Beauty & Beasts: Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art

10th C. Indian Rajasthan Sandstone of a Divine Beauty

Early 20th C. Tibetan / Nepalese Brass Mask of Citipati

Moche I Bichrome Stirrup Vessel - Llama Head Form

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Beauty & Beasts: Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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A whimsical gathering of ancient, ethnographic, and fine art from around the world that ignite the imagination and perfectly encapsulate the adage of how beauty is in the eye of the beholder! From gnashing animals to distinguished radiance, this week's selection of items is sure to please both the discerning collector as well as their inner child! All ancient items legally acquired, legal to sell and guaranteed to be as described.

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Roman Marble Statuette, Semi-Nude Venus Rising From Sea: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. The goddess of beauty herself! A gorgeous marble statuette of Venus - Greek Aphrodite - the Roman deity of love, beauty, and desire, depicted

0015: Roman Marble Statuette, Semi-Nude Venus Rising From SeaEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Roman Nude Female Figure + Glass Unguentarium: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A set of 2 Roman artifacts - a pottery female figure and a glass unguentarium. The free-blown unguentarium has a teardrop body with a rough pontil

0015A: Roman Nude Female Figure + Glass UnguentariumEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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Group of 3 Beautiful Roman Glass Vessels: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful gathering of 3 petite, free-blown glass vessels from the ancient Roman Empire, all

0015C: Group of 3 Beautiful Roman Glass VesselsEst. US$400-US$600

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Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A translucent pale blue glass unguentarium with a bell-shaped body on a concave base, a form known as "candlestick," with a tall tubular neck that

0016: Roman Glass Candlestick UnguentariumEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Beautiful / Elegant Roman Glass Dropper: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A bulb-shaped glass vessel with beautiful ice blue hues and areas of translucence that narrows to a tubular neck and a

0016A: Beautiful / Elegant Roman Glass DropperEst. US$400-US$600

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Fine Roman Marble Torso Youthful Bacchus: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Finely carved in the round from white marble, a youthful Bacchus (Greek Dionysos, also Dionysus) - god of wine, theater, ecstasy, and rapturous

0017: Fine Roman Marble Torso Youthful BacchusEst. US$60,000-US$80,000Lot Passed

Palmyrene Limestone Bust of a Youthful Priest: Near East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Wow! A stunning, naturalistic limestone head of a priest wearing a characteristically cylindrical headdress, known as a

0018: Palmyrene Limestone Bust of a Youthful PriestEst. US$7,500-US$10,000Lot Passed

Palmyrene / Roman Period Limestone Head of A Female: Near East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved Palmyrene limestone head of a youthful female beauty, her quixotic visage comprised of large almond-shaped eyes

0019: Palmyrene / Roman Period Limestone Head of A FemaleEst. US$30,000-US$45,000Lot Passed

Roman Leaded Bronze Standing Nude Mercury: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A leaded bronze statuette of Mercury - Greek Hermes - depicted standing in contrapposto and holding his caduceus against his left shoulder. Gazing

0020: Roman Leaded Bronze Standing Nude MercuryEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Statue of Messenger God Mercury (Hermes): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A leaded bronze statuette of the messenger god Mercury (Greek Hermes) - skillfully cast with some of his mythological attributes. He stands in the

0023: Roman Bronze Statue of Messenger God Mercury (Hermes)Est. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Roman Marble Head of a Goddess: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delicately sculpted head of a young woman that is tilted slightly to the left. Rounded cheeks, almond shaped eyes, and a diadem crowning the head

0024: Roman Marble Head of a GoddessEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Ancient Scytho-Sarmatian Leaded Bronze Horse Trapping: Central/Eastern Europe, East of Colchis, Black Sea area, Northeastern Caucasus (Georgia), Scytho-Sarmatian culture, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A fine shield-shaped horse trapping of an openwork

0025: Ancient Scytho-Sarmatian Leaded Bronze Horse TrappingEst. US$2,500-US$3,750Lot Passed

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Central European Bronze Coiled Bracelet: Central Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 12th to 8th century BCE. Made from a single flattened bronze wire, this is a large, beautiful bracelet composed of densely coiled spirals. These spirals are decorated

0026: Central European Bronze Coiled BraceletEst. US$600-US$900

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5 Miniature Etruscan / Roman Bronze Animals & Phallus: Classical World, Italy, Etruria, Etruscan culture, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fine ensemble of 5 leaded bronze or copper miniatures in a variety

0027: 5 Miniature Etruscan / Roman Bronze Animals & PhallusEst. US$500-US$750

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Achaemenid Bronze Hinges with Lions - Rare!: Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. Truly exceptional and rare, a handsome pair of leaded bronze hinges, each bearing cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, and comprised

0028: Achaemenid Bronze Hinges with Lions - Rare!Est. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Gandharan Schist Figure of a Bearded Prince: Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. This is a unique, naturalistic carving of a standing male prince. Wearing long flowing robes, long beard, hair tied in a top-knot. The

0029: Gandharan Schist Figure of a Bearded PrinceEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Anatolian Kusura Marble Violin Idol: Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved marble idol of attractive and characteristically abstract form with a broad, semicircular body, carved

0029A: Anatolian Kusura Marble Violin IdolEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Anatolian Tell Halaf Pottery Female Idol: Western Asia/Near East, Anatolia (central Turkey) or northern Syria, Tell Halaf area, ca. 6500 to 4500 BCE. A fascinating pottery fertility figure depicting a seated woman with voluptuous breasts

0030: Anatolian Tell Halaf Pottery Female IdolEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Syro-Hittite Pottery Goddess Idol, Bird Face: Ancient Near East, Holyland, the Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. A fascinating pottery figure of a goddess displaying a stylized form with a bird-like visage. Gazing slightly to

0031: Syro-Hittite Pottery Goddess Idol, Bird FaceEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Ancient Syro-Hittite Pottery Pull Toy - Bull: Ancient Near East, Syria, Syro-Hittite culture, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A charming pottery bull that served as a child's pull toy shown standing atop fused legs with a lengthy body and

0031A: Ancient Syro-Hittite Pottery Pull Toy - BullEst. US$900-US$1,200

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Mesopotamian Pottery Amulet / Charm, Bull's Head: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A mold made pottery pendant or charm of a bull's head, facing forward and a suspension hole pierced through the top of

0031B: Mesopotamian Pottery Amulet / Charm, Bull's HeadEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Ancient Near Eastern Pottery Votive Bull: Ancient Near East, North Syria, Syrian culture, ca. 1500 BCE. A hand-built buffware votive bull with a slender body, raised neck, and conical head, all atop a quartet of nubbin legs. The raised head

0031C: Ancient Near Eastern Pottery Votive BullEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Holyland Iron Age Terracotta Quadruped Askos: Ancient Holyland, Levant region, Iron Age I to II, ca. 1200 to 900 BCE. A charming pottery askos boasting the rare form of a horse or mule carrying a pair of jugs that double as spouts. Standing atop

0032: Holyland Iron Age Terracotta Quadruped AskosEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

8th C. Islamic Glass Flask w/ Pretty Inscised Florals: Ancient Near East, Islamic culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful free-blown glass flask of a cylindrical form with a narrow tubular neck and a flat base. Sections of the body are adorned

0033: 8th C. Islamic Glass Flask w/ Pretty Inscised FloralsEst. US$400-US$550Lot Passed

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