well-executed carved limestone bust, probably depicting a scribe, wearing a tiered wig with nice remains of black pigment. Egyptian scribes trained four or five years

0012: Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Bust (Scribe)Est. $3,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Tall / Rare Egyptian TIP Limestone Ushabti: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 22nd Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 720 BCE. A beautiful and sizable example of an ushabti that is hand-carved from yellowed

0013: Tall / Rare Egyptian TIP Limestone UshabtiEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Egyptian Beaded Necklace Wadjet Pendant, ex-Sotheby's: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A stunning necklace of wearable form that is constructed with dozens of faience, carnelian, and shell beads.

0014: Egyptian Beaded Necklace Wadjet Pendant, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

14K Gold Pin w/ Egyptian Faience Scarab: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A petite faience scarab of ovoid form, covered in turquoise-hued glaze and set in a modern 14K gold pin. The

0015: 14K Gold Pin w/ Egyptian Faience ScarabEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Female God's Wife Figure, ex-Chistie's: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, late Third Intermediate Period, Kushite, 25th Dynasty, ca. 744 to 656 BCE. A cast-bronze female figure, nude and standing with closely-held legs, known as a

0016: Egyptian Bronze Female God's Wife Figure, ex-Chistie'sEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing Figure of Osiris: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An exemplary and quite sizable leaded bronze statue depicting the revered deity Osiris, god of the underworld, who

0017: Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing Figure of OsirisEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Ptolemaic Marble Head, Possibly Ptolemy X Alexander I: Greek Egypt, Hellenistic / Ptolemaic period, ca. late 2nd to early 1st century BCE. A powerful marble portrait head of a Ptolemaic king, possibly Ptolemy X Alexander I, who ruled Cyprus from 114 to

0018: Ptolemaic Marble Head, Possibly Ptolemy X Alexander IEst. $15,000-$22,500

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Rare Egyptian Pottery Hippopotamus, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. An exceedingly rare, hand-built pottery hippopotamus figure standing upon a quartet of sturdy legs atop an integral

0019: Rare Egyptian Pottery Hippopotamus, ex-BonhamsEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic Dwarf, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved limestone dwarf figure possessing a massive phallus. The kneeling figure holds both arms out to the base of the phallus, and the

0020: Egyptian Limestone Ithyphallic Dwarf, ex-BonhamsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti - Deep Blue Hue!: Ancient Egypt, Deir el-Bahari, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 988 to 955 BCE. A mold-formed faience ushabti enveloped in layers of gorgeous glaze of an incredibly deep blue hue. The

0021: Egyptian Glazed Faience Ushabti - Deep Blue Hue!Est. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Wood Mummy Mask: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 672 to 30 BCE. An impressive mummy mask that is expertly carved from cedar and covered in a layer of white gesso decorated with thick, opaque pigments of

0022: Egyptian Late Dynastic Wood Mummy MaskEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Tall Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Hieroglyphs, TL'd: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful mold-formed faience ushabti colored in reflective layers of green and blue-green glaze. The figure stands in

0023: Tall Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Hieroglyphs, TL'dEst. $5,000-$7,500

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Greek Cypro-Archaic Oinochoe w/ Bull's Eye, Florals: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Phase, ca. 900 to 750 BCE. A hand-built pottery oinochoe of substantial size with an egg-shaped body, a tapered cylindrical

0030: Greek Cypro-Archaic Oinochoe w/ Bull's Eye, FloralsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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