Antiquities
Neolithic
781. Thessaly, Greece, 6th – 4th Millennium BC. A terracotta head with dome-like top & ‘coffee bean’ eyes. H: 2 3/8”, 6 cm. Extremely rare. $850 view item
782. Thessaly, Greece, 6th – 4th Millennium BC. A terracotta seated female with left hand on stomach; head and right arm missing. H: 1 ¾”, 4.4cm. Very rare. $950 view item
783. Thessaly, Greece, 6th – 4th Millennium BC. A terracotta head with ‘wavy ‘hair’’ parted in the middle, ‘coffee bean’ eyes and open mouth. H: 2 ¼”. Very rare. $1,400 view item
784. Thessaly, Greece, 6th – 4th Millennium BC. A terracotta fragmentary face with slit eyes and partial ‘howling’ mouth. H: 1 ¼”, 3.4cm. Very Rare. $550 view item
785. Thessaly, Greece, 6th – 4th Millennium BC. A terracotta head with dome-like top, ‘coffee bean’ eye and a beaked nose. H: 2 ¼”. Very Rare. $875 view item
786. Early Vinca Culture, Southern Yugoslavia, c.5,000 Millennium BC. A terracotta double-headed deity on rudimentary body with vertical hole pierced through. H: 2 3/8”, 6cm. Ex. Collection Sir Sidney Nolan, O.M., A.C., C.B.E., painted collection #M276. $200 view item
787. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, c.5th Millennium BC. A terracotta head of triangular form with large incised eyes and eyelashes. H: 2 ¾”, 6.8cm. A rare and very interesting piece. $1100 view item
788. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, c.5th Millennium BC. A terracotta figure of a standing deity with triangular head, projecting nose and outstretched arms. H: 3 ¾”, 9.5cm. $650 view item
789. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, c.5th Millennium BC. A terracotta head of wedge form and triangular cross-section with large incised eyes. H: 1 ¼”, 3.2cm. $225 view item
790. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, c.5th Millennium BC. A terracotta standing figure with triangular face with pronounced ears and nose, arms outstretched. H: 1 7/8”, 4.8cm. $375 view item
791. Mid-Vinca Culture, Southern Yugoslavia, c.4500 - 4000 Millennium BC. A terracotta miniature figure with outstretched arms. Top of head with incised designs. H: 2”, 5.1cm. Ex. Collection Sir Sidney Nolan, O.M., A.C., C.B.E., painted collection numbers. $500 view item
792. Denmark, c.3,500 – 3,000 BC. A Nordic Neolithic polishing stone. Elongated loaf shape, smoothed by wear on one face. L: 14 1/8”, 36cm. Ex. Collection Lord McAlpine of west Green; Published in the Ashmolean Museum Catalog, 4.247 (1987). $550 view item
793. Drouwen or Michelsberg Culture, c.3,000 – 2,500 BC. An important deer antler pick with wear from use and some mineralization. Collected in Belgium near Spienne by two French farmers between 1918 and 1938. L: 17 ¾”, 45cm. Break repaired. A rare and desirable piece. $2,500 view item
Egypt
Stone
794. Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, 3500 - 3100 BC. A quartzite grinding plate. Some edge chipping. D: 8". From Abydos. $300 view item
795. Proto Dynastic Period, c.3000 BC. A charming alabaster conical vessel with rippled band around mid-section and four small handles, one of which is missing. Handsome marbled texture to the alabaster and very thin walled. Some restoration. A very handsome piece. H: 6”. $8000 view item
796. Proto Dynastic period, c.3000 BC. A beautiful veined green serpentine conical jar with flared mouth and thick rim. Lovely glossy surfaces and outstanding coloration of the stone. In perfect condition and worthy of a fine collection. H: 8 ¼”. Said to be from Abydos. $8000 view item
797. Early Dynastic period, Dynasty 1, c.3000 – 2800 BC. An alabaster cylinder jar with flared mouth and thick walls and lip. Small raised twisted band of decoration around upper part of the body. A very characteristic and attractive example. In good condition with some restoration to the flat bottom. H: 7 ¼”. See Petrie, ‘Stone and Metal Vases’, Pl. VII for similar examples. A very substantial piece! $4000 view item
798. Early Dynastic period, Dynasty 1, c.3000 – 2800 BC. A nice alabaster bowl with very steep sides and small disc base. Nice veined alabaster with walls thinned to allow light to pass easily. Some restoration and found in the same burial as the cylinder jar in the previous lot. H: 4 3/8”, W: 5 ¾”. See Petrie, ‘Stone and Metal Vases’, Pl. XVII for similar examples. $4500 view item
799. Old Kingdom, 2625 - 2130 BC. A heavy alabaster grinding basin with 4 lug-type handles. Very think-walled with thick desert patina. H: 7 1/4", D: 14 3/4". Large vessels such as this are nearly impossible to obtain these days. $2,000 view item
800. New Kingdom, c.1539 – 1075 BC. A beautiful limestone lid from a canopic jar in the form of the human-headed Imsety, who protected the liver. Beautifully rendered with much attention paid to the details. A product of a skilled craftsmen. Lipped at the base to fit the jar, which is missing. Some minor nicks, but a very attractive and displayable ancient Egyptian sculpture. H: 5 ¾”. $9800 view item
801. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A dark serpentine kohl pot. Nice rich coloration with some restoration to the top. H: 2 1/8”, W: 2”. A nice item from everyday life. $650 view item
802. Ptolemaic Period, c.3rd – 2nd Century BC. A sandstone relief depicting Isis standing lt., wearing double crown and holding an Ankh in her left hand. Before her, just barley visible, is Pharaoh offering her lotus’ he holds in his outstretched hands. Nicely worked and from a temple in the Delta region. 15” x 10 ½”. On custom Lucite base. $4000 view item
803. Ptolemaic Period, 4th – 1st Century BC. A sandstone sculpture of a male head, with short hair incised with tiers of waves; plain and narrow back pillar. Sensitive facial features. H: 10”, 25.4cm. Left side of head restored. Ex. Age of Cleopatra, 1989, no. 3. $5,000 view item
804. Roman Period, c.2nd Century AD. A marble head of a Nubian? Male, with close cropped hair and a disk? Within the mouth. Top of head cupped out with remains of a reddish pigment. Some light abraision and most interesting. H: 5 ½”. $3,000 view item
Bronze
805. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A bronze figure of the Apis bull striding on a rectangular base. The sun-disk with uraeus between his horns, the body incised with an inverted triangle on the forehead, a four-row necklace with drops, a cross-hatched saddle-cloth and a vulture with spread wings. L: 2 ½”, 6.4cm. A very nice example with good detail and a pleasing patina. $2,250 view item
806. Late Dynastic, Dynasty XXVI - XXVII, 664 - 405 BC. A bronze eye from a sarcophagus. Original alabaster and paste inlay remains with some minor losses. Nicely mounted on a stand. L: 3 1/4". $500 view item
807. Late Dynastic, 664 - 343 BC. A lot of 3 small bronzes of Osiris. All simply done and mounted on a small base. Average length 2 1/2". $400/3 view item
808. Late Dynastic, 664 - 343 BC. A lot of 2 bronze Atef-feathers, each with ram's horn and uraeus. They were once part of an Atef-crown of Osiris. L: 2 1/4" & 3". $125/2 view item
809. Late Dynastic - Roman Period, 664 BC - 3rd Century AD. A lot of 4 bronze items; a horn of Ammon, a studded leg to a box, a small head of a canine, and a flat bronze hand, the end of something. L: 1 1/2" to 3 3/4". $300/4 view item
810. Roman Period, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A lot of 3 bronze items which include 2 small pendant busts as well as an appliqué in the form of a face. H: 1 3/8" to 1 5/8". $125/3 view item
811. Roman Period, c.1st - 3rd Century AD. A lot of 3 bronze items; a foot from a statue, a hand holding a globe and a claw foot let from a box. L: 1" to 2". $125/2 view item
Pottery
812. Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, c.3500 – 3100 BC. A very large conical black-topped storage jar of great form showing signs of an ancient repair along a crack which runs down the length of one side and along the bottom. The repairs consist of drilling holes on either edge of the break, two at the top and mid-section, three at the bottom and fastening them together with cord. The crack could then have been sealed with some sort of adhesive. Some small rim chipping, otherwise intact with no restoration. A most interesting piece showing the importance of the vessel to the owner. H: 15”, W: 9 ¾”.$7500 view item
813 . Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, c.3500 – 3100 BC. A red burnished oval bowl. Nice coloration and good, glossy surfaces. Intact save for a small rim chip. A more unusual pottery form for the period. L: 9”, H: 3 ½”. $3500 view item
814. Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, c.3500 – 3100 BC. A small bowl with stylized decoration on sides in black addition. Some rim chipping. D: 7.6cm. Rare. $450 view item
815. New Kingdom, Reign of Amenhotep III, 1234 – 1234 BC. A terracotta foundation cone, nice clear impression of hieroglyphic text. These cones are often found above or below the walls of structures as a form of protection for the edifice. Nice condition and intact with fingerprints of the maker still intact. L: 8 ¼”. $1,500 view item
816. Roman Period, 1st - 2nd Century AD. A lot of 2 red ware juglets, with small pinched handle. Most likely used for offerings. Both intact and interesting. H: 3 1/2". $175/2 view item
817. Coptic Period, c.9th Century AD. A polychromed terracotta vessel fragment with a crimped lip, depicting a bird with a sprig of berries in his beak, and the hindquarters of an equine. L: 22.6cm / 8 7/8". Ex collection of Jefferies Wyman, acquired in the 1950?s. For a related fragment in the Musee National Varsovie, France. Cf. Mazenot, Art de l'Egypt, p. 130, fig. 831. $500 view item
818. Coptic Period, 6th - 7th Century AD. A large red-buff storage jar with shoulder decorated with vaulted geometric patterns in black-brown pigmentation. Neck ornamented with tight consecutive rings with remains of two small handles. Some minor edge chipping, otherwise intact and a large and impressive piece. H: 17 1/4". $9,000 view item
Sarcophagi, Masks and Cartonnage
819. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII, 1938 - 1759 BC. A rectangular coffin box, lid and bottom now missing. Nicely decorated with well rendered hieroglyphic characters in black pigment over a beige ground. Eyes on the side which would have faced east. L: 6', H: 1' 5 1/2", W: 1' 5 1/2". No restoration. Lid a modern replacement. $40,000 view item
820. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII & XIX, 1539 – 1190 BC. A small terracotta anthropomorphic burial jar lid. Well-incised features and some losses around the edges. A very attractive as well as interesting example. H: 6”. $500 view item
821. 3rd Intermediate Period, c.1075 - 656 BC. A wooden mask from a sarcophagus with black cosmetic details over a beige ground. Pleasant features with some insect damage. H: 5 5/8". $500 view item
822. Late Dynastic, Dynasty XXVII, 525 – 405 . The upper portion of a sarcophagus lid. Somewhat blocky, but pleasant style with a flat top, front and sides. Original mask, still in place, with smiling features, a tripartite headdress with detailed large broad collar below alternating strands of rosettes and beads. Falcon headed terminals on each shoulder. Below the collar is a winged solar disc with two uraeii. Beneath is alternating columns of text just above an image of the kneeling winged goddess Maat, holding a feather in each of her outstretched hands. At the bottom is a pair of 'ba' birds adoring a gold symbol, or “nub”. Overall the piece is of pleasing style for the period with nice colors and details. Colors include golden yellow, red, black, white, blue, green and ochre. No restoration, but a few boards a bit loose and there is some losses of paint in a few areas. A very interesting and untouched piece. 3’ x 1 ½’. This piece is a pleasing example from a difficult time in the long history of Egypt. Her longing eyes and quaint smile emitting hope in a time of suffering, the gold symbol on her chest a plea for wealth amidst much poverty. $3500 view item
823. Late Dynastic, c.664 – 343 BC. A wooden mask from a sarcophagus. Nicely rendered features with central part of headdress. Black details over an ochre ground. Some minor losses to pigmentation, but a handsome example. L: 11”. $1500 view item
824. Ptolemaic Period, c.3rd – 1st Century BC. A nice gilded cartonnage mask for a male, handsomely modeled with large almond-shaped eyes and a multi-colored headdress. No restoration, but some stabilization of the edges. Headdress depicts various gods and goddesses between linear decorations. Colors include deep green, red, brown, white and black. H: 9”. A very displayable piece. $6500 view item
825. Late Ptolemaic Period, c.2nd - 1st Century BC. A plaster funerary mask of a youth, with handsome features and realistic hair. Mask is divided into 4 vignettes; the top depicts an image of winged Isis in falcon-form with human head; the left side depicts Anubis performing the opening of the mouth on the deceased; the right side depicts the deceased before Osiris; and the front shows an image of the kneeling Isis and Nephthys flanking the face. The piece has been restored and retains good color, which includes green, pink, ochre, blue and black. H: 9", W: 7 1/2", Depth: 10". Similar to excavated types found at Hawarra, University College of London #28099. An attractive and displayable piece. $9,750 view item
826. Roman Period, c.130 – 150 AD. Portrait of a young woman, encaustic over wood. She is depicted facing, with her hair done up in waves and wearing gold ornaments around her neck and in her hair. Some losses of pigment and warping of the wooden panel, but still a good example of a painting which combines Greco-Roman art with classic Egyptian funerary practice. From the Fayoum region, south of Cairo. 15 ½” x 7 ½”. On nice wooden mount. $50,000 view item
Wood
827. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC, 2081 – 1759 BC. A handsome wooden image of a seated male, arms missing, wearing Nubian wig. Facial features nicely rendered with some pigmentation remaining. H: 7 ¼”. On wooden stand. $800 view item
828. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC. A wooden offering figure of a woman, with nice facial features and some additions in black paint. Arms are missing and there are some losses to the legs. An attractive piece. H: 10 1/2". $500 view item
829. New Kingdom, 1570 – 1070 BC. A carved wooden cosmetic dish in the form of a goose, with feet below and head turned to one side. Nicely rendered and intact. L: 2 ¾”. $12,000 view item
830. Late Dynastic, 664 – 332 BC. A handsome Ptah-Sokar-Osiris in wood and polychrome. This mummiform figure, while somewhat worn, was made with a delicate hand. The identifying feather crown with ram’s horns and solar disc as well as the Osirian beard are now missing. The figure is decorated with a broad usekh collar which sits low on the chest. The bead-netting painted over the figure represents that which is worn by Osiris and commonly placed over the mummy. The plain tripartite wig is blue and the face is yellow-gold. There is a vertical column of text on the front and back. The text on the front reads: “An offering which the king gives to… Osiris, foremost of the Westerners, great god, Lord of Abydos…” The text on the back reads “Osiris, the great god, who resides in Ipew, Ankmim, Sokar-Osiris the great god who resides in … the scared land.” The text indicates the provenance of this figure was Middle Egypt. H: 14”. The Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure represented a combination deity of resurrection made up of three powerful gods: Ptah the creator of Memphis, Sokar the Memphite god of the necropolis and Osiris the king of the gods of the next world. $6,000 view item
831. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A lot of 4 gilded wooden ibis heads. Long beaked with detailed facial features. Looped at the ends for attachment to an ibis mummy bundle. Some losses and traces of gilding remaining. L: 3” to 9 ½”. There were many shrines and sanctuaries dedicated to Thoth, who was worshipped in ibis-form. An ibis mummy was given as a votive offering by pilgrims who visited these places, hoping for some sort of bestowment of favor. $250/4 view item
832. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A tall wooden headdress from a Ptah-Sokar Osiris figure in the form of a solar disc, horns and plumes. Would have originally been gessoed and painted. H: 7 ¾”. On custom stand. $300 view item
833. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 - 30 Century BC. A wooden lintel from a Ptah-Sokar shrine composed of 2 parts. Across the front is a nicely painted winged uraeus amidst multi-colored decoration. On the back are two images of Anubis on the corners above where the piece attached to the front of the shrine. Colors include blue, green, red and ochre. All in all an attractive piece. 16 ¾” x 3 ½”. $1200 view item
834. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A wooden shrine element decorated with alternating bands of color, which include golden yellow, black, green and red over a crème ground. 7 ½” x 2”. On custom stand. $375 view item
835. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A nicely painted leg from a funerary bier. On the front and one side is a lotus with two lily patties. Colors include black, red and golden yellow over a crème ground. 13 ¼” x 3 ½”. $400 view item
836. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A wooden furniture element nicely decorated with serpentine and floral patterns in black, red and light blue over a crème ground. Nice work with three rosettes being especially attractive. 6 ¾” x 1 ½”. $300 view item
837. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A lot of 2 wooden shrine elements with brightly colored decoration in golden yellow, black, red and green over a crème ground. Both very attractive examples retaining their vivid original coloration. 6 ½” x 2 ¼”, 5 ¼” x 2 ¼”. $300/2 view item
838. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A lot of 2 wooden shrine elements, one with nicely painted decoration in green, black, red and ochre over a crème ground. Faded remnants of two Flowers on the back. 5 ¼” x 3”. The other a Djed column of Osiris painted in black and red over a golden yellow ground. 5” x 3 ¼”. $300/2 view item
839. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A Ptah-Sokar shrine element decorated with alternating bands of red and black lines. Remains of floral designs on the back. 15” x 3”. $400 view item
840. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A painted pole from a piece of funerary furniture decorated with alternating bands of color, which include green and red over a golden yellow ground. Shaped terminal for attachment to another element. L: 12”. Interesting. $150 view item
841. Ptolemaic Period, c.350 – 30 BC. A wooden Anubis of schematic form. Some black pigmentation remains and in two parts. L: 3 7/8”. $125 view item
Textiles
842. -, 7th - 8th Century AD. A linen panel from a tunic with a simple border consisting of crosses separated by pellets within a red line. At the center a cross pendant on the end of a think line. Deep brown on beige. Dim: 13" x 10 1/4". $550 view item
Beads and Necklaces
843. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A large 1-kilo bag of multi-colored faience disc beads, which had once formed the netted covering that adorned some of the mummies of the period. All intact and of the highest quality with brilliant colors. $1500 view item
844. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. Lot of 12 necklaces composed of bright blue faience tube beads, style being one row to six rows. All of high quality and quite attractive. L: 19”. $1500 view item
845. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. Lot of 5 necklaces composed of various colored faience disc beads, style being one row to six rows. All of the highest quality and very attractive. L: 18”. $600 view item
846. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. Lot of 5 necklaces composed of various colored faience tube beads, style being one row to six rows. All of the highest quality and very attractive. L: 18”. $600 view item
Scarabs
847. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1523 BC. A small well-carved steatite scarab set in a silver stickpin. Intact and very attractive with linear designs on the base.
L: (Scarab) 12 x 7mm; L: (Pin) 55mm, 2 1/8”. $200 view item
848. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1523 BC. A steatite scarab of tabular form with stylized glyphs on the base in three columns. 15 x 9mm. $150 view item
849. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1523 BC. A large steatite scarab of tabular form and detailed head and scrollwork on the base. 27 x 18mm, some chipping. Also included a faience New Kingdom scarab with much wear, 15 x 12mm. $225/2 view item
850. 2nd Intermediate Period, Hyksos of the Delta, 1630 – 1523 BC. Steatite scarab with a stylized female on base. 16x11.5mm. $75 view item
851. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1523 BC, or a bit later. A well modeled steatite square plaque, glaze now white. On the back, a Kheper flanked by feathers within a framed border; on base, a private name. 17x14mm. Ex. Jonathan Rosen collection, New York, acquired July, 1982. $250 view item
852. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1523 BC, or a bit later. A green faience scarab of nice style with four uraeii on the base. 29x20.5mm. Cf. Matouk II, 1183; Cf. Jonathan Rosen collection, New York. $250 view item
853. New Kingdom, c.1479 – 1425 BC or later. A steatite scarab set in a modern rectangular 14k gold swivel pendant. On the base is the cartouche, ‘Men-Kheper-Re” the prenomen of Thutmose III, between two feathers. Length of pendant is 1 ½”. $350 view item
854. New Kingdom, c.1479 – 1425 BC or later. A large green faience scarab of handsome style. On base, the prenomen of Thutmose II, reading “Men-Kheper-Ra, beloved of Amen’. 32x22mm. Couple of small chips. $250 view item
855. New Kingdom, c.1479 – 1075 BC. A steatite rectangular plaque, glaze gone white. On back, cartouche of Thutmose III with feathers; on base, two cartouches of Thutmose III flanking a figure of the god Bes. Cf. Matouk I 324v. 24x18mm. Small chip on base. A very nice example. $350 view item
856. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390 – 1353 BC. A beautiful blue glazed faience cowroid. On base, the prenomen of Amenhotep III, “Neb-Maat-Ra’. A bit crudely made, but in near perfect condition. Ex. Collection of President Marius Suzanne, Judge of the International Tribunal. Alexandria, 1905 – 1920. 21.5x17.5mm. $225 view item
857. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292 – 1190 BC. A steatite scarab, on base an amuletic cartouche inscribed “Men-Kheper-Re, resting on truth”. Intact. 14x11mm. Scarabs with amuletic cartouches of Thutmose III became quite prevalent under the Rameside kings, often with the name of the king behind. This example most likely from around the time of Merenptah, as the wording seems to use part of his name, similar to BM Scarabs 1309/10. $250 view item
858. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A green glazed steatite scarab, on base the god Bes, the protective household god who the thought to protect the owner from harmful bites (snakes ad scorpions) and well as other ailments. Intact and very pleasing with full glazing. 13x10mm. $225 view item
859. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A nicely carved steatite scarab, on base, a “nefer” flanked by feathers with a “neb” below. 15 x 11mm. Cf. Matouk II. 2447. $150 view item
860. New Kingdom, 1539 - 1075 BC. A nice green glazed steatite scaraboid in the form of a duck. On base, a well rendered plant. Ex. Collection of President Marius Suzanne, Judge of the International Tribunal. Alexandria, 1905 – 1920. 14x10mm. $300 view item
861. New Kingdom, 1539 - 1075 BC. A blue glazed steatite scaraboid in the form of a duck. On base a red crown of the delta region. 11x8mm. Petrie D.S. #314. $75 view item
862. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A large lapis lazuli pectoral scarab comprising the outline of a scarab’s back, with incised wing cases and detailed head. Underside smooth with a roughly grooved center. L: 3”. Ex. Bay collection, Basel. Acquired in the 1950’s. Cf. Catalogue, 5000 Jahre Aegyptische Kunst, Zurich (1961), no. 340a. $7000 view item
863. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A nice steatite scarab with roped border around the edges and a “Kheper” flanked by “Udjats”, 14 x 10mm. Cf. Petrie, ‘Buttons’, no. 496. Also included a steatite plaque with stylized writing of Amen is Satisfied, perhaps a prenomen to one of the Pharaohs named Amenhotep, 13 x 11mm. Both pieces ex. Jonathan Rosen collection, NY. $225/2 view item
864. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A green glazed steatite half-cylinder plaque. On back, ‘Nefer-Nefer-ah’; on base ‘Nefer-ah’. Cf. Petrie ‘Scarabs’. No. XXIX, 124 for a similar seal. Ex. Jonathan Rosen collection, New York. 12x9mm. This is an interesting piece, perhaps inscribed with a private name. $300 view item
865. Late New Kingdom – Dynasty XXVI, c.1200 – 525 BC. Steatite scarab, glaze now white. On base, goddess Merti, inscription reads, ‘The King, Son of Merti’. 13x9mm. Petrie, D.S. #778. $75 view item
866. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292 – 1190 BC. A steatite scarab, glaze now white. On base, ‘Beautiful Ra, lord of the two lands’. 18x12mm. Petrie D.S. #1010. From the delta region. $75 view item
867. 3rd Intermediate Period, 1075 – 656 BC. A steatite stamp seal with a large handle. On base, facing male head flanked by pellets. 37x23mm. Cf. Matouk II, 145; Ex. Jonathan Rosen collection, New York, no. J-264. Very Rare. Dated by a parallel scarab in the cataloguer’s collection with the same exact motif below the name of a 23rd Dynasty king. $300 view item
868. Saite Period, XXVIth Dynasty, 664 – 525 BC. Molded faience scarab, no glaze. On base, Tauret, the guardian of childbirth with ankh. 15x11mm. From middle Egypt. $75 view item
869. Saite Period, XXVIth Dynasty, 664 – 525 BC. Steatite scarab with stylized image of Bes on the base. Nice surfaces. 15x11mm. Petrie D.S. #1065. $75 view item
870. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A beautifully carved ‘button’ scarab of dark brown steatite. A simple, but elegant design. 14x11mm. Ex. German collection formed in the 1950’s & 1960’s. $250 view item
871. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A Green scarab of lower quality faience. On base, a figure standing holding two rampant Oryx. 35x26mm. Very scarce and interesting. RA30 $225 view item
872. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. Green faience scaraboid with a baboon on back. Men signs on the base. 21x16mm. Scarce and interesting. $300 view item
873. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. Green faience scaraboid in the form of a reclining hippopotamus. On Base, a human-headed sphinx. 23x15mm. $500 view item
874. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A large steatite plaque with the image of the god, Heh, the eternal; on base, inscription obscured by weathering. 39x35mm. Chipping on one corner and moderately weathered. $275 view item
875. Lot of 7 scarabs, all of steatite. One from the Middle Kingdom and the other 5 from the New Kingdom. All exhibit various chips and breaks. A few nicely carved. Each with an identification tag. $325/7 view item
876. Lot of 7 scarabs, all steatite and are from various time periods. All exhibit chips and a few are well carved. One is reglazed. Each with an identification tag. $325/7 view item
Amulets
877. Old Kingdom, c.2686 – 2160 BC. A green faience stamp seal of pyramidal form with snakes on the base. Intact with full glaze. 9x8mm. Cf. Petrie Buttons’, 345; Ex. Jonathan Rosen collection, New York, acquired March, 1981. Rare. $225 view item
878. Middle Kingdom, c.2050 – 1786 BC. An amethyst amulet of a stylized crouching baboon. 17.5x12mm. $300 view item
879. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1539 – 1292 BC. A turquoise faience inlay of Tauret, the syncretistic hippopotamus goddess, protectress of the family at night and in dark places. Also protected children and pregnant mothers. She wears a solar disk and is holding a ‘sa’. L: 3.4cm. Ex. Collection Albert Pagnon (1847 – 1909), builder and owner of the Luxor hotel, acquired between 1876 – 1893. $700 view item
880. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. An obsidian ‘Sma’-amulet, which as a hieroglyph means ‘unification’ or ‘unite’. As an amulet it guaranteed the wearer a unified corpse in the other world. H: 2.6cm. RA18 Res$125 $200 view item
881. Late Dynastic, Dynasty XXVII to XXX, 525 – 343 BC. A blue/green faience amuletic bead of open work design depicting a row of four standing gods and goddesses on both sides within a border of pellets. Cf. Reisner, “Catalog des Antiquities Egyptienne”, Musee du Caire, II, Amulets, pl. IX, 12807. 21 x 17mm on a custom stand. $600 view item
882. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A steatite amulet of a baboon, the representative of the god, Thoth, standing balanced upon his tail, hands raised in adoration. H: 38mm. On custom stand. $400 view item
883. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A brown steatite amulet of Horus in falcon-form, wearing triple Atef crown, traces of blue glaze remains. Intact and a pleasant little piece. H: 27mm. $350 view item
884. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A steatite amulet depicting a pair of ba-birds, standing side by side. H: 18mm. A nice little piece! $225 view item
885. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A lot of 3 stone amulets; an alabaster solar disc, 19x x8mm; an alabaster scarab, 20 x 20mm; and a soft steatite udjat or “eye of Horus”, 25 x 22mm. All decent examples and are from Upper Egypt. $250/3 view item
886. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A lot of 4 faience items; an amulet of Khnum, an amulet of Anubis, an amulet of Bes and a rosette bead. Two with some minor chipping. L: 14 to 17mm. $200/3 view item
887. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A lot of 3 faience items, one a round bead with an udjat on one side and a floral motif on the other; a rectangular plaque with an udjat on one side and a lotus on the other; and a faience scarab with blue/green glaze. Also included is an orange glass papyrus scepter. 13mm to 22mm. $250/4 view item
888. Ptolemaic Period, 3rd – 1st Century BC. A lot of 3 blue/green glazed faience amulets of Thoth in Baboon form, Seated Isis, and Sekhmet. All intact and good examples of their kind. H: 20 to 26mm. $225/3 view item
889. Ptolemaic-Roman Period, c.2nd Century BC/AD. A silver or billon amulet of a frog, the symbol of fertility. Pierced for suspension. Intact with some encrustation. L: 2.2cm. On custom stand. $350 view item
890. Roman Period, 1st – 2nd Century AD. A green faience phallic amulet. Intact with sharp detail and good color. L: 22mm. $250 view item
891. Roman Period, c.2nd Century AD. A bronze hand amulet with incised circular decorations. 34 x 28mm, missing suspension loop. From the Delta region. In earlier periods the hand amulets conferred manual dexterity on the wearer. $200 view item
892. Roman Period, Gnostic?, 2nd – 3rd Century AD. A lead male magical figure. His hands bound behind his back, and an inscription in Greek on his torso. H: 3 ¾”, 9.7cm. Ex. Collection Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris. A very interesting piece which should be studies further. $900 view item
Ushabtis
893. New Kingdom, Mid-Late Dynasty XVIII, c.1353 – 1292 BC. A molded terracotta reis of ‘overseer’ ushabti. A bit crudely modeled, but interesting. Wears tripartite wig with arms folded across chest, feet curved forward. H: 6 7/8”. From the eastern Delta region. $200 view item
894. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292 – 1190 BC. A wooden ushabti with nice black pigmentation over a golden yellow ground. Intact save for some loss to the facial area. A pleasing example with vibrant colors and a good band of text down front. H: 6 ¼”. $700 view item
895. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292 – 1190 BC. A wooden ushabti with black pigmentation, similar to some of the coffins of the period. Simple features with some abraision. H: 7 3/8". $185 view item
896. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX - XX, 1292 - 1075 BC. A molded terracotta ushabti of blocky design, feet missing. A decent example with traces of pigmentation. H: 5 1/2". On stand. $150 view item
897. 3rd Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI, 1075 – 945 BC. A nice light blue ushabti with black addition, including the characteristic shesh headband of the period. Intact with partial text down front. H: 4”. $400 view item
898. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A nice faience ushabti, now a faded light green color. Well executed with glyphs across and down the body. Some restoration in the leg area. H: 6 1/8”. A very attractive example. $850 view item
899. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A light blue faience ushabti. Intact with good color and facial features. H: 5 ¼”. $350 view item
900. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A nice blue faience ushabti with thick glaze and lacking text down the front. Intact and a pleasing example. H: 4 ½”. $300 view item
901. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A nice turquoise colored faience ushabti of simple, but pleasing form. Handsome facial features and lighted detailed funerary text down the front side. Intact. H: 4 5/8”. $350 view item
902. Late Dynastic, Dynasty XXX, 381 - 343 BC. A nice tall light blue faience ushabti with pleasant features and 7 horizontal bands of text down the front. Quite attractive and repaired at the feet. H: 7 ½”. On stand. $900 view item
Ushabti Lots
903. 3rd Intermediate Period, Dynast XXI, 1075 – 945 BC. A lot of 10 upper portions of faience ushabtis, all with some abrasion, but with remaining light blue and black coloration. Average length 1 ½” and a neat group. $200 view item
904. 3rd Intermediate Period, Dynast XXI, 1075 – 945 BC. A lot of 10 lower portions of faience ushabtis, most with good light blue color and some text in deep black for the deceased, ‘Nes-Men’. All with some abrasions, but an interesting lot. Average length, 1 ½”. $150 view item
905. Lot of 4 ushabtis. Three are 3rd Intermediate faience types and one New Kingdom terracotta type with Asiatic influence. All 4 are nice examples, the three faience pieces are intact and the terracotta piece with some repair. Length 4 1/2" to 5 1/2". $400/3 view item
906. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A lot of 10 molded terracotta ushabtis with much of their blue glaze remaining. Each has good details and is intact. Average length 2 ¼”. $350 view item
907. Late Dynastic, 664 – 343 BC. A group of 20 small terracotta ushabtis of simple, but pleasing form. Some with very minute traces of blue glaze. Each is intact. Average length, 1 ¾”. $300 view item
Egypt Misc
908. Late Dynastic, 664 – 30 BC. A mask composed of multi-colored faience beads and originally formed part of a beaded net over a mummy. Restrung on the pattern of the original. 5 ½” x 4 1/8”. $400 view item
909. Lot of 4 vessels, 3 are glass vessels from the Fayoum region in Egypt, Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD. The last a small terracotta juglet, New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. All with some chipping or loss. Height from 2 ¾” to 3 ¾”. $200 view item
910. Lot of 2 various glass items including 2 Phoenician glass beads, c.1st millennium BC and a pair of Roman glass gaming pieces, c.1st Century BC. 10 to 18mm in diameter. $125 view item
911. Lot of 2 interesting items. The first a bronze laureate, Greco-Roman period with most of the leaves missing and the second a wooden base from a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue. Both show their age. $150/2 view item
912. Lot of 5 faience fragmentary items. 1). Ushabti. 2). Base of a faience handle. 3). Head of Harpokrates. 4). Stylized Bes amulet. 5). Steatite stylized amphora. $125/lot view item
913. Lot of 5 fragmentary items. 1-2). Ushabtis. 3). Body of faience Harpokrates statuette. 4). Faience amulet of Khnum. ). A wooden image of seated Isis, traces of gilding. An interesting group. $125/lot view item
914. Lot of 8 items, which include and ushabti and a few partial ushabtis in faience, a weathered and headless faience statuette of Harpokrates, and a partial terracotta head of a female. All interesting items, the ushabti with nice color. Length of Ushabti 6 3/8". $200/8 view item
915. Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 2nd Century BC/AD. A turquoise glass child’s bracelet of matte finish, with four rainbow splashes of green, yellow and amber glass. D: 2 ¼”, 5.7cm. $100 view item
916. Roman Period, 1st - 3rd Century AD. A lot of 5 lead fittings, some with traces of wood remaining. Worthy of further study. Average length 1 3/4". $100/5 view item
Cylinder Seals
917. Jemdat Nasr, c.3200 BC. A large shell cylinder seal with 3 registers of mixed geometrical designs. cp. Bucham (Yale), 900. L: 61mm. $1,000 view item
918. Jemdat Nasr, c.3200 BC. A white marble cylinder seal with stylistic bovine animals. Drilled similar to the round seals. Cf. Bucham (Yale), 142a. $300 view item
919. Jemdat Nasr, c.3200 BC. A pink marble cylinder seal depicting two goats standing lt., a fish above and a star beneath each of them. Cf. Bucham (Yale), 178-179. $300 view item
920. Jemdat Nasr, c.3200 – 2800 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal depicting a potting scene with pigtailed potters sitting on low seats. H: 22mm. Tessier #5, 667. $600 view item
921. Early Dynastic II/III, c.2700 – 2400 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal carved with an animal contest scene. L: 25mm. Ex. Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Antiquities. $2000 view item
922. Early Dynastic II/II, c.2600 – 2334 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal depicting a pair of lions devouring bulls, a man watching from left. H: 23mm. $850 view item
923. Southern Mesopotamia, c.2334 – 2000 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with the fertilization of the date palm ceremony. L: 18mm. Ex. Collection of Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris, acquired between 1946 - 1966. $1100 view item
924. Syrian Akkadian, c.2334 – 2193 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a procession of linear figures wearing horned headdresses, perhaps vegetation gods. L: 17mm. Ex. Collection of Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris, acquired between 1946 - 1966. $500 view item
925. Syrian Akkadian, c.2334 – 2000 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a procession of figures holding long maces, two snakes as terminals. L: 15mm. Ex. Collection of Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris, acquired between 1946 - 1966. $500 view item
926. Akkadian, c.2330 BC. A fine lapis lazuli cylinder seal with two bull-men, each in combat with water buffalo. The bull-men are bearded with well defined facial features. Some minor chipping. L: 36mm. Ex. Sothby's 2002, #223. A rare and important seal. $9,500 view item
927. Akkadian, c.2300 - 2200 BC. A choice green serpentine cylinder seal with beautifully incised details. Scene depicts two pairs of contestants, a bull-man in combat with a water buffalo and a horned figure locked in combat with a rampant lion; two columns of cuneiform text separate the two contestants. It is a hero inscription 'Uru bare, daughter of Messlil, wife of ...' H: 27mm. Porada 160 - 166. A fantastic example of the art of seal cutting in Mesopotamia. $6,000 view item
928. Akkadian, c.2200 BC. A nice green serpentine cylinder seal with a presentation scene depicting a goddess in a fringed dress leading a worshipper to a seated goddess wearing a long dress. L: 28mm. A very attractive and detailed example. $1,800 view item
929. Akkadian, c.2200 BC. A dark serpentine cylinder seal depicting a seated figure holding a bow before a suppliant bull; winged gate behind the bull, star and crescent above. L: 30mm. Porada pl. XXXV. A superb seal. $1,275 view item
930. Akkadian, c.2200 BC. A dark serpentine cylinder seal with a presentational scene, a standing figure presents a crescent moon to a seated figure, a female figure stands behind; column of cuneiform text. L: 23mm. A well detailed example. $1,200 view item
931. Akkadian, c.2200 - 2000 BC. A dark serpentine cylinder seal depicting helmeted soldiers and an archer. Nice detail and style. L: 16mm. Porada pl. XXVI, 27. $400 view item
932. Ur III, c.2100 – 2000 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal with a presentation scene with a goddess behind worshipper facing a seated king; animal before; small figure standing on a ‘stool’ (padium?) behind king. L: 19mm. $1,400 view item
933. Old Babylonia, c.1900 – 1800 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal depicting a standing deity with worshiper and an animal before an attendant standing behind holding a staff; several objects including a crescent and crook in the field, a serpent-headed staff as a terminal. L: 19mm. Ex. Collection of Jean-Alain Mariaud de Serres, Paris, acquired between 1946 - 1966. $850 view item
934. Old Babylonia, c.1900 – 1800 BC. A fine hematite cylinder seal depicting a suppliant goddess and worshipper before a seated god, who holds a cup, star in disc above. A hero stands, leaning on a staff behind the worshippers. Cp. Porada 320. A very detailed and superb example. $3500 view item
935. Old Babylonia, c.1900 – 1800 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal depicting a King in a kilt facing a goddess in a flowing dress, hands raised before her. Behind, a worshipper in a long fringed dress carrying ked(?); Rhombus in field above, crook between king and goddess. Inscription reads, “An-Amuppu, son of Anu” (Gods names, not persons). L: 27.5mm. $2,500 view item
936. Old Babylonia, c.1900 – 1800 BC. A hematite cylinder seal with a presentation scene showing a goddess leading a worshipper before the seated king, inscription reads “Nemel-Sin servant of Ni’nsianna”. L: 18.5mm. Unusual in omitting name of the father. $1,750 view item
937. Old Babylonia, c.1900 – 1800 BC. A hematite cylinder seal with a very unusual scene depicting the king facing a goddess, behind an upside down male figure facing away. Inscription reads “Ibni-Shamash son of …-Kina, servant of Ninsianna’. L: 24mm. A seldomly scene type. The inscription has anomalous writing of father and deity name. $1,800 view item
938. Old Babylonia, c.1900 - 1800 BC. A hematite cylinder seal depicting 2 priests making an offering to a seated god; part of inscription is visible. Broken. L: 23mm. $200 view item
939. Old Babylonia, c.1850 BC. A nice hematite cylinder seal complete with two standing figures; the owner and his god as well as an inscription reading: Iddin servant of Maretu. H: 26mm. A top quality seal. $1400 view item
940. Old Babylonia, c.1800 BC. A brown steatite cylinder seal depicting two suppliants before a sun god, crescent above. Three columns of cuneiform text. L: 23mm. Porada pl. LIX. $650 view item
941. Isin Larsa, c.1900 BC. A marble cylinder seal with a presentation scene; 2 men before a seated god, tree behind, crescent above. L: 20mm. Porada XLVII, 309. $350 view item
942. Syria, c.1600 – 1400 BC. A black steatite cylinder seal depicting complex scenes in several registers. Panel A: Goddess? with staff faces seated king, crescent & disk above; all surmounted by a guilloche border. Panel B: Two identical figures in long skirts flanking a central panel with a rabbit, bird and dog(?), one above the other; all surmounted by a panel with two winged sphinxes flanking a winged kneeling/running figure. L: 23mm. $1,500 view item
943. Syria, c.1400 BC, "Second Syrian Group". Red porphyry cylinder seal depicting a seated figure drinking from a vessel; stylized tree and a figure before. L: 18mm. $200 view item
944. Syria, c.1400 BC, "Second Syrian Group". Mosul marble cylinder seal with a standing figure facing a seated god, canopy between them; strange vases before the seated god. L: 17mm. Cp. Porada 940E. $300 view item
945. Syria, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A brown steatite cylinder seal depicting 2 striped antelopes standing to either side of a tree, large bird behind them. L: 14.5mm. Cp. Porada 1091. $250 view item
946. Syria, c.1200 - 1000 BC. A marble cylinder seal of provincial style depicting a rampant stag and ostrich in combat; shepard with star as a head behind, leaf below. L: 17mm. Interesting style. $250 view item
947. Elamite, c.1400 BC. A pink limestone cylinder seal depicting an archer-centaur pointing a drawn arrow at a seated figure, who sits before a tree of life. H: 24mm. $300 view item
948. Elamite, c.1400 BC. A grey limestone cylinder seal with a male lion standing below 2 panels of pseudo-script. A nice seal. H: 30mm. $350 view item
949. Middle Assyrian, c.1400 BC. A dark serpentine cylinder seal depicting a conest scene between lions and heroes. L: 19mm. Porada Pl. LXXXII. $400 view item
950. Neo-Assyria, c.1200 – 1000 BC. A green steatite cylinder seal depicting a seated figure and a sphinx, crescent above the sphinx. L: 22mm. $300 view item
951. Assyria, late style, c.1000 BC. A dark steatite cylinder seal with a scene showing a hero standing by 2 ostriches in combat; goat below hero. L: 19mm. Interesting subject matter. $450 view item
952. Neo Assyria, c.900 BC. A black and green speckled serpentine cylinder seal depicting a suppliant before a seated king or god, star above. Somewhat worn, but in attractive stone. L: 36mm. $300 view item
953. Neo Assyria, c.900 BC. A deep green-brown serpentine cylinder seal depicting a king holding a cup before an altar, another figure stands before. Both wear fringed robes and in interesting style. L: 38mm. $1,000 view item
954. Mitanni, c.1500 BC. A nice carnelian cylinder seal done in elaborate style. The seal depicts seated jackals back to back, their tails up. Cp. Porada, CLVIII – CLIX. $700
