Exceptional Day 1: Antiquities Asian Fine Art

Egyptian Ptolemaic Gilded Child Sarcophagus Helmet Mask

Published Greek Apulian Volute Krater, ex-Christie's

Roman Fresco Fragment of Perseus w/ Medusa's Head

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Exceptional Day 1: Antiquities Asian Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present.

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Egyptian Predynastic Pottery Black Top Jar, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada I, ca. 4000 to 3600 BCE. A wonderful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, russet-hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. The

0001: Egyptian Predynastic Pottery Black Top Jar, ex-BonhamsEst. $10,000-$15,000

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Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Pottery Jar: Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Nagada II, ca. 3400 to 3300 BCE. A handbuilt globular bichrome earthenware vessel, the body decorated throughout with a series of red concentric circles (target motifs) of

0002: Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Pottery JarEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Egyptian Faience Offering Cup w/ Cartouche of Ramses II: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Period, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramses II, ca. 1279 to 1213 BCE. A petite blue-glazed faience offering cup, cylindrical and tapering in form, with a slightly-flared foot and

0002A: Egyptian Faience Offering Cup w/ Cartouche of Ramses IIEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Fine Egyptian Faience Kohl Offering Tray w/ Ten Cups: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1069 to 332 BCE. A stunning modeled offering with a flat, rectangular tray and ten conical cups with discoid bases

0002B: Fine Egyptian Faience Kohl Offering Tray w/ Ten CupsEst. $3,000-$4,500

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Egyptian Mummified Ibis Bundle - Incredibly Preserved: Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. An incredibly-preserved bundle containing the body of a mummified sacred ibis. The bird's body is folded into a bundle and wrapped tightly in woven textiles,

0003: Egyptian Mummified Ibis Bundle - Incredibly PreservedEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model Head of an Official: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A fabulous hand-carved limestone head of an official utilized as a sculptor's model for carving figural effigies without the individual

0004: Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model Head of an OfficialEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Impressive Egyptian Alabaster Vessel, ex-Bonhams: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful alabaster vessel, larger than many of similar style, with an ovoid body that slopes inwards to its everted rim. The alabaster is banded,

0005: Impressive Egyptian Alabaster Vessel, ex-BonhamsEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Egyptian Faience Erotic Amulet - Ithyphallic Dwarf: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely glazed miniature amulet of an ithyphallic dwarf figure, mold-formed from pistachio-green faience, perhaps representing

0006: Egyptian Faience Erotic Amulet - Ithyphallic DwarfEst. $500-$700

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Egyptian Limestone Block Statue & Stand, ex-Christie's: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 30th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE; stand purportedly by Kichizo Inagaki, 1876 to 1951 CE. An exquisite block statue, hand-carved from chalky-white limestone. The

0007: Egyptian Limestone Block Statue & Stand, ex-Christie'sEst. $45,000-$65,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Gilded Child Sarcophagus Helmet Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. Beautifully crafted from imported wood layered with gesso and linen, a stunning gilded mummy mask meant for a male child with a stylized, theatrical

0008: Egyptian Ptolemaic Gilded Child Sarcophagus Helmet MaskEst. $18,000-$25,000

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Colorful Egyptian Painted Wooden Horus Bird: Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved wooden falcon, a sacred animal to the Egyptians, shown in a perched position with a wide-eyed expression, a nicely modeled form, and

0009: Colorful Egyptian Painted Wooden Horus BirdEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Romano-Egyptian Stucco Head of a Man w/ Glass Eyes: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. A haunting, skillfully sculpted stucco portrait head with wide-open, glass eyes. The figure has a well-shaped nose and full closed lips,

0009A: Romano-Egyptian Stucco Head of a Man w/ Glass EyesEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of Harpocrates: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st century BCE to 4th century CE. A cast bronze figure of Harpocrates (Harpokrates), one of the gods of the Triad of Alexandria, popular during the Ptolemaic and

0010: Romano-Egyptian Bronze Amulet of HarpocratesEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Bonze Sistrum with Cats and Hathor: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautiful example of a bronze sistrum with rich decoration. It consists of a handle with a small knob that rises to meet a double Hathor

0011: Romano-Egyptian Bonze Sistrum with Cats and HathorEst. $10,000-$14,000Lot Passed

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Romano-Egyptian Carnelian Bead - Triple Phallus: Roman-controlled Egypt, Alexandria, Late Ptolemaic to early Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A miniscule yet highly symbolic hand-formed carnelian triple phallus pendant of

0011A: Romano-Egyptian Carnelian Bead - Triple PhallusEst. $1,400-$2,000

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Romano-Egyptian Stucco Statue of Woman, ex-Ede: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A stucco statue of a woman with luxurious clothing painted onto her form. She stands with one knee slightly bent, her hands out to the

0012: Romano-Egyptian Stucco Statue of Woman, ex-EdeEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Huge Archaic Greek Limestone Statue of a Sphinx: Ancient Greece, Archaic, ca. 550 to 525 BCE. A monumental stone sculpture of a seated sphinx, finely carved in the round upon an integral rectangular plinth. The legendary mythological creature is

0013: Huge Archaic Greek Limestone Statue of a SphinxEst. $80,000-$120,000Lot Passed

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Mycenaean Pottery Bichrome Handled Mug: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Bronze Age, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown pottery cup with a planar base, a slightly corseted body, a flared rim, a deep interior cavity,

0014: Mycenaean Pottery Bichrome Handled MugEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Published Mycenaean Pottery Bichrome Stirrup Jar: Ancient Greece, Mycenaean, Late Helladic III, ca. 1425 to 1100 BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown pottery stirrup jar of a classic Mycenaean form with a bulbous body, a flat foot, conjoined twin handles, and

0015: Published Mycenaean Pottery Bichrome Stirrup JarEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Greek Corinthian Pottery Skyphos with Swans: Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A pretty, decorated pottery skyphos, a dual-handled, deep cup with a low flanged base, used for drinking wine. Two horizontal loop handles project neatly

0016: Greek Corinthian Pottery Skyphos with SwansEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ Art Loss Cert.: **Back at auction due to non-paying bidder** Northwestern Greece, ca. late 6th to 5th centuries BCE. A war helmet made of hammered bronze sheet, with a rectilinear opening for the face, long,

0016A: Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ Art Loss Cert.Est. $25,000-$35,000

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Large Archaic Greek Terracotta Votive Figure: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A mold-made votive head and torso of a woman. She is portrayed as nude aside from a polos crown over her long hair. The Greeks adopted the polos from the

0016B: Large Archaic Greek Terracotta Votive FigureEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Greek Core-Formed Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A lovely core-formed glass alabastron, so named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The opaque

0016C: Greek Core-Formed Glass AlabastronEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Ancient Greek 18K Gold Earrings w/ Erotes, ex-Christies: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. One of the most superb works of luxury art from ancient Greece, a very rare pair of matching 18K gold earrings, each one comprised of a

0016D: Ancient Greek 18K Gold Earrings w/ Erotes, ex-ChristiesEst. $15,000-$20,000

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