Exceptional Antiquities - Classical World 2014-10-23 Auction - 267 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO - Page 4
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Exceptional Palmyran Limestone Bust of a PrinceMassive Anatolian Chalcolithic Troy-Type AmphoraRoman Bronze Applique, Theater Mask
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Exceptional Antiquities - Classical World

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Important 2-Day Auction of the finest examples of ancient / ethnographic art that we have ever been privileged to offer. Today's auction, Day 1, features Classical Antiquities from ancient Egypt, Rome, Central Europe, the Near East and Asia. Stunning marble sculptures, important figural bronzes, potteries dating as far back as 5000 BCE, Roman and Islamic galls, fine weaponry/armor, including a Phoenician bronze helmet, ex-Axel Guttman. Many published examples!
Greek Boar's Head Rhyton, ex-Leo Mildenberg: Western Greece, mid-4th century BCE. Clay, matt red glaze. Head hand modeled, conical body made with the potter’s wheel. Expressive head. Tusks clearly visible. Protruding eyes, small
0069: Greek Boar's Head Rhyton, ex-Leo MildenbergEst. $3,000-$3,500Lot Passed
Kingdom of Macedon - Alexander III Tetradrachm: Macedonian Kingdom, Ca 336 - 323 BCE. Silver Tetradrachm just about the time of the death of the most famous warrior of all time. Head of young Herakles right in lion skin headdress. Reverse Zeus
0069A: Kingdom of Macedon - Alexander III TetradrachmEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed
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Etruscan Red-Figure Beaked Oinochoe with Owl: Etruria, northern Italy, Ca 4th century BCE. Another extremely rare example! Beaked terracotta oinochoe decorated with applied white pigment, single owl facing forward; nicely detailed feathers,
0070: Etruscan Red-Figure Beaked Oinochoe with OwlEst. $7,500-$9,000
Rare Greek Kore Head in Amber!: Greece, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. One of the more unusual mediums used by Greek and Roman artisans! While rare, if you picture how stunning an amber kore must have been, I'm sure it was
0071: Rare Greek Kore Head in Amber!Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed
Tall Greek Apulian Red Figure Hydria: Western Greece, Apulia, ca. 5th - 4th century BCE. A beautiful and large vessel, made in honor of a woman presented inside the central Naiskos on the face of the vessel. The woman is depicted seated
0072: Tall Greek Apulian Red Figure HydriaEst. $10,000-$12,000Lot Passed
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Greek Canosan Pottery Eros: Greece colony of Canosa, southern Italy, Ca 4th century BCE - acquired in Turkey. Quite exceptional pottery statuette of Eros, done in a Canosan workshop as noted by the added pink, white and blue
0073: Greek Canosan Pottery ErosEst. $1,500-$2,000
Greek Attic Oil Lamp: Classical, Athens, Greek Attic, 5th c. BCE "Pallas Athena marched ahead bearing a golden oil lamp which made a most beauteous light" (Homer The Odyssey XIX 35) Yes, Homer knew how to capture the
0074: Greek Attic Oil LampEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed
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Greek Black-Glazed Stemmed Kylix: Magna-Grecia, Ca 4th century BCE. Large wine cup - stemmed kylix - in black glazed finish, with wide foot, raised stem and two sweeping handles. Interior decorated with large red section which may
0075: Greek Black-Glazed Stemmed KylixEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Greek Campanian Red-Figure Oinochoe - Satyr: Greece, from the colony of Campania, ca. 350 to 330 BCE. Delightful wine vessel with satyr, running right, hands outstretched before him, waves and lines above. 8-3/8"H (9.8 cm.) Provenance:
0076: Greek Campanian Red-Figure Oinochoe - SatyrEst. $9,000-$12,000
Greek Campanian Owl Bale Amphora, ex-Sotheby's: Greece, from the colony of Campania, Ca 340 to 325 BCE. Rare beyond belief! Squatty black-figure bale amphora in terracotta, shoulder decorated with owls in profile, head facing, on either side,
0077: Greek Campanian Owl Bale Amphora, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $7,500-$9,000Lot Passed
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Greek Apulian Bell Krater: Southern Italy, Apulia, Ca 340 to 325 BCE. Terracotta wine drinking vessel done in red-figure technique. Side 'A' shows a seated female seated on a rock outcropping, wearing a chiton holding a cask
0078: Greek Apulian Bell KraterEst. $6,000-$8,000
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Greek Apulian Kantharos, Lady of Fashion: Greek colony of Apulia, southern Italy, Ca 340 to 325 BCE. Attractive pottery wine cup (kantharos) on long foot with sweeping handles, each side painted with Lady of Fashion portrait. An attractive
0079: Greek Apulian Kantharos, Lady of FashionEst. $1,800-$2,500
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Ancient Greek Apulian Lady of Fashion Plate: Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 4th c BCE. Striking red-figure Apulian plate adorned with an exquisitely painted profile head of a Lady of Fashion, her hair dressed in an intricate
0079A: Ancient Greek Apulian Lady of Fashion PlateEst. $2,500-$3,000
Greek Bronze Herakles Holding Horn of Acheloos: Greek colonies of southern Italy, ca. 4th to 3rd centuries BCE. Standing bronze of Herakles, a club in his left hand, a lionskin over his left arm. Herakles loved Deianira, the daughter of King
0080: Greek Bronze Herakles Holding Horn of AcheloosEst. $12,500-$15,000Lot Passed
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Greek Terracotta Statuette - Leda and Swan: Greece, ca. 4th century BCE, probably from Tarentum. Tall pottery statuette, showing Leda standing contraposto, nude save cloak over her arm and shoulder, holding the swan close to her body. The
0081: Greek Terracotta Statuette - Leda and SwanEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Canosan Pottery Fragment - Wonderful Coloration: Southern Italy, Canosa, Ca 4th century BCE. Section from a large amphora or krater, decorated with female and man-wielding a shield, colored in bright pink, blues, browns and white. One can only
0082: Canosan Pottery Fragment - Wonderful ColorationEst. $800-$1,200
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Etruscan Bronze Herakles: Northern Italy, Ca 4th to 3rd centuries BCE. Bronze statuette of Herakles, standing with legs apart showing he is advancing, right hand held high, probably once wielding a large club, left holds the
0083: Etruscan Bronze HeraklesEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Ancient Lydian Sculpture of a Youth: Sardis, Turkey, capital of the Lydian Empire, Ca 4th to 2nd century BCE. An amazingly rare and fine modeled sculpture of a youth in solid clay, bust from the neck up, with well-modeled features,
0084: Ancient Lydian Sculpture of a YouthEst. $1,200-$1,500
Greek Tanagra Terracotta Seated Eros: Greece, Tanagra, ca. 2nd half of 4th century BCE. Clay, white, red and pink paint. The god is seated with his legs apart and holds an amphora in his left arm. He has a chubby, rosy face and curly
0085: Greek Tanagra Terracotta Seated ErosEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
Greek Terracotta Theatre Mask of a Slave: Greece, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Hand-made clay visage showing strands of hair, the furrowed forehead, the bulging eyebrows, the wide-open eyes and the gaping mouth are typical. A hole to affix
0086: Greek Terracotta Theatre Mask of a SlaveEst. $2,200-$2,500Lot Passed
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Hellenistic Statuette - Aphrodite and Eros: Turkey, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE. Tall and finely-executed pottery statuette. Aphrodite stands holding a large cape over her shoulders her left hands pulls a corner of it
0087: Hellenistic Statuette - Aphrodite and ErosEst. $1,800-$2,500
Hellenistic Bronze Slave w/ Wineskin, ex-Christie's: Hellenistic (Italy or Greece), ca. 3rd century BCE. Bronze figure is depicted running forward, his left hand supporting a large wineskin slung over his shoulder, wearing a chest strap with attached
0088: Hellenistic Bronze Slave w/ Wineskin, ex-Christie'sEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed
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Greek Alexandrian Head of a Woman: Alexandria, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. In terracotta, woman wears a typically Tanagraean melon coiffure. Her face is graceful, with delicate eyes with marked upper lids, a dainty nose and a small,
0089: Greek Alexandrian Head of a WomanEst. $900-$1,200
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Greco-Roman Marble Bust of Zeus: Greco-Roman, found in western Turkey, Ca 300 to 100 BCE. Marble bust of Jupiter (Zeus) - although the Turks are convinced these represent portraits of the famous Homer - with long curly hair and
0090: Greco-Roman Marble Bust of ZeusEst. $1,500-$2,000