Ancient Rings, Antiquities & Ethnographic Art

online only auction | 1 day sale | 8 days away
Location
Louisville, CO 80027
Dates

Sale Starts

Fri
Oct 23
9am

Sale Ends

Fri
Oct 23

Terms & Conditions

Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance.

1. PAYMENT POLICY: To provide a seamless bidder checkout, all winning lots will be invoiced through LiveAuctioneers' LivePayments invoicing system, unless bidder chooses to pay Artemis Fine Arts directly via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. If bidder chooses to pay Artemis Fine Arts directly, bidder must contact Artemis Fine Arts to arrange payment. Payments not made within 5 business days of auction's end will forfeit bidder's right to purchase said item(s), with item(s) relisted to next appropriate auction. In addition, non-paying bidders will receive posted negative feedback on LiveAuctioneers and not be allowed bidding privileges on any future auctions.

2. BUYER'S PREMIUM: A 30.00% Buyer's Premium will be added to the hammer price of each lot purchased.

3. RETURN POLICY: No sale is final if you're not happy; however, it is important that you keep in mind deadlines for reporting issues based on the following situations:

a. In the event of an authenticity dispute, written email notification must be provided to Artemis Fine Arts within 2 business days from receipt of the item as shown by FedEx, UPS, or USPS tracking data. After Artemis Fine Arts is notified of the dispute, a written letter from a recognized expert in the field pertaining to the item in dispute must then be presented for consideration (NO EXCEPTIONS). If Artemis Fine Arts concludes that the expert's assessment of the piece is accurate, a full refund, including hammer price, buyer's premium (if applicable), and shipping costs will be provided. Artemis Fine Arts will either provide a prepaid return shipping label or reimburse the return shipping charge. Artemis Fine Arts will only remit refund after the item has been returned in the same condition as received.

b. In the event of an error in item description, condition report, provenance, or dimensions, written notification of the error must be given within 2 business days from receipt of the item as shown by FedEx, UPS, or USPS tracking data. A full refund, including item price, buyer's premium (if applicable), and shipping costs will be provided, if so requested. Artemis Fine Arts will either provide a prepaid return shipping label or will reimburse the return shipping charge. Artemis Fine Arts will only remit refund after the item has been returned in the same condition as received.

c. If a return is requested for any reason other than the above, written notification with reason for return must be given within 2 days from receipt of the item as shown by FedEx, UPS, or USPS tracking data for Artemis Fine Arts to issue a refund to the original payment method. If notification is given after 5 days, the item may be returned for credit toward a future purchase or may be consigned for sale through Artemis Fine Arts. The item must be returned to Artemis Fine Arts at the buyer's expense. Original shipping charges will not be refunded. All items to be returned must be adequately insured and must be received by Artemis Fine Arts in the same condition as when shipped. In no event may any item be returned after 20 days from the date of delivery.

4. IN-HOUSE SHIPPING: All buyers will receive an invoice detailing their purchases, sales tax (if applicable), buyer's premium, and shipping/insurance charges if you choose to ship with us (vs LiveAuctioneers). Items will be shipped upon receipt of payment and will be insured for their full value. If you prefer to work with a third-party shipper, we can assist with recommendations.

**Please note, Artemis Fine Arts is unable to ship to Germany, Switzerland and Australia due to customs clearance issues. We are working to resolve this issue. If you are in Germany, Switzerland or Australia, you will need to provide an alternate shipping destination, arrange your own shipping, or we will not be able to complete your purchase.*

**For shipments outside of the USA, custom / duties may apply upon entry into said country; this fee, if any, is the buyer's responsibility. Also, please be aware that Artemis Fine Arts will NOT falsify customs value on any international shipments - what you pay is what we declare, no exceptions. If you have questions about this, please inquire BEFORE bidding**

5. Buyer agrees that any claim of controversy arising out of, or relating to the formation, interpretation of performance of these terms and underlying transactions or the breach thereof, is subject to arbitration or judicial proceedings and shall take place within the County of Boulder, CO subject to the laws of the State of Colorado.

6. QUESTIONS? Feel free to email us with questions prior to bidding or call us at 720-890-7700.
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Description & Details

Highlights include a selection of ancient and medieval gold and silver rings from the Roman, Byzantine and early European worlds - all XRF Tested for age and purity. Also offered: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian and Native American antiquities, ethnographic art and fine art.
Roman 21K Gold Ring | Carnelian Intaglio of Artemis of EphesusSasanian Engraved Garnet Seal Roaring Lion, Medieval Islamic Gold MountGreek Gold Ring | Veiled Woman at Thymiaterion Incense BurnerRoman 21K+ Gold Ring with Carnelian Intaglio of Clasped Hands, Dextrarum IunctioRoman 20K Gold Ring | Beaded Crossing, Possible Herakles KnotMerovingian Gold Ring | Carnelian Cabochon, Granulation, Braided Wire (Frankish)Byzantine 21K Gold Ring | Set with Green Emerald and Two PearlsEarly Medieval Frankish Gold Architectural Ring, Arcaded BezelAncient Canaanite Gold Leech Earrings, Crescent Hoop PairRoman 23K Gold Ring | Jupiter in Temple Intaglio, Eagle and AltarAncient Roman High-Karat Gold Sphere Earrings, Matched PairRoman Gold Fede Ring | Clasped Hands, Dextrarum Iunctio (Betrothal)Roman 23K Gold Ring | Engraved Palm Frond, Victory SymbolRoman 21K+ Gold Hoop Earrings | Lentoid Bosses, Matched PairRoman Gold Marriage Ring | Joined Right Hands and Palm SprigRoman High-Karat Gold Shield Earrings, Hemispherical DomesRoman Portrait Intaglio Ring, Philosopher Bust, Neoclassical Gold SettingLate Byzantine / Balkan Gold Signet Ring | Engraved Double-Headed EagleByzantine 23K Gold Ring | Engraved Cross or Monogram BezelMedieval Islamic 21K Gold Seal Ring | Arabic Script InscriptionEgyptian Predynastic Alabaster Mace Head, Lotus Bud FormPredynastic Egyptian Alabaster Mace Head - Fluted Melon Form, Ex Sotheby'sLate Dynastic Egyptian Faience Bead Strands - Six Restrung NecklacesPredynastic Egyptian Naqada Hematite Knobbed Piriform Mace HeadEgyptian Limestone Relief, Deity Head w/ UraeusEgyptian Predynastic Stone Disc Mace HeadHellenistic Greek Terracotta Miniature Group of Wrestling ErotesRoman Glass Intaglio of Actaeon Attacked by His HoundsAncient Roman Aqua Glass Bottle with Applied Crimped Trail CollarRoman Carnelian Gorgoneion Intaglio with Winged Medusa, Inscribed ANTTwo Ancient Roman Pale Green Glass Candlestick UnguentariumRoman Carnelian Intaglio of Minerva-Fortuna with Rudder and Patera3 Roman Intaglios - Garnet Dolphin, Carnelian Pan & Glass NikeRoman Chalcedony Intaglio with Crowned Female BustRare Roman Ivory Figure - Youthful Seated MaleRoman Bronze Seal Ring | Engraved Centaur Archer BezelRoman Carnelian Intaglio of Spes Holding a FlowerRoman Imperial Jasper Intaglio, Youth with FilletAncient Roman Empire Glass Globular Flask with Funnel NeckRoman Silver Ring | Carnelian Intaglio of Satyr Writing on ShieldAncient Roman Empire Blue Glass Flask with IridescenceRoman Bronze Ring | Carnelian Intaglio, Abstract Vessel or Plant Motif3 Roman Carnelian & Jasper Intaglios - Eagle, Hare, & MinervaRoman Empire Green Glass Flask with Pinched NodulesRoman Silver Seal Ring | Bearded Serapis Modius, Red JasperAncient Judean Roman Empire Glass Jar with Four Trailed HandlesRoman Bronze Mouse Figure Nibbling FoodJudean Roman Glass Globular Jar with Dimpled TextureRoman Glass Intaglio - Portrait of a Bearded Man, Pale GreenRoman Judean Blown Glass Unguentarium with Flared RimRoman & Parthian Banded Agate Bead Necklace with Eye Agate PendantLate Roman / Byzantine Glass Chalice with MillefioriByzantine or Fatimid Miniature Olive Green Glass Eye Jar with BossesBronze Age Koban Culture Votive Axe w/ Stag Motifs10th C. Viking Silver Annular Pendant, Raised BossesAncient Near Eastern Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace + Green StoneSumerian Steatite and Shell Bead Hoard, One Pound LotSumerian Limestone Plaque Pendant w/ Incised CaninesThree Luristan Copper & Bronze Bangles or TorquesTwo Ancient Near East Glass & Faience Bead Necklaces, 92 BeadsSassanian Stone Stamp Seal Bead with Antelope IntaglioEarly Islamic Glass Pitcher with Trailed Body & Handle8th C. Abbasid Chalcedony Seal Intaglio with Kufic InscriptionMedieval Islamic Mamluk Glass Sprinkler Flask with Trailed Neck Loops19th C. Qajar Carnelian Seal Intaglio in Silver Ring Bezel with Nastaliq InscriptionBactrian Miniature Leaded Bronze Stamp Seal with FiguresIndian Brass Shrine | Virabhadra with Daksha and SatiIndian Sandstone Soldier Relief, Colonial-Era ArchitectureTibetan Gilt Copper Repousse Plaque Vajravarahi (Dorje Phagmo)19th C. Himalayan Kirtimukha Repousse MasketteNepalese Tibetan Brass White Tara Statue, Lotus PedestalChinese Qing Dynasty Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Scholar Scene + Leaping FishHan Dynasty Pottery Tomb Figure of a Laborer (TL'd)3 Northern Song Dynasty Painted Ceramic Tomb BricksMing Dynasty Stone Frieze Panel, Buddhist NarrativeQing Dynasty Gilt Lacquer Papier-Mache Temple Attendant Figure with Peach18th C. Chinese Qing Painted Wood Arhat Figures (pr)19th C. Qing Dynasty Wood Lohan Statue, Consecration NicheChinese-Mongolian Silver Necklace w/ Coral & TurquoiseJapanese Meiji Ivory Okimono of a Yamato Nadeshko Mother Carrying a ChildJapanese Satsuma Earthenware Vase with Rakan and Gilt Brocade PanelsJapanese Meiji Carved Ivory Okimono of a Fisherman with NetJapanese Meiji Satsuma Square Vase with Gilt Rakan FiguresJapanese Meiji Ivory Okimono, Fisherman with Turtle and Scoop NetKofun Period Japanese Gold-Sheathed Copper Earring (Jikan)Two Mammoth Ivory Okimono, Sleeping Man and Figure with FishEarly Period Ban Chiang Pottery Urn with Handles & Incised MotifsKhmer Angkor Red Sandstone Head of Shiva20th C. Sulawesi High-Karat Gold Bangle - Filigree Floral RosettesSulawesi Sa’dan Toraja Dance Apron, Beaded FringeIndonesian Carved Bone Blowgun - Dragon with Animal CarvingsLarge Dayak Wood Hampatong Figure / House PostEarly 20th C. Maori Carved Wood Koauau Flute - Bird Form with Nacre InlayOceania Cone Shell Disc Pendants / Toea CurrencyTrilobite in Matrix, Selenopeltis buchiiRare Prehistoric Plesiosaur Complete Skull, Zarafasaura oceanisFossilized Mammoth Tusk on Wood BaseGlobidens Mosasaur Jaws & Crushing Teeth in Matrix, Late Cretaceous, MoroccoMegalodon Fossil Shark Tooth with Pyrite Inlay on Custom StandArizona Triassic Petrified / Fossilized Wood SlabLarge 5.6 Inch Megalodon Fossil Shark Tooth, Otodus megalodonMosasaur Skull Fossil, Juvenile, Upper CretaceousFossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth, Polished Black EnamelTyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Tooth Wear Facets, Late CretaceousComplete Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Tibia BoneMaya Volcanic Stone Hacha or Tenon Head, Monkey or Human FormLarge Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure with Flared HeaddressNayarit Seated Figure with Shaman's HornNayarit Pottery Semi-Nude Standing Woman Holding a BowlNayarit Pottery Figure with Flared Headdress, Hand on HipNayarit Resist-Painted Bowl with Stylized Human FiguresNayarit Chinesco Standing Figure with Painted Face, Likely a CaptiveNayarit Seated Bichrome Semi-Nude Male & FemalePre-Columbian Quartz & Greenstone Bead NecklaceJalisco San Sebastian Semi-Nude Seated Female Figure with Raised HandsSan Sebastian Red Seated Male Smoker Figure on StoolJalisco Sheepface Seated Female Figure with Dotted SashColima Pottery Standing Nude Female FigureColima Redware Parrot Effigy Pouring VesselChinesco Seated Pottery Figure with Splayed Legs, NayaritTeotihuacan Tripod Rattle Bowl with Painted Hand MotifsVeracruz El Faisan Bichrome Human Effigy Vessel - Seated FigureMaya Polychrome Bowl with Stepped Scroll PanelsMaya Mold-Made Seated Pottery Woman Figure with Ear SpoolsThree Costa Rican Polychrome Figures - Nude Female & VesselsTairona Tumbaga Gold Labret - Filigree & Granulation CrestTaino Stone Figural Zemi Pestle, Transformative FigureLot of Pre & Post Conquest Shell Pendants - Costa RicaChimu Blackware Vessels - Lord Effigy & Monkey Stirrup-SpoutChimu Silver Pectoral Ornaments, North Coast PeruAnasazi Snowflake Black-on-White Pitcher with Interlocking ScrollsHandwoven Navajo Two Grey Hills & Chinle Wool RugsNative American Charmstone Head, Northern CaliforniaPrehistoric Hohokam Slate Pigment PaletteHohokam Sacaton Phase Mountain Lion Effigy, Possible Whistle - TL TestedMississippian Ranch Incised Vessels, Pair, Punctate DesignMississippian Caddo Bailey Engraved Bottle - TrailedTwo Hopi Crow Mother Katsina Dolls by Ivan Wytewa & Sheldon TalasNavajo Sterling Silver & 12K Gold Cuff Bracelet by Darin BillLarge Central African Woyo Ndunga Wood Painted Mask, ex-Gerald DanenbergAfrican Akan Culture 18K Gold Foil & Wood Bird Finial for Staff13th C. Nigerian Ife Terracotta Head with Conical Cap, TL TestedAfrican Akan Blackware Stylized Memorial Woman's Head19th C. African DRC Effigy Figure Nude FemaleWest African Polychrome Wood Bush Cow MaskMakonde Njorowe Body Mask with Attached Face Mask and Ritual Bundle18th C. Spanish Colonial Peruvian Silver Oval Platter19th C. Spanish Colonial Polychrome Wood Santo - Tonsured Friar-SaintThree Spanish Colonial 19th C. Peruvian Silver Bowls with Floral RosettesAntique American Slag Glass Table Lamp with Green Fretwork Shade19th C. Large Neoclassical Molded Glass Cameo Brooch, Bust of a NoblewomanCypriot Revival Electrum Bull's Head Earrings with GranulationPair of 19th C. Neoclassical Urn Lamps w/ Rams' Heads & MaenadsSet of 5 Imperial Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Cordial Cups, Marked “17th C. German Brass Relief Plaque After Hans Jacob Bayr (Minerva)19th C. Arthur Waagen Orientalist Spelter Relief | Bust of Algerian Man19th C. Karl L. H. Muller Copper Relief - Cupid Riding a BearUSA Library of Coins Album & $1 Silver Certificates & $2 Red Seal NoteFabergé Miniature Silver Recumbent Cow on Nephrite Base, RussiaAfter E.W. Deming Copper Sculpture "Mutual Surprise"Cecilia Mayr Mixed Media Painting - "Mosaicos #M1"Siegbert Reinhard Paper Sculpture "Hung-Up!?"

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