1. Acheulean Africa, c.400,000 Years Before Present. A hand axe in a sparkling reddish sandstone from the Zambezi River, Maramba, North Rhodesia. Old inked numbers near the tip. L: 3 ¾”. From the Leighton Wilkie collection.

2. Acheulean, c. 400,000 Years B. P. A lot of 4 flint tools from Tabon Ed., Palestine. 1), Core scraper, two old ink museum marks and 15 encircled in pencil on one side, L: 2 ½”. 2). Scraper, ink and pencil numbers on one side, L: 2 5/8”. 3). Side scraper, two inked notes on one side and penciled number on the other, L: 3 ¼”. 4). Core trimming flake, ink and pencil marks on one side, L: 1 7/8”. A nice quartet of pedigreed stone artifacts. The inked numbers done in a fine hand, adding an attractive quality to the pieces. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $350/4

3. Levallois, France, Mousterian Tradition, c.120,000 years B. P. A small, well made flint scraper, old inked numbers and site name written in penciled handwriting, L: 2 7/8”. Also include are two other Mousterian tools from France, a limestone side scraper, L: 3 ½”, and a chalcedony punch, L: 2 ¾”. Both with numbers in ink, one has an old red catalog number. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $250/3

4. Mousterian Tradition, c.120,000 years B. P. Scraper, Audi type from Audi station, France. These scrapers were made of thick flakes and are considered evidence that the Neanderthals of the Mousterian scraped skins to make clothing. L: 3 ½”. Also included a Mousterian side scraper in dark gray flint from Dordogne, France. L: 2 ¾”. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. The information on the first scraper comes from Mr. Wilkie’s own card. $300/2

5. Tunisian Neolithic, c. 10,000 – 9,000 Years B. P. Lot of 3 stone tools from the site of Jabal al-Maqta (el Mekta), near Gafsa in Tunisia, lengths 1 ¾” to 2 5/8”. Also included is a Mousterian stone scraper from France, L: 4 ¼”, and a scraper from Pre-Dynastic Egypt, el-Fayoum region, L: 3 ¼”. A nice group. All from the Leighton Wilkie collection. $200/5

6. Pre-Dynastic Egypt, c. 5000 – 4000 BC. A lot of 6 tools. Five of the pieces are tan to gray flint serrated saws with nice teeth, a couple with some losses, lengths from 1 5/8” to 2 ¼”. The last piece is a deep brown scraper, L: 4 ½”. All with inked numbers on one side and all from the Thebes area. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $550/6

7. Pre-Dynastic Egypt, c. 5000 – 3000 BC. A small tan flint wide toothed saw. Intact and a handsome example. L: 2 ½”. From the Leighton Wilkie collection, accompanied by a card stating the piece was acquired from a Mr. Hall from the Winchester Arms Museum. $300

8. Pre-Dynastic Egypt, c. 5000 – 3000 BC. A large granite axe head with nice deep gray colors with black veins. Well formed and from the Thebes area. 3 ¼” x 2 5/8”. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $400

9. Pre-Dynastic Egypt, c. 5000 – 3000 BC. A lot of 3 stone celts, two of mottled granite and the other of chalcedony. Lengths from 1 7/8” to 2 ½”. From the Thebes area. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $200/3

10. Neolithic Denmark, c.2200 BC. A nice mottled gray flint axe. Some edge chipping, but an attractive example, L: 4 ½”. Also included an African Neolithic core with 2 scrapers, L: 1 ½”, 1 ¾” & 2”, and 3 small ‘bird’ points, L: 1” to 1 ¼”. 7 stone tools in the lot. From the Leighton Wilkie collection. $300/7

11. Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, c.3100 – 3000 BC. A nice copper adze blade with sharpened end and nice red. Brown and green patination. L: 8”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XVI, nos. 64. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $300

12. Egypt, 12 th Dynasty, c. 1938 – 1759 BC. A copper straight-backed knife with simple handle. Intact with nice patination. L: 7”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XXIV, 26. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $300

13. Egypt, 12 th – 14 th Dynasty, c.1938 – c.1630 BC. A bronze cutting-out knife used to precision cut linen. Some minor edge losses, but a rare and very important utilitarian item from everyday life. L: 7 ½”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. LXIII, 36-37. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. Before the advent of the scissors in the Greco-Roman period or shears in the late Iron Age, this special form of knife was required to cut out linen garments. These are often found in association with burials of women, (e.g. Petrie, Illahun, xvii). The convex curves at the top and the butt are the only sharp edges, and would have been used against a flat board. The top curve would be for making a running cut, and the butt for chopping through any tough threads or thicker, more durable areas (Petrie, Tools & Weapons, page 51). $400

14. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12 th – 14 th Dynasty, c.1938 – c.1630 BC. A bronze battle-axe head with two slight lugs to fashion it too the handle. Intact with nice patination. The backside has a large area wear an antique museum mount was ground flush with the surface. A good example of a small lightweight axe. L: 2 ¾”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. V, 138. Ancient Egyptian axe blades are rare in any condition. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $250

15. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18 th – 19 th Dynasty, c. 1539 – 1190 BC. A nice bronze necked adze blade of superb form. The from side with a very attractive patination, the backside with two antique museum mounted filed flush with he surface. L: 5 3/8”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XVII, 89. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $300

16. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1575 – 1070 BC. A heavy bronze chisel. A nice example with signs of a good lifetime of use. One of the finest examples this cataloguers has handled and a great example of an item from a workman’s tool kit. L: 8 5/8”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XXI, 40. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $450

17. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1575 – 1070 BC. A lot of 3 finishing chisels. The larger example with a square cross section and the other two with round shafts. All shows signs of use and possess good patination. Each also possess to small holes for an antique museum mount. All three are good examples of items used by the craftsman and are seldomly offered. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XXI, for similar examples. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $450/3

18. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1575 – 1070 BC. A copper hoe for tilling the soil. Intact with a very attractive red/brown patina with greenish highlights. L: 4 5/8”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XX for similar examples. Seldomly offered. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400

19. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1575 – 1070 BC. A copper hoe for tilling the soil. Intact with edge damage from use in antiquity. Two holes on the dorsal side for attachment to a shaft. Nicely patinated and a very good example. L: 4 1/8”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XX for similar examples. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400

20. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1575 – 1070 BC. A lot of 2 copper hoes. The first is quite dense and heavy with thick patination and an excellent example, L: 4”. The second example is smaller and of good form with the remains of 2 museum mounts on one side, now filed down flush, L: 3”. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. XX for similar examples. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400/2

21. Roman Egypt, 1 st – 2 nd Century AD. An iron agricultural implement with a large rectangular blade and square handle. Some heavy flaking and oxidation, but it has been stabilized, L: 5”. Also included is an iron Axe-head from the same period, heavily oxidized and broken at the socket, roughly 5” in length. See Petrie, Tools and Weapons, pl. LXVII for examples of the agricultural tool. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $250/2

22. Roman Egypt, 1 st – 3 rd Century AD. A mixed lot of 8 bronze handles from various forms of vessels. Two of them are double handles. Each is basically as found with crusty patination. An interesting study group. Longest piece 5”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $200/lot

24. The balance of the metal objects from the Leighton Wilkie collection consisting of fragments of bracelets, broaches, fibulae, rings and other odd and ends from Egypt and the Near East. Also included is an eastern European pruning hook, late 1 st millennium BC, with a knob at one end and raised areas on the tops side. Remains of antique museum mount on the base. L: 5 ¼”. A good study lot. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $300/lot

25. A lot of 4 interesting pieces from the Leighton Wilkie collection. There is a tall terracotta slender figure with a spouted base, L: 4 5/8”, a Canosan terracotta torso of a fashionable lady, L: 4 ¾”, and 2 Pre-Dynastic Egyptian black basalt celts, 2 ¼” & 1 ¼”. A nice mix from a good old collection. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $250/lot

Ancient Egypt

26. Pre-Dynastic, c.4000 – 3000 BC. A nice coil-formed bowl with red buff outside and a nicely burnished black interior. Intact and a very well preserved example. H: 2 ¾”; W: 6 ½”. $650

27. Late Period, 26 th Dynasty, 646 - 525 BC. A finely cast bronze depicting a kneeling priest or royal figure, arms forward in an offering position. He wears a tall, flat headdress with tall feather at back, and kilt, with bare upper body. Intact with loss of hands, nice brown patination with some areas of black and green. Nice stoic expression on face with some typical surface wear on entire piece. H: 4.75". $2500

28. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. An attractive bronze statuette of Osiris, wearing atef headdress and holding a crook and flail. Well detail with some restoration of the feet and parts of the headdress. H: 6 7/8”. On custom stand. $1100

29. Egypt, Late Period, c.664 - 30 BC. A bronze statuette of Osiris, mummiform, wearing a large Atef crown and holding a crook and flail. Nice details on smooth and glossy olive green and light chocolate colored surfaces. H: 4.5" on a nice wooden base. Ex. Malter Auction. $800

30. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. A bronze statuette of Isis suckling the infant Horus. She wears solar disc and horns. Intact with crusty green patination. H: 5 ¼”. $1000

31. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. A bronze eye and brow from a wooden sarcophagus. The eye is inlaid with alabaster and black paint for the iris and pupil W: 3 ½”. Mounted on a custom brass stand. $700

32. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. A bronze image of Osiris, mummiform, wearing Atef crown, arms folded over his chest and holding a crook and flail. Intact. H: 3. $400

34. Early Dynastic Period, 2 nd – 3 rd Dynasty, c. 2800 – 2625 BC. An alabaster bowl with flat base and ringed interior base. Of solid workmanship with a single column of text in black running down the inside. Recomposed from fragments with some losses. D: 6 ¼”; H: 2 1/8”. A rare form. See Petrie, Royal Toms of the Earliest Dynasties, Vol. II, pl. IX for an example from the tomb of King Khasekhemui. $1500

35. Old Kingdom, c. 2625 – 2130 BC. An small alabaster mortar with thick walls, a flat top and two lug handles. Intact and an excellent example. H: 1 5/8”; D: 3”. From the collection of Joel L. Malter. $700

38. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC. A nice wooden funerary boat model. The model is basically as found, with only some minor restoration to one figure and the arms have been put back on each figure. Some loss of pigment and minor loss to the underside in one area. L: 20”. $9000

39. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC. A large extended wooden arm with a clench hand around a sceptre, whose post is still within its’ clutches. Two rectangular slots on the inside of the shoulder indicate where the arm originally was fitted onto the statue, which must have been well over 3’ tall. Remains of flesh colored paint and a black bracelet. Intact with an age split on the inside of the arm, otherwise a very solid example. L: 12 ½”. $850

40. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC. A seated wooden figure from a funerary model, who could have been grinding bread, rowing a boat or similar. Both arms are missing, but the figure is well preserved with 90% of the original paint remaining. The face is handsomely modeled with deep orange-brown skin pigmentation and black cosmetic details. H: 3 ¾”. For numerous examples of this type of figure in its’ correct context see Winlock, Models of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, plates 17 – 29; Also see Hermitage museum catalog no. 25. $500

41. Middle Kingdom, 1980 – 1630 BC. A nice wooden woman wearing long gown and short Nubian wig. The head and facial features are very nicely rendered and the body is graceful. The paint is pretty well preserved, a beige color for the dress, trimmed with black, and she wears a collar of alternating black and red bands. Both arms are missing and there are losses below the ankles, but the piece is very attractive. Part of an offering group from a Middle Kingdom tomb. H: 7 1/8”. For similar examples see J. Vandier, La Statuaire Egyptienne, pl. LII, no.3 & 4. $600

42. Middle Kingdom, 12 th Dynasty, c. 1938 - 1759 BC. A square end of a coffin box panel, one side taped to meet the adjoining angle. Three rows of text are painted in blue over a golden yellow field. Some losses, but a very attractive and displayable piece. 11” x 18 ¼”. Mounted on a custom lucite base. For a very similar example see The Senusret Collection, no. WOD.XL.00526, on The Virtual Egyptian Museum. $950

43. New Kingdom, 1575 – 1075 BC. A wooden facial portion from a sarcophagus. Extremely well carved with elegant facial features with inlays for the eyes and sensitively rendered lips. Some loss of nose, but a very charming example of ancient Egyptian woodworking. H: 6 ½”. $2500

44. Late Period, 25 th – 27 th Dynasty, c. 760 – 405 BC. A choice wooden facial portion of a sarcophagus. The face is handsomely gilded with bright eyes in black and white. Remains of the headdress are evident and painted with blue horizontal stripes. A nice example with some areas of minimal restoration. H: 11”. Mounted on a custom base. $9200

45. Late Period, 26 th – 27 th Dynasty, c. 664 – 405 BC. A nice wooden facial portion of a sarcophagus. Nice style with black cosmetic details over white gesso ground, hints of the original yellow coloring still evident. Some minor losses to one side, bit over an attractive piece. 9 ½” x 8 ½”. $875

46. Late Dynastic, 664 – 332 BC. A handsome Ptah-Sokar-Osiris in wood and polychrome. This mummiform figure is largely intact with well preserved pigmentation. The figure wears its’ identifying feather crown, missing the ram’s horns, and solar disc as well as the Osirian beard, and is decorated with a broad collar, which sits low on the chest, with dangling beads. The plain tripartite wig is blue and the face is deep red-orange. There is a vertical red band on the front and back. H: 23 ½”. 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. $5500

47. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. A wooden headdress from a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris in the form of a pair of ostrich feathers with a solar disc in front. Nice brick red pigment over golden yellow, the back is painted white. Lower portion missing pigment is where a pair of ram’s horn would have originally been. H: 7 ¼”. On stand. Also included a wooden offering of a stylized haunch of meat with original red and yellow pigmentation. L: 3 ¼”. $375

48. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. A pair of small wooden figures, the first an image of Anubis, with some insect damage, but much black paint remaining, L: 2 1/8”. The second piece is a Horus falcon, also with some insect damage and races of the gesso remaining as well as deep red color around the edges of the base, L: 2 ¼”. Both from the same burial. From the Joel L. Malter collection. $300/2

49. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. Part of a wooden shrine lintel in the form of a row of 6 uraeii, each with a solar disc upon its head. Some minor losses to one, but with strong colors which include black and brick red over a crème ground. 6 ½” x 3 7/8”. On custom stand. $500

51. Ptolemaic Period, 4 th – 2 nd Century BC. A small wooden sphinx with remaining blue pigment and gilding. Ancient adhesive on the base from being originally being mounted to a larger funerary ensemble. L: 1 ¾”. From the collection of Joel L. Malter. $300

52. Late Period, c. 664 – 30 BC. A nice wooden lid of a box, nicely painted with a knot of Isis and a Djed column of Osiris. Colors include green, red, black and golden yellow. Tabs on sides and hole in front where the handle would have been placed. In marvelous condition with only some very minimal loss to the paint. 8 ¾” x 5”. $600

53. Ptolemaic Period, 4 th – 2 nd Century BC. A lot of 2 wooden Horus falcons from a larger wooden funerary piece. Nice remaining color including golden yellow, bright green, magenta and blue. Both are intact and very nice examples. H: 1 7/8” & 1 ½”. From the collection of Joel L. Malter. $450/2

54. Early Dynastic Period, 3 rd Dynasty, c. 2675 – 2625 BC. A faience wall tile from a burial chamber wall decoration with well preserved bright turquoise glaze. Two rectangular raised areas on the backside which adhered to the wall. Intact and a rare example of Old Kingdom faience. 2” x 1 ¼”. From an old Northern California collection. Examples of this type of tile can be seen in the burial chamber within the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara. $700

55. Early Dynastic Period, 3 rd Dynasty, c. 2675 – 2625 BC. A large e wall tile from a burial chamber wall decoration. Large raised rectangular area on the backside with horizontal perforation and small etched character above it. Intact with some glaze degradation, but a rare and interesting example of early Egyptian faience. 2 ¼” x 1 ½”. Examples of this type of tile can be seen in the burial chamber within the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara. $700

56. Late Dynastic, c. 716 - 30 BC. A glass amulet of Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus. He is depicted mummiform with a jackal-head. Nicely colored in flesh tones, black and blue. The body is gilded, which is rarely seen in this type of amulet. Placed on the chest of the deceased with the other 3 sons. Small repair at midsection. H: 2 3/8". The four Sons-of-Horus were the Canopis deities, each being charged with protection of an internal part of the body. The jackal-headed Duamutef was the protector of the stomach, the falcon-head Qebsanef the guardian of the intestines, human-form Imsety took care of the liver, and baboon-headed Hapy looked over the lungs. (For Discussions about the role of the four-son see Carol Andrew, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, p.45). One of the finest examples of this type of figure we have handled. From the collection of Joel L. Malter. $2000

57. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. A beautiful light blue faience offering cup with straight sides and slightly flared rim. Intact and a good example. H: 7/8”; D: 1 5/8”. $475

59. Late Period, c. 664 – 343 BC. A very nice blue faience Wedjat, or Eye of Horus amulet strung as a pendant on a necklace composed of double disc blue faience beads. Small chip to side of amulet, but a choice necklace strung with the finest quality blue faience beads. W: 29mm. Necklace length 16”. $450

60. Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. A light blue faience papyrus sceptre with suspension loop. Intact and attractive. L: 1 ¾”. $225

61. Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. Lot of 6 faience amulets, glazed faded, but all intact. They include Thoth (2), Khnum, Taweret, Bastet in feline form, and a turtle, which is probably Phoenician or Roman period. Lengths from 14mm to 27mm. $250/6

62. Ptolemaic Period, 4 th – 2 nd Century BC. A blue faience amuletic head of Hathor wearing a headdress containing horns and solar disc. Black has been used for the hair and the eyes. Some weathering and loss just behind the chin below the suspension loop. H: 2”. $200

63. Ptolemaic Period, 4 th – 2 nd Century BC. Lot of 3 amulets, two with very well preserved glaze. Represented is Taweret, Isis, and Bastet. H: 19 to 27mm. $200/3

65. 2 nd Intermediate Period, 1630 – 1570 BC. A carved steatite scarab of tabular form with lines around the sides typical of the period. On the base a very nicely rendered set of symmetric signs in 3 registers. 18 x 15mm. $200

66. New Kingdom, 18 th Dynasty, c.1479 - 1425 BC. A steatite scarab with some remains of blue-green glaze. On the base the cartouche of Thutmose III, ‘Men-Kheper-Re’ is flanked by winged scarabs. Intact, no glaze, and a nice example that was most liked produced during his lifetime. L: 19mm. $200

67. New Kingdom, 18 th Dynasty, c.1479 - 1425 BC, or somewhat later. A nice steatite scaraboid in the form of a diving falcon with wings spread. On the base is inscribed “King of upper and lower Egypt, Men-Kheper-Re, beloved of Amen-re”. While inscribed in the name of Thutmose III these types of scaraboids were popular during the Rameside period as well so it may be a posthumous issue. The style of the falcon back is a more unusual type. Intact, no remaining glaze. 24 x 16mm. $300

68. New Kingdom, 19 th Dynasty, c. 1292 – 1190 BC. A nicely carved steatite scarab with well modeled body and legs. On base name of King Seti I, “Men-Maat-Re, Setep-Ne-Ra”, before an amuletic cartouche of Thutmose III. 16 x 13mm. Mounted on a custom swivel base set on a marble slab. See Petrie, Scarabs and Cylinders, pl. XXXIX, no.37-40 for other examples. $250

69. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A steatite scarab with well carved body and legs. On base a kneeling pharaoh adoring an altar, behind a winged goddess, below a cartouche of Thutmose III. 14 x 11mm. Set on a nice swivel base set on an alabaster slab. $250

70. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A steatite scarab with most of the green glaze remaining. On base, “Men-Kheper” between to Neter signs. Perhaps the prenomen of Thutmose III without the Re sign, which isn’t unusual. See Petrie, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, pl. XXVIII, no. 78 for the same type with the Re sign. $250

71. New Kingdom, 1539 – 1075 BC. A nice steatite scarab with some remaining green glaze. The body is well formed with heavy notches on the elytra. On the base is the head of the goddess Hathor in the form of a decorated sistrum, flanked by uraeii. See Matouk II, 136-8 for similar examples. $225

72. 3 rd Intermediate – Late Period, 21 st – 26 th Dynasty, 1075 – 525 BC. A deep greenish basalt heart scarab of simple, but elegant style with well defined legs. The base is uninscribed and may have originally been set in a piece of jewelry. Intact with some minor traces of bitumen still on the surface. 2 3/8” x 1 5/8” x ¾”. From the collection of Joel L. Malter.The heart was very important to the ancient Egyptians and great care was taken to preserve it. They believed it was the seat of intelligence, rather than the brain, which was discarded during the mummification process. The heart was left within the body and the heart scarab was placed over it. Spell XXXB from “The Book of the Dead” is inscribed on the base of some heart scarabs. It requests that the heart does not speak out against the deceased on judgment day. $1500

73. Late Period, 664 – 30 BC. A nice light blue faience button scarab. In beautiful condition with minor chipping. L: 19mm. A charming example. $250

74. Lot of 2 scarabs. 1). New Kingdom, steatite with a seated god on the base, 12 x 9mm. 2). Late Period, a molded faience scarab with a standing figure on the base, glaze now turned brown, 14 x 11mm. Both are mounted on a custom swivel mount set on a marble slab. $250/2

75. Lot of 3 steatite scarabs. 2 are nicely modeled with cartouches of Thutmose III and the last is a scaraboid from the late Middle Kingdom to 2 nd Intermediate Period. Each is nice, the 2 scarabs with some minor chipping. L: 19mm, 18mm & 18mm. $275/3

76. Lot of 6 scarabs and scaraboids. Mostly New Kingdom in date. The scaraboid is in the form of a Nile Perch and one of the scarabs is inscribed with the prenomen of Thutmose III before a very well rendered image of the Pharaoh seated wearing the blue war crown. Lengths from 9mm to 19mm. $300/6

77. Lot of 5 nice scarabs, New Kingdom through Late Period. One of nice green steatite and 2 may be of Phoenician origins. One with some chipping, but a good study lot. Lengths from 14mm to 18mm. $400/5

78. New Kingdom, early 19 th Dynasty, c.1290 – 1250 BC. The upper portion of a limestone ushabti with beautifully rendered features and with a good overall patination. The hoe and the pick, held in the crossed hands, each have been carefully incised away, perhaps because originally they were gilt. The tool marks from their removal has been nicely patinated over, so the work is ancient. The face is extremely handsome and mounted on a wooden base makes for a nice example of ancient Egyptian funerary art. H: 3 ¼”. See Schneider, Shabtis, p. 60, no. 3.2.1.29 for a similar example. $950

79. New Kingdom, 19 th – 20 th Dynasty, c. 1292 – 1075 BC. A nice hand-modeled terracotta ushabti with nice facial features and very strong paint. Figure wears a tripartite wig and holds hoe and pick, with seed bag over shoulder. Intact and a very nice example. L: 8 ¼”. $950

81. Late Period, 27 th – 30 th Dynasty, c. 525 - 343 BC. A nice blue faience ushabti of “Maa-or-Ankh’, with handsome features and sharp detail. Figure wears a smooth tripartite wig and hold a pick and hoe in crossed arms, seen bag over left shoulder. Intact with lovely style. H: 5 ¾”. On custom black base. See Schneider, Shabtis, no. 5.3.1.258. $1100

82. Late Period, 28 th – 30 th Dynasty, c.409 – 343 BC. A light blue faience ushabti of ‘Nes-Men’, with nicely molded features and well preserved glaze. Clear column of text down the front. Intact and attractive. H: 4 1/8”. See Schneider, Shabtis, no. 5.3.1.245. $350

83. Late Period, 28 th – 30 th Dynasty, c.409 – 343 BC. A beautiful faience ushabti, glaze now a pale greenish blue. Very well molded with lovely features and clear, well formed text. In perfect condition with nice surfaces and overall just a gorgeous example. H: 6”. See Schneider, Shabtis, no. 5.3.1.90. $2000

84. Late Period, 30 th Dynasty, c. 381 – 343 BC. A nice green-blue faience ushabti with nice details with nice bands of text down the front and continuing somewhat on the edges of the base and the back of the plinth. A very sharp and well molded example. Repaired at midsection. L: 5”. See Schneider, Shabtis, p. 60, no. 3.2.1.2 for a similar example. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection $400

85. Late Period, 30 th Dynasty – Ptolemaic Period, c. 381 – 30 BC. A bright turquoise glazed ushabti with god colors. The features are simple and implied, but a certain elegance permeates the piece. Intact. H: 4 ½”. See Schneider, Shabtis, no. 5.3.1.117. $300

87. Late Period, 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

88. Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. A lot of 2 necklaces, each composed of multicolored faience disc beads. These beads, however, are of the scarcer larger size, about 4 – 6mm in diameter, some joined together to form a short tube. The beads are well preserved and the necklaces are strung with pendants, the first a large multifaceted agate bead of unknown age, and the other with a modern element in ancient Egyptian style. Both are nice examples of the larger faience disc beads. Necklaces each measure roughly 19”. $350/2

89. Late Period, c. 664 – 30 BC. A lot of 4 necklaces composed of multicolored faience disc beads, each strung with a pendant formed from the upper portion of a Late Period / Ptolemaic Ushabti. The beads are the highest quality for their type and the necklaces measure 18” each. $300/4

90. Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. A lot of 8 necklaces composed of faience tube beads in shades of blue and green, some with brown coloring. Each necklace is strung in a style of a single strand dividing into five strand through a modern metal spacer bead. The beads are of the highest quality and each measures roughly 18”. $500

91. Roman Period, 1 st – 3 rd Century AD. A strand of small orange beads, each roughly cylinder-shaped with very faint light yellow vertical striations. A very attractive necklace strung on modern wire and ready to wear. Necklace measures 18”. From the Fayoum region, south of Cairo. $400

92. Roman Period, 1 st Century BC – 4 th Century AD. A nice strand of glass beads alternating with opaque orange, translucent green and golden glass beads. Some purplish glass beads are also intermixed within the strand. All well preserved as is most glass from the Fayoum region. A pendant in the form of a pharonic head is also strung with the beads. It is encrusted and its’ age is undetermined. Necklace measures 17” and strung to be worn. $500

93. Roman Period, 1 st Century BC – 4 th Century AD. A mixed strand of various glass and stone beads, some possibly older than the Roman period. Nice gold colored glass beads and blue and white striped glass beads are some of the highlights. Stone beads in carnelian and even a couple lapis lazuli examples. A fun strand for the bead collector. Strand measures 17” and strung to be worn. From the Fayoum region, south of Cairo. $500

95. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. A molded stucco head of a pharaoh, wearing the flat-topped head dress. Some weathering, but nice facial features. The piece was found with a multitude of other anatomical parts of humans and animals from a sculptor’s workshop. H: 3 ½”. On custom base. $5500

96. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. A molded stucco leg found with the previous lot in the workshop as a study piece. Foot and toes well details and was a study of Egyptian canonical proportions. Repaired in 2 places and mounted on a custom base. H: 9 ½”. $2100

98. Late Period, 664 – 343 BC. A lot of 2 interesting items, the first is a wooden headdress from a statue and the second is a mold for a faience quadruple eye of Horus amulet. The headdress measures 2” and the mold’s diameter is 1 3/8”. $300

99. Ptolemaic Period, c. 300 -100 BC. A terracotta ‘grotesque’ male head. He is bald with stylized hair on the sides or more likely a form of headdress. The facial features are quite expressive, with furrowed brow and tongue sticking out. Sculpted as one piece, so nit may have been mounted in a body. Almost medieval looking, perhaps a wild monk! H: 2 ¾”. $500

100. Ptolemaic Period, c. 300 -100 BC. A molded terracotta figure of a nude youth seated on the side of a large pig. Intact and an interesting composition. 4 ¼” x 3”. $750

101. Ptolemaic Period, c.300 – 100 BC. A cartonnage mask in a simple, more ‘folk art’ style. Bright yellow, green, red and black painted over a crème ground. Nice, large almond-shaped eyes and two conical breasts. Intact and a bit loose with some minor loses and flaking of gesso. An interesting piece of funerary art with a more provincial and unorthodox style. L: 18”; W: 11 ½”. $5000

102. Roman Egypt, 3 rd – 4 th Century AD. A pair of molded terracotta frog lamps, one with two crouching figures on either side of the fill hole. The second example is plain and shows signs of use. Both intact, the featureless example with some spalling. L: 3” & 3 ¼”. $200/2

103. Greco-Roman Period, c.100 BC – 200 AD. A lot of 7 heads. The largest is a hand modeled terracotta “grotesque” with distorted features, 4 other examples are molded heads from larger pieces. Another is a terracotta female head with a thick blue glaze on the outside and the last example is a sandstone female head, probably near Eastern in origin. Heights from 2” to 3 5/8”. 4 on custom bases. $500/7

104. Roman “Coptic” Period, c. 4 th – 7 th Century BC. A large lot of 14 textile fragments. Mostly brown and beige linen, but a couple with some other colors. Most are tattered, but form a good study lot. Lengths from roughly 4” to 8”. $400

105. Near East, 2 nd Millenium BC. Black steatite hemispheroid stamp seal with a swirl design around a central pellet. Intact and a very nice example. Diameter 30mm. See Yale 41 for a similar example. $300

106. Near East, c. 5000 – 3000 BC. A limestone oval stamp seal with well-defined handle. On the base are four deep circles amidst a rectangular frame and central cross. Intact and a very handsome example. H: 37mm; Base: 37 x 42mm. $400

107. Jemdat Nasr, c.3200 – 2900 BC. A large marble seal in the form of a reclining fox, with bushy tail and detailed hindquarters. The head is well rendered with hollow eyes which once held inlays. The base is incised with several animals, fashioned in the connected dot method so typical of the region and period. The marble now has a heavy brown patination with age cracks, but overall a very large and impressive example. L: 2 ¾”. See Yale #116 for a very similar example. $1950

109. Early 3 rd Millenium BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with two registers of heavily stylized animal scenes. Nice deep blue color and intact. L: 24mm. Probably from the peripheral Early Dynastic Period. $500

110. Akkadian, c. 2500 – 2300 BC. A green serpentine cylinder seal depicting two heroes, one with a rampant lion and the other with a rampant bull. Very sharply cut with good color. Probably was intended for a later inscription, as there was space left open for it. Intact with good edges. L: 28mm, concave sides. Colon 79-80; See Yale, 415-419 for similar types. $900

111. Akkadian, c. 2500 – 2300 BC. A nice reddish-brown and crème color marble cylinder seal depicting a seated water-god, right hand raised, with two fish before him and streams flow from his sides. Before him stand three male figures, the first is the two-faced vizier of the water-god, Usmu, who leads a worshipper carrying a kid in his arms. The last stands with hands together at his midsection, a large lizard before him and a tree of life behind him. Very well carved, some minor chipping around the edges. L: 37mm. See Colon pl. XXX; Also see Yale, no. 472 for a very similar type. A superb seal! $1300

112. Akkadian, c. 2500 – 2300 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal depicting a god, wearing horn helmet and short kilt, looking forward, grasping two rampant bulls which are being attacked by lions. Behind the lions is a tree. Attractive and large, one edge chip. L: 34mm. Collon, pl. VII, no. 42. $950

113. Ur III – Old Babylonian, c. 2100 – 1750 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal of provincial style. Two registers of text behind a seated figure holding a crescent in his outstretched hand, small lizard? above. H: 20mm. $300

114. Neo-Assyrian, c. 1200 – 900 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal depicting a kneeling figure behind a griffin, star behind him. L: 29mm. Some wear. $300

115. Neo-Assyrian, c. 1200 – 900 BC. A black serpentine cylinder seal with a very attractive scene depicting an archer above two goats, who are back to back. To the side is a date palm with a winged disc with central pellet above. Stars and pellets in field. Some wear, but a lovely seal. L: 29mm. $350

116. Neo-Babylonian, 9 th – 5 th Century BC. A lot of 2 chalcedony dome-shaped stamp seals, perforated at the top for suspension. Each is incised with the image of a figure before a an altar, one comprised of various levels and the other topped by a large star, crescent above. Each is intact, one with nice, pure white coloring and the other with an attractive gray-white marbling. Lengths 21mm & 28mm. $575/2

117. Elamite, c. 1600 – 1400 BC. A black steatite cylinder seal with two antelope kneeling to either side of a tree, eagle with spread wings behind them; all between three lines above and below. Some edge chipping, but a good example. L: 34mm. $875

118. Mitanni, c.1450 – 1400 BC. A hematite cylinder seal depicting 2 figures flanking an ornate tree, to the right of them is a seated figure with a smaller figure before. A simple, but ornately rendered scene. L: 23mm. $400

119. Syria, c. 1900 – 1700 BC. A black steatite cylinder seal in Old Babylonian style. Scene depicts a seated figure, cresent and star and altar in front of him. Before him stands to attendants and behind is either a schematic figure or pseudo text. An interesting piece and deeply cut. L: 22mm. $250

121. Syria, 9 th – 7 th Century BC. A green steatite cylinder seal with concave base and loop at top decorated with an incised star device. The roll out depicts a schematic scene with a scorpion, antelope, tree and falling star, each formed my circles and lines. Intact, loop reattached, and quite interesting. L: 32mm. $150

122. Syria, 2 nd Millenium BC. A lot of 2 black serpentine cylinder seals, both imitating Mesopotamian styles. One seal depicts a figure within a gateway and a wheel before a griffin. Both show wear despite their age. Lengths 22mm & 21mm. $400/4

123. Syria, 2 nd Millenium BC. A lot of 2 black serpentine cylinder seals, both imitating Mesopotamian styles, one Middle Assyrian and the other Old Babylonian. Both intact with some wear. Lengths 23mm & 22mm. $400

124. Sasanian, 224 - 651 AD. A lot of 2 nice carnelian O type seals with smooth style handles. One with a palm branch on the base and the other a Zebu bull. W: 14mm & 16mm. $200/2

125. A lot of 2 cylinder seals. 1). Jemdat Nasr, c.3000 – 2800 BC. White marble, depicting an antelope amidst insects. L: 22mm. 2). Akkadian, c.2500 - 2300 BC. Pinkish marble, depicting a seated god or ruler with 2 attendants before, palm branch behind. L: 26mm. $300/2

126. Syria, 5 th – 10 th Century AD. A lot of 3 black chlorite amulets. The first with a bird-like end with a cross on either side, the second with an Aramaic-looking inscription and the last with crescents and pierced for suspension. Lengths from 24mm to 28mm. A lot of 2 interesting pieces worthy of further study. From the collection of Joel L. Malter. $300/3