It's a Small World | Diminutive Artifacts

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It's a Small World | Diminutive Artifacts

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for a very special auction featuring art & artifacts from East to West, North to South, and everywhere in between - with one small thing in common - size! Everything in this auction is approximately 6 inches or less - perfect for that last bit of shelf space in your curio cabinet!

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Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster Jar: Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved alabaster jar of slender form with a piriform body tapering to a rounded tip and a squat neck surmounted by an

0001: Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster JarEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Ptah-Em-May, TL'd: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, late 19th Dynasty, ca. late 13th to early 12th century BCE. A gorgeous mold-formed faience ushabti covered in a layer of soft turquoise-hued glaze accentuated with applied

0002: Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Ptah-Em-May, TL'dEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Osiris Figure: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely figurine cast from leaded bronze depicting Osiris, the god of the Underworld. Osiris presents standing in mummiform

0003: Egyptian Late Dynastic Leaded Bronze Osiris FigureEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Miniature Egyptian Glazed Faience Cat Pendant: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A miniature mold-made faience pendant charm of a feline with large, perked ears and lustrous blue-green glaze. The petite cat sits on its

0004: Miniature Egyptian Glazed Faience Cat PendantEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Black Steatite Head (of a Scribe): Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A handsome black steatite head of a scribe, carved with simple facial features and a bowl cut that would make a Beatle (John, Paul, Ringo, or George)

0005: Egyptian Black Steatite Head (of a Scribe)Est. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Romano-Egyptian Leaded Bronze Bes Figure: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A striking example of a cast-leaded-bronze figure depicting Bes, the dwarf deity who watches over the household, particularly the women and

0006: Rare Romano-Egyptian Leaded Bronze Bes FigureEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Tomb Figure: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A wooden tomb figure in an upright position with rounded shoulders, intended as a priest or servant to accompany the

0007: Egyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Tomb FigureEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Egyptian Bronze Votive Coffin (for Mummified Reptile): Egypt, Late Period, 30th Dynasty to early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A miniature leaded-bronze votive coffin for a mummified reptile- while the body has been long lost, the

0008: Egyptian Bronze Votive Coffin (for Mummified Reptile)Est. US$2,200-US$3,300

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Greek Attica Athena Owl Tetradrachm, NGC Rated: Greece, Attica, Athens, ca. 440 to 404 BCE. Silver tetradrachm. Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: owl standing to right, olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square.

0009: Greek Attica Athena Owl Tetradrachm, NGC RatedEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Greek Silver AR Tetradrachm, Ptolemy VI Philometor: Greece, Southwestern Cyprus, Paphos, Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, second reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, ca. 161 to 160 BCE. Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck. Reverse:

0010: Greek Silver AR Tetradrachm, Ptolemy VI PhilometorEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Choice Greek Hellenistic Silver Mastoid Bowl: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A gorgeous bowl of a respectable size in the form of a mastos or mastoid, a drinking vessel shaped like a breast, hammered from 93.52%

0011: Choice Greek Hellenistic Silver Mastoid BowlEst. US$3,400-US$5,100Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A core-formed glass alabastron, so-named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The bi-chrome vessel is

0012: Greek Hellenistic Core Formed Glass AlabastronEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

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Miniature Greek Xenon Pottery Olpe: Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A near-miniature olpe decorated in the Xenon style with added matte pink decoration presenting a stylized laurel leaf garland underscored

0013: Miniature Greek Xenon Pottery OlpeEst. US$300-US$600

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Cypriot Pottery Flask w/ Circular Motif: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, ca. 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery flask of compressed form with a circular body, a carinated lateral periphery, and a pair of arched handles flanking the slender neck and

0014: Cypriot Pottery Flask w/ Circular MotifEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Cypriot Redware Juglet w/ Target Motifs: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Archaic I Period, Type IV, ca. 700 to 600 BCE. A beautiful pottery juglet enveloped in a vibrant red pigment with characteristic Cypriot target motif decoration

0015: Cypriot Redware Juglet w/ Target MotifsEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Petite Greek Cycladic Marble Idol Head: Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A hand-carved marble head of an idol figure. The bulbous composition features a slender neck and a bulb-shaped

0016: Petite Greek Cycladic Marble Idol HeadEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Archaic Greek Tanagran Pottery Idol: Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A terracotta figure of what is probably a female worshipper. She has a simplified body composed of a cylinder that flares outward at her

0017: Archaic Greek Tanagran Pottery IdolEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Greek Terracotta Seated Votive Female Figure: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A hollow-molded votive figure depicting a seated female wearing a lengthy chiton and himation while holding her arms elegantly atop her

0018: Greek Terracotta Seated Votive Female FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Greek Boeotian Pottery Figure - Dog Warrior w/ Shield: Greek, Archaic Period, Boeotian, ca. 550 BCE. A hand-built pottery warrior figure depicted as a canine seated atop an integral cylindrical stool. The lightly-flared base traces up to form the

0019: Greek Boeotian Pottery Figure - Dog Warrior w/ ShieldEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Greek Geometric Bronze Horse Finial: Ancient Greece, Geometric Period, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A cast bronze decorative finial in the form of a horse atop an openwork spherical bead with a narrow socket below it for attachment.

0020: Greek Geometric Bronze Horse FinialEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Delicate Roman Glass Cup Etched Decorations: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A free-blown glass cup bearing several intricately etched linear and circular decorations around the exterior walls. The vessel bears a slightly

0021: Delicate Roman Glass Cup Etched DecorationsEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Eastern Roman Glass Double Unguentarium: Roman, Eastern Empire or early Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A fine free-blown double unguentarium, composed of translucent green glass, which is defined by a flat base and smooth

0022: Eastern Roman Glass Double UnguentariumEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Roman Glass Jar w/ Silvery Iridescence: Roman, Imperial Period, 1st to 3rd century CE. A graceful free-blown glass jar that sits on a slightly flattened base and rises to a globular body followed by a short tubular neck with a rolled lip.

0023: Roman Glass Jar w/ Silvery IridescenceEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Glass Unguentarium + Phoenician Glass Amphora: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th century BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine pair of ancient glass vessels: a Roman unguentarium and a Phoenician amphora.

0024: Roman Glass Unguentarium + Phoenician Glass AmphoraEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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