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Exceptional Colima Musician with Rattles, Comala Style

Exhibited Attic Black-Figure Amphora, ex-Sotheby's

Prancing Chinese Han Dynasty Horse TL Tested

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Fine Antiquities, Ancient, Ethnographic, Arts

Artemis Fine Arts

Showcasing an extraordinary array of artifacts and art, including Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial treasures, fossils, fine and visual arts, and more! All ancient items are ethically sourced and legally available for sale. Enjoy the ease of in-house shipping for a seamless experience!

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

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

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Impressive Egyptian Steatite Amulet Sekhmet, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A superb and quite sizable steatite amulet of Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of the sun, destruction, war, and healing,

0001: Impressive Egyptian Steatite Amulet Sekhmet, ex-BonhamsEst. $8,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Funerary Pectoral w/ Hathor: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A pretty mold-formed pottery funerary pectoral in the shape of a pylon - the door or gateway into a temple. Covered in white pigment,

0002: Egyptian Late Dynastic Funerary Pectoral w/ HathorEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

0002A: 42 Egyptian Coptic Bone Plaques (Decorative Inlays)Est. $4,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Ushabti: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A mold-formed, faience ushabti figure covered in vibrant layers of glaze that exhibits a stunning, cornflower-blue

0003: Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Tall / Elegant Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An elegant alabaster jar featuring an elongated, ovoid body and a flared rim, all sitting upon a petite, discoid foot. Hues of

0004: Tall / Elegant Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. $1,000-$1,500

Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic period, 25th to 26th Dynasty, ca. 744 to 525. A beautiful faience ushabti standing in mummiform position atop an integral plinth with a dorsal pillar on

0005: Egyptian Third Intermediate Faience UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Faience Tilapia Fish Effigy: Egypt, New Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1549 to 30 BCE. A finely crafted faience effigy of a Nile tilapia, featuring incised scales, carved gills, and detailed fins. The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis

0005A: Ancient Egyptian Faience Tilapia Fish EffigyEst. $900-$1,800

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Egyptian Late Dynastic / Ptolemaic Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, 26th to 33rd Dynasty, ca. 672 to 30 BCE. A lovely faience ushabti standing mummiform a top a plinth and holding a pick and a hoe with a seed bag on his back,

0006: Egyptian Late Dynastic / Ptolemaic Faience UshabtiEst. $1,000-$1,500

Miniature Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A leaded bronze statue depicting the revered deity Osiris, god of the underworld, standing mummiform with fused legs atop an

0006A: Miniature Egyptian Late Dynastic Bronze Standing OsirisEst. $2,000-$3,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Amulet of Ra as a Hawk, ex-Mitry: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom period, Dynasties 18th to 20th, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE. An impressive faience amulet of a hawk representing Ra, the Egyptian sun god, shown perched on an integral plinth with

0007: Egyptian Faience Amulet of Ra as a Hawk, ex-MitryEst. $800-$1,500

Egyptian Bronze Figure of Harpocrates: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 6th to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze figure of Harpocrates (Harpokrates), one of the gods of the Triad of Alexandria, especially popular during the Ptolemaic and Roman

0007A: Egyptian Bronze Figure of HarpocratesEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Amethyst Scarab in Silver Bezel, Ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, 11th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 2040 to 1550 BCE. An amethyst scarab bead set within a silver-iron bezel setting, with the stone pierced all the

0008: Egyptian Amethyst Scarab in Silver Bezel, Ex-Sotheby'sEst. $500-$800

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Egyptian Faience Plaque Amulet of Sekhmet, ex-Mitry: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1570 to 1070 BCE. An impressive faience plaque amulet of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet seated on a throne and holding a sistrum with a suspension loop

0009: Egyptian Faience Plaque Amulet of Sekhmet, ex-MitryEst. $800-$1,500

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Delightful Pair Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster Vessels: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A lovely pair of alabaster vessels: a jar and a bowl. Larger of the 2, the jar features a narrow base and smooth walls that swell

0009A: Delightful Pair Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster VesselsEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Figure of Nefertum, ex-Mitry: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom period, Dynasties 18th to 20th, ca. 1549 to 1077 BCE. A splendid, mold-formed faience figure of Nefertem, god of perfumes and unguents, striding with his left leg presented

0010: Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Figure of Nefertum, ex-MitryEst. $800-$1,500

Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figurine of Baubo (Trickster Goddess): Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A wonderful, mold-formed terracotta figurine of Baubo, the elderly Greek trickster goddess of humor as well as maintaining and protecting

0011: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figurine of Baubo (Trickster Goddess)Est. $600-$1,000Lot Passed

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0012: Exhibited Attic Black-Figure Amphora, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $20,000-$30,000

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Ancient Cycladic II Marble Head, Early Spedos Type: Ancient Greece, Early Cyclades II, Early Spedos type, ca. 2600 to 2500 BCE. A finely-carved marble head of a Spedos-type figure. The low relief triangular nose is slightly pronounced above a smooth

0012A: Ancient Cycladic II Marble Head, Early Spedos TypeEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Greek Attic Red-Figure Column Krater - Riding Lesson: Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 5th century BCE. A magnificent pottery column krater adorned with elaborate red-figure decoration on the body and a row of black-figure confronting lions and wild

0013: Greek Attic Red-Figure Column Krater - Riding LessonEst. $15,000-$20,000

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Mycenaean Terracotta "Psi" Idol Figure, Late Helladic Period: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Helladic period, ca. 1400 to 1200 BCE. A beautiful, hand-built terracotta idol figure of minimalist, schematized form. The arms curve down towards the gently

0013A: Mycenaean Terracotta "Psi" Idol Figure, Late Helladic PeriodEst. $1,500-$2,000

Exhibited Greek Archaic Bronze Applique Sphinx Form: Ancient Greece, Archaic period, ca. 550 to 540 BCE. An impressive bronze applique in the form of a sphinx - a mythological creature with the body of a lion, the head of a woman, and the plumed wings

0014: Exhibited Greek Archaic Bronze Applique Sphinx FormEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Elegant Hellenistic Greek Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A tall, slender, and dignified alabastron that is hand-carved from alabaster of white and light yellow hues. The elongated vessel features a

0014A: Elegant Hellenistic Greek AlabastronEst. $1,500-$3,000

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Greek Minoan Serpentine Blossom Bowl: Ancient Greece, Crete / Aegean Sea, Minoan civilization, Aegean Bronze Age, ca. 1600 to 1450 BCE. A graceful serpentine bowl featuring a narrow base and a high-shoulder carved with ribs and grooves.

0014B: Greek Minoan Serpentine Blossom BowlEst. $1,200-$1,800

Ancient Bronze Fibulae, Hallstatt / La Tène or Geometric Period: Eastern / Central Europe, Celtic Hallstatt / La Tene Culture or Greece, Geometric / Archaic Period, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A pair of large bronze fibulae made from thick bronze pieces, hammered and

0015: Ancient Bronze Fibulae, Hallstatt / La Tène or Geometric PeriodEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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