*Fall Sell-off Ancient / Ethnographic / Fine*

Egyptian Faience Bead Multi-Strand Necklace

5 Miniature Casas Grandes Pottery Vessels

J.D. Guille Painting - "Scarteen Hounds" (1971)

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Fall Sell-off Ancient / Ethnographic / Fine

Artemis Fine Arts

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Egyptian Faience Bead Multi-Strand Necklace: **Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A sophisticated necklace bearing 4 interior strands, every inch

0001: Egyptian Faience Bead Multi-Strand NecklaceEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Ancient Egyptian Faience Wadj Papyrus Amulet: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet in the form of a papyrus scepter or papyrus column, known in ancient Egyptian as a "wadj" - the term for the

0002: Ancient Egyptian Faience Wadj Papyrus AmuletEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

Ancient Egyptian Faience Djed Pillar Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A petite yet powerful ancient Egyptian amulet in the form of a djed pillar, molded from blue-green faience and pierced for

0003: Ancient Egyptian Faience Djed Pillar AmuletEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Egyptian Mold-Formed Faience Right Hand: **Originally Listed At $300** Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience right hand with finely detailed nail beds and curled fingers with a small gap between

0004: Egyptian Mold-Formed Faience Right HandEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Khnum Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed composite faience amulet charm in the form of a recumbent ram that symbolized the deity, Khnum, with a

0005: Egyptian Faience Khnum AmuletEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Nude Male Figure w/ Bird: Egypt, Roman period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A remarkable alabaster figurine of a nude male youth standing with legs together and holding a bird to his chest with his left hand as his right arm

0006: Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Nude Male Figure w/ BirdEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Miniature Romano-Egyptian Silver & Bronze Harpokrates: **Originally Listed At $250** Romano Egypt, probably Alexandria but purportedly found in Israel, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. As we write all of these extremely fine examples of miniature

0007: Miniature Romano-Egyptian Silver & Bronze HarpokratesEst. $350-$625Lot Passed

Ancient Greek Miniature Alabaster Perfume Jar: **Originally Listed At $250** Greece, Archaic Period to Hellenistic Period, ca. 6th to 3rd century BCE. A delicate miniature jar, possibly an alabastron, expertly carved from a thimble-sized piece

0008: Ancient Greek Miniature Alabaster Perfume JarEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Ancient Greek Pottery Recumbent Symposium Banqueteer: **Originally Listed At $300** Greece, possibly eastern empire, ca. 6th century BCE. A Greek terracotta figure in the form of a reclining male draped in long himation. He lays with his head raised,

0009: Ancient Greek Pottery Recumbent Symposium BanqueteerEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Ancient Classical Greek Opaque Red Glass Perfume Bottle: **Originally Listed At $300** Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A small opaque red glass bottle featuring zigzagging white lines encircling its globular body, with a tiny neck and

0010: Ancient Classical Greek Opaque Red Glass Perfume BottleEst. $400-$600

Two Greek Blackware Pottery Vessels: **Originally Listed At $200** Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Greek colonies of Campania and Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. Pair of blackware vessels dating to the time of Greek settlements in southern Italy.

0011: Two Greek Blackware Pottery VesselsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Miniature Pottery Kylix & Blue Glass Handled Jug: **Originally Listed At $200** Greek and Roman Empires, Magna-Graecia , southern Italy, for the kylix and probably Levant (northern Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt) for the glass, ca, 300 BCE

0012: Miniature Pottery Kylix & Blue Glass Handled JugEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Ancient Phoenician / Roman Cylindrical Glass Bead: **Originally Listed At $200** Possibly Eastern Mediterranean, Tunisia, Carthage, Phoenician / Roman culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A long, tubular black glass bead with an opaque glass core,

0013: Ancient Phoenician / Roman Cylindrical Glass BeadEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

Roman & Judean Coins, Widow's Mite & Silver Denarius: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE; Near East, The Levant, Judea, ca. 1st century BCE. Two ancient coins from the Roman Empire and Judea. Included is a silver denarius of Gordian III, Emperor

0014: Roman & Judean Coins, Widow's Mite & Silver DenariusEst. $350-$625Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Striding Nude Cupid w/ Club of Hercules: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming leaded bronze figurine of a winged Cupid (Greek Eros), Roman god of erotic love, depicted nude and striding with a torch or the club of

0015: Roman Bronze Striding Nude Cupid w/ Club of HerculesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Roman Lead Alloy Figure of a Male Actor: **Originally Listed At $300** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming lead alloy figure of a comic actor standing with legs together and loose drapery thrown over his left

0016: Roman Lead Alloy Figure of a Male ActorEst. $400-$600

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Roman Lead Alloy Leaping Leopard Attachment: **Originally Listed At $300** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful lead alloy figure of a spotted panther or leopard shown leaping with a collar around its neck. These

0017: Roman Lead Alloy Leaping Leopard AttachmentEst. $350-$525

Ancient Roman & Medieval Islamic Glass Vessels, 3 pcs: **Originally Listed At $300** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Near East, Persia / Egypt, Islamic period, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A collection of three ancient glass bottles,

0018: Ancient Roman & Medieval Islamic Glass Vessels, 3 pcsEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula & Copper Buckle: **Originally Listed At $250** Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of bronze clothing adornments, consisting of a bronze crossbow fibula and a copper buckle. The fibula, an ancient pin or

0019: Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula & Copper BuckleEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Ancient Roman Bronze & 19th C. Indian Brass Spoons, 2pc: **Originally Listed At $250** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of copper alloy spoons - one is a large ancient Roman bronze spatula

0020: Ancient Roman Bronze & 19th C. Indian Brass Spoons, 2pcEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

4 Roman Bronze Fibulae - Horse, Crossbow & Birds: **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fun ensemble of Roman figural fibulae: a bronze bird with tucked wings, a copper alloy horse, and a crossbow and

0021: 4 Roman Bronze Fibulae - Horse, Crossbow & BirdsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Four Roman Lead Slingshot Bullets: Roman Empire, Levant through Europe, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Deadly solid lead projectiles used by the Roman military as an intermediate range weapon. Thrown by using a textile sling, they hit

0022: Four Roman Lead Slingshot BulletsEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

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Group of 3 Roman Glass Gaming Counters: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare ensemble of 3 gaming counters in colors of baby blue and cobalt with areas of silver and rainbow iridescence. The game-pieces are

0023: Group of 3 Roman Glass Gaming CountersEst. $250-$375

3 Roman Miniatures - Brass Bust, Copper Plaque + Handle: **Originally Listed At $200** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delightful trio of Roman artifacts: a copper relief plaque of winged Cupid, a brass bust of a young man and a lead

0024: 3 Roman Miniatures - Brass Bust, Copper Plaque + HandleEst. $250-$375Lot Passed

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