CLEARANCE - Ancient, Pre-Columbian, Ethno Art

Naturalistic 1st C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head

19th C. Pueblo Tewa Painted Hide Shield w/ Avanyus

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CLEARANCE - Ancient, Pre-Columbian, Ethno Art

Artemis Gallery

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End-of-Summer Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Beautiful Group of Roman Carnelian Intaglios (3): **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A group of three gorgeous intaglios carved carnelian of beautiful vermilion hues. The largest intaglio features an

0028C: Beautiful Group of Roman Carnelian Intaglios (3)Est. US$800-US$1,200

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Roman Marble Fragment with Horse and Grapes: **Originally Listed At $2000** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A handsome, lifelike marble head of a horse, depicted alongside an enormous cluster of grapes. Your gaze is

0029: Roman Marble Fragment with Horse and GrapesEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Wine Strainer w/ Swan Handle: **Originally Listed At $400** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An intricate cast-bronze wine strainer with a central cavity which would have contained a perforated straining cup at

0029A: Roman Bronze Wine Strainer w/ Swan HandleEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Relief Fragment: **Originally Listed At $2500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A large fragment from a high relief sculpture depicting the underside of a foot against a backdrop of a thin,

0030: Roman Bronze Relief FragmentEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Impressive Roman Bronze Lamp Stand: **Originally Listed At $2750** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A highly decorative, cast bronze lamp stand, made to hold a bronze or ceramic oil lamp. It once would have had a

0031: Impressive Roman Bronze Lamp StandEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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Miniature Roman Glass Vessels, Cobalt Blue (3): **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. As the popular proverb goes: "Good things come in small packages!" A lovely trio of miniature vessels hand blown from

0032: Miniature Roman Glass Vessels, Cobalt Blue (3)Est. US$700-US$1,050

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Roman Brass Handled Situla w/ Maskette Attachments: **Originally Listed At $1200** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An attractive cast-brass situla with a flat base, concave walls which flare gently outward towards the top and

0033: Roman Brass Handled Situla w/ Maskette AttachmentsEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Roman 20K Gold Ring Carnelian Intaglio of Bacchus: **Originally Listed At $1000** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A delightful gold ring, its size suggesting that it was made for a precocious child or woman with tiny hands, featuring an

0034: Roman 20K Gold Ring Carnelian Intaglio of BacchusEst. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Roman Bronze Chariot Rein Guides - Cobras (pr): **Originally Listed At $4500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A pair of gorgeous cast-bronze chariot fittings, each with a large, round socket, and symmetrical arms that branch

0035: Roman Bronze Chariot Rein Guides - Cobras (pr)Est. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

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Tall Roman Glass Bottle w/ Swirled Ribs: **Originally Listed At $1200** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. A beautiful mold-formed vessel comprised of transparent glass in seafoam green hues. The smooth concave base without a

0036: Tall Roman Glass Bottle w/ Swirled RibsEst. US$1,500-US$2,250

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Roman Bronze Situla Applied Terminals, Nipple Form: **Originally Listed At $1400** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A hammered-bronze situla with a flared base. The bell-shaped body has a smooth walls, a deep interior cavity, a

0036A: Roman Bronze Situla Applied Terminals, Nipple FormEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Tall Roman Glass Amphoriskos Trail Handles: **Originally Listed At $1600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A beautiful amphoriskos of a tall, sizable form, free-blown from translucent glass of a soft green-yellow hue. The

0036B: Tall Roman Glass Amphoriskos Trail HandlesEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Roman Sidonian Glass Bottle - Beautiful Aubergine: **Originally Listed At $1200** Roman Empire, Sidonian, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A miniature and very fine mold-blown glass vessel of deep purple hues, presenting an attractive form comprised of an

0037: Roman Sidonian Glass Bottle - Beautiful AubergineEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

4th C. Roman Bronze Situla: **Originally Listed At $900** Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A tapered cast bronze situla with a beaker-shaped body. Three raised bands around the neck form two deep ridges.

0037A: 4th C. Roman Bronze SitulaEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Roman Marble Upper Male Torso Original Paint: **Originally Listed At $1500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A wonderful upper torso of a man, hand-carved from glinting white marble and meticulously detailed in its

0038: Roman Marble Upper Male Torso Original PaintEst. US$1,500-US$3,000Lot Passed

Neolithic Cucuteni-Tripolyte Pottery Vessel: **Originally Listed At $800** Eastern Europe, Neolithic Period, possibly Cucuteni-Tripolyte culture, ca. late 4th millennium BCE. A beautiful bowl with a rounded base and flared, thick sides. Two

0038A: Neolithic Cucuteni-Tripolyte Pottery VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Late Bronze Age Central European Bronze Bead Necklace: **Originally Listed At $500** Central Europe, late Bronze Age, ca. 1300 to 700 BCE. A collection of 47 rare bronze beads of assorted styles, strung on a modern cord. This includes several

0038B: Late Bronze Age Central European Bronze Bead NecklaceEst. US$750-US$1,125Lot Passed

12th C. Medieval Islamic Carved Stucco Window Lintels: **Originally Listed At $5000** Islamic Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Almohad Caliphate to Nasrid Dynasty-era, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. One of my absolute favorites, a gorgeous pair of window

0038C: 12th C. Medieval Islamic Carved Stucco Window LintelsEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Mesopotamian Marble Amulet / Seal - Boar Form: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamian, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A lovely zoomorphic marble amulet, hand-carved with a central drilled hole for suspension on a cord. Its ovoid form

0039: Mesopotamian Marble Amulet / Seal - Boar FormEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Jemdet Nasr Stone Cylinder Seal Bead w/ Figures: **Originally Listed At $1200** Ancient Near East, Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3100 to 2900 BCE. A cylinder seal carved from a hard stone of jet black hues, most likely chalcedony, finely incised with seven

0039A: Jemdet Nasr Stone Cylinder Seal Bead w/ FiguresEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Ancient Anatolian Stone Violin Idols (pr): **Originally Listed At $1800** Ancient Asia Minor / Central Asia, modern day Turkey, Anatolian, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fabulous gathering of two idols of the

0039B: Ancient Anatolian Stone Violin Idols (pr)Est. US$2,600-US$3,900Lot Passed

Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kusura Type: **Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type marble idol of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form. The idol is

0039C: Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kusura TypeEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Mesopotamian Stone Animal Amulets (3): **Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, ca. 2500 to 2200 BCE. A sweet ensemble of three delightful animal-shaped, stone amulets - two of a rich red color and one

0039D: Mesopotamian Stone Animal Amulets (3)Est. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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Ancient Tell Brak Terracotta Eye Idol - TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $1400** Ancient Near East, modern-day Syria, Tell Brak, Akkadian to Post-Akkadian period, ca. 22nd to 18th century BCE. A large and beautiful eye idol, hand-built from

0040: Ancient Tell Brak Terracotta Eye Idol - TL TestedEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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