Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

From ancient Egypt, found in Armant, 12th Dynasty. Green steatite scarab, glyphs loosely translated read "Neb-Maat-Neb, Men, Setepen-Ra" =...

From ancient Egypt, found in Thebes, Upper Egypt, 18th Dynasty. Loosely translated - glyph symbols are of "sa" duck," horus / hor&quo...

Nile Valley, Paleolithic, Ca. 40,000 BC. Hand fitted early lithic pecked cutting tool with serrated edges and with sheen to surface. 5” (13cm) L, inta

Made in Mali near the Tenere Desert, but purportedly found in the Faiyum Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Eg

Made in Mali near the Tenere Desert, but purportedly found in the Faiyum Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Eg

Athens, Late Archaic, ca. 490 BC. Black-figure pottery vessel depicting Herakles battling an Amazon. Herakles in center, striding left, with shield

Classic Period, Ca. 5th Century BC. A nice example of the mythological being associated with Hera, brought to Greece from Egypt, in profile with head

Classic Period, Ca. 4th Century B.C. A well modelled deep red clay effigy with long neck and smooth modeled facial features. 3-5/8? H. Good age wear

South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BC. High fire with an almost metalic sheen, a deep vessel with cylindrical neck section and flared rim. Overall black g

Ca. 1st Century BC. Handsome profile diademed head of the Emperor with wavy hair/ rev: Athena standing left with winged Nike innhand: amid Greek insc

South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BC. High fire with an almost metalic sheen, a deep vessel with cylindrical neck section and flared rim. Overall black

Umbria, Ca. 1st Millennium BC. Tapered cast handle or lid with a splayed cat headded animal seated at end and two circles incised as well. 2-3/4?L

South Italic, ca. 325 BC. Graceful vessel on rounded base with thin neck, elegant pinched pouring spout and looped handle. Two little lion masks molde

From the ancient Greek colony of Gnathia (today Ignazia) in the Apulian region of of southern Italy, Ca. 300 BC. Black-glazed terracotta wine pouring

So expressive! From ancient Greece, Tanagra, ca. 300-200 BC. Hollow-cast Very finely rendered lady with hair drawn up into a bun behind her head and w

Rare example! From ancient Greece, ca. 100 BC - 100 AD. Terracotta seated figure of Attis, consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His prie

From ancient Greece, ca. 500 - 400 BC. Solid bronze shallow bowl, decorated with incised lines around outer edge, as well as interior. Incredible orig

Greek, from the Apulian colonies in South Italy, ca. 4th Century BC. Black glazed pottery wine cup decorated on either side with a figure of an owl be

From ancient Greece, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BC. Pottery skyphos, used for drinking wine, decorated in what is called a Xenon style of applied re

Greek, from Southern Italy, ca. 350 - 300 BC. Terracotta bulbous-bodied pouring jug with flat, wide rimmed mouth and high strap handle. Buff ground wi