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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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Large / Intact Etruscan Bronze Bow-Shaped Fibula: Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A fine bronze bow shaped fibula pin for a cloak or tunic made from a thick wire in a semi-circular shape, one end is hammered to create a flat terminal

0022: Large / Intact Etruscan Bronze Bow-Shaped FibulaEst. US$600-US$900

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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

0024: Petite Greek Cycladic Marble Idol HeadEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron w/ Purple Hues: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A lovely core-formed glass alabastron with a characteristically elongated body with a rounded base, a discoid rim ringed with

0025: Greek Core Formed Glass Alabastron w/ Purple HuesEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot 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

0026: Archaic Greek Tanagran Pottery IdolEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Greek Cypriot Terracotta Askos, Stylized Ram: Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypriot culture, Late Bronze Age, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A darling pottery askos in the form of a stylized zoomorph, perhaps a ram, with a prominent, loop

0026A: Greek Cypriot Terracotta Askos, Stylized RamEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Greek Mycenaean Pottery Psi Figure of a Goddess: Greece, Late Bronze Age, Mycenaean period, ca. 1300 to 1200 BCE. An elegantly minimalist pottery idol of a goddess known as a Psi figure to the similarity of their form with the Greek letter. The

0027: Greek Mycenaean Pottery Psi Figure of a GoddessEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Greek Daunian Bichrome Kyathos w/ Owl Handle: Greek, Southern Italy, northern Apulia, Daunia, ca. 6th to 4th BCE. A graceful terracotta wine ladle known as a kyathos boasting a horned handle in the form of an abstract owl rising from a round,

0028: Greek Daunian Bichrome Kyathos w/ Owl HandleEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

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Greek Blackware Lebes Gamikos w/ Lid: Ancient Greece, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery lebes gamikos with a squat footed base, a gradually-widening body with a concave shoulder, a raised lip meant to hold a

0029: Greek Blackware Lebes Gamikos w/ LidEst. US$500-US$750

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Miniature Greek Krater + Cypriot Pottery Bilbil: Ancient Near East, Cyprus, Middle Cypriot, ca. 1900 to 1650 BCE; Cypro-Geometric, ca. 1050 to 750 BCE. A wonderful pair of pottery vessels from the ancient Mediterranean: a Middle Cypriot bilbil and

0029A: Miniature Greek Krater + Cypriot Pottery BilbilEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Greek Boeotian Pottery Horse: Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, Geometric period, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. One of my favorites! A pottery figure in a style instantly recognizable as Greek, created from simple lines to give an abstract but

0031: Greek Boeotian Pottery HorseEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Near-Miniature Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe w/ Dionysus: Ancient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 6th century BCE. A charming pottery oinochoe adorned with a trefoil spout and the black figure depiction of Dionysus - Roman Bacchus - the Greek god of wine and

0032: Near-Miniature Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe w/ DionysusEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Greek Archaic Terracotta Gorgoneion Rondel, Medusa?: Ancient Greece, Archaic period, ca. 6th century BCE. A frightening pottery rondel depicting the relief of a gorgoneion or the head of a gorgon - a mythical, beast-like female creature, usually with

0033: Greek Archaic Terracotta Gorgoneion Rondel, Medusa?Est. US$600-US$900

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Greek Archaic Terracotta Applique, Head of Silenus: Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, possibly Cyprus, ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A fine pottery applique depicting the relief head of the satyr Silenus - the mythical teacher and drinking companion of

0034: Greek Archaic Terracotta Applique, Head of SilenusEst. US$600-US$900

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Greek Apulian Pottery Lebes Gamikos: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery vessel known as a lebes gamikos with a flat base, a broad body, and a pair of attached handles. The beige-hued

0035: Greek Apulian Pottery Lebes GamikosEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Near-Miniature Greek Apulian Xenon Ware Mug: Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Xenon, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery mug of apple-shaped form that is densely decorated with registers of light orange linear motifs. The

0036: Near-Miniature Greek Apulian Xenon Ware MugEst. US$600-US$800

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Miniature Greek Pottery Footed Salt Dish: Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 3rd centuries BCE. A delightful pottery salt dish of miniature form, featuring a shallow bowl with a floral relief tondo at the center, a vertically ribbed

0037: Miniature Greek Pottery Footed Salt DishEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Ancient Greek Daunian Pottery Dipper / Kyathos: Magna Graecia, South Italic, Daunian, ca. 300 BCE. A lovely ceramic kyathos or dipper, with a characteristic horizontal looped handle attached to a shallow bowl with a subtly in-curved rim. It is

0038: Ancient Greek Daunian Pottery Dipper / KyathosEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Pottery Mold - Winged Erote: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A terracotta mold used to create pottery statues of a standing winged Erote - perhaps Eros, the equivalent of the Roman Cupid, with a flowing chiton,

0039: Greek Hellenistic Pottery Mold - Winged EroteEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Gold Earring w/ Eros: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An earring of annular form with an ear wire and sheet-foil figure of Eros, the winged god of love, shaped from 86.08% gold (equivalent to 20K+)

0040: Greek Hellenistic Gold Earring w/ ErosEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Greek Mycenaean 23K+ Gold Diadem Panel: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean Period, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A dazzling gold diadem, hammered from a single sheet of 98.6% gold - equivalent to over 23.6 karats - to present a lustrous, ovoid form

0040A: Greek Mycenaean 23K+ Gold Diadem PanelEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Greek Classical Gold Foil Diadem Panel 23K+: Greece, Classical to Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A large piece of 98% gold foil (equivalent to 23K+), hammered and cut into a flexible sheet for use as a diadem in funerary

0040B: Greek Classical Gold Foil Diadem Panel 23K+Est. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Greek Classical Gold Repousse Diadem Applique: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Classical to Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. An elliptical piece of 85% gold (equivalent to 20K+) foil with a stippled rim surrounding a

0040C: Greek Classical Gold Repousse Diadem AppliqueEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman Gold Earrings - Shield / Grape Clusters (pr): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A dazzling pair of gold earrings comprised of twisted hoops with petite shields and suspended grape clusters, all fit on modern hooks to be

0041: Roman Gold Earrings - Shield / Grape Clusters (pr)Est. US$3,200-US$4,800

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Elegant Roman 21K+ Gold Hoop Earring w/ Orbs: Roman, Late Imperial Period to Byzantine, ca. 3rd to 6th century CE. A stunning 88% gold (equivalent to 21K+) earring with an attractive circular shape, the wire bordered with hollow spheres. The

0041A: Elegant Roman 21K+ Gold Hoop Earring w/ OrbsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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