CONSIGNOR Says Sell! Ancient, Ethno, Art

17th C. Chinese Seated Lohan, Glass Eyes & Shunya Mudra

Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Figure - Nude Female

1920s French Art Deco Sculpture Water Buffalo Skull

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Louisville, CO, United States

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CONSIGNOR Says Sell! Ancient, Ethno, Art

Artemis Fine Arts

Savings up to 70% off, as well as items brand-new to auction. Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping!

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Rare Egyptian Bronze Embalmer’s Knife with Lotus Finial: **Originally Listed At $2000** Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, ca. 1292 to 1070 BCE. A remarkably rare Egyptian bronze embalmer's knife, its crescentic blade and elegantly curving handle

0001: Rare Egyptian Bronze Embalmer’s Knife with Lotus FinialEst. $3,600-$5,400

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Egyptian Scarab Amulet Inscribed w/ Men-kheper-Re Cartouches, ex-Sotheby's: **Originally Listed At $2750** Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A finely carved Egyptian scarab amulet in green-glazed steatite, pierced longitudinally and mounted in

0002: Egyptian Scarab Amulet Inscribed w/ Men-kheper-Re Cartouches, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $4,500-$6,750

Egyptian Gessoed / Painted Wood Hand (from Anthropoid Sarchophagus): **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A remarkable gessoed and painted wood hand fragment from an Egyptian sarcophagus, exquisitely carved with elongated fingers

0003: Egyptian Gessoed / Painted Wood Hand (from Anthropoid Sarchophagus)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Faience Necklace, Twisted Braid Strand: **Originally Listed At $400** Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A necklace composed of ancient Egyptian faience beads, arranged in three braided strands that twist

0004: Ancient Egyptian Faience Necklace, Twisted Braid StrandEst. $700-$1,050

3 Egyptian Faience Amulets - Isis, Pig, & Wadj Papyrus: **Originally Listed At $1000** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A collection of three faience amulets that may have been worn in life or used in funerary practices

0005: 3 Egyptian Faience Amulets - Isis, Pig, & Wadj PapyrusEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ 3 Roman Coins (in Gold Bezels): **Originally Listed At $800** Egypt and Roman Empires, ca. New Kingdom (Dynasties 18 through 20), ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE and 2nd to 3rd century CE (Roman coins). If you want to make a huge statement

0006: Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ 3 Roman Coins (in Gold Bezels)Est. $1,300-$1,950

Ancient Egyptian Pottery Molds + Winged Scarab (4 pcs): **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A group of four charming Egyptian pottery miniatures, each once used in daily ritual or craft production, comprising

0007: Ancient Egyptian Pottery Molds + Winged Scarab (4 pcs)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Ancient Egyptian Silver Fly Beaded Necklace: **Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A necklace featuring a strand of modern carnelian and glass beads, centered with three ancient

0008: Ancient Egyptian Silver Fly Beaded NecklaceEst. $1,000-$1,500

Five Egyptian Faience Ushabtis w/ Turquoise Glaze: **First Time At Auction** Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A group of five Egyptian ushabtis, each formed from pale blue-green faience with softly modeled features. The figures,

0009: Five Egyptian Faience Ushabtis w/ Turquoise GlazeEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Two Egyptian to Central Asian Ancient Bead Necklaces: **Originally Listed At $500** Egyptian to Roman, & Central Asia, cultures, ca. 1000 BCE to 1900 CE. Two wearable necklaces composed of ancient and antique beads, assembled and restrung in modern

0010: Two Egyptian to Central Asian Ancient Bead NecklacesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti w/ Hieroglyphs: **Originally Listed At $500** Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 27th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 525 to 332 BCE. A beautifully molded faience ushabti in luminous turquoise blue, embodying both the ritual and

0011: Egyptian Late Dynastic Faience Ushabti w/ HieroglyphsEst. $700-$1,050

Ancient Egyptian Faience Beaded Necklace: **Originally Listed At $350** Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A necklace composed of ancient faience beads, re-strung in modern times to create a wearable piece of

0012: Ancient Egyptian Faience Beaded NecklaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Five Egyptian Faience & Stone Amulets: **Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 through Ptolemaic Period, ca. 662 to 30 BCE. Nice lot of mixed amulets in faience and stone. Included is a small brown-glazed

0013: Five Egyptian Faience & Stone AmuletsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience & Carnelian / Agate Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $400** Near East, Mesopotamia / Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman Period, ca. 1550 BCE to 300 CE. A resplendent necklace composed of an array of ancient beads fashioned from

0014: Egyptian Faience & Carnelian / Agate Bead NecklaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Coptic Bone Female Figure w/ Suspension Hole: **Originally Listed At $400** Egypt, Coptic / Abbasid Caliphate, ca. 5th to 11th century CE. A finely carved bone doll figure rendered in a schematic and geometric style, characteristic of

0015: Egyptian Coptic Bone Female Figure w/ Suspension HoleEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Phoenician Glass Bead: **Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Egypt - faience bead - New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1500 to 656 BCE. Ancient Phoenicia - glass bead - ca. 500 to 300 BCE. Beautiful necklace ready to wear

0016: Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Phoenician Glass BeadEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Wearable Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $350** Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A necklace composed of ancient faience beads, restrung in modern times to create a wearable adornment.

0017: Wearable Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead NecklaceEst. $600-$900

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - 5 Strands: **Originally Listed At $350** Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A necklace of ancient Egyptian faience beads, carefully restrung on a modern strand with a magnetic

0018: Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - 5 StrandsEst. $600-$900

Cypriot Late Bronze Age Basalt Dish / Mortar: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Mediterranean / Near East, Cypriot, Late Bronze Age, 1600 to 1000 BCE. A shallow stone dish carved from a single piece of basalt with a low rim. A pair of large

0019: Cypriot Late Bronze Age Basalt Dish / MortarEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Pair of Holyland Pottery Vessels - Hellenistic to Roman: **Originally Listed At $500** Levant / Holyland, Hellenistic to Roman, ca. 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A harmonious pair of ancient terracotta jars, each formed in utilitarian fashion yet

0020: Pair of Holyland Pottery Vessels - Hellenistic to RomanEst. $900-$1,350

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Amethyst Beaded Necklace & Ancient Greek Silver Coin: **Originally Listed At $700** Greece, Macedon / Thrace, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A beautiful necklace composed of alternating pale purple amethyst and soft green glass beads, centered by a

0021: Amethyst Beaded Necklace & Ancient Greek Silver CoinEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Greek Hellenistic Gold Pendant - Eagle with Serpent: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A petite yet powerful gold pendant depicting a bird of prey in dynamic relief, wings raised in mid-flight as

0022: Greek Hellenistic Gold Pendant - Eagle with SerpentEst. $800-$1,200

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Phoenician Astarte Plaque & Magna Graecia Votive Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenician, ca. 6th century BCE; South Italy, Magna Graecia, Hellenistic period, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A fascinating pair of ancient

0023: Phoenician Astarte Plaque & Magna Graecia Votive FigureEst. $500-$750

Classical Roman Bronze Pins & Specillum Probes, 33pcs: **Originally Listed At $600** Greek & Roman Empires, ca. 1st millennium BCE to early centuries CE. A collection of 33 long, narrow pin-shaped artifacts, all cast from bronze and copper alloys,

0024: Classical Roman Bronze Pins & Specillum Probes, 33pcsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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