801. Ancient Egypt, XVIII Dynasty, 1539 - 1292 BC. A very fine carving of a small cream colored stone or ivory human hand. This excellent carving was attached to a larger figure. The thumb touches the first finger forming a circle within which some object could have been held in place. The knuckles and fingernails are very carefully carved. Ex Viola Galleries, New York, 1967. On small custom stand. One of the finest studies this cataloguer has ever seen of the human hand, and it is incredible to think it was carved nearly 4000 years ago. View Item   $1000

802. New Kingdom, Late XVIIIth Dynasty, 1353 - 1292 BC. A Pottery Ushabti with fugitive polychrome additions in red, white, yellow and black. Inscription reads "Illuminate the Osiris Amen-em." ("Osiris" is spelled rather Strangely, and the owner's name seems to be incomplete-it should be " Amun-em-opet" may be the scribe ran out of room, a hypothesis Supported by the fact that the epithet "true of voice" is also lacking.). Attractive and in great condition for this type. H: 16 cm / 6.5 inch. From Tell-el-Yehudia. A good type addition to any ushabti collection. View Item   $1250

803. New Kingdom, Late XVIIIth Dynasty, 1353 - 1292 BC. A Pottery Ushabti with fugitive polychrome additions in red and black. Mainly front side molded with round back. Inscriptions faded some. A rare and most interesting style. H: 21cm. / 8.5". From Tell-el-Yehudia. View Item   $875

804. New Kingdom, Late XVIIIth Dynasty, 1353 - 1292 BC. A nice terracotta mold for a 'Udjat' or 'Eye of Horus' amulet. Nice detail and very interesting. W: 24mm. Found at Tel-el Amarna, the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. View Item   $100

805. New Kingdom, Late XVIIIth Dynasty, 1353 - 1292 BC. Lot of 2 terracotta amulet molds. One of a scarab and the other of a rosette bead. Both well preserved and showing signs of use. W: 24mm & 30mm. Found at Tel-el Amarna, the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. View Item   $150/2

806. New Kingdom, XVIIIth - XIXth Dynasty, 1539 - 1190 BC. A basalt statue of a woman, with heavy wig and arms pendant at sides. Very well carved with attractive features and a nice smooth finish. Some loss of arms and legs and some minor restoration on face and edge of wig. A great piece. H: 19cm / 7 5/8". On nice stand. View Item   $7500

807. New Kingdom, XIXth Dynasty, 1292 - 1190 BC. A large limestone 'false' canopic jar depicting the Baboon-headed god Hapy, which protected the lungs. Nicely detailed, very substantial and in perfect condition. H: 25cm / 10". The 'false' canopic jar came into being when the internal organs started to be placed back in the body cavity. The part of the funerary equipment consisting of the canopic jar set continued to be employed however, although in many cases the jars were placed in four holes which were cut into the floor of the burial chamber instead of being placed in a box. See the plan for the tomb of Ramses IX at Thebes. Canopic jars of any kind are seldomly seen in today's market place and this is a fine example of the artform in its' later stages. View Item   $6000

808. New Kingdom, XIXth - XXth Dynasty, 1292 - 1075 BC. A carved steatite plaque depicting a stating male figure before a uraeus on one side and an inscription reading 'Amen-Re' from left or right on the other side. Some overall wear, but a neat piece. D: 3cm x 22cm / 1 25" x 7/8". View Item   $150

809. 3rd Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI - XXV. 1070 - 656 BC. A wooden figure of Ptah-Soker-Osiris. Depicted mummiform with original wooden base, into which has been fashioned a rectangular depression. Wears tripartite wig and a head-dress consisting of solar disc, plumes and ram horns. Additions to the eyes and false beard in black paint. Well carved and very attractive. H: 21.75". View Item   $2500

810. XXVth Dynasty, 760 - 656 BC. A wooden mummy mask with the deceased as Osiris, as symbolized by the green skin color. A nice example with facial details in black and white, and a head-dress composed of a white background and highlighted in blue and red. In nice condition with minor flaking of the gesso. Much scarcer than the other masks seen and a desirable example. D: 23x19cm roughly. View Item   $1500

811. XXVth Dynasty, 760 - 656 BC. A tall blue faience ushabti, Attractive with low relief details and partially visible inscription. Nice blue color. Broken and repaired at midsection. H: 13.5cm. View Item   $400

812. XXVth Dynasty, 760 - 656 BC. A head-dress of Hathor or Isis consisting of a solar disc and horns. A small tab at the base would have secure the piece into a very large statue of the goddess. In perfect condition with a very nice green patina. Nicely mounted on a small base. H: 6.3cm / 2.5". View Item   $850

813. XXVth Dynasty, 760 - 656 BC. A large bronze statue of the goddess Bastet in feline form. Nicely made with upturned ears and tail pointed towards front feet. In perfect condition with a green/brown patina. H: 9.5cm / 3.75". Very rare this large and one of the most sought after of all Egyptian god or goddess types. View Item   $8500

814. XXVth Dynasty, 760 - 656 BC. A fine seated bronze statue of Osiris wearing Atef crown and uraeus. He holds a crook and flail. A marvelous piece with sharp detail and inlaid greenish glass eye. Remains of gold mask still evident on the facial areas. The feathers of the Atef crown, originally attached as separate pieces, most likely silver, are now missing. Of hollow construction and a very attractive Egyptian bronze votive piece. H: 16.5cm / 6.5". View Item   $7500

815. XXVth - XXVIth Dynasty, 760 - 525 BC. A lot of 3 nice blue faience ushabtis. All well molded with clear hieroglyphs and full color. Intact and all very appealing. Average H: 10.3cm / 4 1/8". View Item   $1400/3

816. XXVth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A bronze statue of the ram-god Banebdjedet. He is depicted walking in ram-form with four heads, two facing forward and two facing backward. The four heads symbolize this god's four manifestations as soul or 'Ba' of Re, Shu, Geb and Osiris. Nicely rendered with good details and a pleasing brown patina. Intact save for just the feet. L: 6.5cm / 2 5/8". Mounted on a custom base. A deity rarely seen in bronze and an outstanding example. View Item   $4500

817. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A fine bronze statue of Osiris wearing Atef crown, uraeus and horns. Against his breast he holds a crook and flail. H: 11.5cm / 4.5". Of remarkable craftsmanship with a lovely red/brown patina. One of the more attractive examples of this type we have handled. Mounted on a nice wooden base. View Item   $1300

818. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice bronze statue of Osiris wearing Atef crown topped by a solar disc. Against his breast he holds a crook and flail. H: 11cm / 4.5". Very elegant style and patination. A small masterpiece. View Item   $1500

819. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A bronze statue of the god Nefertum, with hands at his side and left foot forward. He wears a kilt and a lotus head-dress, the tall plumes now missing. An attractive and scarcer god with pleasing details and nice patination. H: 11.3cm / 4.5". Mounted on a nice wooden stand. View Item   $1400

820. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A magnificent bronze statue of the Apis bull, striding rt., wearing solar disc, horns and uraeus. Well detailed with a vulture (goddess Nekhbet) with wings spread over the hind and shoulder sections, a small rug over his back. The bull also wears a broad collar around it's neck. Just a beautiful example and seldom seen in the choice state of preservation. H: 7cm / 2.75"; L: 7.5cm / 3". View Item   $5000

821. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. Bronze Horus falcon wearing double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Nicely cast with pleasing style and an even brown patina. Nice bronze items such as this are hard to come by these days. H: 8.6cm. View Item   $600

822. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. Bronze Ram-headed god Khnum, with Anukis and Satis as his attendants. Nice dark green patina and looped at back, which has worn through. H:48mm. The attendants, or local gods Anukis and Satis along with Khnum formed a triad, or divine family. Such triads were formed throughout Egypt and were very popular, being centered locally in various regions. This piece is extremely rare in that Khnum together with Anukis and Satis are rarely seen in any form, particularly bronze. View Item   $300

823. XXVIth Dynasty. A bronze latus fish in beautiful light green patinated bronze. The sacred fish is recumbent on curved sled-like base with the front turned up beneath fish's mouth. There is a suspension loop (for amulet use) behind the headdress of Hathor: crown of uraei, cow's horns and sun-disc fronted by a serpent. The eyes, gill area and dorsal fin are carefully incised. Length: 14 cm. See Steindorff, Egyptian Sculpture in Walter's Art Gallery, No. 697. A choice example, complete and intact. View Item   $4000

824. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice bronze ritual situla. Remains of hinge at top and incised with pseudo-hieroglyphs and some Gods, such as Isis and Min. In nice condition with a thick brown/green patina. 9.5cm. A nice example. View Item   $450

825. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A very large light blue faience 'Udjat' or 'Eye of Horus' amulet. Both sides well detailed. Intact and a very impressive example. L: 14.5cm / 5.75". View Item   $2500

826. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A choice blue faience amulet of the goddess Sekhmet. Her hand are at her side and she wears a small head-dress consisting of horns and solar disc. Very nicely made with mottled blue color. H: 8.5cm. Some repair at midsection. Large amulets such as this are very difficult to come by these days. View Item   $1850

827. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A large faience amulet of seated Sekhmet of turquoise and black composition. She sits on a low seat holding a sistrum. A very lovely example and in perfect condition. H: 6.2cm / 2.5". View Item   $2500

828. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A very nicely made faience amulet of seated Sekhmet, her hands on her lap. Light green in color and in perfect condition with crisp detail and very pleasing style. H: 3.5cm / 1.5". View Item   $850

829. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A very large turquoise faience amulet of the Ibis-Headed god Thoth. His arms are at his side and he wears a long wigs. Of superior manufacture with incredible details and preservation. Legs missing a mid-shin, not taking anything away from the overall beauty and appeal of this nice piece. H: 9.3cm / 3.75". View Item   $7000

830. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice light blue faience amulet of the god Horus in Falcon form. Nicely made with very sharp details, especially in the facial areas and on the feathers. Feet are missing and some light abrasion of the edges. A very attractive example! H: 5.2cm / 2"+. View Item   $1200

831. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice faience amulet of the Hippopotamus-faced goddess Taweret. Her hands are on her pregnant abdomen and she wears a wig. A very pleasing example with sharp details and great style. In choice condition. H: 6.3cm / 2.5". Taweret was the goddess of childbirth, protecting pregnant women through child birth and their children through infancy. View Item   $1300

832. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A very nice blue/green faience amulet of the god Bes. His hands are on his hips and he wears a four-plumed head-dress. Very well preserved and detailed and a superior example of this ever popular Egyptian god. H: 5cm / 2". View Item   $1200

833. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A yellow faience plaque with ribbed edges and a central facing head of the god Bes, highlighted in black. A charming and scarcer piece. W: 4.8cm / 1.75". View Item   $1200

834. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A green faience amulet of Nefertum, with good color and details. He appears kilted, with hands at sides, wearing a false beard and a lotus crown with two plumes (which are missing). A pleasing example with legs missing from above the knees and crown as mentioned. H: 6cm. View Item   $150

835. XXVI Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A carved green calcite box turtle with left rear foot missing. This lovely carving has incised eyes and mouth, gridiron pattern on the carapace and fine attention to detail. L: 40 mm. See H. G. Fischer, Ancient Egyptian Representations of Turtles, frontispiece. View Item   $750

836. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A light blue faience ushabti. Nicely molded with great details. H: 10.3cm. View Item   $450

837. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A large and well made light blue faience ushabti. Crisply molded with very clear hieroglyphs and much eye appeal. H: 18cm / 7 1/8". View Item   $2000

838. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A fine light blue faience ushabti with superbly molded details and very crisp hieroglyphs. Intact and a beautiful piece. H: 14cm / 5.5". View Item   $1000

839. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A choice light blue faience ushabti in the name of 'Hor-Ankh'. Well molded with crisp details and no restoration. A premium example. H: 13.5cm / 5.25". View Item   $1000

840. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice light green/blue faience ushabti with well molded designs and in pleasing style. Clear hieroglyphic inscription down front. H: 12cm / 4.75". View Item   $500

841. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A large faience ushabti with blue/green color. Well made with elegant style and clear hieroglyphs. Very sharp details with clear inscriptions. A beautiful as well as impressive example. H: 20.5cm / 8.25". View Item   $3500

842. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A large light blue faience ushabti. Very handsome style with clear inscription. Intact with some minor loss to the hoe and plough which are held in the hands. H: 22.5cm / 8.75". View Item   $3200

843. XXVIth Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A nice lot of 3 bright blue faience ushabtis of 'Nes-Men'. All well molded with clear details and inscriptions. A choice trio of workers in the afterlife. Intact and all without defects. Average H: 10.5cm / 4 1/8". View Item   $1350/3

844. XXVIth - XXVIIth Dynasty, 664 - 405 BC. A lot of 2 nice blue/green faience ushabtis. Both well molded with clear hieroglyphs. Also both from the same burial. H: 12cm / 4.75". View Item   $1500/2

845. XXVIth - XXVIIth Dynasty, 664 - 405 AD. A nice lot of 5 blue/green faience ushabtis. All attractive with clear inscriptions and no defects. All from the same burial. Average H: 11cm / 4 3/8". View Item   $1200/5

846. XXVth - XXVIIth Dynasty, 760 - 405 BC. A very handsome acacia wood figure of Horus in Falcon form, wearing a solar disc. Very nicely carved and gessoed with additions in black and tan over a bright yellow base. Spotting over the body is achieved with this blue glazing which has gone black in places. Legs consist of two sticks with feet highlighted on the base. In perfect condition and a most impressive creation by some unknown ancient artisan. H: 15.5cm / 6.25". View Item   $3000

847. XXVIIth Dynasty, 525 - 405 BC. A nice wooden mummy mask, the wood being virtually complete and the gesso in very nice condition. Colors are brown for the face, with black and white highlighting. The head-dress is a grey/blue color. A choice example and a very substantial piece. D: 24x20cm roughly. View Item   $1750

848. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A lovely limestone relief. Trimmed to size, it depicts 3 figures in adoration. Some inscription, but most hacked out. Mounted nicely in a black wood frame. Ht: 12", L: 6.5", 1" Thickness. View Item   $3000

849. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A small bronze statue of Osiris, arms crossed with implements over his chest. Nice details and a thick red/brown patina with flecks of green. Part of crown missing at head and with original pin at feet for mounting to wood. H: 7cm. View Item   $200

850. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A light green faience amulet of a seated lion, with front paws forward. An attractive example and intact. L: 3.2cm / 1.25". View Item   $450

851. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. An alabaster heart scarab of simplistic desgin and flat bottom. Some remains of bitumen from the embalming of the body. Scarce material L: 2.5cm / 1". View Item   $175

852. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A nice bright blue faience scarab with accompanying wings. The scarab is nicely detailed with six holes for attachment to a mummy. The wings are also holed for attachment. In perfect condition and a very attractive piece. L: 11.5cm / 4.5". View Item   $700

853. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A dark stone heart scarab carved in high relief with a flat bottom. Some bitumen adhering to the outside. A nice piece. L: 2.5cm / 1". View Item   $175

854. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A sandstone amulet of the 'Udjat', or 'eye of Horus', of simplistic form and was placed with the deceased in the burial. L: 3.5 / 1.25". Scarcer material with bitumen stains. View Item   $150

855. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A large faience amulet of god Pataikos, in naked dwarf form. His hands are placed on his belly and he wears a scarab upon his head. Upon the base is incised an Udjat, Eye of Horus‚. Intact with a slight chip on shoulder. A marvelous piece. H: 5.5cm / 2 1/8". The Pataikoi are named from a passage in the writings of Herotodus describing Phoenician dwarf-form protective images. Pataikos perhaps represents a form of the craftsman god Ptah. View Item   $1000

856. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A sandstone amulet of the 'Ib' or heart. Nicely rendered with some bitumen stains from the burial. A scarcer amulet. L: 3cm. View Item   $200

857. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A serpentine amulet of the 'Ib' or heart. Well carved and an attractive example of this very scarce form of amulet. L: 2.5cm / 1". View Item   $200

858. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. An alabaster amulet of the 'Aten' disc, or solar disc, set on a plinth. Of simplistic style and very scarce. L: 1.8cm. View Item   $125

859. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A grey sandstone amulet of a frog, which when placed with the deceased symbolized regeneration. A bit stylized with good detail and in perfect condition. H: 2cm.View Item   $125

860. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. Lot of 3 faience amulets. 1). A papyrus column with smooth sides and nice light blue color. Top loop missing. L: 3.3cm / 1 3/8". 2). A double 'Udjat' or 'Eye of Horus'. Light green/blue. Intact. L: 2cm / æ". 3). A Ptah-Soker amulet with very stylized features and nice light blue color. Intact. L: 2.8cm / 1 1/8". A good lot0. View Item   $175/3

861. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. A nice wooden shrine with a panel on each side depicting two images of Maat (truth), holding a feather in each hand, flanking Thoth, who sits above a lot0us flower. The back panel also depicts an image of the goddess Maat, flanked by two sacred eyes. Above the entrance to the shrine are two images of winged uraeii with a central solar disc. Very colorful with some paint loss, but rare a very attractive and large piece. H: 46cm / 18.25"; L: 43cm / 17.5"; W: 26cm / 10.5". Within the shrine would have been placed a scared figure, such as a Soker figure. View Item   $3750

862. Late Period, c.664 - 336 BC. An impressive wooden panel from the lid of a coffin. Depicts a broad collar with pendant beads. Below the collar is the beautiful image of the goddess Maat (truth), holding a feather in each hand and wearing a solar disc. Below the goddess are four vignettes, each with an image of one of the four sons of Horus. Long column of funerary invocation text runs down the middle. Very attractive and of quality workmanship. Colors include yellow, white and red. H: 48" (4'). Some erosion at the bottom. A very nice decorative piece. View Item   $7500

863. XXIXth - XXXth Dynasty, A lapis lazuli amulet of the ram-god Banebdjedet. He is depicted walking in ram-form with four heads, two facing forward and two facing backward. The four heads symbolize this god's four manifestations as soul or 'Ba' of Re, Shu, Geb and Osiris. Well carved out of good quality stone. L: 22mm. See Petrie, Amulets, p. 44, No. 211, "C, four-headed emblem of Ra, at Mendes, the souls of Re, Osiris, Shu, and Khepera." This piece ex Hesperia Arts Auction, Ltd., Nov. 27, 1990, lot0 60 No. 46. Very rare and VF. View Item   $1500

864. XXXth Dynasty, 381 - 343 BC. A sculpted composition faience figure of a seated dwarf, Ptah, with an enormous phallus which he straddles, partially, with his thighs. The piece has traces of brown paint on Ptah's back, head and side L: 9 cm. Malter Auct. 78. View Item   $1500

865. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.4th - 3rd Century BC An Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Panel of a Sarcophagus, with a nicely painted image of Isis facing right and wearing a long beaded gown, broad collar and long wig below the sun disk. Colors include red, white and black. Dimensions: 108cm x 26cm / 42" x 10". View Item   $3000

866. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.4th - 3rd Century BC. A fragment of a tomb fresco depicting the bust of a woman with a reddish gown and long black hair. Tan background with some black linear additions. A very charming piece. L: 6cm. On custom stand. View Item   $250

867. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.4th - 3rd Century BC. A choice wooden statue of Anubis, wearing a long kilt and with both hands before him. Well detailed with the characteristic pointed ears and snout. In perfect condition with rich red and black colors. H: 28cm . 11 1/8". A very scarce and choice piece. View Item   $2800

868. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd Century BC. A small wooden effigy of Anubis with head raised and outstretched legs. Nicely painted black with eyes detailed in red and white. A charming little piece and was probably affixed to a box. L: 9cm / 3.5". View Item   $450

869. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd Century BC. A small steatite amulet of a the 'ba' birds. Nice details and quite scarce. H: 24mm. View Item   $200

870. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd Century BC. Two wooden legs of a funerary bier with notches for attachment to the rest of the piece of furniture. Nicely style with a lion's head at the top the a pair of lion's feet at the base. Painted with dark blue and red details over a golden yellow base. Intact with very minor paint chipping and a small area of loss on the edge of one. H: 31cm / 12.5", mounted together on a custom black base. A scarcer and more interesting funerary piece. View Item   $3200

871. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd Century BC. A choice cartonnage mask of a falcon. Molded from papyrus, gessoed and painted with facial details highlighted in black over white and blue. Traces of red along the neck area. A very beautiful and scarce piece. Dimensions: 5.5cm x 4cm. View Item   $1500

872. Ptolemaic Egypt, Alexandria, c.3rd Century BC. An interesting lot of 5 terra cotta pieces. Included are 4 small head fragments. The three smallest with fine detail; the largest repaired. All on lucite stands. Small heads are about 1.25" tall, largest is 3.25". Also a creme slip small figurine of an enthroned lady wearing flowing gown and tall headdress. Elegant and in nice condition. Ht: 3.25". View Item   $200/4

873. Ptolemaic Egypt, Alexandria, c.3rd Century BC. An attractive mold made figurine of a seated statue of Isis, facing, wearing horns, disk & plumes, suckling Harpokrates. In brown slip with traces of much of original white pigment. Nice detail throughout with fine facial detail to face of Isis. Mounted on wood block. Ht: 6". View Item   $200

874. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd - 2nd Century BC. A charming acacia wood sphinx with paws forward and wings outstretched. Gilded with additions in blue and black paint. A bit stylized, but with much eye appeal. Would have been mounted on top of a box or something similar. L: 5.7cm / 2.25". View Item   $800

875. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.3rd - 2nd Century BC. A sycamore wood top frontispiece of a shrine consisting of 5 uraeii side by side, each with a solar disc. Very attractive with additions in black and red over a tan base. L: 15.5cm / 6"; H: 11.5cm / 4.5". View Item   $2000

876. Ptolemaic Egypt, c.2nd - 1st Century BC. A painted cartonnage mask of a woman hair done in blue and red and a tight fitting red cap with red and white borders. Face is nicely style with yellow skin and features done in black with large white eyes. A very attractive piece. Dimensions: 23 x 17cm / 10" x 6.75". View Item   $2000

877. Hellenistic Egypt, c.336 - 100 BC. A beautiful bronze 'Horn of Ammon'. Cast solid and carved with elegant rows of ridges and a delicate curve. A rare intact example with a choice brown patina with reddish 'Nile Patina". L: 9cm. Ammon was originally the god of the Egyptian city of Thebes. Later he was associated with Zeus and worshipped in many places, including the famous oracle at Siwa Oasis. Alexander the Great went to the oracle to be deified and the Horn of Ammon became a symbol of deification hereafter in the Hellentistic world. View Item   $750

878. Late Ptolemaic early Roman Egypt, c.1st BC - 1st Century AD. A sycamore wood figure of Horus in falcon-form with additions in red, white and black paint. Highly stylized with almost a human head and a solar disc with a depiction a papyrus plant. An interesting later piece. L: 8.2cm / 3.25". View Item   $2300

879. Roman Egypt, early 1st Century AD. A Gilt cartonnage mummy mask depicting a youth with plastically-modeled hair. He wears a head-dress consisting of a band of uraeii with another pair of uraeii above flanking a central solar disc. Part of a laureate crown can be seen at the top of the head. The facial features are pleasantly modeled with black painted eye frames and brows. The eyes themselves consisting of inlaid black and white stone. A truly beautiful example with the original linen-backing with the mold of the original owner's face. Dimensions 24 x 31cm / 10" x 12". View Item   $8500

880. Roman Egypt, c.2nd Century AD. Painted wood sarcophagus for a Corn-Osiris with a falcon head, details in black including the facial markings, the striped head-dress and broad collar. Down the front are two columns of hieroglyphic text gives praises to Osiris on behalf of his resurrection. Inside is a mummified effigy of Osiris completed with a gilt silver mask. L: 60cm / 23.5". See Kurth, "Einige Inschriften auf Sargen des Korn-Osiris" in Gottinger Miszellen, p. 43-52; For a similar example see fig. 11 in Westenholz, Sacred Bounty Sacred Land. The Seven Species of the Land of Israel. A very noteworthy piece of Egyptian art and culture View Item   $15,000

881. Roman Egypt, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A lot of 4 wooden coffin fragments. Each nicely painted with geometric designs in red, black, yellow and creme. Average length 17.7cm / 7". View Item   $300/4

882. Roman Egypt, early 3rd Century AD. A terracotta head of a fashionable lady from a large statue. Nicely made with attractive features and a ridged hairstyle resembling the Roman empress Julia Domna. H: 16cm / 6.5". Nom View Item   $1200

Etruria

883. Villanovan, c.8th-7th century BC. A blackware terra cotta drinking cup with small loop in loop handle at side. Similar in shape to above except this with shorter base and with 3 small protrusions evenly spaced around outside. Ht: 2" x D: 4.25". Repairs. Ex. Malter March 26th 1995, lot0 121. View Item   $300

884. Etruscan Bucchero-ware chalice, c.590 - 570 BC. A simple piece with three horizontal lines and a nice glossy black finish. A choice piece with only minor chipping on rim and an age crack. H: 80mm, D: 13.5cm. View Item   $300

Greek South Italy

885. South Italy, Daunian, c.550 - 400 BC. An interesting ladle bowl with nice geometric details in black and red polychrome on the inside and around the outside of the body. Intact and a neat piece. 12.7cm / 5"; D: 14cm / 5.5". View Item   $200

886. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A very nice pale brown and crËme slip terra cotta amphora. Beautifully polychromed in abstract designs on upper portion of upper body and rim; thin linear horizontal lines at lower portion of body. Two wide and flat loop handles at either side. Ht: 10.75" x D: 9". Slight chip on one handle. View Item   $1100

887. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A very attractive crËme slip jug with single strap loop handle and single brown polychrome horizontal band around vessel's bulbous midsection. Repaired but nicely restored and decorative. Ht: 6.5". Ex. Malter March 26th 1995, lot0 128. View Item   $300

888. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A very attractive pale brown and crËme slip terra cotta amphora. Similar in color and design to the previous piece but this much smaller and without neck. Choice condition with small chip at midsection. Ht: 3". Ex. Malter April 92 lot0 279. View Item   $375

889. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A small 'Bell Krater' with applied decoration in red paint. Very well made and styled with linear designs around the width, including a floral motif. Intact and a superb piece. H: 12cm / 4.75". View Item   $400

890. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A very charming shallow bowl with floral pattern addition in red paint. Two small holes to one side, done in antiquity, possibly for mounting the piece for decoration. Intact and a most beautiful piece. D: 16.5cm / 6.75". View Item   $200

891. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A small and choice single handle crËme slip cup. Bands of brown linear design adorn the inside. Ht: 1.5", D: 3.5". A couple of rim chips. View Item   $150

892. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A small and fine crËme slip terra cotta flask with slightly bulbous body and small mouth. Two wide dark gray horizontal bands of paint adorn the upper portion of vessel. Ht: 5.75". View Item   $250 Simpson 121

893. South Italy, Daunian, c.400 - 300 BC. A large and bulbous terra cotta trefoil pitcher in crËme slip with faded pale brown and red linear design. Four horizontal pale brown bands at neck of pitcher. Ht: 11". Appears to be intact and choice! View Item   $500

894. South Italy, Apulia, c.385 - 375 BC. A large and attractive "Bell Krater". In red figure and painted by the "Schiller Painter". Side A: Naked satyr stands on right with lighted torch held high with left hand, right hand holds wine bucket. To left Dionysos stands naked and faces right. He has flowing garment draped through his arms and around his back. He holds thyrsos upright with left hand. Representative of "night revels" or night orgies known as the "bacchanalia". Side B: Two standing figures both wearing long and wide flowing chitons stand facing each other. Between them is tall altar. Figure on left holds slender staff with right hand, figure on right holds strigel in right hand. Band of linear design encircles bottom as a gymnasium. Nicely restored. A very attractive and desirable piece! Ht: 16". Ex. Malter Auction 73 lot0 371; with another band of double petal designs encircling the top. In center haltares or jumping weights which identify the scene 371. View Item   $9,500

895. South Italy, Apulia, c.350 - 300 BC. A mold made sea salvaged terra cotta of a "mother goddess". From crËme slip, she stands at a tilt with both hands on her chest. Heavy shell and sea deposits evident. On wood stand. Ht: 7". Interesting. View Item   $200

896. South Italy, Apulia, c.350 - 300 BC. A mold made terra cotta of a standing woman wearing flowing gown Much of original light pink polychrome still adorns gown, Ht: 6.75". Head nicely detail and has been reattached. Portion of base that it stands on is missing as are feet. View Item   $750

897. South Italy, Apulia, c.350 - 300 BC. A mold made terra cotta of a standing woman wearing flowing gown. She hold piece of gown with her right hand as she hold goose in her left. Much of original light red, green and brown polychrome still adorns gown, Ht: 9.5". She stands on circular base. Repairs evident at waist and ankles. View Item   $1000

898. South Italy, Apulia, c.350 - 300 BC. An earth tone slip mold made torso of a lady of fashion standing. Her left arm hand holds up her ruffled chiton. Both arms are broken off at wrists. Feet missing as well. On Lucite base. Ht: 5.5". Nice. View Item   $450

899. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A lovely red-ware pyxis. Ornately painted on lid and upper body with black linear markings as well as white wave and dot design on mid-section of body. Small repair to rim otherwise quite nice and attractive. Ht: 4.25". View Item   $400

900. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A nice lidded footed cup with lid decorated with the image of a nymph and three palmettes. Small linear desgin at top surrounded by an orange circle. Quite attractive and resembles a small candy dish. H: 10cm / 4". Intact. View Item   $275

901. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A nice two-handled lekanis. Lid painted with two profiles of ladies of fashion between stylized palmettes. Ht: 4.25".CF. Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily, A D Trendall _ 1989. Lid chipped; lower section with repair. Quite attractive. View Item   $600

902. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. An attractive Gnathian blackware oinochoe with trefoil mouth. Choice glossy patina. A few rim and base chips, repaired. A very decorative and beautiful example of this classic type pottery. Ht: 9". View Item   $900

903. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A nice and attractive blackware cup with two loop handles at opposite sides; tapered base. Some slight rim chips. Ht: 3.5" x D: 3.25". Ex. Malter 1-30-88 lot0 166. Nice. View Item   $250

904. South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A nice and attractive blackware kylix. Deep and nicely painted on outside in horizontal bands of alternating black and orange. Typical repairs, but still nice and attractive. Ht: 3" x D: 8.5". View Item   $450

905. South Italy, Apulia, c.300 BC. A choice Gnathian cup with "wine" motif, grape clusters painted around front side, 2 handles. Ht: 3.5", Dia. 3". Choice condition. View Item   $300

906. South Italy, Apulia, c.300 BC. A Gnathian ware lekythos with cross hatch patterns up and down body. Quite elegant and of scarcer design. Ht: 6.26". View Item   $400

907. South Italy, Apulia, c.300 BC. A finely potted blackware guttus. Used in antiquity to store oil and fill the lamps with. Medallion on to that of a lion head. Ht: 3.75", Dia. 3.75". Choice! View Item   $ 500

908. South Italy, Canosa, c.300 BC. A delicately crafted mold made terra cotta figurine in original white and blue slip of "Eros and Psyche". Eros stands nude with right arm extended. Psyche wears flowing grown with left arm extended and also repaired. Much of original paint still remains H: 15.5cm. Head of Eros has been reattached as was his right arm. Excellent facial detail on both figures. On wood stand. Cupid was the Roman god of Love, son of Venus and Mercury; and in Greek mythology he was Eros, son of Aphrodite and Hermes. He took as his wife the beautiful mortal maiden Psyche...on the condition that he would join her only at night so she never saw his face. View Item   $800

909. South Italy, Canosa, c.300 BC. A trefoil oinochoe in white slip with brown painted floral decoration which is partially faded on one side of this charming vessel. Ht: 9.25". View Item   $ 500

910. South Italy, Canosa, c.300 BC. A mold made terra cotta of a standing girl wearing flowing gown. Right hand at her chest holding gown, left hand is at her side. Tall headdress. Much of original white paint still evident. Ht: 6.25". Nice! View Item   $500
911. South Italy, Canosa, c.275 BC. A striding figure of Cupid in beige-pink terra cotta. Considerable white slip remains. Body is plump almost looks female; his face babyish; nude but for his boots. Wings and hands are missing. Mounted on wood base. H: 5.5". Ex Malter November 6th 1994 lot0 499. View Item   $450

912. Corinth, c.500 BC. A small single handled vase with pointed body with concentric painted designs in black over cream slip. H: 3". Minor paint loss but very attractive. View Item   $375

Greece

913. Corinth, c.500 BC. A small single handled vase with pointed body with concentric painted designs in black over cream slip. H: 3". Nice! On custom Lucite stand. View Item   $375

914. Eastern Greece, c. 800BC. A very attractive and scarce geometric libation rhyton. Black geometric designs on white slip with red polychrome over entire bottom portion. Small rooster head atop tapered central portion with strap handle off the back of head that leads to an open spout. To side of head is tall "drinking" straw. Unusual and quite interesting. Minor chipping to body of vessel. Choice. Ht: 9.5". View Item   $800

915. Illyria, c.6th - 5th Century BC. A fine bronze helmet with square face and flared neck. Intact with original patina and traces of iron fitting on the top. An interesting piece which would have protect a member of the dreaded Macedonian phalanx, probably of auxilliary nature. Some minor loss around the backside, otherwise and very choice and desirable example of this rare Greek military item. H: 20cm / 8"; W: 18cm / 7.25". View Item   $15,000

916. Eastern Greece, c.6th - 5th Century BC. A large copper bracelet or upper armlet. Nice deep green patina and intact except for a small area showing ancient repair. It appears that there was a small break which was filled in with metal and hammered from the inside. Interesting and rarely seen. W: 7.8cm from the inside. View Item   $150

917. Magnia Graecia, c.4th - 3rd Century BC. A fine pair of gold earrings composed of a twisted wire hoop with dangling grape clusters. Quite charming and set with a modern French wire to be worn safely. L: 3cm / 1.25". View Item   $500

Islands

918. Cyprus, Proto-Geometric Period, c.900 BC., a large and very attractive amphora in crËme slip. Exquisitely painted with numerous horizontal lines. Two large and thick loop handles with wide tubular neck protruding from bulbous body. A quality piece of workmanship. Some encrustation still evident on lower portion of one side. Small chip on base. Ht: 14.5" x D: 5.25". View Item   $3500+

919. Cyprus, c. 650 BC. a large buff vase with single black and red circles each going completely around the body of this single handle jug. H: 8.5 . Choice. View Item   $450

Celts

920. Danube Basin, c.1st Century BC. Nice twisted silver bracelet. Attractive and wearable. Width: 5cm (2") on the inside. View Item   $125

921. Scythians, c.2nd - 1st Century BC. Lot of 2 bronze animal finials, both of canines and nicely patinated. L: 4.5cm & 3cm. View Item   $175/2

Roman Empire

922. Republic, c.3rd Century BC. Bronze nugget (33.04g) used for cash transactions. Irregular in shape with a dark green patina. An interesting example of early intrinsic trade units. L: 3cm. View Item   $50

923. Republic, c.200BC, a finely cast miniature in bronze of a standing Zeus. He wears glowing gown with chest bare. His right arm slightly outstretched at his side, in his left hand he holds a cylindrical implement. Ht: 3". Attractive chocolate colored patina. View Item   $400

924. Rome, 200BC-200AD, a finely cast miniature in bronze of a striding youth: hands missing. He wears a flowing gown over his shoulders with tails behind. His head is slightly tilted and he wears beret type hat. Ht: 3". Attractive chocolate colored patina . On Lucite stand. View Item   $400

925. Rome, c.1st Century AD. A finely crafted bronze fibula of the 'FlugelFibel' type, with original coil and pin and with a fabulous light green patina. A nice item from everyday life and in the same condition as it was over 16 centuries ago. L: 5.5cm. View Item   $150

926. Rome, 1st - 2nd Century AD. A bronze lion's head applique with excellent detail and wired with a loop beneath the mouth from which hang two pendants. Intact with a choice olive patina. A very attractive piece. L: 3cm. View Item   $200

927. Rome, c.1st - 2nd Century AD. A nice bronze statue of a ram upon a rectangular base. Nicely detailed with good body and facial details. Sides of base decorated with floral designs. One side of base a bit dented. A small, but attractive little item which could have also served as a weight. L: 3.5cm, H: 3.5cm. Nice red/green patina. View Item   $500

928. Rome, c.1st - 2nd Century AD. An attractive bronze statuette of Dionysos, who stands holding a kantharos and with hand raised clutching a now missing thyrsos. He is nude except for a small cloak which drapes off his lt. shoulder. Attached to an ancient base which is not original to the piece. A very choice piece! H: 11cm / 4.25". View Item   $3800

929. Rome, c.2nd century AD. A delicately carved small marble head of a satyr. Facial features reveal attractive young male face with slightly puckered cheeks. Hair is brushed to sides and back in wavy locks with large lock pointing upwards at top of forehead. Pleasing patina. Old chip to nose. H: 14cm. Choice. View Item   $1000

930. Rome, c.2nd Century AD. A bronze patera handle with the terminal in the form of a ram, with curled horns. Shaft is grooved with remains of pan at the base. Brown patination with some thicker concretions. A nice temple item and in the condition it was found in. L: 14.5cm / 6.75". View Item   $400

931. Rome, c.2nd Century AD. An attractive bronze eagle. Nicely detailed with chest pushed forward, wings out at each side, and a neck curved forward. The entire piece is incised with details and well patinated in deep brown. A choice item and once part of a larger piece, attachments being at the back where it would have been mounted. H: 6.4cm and worth a look. View Item   $400

932. Rome, c.2nd Century AD. A nice bronze statuette of Genius, with cloak flowing over shoulders and wearing wreathed crown. He holds a patera and has a quiver over his right shoulder. Left hand missing. An attractive piece which would have sat upon the back of a horse. H: 6cm / 2.25". View Item   $225

933. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A nice bronze eagle upon a three step pyramidal base. Well crafted with wings swept back and attractive engraved details. Intact with a light brown and green contrast patina and much eye appeal. H: 6.5cm. View Item   $225

934. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A cute miniature bronze eagle on a small base. Of charming design with wings swept back and head slightly to rt. Intact and nicely patinated. H: 33mm. View Item   $125

935. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A large bronze key with big ring for suspension. Slightly bent from overuse perhaps. A neat item from everyday life. L: 7cm / 2.75". View Item   $100

936. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A choice bronze key with grooved teeth and a loop for suspension. Intact with an attractive olive green patina. L: 3.6cm / 1.5". View Item   $100

937. Rome, c.2nd -3rd Century AD. A lead decorative applique with the facing head of Medusa, with wild hair. Nicely styled with good detail and a very attractive reddish/brown patina. A heavy and substantial piece which could have decorated a box or piece of furniture. Lead pieces such as this are quite scarce and desirable. D: 70x55mm. View Item   $300

938. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A provincial bronze statuette of Hermes, holding clot0h and cornucopiae; wearing a winged cap. It is missing below the knees and mounted on a domed cap. A bit stylized and nicely patinated with deep olive green. H: 5cm. View Item   $125

939. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A bronze offering urn with original articulated loop handle. Used to pour wine at temples and festivals. A rare item with some slight restoration. Ht: 4", D: 5.5". View Item   $350

940. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A bronze ladle for serving food. In nice condition with a light olive patina. A scarcer utensil from the Roman kitchen. L: 14cm. View Item   $400

941. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A choice bronze spoon with wide bowl. Intact with a nice olive patina. L: 18cm. View Item   $150

942. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A nice bronze cosmetic spoon with elongated bowl. A nice example with a repair at the base of the bowl. L: 19.3cm. View Item   $100

943. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A nice pair of bronze cosmetic spoons, one with a large round bowl. Each is intact and nicely patinated. L: 11.5cm & 11.8cm. View Item   $150/2

944. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. Lot of 3 cosmetic spoons. All intact and nicely patinated. L: 15.5cm, 12.5cm & 11.4cm. View Item   $150/3

945. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. Lot of 3 medical instruments. All with flat, pinched ends and nicely patinated. L: 12.5cm, 11.5cm & 8.7cm. View Item   $125/3

946. Rome, c.3rd - 4th century AD. A bronze socketed axe-head. Nice olive green patina with signs of use. L: 5.25". View Item   $200

947. Rome, early 3rd century AD. A marble funerary stele of a facing woman wearing the hairstyle of the period. similar to Julia Domna. She wears flowing dress and headdress and holds a staff with her left hand. Ht: 6", W: 6.25", 1" thick. Nice condition. View Item   $1000

948. Rome, early 3rd century AD. A marble funerary stele of a facing woman wearing the hairstyle of the period, similar to Julia Domna. She wears flowing dress and headdress and holds a staff with her left hand and in her right hand she holds a patera. Excellent detail throughout. Ht: 6.5", W: 5.25", 1" thick. Choice. View Item   $1000

949. Rome, c.3rd Century AD. An upper part of a youth's torso in stucco. He has index finger of left hand resting on tip of his nose, right arm holds strap(?) against belly. His hair incised throughout. On wood base. Ht: 4". View Item   $250

950. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A pair of bronze tweezers with rectangular loop at back. A pleasing example with nice dark patina. A neat item from everyday life. L: 3.25". View Item   $200

951. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A nice pair of bone dice with units clearly engraved. In great condition with a nice feel to them. Each roughly 12mm square. View Item   $275

952. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Bronze applique in the form of a bust of a fashionable lady, with hair about her head and chiton fastened up at her lt. shoulder. Pin at back for mounting. Nice detailed face. H: 4cm. View Item   $225

953. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Bronze applique in the form of the head of a lion. Nicely detailed with incised design and a nice dark olive patina. D: 5.5cm. Maybe attached to a cauldron or similar. View Item   $450

954. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. A choice bronze patera with coil for heating at the bottom and a raised knob at center to facilitate pouring of contents. Would have been used for libations and sacrifices at temples and festivals. Intact with a choice olive patina. A very rare item. D: 15.9cm / 6.25". View Item   $1200

955. Rome, c.3rd - 4th Century AD. Another attractive bronze archer's ring with incised decoration. Very nice with a deep olive patina. L: 3.5cm. View Item   $200

956. Rome, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Lot of 3 bronze items. 1). Ram-headed terminal or handle. L: 5.3cm. 2). Lion-headed latch. Nice green patina. L: 7cm. 3). Dolphin applique with central face. Nice desert patina. L: 3.5cm. All nice and interesting items from everyday life. View Item   $200/3

957. Rome, c.2nd - 4th Century AD. Lot of 2 bronze fibulas for fastening clot0hing. One of the popular 'Crossbow" type, and the other a simple 'Dolphin' type. Both intact with original pins, the crossbow type has a replaced central knob. L: 58mm & 45mm. View Item   $200/2

958. Rome, c.2nd - 4th Century AD. Lot of 4 bronze items. 1). Military buckle with incised decoration. 2). Military buckle, simple design. 3). Key ring, nice green patina. 4). Finger-ring, tall barrel-shaped bezel and nicely patinated. All intact and attractive examples. View Item   $150/4

959. Rome, c.4th - 5th Century AD. A bronze latch in the form of a Roman emperor as Hermes, holding an udder. Facial details and style of diadem suggest an emperor such as Arcadius or Theodosius. Tall attachment on head. A nice piece with great detail and a solid olive green patina. H:16.5cm. View Item   $800

960. Rome, "Erotic" oil lamp, c.1st - 3rd century AD. In pale orange clay, the medallion of lamps depicts a man and woman engaged in sexual act. Slightly burnished and chipped spout. L: 2.75". Rare. View Item   $300

961. Rome, "Erotic" oil lamp, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A black slip oil lamp with a central medallion depicting a couple engaged in a sexual act. Some minor restoration, but attractive. L: 9.3cm. View Item   $200

962. Roman Spain, c.1st Century AD. A nice bronze phallus. Well detailed and looped for suspension. Intact with an attractive patina and traces of gilding. L: 4cm. Found near Valencia. View Item   $200

963. Roman Spain, c.1st Century AD. Bronze phallus. Nicely patinated with suspension loop which shows evidence of wear. L: 4.5cm. Found near Valencia. View Item   $150

964. Roman Spain, c.1st Century AD. An attractive bronze phallus. Looped for suspension and nicely patinated. L: 3.5cm. View Item   $150

965. Roman Spain, c.1st Century AD. Lot of 2 lead fishing weights of tapered design, holed at the top for hanging. L: 43cm, 64cm. Weights, 95.4gm & 85.6gm. View Item   $100/2

Roman North Africa

966. Carthage, c.150 AD. A nice red slip flat bowl, with ring-footed base. Maker's initials 'CN' and symbol stamped at center and two small dolphins are applied at opposite sides of the rim. A very nice example with only a few minor rim chips, otherwise intact. D: 15.2cm. Ex. Kelso collection. Found 10 - 12 miles N.E. of Sbeitia, Tunisia between 1976 and 1983. View Item   $175

967. Carthage, c.150 AD. A large orange slip bowl with a narrow row of vertically incised lines. Minor rim nick and otherwise intact. A very attractive piece. D: 16.5cm. Ex. Kelso collection. Found 10 - 12 miles N.E. of Sbeitia, Tunisia between 1976 and 1983. View Item   $150

968. Carthage, c.150 AD. A nice orange slip bowl of plain, but very elegant design. Completely intact with no chipping and with much eye appeal. D: 14.3cm. Ex. Kelso collection. Found 10 - 12 miles N.E. of Sbeitia, Tunisia between 1976 and 1983. View Item   $125

969. Carthage, c.150 AD. A small orange slip bowl with ringed foot and two incised bands around the outside. Very attractive with only a few minor chips. D: 9.8cm. Ex. Kelso collection. Found 10 - 12 miles N.E. of Sbeitia, Tunisia between 1976 and 1983. View Item   $100

970. Carthage, c.150 AD, a small and finely crafted red-ware bowl. Bottom outside of bowl embossed with oval shield, plume and sword in sheath. Minor repair to rim. Nice condition. Ht: 3", D:4.25". View Item   $250

971. Carthage, c.150 AD, an attractive orange slip pottery chard with 3 standing figures at right of a female wearing flowing gown at left, all in relief. Nice! L:5.5". View Item   $100

Oil Lamps

972. Attica, Athens, c.5th Century BC. A nice oil lamp with a round body. Nice orange and black alternating color. Intact and quite appealing. L: 10.8cm. View Item   $200

973. Rome, c. 100 A. D. a dark brown clay discus lamp with voluted nozzle. The discus design features a youth astride a large fish. The tail and gills of the fish are exaggerated with neat trailing lines. The youth, perhaps meant to represent Taras, wears a halo-like apparatus around his head. Nicely detailed, intact and perfect. See Walters, BMC on Ancient Lamps, No. 788 for similar shape. L : 11 cm. On custom stand. View Item   $500

974. Carthage, c.3rd - 4th century AD, a finely potted dark orange-ware early oil lamp with large incised Chi-Rho on central medallion. Flat shoulder decorated with incised linear patterns. Choice! View Item   $700

975. Carthage, c.4th - 5th century AD, a finely potted orange-ware oil lamp with large Chi-Rho on central medallion. Flat shoulder decorated with alternating circles with "Chi-Rho" and cross-patterns. Some slight encrustation. Choice! A great Holiday gift! View Item   $500

976. Carthage, c.4th - 5th century AD, a finely potted dark orange-ware oil lamp with large Chi-Rho on central medallion. Flat shoulder decorated with alternating with cross and circular patterns. A wonderful example. A great Holiday gift! Choice! View Item   $600

977. Carthage, c.4th - 5th century AD, a finely potted dark orange-ware oil lamp with standing Christ in central medallion. Christ stands and wears a long tunic and in his right hand carries a staff topped by a cross. His head is circled by a halo with a cross, two guardian angles fly beside his shoulders. Below on his left is a basilisk, on his right a dragon, and a serpent encircles his lower body. A lion crouches at his feet. The scene is inspired by Psalm 90:13 (Vulgate). " You tread on asp and basilisk, you will trample on a lion and dragon". Flat shoulder decorated with alternating with cross and circular patterns. L: 5.5". A wonderful example. Choice! View Item   $1,300

978. Carthage, c.4th - 5th Century AD. An orange slip oil lamp with a central medallion containing of an elephant with a figure leading it. Nice style and attractive. L: 9cm. View Item   $150

979. Carthage, c.4th - 5th Century AD. An orange slip oil lamp with a central medallion containing three stylized animals? Some encrustation, but intact with signs of use. L: 9cm. View Item   $100

980. Byzantine Empire, 8th - 9th Century AD. A fine bronze lamp of ornate design and a handle resembling a lyre. Lid opens to add liquid. Intact with a dark olive/black patina. L: 19cm / 7.75". View Item   $2500

Ancient Glass

981. Phoenicia, c.500-300 B. C. a lot of three miniature glass single-handled vials with traces of yellow and white trailing. These lovely items were once suspended in a necklace. H: 21-28 mm. A nice group. View Item   $400/3

982. Phoenicia, c.100 BC. A lot of two iridescent glass bangles in white glass with black designs, both set in a custom stand. D: 6 m. Perfect! View Item   $350/2

983. Carthage, c.500-350 BC. A glass pendant of a bearded god, Ba'al with black face and white hair and beard with loop for suspension atop. On modern custom stand. H: 4 cm. Intact and wearable. These are rarely offered. View Item   $500

984. Rome, Holy Land, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A choice toiletry flask in pale green mold-blown glass with round body with concentric circle designs. The flask has a long neck with flat lip. I has a nice iridescent look and sits well on custom stand. H: 8.3 cm. View Item   $350

985. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. A choice light green glass cup with a small footed base. Body nicely styled with a flared mouth. A truly beautiful shape with nice iridescence and in perfect condition. H: 11cm. View Item   $450

986. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. An attractive light blue glass teardrop vial with flared mouth. Nice iridescence and intact. H: 15.5cm. View Item   $300

987. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. A nice blue glass 'baby feeder' consisting of a cup with a small arched spout. Very attractive with much iridescence. Minor chipping on edge of spout, otherwise a lovely example. H: 4.3cm. View Item   $250

988. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. An attractive light blue glass flask with a bulbous base. In perfect condition and very sturdy and well preserved. H: 6cm. View Item   $200

989. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. A cylindrical flask with a small spout. Dark colored and with heavy iridescence. Intact and quite appealing. H: 6.2cm. View Item   $175

990. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. Lot of glass pieces. 1). Blue/green flask with a small, pinched handle. H: 8cm with some corrosion on the outer surfaces. 2). Small clear piece with a rectangle-shaped body and a missing spout. H: 4.3cm. Both decent examples of glass used in everyday life. View Item   $100/2

991. Rome, Holy Land, 1st - 2nd Century AD. Lot of 3 glass pieces. 1). Small flask of light green color and very lovely iridescence. H: 5cm. 2). A blue and white marbled piece with a six-sided cylindrical body and a chipped spout. Very attractive coloration on this one. H: 7.4cm. 3). Turquoise colored lower section of a larger piece. Still on its' own quite attractive. H: 5.7cm. A nice group for those who love ancient glass. View Item   $200/2

992. Rome, c.3rd Century AD. A pair of beautiful blue glass bangle bracelets, the outside edges of each decorated with linear swirl designs in light green. Charming and very rare in this state of preservation. W: 6.8cm & 6cm. View Item   $300/2

993. Sasanian, 5th - 6th Century AD. A choice light yellow glass bowl with straight edges and beautiful iridescence. Intact and very appealing. D: 11cm. View Item   $775

Weapons

994. Persia, Luristan, c.1200 BC, an attractive bronze dagger. Hilt is narrow with recessed mid-section on both sides. Attractive and intact. Blade has been cleaned. L: 14". View Item   $500

995. Persia, Luristan, c.1200 BC, an attractive and long spear point with short socketed handle. Handle is 3.5", blade is olive green in color and is 14.75" long. Nice condition. View Item   $350

996. Northern Greece, c.8th - 7th Century BC. A copper adze with sharpened blade. Would have been attached to a wooden handle. A scarcer piece and well preserved. L: 14.3cm. View Item   $300

997. Northern Greece, c.8th - 7th Century BC. A copper axe blade with a wide blade and a long tang. Superbly preserved with a nice green patina. L: 15.5cm. View Item   $325

998. Northern Greece, c.5th Century BC. An iron short-sword blade. Well made with a shallow midriff and tow grooves at the base of the blade. Remains of the intern part of the handle still present. Well preserved with light oxidation. A very rare and desirable early iron blade. L: 38cm / 15 1/8". View Item   $1600

999. Scythians, c.3rd Century BC. A curved iron dagger with cutting edge on the inside. Well preserved for an iron piece with handle present as well as the decorated rivets which held the wood of the handle. Blade is incised with to bird-like heads and a central star as well as some linear patterns. A very interesting and rare item which includes part of the iron scabbard which originally housed this weapon. Must be seen to be appreciated. L: 14.5", cutting edge 8.25". View Item   $3200

1000. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A large iron spearhead with a narrow leaf-shaped blade with midriff. Very rare this size. Some oxidation. L: 48.5cm / 19". View Item   $300

1001. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A large iron spearhead with a leaf-shaped blade and shallow midriff. Some oxidation, but an attractive example. 45cm / 18". View Item   $300

1002. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A superb iron spearhead with a narrow blade and two grooves running the length of the blade. In choice condition with some of the grey original surfaces still intact. Very seldom seen in such nice condition. L: 43.5cm / 17". View Item   $850

1003. Rome, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. An iron armor piercing spear tip with a very dense, narrow blade which would have packed much force when thrust our thrown at an opponent. A scarcer iron piece with some moderate oxidation. L: 32.5cm / 13". View Item   $350

1004. Roman, c.3rd - 4th Century AD. A lot of 3 socketed spear points. All are in nice condition. The longest is 18" with 12" blade and attractive chocolate colored patina. The second longest is 12" with 5.75" blade and same coloring. Smallest is 9" with 4" blade and rust patina. View Item   $750

1005. Middle Ages, c.11th - 14th Century AD. A nice iron mace head with ridged sides. A nice piece with some oxidation. W: 5.5cm / 2 1/8. View Item   $300

1006. Middle Ages, c.11th - 14th Century AD. A choice iron mace head with large spikes and remains of silver plating. A very dense and effective weapon. Some oxidation and much eye appeal. W: 6.5cm / 2.5". View Item   $450

1007. Middle Ages, c.11th - 14th Century AD. An iron pike head with a large cupped base with square hoop for suspending colors. Small leaf-shaped blade. Heavily oxidized and scarce. L: 39cm / 15.5". View Item   $375

1008. Middle Ages, c.11th - 14th Century AD. A necked iron mace head with 6 ridges and nicely preserved with areas showing remains of silver plating. H: 8.5cm / 3.25". View Item   $500

1009. Italian or perhaps Spanish? Likely 17th century or earlier. A double edge broad-sword. Attractive steel hilt with large ribbed pommel, wooden grips carved in swirling motif, down turned cross guards. Single large fluted shell guard. Double edge blade is broad with broad central fuller engraved "INRI" and a few scattered punched rosettes. Piece overall has been cleaned to light scattered pitting, areas of old black rust. Blade is 40.5", overall is 46.5". View Item   $1250

1010. Mughal India, "khatar". c.18th Century. Variation with hand guard covering top of hand. All steel in simple but attractive form; black and .brown patina overall. Triangular double edge blade has geometric patterns. Blade is 4.5", overall is 20.25". Some pitting to front half of blade, the area nearest the hilt lighter and scattered. Careful cleaning would bring up a nice overall color and a very attractive item. Nice. View Item   $600

1011. Islamic style "Kilii" or Eastern European Hussars sword, c. 19th century. Dark horn handle, "Mameluke" hilted and deeply curved single edge blade of flat triangular section, plain. Sheat is leather covered with metal hangers and chape sheath/blade is in very nice condition. Blade is 33", overall is 40.25". View Item   $1200

1012. Islamic Ottoman, 19th Century. A "Kilii" with light horn grips, "Mameluke" style, hilt deeply curved with double edge blade. Long panels of gold overlay are on each side of the blade from the hilt about 1/3 length of the blade. The cross guard has traces of overlain patterning. The gold not present. Blade is 34.6", overall is 40.1". Frosty cleaning of blade surface. View Item   $1200

1013. Chinese Sword, Manchu Dynasty, c. 19th century. Dress sword, copper wire-wrapped hilt with iron fittings (pommel and guard), polished ray-skin covered scabbard with iron fittings as well. Old, dark brown patina; diamond-section double edged blade. Balde is 10 wave with narrow central fuller and 3 stylized characters engraved above forte to start of fuller. Blade length is 34.25". Overall length is 45.75". Very unusual variant blade. Careful removal of red-rust patches would reveal nice, old patina to both swords. View Item   $700

1014. Chinese Sword, Manchu Dynasty, c. 19th century. Another broad sword in iron sheath and fittings, wooden hilt, gold overlay on all metal. Scabbard with scrolling dragons, other mounts having floral designs including the "sacred pearl". Blade is broad, double edged with double fuller and diamond section blade. L: 29.5". Overall length closed is 38.75". Careful removal of red-rust patches would reveal nice, old patina to sword. View Item   $700

Scales & Weights

1015. Rome, c.1st Century AD. A fantastic bronze steelyard weight. Well detailed bust of a satyr with bald head and long curly beard. Facial details and nicely incised and he wears a tunic fit at one shoulder. Remains of silver inlays apparent. The back of the piece is filled with lead to reach the desired weight. A very rare and desirable example of an item used in Roman commerce. H: 7cm/2.75". View Item   $5000

1016. Rome, c.2nd Century AD. A choice bronze steelyard weight in the form of a seated boar. Well mage with nicely incised facial and body details and a loop on the back for attachment to a scale arm. Body is filled with lead to create the desired weight. A rare and very attractive piece. H: 6cm. View Item   $2200

1017. Coptic Egypt, c.5th Century AD. Bone scale consisting of the main balance and a pair of pans. A rare and delicate item. View Item   $400

1018. Late Roman, early Byzantine, c.5th - 6th Century AD. A lot of 2 weights. One multi-sided with holes and the other barrel-shaped with flat ends. Weights, 27.41g & 30.08g. View Item   $50/2

Byzantium

1019. Late Roman, early Byzantine, c.4th - 6th Century AD. A simple applique for a larger piece which consists of a circular disc surmounted by a square arch with a cross on top. Interesting early Christian item and intact, with deep green patination. H: 5cm. View Item   $150

1020. Late Roman, early Byzantine, c.5th - 6th Century AD. A circular bronze buckle or emblem with a central cross on a bar. An interesting early Christian item with an attractive light green patina. D: 5.7cm. View Item   $200

1021. Byzantine Empire, c.6th - 7th Century AD. A nice bronze reliquary cross depicting the image of the Virgin with hands outstretched on both sides. She is rendered in fine, high relief detail and is quite attractive. Suspension loop is missing and remains of iron pin fixes the two halves together. Nice green patina and a choice example. H: 6.5cm. View Item   $250

1022. Byzantine Empire, c.6th - 7th Century AD. A choice bronze reliquary cross in perfect condition. Christ with outstretched arms adorns the front and an image of the Virgin with hands raised graces the back. Intact and all original with an attractive bronze patina. H: 5.3cm. View Item   $350

1023. Byzantine Empire, c. 7th-9th Century AD. A lovely pair of gold earrings with tear-drop upper part with delicate gold crosses suspended. The top sections have a reddish enamel covered by glass giving the piece a ruby gem-like appearance. A band of gold granulation follows the contours of the glass inlay. The original ear hoops are intact and wearable! The set is perfect and most desirable. View Item   $2000

1024. Byzantine Empire, c.8th - 10th Century AD. A bronze double-sided bulla stamp with a winged angel on both halves. Each side mounted on a hinge from a single looped handle. Very rare and interesting. L: 2.5cm. Nice brown patina and intact. View Item   $300

1025. Byzantine Empire, c.8th - 10th Century AD. A nice bronze cross with suspension loop for wearing. A sturdy manufacture and nicely detailed with a pleasing linear pattern. Intact with a deep olive patina. ready to be worn. H: 6cm. View Item   $150

1026. Byzantine Bronze reliquary cross, c. 900-1100 AD. A bronze reliquary cross with elaborate incised workmanship featuring a standing figure of the Virgin; atop the letters 'MPO'; on either side 'B X'. On the other side are three small squares with heads of unknown origin. Perhaps the radiate one in the middle represents Christ. H: 11 cm. These crosses were believed to have a piece of the original cross imbedded between the two parts of the cross. View Item   $750

1027. Byzantine Empire, c. 1000-1200 AD. A choice Gold Christian cross with secondary embossed floriate cross with central garnet representing the Blood of Christ. This 22 karat jewel has its original suspension loop and is ready for wear. H: 47 mm. View Item   $1500

1028. Byzantine Gold Cross, c. 1000-1200 AD. A two-sided gold and enameled Christian cross. On the front side is a small blue enameled cartouche set in a red enameled field. A large gold loop is atop. On the other side is a secondary cross of similar shape to the above piece set off by red enamel, and on the bottom with a smaller blue enamel cartouche. Both cartouches are set off with gold designs. H: 49 mm. Wearable! It has been suggested that these gold crosses may have been introduced to the Byzantine world by the Crusaders. View Item   $1500

1029. Byzantine Empire, c.10th - 13th Century AD. A large bronze reliquary cross with heavy suspension loop. The front of the piece is decorated with Christ with arms outstretched and an attendant by each hand. The reverse of the piece depicts Christ standing with hands raised. Around him are 4 busts of apostles within beaded circular borders. A choice and intact piece ready for wearing. H: 10cm. View Item   $750

1030. Byzantine Empire, c.10th -13th AD. A rare and perfect bronze "cross" mold with "Mary and Christ" scene and three angels around on front side. The back side with three disciples one of which hold torch towards the heavens. Front side has typical 4 holed receptacles for back sides four prongs. Size of mold is 2.25" square and 1.25" thick when sandwiched together. Size of actual cross is 2" high by 1.25" wide. View Item   $750

1031. Byzantine Empire, 11th - 13th Century AD. The front half of a nice reliquary cross with a very nice incised image of Christ of a saint with both hands raised. Nicely patinated with a pleasing olive patina. L: 9cm / 3.5". View Item   $300

Holy Land

1032. Judaea, Late Bronze Age, Beth-Shemesh, c. 1550-1200BC, a fine pilgrim's flask with bulbous body and 2 loop handles at top, concentric brown linear designs on body. Spout which was probably small cup is missing. CrËme colored slip and attractive. H: 6.5". Ex. Malter Auction of March 98, lot0 225. View Item   $400

1033. Judaea, Iron Age II, c.800 - 586 BC. A wheel made clay oil lamp, pinched at one point, with a low disk base and an out turned rim. In perfect condition. A nice item from the first temple period. L: 13.3cm. View Item   $150

1034. Judaea, Iron Age II, c. 800 - 586 BC. A nice crËme slip jug with simplistic bulbous shape and flared and wide rim opening at top. Cf. Ruth Amiran page 272. Choice. Ht: 7". View Item   $225

1035. Judaea, Iron Age II, c. 800 - 586 BC. A large and attractive crËme slip jug with single strap handle. Typical horizontal ribbing around entire slightly bulbous body. Some old rim chips. Ht: 9". An age crack evident; overall condition if very good. View Item   $300

1036. Judaea, Iron Age II, c. 800 - 586 BC. A nice pale orange slip jug with single loop handle at side. Void of paint, the slightly bulbous body tapers near top to form a cylindrical neck with wide opening. Nice white-orange patina. Ht: 8". Ex. Malter April 1992, lot0 279. View Item   $400

1037. Judaea, Iron Age II, c. 800 - 586 BC. A lot of 2 small orange-ware terra cotta pitchers. Each with loop handle at opposite side of spout. Both in nice condition. Ht: on both about 4". Ex. Malter 10-22-89, lot0 224. View Item   $300/2

1038. Judaea, c.4th - 5th century AD. A pair of small white slip oil lamps, each with small cross on top of nozzle. Simplistic style with row of protruding lines on top side of each lamp. Nozzle is slightly burnished on each, evidence of use in ancient times. A great Holiday gift! Both choice! View Item   $400 Rubi

1039. Judaea, c.4th - 5th Century AD. A nice oil lamp with molded linear designs. L: 9.8cm. View Item   $50

1040. Judaea, c.4th - 5th Century AD. An oil lamp of simple form with molded linear designs. L: 9.5cm. View Item   $40

1041. Phoenicia, c.300 BC, an attractive lot of 3 mold-made figure of "Tanit" the mother goddess. Each depicts her standing and wearing a veil as she holds a baby against her chest. In earth toned terra cotta. Ht: 5.5". Ex. Malter 11-18-90 lot0 194. View Item   $500/3

Ancient Persia

1042. Chesm-I Ali, c.4500 BC. A red buff bowl with black linear additions in a criss-cross motif. A very attractive piece with some restoration. H: 14cm / 5.5"; D: 21cm / 8 3/8". View Item   $800

1043. Fassa, Fars Province, c.3500 BC. A creme slip bowl with round bottom, waisted sides, and a slightly flared mouth. Nice linear additions in black paint. In perfect condition and a beautiful example. D: 21cm / 8.25". View Item   $800

1044. Qazvin, c. 2500BC, a calcite round container in white slip with lipless opening. Earth toned patina on outside with egg shell appearance. Ribbed on the inside probably from turning while being carved. Slight chipping on opening. Ht: 3", D: 2". View Item   $150

1045. Tepe Giyan III, Nehavand, c.2100 BC, a small and nicely painted crËme slip pot with 4 simplistically rendered birds, all facing to right. Four black linear bands separate each bird. Nice condition. Ht: 2.75", D: 2.5". View Item   $200

1046. Nishapur, c.1600 AD, a finely painted and green glazed single loop handle oil lamp. Almost shaped like a shoe. L: 4.5". Ex. Malter 11-18-90 lot0 111. Nice condition, slight chipping. View Item   $300

1047. Ardebil, 1600-1200 BC, a large and simplistic gray-ware bowl with raised linear design on bulbous body. Opening tapers to smaller size. Choice condition. H: 8.5, D: 4.25. Ex. Malter 12-12-99 lot0 182. View Item   $800

1048. Amlash, c. 1200BC, a grey-ware rasp-like musical instrument shaped like a cucumber. Pierced 8 times around cylindrical body. Incised grooves on one side are cut in half by slit opening. Looped at opposite side of slit. Excellent condition. Rare. L: 5.75". View Item   $250

1049. Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A red buff bowl with red painted linear designs around the rim and a central motif consisting of five stylized animals. Very nice with some restoration and a chip at one edge of rim. D: 23.5. cf. Gluck 'The world of Persian Pottery', no. 61., for similar types. View Item   $250

1050. Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. An attractive pale orange slip bowl with funnel rim. In red paint, triangles on rim, stick-like bird in center. Very fine condition with a couple of rim nicks. Ht: 2", D: 6". View Item   $250 Malt Gall 29763

1051. Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A small black-ware drinking cup. Two large round loop handles with flared opening for drinking. Flask must rest upside down due round and pointed bottom. Ht: 7". Quite unusual. View Item   $200

1052. Ardebil, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A orange slip drinking cup with a bull's head protruding from the side opposite the small pinched handle. Attractive with some repair. H: 8cm. View Item   $175

1053. Urartu -Khurvin, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A creme buff single handled pitcher with a beaked spout in the form of a bird's head showing large eyes and a ridged collar. The head of the spout is hatched. A very pleasing example with some repair. H: 20.5cm. View Item   $250

1054. Luristan, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A choice bronze clothing pin with a ibex-head terminal. Very long and heavy with nice patination. Hard to find these so large and nice. L: 24.6cm, 9.75". View Item   $200

1055. Luristan, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A hairpin with an interesting knobbed terminal. Attractive and in perfect condition. L: 15.4cm, 6". View Item   $150

1056. Luristan, c.1000 - 800 BC. Lot of 4 bronze votive animals. Two identical ibexes, what appears to be a dog, and a nice piece composed of two foreparts of cows with a large loop. All intact and attractive, the 'dog', on a metal base. View Item   $250/4

1057. Luristan, c.1000 - 800 BC. Lot of 2 bronze items. 1). Finial with remains of iron rivet. Incised along the length with a globe and two attached duck heads. Attractive. L: 9cm. 2). Handle of a large pin. Various levels of incised decoration surmounted by a bird. L: 13.5cm. A very attractive lot0. View Item   $150/2

1058. Luristan, c. 1000 - 800 BC. 2 bronze bridle decorations; each with incised human stick figure and circular designs and dangling loops at bottom. Both mounted in museum style frame with description plaque in Japanese. Ex. Jay Gluck Coll. View Item   $300/2

1059. Luristan, c.1000 - 800 BC. A bronze dagger blade with remains of handle. In nice condition and once quite sharp. L: 20.3cm. View Item   $150

1060. Luristan, c.1000 - 800 BC. A nice bronze cup with waisted mid-section and rounded base. Intact with a nice green/brown patina. H: 8cm / 3 1/8". View Item   $200

1061. Azerbaijan,, c.900 - 700 BC, a frit jar with small lug handles at opposite sides (one missing). CrËme slip and decorated with traces of black polychrome triangular designs. Ht: 3.25", D: 2.5". Repairs throughout. View Item   $150

1062. Urartu - Khurvin, c.800 BC. A large gray-ware terra cotta tripod bowl. Simplistic design with hollowed out legs, all of which open at outside top. One leg with two circular holes at top as well. One leg and bowl repaired. Ht: 7", D: 12". View Item   $500

1063. Iran, Susa, c. 700-800AD, an extremely large and impressive blue glaze ceramic storage vessel. Multi-horizontal "rope" shaped bands adorn the vessel from top to bottom. Additional zigzag "rope" designs at 4 separate levels at mid-section of jar. Bulbous body with tapered neck leading to large opening (12" in diameter). Greenish-blue dripping glaze covers pot except for bottom portion. Choice condition and rare this large and nice. A fantastic decorator piece! Height is 44.5" and at least 1" thick throughout. Very heavy. View Item   $5000

China

1064. 5th Century BC. A choice 'Kong" made from fine blood Jade. A fantastic rare item from a royal burial and a product of superb craftsmanship. W: 7.3cm / 2.75"; D: 11cm / 4.25". View Item   $5000

1065. 5th Century BC. A speckled jade 'Kong' carved with three main sections. A unique shape not seen before. From a royal burial and workshop. It is hard to imagine the effort it took to create such a beautiful piece in a hard stone like jade. W: 8.5cm / 3.25"; D: 13.5cm / 5.50". View Item   $4500

Thailand

1066. Ban Chiang, Early Middle Period, c.1200 BC. A large red-buff corded storage vessel with small flared foot. Traces of red paint around the mouth as well as a linear band. A scarcer and very attractive shape. Intact, light age crack. H: 18cm / 7.25". View Item   $350

1067. Ban Chiang, Early Middle Period, c.1200 BC. A tall red-buff pedistal vase with areas of black mottling and incised linear decoration on the sides. Intact and a very rare pottery style for this culture. H: 20.5cm / 8.5". View Item   $400

1068. Ban Chiang, Middle Period, c.1000 BC. A simple corded cookware pot with wide flared lip. Nice black modeling. H: 4.5". D: 5". View Item   $100

1069. Ban Chiang, Middle Period, c.1000 BC. A lot of 3 small vessels. 1). A perfect little corded cooking pot with round bottom and a flared rim. H: 8.5cm / 3 3/8". 2). A red-buff corded vessel with a flared mouth and a small foot. H: 10cm / 4". 3). A small pedistal bowl with red buff underneath original earth as found. D: 11 cm / 4 3/8". All three intact, the pedistal piece with a small chip at base. A very attractive lot0 of utilitarian pottery from this scarcer and virtually unknown culture. View Item   $400/3

1070. Ban Chiang, Late Middle Period, c.1000-800 BC. A beautifully corded cooking vessel with wide and flared lip. Traces of paint and incising on upper portion. Small chip on rim. H: 6.75" x 6". View Item   $200

1071. Ban Chiang, Late Middle Period, c.1000 - 800 BC. A red burnished jar with a tall straight-lipped mouth, round body, and a deep, lightly flared foot. Intact with a very handsome orange color. H: 20 cm / 8 1/8 View Item   $250

1072. Ban Chiang, Late Middle Period, c.1000 - 800 BC. A lot of 3 nice pottery pieces. 1). A red burnished jar with flared rim, round body and a small foot. H: 7.5cm / 3". 2). A charming footed bowl with red buff underneath original earth as found. D: 11cm / 4 3/8". 3). Choice pedistal bowl with light cordage on the back of the bowl. This piece is a little earlier than the previous two pieces in this lot0. All intact and scarce View Item   $400/3

1073. Ban Chiang, Late Middle Period, c.1000 - 800 BC. An interesting group of 10 thick bronze bangle type bracelets in the original matrix as found. All in their original position as well when placed on the arm of the deceased. Uncleaned and as excavated. A scarce piece as the bracelets themselves are rare, and being in situ makes this lot0 quite remarkable. L: 21 cm . / 8 _". View Item   $1000

1074. Ban Chiang, Late Period. c.5th - 1st Century BC. A choice strand of 48 barrel-shaped cobalt blue glass beads. All intact and very rare. Average size 2.5cm in width. The earliest glass beads in China date from the 9th - 8th century BC. The Ban Chiang beads are most copies of imported types from China and the west. Examples such as these are missing from many bead collections. View Item   $1700

1075. Ban Chiang, Late Period. c.5th - 1st Century BC. A nice strand of small cylindrical cobalt blue glass beads, 30" long and very rare. A nice addition to any bead collection. View Item   $1500

ELEPHANT OBJECTS FROM THE ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL
AND MODERN PERIODS

1076. Persia, c. 1000 AD. a square carved alabaster intact inlay with Kufic script around the perimeter. Each line of script fills one side and is set off by elliptical designs on each corner. Within a square frame is a central standing elephant within a circle with its trunk curled well below the head of the elephant. A dove with opened wings stand on each side of the circle. Between each of the four doves, filling in the surface design, are four rosettes. Dim: 24 cm. Square. View Item   $1000up

India

1077. Jains, c. 17th century AD, a brass water pump with an elephant head as the spout with the water directed through the elephant's trunk. The barrel of the pump is nicely incised with floral design. Length closed is 10.5", open, 17" Ex. Bob Willoughby Coll. View Item   $450

1078. Rajputana, c. 1750-1850 AD, a lot of 3 small and fine cast bronze toys. Two have a rider on top an elephant. Both are nicely attired. One with four wheels at base, the other with two front wheels. The third is that of a rider on horseback. It too is nicely adorned with only front wheels. Ht: is about 5" on each. View Item   $500/3

Pre-Columbian
1079. Maya, c.6th - 8th Century AD. A wonderful blue/green jade carving of a facing male figure, with long hair, a square head-dress and large ear spools. Well carved and a large piece. Two holes at the back for suspension. A first class jade! Dimensions: 67x55mm. View Item   $3200

1080. West Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A orange burnished penis which had served as a spout for a larger vessel. Two ridges run down the top and around the head. Hole at tip from which liquid poured. L: 12.5cm. On wooden base. Interesting. View Item   $100

Central Asia
1081. Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Northern Bactria, c. 300-200 BC. a gilt silver pendant in the form of a bald man’s head. His eyes and ears are formed with applied wire design. His neck terminates in a serpent’s head with two small snakes forming a pair of horns. The pendant is hollow and well-formed. It is looped atop for suspension on a necklace. H: 40 mm. Still wearable! View Item   $300

1082. Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Northern Bactria, c. 300-200 BC. a pair of gilt silver rhytons, each with the forepart of a wolf. The conical cup part of the rhytons have decorated bead-like bands as do the wolves. The cup tops are lightly flared, one showing finer work than the other. The wolves' mouths are open. H: 10 cm diagonally from top of cup to wolves’ paws. See A. Belinitsky, Central Asia, pl. 32, 35-36. These items appear to be an attempt to restore Scythian workmanship, an attempt which falls short of that goal. View Item   $1000
Varia

1083. England, c.1820. A brass "Sovereign Warranted" Counterfeit detector. Detects both sovereign and half sovereign counterfeits by size and or weight via a counter weight built in to the scale. L. 97mm. View Item   $100

1084. England, 14th - 15th Century. Lot of 4 nice bronze bells, sans clappers, which were iron. All in good condition and nicely patinated. Average H: 4cm. View Item   $125/4

1085. England, 14th - 15th Century. Another lot of 4 nice bronze bells, sans clappers, which were iron. All in good condition and nicely patinated. Average H: 4cm. View Item   $125/4

1086. Iran, c.19th Century. A bronze hammered tray with nice linear designs and a bright green patina. Dim: 27x18cm. An attractive decorator piece. View Item   $50

1087. Saudia Arabia. c.19th Century. An old silver mounted Jambiyya with belt. The blade is double-edged and slightly curved with medial rib and a ornate silver sheet covering part of the horn hilt. Sheath lined in felt and with some silver mounts with elaborate embroidered metal work. The belt is fine multi-colored fabric with a buckle and decorated with some old Saudia Arabian coins. Blade length c.18cm/ 7". A very attractive ethnic piece and very scarce indeed. View Item   $100

1088. USA, microscope. View Item   $300

Literature

Numismatics
1089. PRICE, M.R.: The Coinage in the Name of Alexander The Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. An extremely important two-volume set that is a corpus of coins arranged by mints (listing over 4,000 types), with large indices of monograms for quick reference. Certain to become the standard reference for many decades to come, this is the accumulation of over 30 years of research and easily makes all other references on this subject obsolete! 637 pages and 149 excellent plates. View Item   $255

1090. SNG COPENHAGEN: The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum. New Jersey, 1981 reprint IN EIGHT VOLUMES of the 42 fascicles, complete (originally published 1942-1977). This is the largest and most complete of all SNG's, and is utilized extensively by both scholars and the trade. The coverage is extensive and the research is very good. They measure 12" x 15", and contain 583 plates of photos (!), illustrating 22,012 coins (which are described on facing pages). Eight volumes, folio, uniform maroon clot0h, a few marks on covers but otherwise as new copies. Original sets have fetched $20,000+! CS-1912*, Kroh p.13. View Item   $1325

1091. CRAWFORD, M.H.: Roman Republican Coinage. London, 1974 two-volume set. Absolutely the finest scientific reference on this coinage. 919 pages of text, 70 exceptional plates. Brown clot0h, Fine copy. Long out of print and scarce! Kroh p.67. View Item   $275

1092. GRIERSON, P.: Coins of Medieval Europe. London, 1991. A detailed century-by-century survey of the coinage of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. With a format similar to the new revised Greek Coins by Jenkins, it has 224 pages, with 478 black & white illustrations plus 8 pages of color plates. View Item   $60

1093. GRIERSON, P. and BLACKBURN, M.: Medieval European Coinage Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries), with a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge, 1986. xxi, 674 pages of text, 1,529 coins illustrated on 65 excellent plates with facing descriptions. Blue clot0h with dustjacket, as new copy, out of print and scarce. View Item   $175

1094. JENKINS, G.K.: Ancient Greek Coins. New York, 1972. An extremely deluxe book printed on deluxe paper and containing some spectacular color photographs of some of the choicest Greek coins in the world. 310 pages of text, 679 highly enlarged photographs. Dustcover slightly faded and browned at edges (as usual for these), internally a Fine copy. Kroh p.7 (three 1/2 stars). View Item   $130

1095. SNG COPENHAGEN. Reprint of the first 39 cardcover volumes in seven hardbound in maroon clot0h, as new. View Item   $725

1096. MILNE, J.G.: Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins, University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, 1971 reprint. Nearly 5,500 coins catalogued in lxviii, 164 pages of text, 7 plates of photos plus 2 fold-out charts. Includes 1971 supplement by Colin Kraay. Green clot0h, spotted as usual, Fine copy. Kroh p.53 . . View Item   $48

1097. JENKINS, G.K. and LEWIS, R.B.: Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins. London, 1963. A corpus and die-study of this fascinating series. 149 pg, 39 collot0ype plates including ten enlargements. Maroon clot0h with dustjacket, Very Fine copy. OP. View Item   $100

1098. METCALF, W.E. and HAHN, W. (editors): Studies in Early Byzantine Gold Coinage. New York, 1988 (ANS Numismatic Studies No.17). A series of seven articles by various experts in the field. 142 pages, 24 plates. Red clot0h, new copy. Kroh p.94. View Item   $50

1099. SVORONOS, J.N.: Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens. Chicago, 1975 English edition. 41 pages of introductions and indices, 115 double-page plates. Red clot0h, as new copy. OP and now quite elusive. Most likely the single most useful volume on the Athenian coinage (and certainly so for bronzes). View Item   $170

1100. KLEINER, F.S. and NOE, S.P.: The Early Cistophoric Coinage. New York, 1977 (ANS Numismatic Studies No.14). 129 pages of text, 38 plates. Red clot0h, as new copy. CS-2606* Kroh p.40 (four stars) View Item   $30
1101. JOEL L. MALTER & CO. INC.: The Coinage of Ancient Egypt, Auction II, 1978. PR's. Useful. Signed. View Item   $30

SEALS AND ANTIQUITIES:

1102. MALTER GALLERIES.: 6,000 years of seals, Auction LVIII, 1994 with PR's. View Item   $30

1103. MITTEN, DAVID GORDON.: Master Bronzes From the Classical World, Fogg Art Museum, 1967. PC. View Item   $35

1104. MONTEBELLO, PHILIPPE DE.: Selections From the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Ancient Near East Department, Tokyo, 1983. PC. Excellent pictures of seals. Cover creased, contents very fine. Scarce. View Item   $35

1105. MOOREY, P. R. S.: Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals, LACMA, 1981. SC. Along with LACMA's "Man Came This Way, The Berg Collection, LACMA, 1971. View Item   $50/2

1106. SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK.: The Ada Small Moore Collection of Ancient Near Eastern Seals, 1991, with PR's. View Item   $50
A most important cylinder seal auction. Some of the seals offered in this auction are published in this fine work.

1107.TEISSIER, BEATRICE, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals From the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984. DJ. As new. View Item   $100

1108. MULLER, L., Numismatique de L'ANCIENNE AFRIQUE, (The Coinage of Ancient Africa). In French; lots of line drawings and plates. Hardbound. Chicago, 1977. Like new. View Item   $75