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Ancient / Asian / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Join us Wednesday, April 12, 2017 for a one-day auction featuring authentic ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian. Greek. Roman. Daunian. Etruscan. Near East. Far East. Asian. African / Tribal. Ethnographic. Spanish Colonial. Militaria. So much more. All price ranges, no hidden reserves.

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Hellenistic Greek Terracotta Statue of Standing Female: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 1st centuries BCE. A gorgeous statue of a woman in a beautifully-detailed himation with heavy drapes and folds. Her hair is up in an elongated bun in a style

0022: Hellenistic Greek Terracotta Statue of Standing FemaleEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Hellenistic GreekTerracotta Statue - Aphrodite and Eros: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 323 to 31 BCE. A mold-made hollow ceramic depiction of the goddess Aphrodite (goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, and procreation), in all her natural beauty, facing

0022A: Hellenistic GreekTerracotta Statue - Aphrodite and ErosEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Large Etruscan Decorated Pottery Oinochoe: Northern Italy, Etruscan, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. Large and quite attractive pottery pouring vessel in buff terracotta decorated with 4 lower bands in dark brown, rays emerging from base. The

0022B: Large Etruscan Decorated Pottery OinochoeEst. US$1,900-US$2,700Lot Passed

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Etruscan Bronze Strainer w/ Swan Handle: Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 5th century BCE. A delightful piece of symposium (drinking party) accoutrement, this is a strainer whose slender, strap-like handle terminates in a curved down swan's

0022C: Etruscan Bronze Strainer w/ Swan HandleEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Greek Myndos Silver Didrachm - Caria Islands: Greece, Caria Islands off Caria, Myndos, ca. mid 2nd century BCE. AR drachm (4.4 g). Obv: Laureate head of Sarapis right. Rev: Headdress of Isis set on two grain ears; inscription to either side. BMC

0023: Greek Myndos Silver Didrachm - Caria IslandsEst. US$300-US$400

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Lycian League Masikytes Mint Silver Hemidrachm: Greek Anatolia, Lycian League, Masikytes Mint, ca. 30 to 27 BCE. AR hemidrachm (1.83 g). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Lyre within incuse square. Ex. David P. Herman, 1051. Cp. RPC 3312. Size:

0023A: Lycian League Masikytes Mint Silver HemidrachmEst. US$500-US$700

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Roman Republic Silver Stater - Janus & Ship: Roman Republic, Fonteius, ca. 114 to 113 BCE. AR denarius (3.4 g) Obverse: Janiform head of Dioscur, S and star on either side. Reverse: Galley with pilot and rowers. RRC 290/1; Sydenham 555; Fonteia

0023B: Roman Republic Silver Stater - Janus & ShipEst. US$400-US$600

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Ancient Roman Silver Ring w/ Carnelian Intaglio: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Woman's silver ring of simple design with central ridge along the exterior, set with carnelian intaglio of what appears to be a man clubbing a

0024: Ancient Roman Silver Ring w/ Carnelian IntaglioEst. US$700-US$900

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Roman Yellow Glass Vessel - Twin Trail Handles: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. late 3rd to 4th century CE. A free-blown glass jar of golden yellow hues, its form presenting a broad-shouldered ovoid body with a concave bottom, a short neck and funnel

0024A: Roman Yellow Glass Vessel - Twin Trail HandlesEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Lovely Roman Yellow Glass Goblet: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A squat yellow vessel with round and dimpled base, a bulbous body, asymmetrical sides, vertically-flared rim and a wide mouth, but no visible

0024B: Lovely Roman Yellow Glass GobletEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Pair Carved Ring Intaglios - Roman / Sassanian: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE (for moon and stars); Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE (for animal). A pair of intaglios removed from rings. The first is a white calcite

0024C: Pair Carved Ring Intaglios - Roman / SassanianEst. US$500-US$750

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Roman Terracotta Toy Figure of a Camel, ex-Museum: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A hand-molded toy figure of a camel packed with two amphoras hanging on either side of its body. The camel's face is simple and playful; the body

0025: Roman Terracotta Toy Figure of a Camel, ex-MuseumEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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Rare Roman Bronze Medical Hook in Human Foot Form: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. One of the strangest medical implements we have seen! Long bronze probe with hooked end used much like modern hooks to lift and hold tissue and for

0025A: Rare Roman Bronze Medical Hook in Human Foot FormEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Superb Roman Surgeon's Inlaid Bronze Scalpel: Ancient Rome, Imperial Period, similar to a Pompeiian type, ca. 1st century CE. A bronze scalpel with an iron blade fitted to the head, both sides of which are inlaid with finely worked silver in a

0025B: Superb Roman Surgeon's Inlaid Bronze ScalpelEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Vessel w/ Trails: Ancient Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A graceful vessel comprised of stunning cobalt blue translucent glass, its form presenting a compressed spherical body that extends into a long

0025C: Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Vessel w/ TrailsEst. US$3,500-US$5,250

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Rare Roman Pottery Guttos - Minerva: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A mold-made pottery oil-lamp-filling vessel with a raised ring base, smooth sloped bottom, rounded shoulders with an incised vertical line pattern, a

0025D: Rare Roman Pottery Guttos - MinervaEst. US$550-US$750Lot Passed

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Ancient European Halstatt Bronze Spiral Armband: Central Europe, Halstatt, ca 800 BCE. A bronze coiled armband made for a very small arm - perhaps a child or young woman - with simple folded-over terminals. This style harkens back to an older

0026: Ancient European Halstatt Bronze Spiral ArmbandEst. US$800-US$1,500

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Large Roman Green Glass Vessel: Roman, ca. 100 CE. This is a tall and attractive blown glass jug with almost no imperfections. Glass blowing, invented in the Roman Middle East in the first century BCE, allowed the average Roman

0026A: Large Roman Green Glass VesselEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Rare Roman Bronze Chisel w/ Evil Eye Ward: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful example of an essential tool, a bronze chisel with a square socket cast onto a thin blade with twin hooks near its base. Two concentric

0026C: Rare Roman Bronze Chisel w/ Evil Eye WardEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Roman Bronze Ladle w/ Swan Handle: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze ladle with a handlethat terminates in the curved neck and head of a swan. The bowl is of a simple, shallow form. The swan played a

0026D: Roman Bronze Ladle w/ Swan HandleEst. US$600-US$900

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Choice Roman Bronze Patera: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous cast bronze patera in excellent condition. A long handle projects from one side of the shallow, round bowl, which has a flanged, rounded

0026E: Choice Roman Bronze PateraEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Roman Bronze Attachment Amazonian Woman: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bronze cast attachment depicting a bust of an Amazon woman, perhaps the legendary Amazon Queen Penthesilea who partipated in the Trojan War or her

0027: Roman Bronze Attachment Amazonian WomanEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Roman Gilt Bronze Crossbow Fibula: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely-wrought, gilded bronze fibula in the crossbow style. The cast bronze has fine details, including a pattern that looks like the surface of a

0027A: Roman Gilt Bronze Crossbow FibulaEst. US$600-US$900

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Rare Roman Silver Eagle (75.9 g): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An incredible cast silver eagle with excellent details of feathers, four-clawed feet, eyes, and beak. The bird is posed powerfully, perched with its

0027B: Rare Roman Silver Eagle (75.9 g)Est. US$1,600-US$2,400

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in Live Auction, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 p.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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