** October Timed Marketplace Auction **

Near East or Egypt Ancient Alabaster Jar w/ Pink Veins

Shaft Tomb Jalisco Bichrome Seated Figure Effigy Jar

H. Foerster Painting - "Maine Coast by Portland Light"

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Louisville, CO, United States

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October Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Fine Arts

Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East. Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, India. Pre-Columbian. Native American. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Fine / Visual Art. Coins. Decorative Antiques. So much more! This is a timed auction, so no telephone/absentee bids accepted.

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Bob Dodge

Artemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art

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Near East or Egypt Ancient Alabaster Jar w/ Pink Veins: **Originally Listed At $300** Near East / Egypt, Late Bronze Age to Iron age, ca. 3000 to 300 BCE. An alabaster jar with lovely pink veining throughout. The vessel rests on a thick, flat base and

0001: Near East or Egypt Ancient Alabaster Jar w/ Pink VeinsEst.

$300

$450

Ancient Near Eastern Bronze Animals: Bull, Lion & Frog: **Originally Listed At $400** Near East or Egypt, Possibly Mesopotamian, ca. early 1st millennium BCE or later. A group of three small cast metal animals, including two in bronze and one in copper,

0002: Ancient Near Eastern Bronze Animals: Bull, Lion & FrogEst.

$500

$750

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Near Eastern White Steatite & Carnelian Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $350** Near East, Mesopotamia / Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman Period, ca. 1550 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful triple-strand necklace composed of white steatite barrel beads,

0003: Near Eastern White Steatite & Carnelian Bead NecklaceEst.

$500

$750

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Ancient Agate & Quartz Bead Necklace + Nacre Shell: **Originally Listed At $350** Near East, Mesopotamia / Egypt, New Kingdom to Roman Period, ca. 1550 BCE to 300 CE. An ancient bead necklace strung in modern times, composed of a beautiful mix of

0004: Ancient Agate & Quartz Bead Necklace + Nacre ShellEst.

$500

$750

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Lovely Ancient Egyptian Faience Beadwork Necklace: **Originally Listed At $250** Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic periods, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A beautiful necklace composed of ancient Egyptian faience beads. The strand is arranged with

0005: Lovely Ancient Egyptian Faience Beadwork NecklaceEst.

$400

$600

Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Amulet - Thoth as Ibis w/ Maat: **Originally Listed At $250** Egypt, Second Intermediate period to New Kingdom, ca. 14th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1705 to 1077 BCE. A charming, mold-made faience amulet featuring an ibis atop an

0006: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Thoth as Ibis w/ MaatEst.

$350

$525

Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Four Sided Amulet of Bes: **Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet of a columnar form depicting four

0007: Egyptian New Kingdom Faience Four Sided Amulet of BesEst.

$500

$750

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Egyptian Red Sandstone Scarab Amulet, New Kingdom: **Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Egypt, likely New Kingdom Period, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A small scarab amulet carved from reddish sandstone, shaped in the classic form of a beetle with

0008: Egyptian Red Sandstone Scarab Amulet, New KingdomEst.

$350

$525

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Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace + Rock Crystals: **Originally Listed At $350** Ancient Near East or Egypt, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A beautifully arranged necklace of ancient faience beads, features alternating 3 strand segments of turquoise,

0009: Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace + Rock CrystalsEst.

$500

$750

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Pair of Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Necklaces: **Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period / Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1070 to 30 BCE. A pair of Egyptian faience bead necklaces composed of classic tubular

0010: Pair of Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead NecklacesEst.

$400

$600

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Egyptian Terracotta Lid + Roman Glass Vial: **Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE; Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A set of 2 artifacts from the ancient world.

0011: Egyptian Terracotta Lid + Roman Glass VialEst.

$100

$150

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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Helmeted Grotesque: **Originally Listed At $450** Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pottery head of a grotesque male wearing a conical helmet with a prominent chinstrap. Intended to ward off

0012: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Helmeted GrotesqueEst.

$500

$750

Lot Passed

5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Figural Hairpin + Talisman: **Originally Listed At $300** Egypt, Coptic culture, 5th to 8th century CE. A hand-carved ungulate or bovine bone idol of an abstract head and a slender pin form figural head. The broader piece is a

0013: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Figural Hairpin + TalismanEst.

$250

$375

Lot Passed

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Late Cypriot Funnel Bowl with Wishbone Handle: **Originally Listed At $350** Ancient Greece, Cypriot, Late Bronze Age, Late Cypriot I, ca. 1600 to 1450 BCE. A rare and visually compelling ceramic bowl from ancient Cyprus, this vessel dates to

0014: Late Cypriot Funnel Bowl with Wishbone HandleEst.

$450

$675

Miniature Greek Geometric Bronze Horse Bead: **Originally Listed At $300** Greece, Geometric Period, ca. 8th century BCE. A charming miniature horse bead, fashioned from leaded bronze, captures a stylized yet dignified steed. Supported by four

0015: Miniature Greek Geometric Bronze Horse BeadEst.

$300

$450

Lot Passed

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Greek Terracotta Head of Athena - Corinthian helmet: **Originally Listed At $250** Greek, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 2nd century BCE. A terracotta head of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war, modeled with a serene visage and crowned by a Corinthian

0016: Greek Terracotta Head of Athena - Corinthian helmetEst.

$450

$675

Ancient Greek Carnelian Intaglio - Man Running: **Originally Listed At $400** Greece or Asia Minor, Greek, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful intaglio that is hand-carved from vermilion-hued carnelian, the decoration applied atop the convex topside.

0017: Ancient Greek Carnelian Intaglio - Man RunningEst.

$300

$450

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Near-Miniature Campanian Trefoil Oinochoe: **Originally Listed At $200** Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Campania, ca. 360 to 320 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery blackware pottery pouring vessel known as an oinochoe with a ringed foot, an

0018: Near-Miniature Campanian Trefoil OinochoeEst.

$250

$375

Lot Passed

Thracian Bronze Horseman - Icon of Hero Worship: **Originally Listed At $250** Eastern Europe, Balkan region, Hellenistic to Roman period, Thrace, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A splendid and stylized leaded bronze figure of a Thracian

0019: Thracian Bronze Horseman - Icon of Hero WorshipEst.

$350

$525

Lot Passed

Three Petite Greek Pottery Salt Dishes - South Italic: **Originally Listed At $200** Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A charming trio of miniature black-glazed pedestal dishes used for salt, each featuring a delicately raised

0020: Three Petite Greek Pottery Salt Dishes - South ItalicEst.

$250

$375

Lot Passed

Wearable Necklace Strand of Ancient Glass Beads: **Originally Listed At $300** Middle East & Mediterranean, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Roman, and Islamic cultures, ca. 1200 BCE to 1900 CE. A lovely strand of ancient glass beads assembled into a

0021: Wearable Necklace Strand of Ancient Glass BeadsEst.

$450

$675

Lot Passed

Three Ancient Levantine Pottery Bowls: **Originally Listed At $400** Eastern Mediterranean, Levantine Region, Iron Age to Roman Period, ca. 1st Millennium BCE to 1st Century CE. A group of three ancient ceramic bowls from the Levantine

0022: Three Ancient Levantine Pottery BowlsEst.

$500

$750

Lot Passed

Two Ancient Levantine / Roman Era Pottery Oil Lamps: **Originally Listed At $250** Eastern Mediterranean, Levantine Region, Iron Age to Roman Period, ca. 1st Millennium BCE to 1st Century CE. A pair of hand-formed ceramic oil lamps from the ancient

0023: Two Ancient Levantine / Roman Era Pottery Oil LampsEst.

$400

$600

Lot Passed

Ancient Italic Villanovan & Roman Bronze Fibulae, 3 pcs: **Originally Listed At $250** Northern Italy, Villanovan or Early Etruscan culture, ca. 9th to 6th century BCE; Roman Empire, Republic to Imperial period, ca. 4th century BCE to 3rd century CE. A

0024: Ancient Italic Villanovan & Roman Bronze Fibulae, 3 pcsEst.

$200

$300

Lot Passed

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