Ancient Weapons | Asian | Ethnographic Art

Rare Ancient Elamite Bronze Axe, ex-Piscopo

Khmer Bronze / Iron Short Sword, ex-Piscopo

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Boulder County, CO, United States

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Ancient Weapons | Asian | Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Artemis Gallery invites you to a special one-day only auction on Wednesday, April 20th, featuring Indonesian Kris Handles from the collection of Ami Brown, owner of the Coca-Cola franchise in Israel and a prolific collector of Indonesian weaponry. You will also find Antiquities from Egypt, Greece and Italy, Near Eastern and Asian Art, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic and Tribal art, with many pieces previously displayed in the Ein Harod Museum of Art. All pieces are priced to sell, and whatever your collecting interest or budget, you’ll be sure to find something to suit your taste. Don’t miss the fun!

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Lot of 2 Early Greek Terracotta Fragments: Greece, ca. 700 to 500 BCE. This is a pair of terracotta fragments, both depicting human faces; they may have once been applied to larger pieces of pottery, or may have been part of full figures.

0094: Lot of 2 Early Greek Terracotta FragmentsEst. US$400-US$600

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Greek Messapian Terracotta Footed Bowl: Messapia, Apulia, Southern Italy, 7th to 3rd centuries BCE. This is a ceramic plate of circular form decorated with linear band in brown on orange clay running around the rim. The form is simple and

0095: Greek Messapian Terracotta Footed BowlEst. US$500-US$700

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Greek Gold Pendant w/ Agate Cabochon, ex-Anavian: Ancient Greece, Western Asia, ca. 2nd century BCE. A breathtakingly beautiful brown and white agate cabochon stone with a flat face and remarkably smooth surfaces, set in a hand-crafted sheet gold

0095A: Greek Gold Pendant w/ Agate Cabochon, ex-AnavianEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

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Greek Boeotian Tanagra Terracotta Female Figure: Ancient Greece, Boeotia, ca. 3rd century BCE. A wonderful example of a Greek Tanagra terracotta figure, elegantly wrapped in a thin himation and standing in a lovely contraposto pose shifting her

0096: Greek Boeotian Tanagra Terracotta Female FigureEst. US$400-US$600

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Romano-Egyptian Stone Spout - Amun Khnum as Ram's Head: Roman-occupied Egypt, ca. late 1st century BCE. Small limestone carving of a ram's head with bifacially-drilled holes that connect to form a narrow spout running from back of head to mouth. Amun

0097: Romano-Egyptian Stone Spout - Amun Khnum as Ram's HeadEst. US$600-US$900

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Pair Roman Bronze Appliques, ex-Royal Athena: Roman Empire, ca. 3rd century CE. Gorgeous pair of bronze appliques, each of the head of a youthful Dionysus, with elaborate coiffure including grape clusters; eyes with partial paste inlays

0097A: Pair Roman Bronze Appliques, ex-Royal AthenaEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Superb Roman Bronze Chariot Attachment - Eros: Roman Empire, ca 2nd century CE. One of the most delightful examples of functional bronze work we have seen in some time! Bronze chariot fitting / reign guide with sack-form base and three machined

0097B: Superb Roman Bronze Chariot Attachment - ErosEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Roman Lead Plaque - Jupiter Heliopolitanus: Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A petite lead votive plaque depicting Jupiter flanked by two bulls. In the city of Baalbek (later known as Heliopolis) where this piece is from, there were

0097C: Rare Roman Lead Plaque - Jupiter HeliopolitanusEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Roman Alabaster Head of Serapis: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Finely sculpted glazed pottery head of Serapis. Serapis was a Graeco-Egyptian god who first appeared around the time of Alexander the Great. Sculpture is

0097D: Roman Alabaster Head of SerapisEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask - Beautiful Iridescence: Roman Empire, Levant, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Gorgeous vessel with even more gorgeous iridescence! Squat sprinkler flask - with constricted neck to make sure the precious contents do not spill

0097E: Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask - Beautiful IridescenceEst. US$700-US$900

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Roman Limestone Male Head: Rome, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A Roman male youth head, finely carved from a seashell rich limestone, his visage delineated with delicate features including almond-shaped eyes with thick upper and

0097F: Roman Limestone Male HeadEst. US$2,500-US$4,000Lot Passed

Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment - Leg & Torch: Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A deeply carved relief section of white marble, originally part of a sarcophagus, depicting a partial image of a leg and a torch, providing a window onto a

0098: Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment - Leg & TorchEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Fine Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury: Ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A solid bronze cast figurine depicting the youthful god of commerce, Mercury in Roman mythology, Hermes in Greek mythology, standing in classic contraposto

0098A: Fine Roman Bronze Statuette of MercuryEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Tall Roman Glass Vessel: Roman Empire, Levant, ca. 3rd century CE. Tall and very attractive ancient glass vessel with bulbous base, long/tapered neck and thick rolled rim. Lots of rainbow iridescence just adds to the

0098B: Tall Roman Glass VesselEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

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Large Roman Redware Plate - Planta Pedia: Roman, probably produced in North Africa, ca. 3rd century CE. This is a large, intact redware slip plate with a stamped design around the center of the interior, a pronounced rim/lip, and no foot.

0099: Large Roman Redware Plate - Planta PediaEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Near-Miniature Roman Glazed Ceramic Head: Roman Empire, Late Empire, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A near miniature portrait head modeled with naturalistic facial features and large headdress befitting an empress. Adorned with glaze of tawny hues.

0099A: Near-Miniature Roman Glazed Ceramic HeadEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Military Buttons - Matched Set of 4: Ancient Rome, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. Simple and elegant, four matching bronze round buttons with extended attachment pins. Indeed they match, same design, same size. How rare to find! Gorgeous

0100: Roman Bronze Military Buttons - Matched Set of 4Est. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Fish: Roman Empire, North Africa, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A large ceramic oil lamp with deep red slip, a long nozzle, impressed alternating spiral and floral motifs on shoulder and an impressive relief

0101: Roman Redware Oil Lamp with FishEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Redware Oil Lamp - Decorative Urn: Roman North Africa, ca. 4th to 5th centuries CE. This lamp is in the classic style of mold-made lamps, with sunken discus, two pour holes on either side of the central design, an un-pierced lug

0102: Roman Redware Oil Lamp - Decorative UrnEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Roman North African Redware Oil Lamp - Floral Pattern: Roman North Africa, ca. 4th to 5th centuries CE. This lamp is in the classic style of mold-made lamps from Roman North Africa. It has a sunken discus, two pour holes on either side of the central

0103: Roman North African Redware Oil Lamp - Floral PatternEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Roman North African Pottery Oil Lamp - Running Goat: Roman North Africa, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. This lamp is one of the mass produced, mold-made pottery lamps from Roman North Africa. It has a rich, deep color, especially around the nozzle, where

0104: Roman North African Pottery Oil Lamp - Running GoatEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

0105: Tell Brak Alabaster Eye Idol - 5000+ Years Old!Est. US$1,000-US$1,800Lot Passed

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0106: Rare Syro-Hittite Bronze Camel Bell - 3000 Years Old!Est. US$750-US$1,200

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Early Islamic Bi-Chrome Pottery Jug - 17" Tall: Near East, Early Islamic, possibly Nishapur, ca. 800 CE. This is a large jug with a handle and swirling, geometric black on white artwork. Brilliant blue shell fragments embedded in the handle, as

0106A: Early Islamic Bi-Chrome Pottery Jug - 17" TallEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in Live Auction, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Live Online / Absentee Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all of the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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