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Maya Polychrome Cylinder Jar w/ Kin Glyphs & PSS

Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal Athena

Greco-Roman Bronze Horse Protome / Attachment

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It's A Small World | Diminutive Artifacts

Artemis Gallery

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Featuring Antiquities, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Fossils, from East to West, North to South, and everywhere in between - with one small thing in common - size! Everything in this auction is approximately 8 inches or less, perfect for that last bit of shelf space in your curio cabinet! And perfect for holiday gift giving, too!

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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Ramesses II: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279 to 1213 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab exhibiting naturalistic insectile features on the top while decorated with

0001: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab for Ramesses IIEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Amulet w/ Neith Emblem: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab amulet bearing remains of crimson- and turquoise-hued glaze. The convex topside exhibits insectile

0003: Egyptian Glazed Steatite Scarab Amulet w/ Neith EmblemEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Horus Falcon: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab covered in tan-hued glaze. The topside bears characteristic insectile features while

0003A: Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Horus FalconEst. US$400-US$600

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Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A mold-formed faience scarab of ovoid form covered in layers of lustrous blue glaze. The insectile amulet features vertically

0004: Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience ScarabEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Hematite Amulets - Heart and Head Rest: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A set of 2 hand-carved hematite amulets, one depicting a petite head rest with a crescent-shaped

0006: Egyptian Hematite Amulets - Heart and Head RestEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet / Heart Scarab: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. Mold-formed faience amulet known as a heart scarab; such examples were

0006A: Egyptian Faience Amulet / Heart ScarabEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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Published Egyptian Faience Amulet of Imsety, ex-Ede: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine mold-formed faience amulet depicting Imsety (also Imset, Imseti, Amset, Amsety, Mesti, and Mesta), the human-headed Son

0006B: Published Egyptian Faience Amulet of Imsety, ex-EdeEst. US$400-US$600

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Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulet Heart / Windpipe: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a stylized heart-and-windpipe (known as "ib") covered in lustrous, turquoise-hued glaze.

0006C: Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulet Heart / WindpipeEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian Neolithic Stone Blade: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic to Predynastic Period, ca. 5000 to 3500 BCE. A hand-knapped flint knife of oblong form with remains of petite serrations along both peripheries. Knapped flint blades like

0007: Egyptian Neolithic Stone BladeEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Egyptian Bronze Mummiform Deity Osiris: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A slender figure of Osiris that is cast from bronze. The mummiform deity presents with bent elbows, a scepter (heka) and

0007A: Egyptian Bronze Mummiform Deity OsirisEst. US$500-US$750

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Egyptian Bronze Worshipper Figure w/ Baboon: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of a youthful male priest of Thoth, the god of writing and other intellectual pursuits, standing upon

0008: Egyptian Bronze Worshipper Figure w/ BaboonEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Egyptian Polychrome Wood Tomb Figure - Female?: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A hand-carved wooden tomb figure, perhaps a female, presenting in a striding pose while wearing an orange-painted sheath

0008A: Egyptian Polychrome Wood Tomb Figure - Female?Est. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Jar: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A piriform jar with a flat base and a corseted shoulder that is hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster. The stone shows its

0009: Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster JarEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Gold Pendant w/ Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Paste Glass: Roman or Egyptian, late Ptolemaic to early Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. A lovely shard of opaque red paste glass displaying a millefiori flower pattern made with cobalt,

0010: Gold Pendant w/ Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Paste GlassEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal Athena: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A mold-formed terracotta figure of Harpocrates, the child god of silence and secrets, presenting in flowing garments while holding a cobra in

0011: Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Harpocrates, ex-Royal AthenaEst. US$1,700-US$2,500Lot Passed

5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Stylized Woman Figure: Egypt, Coptic culture, 5th to 8th century CE. A hand-carved ungulate or bovine bone idol of an abstract standing figure for use as a pendant or talisman, the shoulders are pierced laterally either

0012: 5th C. Egyptian Coptic Bone Stylized Woman FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A set of wearable jewelry fashioned from Egyptian faience beads. First is a pair of

0013: Egyptian Faience Necklace, Bracelet and EarringsEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Ushabti Pendant: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A wearable necklace composed with 2 conjoined strands of glazed

0014: Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Ushabti PendantEst. US$500-US$750

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Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs): Egyptian, Second Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, 14th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1725 to 332 BCE. This is a fine collection of 3 faience and stone beads and amulets from ancient Egypt. The

0015: Egyptian Faience / Stone Beads & Amulets (3 pcs)Est. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A compact necklace of wearable form constructed using dozens of smooth stone beads in tubular and

0016: Egyptian Faience Bead NecklaceEst. US$500-US$750

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Published Greek Hellenistic Amber Nude Baby: Greece, late Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An incredibly rare example of a carved amber figure of a baby seated atop an integral ovoid platform. The youthful infant leans to his

0017: Published Greek Hellenistic Amber Nude BabyEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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Greek Attic 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.

0018: Greek Attic Athena Owl Tetradrachm, NGC RatedEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion Head: **Originally Listed At $1750** Ancient Greece, ca. 480 to 450 BCE. A cast leaded-bronze attachment, perhaps to adorn a situla handle, in the shape of a lion's head depicted in bas relief with

0020: Greek Bronze Handle Attachment - Lion HeadEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle Fibula: Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A fabulous and intact spectacle or double spiral fibula formed by a single elongated wire, that was meticulously twisted in a rotational fashion

0021: Greek Thracian Bronze Spectacle FibulaEst. US$800-US$1,200

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