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Rare Egyptian Faience Nude Female Healing Talisman

Roman Provincial Marble Head of Herm (found in Spain)

Colima Redware Pottery Seated Dog Vessel

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Artemis Gallery

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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18th C. Islamic Glazed Pottery Bowls: Near East, Persia, Islamic, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful pair of Persian pottery dishes, each carefully hand-painted with abstract, linear, and geometric designs. Both vessels present wide,

0055B: 18th C. Islamic Glazed Pottery BowlsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Amlash Redware Bottle w/ Tiered Spout, TL Tested: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A pleasing redware bottle boasting a minimalist yet attractive form with a broad, bulbous body, a stepped shoulder, a concave

0056: Amlash Redware Bottle w/ Tiered Spout, TL TestedEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

10th C. Persian Nishapur Splash Sgraffito Pottery Bowl: Central Asia, Eastern Iran / Syria, Samanid to Ghaznavid Empire, likely Nishapur, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A shallow ceramic bowl incised with repeating patterns and a blooming flower in the

0056A: 10th C. Persian Nishapur Splash Sgraffito Pottery BowlEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Amlash Marlik Incised Pottery Pouring Vessel, TL'd: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash region, Marlik culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery pitcher of broad, apple-shaped form with a petite base and a narrow

0057: Amlash Marlik Incised Pottery Pouring Vessel, TL'dEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Sassanian Stone Stamp Seals + Carnelian Intaglios (4): Ancient Near East, Sassanian (also Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A collection of 4 stone intaglios and stamp seals carved from a white chalcedony and orange carnelian stones.

0057A: Sassanian Stone Stamp Seals + Carnelian Intaglios (4)Est. US$700-US$1,050

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Long Luristan Bronze Socketed Axe Head: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head bearing a blade of impressive length and slenderness. The socketing shaft is comprised of a cylindrical

0057B: Long Luristan Bronze Socketed Axe HeadEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

13th C. Syrian Raqqa Glazed Bowl, Arabic Thuluth Script: Near East, northeastern Syria, likely Raqqa or Rakka, Ayyubid dynasty, ca. early 13th century CE. A dazzling pottery bowl featuring a deep turquoise blue glaze over a black manganese painted surface

0058: 13th C. Syrian Raqqa Glazed Bowl, Arabic Thuluth ScriptEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Ancient Amlash Pottery Spouted Pitcher (TL'd): Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. mid to late 3rd millennium BCE. A hand-built and stone-burnished pottery pitcher of impressive size exhibiting a planar base, an apple-shaped body

0059: Ancient Amlash Pottery Spouted Pitcher (TL'd)Est. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Ancient Luristan Copper Pickaxe, ex-Piscopo: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran or Iraq, Luristan or Mesopotamia / Sumer, Bronze Age, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. A cast copper blade head that resembles a miniature pickaxe or adze head with a

0059A: Ancient Luristan Copper Pickaxe, ex-PiscopoEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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18th C. Persian Safavid Glazed Pottery Jar w/ Brass Rim: Near East, Persia, Safavid dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful pottery jar of squat form with a flared foot, convex walls, and a brass rim. White glaze envelops the interior of the vessel,

0059B: 18th C. Persian Safavid Glazed Pottery Jar w/ Brass RimEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Traditional Islamic Bronze Vessels & Steel Sugar Axe: Near East / Central Asia, Persia / Iraq & Afghanistan, Islamic cultures, ca. 16th to early 20th century CE. A collection of three antique metal tools and vessels including a steel sugar axe, a leaded

0059C: Traditional Islamic Bronze Vessels & Steel Sugar AxeEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

3rd C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 300 to 400 CE. An impressive mold-made stucco Buddha head presenting as the epitome of tranquility with an arched brow, heavy-lidded eyes, a wide nose, and

0060: 3rd C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha HeadEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Indus Valley Charsadda Female Fertility Goddess: Central Asia, Pakistan / India, Indus Valley, Charsadda, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A lovely pottery figure of a female deity or mother goddess heavily adorned with applied and incised

0061: Indus Valley Charsadda Female Fertility GoddessEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Ancient Indian Gangetic Copper Spear Head / Tip: Central Asia, India, Gangetic Basin, Copper Hoard Culture, ca. 1000 BCE. A sizable copper spear tip bearing a thick body with protruding spines, a tapered tip for hafting to a longer pole, and an

0061A: Ancient Indian Gangetic Copper Spear Head / TipEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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15th C. Tibetan Gilded Bronze Head (from Chakrasamvara): Central Asia, Himalaya Region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A beautiful gilt bronze head fragment from a larger statue of Samvara also known as Chakrasamvara, a meditation deity

0062: 15th C. Tibetan Gilded Bronze Head (from Chakrasamvara)Est. US$7,500-US$11,250Lot Passed

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18th C. Indian Bronze Ardhanarishvara (Shiva + Parvati): South Asia, India, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A cast bronze statue of Ardhanarishvara, an incarnation of Shiva combined with Parvati, half woman, and half man- a prominent breast and dhoti covering

0063: 18th C. Indian Bronze Ardhanarishvara (Shiva + Parvati)Est. US$3,400-US$5,100

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19th C. Indian Mughal Iron Armor Chest + Arm Guards: Central Asia, Persia / Northern India, Mughal or Indo-Persian culture, ca. 19th century CE. A superb display of antique iron chahar-ayneh or char-aina cuirass armor with matching bazu or dastana arm

0063A: 19th C. Indian Mughal Iron Armor Chest + Arm GuardsEst. US$11,000-US$16,500Lot Passed

Tall / Early Indian Male Nobleman, Follower of Vishnu: South Asia, India, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A statue made from plaster covered cloth over sawdust or straw and a wood frame of a standing man dressed in pants and coat. Likely a nobleman

0064: Tall / Early Indian Male Nobleman, Follower of VishnuEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

19th C. Indian Silver Sprinkler Vessel Peacock Form: South Asia, India, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful sterling silver peacock vessel resting upon an integral pedestal base. The flower in the bird's beak has an opening which serves

0064A: 19th C. Indian Silver Sprinkler Vessel Peacock FormEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Early / Large Persian Turkic Wool Panel (Soumak Technique): Central Asia, Azerbaijan & Iran region, Turkic / Shahsevan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large rectangular panel flat-woven from wool using the soumak tapestry technique that

0065: Early / Large Persian Turkic Wool Panel (Soumak Technique)Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Liangzhu White Jade Cong, Zoomorphs: East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A gorgeous ritual funerary item known as a "cong," carved by hand from white nephrite jade to present a rare triangular form with

0066: Chinese Neolithic Liangzhu White Jade Cong, ZoomorphsEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Hu Jar w/ Lid: East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery hu vessel with a lid, made from grayware painted with fluid patterns in white, red, and orange; the pigments were applied

0067: Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Hu Jar w/ LidEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Dog Wearing Harness: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An alert dog with a strong, protective stance and a fierce disposition, made from baked terracotta. His sturdy legs support his barrel-shaped

0067A: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Dog Wearing HarnessEst. US$2,200-US$3,500Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Granary Jar: China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Tall pottery model of a granary jar designed to be placed in a tomb to assure plentiful food in the afterlife. Glazed in thick orange/brown slip that was

0068: Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Granary JarEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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