Artemis Gallery will hold an
Ancient | Near-Eastern | Asian Art auction
on Wed, Jul 01, 2020 9:00 AM CDT. The sale includes ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more. In this image:
Egyptian Late Period Mummified Falcon
. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada III Breccia Stone Vessel
. Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, Naqada III period, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. An incredibly rare and well-preserved example of an iconic form, this is a heavy, bulbous jar made from breccia, with a variegated surface of smooth and rough stone. Estimate $9,000 - $12,000.
Egyptian Wood & Painted Gesso Coffin Fragment w/ Anubis
. Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A coffin fragment carved from cedar and covered with polychrome decorations atop a white gesso ground. Estimate $900 - $1,400.
Fine Greek Attic Black-Glazed Skyphos, ex-Arte
. Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. 5th to early 4th century BCE. A fine wheel-thrown pottery skyphos (cup for drinking wine) with an inverted bell-shaped body, a deep basin, a thin rim, and a pair of parabolic handles, all atop a squat footed base. Estimate $800 - $1,200.
Greek 20K+ Gold Diadem Strap Fragment w/ Birds.
Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely example of ancient Greek goldwork, this 86% gold (equivalent to 20K+) strap end of a diadem features several motifs. From left to right - a pinwheel, a concentric circle, and an elegant bird - framed by a beaded border. Estimate $1,800 - $2,000.
Pair Roman Bronze Horse Appliques Custom Stand
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An endearing pair of cast bronze appliques depicting two horses in profile that are oriented so as to face one another. Both present nice details - ears, openwork eyes, mouth, hooves, and tails - that bring these animals to life. Estimate $1,100 - $1,650.
5th C. Migration / Early Medieval Bronze Belt Buckle
. Europe, Migration period / early Medieval period, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A beautifully cast bronze belt buckle with a wide pin and loop connected via a hinge at one end. The surface ornamentation is abstract, with a spoked-wheel motif near the ring end. Estimate $1,100 - $1,650.
Holy Land Judea Pottery Spouted Bull Vessel. Ancient Holy Land, Judea, ca. 1st millennium BCE
. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting an expressive bull standing atop a quartet of nubbin legs. The bulbous, hollow body is surmounted by a circular spout in front of a handle that doubles as the tail, and a tapered neck projects upwards from the front. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
Palmyran Limestone Funerary Relief w/ Male Bust
. Ancient Near East, Palmyra, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Carved in low to high relief from a single block of limestone, a very attractive bust of a young male figure draped in a toga-like garment. Estimate $5,000 - $7,500.
19th C. Iranian Armenian Isfahan Glazed Pottery Tile
. Western Asia, Iran/Armenia, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely eight-pointed ceramic tile with glaze work depicting a man on horseback. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
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