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Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Standing Maenad Figure: Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A stunning mold-made terracotta statue of a female, perhaps a maenad, standing atop a circular plinth. Nearly nude, the elegant

0063: Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Standing Maenad FigureEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Stunning Achaemenid Persian Gold Necklace & Earrings: Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 400 BCE. A breathtaking necklace and earrings composed of 64% to 90% gold, equivalent to 15K+ to 21K+. The attention to detail and craftmanship on

0064: Stunning Achaemenid Persian Gold Necklace & EarringsEst. US$30,000-US$45,000Lot Passed

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Published Attic Red-Figure Pelike, Kerch Type, Group G: Greece, Athens (Attic), Kerch type, Group G, ca. 350 to 330 BCE. Made for the Greek colony of Panticapaeum, on the Kerch Strait in Ukraine. A fabulous pelike of a sophisticated form with a piriform

0064A: Published Attic Red-Figure Pelike, Kerch Type, Group GEst. US$20,000-US$30,000

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Published Greek Apulian Net Lekythos, ex-Sotheby's: Magna Graecia, South Italic colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A wheel-thrown ceramic lekythos with a tiered foot, a piriform body, a rounded shoulder which tapers to a narrow tubular neck, and a

0065: Published Greek Apulian Net Lekythos, ex-Sotheby'sEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

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Apulian Red Figure Lidded Lekanis, Baltimore Painter: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, attributed to the Baltimore Painter, ca. 330 to 310 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery lidded vessel known as a lekanis that is covered in black pigment and

0066: Apulian Red Figure Lidded Lekanis, Baltimore PainterEst. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Gnathian Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe Vegetal Motif: Magna Graecia, Apulian Gnathian, ca. late 4th century BCE. An attractive blackware pottery pitcher with trefoil spout decorated in the Gnathian technique with fugitive red, white, and yellow

0067: Gnathian Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe Vegetal MotifEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Apulian / Gnathian Blackware Ribbed Skyphos: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, Gnathian, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. A magnificent Gnathian hand-painted terracotta skyphos (deep wine glass), artfully decorated via white and gold-hued

0068: Apulian / Gnathian Blackware Ribbed SkyphosEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

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Apulian Red-Figure Trefoil Oinochoe w/ Dionysus: Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous pottery oinochoe featuring a trefoil spout, a corseted neck, and an egg-shaped body, all sitting upon an applied, discoid foot. A

0069: Apulian Red-Figure Trefoil Oinochoe w/ DionysusEst. US$3,200-US$4,800

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Daunian Polychrome Double Situla w/ TL, ex Sotheby's: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Daunian, early Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A beautiful vessel comprised of conjoined twin chambers, of globular forms with flared rims and

0069A: Daunian Polychrome Double Situla w/ TL, ex Sotheby'sEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Hellenistic Greek / Roman Sardonyx Vase, ex-Christie's: Late Hellenistic (Greek) / Early Roman, ca. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE. An exquisite sardonyx vase demonstrating immense artistry, carved in an ovoid form with a pointed base, a gently flaring

0070: Hellenistic Greek / Roman Sardonyx Vase, ex-Christie'sEst. US$9,000-US$13,000Lot Passed

Massive Etruscan Bucchero Ware Kyathos w/ TL: Classical World, Etruria, ca. early 6th century BCE. A massive, perfectly formed ceramic kyathos, a bowl-like vessel with a distinctive high, strap handle. It is difficult to overstate the size of

0071: Massive Etruscan Bucchero Ware Kyathos w/ TLEst. US$17,000-US$25,000Lot Passed

Massive Etruscan Pottery Pithos w/ TL: Classical World, Etruria (Central Italy), ca. 600 to 500 BCE. A massive terracotta storage vessel called a pithos with a tall, elongated body decorated with relief and incised motifs. The vessel

0073: Massive Etruscan Pottery Pithos w/ TLEst. US$15,000-US$25,000Lot Passed

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Etruscan Bronze Dancing Nude Ithyphallic Satyr: Etruria, ca. mid 5th century BCE. Finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a leaded bronze satyr who is dancing upon a volute with his right leg advanced, both knees bent, his right arm

0074: Etruscan Bronze Dancing Nude Ithyphallic SatyrEst. US$8,000-US$10,000

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Etruscan Pottery Head of a Young Female: Classical World, Etruria (Italy), ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A stunning mold-made terracotta votive depicting the head of a young woman. Supported by an elegantly long neck, her visage displays the

0074A: Etruscan Pottery Head of a Young FemaleEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Etruscan Black Figure Stamnos, Satyr & Maenad w/ TL: Classical World, Etruria, ca. 510 to 500 BCE. In admiration for Attic black-figure vessels , the Etruscans put their best feet forward with examples that aspire to Attic forms and decoration such as

0075: Etruscan Black Figure Stamnos, Satyr & Maenad w/ TLEst. US$18,000-US$27,000Lot Passed

Roman / Frankish Wheel-Cut Glass Beaker: Western Europe, Roman or Frankish people, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and large wheel-cut glass beaker, with a pale aqua hue. The vessel tapers gracefully upward from a small foot and

0076: Roman / Frankish Wheel-Cut Glass BeakerEst. US$4,500-US$6,000Lot Passed

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Roman Marbled Glass Bottle w/ Deep Blue Hue: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A petite and beautiful flask composed of opaque deep cobalt blue canes which are arranged vertically and form the bulbous body, slightly indented

0076A: Roman Marbled Glass Bottle w/ Deep Blue HueEst. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Beautiful 1st C. Roman Gold Earrings (pr): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A striking pair of matched 80% to 82.6% gold (equivalent to 19K+) earrings, each composed of a curved sheet of gold with granulated and twisted

0076B: Beautiful 1st C. Roman Gold Earrings (pr)Est. US$4,500-US$6,500

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Wearable Roman Gold & Garnet Earrings: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A matching pair of gorgeous 84% gold and garnet earrings both presenting an elaborate design. From the top is a wire hoop with the terminal tip

0076C: Wearable Roman Gold & Garnet EarringsEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Massive Greek Hellenistic Bronze Situla: Greek, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. An impressively large bronze situla, from the Latin for bucket or pail, a term used for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the

0077: Massive Greek Hellenistic Bronze SitulaEst. US$13,000-US$20,000

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Superb Roman Lead-Glazed Pottery Skyphos: Roman, Republican to early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE. A gorgeous lead-glazed pottery skyphos, the glaze fired to a mottled deep and pale blue-green, with age giving

0078: Superb Roman Lead-Glazed Pottery SkyphosEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Roman Holy Land Carved Limestone Ossuary w/ Lid: Roman, Holy Land, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A carved limestone ossuary with incised floral, geometric, and architectural motifs. Its lid is undecorated, made of a simple carved slab of

0079: Roman Holy Land Carved Limestone Ossuary w/ LidEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

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Monumental Roman Terracotta Sea Amphora: Roman, late Republic to early Imperial period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A quintessential terracotta transport amphora of magnificent scale enveloped in extensive oceanic encrustations

0080: Monumental Roman Terracotta Sea AmphoraEst. US$5,000-US$7,000

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Rare / Early Issue Roman Republic Bronze Aes Grave: Rome, c. 225-217 BC. AE Cast As, 267.90g. Head of Janus; below, horizontal mark of value I; all on a raised disk / Prow right; above, mark of value I; all on a raised disk. Size: 2.5" W x .045" H

0080A: Rare / Early Issue Roman Republic Bronze Aes GraveEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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