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Exceptional Ancient and Ethnographic Art

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Join us for an important one-day auction on Thursday, June 11th featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Included are an incredible ancient Egyptian wooden box with translated panels and an exceedingly rare 12th century 22+ karat pure gold Burmese Buddha. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, even a 17th century Spanish Oil Painting! Don't miss these truly important examples of the best of the best unlikely to come to market again!
Scytho-Sarmatian Openwork Bronze Horse Trapping: Central Asia/Eastern Europe, Scytho-Sarmatian, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Shield shaped with two registers of animals, the lower with a pair of rearing horses confronted against a central pole
0044: Scytho-Sarmatian Openwork Bronze Horse TrappingEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed
Late Hellenistic Bronze Eros / Cupid: Greek, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE. A playful bronze cast Eros holding a rooster in the crook of his left arm and standing in a relaxed pose, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, with silver
0045: Late Hellenistic Bronze Eros / CupidEst. $15,000-$22,500Lot Passed
Ancient Near East Parthian Bronze Priestess: Northeastern Iran, Parthian Empire, ca. 2nd century CE. A bronze cast rendering of a priestess wearing an attribute headpiece, chiton and necklace. She holds wreath in her left hand and raises her
0046: Ancient Near East Parthian Bronze PriestessEst. $32,000-$47,500Lot Passed
Etruscan Bronze Statue of Turan: Italy, Etruscan, ca. 625 to 600 BCE. An endearing bronze votive statue of the goddess Turan standing upon a circular base with her hands outstretched. Very rare type. Size: 2-3/4"H (7 cm) + custom
0047: Etruscan Bronze Statue of TuranEst. $8,000-$9,500Lot Passed
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Etruscan Bucchero Oinochoe: Northern Italy, Etruria, Etruscan, ca. 7th to 4th century BCE. A rather large Etruscan bucchero oinochoe! A magnificent form with a bulbous base adorned with a register of incised vertical
0047A: Etruscan Bucchero OinochoeEst. $1,800-$2,200
Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head: Italy, Etruscan, ca. 5th century BCE. Voluminous face with full lips, thin nose, almond eyes and short wavy hair under his veil. Includes custom stand. Size: 8-1/2"H (21.5 cm). Provenance:
0048: Etruscan Terracotta Votive HeadEst. $4,000-$4,500Lot Passed
Etruscan Bronze Nude Male Athlete, ex-Sotheby's: Italy, Etruscan, ca. 420 to 400 BCE. Fine bronze nude male figure, his body twisted forward with arms extended. Likely a decorative figure from a candelabrum. Size: 3"H (7.6 cm). Cf. Scavi di
0049: Etruscan Bronze Nude Male Athlete, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $11,000-$14,500Lot Passed
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Etruscan Bronze Statue of Herakles & Lion Skin: Northern Italy, ca. 4th century BCE. Large and wonderfully sculpted bronze statuette of Herakles. He stands contraposto, in the nude, hair cropped short, with the skin of the Nemean lion draped over
0050: Etruscan Bronze Statue of Herakles & Lion SkinEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm - Artemis: Macedonia, Amphipolis, ca. 158 to 150 BCE. Silver Tetradrachm set in stunning 18 karat gold bezel/pendant with each of the solar elements along the rim finished in gold bezel. Coin itself with
0050A: Macedonian Silver Tetradrachm - ArtemisEst. $2,500-$3,500
Amazing Roman Gold and Glass Ring: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century BCE. A stunning and quite wearable gold ring. High carat gold (testing over 22 kt) ring with rectangular and oval bezels, one set with green glass the other
0051: Amazing Roman Gold and Glass RingEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed
Roman Bronze Figural Oil Lamp: Rome, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. Among the finest oil lamps we have had the pleasure of handling! Cast bronze lamp in the form of a standing African male. He stands nude save cape over his shoulder, very
0052: Roman Bronze Figural Oil LampEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed
Roman Bronze Isis / Aphrodite Figure: Rome, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. An incredible example of the Roman depiction of the Egyptian goddess Isis, in the traditional pose of the Roman goddess Aphrodite. Wearing a diaphanous
0053: Roman Bronze Isis / Aphrodite FigureEst. $18,000-$25,000Lot Passed
Roman Marble Bust of Dionysus: Rome, ca. 1st to 2nd century BCE. Dionysus depicted with long beard and moustache, his eyes recessed for inlay, wearing a wreath in his long hair with flat back. Includes custom stand. Size:
0054: Roman Marble Bust of DionysusEst. $7,000-$9,000Lot Passed
Lifesize Roman Marble Head of a Man: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A large and finely sculpted marble head of a man, typical of the Augustan Age, in which the realistic traits are coupled with an expression of pensive and
0055: Lifesize Roman Marble Head of a ManEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed
Roman Bronze Applique Bust of an Ecstatic Maenad: Roman, ca. 1st century CE. A fine bronze applique bust depicting a maenad, her hair tousled, a fawn skin tied about her shoulders. Probably from a fulcrum, decorating a couch. Custom, museum-quality
0056: Roman Bronze Applique Bust of an Ecstatic MaenadEst. $8,500-$12,500Lot Passed
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Roman Marble Figure of a Nude Youth, ex-Christie's: Roman Empire, ca. 1st century CE. Exceptional marble statue of nude male, standing with his weight on his right leg and his left slightly shifted to the side raising his right hip and creating a
0057: Roman Marble Figure of a Nude Youth, ex-Christie'sEst. $20,000-$30,000
Exhibited Roman Bronze Theater Mask of a Goddess: Roman, ca. 2nd century CE. An expressive bronze cast theater mask depicting a goddess wearing a diadem over her centrally parted hair, with two long curls framing her head. Wonderful facial
0058: Exhibited Roman Bronze Theater Mask of a GoddessEst. $8,500-$12,500Lot Passed
Roman Bronze Lamp in the form of a Theater Mask: Roman, Ca. 2nd Century CE. An iconographically rich bronze cast lamp with the grinning, bald, and beardless countenance forming the upper portion of the lamp. The mouth serves as the fill-hole, and
0059: Roman Bronze Lamp in the form of a Theater MaskEst. $5,500-$7,500Lot Passed
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Small Roman Bronze Oil Lamp: Roman Empire, ca. 1st century CE. Delightful miniature bronze oil lamp! Lamp on short foot with elongated spout, flanges to each side and ring handle with two small oval nodes on top. A beautiful
0059A: Small Roman Bronze Oil LampEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Stunning Roman Yellow Glass Trefoil Oinochoe: Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An absolutely gorgeous piece of ancient glass! Blown glass oinochoe in yellow glass with slight green tint with bulbous base and trefoil spout, applied
0059B: Stunning Roman Yellow Glass Trefoil OinochoeEst. $1,500-$2,500
Pr. Stunning Roman Glass Ribbed Jars: Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Lovely pair of glass jars. First, green glass sprinkler flask with multiple ribs on bidy and constricted neck. Size: 4-1/4"H. Along with amber glass jar,
0059C: Pr. Stunning Roman Glass Ribbed JarsEst. $1,000-$1,200Lot Passed
Roman Marble Head of Venus: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Fine marble head of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Lovely white marble with the goddess shown with subtle smile turned up on
0059D: Roman Marble Head of VenusEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed
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Large Roman Marble Relief - Satyr & Maenad: Roman empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Very fine marble relief, most likely a panel from a sarcophagus, depicting a standing Satyr, shown nude with good musculature, one hand reaching down toward
0059E: Large Roman Marble Relief - Satyr & MaenadEst. $7,000-$9,000
Large Roman Glass Indented Jar - Gorgeous Iridescence: Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Large and gorgeous glass jar! Rounded bulbous base with 8 deep indentions, thin neck and wide rim - all covered in a rainbow of iridescence with green as
0059F: Large Roman Glass Indented Jar - Gorgeous IridescenceEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed