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1 VOLUME XXXX AM.141 Balinese Gold Figure of Brahma Indonesia AD 9.5 (24.2 cm) Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE 405 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California, Brook Street, London, W1K 5DT barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 1 14/1/08 17:57:37

2 AM.142 Benin Ivory Leopard Head South-central Nigeria AD Height: 7.8 (20 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 2 14/1/08 17:57:44

3 DC.157 Roman Marble Head of Geta Mediterranean 80 BC-10 AD Height: 7.75 (19.7cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 3 14/1/08 17:57:49

4 PF.0084 Sabean Alabaster Bust of a Woman Yemen 200 BC-100 AD Height: 7.5 (19.1cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 4 14/1/08 17:57:57

5 DC.5280 Wood Polychrome Sculpture Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Egypt BC Height: (33.7 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 5 14/1/08 17:58:09

6 H.856 Tang Bronze Vase with Dragon Handles China AD Height: (45.1 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 6 14/1/08 17:58:21

7 PF.0416 Mayan Lime Stucco Head Mexico AD Height: 11.5 (29.2 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 7 14/1/08 17:58:26

8 FF.25 Sabean Alabaster Camel Yemen BC Height: 7.5 (19.1 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 8 14/1/08 17:58:34

9 PF.2470 Jalisco Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Man Mexico 300 BC-300 AD Height: (34.0 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 9 14/1/08 17:58:39

10 PF.5360 Fragment with Relief Bust of Ptah Egypt BC Height: (38.7 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 10 14/1/08 17:58:48

11 AM.143 Bronze Zoomorphic Figure China BC Width: 4.3 (11 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 11 14/1/08 17:58:51

12 AM.144 Mayan Polychrome Vessel Guatemala AD Height: 4.8 (12 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 12 14/1/08 17:59:01

13 AM.145 Shang Dynasty Bronze Jue China BC Height: 7.5 (19 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 13 14/1/08 17:59:05

14 PF.2939 Jalisco Zoomorphic Sculpture Western Mexico 300 BC-300 AD Height: 11 (27.9 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 14 14/1/08 17:59:20

15 X.0190 Akan Gold Sculpture of a Head Ivory Coast/Ghana AD Height: 4.12 (10.5 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 15 14/1/08 17:59:24

16 DA.458 Baule Ivory Standing Male Figure Baule/ Ivory Coast AD Height: 9 (22.9 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 16 14/1/08 17:59:29

17 AM.146 Veracruz Stone Palma Mexico AD Height: 15 (38 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 17 14/1/08 17:59:36

18 H.943 Tang Polychrome Horse with Removable Saddle China AD Height: 11.5 (29.2cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 18 14/1/08 17:59:45

19 PF.4359 Gandhara Schist Sculpture of the Seated Buddha Afghanistan AD Height: 18 (45.7 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 19 14/1/08 17:59:50

20 AM.147 Olmecoid Stone Jaguar Head Mexico BC Height: 9.35 (24 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 20 14/1/08 17:59:57

21 AM.148 Pair of Terracotta Figures Niger River AD Height: 28.7 (73 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 21 14/1/08 18:00:09

22 X.0203 Roman Marble Portrait of an Empress in the Guise of Venus Mediterranean AD Height: 11.5 (29.2 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 22 14/1/08 18:00:16

23 X.0027 Sabean Bronze Bust of a Man Yemen BC Height: 6.12 (15.6 cm) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 23 14/1/08 18:00:20

24 VOLUME xxxx SP.564 Olmec Jade Celt in the Form of a Were-Jaguar Mexico BC Height: 11.5 (29.2cm) Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE, T: N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210, T: Brook Street, London, W1K 5DT, T: 44 (0) barakat_apollo_jan08.indd 24 14/1/08 18:00:27

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