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Lamps |
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162. Holy Land, Judaea, Middle Bronze Age, 1730-1550 BC. A wheel made clay oil lamp with flat base. Orange-buff clay, wet-smoothed, with sides pinched to form spout. Nice mineral encrustation and root marks, blackening around spout. 5-3/4” long, 4-3/8” wide, 2” high. See Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, for similar example. $225 |
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163. Holy Land, Judaea, Iron Age II, ca. 930-536 BC. This wheel made buff clay oil lamp with round base from the "First Temple Period" is pinched to form the spout. In excellent condition, with nice mineral encrustation. 5-1/4” long, 5-3/4” wide, 1-3/4” high. See Ruth Amiran, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, for similar examples. $200 |
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164. Holy Land, Judaea, Iron Age II, ca. 930-536 BC. This wheel made buff clay oil lamp with round base from the "First Temple Period" is pinched to form the spout. In excellent condition, with nice mineral encrustation. 5-1/2” long, 5-1/2” wide, 1-5/8” high. See Ruth Amiran, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, for similar examples. $200 |
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165. Holy Land, Judaea, Iron Age I, ca. 1200 - 930 BC. This wheel made light orange-buff clay oil lamp with round base is pinched to form the spout. A thin-walled example excellent condition, with nice mineral encrustation. 5” long, 5” wide, 1-1/2” high. See Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, for similar example. $200 |
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166. Holy Land, Judaea, Iron Age, ca. 1200 -536 BC. This wheel made buff clay oil lamp with round base is pinched to form the spout. Small rim chip, else a large example excellent condition. 6-5/8” long, 6-5/8” wide, 2” high. See Ruth Amiran, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, for similar examples. $225 |
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167. Magnia Grecia, 450 – 350 BC. Classic Period. A terracotta oil lamp with unusual central hole and open medallion around which oil is stored. L: 4" $250 |
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168. Holy Land, c. 300 BC. A Jewish Hellenistic black ware terracotta oil lamp with a facial portrait at base of long narrow spout. Highly decorative! L: 3.5". $200 |
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169. Roman Egypt, c.1st Century BC – 1st Century AD. A mould made 5 spouted lamp in the shape of a flat box, not of identical dimensions. The shoulder has 3 roughly rectangular moldings around and a dashed border at the edges. The handle is of a crowned form and the nozzles are of a stubby, finger-like construction. On base, a rectangular impression framing a large W, which is the maker’s mark. Dim: 4” x 3 5/8” and intact. See Anawati C146. A very attractive example of this popular and distinctive Egyptian type. $500 |
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170. Roman Egypt, c.2nd Century AD. A mould made discus lamp of heavy construction. Central impression with 6 palmettes separates by small fill holes, all within a handsome rope border. Small voluted wick hole and interesting with the handle placement to the right side (now mostly lost). 4 ¼” x 3 ½” and a very nice lamp. $500 |
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171. Roman Egypt, 3rd – 4th Century AD. A mould made ‘frog’ lamp, ovoid in shape with rounded carination and inward sloping rim. On the shoulder, a fairly precise relief of a frog, with grooves and dots on its skin. Nozzle incorporated into the body. Two volute-shaped branches incised on base. Quite large with some abrading and a small area of loss on the bottom. 5” x 4”. See Anawati C67. A very interesting and typical example from the Fayoum region of Egypt. $650 |
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172. Roman, Augustan, 1st Century AD. A mould made discus lamp with concave disk, taking the full width of the lamp, encircled by a double molding and a wide strip on the outer edge, at the carination. The scene is of an Erote seated on the back of a recumbent boar, playing pipes. Steep volutes at sides of spout. Intact. L: 4 ¼”. See Anawati p.40, C100 for a similar lamp. $100 |
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173. Roman North Africa, c. 1st to early 2nd Century AD. A mould made red ware double-convex lamp with rounded carination. The concave disk containing a facing bust of Kybele above a facing eagle with wings spread. No bordering around the central medallion and three domed pellets before the plain wick-hole. Handle adorned with two incised lines and the base consists of a worn raised circle. Attractive and in very nice condition. L: 4". See Anawati pg. 47 for similar types. Old museum catalog numbers on base. $300 |
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174. Roman North Africa, c. 1st to early 2nd Century AD. A mould made red ware double-convex lamp with rounded carination. The concave disk divided from the shoulder by a molding with two grooves. At the center is a kantharos. Plain handle, spout and wick-hole. Small raised circular base. No maker’s mark. Intact with much eye appeal. L: 4". See Anawati pg. 47 for similar types. Old museum catalog numbers on base. $300 |
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175. Roman North Africa, 3rd Century AD. A nice red ware lamp with ribbed sides bordering the central medallion, which depicts the bearded head of the sea god Poseidon. Three fills holes around the portrait of the god and a depression leading to the spout. Nice condition. L: 5". See Anawati pg.73, C224 for a similar lamp. $300 |
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176. Syrio-Palestinian, c. 5th – 6th Century AD. A mould made lamp of rich red terracotta. Ovoid in shape with sharp carination. Raised border around both fill-hole and wick-hole and there is a plain Greek cross with split ends on the spout. The sides are decorated with faintly impressed line work and there is a small knobbed handle. Circular raised base. Intact with rich red ‘earthy’ terracotta. L: 4 ¼”. See Anawati pg. 97, C314. $100 |
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177. Syrio-Palestinian, c. 5th – 6th Century AD. A mould made terracotta lamp, ovoid in shape with sharp carination. Raised rim around filling-hole and another around spout and wick-hole. Top of spout adorned with a caduceus? Or similar object. Body is decorated with lines and hatch patterns and there is a small knob handle. Base is a worn, raised circle. Typical for the period and intact with signs of use. L: 4 ½”. See Anawati pg. 94, C305 for a similar lamp. $100 |
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178. Byzantine, 5th – 6th Century AD. A mould made terracotta lamp of ovoid shape and sharp carination. Raised molding surrounds filling hole and a large Christian cross adorned the spout before the wick hole. The handle is tabular and adorned with three circles within a rectangular beaded border. The base is circular with 8 raised circular designs with pellets within. Very well preserved and a sharp example. L: 4”. See Anawati pg.87 for similar examples. $150 |
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179. Byzantine, 5th – 6th Century AD. A mould made terracotta lamp of ovoid shape with sharp carination. Raised border around a medallion containing a square with floral devices in the corners around the fill-hole. Rope pattern outside of raised border and wick-hole is undecorated. Small, tabular handle adorned with 2 circles with central pellets within a border of small pellets. Worn raised circular base. L: 3 ¾”. See Anawati pg. 88 for similar types. $100 |
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180. Byzantine Period, 8th – 10th Century AD. A bronze lamp with a handle decorated with a large cross, part of which is now missing. Encrusted, but a typical example. L: 6 ¼”. From Gurob. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $200 |
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181. Islamic, 7th – 13th Century. A mould made terracotta lamp. Ovoid with sharp carination. Raised rim around the filling-hole and wick-hole. The body is decorated with circular bands, some which are divided by hatching. Small, knob handle and a circular recessed base with a cross formed with raised pellets. A very fresh and well preserved example. L: 3.5". See Anawati pg. 101, C330 for a similar lamp. $100 |
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182. Islamic, 7th – 13th Century AD. A mould made terracotta lamp. Ovoid with sharp carination. High raised rim around fill-hole and raised rim in a V-shape around spout and wick-hole. The top of the spout and the body is adorned with lines and hatching design. Small knobbed handle, part of which now missing. Circular raised base. A choice example. L: 4 ¼”. See Anawati pg. 101, C330 for a similar lamp. $100 |
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183. Islamic Egypt, c.10th – 11th Century AD. A ‘Nishapur’ style lamp from Gurob, Egypt, with degraded thick blue glaze. Intact and a good example. L: 3 ¼”; H: 1 ¾”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $150 |
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184. Lot of 2 lamps. The first is an Islamic mould made lamp from the 7th – 13th Century with linear designs. L: 3 ¾”. See Anawati pg. 101. The second lamp is from Asia Minor, c. 2nd Century with an inward-sloping, plain disk surrounding by molding. Intact with signs of use. L: 3 ¾”. See Anawati pg. 72, C222. $150/2 |
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Pottery |
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185. Holy Land, c.1200 – 1000 BC. A lot of 2 pottery items. The first is a large bowl showing some red glaze in areas underneath the encrustation. Some repairs. Dia: 5 ¾”, H: 2 5/8”. The second piece is a smaller bowl with a flat foot. The piece possesses some earthen encrustation and is intact with a minor rim chip. Dia: 3 ¾”, H” 2 1/8”. A good pair of Holy Land pottery items. $125/2 |
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186. Cypriot, c. 850 - 700 BC. Black-On-Red ware two handled bottle with circular and linear black polychrome design throughout. Small old chip on underside of flared lip, otherwise in choice condition. H: 4.5". $1000 |
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187. Attica, Athens, c. 5th Century BC. An attractive Attic small shoulder lekythos with ivy pattern on the shoulder. Some repair, but an attractive little vase. H: 5". $500 |
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188. Attica, Athens, 4th Century BC. A small stem chalice with small foot. Nice color with areas of restoration around rim. H: 3 ¼”. $200 |
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189. Etruria, 8th – 7th Century BC. A nice Villanovan Impasto-ware ribbed patera. Nice gray-brown surfaces and a design, which is in imitation of metal-ware. A chip on lip, otherwise intact and attractive. D: 6 3/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $500 |
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190. Etruria, 7th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero Sotiel-ware drinking cup with large strap handle and small foot. Repaired from sherds. H: 6 ½”; Dia: 5 5/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400 |
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191. Etruria, 7th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero heavy handled single handled cup or ladle. Nice gray-black color with some impressed linear decoration. Intact. H: 3 ½”; W: 4 7/8”. A simple, but very good example of Etruscan Bucchero ware. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $250 |
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192. Etruria, 7th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero Type I Oinochoe. Surfaces weathered and encrusted, similar to that found on vessels for the cemetery at Veii. H: 9 ¾”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $350 |
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193. Etruria, 7th – 6th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero Pesante-ware chalice with nice black and brown coloration. Foot repaired and some minor rim chipping. H: 3 7/8”; Dia: 5 1/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400 |
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194. Etruria, 6th – 5th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero Sotile-ware squat kylix cup with two large rabbit-eared handles and a small foot. Some repair to one handle, otherwise a very pleasing example. H: 4 1/8”; W: 6 7/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400 |
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195. Etruria, 5th Century BC. An Etruscan Bucchero Sotile-ware 2 handled skyphos with a small ring foot. Repaired from sherds, but a pleasing example. H: 2 ¼”; W: 6 5/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $350 |
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196. Greek South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A nice calene-ware stemless kylix with long handles. Inside is a stamp design consisting of palmettes around an omphalos. Intact with a couple very minor rim chips. H: 2 ¼”; W: 8 ¼”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $450 |
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197. Greek South Italy, Apulia, c.330 BC. A handled Lekanis with lid attractively decorated with alternating palmettes and a fashionable lady, wearing kekryphalos (hair net) and hair pins. Nice star pattern on knob of lid. This type of vessel was widely used for face powder. Two small repairs to knob, otherwise a nice example. H: 3 ½”; W: 5 3/8”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $400 |
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198. Roman Egypt, 1st – 2nd Century. A nice bronze pitcher with a handle decorated with floral motifs. The handle is reattached, but the piece had choice overall patination and is intact. H: 7”. From Gurob, Egypt. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $700 |
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199. Roman North Africa, 1st Century BC/AD. A nice red ware bowl with nice decoration consisting of standing draped figures and floral motif. Intact with some encrustation as found. H: 2 7/8”, Dia: 5. $600 |
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Terracotta & Stone |
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200. Indus Valley, c. 2000 BC. A fragmentary head of perhaps Gansesha with lozenge-shaped eyes. On a stand. H:8 cm. Interesting. From The Ernest Lustig Collection $300 |
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201. Etruria, 6th – 3rd Century AD. An Etruscan terracotta funeral portrait of a young deceased woman’s face. Holes for suspension above buried figure. Excellent red pigment on original clay, with fully extent white slip. H: 4 ½”. Custom made stand. $500 |
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202. Etruria, 5th – 4th Century BC. A trio of Etruscan terracotta votives in the form of a hand and two sacrificial animals. Lengths 3 5/8”, 3 7/8” & 4 ¾”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. Included is a receipt of acquisition by the prior owner dated 5/22/73. $150/3 |
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203. Magnia Grecia, c. 650 – 450 BC. An archaic Greek terracotta Medusa appliqué from ancient Epidaurus area in the Peloponnesus. It was used for shop or home decoration. Just an excellent portrait with good detail, ancient loss of side braids. 3" x 3". Custom made stand. $300 |
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204. Magnia Grecia, c. 300 BC. A limestone funeral pedestal with a four line Greek inscription identifying and commemorating the life of the deceased whose statue originally stood on this pedestal (now missing). H: 6", W: 4". Custom wooden base. $1200 |
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205. Magnia Grecia, c. 350 BC. A terracotta head of a man wearing a Corinthian style helmet. L: 7.5 cm. On stand. From The Ernest Lustig Collection $100 |
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206. Magnia Gracia, Boeotia, c.4th Century BC. A terracotta votive figure of a lady, wearing a chiton and conical headdress. Intact with faint traces of pigmentation. H: 7 ½”. On custom stand. $300 |
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Glass |
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207. Hellenistic Egypt, 2nd – 1st Century BC. A nice glass two-handled jar of frosty white glass with applied red, gray, black and yellow addition. Intact and a good example. H: 2”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $350 |
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208. Roman Egypt, c.1st Century AD. An orange-yellow glass vessel with small handle at back and a pinched spout. Resembles a lamp, but inside is a dried powdery yellow substance, thickly preserved on the inside. A most interesting piece. H: 2 ¼”; W: 3 ¼”. From the Fayoum region, south of Cairo. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $350 |
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209. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A lovely free-blown glass bottle, 2-5/8" high, 2" in diameter. It is nicely made with a ring of decorative incisions on the globular body and a simple flared neck. This fine light green vessel would have been used for scented oils, cosmetics, pigments or medicines, which were often among objects placed in Roman tombs. In perfect condition with areas of light encrustation and iridescence. $175 |
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210. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A lovely free-blown glass jar, 1-3/4" high, 1-5/8" in diameter. It is beautifully made with a ribbed body and a widely flared neck. This fine blue-green vessel would have been used for scented oils, cosmetics, pigments or medicines, which were often among objects placed in Roman tombs. In perfect condition with encrustation and gold iridescence. $200 |
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211. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A lovely free-blown glass vial, 2-1/2" high, 1-3/8" in diameter. It is beautifully made with a deeply ribbed body and a simple rolled neck. This fine light green vessel would have been used for scented oils, cosmetics, pigments or medicines, which were often among objects placed in Roman tombs. In perfect condition with encrustation and nice iridescence. $175 |
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212. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A lovely free-blown glass vial, 2-1/4" high, 1-1/4" in diameter. It is beautifully made from milky blue-green glass and would have been used for scented oils, cosmetics, pigments or medicines, which were often among objects placed in Roman tombs. In perfect condition with areas of light encrustation and nice iridescence. $150 |
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213. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A yellow glass sprinkler flask with pear-shaped body and pinched neck. The mouth is open and flat. Intact with light yellow color and some original encrustation. H: 3 3/8”. $200 |
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214. Roman, Holy Land, 1st – 3rd Century AD. A small blown glass ‘teardrop’ type vial for unguents and perfumes. Intact with attractive iridescence. H: 3”. Ex Leighton Wilkie collection. $125 |
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Seals and Intaglios |
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215. Jemdat Nasr, c. 3200 – 3000 BC. A nice translucent green calcite seal in the form of a vulture. On base, 3 schematic scorpions. Intact and a very pleasing example. 45x30mm. $800 |
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216. Jemdat Nasr, c. 3200 – 3000 BC. A nice translucent green calcite seal in the form of a bull, pierced for suspension. Backside is blank. 24x19mm. $400 |
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217. Jemdat Nasr, c. 3200 – 3000 BC. A white calcite seal in the form of a facing human head. On base, a deer walking rt. Intact and a rare and more desirable form. 24x22mm. $800 |
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218. Greece, c. 400 B. C. a small dark cornelian intaglio with the bearded head of a satyr. Dimensions: 10 x 6 mm. Small but delightful. $200 |
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219. Rome, c. 100 B. C. a small nicolo intaglio of a standing wolf suckling its pup
Dimensions: 11 mm. $150 |
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220. Rome, c. 200 A. D. a small round cornelian intaglio with a female head, facing left. Diameter: 8 mm. Tiny but very sharp and rare. $200 |
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221. Late Roman, c. 450 A. D. a round garnet intaglio depicting a priest hold a cross staff in each hand. Diameter8 mm. Sharp and historic. $175 |
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222. Eastern Roman-Sasanian, c. 400 A. D. an oval cornelian intaglio of a standing man, wearing high kilts. He has a long nose and a very discernible face. This tiny piece could actually have been a portrait. L:11 mm. Choice! $250 |
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223. The balance of the intaglios consisting mainly of Sasanian style miniatures and one stamp seal in carnelian and hematite. Seven pieces. $300/5 |
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Ancient Jewelry |
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224. Hellenistic Greece, c.4th – 3rd Century BC. A lot of 2 bronze rings with incised bezels. The first, ring size about 10 ½, depicts a female figure standing to left, and is well detailed with a deep olive patina. The second rings, size about 5 ¼, which depicts a recumbent deer before a mass of vegetation. Both of the rings are intact and are pleasing example of Hellenistic bronze bezel rings. $250/2 |
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225. Roman, c.1st Century BC/AD. A gold medallion with the image of a gorgon in repoussé. Attractive and looped for wearing as a pendant. Original find soil still adhering to the reverse. Diameter 1 ¾”. $500 |
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226. Roman, 1st Century AD. A gold ring of flat composition set with a nice carved chalcedony stone in the form of a facing gorgon. Ring Size about 6. Both the stone and ring are ancient. $500 |
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227. Roman, 1st Century AD. A black glass stone carved in the form of a facing gorgon set into a high carat gold ring imitating the ancient style. Ring Size about 9. $300 |
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228. Roman, c.1st – 2nd Century AD. A nice marble face bead depicting a stylized gorgon set into a modern gold ring with handsome filigree work. Ring Size 7 ½ and wearable. $350 |
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229. Roman, c.1st – 2nd Century AD. A green glass faceted stone set in a modern high carat gold ring, which imitates the ancient style. Ring Size 9 ½ and wearable. $250 |
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230. Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD. A bloodstone intaglio nicely incised with the laureate head of Apollo set in a hollow gold ring of nice design. Ring Size about 8 ½. Both the stone and ring are ancient. $500 |
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231. Roman, 1st – 2nd Century AD. A nice glass intaglio depicting the Great God standing rt., extending hand over an altar and holding a sceptre. The stone is set in an iron ring that was most liked gilded at some point. Intact with typical iron oxidation. Ring Size is about 5 ¼. Stone measures 11x8mm. $125 |
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232. Roman, 2nd Century AD. A large deep orange carnelian intaglio depicting Jupiter seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre. The stone is set in a modern gold ring, imitating the ancient style. Ring Size 7 ½ and a nice piece. $350 |
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233. Roman, 3rd – 4th Century AD. A silver ring set with a tall red jasper stone inscribed KHN – EIOC in Greek. A nice example, part of shank missing. Stone measures 11x9mm. $200 |
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234. Roman, 3rd – 4th Century. A heavy gold ring with a rectangular black glass stone incised with a linear motif. Quite substantial and with signs of prior use. Weight 17.31g. Ring Size 11. $400 |
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235. Eastern Celts, 4th – 2nd Century BC. A nice necklace composed of cut shell beads. Shapes are roughly tubular and conical. From a grave site in Bulgaria and form part of the grave goods. From an old collection, c. 1950’s. Length of the necklace is 27” and there are 134 beads in the strand. $400 |
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Modern Jewelry |
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236. Coin Jewelry, a silver ring with a silver Parthian drachm nicely mounted depicted the bearded head of the king facing left, bird in right foreground. Ring size is 11. Nice and wearable. $100 |
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237. A modern gold repoussé appliqué with a central head of the Roman emperor Nero, facing to the right. The outer edges are decorated with an attractive scroll-type pattern and there are four holes placed at each cardinal point. Very attractive and just waiting to be made into an interesting piece of jewelry or some other decorative piece. Diameter 58mm, 2 5/16”. Weight 2.95g of about 18 – 20 carat gold. $300 |
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238. A Modern gold ring of high carat gold with an intaglio in almandine garnet depicting a helmeted male head. Ring Size 7 and wearable. $350 |
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239. A Modern gold ring with a round bezel incised with a figure in a biga of horses. Nicely done in ancient style. Ring Size 8. $300 |
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240. A Modern gold ring manufactured in ancient style set with a almandine garnet cabochon. Ring Size about 8 ½. $250 |
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241. Silver necklace with large glass beads, mid-20th century. Nice filigreed work with three large glass beads with multi-blue, red and white colors. Attractive and wearable. $300 |
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