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Size Matters: Minute to Mighty Artifacts Auction
on Apr 07, 2022 11:00 AM GMT-5. They're going to extremes with this sale! Think art that's big enough to fill that blank space on your wall or that empty corner in your den. Plus many smaller objects perfect for those last little spots left in your display case. Also featuring larger examples of commonly smaller objects. Many cultures from ancient to modern day with great price ranges suitable for new buyers, and seasoned collectors. This is one you won't want to miss! In this image: Fossilized Apatosaurus Dinosaur Coracoid Bones (pr). Estimate $6,500 - $9,750.
19th C. Solomon Islands Wood / Inlaid Nacre Food Bowl - Apira
. Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Makira Islanders, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An important and incredibly rare ceremonial food bowl carved from wood, painted with charcoal and dark plant sap, and inlaid with dozens of intricate nacre decorations. Estimate $28,000 - $42,000.
Roman Stone Mosaic Panel - Floral / Vegetal Motifs
. Roman, Imperial, ca. 200 to 300 century CE. A mesmerizing stone mosaic with hundreds if not thousands of square, rectangular, and triangular stone tesserae of russet brown, creamy white, jet black, and golden yellow ochre hues arranged in an attractive pattern. Estimate $14,000 - $21,000.
18th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Drum Segment - C14 Tested
. Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik region, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A massive hand-carved wooden section of a drum with intricate carvings. Estimate $11,000 - $16,500.
Roman Stone Mosaic - Elegant Amphora
. Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A veritable marvel of balance and symmetry, this stone mosaic depicts an elegant amphora in a lovely color palette of wine red, taupe, sienna, jet black, dove grey, and milky white - all against a creamy beige ground with a russet and slate grey border. Estimate $11,000 - $16,500.
Necklace w/ Olmec Jade Duck Head Pendant
. Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning necklace comprised of nearly 100 ancient beads carved from omphacite jade, turquoise, and greenstone with cast gold beads and a jadeite bird pendant at the center. Estimate $11,000 - $16,500.
Rare Teotihuacan Tecali Anthropomorphic Maskette
. Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A stunning anthropomorphic maskette of solid construction and timeless form, hand-carved from semi-translucent tecali stone exhibiting mottled hues of sage, wheat, taupe, maize, citron, chartreuse, and moss. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000.
Greek Hellenistic Marble Head, Possibly Aphrodite
. Greece, late Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A finely rendered, hand-carved marble head of a female deity, perhaps depicting Aphrodite (Roman Venus), the goddess of love, passion, and ecstasy. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000.
Holyland Judaea Jewish War AR Silver Shekel
. A coin minted during the First Jewish-Roman War, sometimes called the Great Revolt in Hebrew, the first of three major rebellions by the Jews against the Roman Empire. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000.
Egyptian Late Dynastic / Ptolemaic Amethyst Amulet Goat
. Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful amulet of a goat carved from a lovely and nearly translucent amethyst stone. Estimate $6,500 - $9,750.
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