FINE TAIRONA TUMBAGA PENDANT MACAW BIRDPre-Columbian,Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous and adorable tumbaga pendant in the form of a bird with a high amount of 55% (equivalent to 13K+) gold, cast using the lost...
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ROMAN BRONZE REPOUSSE FRAGMENT OF AVICTORYRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An impressive bronze repousse presenting the finely detailed relief of a winged victory or the goddess Victoria (Greek...
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19TH C. NEOCLASSICAL GOLD & STONE MICROMOSAIC EARRINGS...Western Europe, probably Italy, Neoclassical Period, ca. 19th century CE. A set of delicate earrings constructed with settings of 93% gold (equivalent to...
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EARLY 20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST BONE TOTEMPOLENative American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Alaskan Inuit, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved whale or walrus bone totem pole of a charming...
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RARE EGYPTIAN PASTE GLASS FALCON AMULETEgypt,Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful and rare example of a mold-formed paste glass falcon amulet standing with massive raptorial feet...
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SIGNED 20TH C. ALASKAN WOOD TOTEM POLETHUNDERBIRDNorth America, northwestern United States, Alaska, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fine hand carved wooden totem pole featuring a marvelous Thunderbird with...
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ARCHAIC EASTERN WOODLAND SLATE BUTTERFLYBANNERSTONENative American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A good example of a bannerstone made from a dark...
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20TH C. HAIDA / KWAKWAKA'WAKW CEDARTOTEM POLES (3)Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), Haida, Tlingit, or Nootka, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A trio of hand-carved totem...
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NATIVE AMERICAN WOODLAND ARCHAIC BANNERSTONEPREFORMNative American, Southern United States, Missouri, Webster County, Eastern Woodland, Archaic period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A great example of a bannerstone preform,...
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NEO-ASSYRIAN CARNELIAN STAMP SEAL W/SUPPLICANTAncient Near East, the Levant, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful stamp seal carved from carnelian boasting warm vermilion hues, perhaps created...
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RARE ANASAZI MESA VERDE POTTERY DUCKSLIPPER VESSELNative American, North America, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A fine...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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MOCHE GOLD TWEEZER IMPLEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian,Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fine pair of tweezers skillfully made from a hammered sheet of 50.89% (equivalent to over 12 karat) gold folded in...
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GREEK LYDIAN TERRACOTTA PANEL FRAGMENTW/ PEGASUSAncient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. This is a wonderful fragmentary piece of a terracotta panel that depicts...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI FALCON W/ INLAIDGOLD EYEEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous falcon figure of petite size and exquisite form that is hand-carved from mottled,...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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NATIVE AMERICAN EASTERN WOODLANDS STONEBIRD PIPENative American, central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE, found in Todd County, Kentucky. A charming smoking pipe in the form of...
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SIGNED 1930S CANADIAN PAINTED WOOD TOTEMPOLENorth America, Canada, British Columbia, Chilliwack/Sardis, Coqualeetza Indian School (also Chilliwack Home), ca. 1930s to 1940s CE, signed by Wesley Dick. A beautiful...
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1940S NORTHWEST COAST NUU-CHAH-NULTHCEDAR MODEL TOTEMNative American/First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, British Columbia, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people, ca. 1940s CE. An impressive model totem pole, hand-carved...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA WALRUS IVORY& NACRE AMULETS, 2...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand carved walrus...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA BONE AMULETS& INUIT COMB (3)Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit / Haida, & Inuit, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 3 bone artifacts from Northwestern...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA WALRUS IVORYPENDANT & AMULET 2...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A pair of walrus ivory...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA BONE EAGLE &FISH AMULETNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A wonderful example of a hand-carved...
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LARGE SICAN LAMBAYEQUE COPPER TUMI W/NYLAMPPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 1000 to 1350 CE. A rare ceremonial tumi formed from a lengthy sheet of hammered copper with a slightly...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY VESSEL W/FALCON HEADSPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A sizable example of a hand-built pottery stirrup vessel exhibiting a planar base,...
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ROMAN INTAGLIO IN GOLD PIN SETTING,EX-CHRISTIE'SRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming 87% gold (equivalent to 20K+) brooch with an ancient carnelian intaglio stone set in an ovoid bezel....
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ELEGANT GREEK HELLENISTIC ELECTRUM REPOUSSEDIADEMEastern Mediterranean, Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A stunning electrum diadem with an extraordinary repousse decoration across the obverse...
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CONTEMPORARY CARL DAHL SCULPTURE - "WINGEDEQUESTRIAN"Carl Dahl (American, active XX-XXI). "Winged Equestrian" porcelain and iron on wood base, n.d. A breathtaking sculpture by Carl Dahl depicting a winged equestrian...
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20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST ARGILLITE PLATTER- OTTERLIFTER...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, made by Ivan Otterlifter (Cherokee, lived from 1936-1999), ca. 1970s CE. An absolutely gorgeous matte black argillite...
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LARGE COLIMA POTTERY GADROONED TRIPODJAR W/ PARROTSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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GREEK HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGUREOF A NUDE EROSGreece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely terracotta figure of Eros, Greek god of love and desire, embodying the Classical ideal as he...
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An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
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RICK WOLFRYD WINGED VICTORY PHOTOGRAPHYPRINT United States,b.1953 Digitally manipulated photograph of the iconic Winged Victory of Samothrace....
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