Antiquities-Saleroom to Auction Investment-grade Authentic Ancient
Art Nov. 16
DENVER, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Antiquities-Saleroom, a subsidiary of Artemis Gallery
Ancient Art, is pleased to announce their next online auction,
Friday, November 16th, at
9 AM PST. Showcasing lots from
ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome,
the Middle East, India, China
and the Far East, and the Pre-Columbian Americas, all items in this
auction have been legally acquired and are legal to sell.
According to Co-Founder and Managing Director Teresa Dodge, "We pride ourselves in full
compliance with UNESCO and various national treaties and we feel
that is the only way to insure confidence in our clients. All
items offered for sale are guaranteed to be authentic or your money
back."
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Highlights to the Egyptian selection include An Egyptian
Granite Lower Torso of a Striding King; two exceptional mummy
masks – one from The New Kingdom, the other from the Late
Dynastic/Ptolemaic Period; An Egyptian Faience Amulet of
Sekhmet; an Egyptian Polychrome Stucco Head of a
Lioness; An Egyptian Gilded Head of an Ibis,
ex-Christie's, and a selection of painted Egyptian
Cartonnage Panels.
Among the fine offerings from the Classical and Ancient
Near-Eastern civilizations include stirrup jars of great King
Agamemnon and the Mycenaean's; a Babylon Cuneiform Biscuit -
King Nebuchadnezzar II incised in translated Cuneiform;
Athenian Red Figure vessels, including An Attic Red Figure Cup
by the Heraion Painter; an Etruscan Terracotta Votive of a
Youth, Ex-Christie's, and A Greek Campanian Red-Figure Bell
Krater.
From the ancient Roman Empire, the auction highlights include a
Matching Pair of Bronze Eagle Chariot Fittings; a Roman
Marble Sarcophagus Fragment, a huge Roman Marble Bust of a
Roman Citizen, along with a
cache of beautifully iridescent Roman
Glass.
Among the Indian and Indo-Greek selections includes A Greek
Marble Head of a Woman - a product of Alexander the Great's
conquest of India, and a folio of
paintings in A Mahabharata / Ramayana Hindi Book from the
19th century.
Highlights from China,
Indo-China and Japan include
bronze, sandstone, and stucco busts of Buddha; An Archaic
Chinese Zhou Dynasty Ritual Food Vessel, bronze bells and
mirrors; numerous Khmer Bronze examples, including A
Khmer Palanquin Bronze Hook in the shape of a dragon; A
Bronze Votive Tablet of Buddha and A Published Japanese
Haniwa Terracotta Figure.
Finally, pieces from the ancient Americas complete the auction
where you will find Pre-Columbian art of the Nazca, Moche, Chancay,
Inca, and Aztecs. A few of the major highlights include A
Rare Valdivian Stone Fish Palette, ex-Sotheby's; A Nazca
Polychrome Killer Whale Vessel; A Panamanian Gold Openwork
Lizard Pendant; A Superb Veracruz Standing Warrior;
an Ex-Sotheby's Colima Ceremonial Dish, and A Mayan
Polychrome Cylinder - Kerr Rollout 8277.
Ms. Dodge stresses, "For the past 20 years, our passion has
been selling authentic ancient art. Let that expertise aid
you in bringing one-of-a-kind artifacts home and curate your own
collection." Bid online or via phone in real-time, or
leave absentee bids. For more information on upcoming
auctions and events, contact Teresa
Dodge directly at 720.936.4282, send her an email or
visit Antiquities-Saleroom's website.
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