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Artemis Fine Arts presents an exceptional auction of "Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, and Fine Arts" starting on August 7, 2025. This event features an extraordinary array of artifacts spanning ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern civilizations, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Tribal, and Oceanic art. Late Dynastic Egyptian Bronze Mummy Eye Inlays. Estimate $2,000-$3,000.
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Ptolemaic Egyptian Jasper Figure of a Sacred Bull. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332–30 BCE. A beautifully carved figure of a sacred bull, sculpted from a lustrous mottled hardstone—likely orbicular jasper—with swirling inclusions in hues of crimson, cream, black, and rose. Estimate $4,500-$6,750.
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6th C. Coptic Papyrus Fragment - Mena and Phoibammon. Egypt, Coptic, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A rare window into the daily concerns of Egypt's Christian communities, this Coptic letter fragment preserves four lines of boldly inked Sahidic script, with a faint trace of a fifth at the top. Estimate $3,600-$5,400.
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Egyptian Anthropoid Sarcophagus Mask Joined Facial Carving. Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A grand and finely carved Egyptian wooden sarcophagus mask, sculpted in large and imposing scale to guard the passage of a soul into eternity. Estimate $18,000-$27,000.
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Egyptian Cartonnage Panel Thoth, Ma’at, and Solar Symbolism. Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. Gesso over linen with natural mineral pigments. A rare and beautifully preserved funerary cartonnage panel, executed in vivid polychrome gesso over linen, featuring elaborate symbolic decoration including a striding ibis, a winged protective deity, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. Estimate $22,000-$33,000.
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Roman Marble Sarcophagus Masks & Bulls (Bucrania). Imperial Roman Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. An exceptional Roman marble sarcophagus, carved in high relief on three sides with finely detailed garland swags, theatrical masks, and bucrania (ox skulls) ? all iconic symbols of Roman religious and commemorative architecture. Estimate $54,000-$81,000.
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Italic Umbro-Sabellan Bronze Nude Male Worshipper. Ancient Italy, Umbro Sabellian Culture, ca. 5th century BCE. A rare and arresting vestige of Italic devotion, this schematic leaded bronze figure depicts a nude male worshipper standing in ritual pose, his arms extended and legs parted in a gesture of offering or invocation.
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Roman Gold Pendant - Mask of Silenus in Violet Glass. Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare and charismatic pendant bearing the mythic face of Silenus, this ancient Roman jewel blends Dionysian symbolism with imperial craftsmanship. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.
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Byzantine High-Purity Gold and Garnet Cross Pendant. Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A luminous emblem of early Christian devotion, this Byzantine cross pendant is crafted from high-quality gold of approximately 93.3% purity (about 22.4 karats), its radiant surface shaped into hollow tubular arms that intersect with organic irregularity. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.
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6th C. Visigothic Silver Brooch - Stylized Fibula. Iberian Peninsula, Visigothic Kingdom, ca. 6th century CE. A bold and finely cast example of early medieval ornament, this silver fibula brooch hails from the Visigothic realm of the 6th century CE, a period of shifting identities and resplendent craftsmanship in post-Roman Iberia. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.