DAY 2 Classical Antiquities, Asian, Fine Arts

Egyptian Limestone Artist's Model with Duck

Ming Dynasty Tomb Companion - Horse and Traveling Rider

Rare Female Machairodus kurteni Saber-Toothed Cat Skull

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Louisville, CO, United States

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DAY 2 Classical Antiquities, Asian, Fine Arts

Artemis Fine Arts

Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitvo are proud to present a meticulously curated 2-day sale featuring fine Pre-Columbian, Native American, African, Tribal and Ethnographic Art in Day 1. Day 2 features Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Near Eastern Antiquities, Asian Art, Antiques and Fine Art. This exciting joint auction brings together decades of combined expertise. The principals of both galleries remain committed to offering the exceptional quality, connoisseurship, and attentive client service that collectors have long relied upon. Arte Primitivo and Artemis Fine Arts look forward to embarking on this new venture together and warmly invite collectors, colleagues, and friends to participate in the February 26-27, 2026 auctions.

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

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

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Rare Neo-Assyrian Stone Lion Effigy Libation Bowl: Near East, Levant / Mesopotamia region, Neo Assyrian Empire, Iron Age II, 9th to 8th century BCE. Carved from dark steatite, this sculptural libation or censer bowl is formed as a lion grasping the

0544: Rare Neo-Assyrian Stone Lion Effigy Libation BowlEst. $4,000-$6,000$2,000

Ancient Elamite Cylinder Seal, appraised by W. Lambert: Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite, ca. 1100 to 900 BCE. Carved from dark bitumen, this cylinder seal presents a sacred tree framed by rearing quadrupeds, arranged between upper and lower

0545: Ancient Elamite Cylinder Seal, appraised by W. LambertEst. $1,200-$1,800$600(1 bid)

Phoenician Terracotta Plaque, Tanit-Type: Phoenician (Levant or Punic West), ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A rectangular terracotta plaque with a recessed central field framed by two rounded columns. Within the niche stands a stylised nude female

0547: Phoenician Terracotta Plaque, Tanit-TypeEst. $1,200-$1,800$650

Greek Classical Terracotta Bowl with Coiled Handles: Greek, Classical Period, ca. 400 - 300 BCE. A terracotta bowl of broad, tapering form, narrowing to a small circular foot. The flattened rim is set with two substantial coiled strap handles, rising

0548: Greek Classical Terracotta Bowl with Coiled HandlesEst. $1,500-$3,000$750

Archaic Greek Jug with Dotted and Banded Ornament: Greek, Archaic / Early Classical Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A pottery jug with a tall, bell-shaped body set on a narrow foot, rising to a short neck and everted rim. A single vertical strap

0550: Archaic Greek Jug with Dotted and Banded OrnamentEst. $900-$1,200$450

Daunian Bichrome Bowl Concentric / Scalloped Decoration: Daunian (Apulia, Southern Italy), ca. 550 to 450 BCE. A shallow bichrome terracotta bowl with a broad, gently sloping interior. The central field is decorated with a circular motif composed of a

0551: Daunian Bichrome Bowl Concentric / Scalloped DecorationEst. $1,000-$1,500$500

Daunian Bichrome Kyathos, Stylized Bird / Geometrics: Daunian (Apulia, Southern Italy), ca. 550 to 450 BCE. A shallow bichrome terracotta bowl with a broad, gently sloping interior. The center is decorated with a small stylised bird motif, rendered in a

0552: Daunian Bichrome Kyathos, Stylized Bird / GeometricsEst. $1,200-$1,800$600

Daunian Bichrome Terracotta Thymiaterion: Daunian (Apulia, Southern Italy), ca. 550 to 450 BCE. A bichrome terracotta thymiaterion comprising a broad, rounded bowl set atop a tall stem of square section, rising from a spreading foot. The

0553: Daunian Bichrome Terracotta ThymiaterionEst. $1,500-$2,500$750

14th C. Medieval Bronze Seal of Baldwin of Luxembourg: Western Europe, Holy Roman Empire, Medieval period, ca. 14th century CE. A powerful survival of medieval authority, this bronze seal matrix of Baldwin of Luxembourg (1285-1354), Archbishop and

0554: 14th C. Medieval Bronze Seal of Baldwin of LuxembourgEst. $9,000-$13,500$4,500

Byzantine 23K Gold & Glass Bead Crucifix Pendant: Near East, Byzantine, ca. 10th century CE. This stunning 95% gold pendant (equivalent to 23K+ gold) is centered by a convex, semi-translucent glass cabochon set over a crucifix motif etched into the

0560: Byzantine 23K Gold & Glass Bead Crucifix PendantEst. $5,000-$7,500$2,500

Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Crocodile (Sobek): Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BCE. A faience amulet in the form of a crocodile, representing Sobek. The elongated body is modelled with a segmented back and a raised head.

0571: Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Crocodile (Sobek)Est. $800-$1,200$400

Roman Glass Infundibulum (Oil Flask): Roman, ca. 100 to 200 CE. An olive-green free-blown glass flask of infundibulum type, with an apple-shaped lower body and a long cylindrical neck terminating in a slightly flared mouth with a

0574: Roman Glass Infundibulum (Oil Flask)Est. $800-$1,200$400

Sasanian / Early Islamic Glass Unguentarium: Sasanian or Early Islamic, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A translucent glass flask with a broad rounded body segmented by vertical ribs and set on a ring base. The narrow neck is articulated with two shallow

0575: Sasanian / Early Islamic Glass UnguentariumEst. $800-$1,200$400

Celtic High-Karat Gold Earrings, Crescent Hoop Form: Celtic, Late Iron Age, ca. 100 BCE. A matched pair of high-karat gold hoop earrings of crescent form. Each earring terminates in a flat, disc-shaped expansion bordered by a narrow collar and set off

0585: Celtic High-Karat Gold Earrings, Crescent Hoop FormEst. $2,000-$3,000$1,000

Neolithic Adze Blades & Hand Axe (3): Three knapped flint adze blades and a hand axe. All have excellent ancient surface patinas. A few minor ancient edge flakes, otherwise intact. 4-1/8", 4-3/8" & 4-5/8"L. Provenance: Ex. collection of

0601: Neolithic Adze Blades & Hand Axe (3)Est. $600-$900$300

Neolithic Adze/Scrapers (3): Three knapped flint adze and scraper blades. All have excellent ancient surface patinas. One has a couple of very minor small ancient edge flakes, others are intact, overall exc. cond. 3-3/4"L. to

0602: Neolithic Adze/Scrapers (3)Est. $600-$900$300

Neolithic Flint Knives (3): Group of three knapped flint examples, including two knives and an adze. All with nice ancient surface patinas. The cutting edge of the adze blade has a beautiful smooth polish from ancient use. All

0603: Neolithic Flint Knives (3)Est. $500-$800$250

Neolithic Flint Scrapers & Cutting Tools (4): Four larger knapped flint cutting tools or scrapers. All having very nice ancient surfaces. All are intact, exc. cond. 4-3/8" - 4-7/8"L. Provenance: Ex. collection of Vincent Funiciello, Brooklyn,

0604: Neolithic Flint Scrapers & Cutting Tools (4)Est. $600-$900$300

Neolithic Small Flint Scrapers & Cutting Tools (9): Group of nine different knapped flint points, cutting tools and scrapers. All having excellent ancient surface patinas. All are intact examples. 1-1/2"L. to 3-1/2"L. Provenance: Ex. collection of

0605: Neolithic Small Flint Scrapers & Cutting Tools (9)Est. $500-$700$250

Danish Flint Adze Blade & Danish Boat Axe: Large knapped, creamy tan color flint, trapezoidally shaped adze blade. Two minor ancient edge chips, otherwise intact, exc. cond. Penned "157.11" on side. A nice example. Together with a hardstone,

0606: Danish Flint Adze Blade & Danish Boat AxeEst. $500-$750$250

Neanderthal Hand Axe: Classic tear drop shaped hand axe, bifacially worked and with a sharpened on both sides. Overall creamy tan-brown surface patina, both with slightly smoothed surfaces from millennia of sand

0607: Neanderthal Hand AxeEst. $500-$750$250

Scandinavian Mesolithic Stone Tools (4): Four different knapped stone examples, including a black flint point, intact. A gray flint point, intact. A gray stone adze blade, and a petaloid celt. The celt has an ancient loss to the tip end.

0608: Scandinavian Mesolithic Stone Tools (4)Est. $300-$500$100

Sumerian Early Dynastic Gray Marble Cylinder Seal: Gray marble cylinder seal having a carved rollout impression depicting a procession of stylized human figures, dancing bull and ibex, and a scorpion. A 1/8" surface flake at the top edge, otherwise

0609: Sumerian Early Dynastic Gray Marble Cylinder SealEst. $800-$1,200$400

Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Men Conve: Black stone cylinder seal with a carved rollout impression depicting two standing men conversing with attendant behind, crescent moon, animal and staff. Intact, exc. cond. 15/16"H. x 3/8"D.

0610: Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Men ConveEst. $1,200-$1,800$600

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