Ancient / Ethnographic Art Summer Discovery 2014-07-23 Auction - 301 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
Greek Canosan Figural VesselRoman Marble Head of a WomanSuperb Roman Purple Marbled Glass Flask
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Boulder County, CO, United States
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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Summer Discovery

Beat the summer heat on July 23rd by grabbing some cool buys on authentic ancient / ethnographic art. For this sale we've traversed the globe to bring you special treasures all the major cultures? in all price ranges! Whatever your collecting pleasure this auction is sure to pique your interest. You'll find authentic Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian, Native American, Spanish Colonial Art and more Pre-Columbian art from Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning producer / director for some of Hollywood's most popular TV shows (the Simpsons, New Girl and Parks and Recreation, to name just a few). This is going to be a fun sale and we hope you can join us online. All items in this auction are legal to buy/sell under U.S. statute covering cultural patrimony per United States Code 2600, CHAPTER 14 -- CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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Lot of 2 Huge Megalodon Teeth: Savannah River, GA, dating between 28 million and 1.5 million years old. Two large megalodon fossil teeth with gray enamel and black roots. Largest 5" L x 3-5/8" W. Provenance: Ex-VanBuskirk
0001: Lot of 2 Huge Megalodon TeethEst. $500-$700
Egyptian Granite Striding King Section: Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550 - 1070 BCE. What was once an incredible Egyptian statue, is now a lovely fragment. Striated granite, figure depicts the middle torso of a high official or king, hands to
0002: Egyptian Granite Striding King SectionEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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Superb Egyptian Scarab - Ex Mitry: Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Ca 1540 to 1307 BCE. One of the loveliest scarabs we have had the pleasure of handling. Carved steatite good luck charm with neb, ankhs (life), kheper (beetle).
0003: Superb Egyptian Scarab - Ex MitryEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab: Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Ca 1540 to 1307 BCE. Large carved steatite scarab, numerous good luck spells inside magical border. 23mm long by 17mm wide. Provenance: Ex-Philip Mitry collection
0005: Large Egyptian Steatite ScarabEst. $400-$600
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Egyptian Bronze Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Ca 652 to 300 BCE. Cast bronze standing figure of Osiris. Holding crook and flail, wearing helmet of upper and lower Egypt, uraeus on front, ostrich plumes to each
0006: Egyptian Bronze OsirisEst. $600-$900
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Egyptian Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Ca 652 to 300 BCE. Blue faience ushabti - servant to the dead in the afterlife - standing with arms to his chest holding crook and flail, incised band of hieroglyphs
0007: Egyptian Faience UshabtiEst. $600-$900
Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience Ushabtis: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasties. Pair of lovely medium blue faience ushabtis, each of similar form holding crook and flail, pillar up the back (a style devoloped in the 26th Dynasty).
0007A: Lot of 2 Egyptian Faience UshabtisEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed
Lot of 3 Egyptian Scarabs, Ex-Mitry: Egypt, New Kingdom, Ca 1540 to 1070 BCE. Group of three carved and glazed steatite scarabs, each worn for good luck and holding magical spells and charms. One shows Isis and Horus on Throne,
0008: Lot of 3 Egyptian Scarabs, Ex-MitryEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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Larger Egyptian Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, probably Dynasty 25, Ca760 to 656 BCE. Blue-green faience ushabti - servant to the dead in the afterlife - standing with arms to his chest holding crook and flail and
0009: Larger Egyptian Faience UshabtiEst. $600-$900
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Pair of Egyptian Ushabtis: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Ca 652 to 300 BCE. Pair of ushabtis - one in blue faience the other green - each servants to the dead in the afterlife - standing with arms to their chest holding crook
0010: Pair of Egyptian UshabtisEst. $600-$900
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Egyptian / Alexandrian Head of Isis: Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Period, Ca 303 to 164 BCE. Finely molded pottery head of the Egyptian Goddess Isis. Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature
0011: Egyptian / Alexandrian Head of IsisEst. $500-$700
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Pair of Matched Egyptian Ushabtis: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Ca 652 to 300 BCE. Matched pair of ushabtis each in pale blue green and coming from the same tomb. As normal each holds crook and flail, seed bag over shoulders. Each
0012: Pair of Matched Egyptian UshabtisEst. $600-$900
Lot of 15 Egyptian Faience Amulets: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic, ca. 1077 to 330 BCE. Group of 15 different faience amulets, all perforated for suspension and worn as good luck charms. Included are amulets for
0012A: Lot of 15 Egyptian Faience AmuletsEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
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Group of 6 Egyptian Faience Amulets: Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic, Ca 1400 to 662 BCE. Wonderful lot of 6 faience amulets in various shades of blue and green, in the forms of the following: Bastet the cat, Bes as a satyr (2),
0013: Group of 6 Egyptian Faience AmuletsEst. $900-$1,200
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Beautiful Egyptian Bracelet - Ancient Beads: Egypt, Ca 1300 to 500 BCE. A lovely and wearable bracelet comprised of blue faience, glass, agate and melon-shaped pottery beads. Restrung and ready to wear! Fits a woman's wrist - about 2-1/4" D.
0013A: Beautiful Egyptian Bracelet - Ancient BeadsEst. $300-$400
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Group of Scarabs, Scaraboids, Amulets (8): Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 thru 30, Ca 652 to 300 BCE. 8 assorted scarabs, seals, scaraboids and amulets. Group includes 4 scarabs (2 brown stone, one steatite and blue glazed), Wedjet Eye
0014: Group of Scarabs, Scaraboids, Amulets (8)Est. $800-$1,200
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Anatolian Marble Violin Idol: Turkey, late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A superb example of a Cycladic marble idol in a form known as a "violin" idol - for obvious reasons. Rounded body, short arms, thin neck and rounded
0014A: Anatolian Marble Violin IdolEst. $3,000-$4,500
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Anatolian Gold Sheet - Walking Goat: Turkey, late 2nd millennium - 1200 through 1000 BCE. Gold plaque in thin sheet perforated at top for suspension, decorated in repoussee with a striding goat walking right. 2-1/2"W x 2-1/4"H.
0014B: Anatolian Gold Sheet - Walking GoatEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Mycenaean Pitcher, Ex-Royal Athena: Greek Isles, ca 1300 BCE. Cute little terracotta juglet with wide foot, bulbous midsection and pouring lip, strap handle connecting. Decorated in brick red pigments in rays and concentric circles.
0014C: Mycenaean Pitcher, Ex-Royal AthenaEst. $800-$1,000
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Cute Mycenaean Bi-Chrome Cup: Greek Isles, Ca 1300 BCE. Cute little pottery cup in just over miniature size. Flared base with slightly curving sides and long strap handle. Decorated primarily in wavy lines and chevrons.
0014D: Cute Mycenaean Bi-Chrome CupEst. $800-$1,000
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Greek geometric Bronze Bell Pendant: Greece, Ca 8th to 7th century BCE. Lovely bronze pendant that once acted as a bell. Bells such as this were thought to be hung in trees. Elongated cage with 6 bars (one now missing), suspension
0015: Greek geometric Bronze Bell PendantEst. $400-$600
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Greek Geometric Bronze Pin: Greece, Ca 8th to 7th century BCE. Stunning large bronze pin of the Peloponnesian type. With long thin tapering pin Incorporated into a mace-shaped head. Stunning patina! 6-1/2" L. Provenance:
0016: Greek Geometric Bronze PinEst. $400-$600
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Greek Bronze Bowl, Amazing Patina!: Greece, 4th to 3rd century BCE. A stunning bronze bowl, of simple form with separately cast foot, wheel cut lines along rim, now with incredible azurite patina. 5-1/8" D by 2-1/2" H. Provenance:
0016A: Greek Bronze Bowl, Amazing Patina!Est. $700-$900