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Ancient Artifacts and Gemstones

An assortment of ancient items including a carved carnelian gem featuring warriors, a unique bottle, and a fragment of a glass bowl, reflecting historical craftsmanship.

Gem Engraved with Achilles and Patroclus in Armor; Etruria; second half of 5th century B.C; Carnelian; 0.8 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm (5,16 × 9,16 × 1,2 in.)
Gem Engraved with Achilles and Patroclus in Armor; Etruria; second half of 5th century B.C; Carnelian; 0.8 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm (5,16 × 9,16 × 1,2 in.)
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Foundation Deposit Plaque ca. 1153-1147 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Foundation Deposit Plaque. ca. 1153-1147 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Ramesses IV temple over Valley Temple of Hatshepsut, foundation deposit, Carnarvon excavations, 1911. Dynasty 20Man with minogame, late 18th-19th century, Unknown Japanese, 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (3.81 × 4.45 × 4.76 cm), Ivory, Japan, 18th-19th centuryperson throwing banana peel binPig still bank, 20th century, 3 7/16 x 5 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (8.73 x 13.34 x 7.14 cm), Ceramic, United States (probably), 20th centuryBread stubble mushroom, Bread yellow stinging, Mushrooms, WOOD HEDGEHOG MUSHROOM (hydnum repandum) against white backgroundThe jaw of an ancient herbivoreAngel's headCarnelian scarab 4th-3rd century B.C. Etruscan Three frontal horses. Carnelian scarab. Etruscan. 4th-3rd century B.C.. Carnelian. Late Classical or Hellenistic. GemsNatural mineral gemstones with Arabic textGems carved in intaglio for use as seals. Designs are based on Greco-Roman classical figures, Sasanian Iran and Hephalite figures, local Central Asian motifs and provincial versions of Chinese characters. The seals are of garnet, nicolo, sard, carbuncle, carnelian, ivory, nicolo, crystal or stone.Hand holding a tulip model on a white backgroundGoldweight Scorpion, 19th-20th century, 7/16 x 1 x 1 3/4 in. (1.11 x 2.54 x 4.45 cm), Brass, Ghana, 19th-20th centuryFishing carriers from Amsterdam. Brass carrying sign in shape of hollow fish with head to the right, wearing eye and salmon-colored ribbon. Front: fish. Reverse: Blank.