Ancient / Ethnographic - Holiday Edition

Egyptian Wood / Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Head Panel

Matched Pair of Greek Apulian Black Glazed Prochoi

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Ancient / Ethnographic - Holiday Edition

Artemis Gallery

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What to give this holiday season? Ancient & Ethnographic Art of course! Our special Holiday auction features hundreds of unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from India, China, Japan, Thailand, more! Pre-Columbian. Native American. African / Tribal / Oceanic. Spanish Colonial. Russian Icons. Ancient / Ethnographic Jewelry. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss!

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Egyptian Old Kingdom Millstone Model w/ Wood Handle: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved model of a milling stone. The petite utilitarian tool consists of a discoid lower body with a smooth grinding

0001: Egyptian Old Kingdom Millstone Model w/ Wood HandleEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Wood & Painted Gesso Funerary Bed Model: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom period, 11th to 12th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1802 BCE. A wonderful example of a hand-carved wooden funerary bed model meant to be attached to a model funerary boat. The

0001A: Egyptian Wood & Painted Gesso Funerary Bed ModelEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Amunmose: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 945 BCE. An attractive example of a mold-formed faience ushabti covered in layers of reflective turquoise-hued glaze. The figure

0001B: Translated Egyptian Faience Ushabti for AmunmoseEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience, Lapis Necklace w/ Poppy Amulets: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. An elegant necklace composed of ancient beads on a modern string with modern gold-plated clasp: very dark green-blue faience cylinder beads and

0001C: Egyptian Faience, Lapis Necklace w/ Poppy AmuletsEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Miniature Egyptian Hematite Amulet - Headrest: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. An attractive amulet of a miniature size, hand-carved from mottled espresso-brown hematite, in the form of a

0001D: Miniature Egyptian Hematite Amulet - HeadrestEst. US$800-US$1,000

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Egyptian Wood / Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Head Panel: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous face section of a hand-carved wooden sarcophagus panel with a flat backing. Centered on the panel is a wooden mummy

0002: Egyptian Wood / Painted Gesso Sarcophagus Head PanelEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Wood Isis w/ Bronze & Stone Eye: Ancient Egypt, Late to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. An incredibly rare, well preserved wooden figure of the goddess Isis, Egyptian mother goddess, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Here,

0002A: Rare Egyptian Wood Isis w/ Bronze & Stone EyeEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Egyptian 18K+ Gold Mummy Applique Depicting a Pharaoh: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite applique of a circular form that is shaped from a sheet of 83% gold (equivalent to 18K+ gold). Presented in repousse on

0002B: Egyptian 18K+ Gold Mummy Applique Depicting a PharaohEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Mummy of Fish - Nile Perch w/ X-Ray: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1000 to 332 BCE. A mummified Nile perch, a type of fish sacred to the goddess Neith. The mummified fish was bound with a few strands of palm

0002C: Rare Egyptian Mummy of Fish - Nile Perch w/ X-RayEst. US$7,000-US$10,000

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Egyptian Late Period Mummified Young Baboon w/ x-Ray: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wondrous linen-wrapped mummified baboon that was of a young age when it was sacrificed. The body is tightly bundled so that the rough

0003: Egyptian Late Period Mummified Young Baboon w/ x-RayEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Egyptian Bronze Sarcophagus w/ Shrew Atop: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A charming cast bronze shrew atop a shrew-sized sarcophagus. The shrew sculpture is bigger than the actual animal it is based upon, while the

0004: Egyptian Bronze Sarcophagus w/ Shrew AtopEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Translated Egyptian Painted Wood Canopic Box: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, Saite Period, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A wonderful canopic box of a rare form, hand-carved from cedar, with four body panels connected via several original

0004A: Translated Egyptian Painted Wood Canopic BoxEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic White Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous funerary tomb figure known as an ushabti, mold-formed from white faience. The figure stands with fused legs atop an

0004B: Egyptian Late Dynastic White Faience UshabtiEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Kohl Jars + Original Kohl: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. An amazing ensemble of four blue faience jars of various sizes - the smallest with a lid - intended to hold kohl, the ancient Egyptians'

0004C: Egyptian Faience Kohl Jars + Original KohlEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Large Egyptian Limestone Heart Scarab: Ancient Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A large, pale-colored limestone "heart" scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs and black lines painted on its

0005: Large Egyptian Limestone Heart ScarabEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Fine Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Standing Ibis Statuette: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A cast-bronze statuette of an ibis posed as if standing in the shallow waters on the shores of the Nile. The petite figure presents with large, webbed feet

0005A: Fine Egyptian Ptolemaic Bronze Standing Ibis StatuetteEst. US$4,500-US$6,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Cedar / Painted Gesso Mummy Mask: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful example of a hand-carved cedar mummy mask with fine graining visible throughout. The serene countenance is defined by narrow

0006: Egyptian Cedar / Painted Gesso Mummy MaskEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Limestone Relief Plaque of Heron: Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. Carved from a single piece of limestone, this impressive plaque depicts a crested bird, likely a heron or egret, carved in negative relief. Herons have

0006A: Egyptian Ptolemaic Limestone Relief Plaque of HeronEst. US$2,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Romano Egyptian Painted Plaster Crocodile Mummy Mask: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A wonderful hollow-molded plaster mummy mask for a crocodile, perhaps meant as an offering to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god of fertility

0006B: Romano Egyptian Painted Plaster Crocodile Mummy MaskEst. US$5,000-US$7,000Lot Passed

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Large Framed Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment: Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely textile fragment composed of tightly woven natural cotton fibers. The rectangular composition features twenty square panels that are created

0007: Large Framed Egyptian Coptic Textile FragmentEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Greek Mycenaean Painted Terracotta Bull: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. A fine handbuilt terracotta bull presenting a characteristically elongated tubular body and standing upon four tapering legs, with a perky

0007A: Greek Mycenaean Painted Terracotta BullEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Greek Proto-Geometric Pottery Transport Amphora w/ TL: Ancient Greece, Dark Ages, Proto-Geometric period, ca. 1000 to 900 BCE. A massive wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a petite footed base, a tall piriform body, a rounded shoulder which

0008: Greek Proto-Geometric Pottery Transport Amphora w/ TLEst. US$5,500-US$8,000Lot Passed

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Greek Mycenaean Bi-Chrome Pottery Pyxis: Ancient Greece, Sub-Mycenaean Period, ca. 1100 to 950 BCE. A fine wheel-thrown pottery pyxis of a squat form with concentric circles adorning the lightly-rounded base. A trio of applied loop handles

0009: Greek Mycenaean Bi-Chrome Pottery PyxisEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Archaic Greek Bronze Lidded Pyxis w/ Bird Protomes: Ancient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. Skillfully cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a lidded pyxis presenting an ever-so-slightly flattened globular body, a pair of

0010: Archaic Greek Bronze Lidded Pyxis w/ Bird ProtomesEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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