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An Egyptian Granite Torso - The Striding King
Start Price: 20,000.00Estimate: 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. Carved from a single piece of striated granite stone / granodionte, figure depicts the lower torso of a high official or king wearing a heavily-pleated kilt. On the reverse, the lone line of hieroglyphic text has been deliberately obliterated in ancient times. This was often done upon the passage of one ruler to the next. 19"H x 10"D at base, with beautiful red vein passing through forward leg. Section intact. Weighs in at 70 pounds. Crating required - email for shipping estimate.
Provenance: Ex-private Denver, CO Collection, purchased in Switzerland in the 1980s.
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A Rare Egyptian Gray Schist Osirus Figure
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Egypt, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-2125 B.C. standing figure of Osiris facing left, once part of an attachment to a much larger sculpture. Custom stand. 4-1/2"H x 1-3/4"W x 5/8" deep. Repaired just below neck.
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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A Large Egyptian New Kingdom Wood Shabti for Aset - Rare!
Start Price: 13,000.00Estimate: 18,000.00 - 24,000.00
This is a large shabti of high quality. It dates to the New Kingdom, more specifically to the late 18th dynasty - early 19th dynasty, circa 1550-1070 B.C., so it is about 1,000 years older than most shabtis on the market. It was made of wood, a perishable material, which also accounts for the fact that such objects are not very often seen on the market.
The owner of the shabti was a woman called Aset (the Egyptian form of the name Isis); see Hermann Ranke, Die ägyptischen Personennamen (3 volumes, Glückstadt-Hamburg, 1935-1976), Vol. I, p. 3, no. 18, for this name.
Aset is shown mummiform, with only her head and arms protruding from the shroud. She is wearing a tripartite wig, with two long, thick tresses in front of the shoulders, leaving the ears visible. Her round face is well modelled with details sculpted in relief, such as her almond shaped eyes, her full, fleshy lips, her ears and nose. Her arms are crossed on the chest, the right arm over the left one. The wig, eyes and eyebrows are painted black, and there are traces of red pigment on the proper right shoulder, and of a lighter pigment in some of the incised hieroglyphs.
An inscription consisting of six lines and one column of incised hieroglyphs covers the lower part of the shabti. The text mentions the name of the owner, Aset, and contains part of the spell for the shabti as it con be found in the Book of the Dead (spell 6), telling to shabti to answer by saying "Here I am", whenever its owner is called upon to do any menial work in the hereafter, such as cultivating the fields, irrigating the river banks and ferrying the sand.
This shabti has been in a Parisian art gallery for an amount of € 15,000 (US$ 19,500); it is offered here for considerably less.
Height 18.8 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 3.2 cm. Intact with some damage to the wood as shown; some wear to areas of the surface, especially on the back, making the hieroglyphs on that side somewhat difficult to read, and to the black paint on the wig. Traces of red pigment on the proper right shoulder. Traces of white pigment in some of the hieroglyphs.
Provenance: French private collection Vérité, Paris, acquired between 1930 et 1960.
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An Egyptian Carved Stone Seated Baboon
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Egypt, New Kingdom, ca 1300 to 1000 BC. Carved steatite baboon representing the god Thoth, god of wisdom and writing, shown squatting with hands in large open pot, sitting upon integral plinth. 1-3/8"H x 7/8"W x 1-1/4" deep. Ancient loss to lower right arm, chip to left base corner and bottom plus overall surface wear, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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An Egyptian Royal Shabti for Pharaoh Psusennes I
Start Price: 9,500.00Estimate: 11,000.00 - 14,000.00
This is a solid cast bronze royal shabti, rarely offered on the market, scientifically tested for authenticity, and mentioned in a scientific publication!
The shabti was made for pharaoh Psusennes I (21st dynasty). He is depicted mummiform and wearing a tripartite wig, leaving his ears visible. His arms are folded over his chest, the right arm over the left one. He is holding the usual agricultural implements, and has a seed bag slung over the shoulder, hanging on his back. The front is incised with his name within a cartouche; the text reads The Orisis, King Pa-seba-khai-en-niut, beloved of Amun. His name means "the star that appears in the city"; Psusennes is the Greek form of this name.
Background information: Pharaoh Psusennes I lived during the 21st dynasty, ca. 1000 BC. The precise length of his long reign is debated among Egyptologists, but it was at least 41 years and may have been up to about ten years longer.
Before the discovery of the royal tombs at Tanis, only six royal bronze shabtis were known, one for Ramesses II and five for Ramesses III. But during the excavation season 1939-1940 archaeologist Pierre Montet discovered the intact tomb of Psusennes I in Tanis in the Delta. In it he found, among many other things, hundreds of shabtis, many of which were of bronze. The exact number has never been published, but soon afterwards the total number of shabtis on the market and in collections was far larger than the number found by Montet, because many modern forgeries were made. As a result of this, every shabti on the market was automatically looked upon with suspicion.
Test results: The shabti that is being offered here was carefully researched, not only microscopically but also using several non-destructive testing methods, Raman spectroscopy for the surface and Neutron Diffraction for the core. These tests were done at the Department of Metallurgy, Electrochemistry and Materials Science, University of Brussels (Belgium) and at the Department of Nuclear Research, Institute of Isotopes, Budapest (Hungary). Raman spectroscopy showed traces of malachite on a lower layer of cuprite as well as azurite. Neutron Diffraction showed the presence of a significant amount of cuprite, an indication that the copper corrosion has gone deeper into the bronze itself over the years, which is a process occurring during long-time burial. These results, in combination with other facts observed, provide proof that this shabti is authentic. A copy of the test report will be sent to the buyer of the shabti.
Literature:
Pierre Montet, Les constructions et le tombeau de Psousennès à Tanis (Fouilles de Tanis; La nécropole royale de Tanis, tome 2) (Paris, 1951); for the bronze shabtis see p. 94, nr. 333, and pl. LXIII ;
Peter A. Clayton, “Two Ancient Egyptian Bronze Royal Shawabti Figures”, The Antiquaries Journal, 50 (London, 1970), p. 347-348;
Peter A. Clayton, “Royal Bronze Shawabti Figures”, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 58 (London, 1972), p. 167-175;
Jacques F. Aubert – Liliane Aubert, Statuettes égyptiennes, Chaouabtis, ouchebtis (Paris, 1974) 150-156; for an attempted reconstruction of the number of shabtis found see p. 152-154; for the forgeries see p. 155-156 ;
Hans D. Schneider, Shabtis. An Introduction to the History of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes with a Catalogue of the Collection of Shabtis in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden (Collections of the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, 2) (Leiden, 1977), I, 238, 256 note 59; II, 151-152, nos. 4.7.0.1 - 4.7.0.18;
Hermann Schlögl - Andreas Brodbeck, Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen der Schweiz (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Series Archeologica, 7) (Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Freiburg Schweiz, Universitätsverlag, 1990), p. 208-209, no. 130-130a-130b;
Jacques F. Aubert – Liliane Aubert, Bronzes et or égyptien (Paris, 2001), p. 115; p. 428, pl. 12 ;
Valérie Hayez, Use of Micro-Raman Spectroscopy for the Study of the Atmospheric Corrosion of Copper Alloys of Cultural Heritage (Brussels, 2006), p. 246-248.
Dimensions: Height 8.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 1.8 cm. Intact with some expected surface wear and pitting, normal on all ancient bronzes ; a minuscule air bubble hole, created during casting of the shabti, in the back of the wig; a warm brown and reddish brown patina with minuscule green corrosion products at several positions, as shown; a small hole drilled in the bottom for mounting. Overall in excellent condition. Comes with a modern wood base.
Provenance: German private collection H.W.; with Christie’s London, sale of 11 December 1996, lot 47; previously UK private collection, 1970s.
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A Pair of Egyptian Alabaster Jars (Near Miniature)
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 700.00 - 900.00
From ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 - 343 BC. First is a slender cosmetic jar with flared rim. Second is a squat jar with slightly rolled rim; each with lovely banding of the natural stone. 3-1/8"H and 1-1/2"H respectively. Both intact/near-choice!
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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A Set of Three Egyptian Faience Ushabtis
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Ca 1090 to 663 BC. Well-matched set of three aqua-blue faience figures, comprised of two “foreman” type shabtis (oversaw work to be performed in the afterlife) and one “worker.” Each of rather simple form, but displayed together they create an outstanding group. Custom mounted. Figures measure between 2-5/8" and 3"H, all intact.
Provenance: ex-private Toronto, Ontario Collection acquired at auction.
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An Egyptian Faience Amulet of Sekhmet
Start Price: 2,450.00Estimate: 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Egypt, Saite Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664 - 525 BC. Large faience amulet of a seated Sekhmet, aqua-blue and black composition of openwork design, the lioness goddess holding a sistrum, seated on a throne, its sides decorated with stylized serpents, a suspension loop behind the ears. Custom mounted on marble. Amulet itself measures 2-1/2"H (5.1 cm.) Minor repair to left arm, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-private Paris, France collection.
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An Egyptian Green-Glazed Composition Plaque - Goddess of the Sky
Start Price: 2,500.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
A beautifully rendered representation of a female face with clearly delineated features and modelled with flared nostrils. She is wearing a collar or choker. Her face is surrounded by a band, representing either her hair or a wig, leaving the ears visible. The plaque is pierced through the head and neck in order to attach it to a mummy or mummy net.
It is very uncommon to find representations en face in Egyptian art, except for depictions of the goddess Hathor. Therefore this is a remarkable and rare piece.
The face represents the Egyptian goddess of the sky, Nut. But her role was sometimes taken over by another goddess, Hathor. Both goddesses could be depicted in the form of a cow, whose body formed the sky. This made it easier to exchange functions between the two goddesses. Since it is usually Hathor whose face can be shown en face, many Egyptologists have argued that plaques like this depict her. However, it is impossible to identify the goddess on our plaque with certainty. Several very similar specimens in the British Museum London have been described as Nut.
According to the ancient Egyptian beliefs the goddess of the sky, Nut, stood on her hands and feet, arched over the earth, her face at the western horizon. The sun was thought to travel across her body. In the evening, at the western horizon, Nut would swallow the sun disk, after which the sun would travel back to the east through her body during the night. The next morning Nut would give birth to the sun again in the eastern horizon.
Each Egyptian hoped to join the sun god after death, travelling with him across the sky and being reborn with him every morning; in fact the deceased was supposed to assimilate with the sun god, to become god himself. And like the sun was reborn every morning, coming out of Nut, the deceased hoped to be reborn daily, coming out of the sarcophagus in which he was placed. From very early times the sarcophagus was therefore associated with Nut. Pyramid texts from the Old Kingdom inform us about the sarcophagus being the mother of the deceased, who will give birth to him. In many cases there is a representation of Nut, arched over the deceased; this can be seen on the ceiling of royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, but also the vault of many other tombs, painted blue and covered with stars, refers to the goddess. In addition there is often a depiction of Nut on the inside of the lid of the sarcophagus.
Starting roughly at the beginning of the first millennium BC the Egyptians would place a net over the mummy to protect him. Such nets were made of faience beads, and they could be adorned with all kinds of amulets (a djed pillar, a winged scarab, the children of Horus etc.). The bright, blue colour of the beads was a reference to the sky and to rebirth and resurrection. Such bead nets could incorporate a beaded face, which is usually explained as a mask representing the deceased, but sometimes a faience plaque is also included, showing the face of a goddess.
Provenance: Dutch private collection J.T.; previously with Bonhams London, sale of 30 October 2003, lot 37; previously UK private collection, purchased in London in the late 1950s - early 1960s.
Literature: For faience nets, one including a face mask, see Florence Dunn Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (London, Thames and Hudson, 1998), p. 160, 249, nos. 163-164.
Date: Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Height 9.5 cm. Intact with some discoloration, encrustation and surface wear as shown. A beautiful and large example with a lovely colour.
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An Egyptian Faience Fish Amulet
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 11th-7th century B.C. Solid muti-hued amulet of a fish, molded in the round; raised detailing depicting scales with shades of blue, aque and green. Made in the shape of the Tilapia nilotica fish which is commonly found in the Nile River. This fish was greatly loved by the ancient Egyptians and it was used as a decorative motif on a variety of materials including stone, ceramics and glass. Ancient loss to very tip of tail, overall surface wear/roughness, else quite nice!
Provenace: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI collection.
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An Egyptian Carved Wood Figure of Anubis
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 662-300 B.C. Wood carving of jackal depicted recumbent in an alert attitude of protection, its fore-legs extended, its hind-legs curled beneath, the long tail extended behind. Covered in black and gold pigments (all original!) 5-1/2"L. Typical wear, as shown. Remarkably well-preserved.
Provenance: Ex-private Toronto, Ontario Collection.
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An Egyptian Cartonnage Anthropoid Mummy Mask
Start Price: 6,500.00Estimate: 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Egypt, Third intermediate period, probably 22 Dynasty, circa 800-720 BC. Made from wood, linen, gold lacquer, bronze and pate de verre glass. Mounted on black velvet covered stand (can also be wall mounted.) Dimensions of mask itself: 7-1/2"W x 10 -1/2"H x 3”"D, with Stand: 16"H x 9"W, intact.
Provenance: Ex-Haig Collection, MI. Mask originally purchased by previous owner in the late 1970’s/early 80’s in Paris. An appraisal was done by Norman Hurst, a Member of the International Society of Appraiser in January 1998 (estimated value at that time was $20 000 ).
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An Egyptian Polychrome Stucco Model of the Head of a Lioness
Start Price: 10,000.00Estimate: 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Egypt, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 BC to 525 BC. Naturalistically carved, with hand-painted detailed features and grooved markings on the ears and ruff. The lion is a symbol of strength and ferocity. The largest of the cat family, this animal is known as the “king of the beasts.” They are equally feared and respected for their power, speed, and intimidating growl. Kings and rulers have associated themselves with this noble creature since the days of antiquity. However, the lack of a bushy mane on this stucco work indicates that it represents a lioness. Therefore, it is probable that this head was a sculptor’s model employed during the manufacturing of Sekhmet sculptures. Sekhmet, along with her husband the creator-god Ptah and their son Nerfertum, was part of the powerful trio of deities that protected Ancient Memphis. She was a sun goddess, embodying the scorching, burning, destructive heat of the sun. Fierce goddess of war, the destroyer of the enemies of Ra and Osiris, she was represented as having the head of a lioness and the body of a woman. Like the sun, her temper was uncontrollable. In the legend of Ra and Hathor, Sekhmet's anger became so great, she would have destroyed all of mankind if Ra had not taken pity on us and made her inebriated.
Many centuries ago, a master sculptor might have corrected his apprentice by showing them such a model. A useful tool for understanding the dimensions and shape of the subject, such models would have assisted young students when natural observation was not possible. Considering the subject of this work, a lioness’ head, it is unlikely that many artists would have been keen to venture into the wild and sketch likenesses of this beast. There is a royal presence visible in the face of this lionness, suggesting that she would be a suitable model for a sculpture of the goddess Sekhmet. Custom stand. Head itself measures 7-1/2"H (19 cm) x 6"W (15 cm). Intact/excellent condition, save minor wear along edges. **For reference, compare quality and recent sales price, Pierre Berge & Assc, Dec 1, 2011, Lot 123 (27,500 Euros)**
PROVENANCE: Ex-private East Coast USA Collection, ex-Medusa Ancient Art, Montreal, QC/Champlain, NY, ex- Archeologica Gallery, early 80s.
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An Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 650 to 300 BC. Wooden mummy mask made of cedar, carved into the form of a human face; once colored with vibrant pigments, now lost with time. Seven wooden dowels used to attach mask to the sarcophagus still present. Very striking to see how age and lack of moisture affects the shape of these fascinating items! 11"H. Generally very good, wear as shown. Custom stand.
Provenance: ex-C. Pipes Collection, Tennessee
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An Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Ushabti.
Start Price: 700.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Egypt, Dynasty 26, ca. 662 to 525 BC. Light blue faience with five deeply-molded lines of hieroglyphic text; figure holding crook and flail in his hands - ready to perform the tasks of the recently deceased in the afterlife. 5-1/8"H. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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A Pair of Egyptian Late Dynastic Ushabtis
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 700.00 - 1,000.00
Egypt, Late Dynasty, ca. 662 to 300 BC. Pair of blue faience ushabtis - servants for the afterlife - each standing with hands held to their chests holding crook and flail. Both measure just about 4-3/8"H. Both intact/generally very good, save surface wear and softening of features, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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An Egyptian 26th Dynastic Faience Ushabti
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Egypt, Late Dynastic, 26th dynasty, ca 685 to 525 BC. Molded faience shabti holding crook and flail with seed bag over his shoulder. The color of faience is particularly pleasing in a deep, robin's egg blue. Stands upon old lucite block. Shabti itself stands 4-5/8"H. Intact/generally excellent, save surface rubs/losses, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-private Toronto, Ontario Collection.
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An Egyptian Faience Ushabti, ex-Royal Athena
Start Price: 800.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Egypt, Late Dynastic, Ca 662 to 300 BC. Standing mummiform figure ready to work for the deceased in the afterlife, holding crook and flail. Deep clear features and museum accession number on base and on reverse, along with original Royal Athena sticker attached to its custom base. Shabti itself stands 4-5/8"H. Intact/generally excellent condition, save some surface scuffs and expected wear, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Haig Collection, Michigan, ex-Royal Athena Gallery, New York/Beverly Hills
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An Egyptian Bronze Double Uraeus
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 thru 30, ca 662 to 300 BC. In bronze, with twin rearing cobras, each with gilded crowns and insets for semi-precious stones. Probably from an Hemhem crown. 2-1/2"H x 1-1/2"W x 3/4"D, intact.
Provenance: Ex-private Royal Oak, MI Collection.
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An Egyptian Bronze Statuette of the Goddess Neith
Start Price: 10,500.00Estimate: 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
This is a bronze statuette depicting the Egyptian goddess Neith. She is shown in a striding position, her left foot forward. The goddess holds her right arm vertically against her side. Her left arm is bent at the elbow. Her clenched fists are pierced to hold the implements or weapons with which the goddess is sometimes depicted, but there are now missing. Neith is wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and has a crown on her head, which can be identified by its shape as the red crown of Lower Egypt. The statuette is standing on an rectangular integral base with carries a hieroglyphic inscription on two sides. The text mentions the donor of the statuette and asks “O Neith, may you give life to Hor, the son of Amunirdis, born of the Lady of the house Nehemes(?)”.
Late Period, circa 600 B.C.
Height 18.5 cm without the modern base. The statuette is in very good condition with no repairs, damage or restoration. The surface looks somewhat worn in places and a bit dimpled, especially on the lower body. The object has been cleaned and treated to protect the bronze. Mounted on a modern wooden base.
Provenance: The statuette was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Mitchell during their visit to Cairo in February 1964. They paid an amount of $380 for it. The acquisition was done through the curator of the National Museum of Egypt, Gamel Salem, who also granted the export permission. The statuette ended up in the collection of Leighton A. Wilkie (1900-1993). During his life Wilkie invented, perfected and successfully marketed several machine tools, among them a machine called the DoALL. The same name was later given to his company, which developed into a large chain of industrial supply centers in the United States.
The object will come with copies of the original documents as well as photographs taken around 1970, while it was on display at the Wilkie Brothers Foundation.
Background information: Neith was an Egyptian goddess of war and of hunting with main cult centres is Sais (Delta) and Asyut (Middle Egypt). Her first appearance in Egyptian religion was rather early; her symbol appears already on stelae from the first dynasty. Her name was part of several royal names from this period as well.
As a goddess of war she had to help the pharaoh during his battles, and to "open the way" for him, a function she had in common with Wepwawet; through this she also became a goddess who gave protection, and because of this was also incorporated in the group of gods who helped the deceased. Usually together with Isis, Nephthys and Serket she offered protection to the sarcophagus (already in the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts) and to the canopic chest, containing the internal organs which had been removed during mummification. More specifically she was linked to Duamutef, one of the children of Horus, who watched over the stomach of the deceased.
Neith was also associated with weaving and was believed to be the one who wove the bandages of the mummy. As the goddess of weaving she was also the protector of women as well as of marriage.
Another association of the goddess was with the water of the Nile (sometimes she was called the mother of the crocodile god Sobek) and because of this was even considered to be the personification of the primeval waters of creation; she was identified with the goddess Mehetweret ("The Great Flood") and also linked to Khnum as his wife and as the source of the Nile. Neith and Khnum were seen as creator gods in the temple of Esna and even melted together into one androgynous creator god.
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An Egyptian Gilded Head of an Ibis
Start Price: 5,000.00Estimate: 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
This wooden head with its long beak it that of an ibis, an animal considered sacred in ancient Egypt and related to Thoth, the god of writing and wisdom. The beak has incised details and the face has strong, almost piercing eyes. In some of the more wealthy offerings, like this ibis head, the whole was covered in gold leaf, because the Egyptians believed that the body of the gods was made of gold and because of the relations they saw between the head and the sun.
The head once crowned a mummy bundle containing a mummified ibis. Usually such heads were attached with the head turned backwards, the beak resting on the back of the animal, as if the bird was sleeping. It was attached to the bundle by means of threads; for this purpose the ends are looped for attachment. Some traces of linen wrappings from the mummy are preserved on the bottom.
Background information: he majority of the mummified animal remains from ancient Egypt are testimony to the religious phenomenon of sacred animal cults, the popularity of which increased during the seventh century B.C. and which remained active until the edict of Theodosius in AD 379. During this period, millions of birds, in particular ibises and birds of prey, were captured or bred in captivity for the sole purpose of being mummified. These mummies were made available as votive offerings to pilgrims who visited sanctuaries dedicated to falcon deities, such as Horus, and to Thoth, the ibis god. Priests from these cult centers regularly deposited the mummies in catacombs or unused tombs.
Already Herodotus (Histories II, 67) wrote that, like dead cat were brought to Bubastis to be embalmed and buried, ibises were taken to Hermopolis, the major cult center of Thoth. The necropolis that was associated with this city can be found nearby, at Tuna el-Gebel. The custom of burying mummified ibises in the vast subterranean network of galleries here lasted almost 700 years. The number of ibises deposited is not known exactly but well surpasses one million. Moreover, not only Hermopolis had an animal necropolis. Many others have been uncovered throughout Egypt. The major one is located in North Saqqara, which - apart from galleries for ibises - had catacombs for the Apis bulls, for baboons, for ibises, for birds of prey, for dogs and for cats.
Compare:
Renate Germer, Das Geheimnis der Mumien. Ewiges Leben am Nil (München - London - New York, Prestel Verlag, 1997), p. 59, fig. 52-53;
Beatrix Gessler-Löhr, "Weg zur Unsterblichkeit. Mumien und Mumifizierung im Alten Ägypten", Antike Welt 22 Heft 1 (1991), p. 58-60, fig. 1.
Literature:
Véronique Berteaux - Dieter Kessler - Joris Peters - Angela von den Driesch, "Mummified, Deified and Buried at Hermopolis Magna - The Sacred Birds from Tuna el-Gebel, Middle Egypt" in Manfred Bietak (Hrsg.), Ägypten und Levante / Egypt and the Levant XV (2005), p. 203-244;
Salima Ikram (ed.), Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt (Cairo, American University in Cairo Press, 2005), more specifically p. 44-71 (Paul T. Nicholson, "The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara. The Cults and Their Catacombs") and p. 120-163 (Dieter Kessler - Abd el Halim Nur el-Din, "Tuna al-Gebel, Millions of Ibises and Other Animals");
Dieter Kessler, Die heiligen Tiere und der König. Beiträge zu Organisation, Kult und Theologie der spätzeitlichen Tierfriedhöfe Part 1 (Ägypten und Altes Testament. Studien zu Geschichte, Kultur und Religion Ägyptens und des Alten Testaments, 16) (Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 1989), p. 194-219;
Dieter Kessler, "Herodot II, 65-67 über heilige Tiere in Bubastis", Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 18 (1991), p. 265-289;
Paul T. Nicholson, “Preliminary Report on Work at the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara, 1992”, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 80 (1994), p. 1-10, pls. I-II;
Nadine Vaksic, Untersuchungen zu Mundöffnungsräumen von Tierfriedhöfen - im Vergleich (GRIN Verlag, 2008);
Thomas Whittemore, “The Ibis Cemetery at Abydos: 1914”, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 1 (1914), p. 248-249, pls. XXXVII-XXXVIII.
Provenance: Dutch private collection, acquired from Christie's New York, sale 8804 of 18 December 1997, lot 85; previously Christie's New York, sale of 15 December 1993, lot 53; previously US private collection, 1970s or before.
Dimensions: length 24.4 cm, height 3.2 cm, width 2.8 cm. Intact with much of the gilding remaining, some expected losses to the gesso in a few small areas only, as shown. Otherwise in very good condition overall. Comes with a custom mount.
Late Period, 664 - 30 B.C.
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An Egyptian Polychrome Wood Coffin Mask - Carbon Dated!
Start Price: 4,000.00Estimate: 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 500 - 200 BC. Oversized carved, painted terracotta-colored face from a coffin lid; displays wide, flatly defined eyes, a slender aquiline nose with slight anatomical detail, and small, plump, pursed lips. The long, slightly arched eyebrows over heavy eyelids, outline for the eyes, and the clear, circular pupils against painted white eyeballs, are drawn in black paint. Painted above the forehead is a brown band trimming a plain black wig. At one time the face may have had well defined ears, now missing, and possibly a chin beard. wood core is overlaid with a thinly applied layer of gesso. Gesso, a mixture of whiting and glue, when skillfully applied provides a good, smooth painting ground for artisans, particularly when working on wood. On the upper forehead and wig areas are wood plugs, one above the proper right and left eyebrows and one of mud to the right of center on the wig. Mask itself measures 16"H x 12"W x 4"D, with frame 24"W x 27"H x 3-1/2"D. Mask reassembled from three pieces, professionally conserved, mounted and framed. Radio-carbon dated to confirm age (copy of test report included with purchase).
Provenance: Ex-private Ohio Collection acquired in the mid-1960s.
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An Egyptian Cartonnnage Panel - Winged Scarab
Start Price: 1,800.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. A large section of a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in vibrant shades of red, blue and cream/white. Central image of winged scarab with checkerboard, lotus blossom and tongue elements, all contained within tan borders. Panel itself measures 8-1/2"W x 7-1/2"H , with custom matte 15-1/2" x 16"W. Professionally conserved and mounted, ready for framing; wear as shown. Due to the delicate nature of ancient gesso, there will be minor flaking during shipment.
Provenance: Ex-G. Mortake, Royal Oak, MI
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A Set of 3 Egyptian Cartonnnage Panels - Winged Isis
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. A large 3-piece section of a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in vibrant shades of red, blue and cream/white. Top collar panel depicts a winged Isis surrounded by the four sons of Horus, two small sections of lotus blossoms are beneath. The two panels below include additional lotus buds and other geometric elements. Panels themselves measure 7-1/4"T x 6-1/4"W (Isis) and 9"T x 3-1/4"W (2-lotus panels), with custom matte background 24-1/4"T x 16-1/2"W. Professionally conserved and mounted, ready for framing; wear as shown. Due to the delicate nature of ancient gesso, there will be minor flaking during shipment.
Provenance: Ex-G. Mortake, Royal Oak, MI
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An Egyptian Cartonnnage Panel - Horus
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. A section of a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in shades of blue, tan and burgandy. Panel shows Horus as a falcon looking left wearing double plumed crown. Panel itself measures 12-1/2"H x 5-1/2"W, with custom matte background 18-3/4"H x 13-1/4"W. Professionally conserved and mounted, ready for framing; wear as shown. Due to the delicate nature of ancient gesso, there will be minor flaking during shipment.
Provenance: Ex-G. Mortake, Royal Oak, MI
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An Egyptian Cartonnnage Panel - Winged Isis / Sons of Horus
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. A large section of a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in vibrant shades of red, blue and cream/white. Collar panel depicts a winged Isis surrounded by the four sons of Horus, additional geometric elements top and bottom. Panel itself measures 10-1/2"T x 7-1/2"W, with custom matte background 15-1/4"W x 17-3/4"H. Professionally conserved and mounted, ready for framing; wear as shown. Due to the delicate nature of ancient gesso, there will be minor flaking during shipment.
Provenance: Ex-G. Mortake, Royal Oak, MI
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An Egyptian Cartonnnage Panel - Hieroglyphs Translated!
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. A large vertical center section of a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in shades of blue, green, red and cream/white. Panel contains approximately 30 hieroglyphic characters inside framed series of geometric bands. Translated as "An offering that the king gives to Osiris, the Foremost of the West, the Great God, the Lord of Abydos; may he give an invocation offering consisting of bread, oxen, beer and ? for the ka ("spirit") of Tjamy, the son of Shepenwepet." Panels itself measures 31-1/2"L x 4-1/2"W, matte size 39-1/2"L x 12-3/4"W. Professionally conserved and mounted, ready for framing; wear as shown. Due to the delicate nature of ancient gesso, there will be minor flaking during shipment.
Provenance: Ex-G. Mortake, Royal Oak, MI
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A Pair of Egyptian Cartonnage Foot Panels (framed)
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. From a painted exterior mummy wrapping, gesso over linen, in shades of aqua-green and gold. Both panels from bottom of the feet. Feet themselves 8-1/2"L x 3"W, framed 14"W x 16"H x 1-1/2"D. Professionally conserved, mounted and framed.
Provenance: ex-Tsatsos Collection, Chicago, IL
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An Egyptian Cartonnnage Mummy Mask
Start Price: 9,000.00Estimate: 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
This is a beautiful mummy mask or, more properly described, a head cover. It is a particularly fine example because of its vibrant colours. It dates to the Graeco-Roman Period, circa 1st century BC - 1st century CE.
The face is characterized by large eyes and eyebrows, a small nose and a small, smiling mouth with full lips which are not painted but indicated in profile. The prominent ears are visible in front of the lappets of the tripartite wig. These lappets are falling in front of the shoulders and chest, and probably imitate hair or a headcloth, decorated with alternating yellow and blue or black stripes. A reticulated or checkerboard pattern can be seen to the left and right of the lappets as well as above the hairband. Between the lappets a broad collar is visible on the chest, displaying a decoration of lotus flowers, small circles or dots, and other elements, probably imitating strings of beads. Some water lines are also visible.
Above the forehead is a diadem or striped headband, holding the wig in its place, with a central sun disc. Partly on the forehead and partly on top of the head we see the depiction of a vulture, its wings spread in a sign of protection; the animal is wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt and might therefore be a representation of the goddess Nekhbet. A sun disk can be seen near the head of the goddess. She is carrying two round objects in her talons, which are probably shen signs, symbolising eternity. From these a ribbon runs to either side, mixing with the stripes on the lappets of the wig.
The mask has incredibly beautiful colours: yellow, red, brown, white, black, green and blue. Under magnification the ground grains of the minerals are clearly visible, especially a beautiful, dark deep blue. Very prominent is the use of yellow. This colour was often used to replace the much more expensive gilding (or gold) that can sometimes be seen on funerary masks. The use of gold or gold leaf was connected to the belief that the sun god Re, with whom the deceased hoped to be united, had flesh of pure gold, and to the fact that gold does not tarnish, therefore guaranteeing immortal life.
Background information: Ancient Egyptian cartonnage was made from layers of linen or papyrus, which were coated with gesso and then painted. It was used to make masks, covering only the head or also the upper body, foot cases, symbolic plaques and even full body covers which were attached to the mummy.
During the manufacturing process moist layers of adhesive-soaked linen and gesso (which was either calcium carbonate based or calcium sulphate based) were moulded into the desired shape, usually over a mould. Once it had hardened, the gessoed surface was smoothed before paint or even gold leaf was applied.
Mummy masks were principally used to protect the face of the deceased, but they could also act as a substitute for the mummified head in case that should be lost or damaged. The ancient Egyptians believed that the ba (often incorrectly translated as “spirit”) could leave the tomb and travel freely in the world of the living. To make sure that upon returning it would recognize the mummy, whose face was hidden by layers of bandage, the mask functioned as a portrait. Nevertheless, most masks had idealized features and were rarely particularized portraits.
Provenance: Dutch private collection E.B.; previously collection Hirsch, Germany (2006); previously German private collection, acquired around 1975.
Approximate dimensions: Height 43 cm, width 27 cm, depth 21 cm. As is the case with many masks made of cartonnage, which is a relatively fragile material, the mask was slightly bent, due to the conditions in which it has been for two millennia and possibly due to the loss of support somewhere during that time. This had an effect on the layer of hardened gesso, causing some breaks - luckily unimportant ones - and the loss of small fragments of gesso. The mask has been professionally treated to bring back its original shape, and treated with paraloid for stabilisation; a few small loose fragments have been reattached and the small breaks in the stucco layer realigned, introducing an adhesive; one small area of the stucco layer is missing, ca 7.5 x 2.2 cm maximum, near the lower end of the broad collar; a few small areas where the black paint was worn have been touched up, especially on the wig on the back side; during inspection under ultraviolet light it was shown that this only applies to a small part of the mask; part of the lines indicating the right ear missing; the proper left shoulder is still bent inward; the lower end of the back side is damaged, as shown, but this is normally not noticeable when the mask is put on display. In spite of this long list of (small) defects, which might give the impression that the mask is poorly preserved, the mask is in very good condition overall.
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A Framed Pair Egyptian Coptic Textiles
Start Price: 850.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Coptic, Egypt, ca. 3rd to 6th centuries AD. Brown on tan background, each rectangular panel comprised of scenes of birds, animals and humans looking quite happy and animated! Using intricate patterns and vivid colors, Coptic weavers created masterpieces of textile art. Coptic textiles, used for rugs, wall hangings and clothing appliques, were exported throughout the Roman and Byzantine empires. Coptic tunics and shawls were standard garments during this time. Framed piece measures 14" x 12". Both fragments professionally conserved, framed and ready to enjoy!
Provenance: Ex-James Newton Estate, TX.
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A South Arabian Plaque with the Head of a Bull
Start Price: 6,500.00Estimate: 8,000.00 - 8,500.00
This rectangular plaque, coming from the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban and dating to the early 1st century C.E., shows the head of a bull in high relief, projecting from the slab; the head has striated markings, emphasising the wrinkles on the bull’s head. The animal’s eyes are engraved, and the pupils are drilled, possibly for inlays. The ears are visible behind the horns.
This well sculpted head is thought to have come from Jabal Hayd Ibn Aqil, the necropolis located in the wadi Bayhan, a short distance north of Timna, the capital of Qataban. Representations of bulls are frequently attested in the funerary art there; usually only the bull’s head is shown, mounted on a plaque and executed in remarkably realistic detail, observing strict frontality. Such stelae were inserted into niches in the tombs.
The presence of these representations of the bull verifies the great significance of the animal in the religious thought of the ancient Qatabanians, although what the association was is not clearly understood. There is no inscription on this stela, which prevents our knowing to which god it was dedicated. The bull was, however, the symbol of the god Almaqah. Like in Canaanite religion (another ancient Semitic culture) the bull was associated primarily with a particular deity, but was apparently not considered to be sacred in itself (see Cleveland 1965, p. 36).
Originally the plaque may have been larger; it was reduced in size at some point. Funerary sculptures from this area were frequently carved from a fine-grained translucent yellowish stone which resembles alabaster. Analysis of some 400 objects in the British Museum has revealed that none of them were actually made of true alabaster but most were made from varieties of calcite (St John Simpson 2002, p. 191).
Literature and parallels:
For the bull and particularly bull stelae see:
- Ray L. Cleveland, An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in the Timna' Cemetery (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4) (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 1965), p. 36-43, pls. 60-69, particularly pls. 64-66;
- Paolo M. Costa, The Pre-Islamic Antiquities at the Yemen National Museum (Studia Archaeologica, 19) (Yemen, National Museum; Roma, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1978), p. 24, no. 11; 27, no. 29; 30-31, nos. 40-50; 34, no. 55; 46, no. 92; 51, no. 120; pls. 6b (cat. no. 11); 8d (cat. no. 29); 13a (cat. no. 43); 14a (cat. no. 55); 26b (cat. no. 92);
- Wilfried Seipel (ed.), Jemen. Kunst und Archäologie im Land der Königin von Saba’. Eine Ausstellung des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit der Generalinstitution für Altertümer, Museen und Handschriften, Ministerium für Kultur und Tourismus der Republik Jemen. Wien, Künstlerhaus, 9. November 1998 bis 21. Februar 1999 (Milano, Skira Editore; Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1998), p. 354-355, nos. 352-353; compare p. 293-295, no. 160;
- St John Simpson (ed.), Queen of Sheba. Treasures from Ancient Yemen (London, British Museum Press, 2002), p. 201, no. 284, compare p. 149, no. 190; p. 170, no. 216.
For south Arabia and the time period from which this object dates see for example Robert G. Hoyland, Arabia and the Arabs from the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Ancient Peoples Series) (London, Routledge, 2001), p.40-48.
For a description of the early history of Qabatan and the epigraphic information see Jean-François Breton - Ch. Darles, “Le grand monument de Tamna' (Yémen). Architecture et identification” in: Syria 74 (1997), p. 34-40.
Height 17 cm (21 cm including modern stand), width 9 cm, depth 5.5 cm. Small hole in the back plate of the relief behind the proper left ear. Two small holes in the side of the back plate. Sides and back unworked.
Provenance: Formerly Peter Gimpel, acquired in the 1960s-1970s for Gimpel Fils Ltd., a London art gallery.
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A South Arabian Alabaster Head
Start Price: 3,500.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Arabia, Ca. 1st Millenium BC. Long oval face with wide eyes is framed against the long rectangular hair of this statue. Incised detail of hair creates a beautiful texture against the smooth alabaster face. Mounted on a museum-quality stand. Head itself measures 7"H x 5-1/2"W. Professionally repaired crack along top of head, plus normal surface wear, else quite excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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A Greek Mycenaean Stirrup Vessel
Start Price: 850.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Greece, Late Helladic IIIA, ca. 1400-1300 BC. Pottery stirrup vessel of squat broad form with concentric rings and geometric designs painted in brown slip. Unique in form, stirrup jars were first produced in Crete towards the end of the Middle Minoan Period (1700-1550 B.C.). This unusual pottery type is also known as the “false neck amphora” because what should function as the vessel’s mouth between two handles is a false spout that is capped by a clay disk, the liquid actually pouring from a spout on the shoulder of the vase. The stirrup jar is particularly suited for the transport and pouring of liquids – the false spout and stirrup handles are well designed for holding, while the narrow neck of the true spout allowed for easy control of the liquid’s flow. The small spout of the stirrup jar would also have been easy to seal up for transport and to prevent the scent of perfumed oil from evaporating. 4-1/4"H x 4-1/2"W. Intact with minor chipping and overall surface wear, as shown. Confer: L. Marangou, Ancient Greek Art: the N. P. Goulandris Collection, (Athens, 1985), p. 40, no. 21.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City Gallery.
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A Greek Mycenaean Single-Handed Terracotta Pitcher - Painted Scrolls
Start Price: 850.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Ancient Aegean, ca. 1st millennia BC, named after the southern Greek city of Mycenae, the most important centre of a palatial culture of the Late Bronze Age. Pottery pouring jug adorned with painted scrolls indicating a wave (sea) motif. Red quadra-linear band is painted around middle of jug, smaller red bands run parallel at the neck and base. Stands 8"H. Intact/excellent condition, save some slight surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City Gallery.
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A Large Greek Cypriot Barrel-Shaped Jar
Start Price: 3,750.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 5,500.00
This is a large pottery jar with a spherical, barrel shaped body from Cyprus, dating to the Cypro-Geometric period, circa 1050-750 B.C.
The body, made of white painted ware, is slightly pointed at each end, with a low relief nipple in the center of a geometric decoration consisting of concentric circle "targets" (the reason why these vessels are also described as target vessels). Other decoration, all strictly geometric and symmetrical, consists of two bands of concentric rings around the body, made of lines of varying thickness, another band around the neck, and cross-hatched lozenge motifs on the shoulder and beneath the handle. The vessel has a slender neck with a flared rim.
Barrel shaped jugs were common in ancient Cyprus. They do not stand on their own, so they must have served a specific function. It has been suggested that their use was purely funerary, since they were found in tombs mainly in eastern Cyprus.
Literature: For the shape of the vessel see for instance Vassos Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 2000) p. 100, no. 159 (differently decorated and from a slightly younger period); for the type of geometric decoration see ibid., p. 82-83, nos. 131, 133 and p. 92-93, nos. 145, 148.
Height: ca. 20 cm (just shy of 8"H). Intact with no repairs or restoration; some expected general surface wear including minor chipping and scratching; the surface presents traces of white and grey encrustation and root marks throughout.
Provenance: Swiss private collection of A. Branca, Ascona, acquired between 1960 and 1980.
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A Greek Geometric Bronze Lidded Pyxis
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Balkans, ca. 8th Century BC. Of globular form with a footed base; twin stylized bird protomes; lid with conforming protomes and peg handle with flattened knob. Custom stand. 2-3/8"H. Intact
Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection.
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A Greek Messapian Twin-Handled Bowl
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Bowl is composed with alternating painted orange bands and the natural color of the terracotta, both on the inside and outside of bowl. Rim of bowl is painted with four groupings of orange stripes. Two handles are attached below rim. Sits upon a small, footed base. 8-3/4" handlespan x 3-1/2"H. Small rim chip, otherwise intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Greek Geometric Pottery Oinochoe / Lagynos
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
Greece, Geometric Period, Ca. 8th Century BC. Small pouring vessel decorated with short lines around the trefoil mouth and along the handle, the neck adorned with zigzag and horizontal bands, the shoulders with crosshatched triangles, "wolf's teeth," the body decorated with zigzag and horizontal bands. 4"H x 3-3/4"D at base. Repaired with surface losses, small hole on base as shown.
Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection.
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An Etruscan Bucchero Chalice Rasmussen Type 1B
Start Price: 4,000.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Southern Etruria, Cerveteri, ca. 580 BC. Burnished bucchero ware chalice of Rasmussen Type 1b, supported by four flat-backed, mould-made plaques as legs, each with twin female figures in relief; on a ring base. A series of small, diamond-shaped grooves encircle the lower part of the body. A series of small incisions mark the edge of its offset base. On the recessed bottom of the interior, a series of grooves radiate outwards from a central omphalos. Its black color and lustrous finish are the result of being fired in a kiln containing no oxygen. The early examples of bucchero ware tend to have extremelyfine surfaces with silvery sheens. 6-1/2"H. Repaired, but all original.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the 1960s.
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An Etruscan Buchero Ware Kyathos
Start Price: 1,200.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Bucchero ware was first made circa 675-660 BC in workshops in Caere (modern Cerveteri) in southern Etruria. With its black color, finely wrought surfaces with silvery sheens, and stamped and incised decoration, it holds its own when compared with metalwork. This small vessel would have been used to draw and pour liquids, and is an example of the Etruscans' fondness for this type of ceramic. 6"H x 6-1/2"W. Minor chipping on lip, else intact.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the early 1960s.
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An Etruscan Terracotta Votive of a Youth , ex-Christie's
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Ca. Late 3rd-Early 2nd Century B.C. Elongated, stylized figure of a male youth with molded head, the lidded eyes with articulated pupils, the mouth severe, with a mantle pulled up over the back of the head and falling in a single U-shaped fold, a hand in relief on the lower abdomen above the base of the U, the lower body reduced to a cylindrical shaft with drapery folds in low relief, preserving some red pigment throughout. Figures such as this were left at Etruscan shrines in the hopes that the gods would provide a cure for an ailing child. The child is represented as wrapped in swaddling cloth and being held by a caring parent. 29-1/4"H (74.3 cm). Intact. Custom mounted.
Provenance: ex-Galerie Nina Borowski, Paris; ex-Christie's, NYC.
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A Greek Attic Red Figure Askos
Start Price: 3,500.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Another rare and desirable form! Ancient Greek Attic, reputedly found in Cyprus, ca. 450 B.C. A charming red-figure askos of lentoid form, with flat, ridged base, horizontal arching handle and cylindrical spout with flaring mouth. Decorated with a delicately painted scene showing winged Eros, in mid-flight as he swoops down to Earth, right, with raised wings, his right arm outstretched as he chases a wild Hare, bounding across the ground.
In ancient Greece, the Hare was associated with virility and sexual desire due to its perceived high libido, and was therefore a common token of erotic love from a man to his lover. Possibly from the Charmides Painter (similar example / style of painting in the British Museum). 2-1/2"H x 4"D. Handle reattached with associated minor retouching, otherwise intact/excellent condition. No restorations to either of the figures.
Provenance: Ex-private collection of J. Davies, gifted to Mr. Davies in the 1950's by a member of the Cypriot government and legally exported to the UK, remaining in the family until 2011.
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An Attic Red Figure Cup by the Heraion Painter
Start Price: 23,500.00Estimate: 28,000.00 - 35,000.00
This is a wonderful and important object, decorated by a well known painter. The piece is published and has a great provenance.
It is an Attic cup, deep and with an offset lip, resting on a short stem. Under the foot, which is glazed, a Greek graffito can be seen, consisting of the letters BY.
The scene on the cup, placed inside the tondo, is most interesting. Depicted is a satyr with a rather savage look in his eye, and with long, waving hair, a beard with the long hairs indicated by stripes, and a long tail. He is depicted in a kneeling position, seen in three-quarter view to the right. His face is rendered in strict profile, but his torso is shown full front as are the toes of his right foot. Suspended in front of him is a flute-case, which indicates that music is implied. This music probably also accounts for the position of his arms, which are flung out as if the satyr is dancing. The whole scene is surrounded by a border of ovolos, which is uncommon. Normally there is a single reserved line. The Heraion painter was so named after a work created by him that was found in the Heraion of Delos (Delos 658). He was a member of the circle of the Pythos painter, famed for his sketch-like relief lines and abstraction. He worked ca. 510-500 BC. For the painter see Beazley (1963), volume 1, p. 142-144 (Book II, Early Red-Figure Cup-Painters, Chapter 11 – The Coarser Wing II); volume 2, p. 1628. See also Beazley (1939), p. 2, who identified a fragment of an Attic cup, found in Al-Mina, comparing it with parallels in New York and Würzburg as well as the cup fragment Acropolis 131. All show the same motif of a satyr with a flute-case. See also Stewart and Martin (2005), p. 83.
For cups with this subject by the Heraion painter see Beazley (1963), I, p. 143, nos. 12, 13, 15, 17 (satyr kneeling); nos. 1, 5, 7 (youth kneeling with flute-case); nos. 14, 16 (satyr kneeling with flute-case). Our cup is no. 14 in the publication by Beazley, although the description he gives in not entirely correct: he says that the flute-case is in the left hand of the satyr rather than suspended in front of him. Another cup with offset lip and with a close parallel for subject, composition and style of drawing has been on the Swiss market, showing a kneeling satyr in almost mirror reverse, with a flute-case suspended from the border of the tondo.
This cup has been in the collection of Pierre Devambez, who was the chief curator of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, in the Louvre museum, Paris, which not only makes an excellent provenance but is also extra testimony of the authenticity of the piece.
Published: Beazley (1963), volume I, p. 143, nos. 14
Provenance: Dutch private collection; previously French private collection of Pierre Devambez (1937-1973); previously French art market, Mikas, Paris, prior to 1963.
Width 22.3 cm including handles, height 7.9 cm. Repaired from a few large fragments; some of the usual surface wear and scratches, common to all ancient pottery; small area at the centre of the tondo where the glazed surface is slightly corroded; very small part of the glaze on the inside with a slightly brownish colour instead of black, due to firing conditions. Overall in excellent condition and with a very interesting decoration.
Literature:
John D. Beazley, "Excavations at Al Mina, Sueidia. III. The Red-Figured Vases", The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 59 Part 1 (1939), p. 1-44;
John D. Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters (2nd edition; Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963), volume 1, p. 142-144; volume 2, p. 1628;
Andrew Stewart - S. Rebecca Martin, "Attic Imported Pottery at Tel Dor, Israel. An Overview", Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 337 (2005), p. 79-94.
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A Greek Attic Black-Figure Amphora, ex-Royal Athena
Start Price: 22,000.00Estimate: 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
Athens, Greece, late 6th to early 5th Century BC. Paintings: Athena Promachos. Reverse: Two nude athletes with javelins and discuss. The sphere between the legs of the athletes is a follis or inflated ball for playing an early form of soccer developed by the Greeks around 1000 B.C. into a kicking/throwing game, called episkyros. Early balls were made of lined and hair wrapped in string and sewn together. Later the follis was made from inflated pig bladders wrapped tightly in leather. 9-5/8"H (24.4 cm.) Intact
Provenance: Ex-private East Coast, USA Collection. Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, 1989-2005; priot ex-E.K. collection, Canton, Michigan, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1987.
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A Greek Campanian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Start Price: 7,500.00Estimate: 12,000.00 - 16,000.00
Campanian, Athens, Greece, Ca early 4th century BC. Large bell krater - used in mixing wine and water for banquets and celebrations. Side "A" depicts a standing warrior in full battle regalia confronting a group of 4 maidens, one lounging upon a stool, her himation draped off her shoulders, the other three standing holding various implements - a patera, palm frond and mirror. Side "B" shows 2 male and two female youths standing in long garmets having serious discussions. 16-1/2"H x 17"D at widest. Intact/generally excellent, save wear to pigment, primarily affecting side B.
Provenance: Ex-J. Farmer Collection, East Coast, USA.
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A Greek Paestan Red-Figure Lekanis
Start Price: 1,600.00Estimate: 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
An elegantly shaped and beautifully decorated small lekanis from Paestum, dating to circa 340-320 BC. The lid shows the red-figure painted head of a so-called lady of fashion, facing left and wearing a saccos. The opposite side shows a bird, which has been described as a swan in the publication but looks more like a dove (other vessels from the region sometimes also depict birds, such as thrushes). The way the animal's eye is depicted on our lekanis gives it a comical look, probably unintended, as if the bird is on its guard, glancing at the onlooker with suspicion. Palmettes are shown between the two scenes, and circular patterns are seen in the fields. The knob of the lid has a palmette and dots decoration as well as an encircling line, and there is a wave motif around the rim of the lid. The bowl has a pedestal and two opposing loop handles at the rim. It has a decoration of lines or rays. The fingers prints of the ancient potter can still be observed in the areas where he attached the handles to the bowl.
Published: Art of the Ancient World, volume 15 (New York, Beverly Hills, London, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2004), no. 106.
Width 14.9 cm including handles, diameter of body 10.4 cm on the outside and 8.7 on the inside, height 9.0 cm. Intact. A few minuscule chips to the rim of the bowl and one to the rim of the lid (all of them a few mm only and none of them distracting at all), a small area of roughness to the rim of the bowl, tiny spots where the glaze was lost, all as visible on the photographs; in excellent condition overall. A wonderful vessel.
Provenance: Dutch private collection; previously with Royal-Athena Galleries, 2004; previously US private collection, New York, acquired in Lugano, Switzerland, in April 1992.
Background information: Paestum is located south of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It was founded around 600 B.C. by the Greeks of Sybaris, who called the place Poseidonia. The workshops there began the production of vases around 380-370 B.C. under the influence of potters and painters of Sicilian origin. The painter Asteas, whose left his signature on several vases he created, introduced the particularities that characterize this local style. He and his disciple Python are considered the master painters from Paestum.
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A Greek Apulian Red Figure Pelike Amphora
Start Price: 4,000.00Estimate: 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Greek, from southern Italy, Apulian region, ca. 330 BC. Black-glazed pottery vessel done in red figure technique, used for storing wine; with ring base, sagging belly, short neck, bilateral strap handles and everted lip. Side 'A' depicts an unusual and highly intricate scene - a central female bust of a young woman surrounded by a mass of tendrils, blossoming flowers and thick vegetation. The young woman with necklace and phrygian type hat, emerging from a central white flower. Palmettes and dotted ovolo above. Side 'B' shows winged Eros wearing sandals, large necklace, bracelets, saccos, stephane and anklets. He holds an open wreath and olive branch, his beautiful long wings slightly parted as he walks left, looking back over his shoulder at a himatianclad lady of fashion. The lady of fashion, walking left, presenting patera in right hand and holding wreath with left, she wears necklace and bracelets with her hair tied up, decorated with white ribbons. Palmettes between two scenes and wave meander below.
In red figure art, the ancient potter applied the figural decoration while the pot was leather hard, with a thin clay slip orengobe. After the figures were painted with the engobe, the pot was fired, first in a high oxygen kiln, then in low and high oxygen environments. The complex oxidation-reduction - reoxidation process created the striking red-figures on a glossy black background.
Pelike stands 10-1/2"H. One handle reattached, minor chips to rim, else intact/excellent!
Provenance: Ex-G. Smith Family collection, formed in Northern England during the 1970's.
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A Greek South Italic Gnathian Pitcher
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Apulia, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Ca. 330-300 BC. Tall, black-glazed jug of elegant form with wide body and delicate rim; stands on raised base, has twin bands that go around center, a flower bud pattern is located above the twin bands, neck decorated with a painted branch. The spout slowly curves down into the interior of vase, like a syphon. Handle is attached from top of body to lip. Gnathia ware is so named as it was first found at the Apulian site of Egnathia. The black glaze ware is often decorated with red, white, or yellow floral motifs. 7-7/8"T. Intact/generally excellent, save chip to bottom of rim.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Greek Apulian Lekanis w/ Lady of Fashion
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
From southern Italy and found on the island of Sicily in the 1960's. Lekanis - used in the bed and bath - decorated with twin Lady of fashion portraits separated by palmettes, knobbed lid decorated with black rays. 8-1/2"W handlespan x 6"H. Lid intact and excellent, base repaired.
Provenance: Ex-private Houston, TX collection.
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45
A Greek South Italic Skyphos - Lady of Fashion
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 4th century BC. Graceful blackware pottery vessel done in traditionalred-figure technique featuring two Lady of Fashion portraits in profile; palmettes below handles are framed with feathered volutes. Note delicate footed base. 4-1/2"H x 6-3/4"W handlespan. Repaired from fragments with some retouching of paint.
Provenance: Ex-private European Collection acquired at auction.
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45a
A Greek Blackware Kylix - Published!
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Large example of a wine drinking vessel! Sits on raised platform, body forms a wide and low bowl for the purpose of imbibing. Two handles on either side that raise up to height of the rim. Black slip with some grey hints. Base of the kylix is the red of the clay. Rope tied around base. 10-1/2" W from handle to handle x 2"H. Repaired.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection
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45b
A Greek South Italic Blackware Olpe
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
Greek South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BCE. Slipped in black, this jug is composed of a tulip bud-shaped body with a wide rim. A two strip handle connects to the body and rim, with a triangular space created between rim and handle due to the diverging handle strips. 5"H x 5"W. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private CO Collection.
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45c
A Greek Incised Black Glazed Footed Plate, Published
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
South Italic, Ca. 5th - 4th Century BC (but taking definite cues from the more refined Attic wares that preceded it). Fit enough for harvest dinner and respectable for an offering to the Gods, this beautiful blackware pottery shallow bowl / plate sits upon a small footed base, but its true beauty lies in the delicate incised detailing in center of stamped rossete and rays. The glaze emulating the fineness commonly found in silver work at the time. For instance, there were many more plain, black clay cups with shiny surfaces. And delicate stamped and incised designs in clay cup interiors imitated metal prototypes on the cheap. Measures 1-3/4"H x 7-1/4"W. Rim chip/paint wear on sides as shown, otherwise intact/excellent condition. Two holes on one edge were made during firing. Such an elegant serving plate at the time, just think of how we might use it today...
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection. Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945. Published in figure 73 of Franklin Johnson's "The Farwell Collection." Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945. Published in figure 73 of Franklin Johnson's "The Farwell Collection."
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45d
A Greek South Italic Blackware Pedestal Bowl - PUBLISHED
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BCE. Small bowl sits on raised pedestal base. Dish is in form of large salt dish. In center of bowl is human finger print imprint, serving as a sort of "makers mark." Two small holes in rim were drilled before firing to be able to hang on wall for storage. 4-1/2"D x 2-1/2"T. Surface wear to paint, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection. Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945. Published in figure 5 of Franklin Johnson's "The Farwell Collection." Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945.
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46
A Greek Canosan Spool-Shaped Oinochoe
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Canosa, eastern Italy, ca 350 to 325 BC. Terracotta pouring vessel / wine jug decorated in a deep yellow/golden slip, with fabulous braided handle. This example was clearly made for funerary uses, as base was deliberately left with large hole. 9"H. Intact and choice!
Provenance: Ex-A. Gualario Collection, FL acquired in the 1960s.
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47
Pair of Greek Canosan Volutes, ex-Christie’s
Start Price: 1,400.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
Southern Italy, Ca 325 BC, from the Greek colony of Canosa. Pair of molded pottery volute roundels, most likely from a large krater. Each volute features a female portrait, decorated with white base and red/pink and blue highlights. Each volute measures approximately 1-1/8”D x 1/8" deep. Each intact and excellent, each with Christie's auction sticker on reverse. Custom mount.
Provenance: Ex private Florida collection, ex-Christie’s.
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48
A Greek Terracotta Female Head
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 600.00 - 900.00
Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd Century BC. Votive head from a goddess modelled with wavy straight hair held in a fillet (headband), her beautiful face with idealized features, slender nose, and almond eyes. Overall surface deposits. Back missing. Head itself measures 2-1/4"H, with custom mount 2-7/8"H. Overall surface deposits, back missing, as shown.
Provenance: Private New York Collection
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Set of three Greek Terracotta Heads
Start Price: 225.00Estimate: 350.00 - 450.00
Representing 3 distinct styles dating between 500 and 100 BC. Each from full figure sculptures and includes the very rare Myrina style. All mounted. Fragmentary, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Greek Hellenistic Megarian Ware Bowl
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Greece, Athens or Corinth, ca. 2nd - 1st century BC. A beautiful Hellenistic Megarian redware bowl, of hemispherical form; the base centering a rosette, molded relief with petals radiating from a central rosette. 3-1/2"D x 2-1/8"H. Intact/generally excellent, save a few minor rim chips and surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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51
A Large Indo-Greek Marble Head of a Woman
Start Price: 8,500.00Estimate: 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Indus Valley, 4th Century BC (during Hellenistic period). Marble head of a woman with head turned slightly right. Wavy hair is parted both ways away from forehead, lips are slightly apart. Classical Greek inspired art like this made in the Indus Valley was a direct result of Alexander the Greats conquest of India. Lifesize at 8" x 8". Some chipping and surface wear, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-prominent New York City Gallery.
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52
A Greek AR Silver Tetradrachm Antiochos VII
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 600.00 - 900.00
Ca. 1st Century BC. Handsome profile diademed head of the Emperor with wavy hair. Reverse: Athena standing left with winged Nike innhand: amid Greek inscription. 1-1/4” D, VF
Provenance: Ex-Art for Eternity, New York, NY.
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A Greek Silver Tetradrachm for Macedon
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
Ca. 158 to 150 BC. Macedon under Roman rule after 168 BC. Diademed head of Artemis right quiver over shoulder in center of Macedonian shield. 7/8 inch diam. Rev: Club with oak leaves; monograms; Thunderbolt left. Struck off center, otherwise fine condition
Provenance: Ex-Art for Eternity, New York, NY.
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55
Daunian Bi-Chrome Olpe, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 350.00 - 450.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th - 4th Century BC, Beautiful brown on tan bi-chrome jug. The body of the jar features both horizontal and vertical lines. The interior part of the rim is painted with a brown band at the very top of the rim, the handle features three vertical lines and is fully intact and never repaired. Olpe measures 3 1/2"H x 4 1/2"W. The sides of the olpe have surface wear and there is a professional circular crack repair. The base of the jar has a chip, but it is unnoticable except when looking at the bottom.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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Duanian Poly-Chrome Dipper, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 550.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Beautiful and Intact! Dipper features horizontal dark brown and red stripes on the sides of the dipper and the rim. The handle is painted with four dot groupings, divided by a red vertical stripe and framed by parallel brown stripes. The base is decorated with an eight spoke wheel, which is surrounded by geometric designs that have been largely worn away over time. 3-3/4"H x 6-1/4"W. There is a small hairline crack on the lip, but is very stable. It is incredibly rare to find an intact dipper such as this one!
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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South Italic Plainware Olpe, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 200.00 - 400.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. The beauty is in its simplicity! This jar was slipped in a light tan glaze. Between the body and the rim of the jar the craftsman has created a textured vertical ribbing, which changes into a diagonal ribbing on the body of the jar. Vessels like this one were likely used to hold water, wine, and other liquids. Original excavation tag is included! 4-3/4"H x 4"W. This olpe is completely intact which only minor surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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Daunian Poly-Chrome Olpe, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 450.00 - 550.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Interesting design! Jar is decorated with a triangular geometric design on the body of the jar with brown and red lines. Unlike most of our other olpes, the spout and handle are not connected. The spout has a brown band around the rim with "III" at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. There is vertical textured ribbing around the spout of the jar. This likely held an offering for the dead in the afterlife. 4-1/2"H X 4-1/2"W. There is a repaired crack around the base of the spout, else intact. Surface and paint wear.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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58a
Daunian Poly-Chrome Pitcher, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 450.00 - 550.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th - 4th Century BC, Pitcher is painted with red and brown horizontal stripes, with the center line being dotted. The body of the vessel forms a narrow spout at the top that is painted with a brown band and "III" at 12, 3, 6, & 9 o'Clock. The handle has three vertical stripes and is fully attached to the body. Pitchers like these were used for holding water, wine, and other liquids. 5-3/4"H x 6"W. Intact with surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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58b
Daunian Poly-Chrome Olpe, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 450.00 - 550.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Jar has an interesting flat rim on top of the more traditional olpe shape. The body is decorated with brown and red horizontal lines, with the base being the natural tan of the jar and the neck being painted in a thick brown stripe. The top of the flat rim has two concentric circular brown lines and the handle has three parallel lines. 4 1/2"H x 5"W. This olpe is intact and in excellent condition with only minor surface and paint wear.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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58c
Daunian Bi-Chrome Jar, Ex-Farwell, Published
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 650.00 - 750.00
Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Large jug with a swirl design painted around the neck. The middle of the jar is painted with a wide and thick brown line and is surrounded on each side by thin parallel brown lines. The handle is unbroken and is painted with three lines which meet on the rim to form a flower bud. 7 3/4"H x 7"W. The bottom of the jug has been professionally repaired, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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58d
Daunian Bi-Chrome Olpe, Ex Farwell, Published
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 450.00 - 550.00
Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Orange on tan bi-chrome design created with a thick orange band going around the middle of the jug with two parallel orange lines on either side. Inside the rim of the jug is another thick orange band, which is perpendicularly intersected by an orange band on the handle. The bulbous shape of the body rests on a slight raised platform. Original excavation tag included! 5"H x 5 1/2"W. Professional repairs to cracks on sides and surface wear as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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58e
Pair of South Italic Olpe and Salt Dish, Ex Farwell, Published
Start Price: 200.00Estimate: 300.00 - 400.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Perfect Pair! Never be left without seasoning for your wine! Olpe features features a poly-chrome design with a thick red - orange band going around the middle of the jar, surrounded by two parallel orange lines above and one below. An orange/brown band is painted on the inside of the rim and is intersected by an orangebrown line on the handle. Olpe demonstrates the practice of burning wood on top of pottery to great interesting designs on top of the thick middle band. The salt dish stands on a slightly raised pedestal and is painted orange with a brown band around the top of the rim. It has two ancient holes (created before firing) for hanging on the wall. Olpe: 3-1/2"H x 4"W, Salt Dish: 1-1/2"H x 4"W. Olpe is intact/excellent with minor surface wear. Salt dish is intact with surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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A Greek Daunian Polychrome Olpe - Published
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 450.00 - 550.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BC. Jug is painted with brown and red horizontal lines, starting at the base and going up to the rim. Handle has three brown vertical lines going from the bottom to the rim. Excellent Piece! 4-1/2"H x 4-1/2"W. Intact with very minor surface wear.
Provenance: Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were legally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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59b
Daunian Jug with Tall Handle, Published, Ex-Farwell
Start Price: 900.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Southern Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century. Incredible Piece! This jar has a handle similar to the owl motif on the wildly popular Daunian Dippers. The handle features two holes (eyes), a rectangular filled with diamond shapes, and a column. The body of the jug is painted in a bi-chrome pattern, alternating between the natural tan of the body and painted brown lines. The same rectangular pattern filled with diamonds found on the handle is repeated in the middle of the body. The flat rim of the jug features concentric brown lines. 8 1/4"H x 7 1/4"W. Intact/excellent with some minor surface wear and includes original museum tag.
Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.
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59c
A Daunian Dipper with Bird Detail, Ex-Farwell, Published!
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 700.00
South Italy, Ca. 5th-4th Century BCE. Bowl is painted with three thin bands going around the outer rim and handle of bowl. On inside of bowl is a painted bird with wings spread. 3-3/4"H x 6-3/4"W. Excellent condition, save encrustation and surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection. Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945. Published in figure 49 of Franklin Johnson's "The Farwell Collection." Excavated from a necropolis near Ordona, Italy by Byron Farwell in 1944-1945.
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An Early Roman Bronze Hinged Mirror - Scientifically Tested
Start Price: 2,800.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 5,500.00
A wonderful and rare early Roman bronze, dating between the 1st century B.C. and the 1st century CE. This two-part mirror consists of two hinged circular discs, lathe-turned and with raised lips, which nest together when the mirror is closed to protect the reflecting surface. The exterior surfaces are decorated with incised concentric rings.
The interiors were polished to function as mirrors, and still retain a small amount of the original silvered surface.
Each half of the mirror has an omega-shaped handle on the exterior, at the side opposite the hinge. The handle on the upper disc is inserted through loops at the top of two appliqués, both shaped like theatre masks with fine facial detail and each wearing a diadem.
Very rare and very nice!
Background information: The hinged mirror probably originated in fourth-century Greece and soon after made its way to Etruria. Its popularity continued in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The object opened to expose a round mirror, usually either silvered or tinned, on the lower surface. Although polished, the upper surface probably did not serve as a second mirror but as a reflector to cast light on the viewer's face. The mirror was slightly convex, which served to diminish the reflected image somewhat, so that the viewer's head and shoulders might also be seen, rather than just the face. In the absence of full-length mirrors, this would have been quite useful. The upper surface was slightly concave, so that it did not touch the mirror surface when closed (see Berlin and Biers, 2004).
Hayes (1984, p. 188-190) distinguishes larger sized mirrors (with an average diameter of 15 cm), which mainly date to Roman Imperial periods, and smaller sized ones, which are mostly earlier.
For a bronze statuette of Amor, holding out a folding mirror to a beholder who is not depicted, but could possibly be Venus, see Thorvaldsens Museum, Kopenhagen, Denmark, inv. no. H2055.
Test results: A couple of years ago this mirror was scientifically investigated, not because there were doubts about its authenticity but to add the composition spectra to a database of authentic objects. These tests were completely non-destructive. They were done at the Department of Nuclear Research, Institute of Isotopes, Budapest (Hungary). No irregularities or indications of forgery were found. The elemental composition is consistent with what is known from other objects from the same period. The tests confirmed the authenticity of the object.
Size: diameter of each disk ca. 8.5 cm; when completely opened no less than 23 cm from handle to handle. Complete, intact and choice with a beautiful dark-green patina; some deposits on the interior, as shown. A wonderful are rare object!
Provenance: Dutch private collection H.B.; previously German private collection, acquired circa 1960-1965.
Literature:
Andrea Berlin - Jane C. Biers, Testament of Time. Selected Objects from the Collection of Palestinian Antiquities in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia (Madison N.J., Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2004), p. 125-126, no. 105.
Wolfgang Züchner, Griechische Klappspiegel (Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Ergänzungsheft 14) (Berlin, De Gruyter, 1942)
Agnes Schwarzmaier, Griechische Klappspiegel. Untersuchungen zu Typologie und Stil (Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung: Beiheft 18) (Berlin, Mann, 1997)
Gerhard Zimmer, Frühgriechische Spiegel. Aspekte technischer Neuerungen in der Antike (132. Winckelmannsprogramm der Archäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin) (Berlin, De Gruyter, 1991), p. 28-30, fig. 30
Boaz Zissu - Amir Ganor, "Metal Utensils from the Time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt Discovered in the Southern Judaean Foothills, Israel", Babesch, Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, Annual Papers on Mediterranean Archaeology 79 (Leuven, 2004), p.111-121, esp. p. 115-117 and figs. 10-12.
John W. Hayes, Greek, Roman and Related Metalware in the Royal Ontario Museum. A Catalogue (Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 1984), p. 188-195, esp. 190-193, nos. 321-324, esp. 321.
Mirrors are known from ancient writings and the archaeological record; for a summary see A. de Ridder, "Speculum", in Charles Daremberg - Edmond Saglio (eds.), Dictionnaire des Antiquités Grecques et Romains IV/2 (Paris, 1911), p. 1422-1430.
For the use of mirrors and cosmetics by Roman women see E. Guhl - W. Koner, Everyday Life of the Greeks and Romans (New York, Crescent, 1989), p. 499-500
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A Pair of Large Roman Bronze Lion Head Door Knockers
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Rome, Ca. 2nd Century AD. Cast bronze handles ornamented with a lion's head in high relief; each with a fluted ring in its gaping jaw and a radiate mane with incised fur. Each on custom stand. 9-1/4"T x 6"W. Both intact/excellent condition, with superb patina! Both intact/excellent condition, with superb patina!
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery
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A Roman Bronze Strigil - Dog Bone Maker's Mark
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Rome, ca. 1st - 3rd century AD. Solid cast with L-shaped curving wide blade, exterior ornamented with a pointed petal in shallow relief; the rectangular handle folded back upon itself, the end fitting into a knotch at the back of the blade, the front of the handle with two "dog bone"-shaped stamps arranged in a T, perhaps the maker's mark. Strigils were used in combination with olive oil and sand or pumice to exfoliate the skin after exercising or bathing. The strigil was an essential piece of equipment for the Greek and Roman athlete and as such came to symbolize athleticism itself. Greek vases abound with depictions of youthful athletes using strigils in the gymnasia. The Romans adopted the strigil not only among the athletes in the paelestra but also among the patrons of the public baths. 8"L x 4"W. Intact/excellent condition, with 'river find' patina. Very rare example.
Provenance: Ex-Artemis Gallery, ex-Mieke Zilverberg, Amsterdam, ex-Christie's, 13 June 2000
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A Roman Bronze Strainer and Stand
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Rome, Ca. 30 BC - 250 AD. Ancient kitchenware! The strainer's handle terminates with a goose's head, very similar to one found in the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, while the bronze tripod's feet are anthropomorphized hooves. From a Roman's kitchen to yours. When placed together they measure 9-1/2"L x 3-1/2"H. The rim and handle of the strainer survived, but the thin perforated bronze sheet forming the strainer itself corroded away, else both pieces excellent with beautiful patina.
Provenance: Ex- Prominent New York City Gallery.
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A Roman Bronze Sandal Votive
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Rome, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Wonderful example of ancient footwear modeled in miniature, most likely a votive offering in the form of an open sandal. Incredible detail for such an early work of art! 2-1/2"L. Intact/excellent condition!
Provenance: Ex-Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, IL.
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A Roman Bronze Zeus Jupiter
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Rome, Ca 1st to 2nd Century AD. Cast bronze figure draped wearing a wreath and he once held a thunderbolt in right hand. As the supreme god and ruler of Olympus, Zeus was a sky god with control over weather, especially the elements like rain and lightning. 5-1/4 H. Intact. An impressive piece! Custom mount.
Provenance: Ex-prominent NY Private Collector.
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A Roman Bronze Appliqué Handle with Couple: Eros and Psyche
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
From ancient Rome, ca 1st to 2nd Century AD. A large cast strap handle from a vessel with ornate busts of the two mythological figures protruding beneath. The Bacchanalia and the Liberalia were related religious festivals in ancient Rome, in honor of Bacchus. 6-7/8"H. Fragmentary, but intact. Custom mount.
Provenance: Ex-prominent NY Private Collector.
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A Roman Bronze Attachment: Forepart Boar, ex-Christie's
Start Price: 4,000.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
British, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. The head and front legs emerging from an edged six lobed back-plate with a ring for attachment above and below, the head with incised details of the fur, pointed ears and a high-hogged mane, the snout up-turned, the mouth agape with two large upward curving canines, the two small front hooves and legs protruding from beneath the head, possibly used as a chariot mount. 5-1/2"H (14.2cm). Intact with superb patina. Custom mount. For similar mounts, one of a dog and one of a horse cf. H. Henkel, Die Römischen Bronzes aus Deutschland, III, (Bonn), figs.215, 458 & 459.
Provenance: Ex-Christie's, ex-private English collection. Found 18" deep in a ploughed up Roman road at Heworth, York, October 1985. It is however, likely to originally have been manufactured abroad. Diagram of find site paperwork and export permits included.
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68
A Matching Pair of Roman Bronze Chariot Fittings
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Rome, Ca. 1st Century B.C./A.D. Each in the form of a tapering cylinder surmounted by an eagle head finial, the feathers, eyes, and notrils enhanced by incision, an arm on each side of the shaft with an upturned incised human finger. 4-3/4"H x 4-3/4"W. One finger has a slight crack, as shown, else choice. Superb patina!
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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69
A Roman Bronze Bull Figure
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Rome, Ca. 1st-2nd Century AD. Standing with head turned slightly to the left, with dewlap, finely detailed face, and incised hair all over body. 2-1/8"H x 2"L. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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71
A Roman Carnelian Intaglio Set in Roman Gold Mount
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Roman Empire, ca. 200 AD. High karat gold ring (22-24K gold), the bezel with a braided wire surround; the shank with applied beading. The red carnelian intagio gemstone shows the draped and tarred bust of Tyche. Approximately size 4-1/2 ring size. Intact/excellent condition, perfectly wearable.
Provenance: Ex-private New York, NY Collection, ex-private European Collection.
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72
A Roman Terracotta Mask
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Rome, ca. 2nd-3rd Century CE. Mask of male's face depicted with striking features. Detail includes eyelids, eyes (with pupils), strong forehead, large chin, and pursed lips. Original brown paint still remains. Mounted on custom wood stand. 4-1/2"H x 3-1/2"W. Surface wear, cracking, and chipping as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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73
A Roman Marble Sarcophagus Fragment, ex-Christie's
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Rome, Ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Solid marble slab carved with a bucolic scene of reclining sheep above a basket full of fruit and a standing pig. 14-1/2"H x 17 "W. Fragmentary, but intact. Custom mounted. Nice deposits on surface.
Provenance: Ex-Christies NY, June 8th 2001 lot 300/part.
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A Roman Marble Statuette of Fortuna
Start Price: 7,000.00Estimate: 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Rome, Ca. 1st-2nd Century AD. Marble figure of Fortuna, Roman Goddess who is equated with the Greek goddess Tyche, an ancient goddess of the Italic peninsula. Her name means "fortune" and she is associated with both bona (good) and mala (bad) fortune, chance, and luck. This example shows her standing, with her weight on her right leg, wearing a tunic clinging to her body, revealing its form beneath, her mantle draped over her left shoulder, across her waist in a diagonal roll over the left arm, and wrapping around her legs; the bottom portion of a fruit-filled cornucopia in her right hand, her left hand lowered holding up the fold of her tunic; a headless Cupid (symbol of victory) sits upon her left shoulder. Custom muesum-quality stand. This statue was likely part of the cult of Fortuna Victrix. Fortuna Victrix was worshipped in order to secure victory in battle.12"H x 4-1/2"W. Head of Fortuna and Cupid, plus right arm missing, else excellent.
For similar example, see Christie's Sale 7952, 8 April 1998 London, South Kensington, Lot 237.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, New York Gallery.
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74a
A Roman Marble Bust of a Man
Start Price: 10,000.00Estimate: 20,000.00
Turkey, Provincial Roman Empire, Ca. 2-3rd Century CE. Carved marble, this man's bust is set atop a raised platform with beveled edges. Hair has been carved in the traditional short curl form, strong brow and aquiline nose. Ears are set back behind hairline. While some would say this depiction isn't very handsome, truth is that he was carved to look exactly like the person represented. Roman sculpture differentiates itself from Classical and Hellenistic sculpture in that it does not try to idealize the subject, rather it tries to depict the subject in the must real way possible - a technique called Verism.
A very heavy piece, it measures 21-3/4"H x 13-1/4"W. Professional repair to neck, else intact.
Provenance: Ex-private FL collection acquired in the late 1970s/early 80s.
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A Roman Glass Handled Pitcher
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Rome, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century CE. Large green glass vessel, mouth blown, with bulbous chamber, long cylindrical neck, loop handle and flat rim. 8"H. Encrusted patina, chip to foot and minor body repair.
Provenance: Ex-private MD Collection.
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A Roman Glass Globular Vessel
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Rome, ca. 2nd century CE. Clear glass vessel with globular base, long thin neck, slightly-everted rim. Neck has beautiful blue iridescence. Indented base. 5-3/4"H. Intact/excellent condition, save encrustation, as shown (mostly inside).
Provenance: Ex-private UK Collection.
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A Roman Glass Unguent
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Graceful form! From ancient Rome, ca. 400 CE. Almost aubergine / purple colored glass footed vessel with applied handles - lovely areas of iridescence. Stands 5-3/4" H. Intact and lovely.
Provenance: Ex-private TX collection acquired at auction.
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A Roman Glass Jarlet
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Rome, ca. 100 - 300 CE. Pale translucent blue-green glass vessel with interesting small nodules evenly spaced about 1" apart all around the bulbous midsection. Nicely-flared opening with rolled rim. Beautiful iridescence with accents of red, purple, gold, more! 3-1/4"H. Intact/generally excellent, save stable internal crack along base (see detail pic).
PROVENANCE: Ex-private CO Collection acquired at auction.
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79
A Roman Glass Aryballos - Dolphin Handles
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Found in Cologne, Germany, dating to the 1st -2nd Century CE. Squat globular body of bluish-green glass; with cylindrical neck, two dolphin handles applied on the shoulder, drawn up and down, attached to neck. Flat base, no pontil. Rim, folded outward, backward, inward and flattened. The Aryballos was an ancient container used for storing oil. Vessels such as this were worn by Ancient Roman athletes and used in cleansing of the skin. 2-1/2"H x 2-1/2"D. One small hairline crack arised during antiquity and as a result of applying the (hot glass) handle. This crack is only in the INTERIOR, so you cannot feel it with your nail, plus minor rim chip.
Provenance: Ex-private Netherlands Collection.
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A Roman Glass Bowl
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Rome, Ca. 2th Century CE. Sits on concave bottom which curves up to the rim of vessel. A band of raised glass around the middle of bowl.
2-1/4"H x 4"D. Iridescent with minor corrosion and a minor repaired break.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Roman Glass Unguent
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
Rome, Ca. 2th Century CE. Beautiful form! Sits on a raised glass pedestal. Glass is twisted clockwise, moving towards the rim. Glass handle is painted white and attaches from rim to top of the stem. White paint has largely worn away, but has uncovered the more beautiful green glass of the unguent. Exquisite piece! 3-1/2"H x 1-1/2"H. Repaired lip crack, otherwise excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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82
A Roman Glass Balloon Vessel
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Rome, ca. 2nd Century CE. Highly iridescent piece! Glass sits on concave bottom, which balloons out towards the middle and slopes in to a narrow spout at the top with a flat rim. 4-1/2"H x 3-1/4"W. Repaired crack, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Roman Glass Handled Beaker
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 700.00
Rome, Ca. 2nd Century CE. Handle spans the whole body, attaching at the rim and attaching at the top of body, like a traditional handle, but then the glass handle bleeds down to the base. Beaker takes the body-stem-wide syphon rim form. 3-3/4"H x 2-1/4"W. Intact/excellent condition with only minor surface wear and small chip at end of handle.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Roman Glass Unguent
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
Rome, Ca. 2nd Century CE. Large, globular base and cylindrical stem which tapers to a flat rim. 6-1/2"T x 3"W. Highly iridescent piece! Repaired cracks on side, else good condition.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Prehistoric Biface Stone Ax Head
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Egypt, Faium Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Egypt has a very rich Palaeolithic past, dating from the Lower Palaeolithic. The Faiyum has a fundamentally important role to play in developing an understanding of Egyptian prehistory. As well as a distinctive Epipalaeolithic industry, it has some of the earliest evidence in Egypt of agricultural activities. 4-1/2"L x 2-1/4"W. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenace: Ex-Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, IL.
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A Luristan Bronze Spiked Axe Head
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 500.00 - 750.00
From the ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 - 800 BC. Axe head mounts to shaft in middle of head, and is surrounded by rows of raised bronze forming spikes. Custom museum quality stand. 3-1/2" x 2-1/4". Intact/choice condition, superb patina!
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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A Luristan Bronze Ibex Finial
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 500.00 - 750.00
From the ancient Near East, Ca. 1st Millennia BC. Solid bronzeIbex depicted standing on rear legs, lifting front legs into the air. Detail given to eyes, ears, horns, legs, and tail. Stands on bronze spool-like base. 3-3/4"H. Surface wear, otherwise excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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A Neo-Elamite Bronze Beaker
Start Price: 10,000.00Estimate: 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
This is an absolutely wonderful bronze beaker from ancient western Iran and dating to the 9th-8th century B.C. The beaker has a slender and cylindrical shape with gently curving concave sides and a tapering base that terminates in a “nipple”, a central knob on the bottom surrounded by twelve petals of a rosette. It is because of this knob that Muscarella (1988, p. 245) suggested to call objects like this a “nipple beaker” (German: Knopfbecher) instead of situla, as has been (and still is) customary; the term situla should only be used for buckets with handles.
The central field has a marvellous scene, showing two goats leaping over a rock while looking back; flowers are depicted on the rocks, and a hanging lotus blossom is shown above the rear ends of the goats. The rendering of the anatomy of the animals, their fur and the structure of the horns is beautifully detailed. The picture field is framed by a tongued frieze above and below; there is also an interlacing pattern (guilloche) around the rim.
For decorated beakers and the discussions concerning these, see Muscarella (1988), p. 244-248. For a close parallel to our beaker, although showing different animals (human-headed bulls) but with the same lay-out (a rim decorated by a guilloche and tongue pattern, the base decorated by a framed tongue pattern that borders a rosette, the centre of which is a nipple, animals facing each other, stylized plants, a plant suspended from the upper border above the animals’ rear ends) compare ibid., no. 343 (which is Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv.no. 1971.129), as well as Moorey (1971), p. 270 and pl. 81, no. 516 (Ashmolean Museum Oxford, inv.no. 1965.822, showing winged bulls), and especially Contenau (1947), p. 2172, fig. 1208, top right (a goat, similarly looking backwards but being hunted).
This very same situla was auctioned by Cahn Auktionen Basel on 23 September 2005, lot 256 with a starting bid of no less than US$ 16,300 including buyer’s premium and its VAT (the equivalent of CHF 20,381)! It is now being offered for considerably less.
Height 13.5 cm. A few small hairline fissures, some of them closed, and two small holes, else in excellent condition with a scene of marvellous quality and a wonderful patina.
Provenance: With Jean-David Cahn (Basel, Switzerland), 2005; previously Belgian private collection F. de W., acquired before 1970.
Literature:
Georges Contenau, Manuel d'arche?ologie orientale, depuis les origines jusqu'a? l'e?poque d'Alexandre, vol. IV (Paris, Picard, 1947), 2167-2176;
Edith Porada, Alt-Iran. Die Kunst in vorislamischer Zeit (Kunst der Welt. Ihre geschichtlichen, soziologischen und religiösen Grundlagen) (Baden-Baden, Holle, 1962) p. 66 and illustration on p. 65 (left);
P.R.S. Moorey, Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, 1971), p. 270-272;
Simone Bourlard-Collin - Christopher Leon (éditeurs), Arts de l'ancien Iran (Marseille, Muse?e Bore?ly, 1975), p. 50, no. 155;
Oscar White Muscarella, Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1988), p. 244-248;
Wilfried Seipel (Hrsg.), 7000 Jahre persische Kunst. Meisterwerke aus dem Iranischen Nationalmuseum in Teheran. Eine Ausstellung des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien und des Iranischen Nationalmuseums in Teheran; ; Kunsthistorisches Museum, 22. November 2000 bis 25. März 2001; Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 10. August 2001 bis 6. Januar 2002 (Mailand, Skira, 2001), p. 98 ff., esp. nos. 22-23.
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93
World-Class Cuneiform Biscuit - King Nebuchadnezzar II
Start Price: 2,500.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Ancient city of Babylon, (630-562 BC), 85 kilometers south of Bagdad, Iraq. An incredibly detailed administrative or commercial tablet, written dated during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II in 556 BC. Cuneiform receipt with over 35 lines of script in crisp detail translated as follows:
Cuneiform Tablet dating to Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon year 25 = 579 BC
Concerning Rental Taxes from lands of the Eanna Temple in Uruk
The tablet is c. 80% preserved, missing the obv. lower left one-sixth = rev. upper left., a piece off the rev. right side, and a few areas of surface damage.
The text records the decision of the senior administrators of the Eanna Temple in Uruk regarding the (rental) taxes that an individual is required to produce from various land holdings of the temple for the year. The officials themselves take responsibility for some part of the tax. The agreement concludes with a list of seven witnesses and the scribe, the name of the city Uruk, and the date. Though most of the text is preserved, much of it is taken with enumeration of field names and the names of witnesses, while much of the section containing the main substance of the agreement is missing, thus the most of the rental terms are unknown.
The business of the Eanna Temple and the Lady-of-Uruk (Ishtar) in the Neo-Babylonian period are well-documented by many other tablets, and research into this large group of tablets by a specialist will likely produce some related texts.
On the lower edge of the tablet is a faded ink inscription in English, written in an old fashioned hand:
“40th year of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon” and “565 BC.” This is curious, as the tablet is very clearly written “year 25” (which would be 579 BC). Perhaps the description was mixed up with that of another tablet. In any event, the handwriting indicates that this tablet derives from a very old collection.
Nergal-tesi-etir, son of Zabida, stated thus to Ninurta-shar-usur, the qipu-official of the Eanna Temple, Marduk-belshunu, the chief administrator (satammu) of the Eanna Temple, (and) Nabu-ahhe-uballit, the official secretary (tupsarru “scribe”) of the Eanna Temple:
The land holdings of the (temple of) the Lady-of-Uruk (that is):
the irrigation district Angillum
the irrigation district Qatnu (of the) town Lasutu
the irrigation district …
as far as the irrigation district of (Til)-hurasi (erasure)
the Harru canal of Gubba (in the) town Kar-Eanna
the New Canal (in) the irrigation district Mahallu
the Harru Canal Shalammu (in) the town Shanapu
the irrigation district Asuritu
the irrigation district Nasira(?)
the irrigation district Birata (of) the town Bit-Diraa (and) Bit-sha…sha, the threshing place of [the Lady-of-Uruk]
The land holdings of Bit-Amukanu which the cultivating farmers and the … farmers… [as much as ?] there is, I will deliver from month XII, year 25 of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, yearly the full amount 9 1/3 kor of barley from the Eanna Temple to the Lady-of-Uruk.
Ninurta-shar-usur, the qipu-official of the Eanna Temple, Marduk-belshunu, the chief administrator of the Eanna Temple, and Nabu-ahhe-bullit, the official secretary of the Eanna Temple, heard him (his statemnet). The land holdings of [ … of] the Lady-of-Uruk as far as the irrigation district Qatnu (of) the town Lasutu which is opposite […], … he delivered. … yearly […] plows in […] he will deliver. He will deliver from his rent. He will deliver […] cattle of the palace. He will deliver his […] while [the qipu-offcial], the chief administrator, and the offcial secretary of the temple will assume responsibility for (?) […] . He will deliver various […]. …
(Witnesses)
[… son of] Bulut, offspring of BA…
Nabu-ah-[…] son of Marduk-zer-ipush, offspring of Ah-ibni
Nergal_ah-[…] son of Aqara, offspring of Bel-[…]
Gimillu son of Zeria, offspring of Shigua
Nadin son of Uruash-shum-usur, offspring of Bel-etir
Balassu son of Shuba, offspring Naba
Nergal-usallim son of Babia, descendant of Zannea, the herd supervisor
Scribe: Nabu-nadin-shumi, son of Zilla. (In) Uruk. Month XII, day 20, year 25 of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon.
Provenance: Ex-Reverand Dr. Garner Scott Odell through descent, given to his father, a Presbyterian Minister, in the late 1920s/early 1930s by an Archeologist member of his congregation in Elmira New York.
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94
A Bactrian Bronze and Silver Dental Tool
Start Price: 375.00Estimate: 600.00 - 750.00
From the ancient Near East, Pakistan, Ca 300 to 100 BC. Bronze dental implement used for scraping and/or picking teeth. On a small, molded ring with decorated handle, reverse with silver inlay. Custom stand. 3-1/2"L. Amazingly intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private CA collection.
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95
Very Fine Pair of Bactrian Bronze Amulets
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
From the ancient Near East, Pakistan, Ca 500 to 100 BC. Pair of cast bronze amulets in almost cookie-cutter form. One almost shamrock shaped and the second circular with symmetrical cross at center – each with suspension button at reverse. Both measure about 2"D. Custom stand. Both intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private California Collection.
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95a
A Set of 4 Bactrian Open-Work Compartmental Seals
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Bronze Age, Ca. 2nd to 1st Millennium BC. Bronze compartmental stamp seals, each in the shape of a cross within a circular form. The round form is decorated all around with a scalloped edge while the back of the seal has a suspension loop. These seals were probably used to mark pottery containers. Sizes range from 1-1/2"D (3.3 cm) to 2"D (5 cm) + custom mounts. Choice and rare examples with lovely patina.
Compare: Pittman, Holly. Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. 1984. p. 52-56. MET publication.
Provenance: Ex-Art for Eternity, NY
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96
An Ancient Syrian Terracotta Mother Goddess
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Ca. Late 3rd Millennium BC to Early Ist Millennium BC. Press molded plaque with the female standing, possibly the goddess Astarte, in relief, holding her breasts, a gesture for fertility. She has her hair in careful rows and wears a long flowing gown. 5-1/8” H, complete with custom mount. Repairs at center and knees.
Provenance: Ex Harvey Merrill Collection, San Francisco, CA
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99
An Islamic Coreform Glass Vial
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 500.00 - 650.00
Middle East, Ca. 7-9th Century AD. Stands on raised glass base, carved glass lines on body create an illusion of twisted glass, as well as a nice textured grip. Two handles on either sides of the rounded rim rise from just below the rim, attach to the rim, and continue a little bit higher. Pressed indentions on handles to the rim create illusion of hands holding the "head" of the beaker. 4-1/4"H. Some surface wear as shown, else choice.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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100
An Islamic Black Coreform Glass Mini Amphora
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Middle East, Ca. 7-9th Century AD. Beauty in compactness! Miniature ancient glass vessel sits on raised glass base, body and handles form traditional Greek amphora shape. Painted blue glass zigzag pattern applied across middle of amphora and is in stark and beautiful contrast to the black glass. Custom museum quality stand. 2-1/2"H x 2" handle-width. Surface wear, else intact/excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Collection.
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100a
An Islamic Green-Glazed Canteen Vessel
Start Price: 175.00Estimate: 300.00 - 400.00
From the ancient Near East, dating from the 12th - 13th century AD. Terracotta vessel with bulbous body and flared spout with handles on either side; slipped in a beautiful green glaze, except for bottom which reveals the natural terracotta. Top part of body is decorated with cross hatching / lines. 4-1/2"H x 4"W. Surface wear and stable body cracks, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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100b
A Luristan Bronze Short Sword
Start Price: 1,250.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
From the ancient Near East, Northern Iran, Ca 1200 to 1000 BC. Short sword of exceptional quality, with deep recessed grips, once holding wood or ivory inlays, and long sharp blade. Once gleaming golden color, now with fabulous areas of crystallized malachite blue/green patina. Blade itself measures 10-1/4"L, whole sword measures14-3/4"L. Intact, save small missing section of grip on either side and on the base.
Provenance: Ex-private Santa Fe, NM Collection.
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100c
A Sassanian Stone Leopard / Man Stamp
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Near East, Ca. 4th-1st Century BCE. Impression of a leopard with an anthropomorphized face and beard. Geometric repeated circular pattern on side of leopard. Carved tail and legs. Original bronze staple on back for mounting. 2-3/8"D. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Bishop Gallery, Allenspark, CO.
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100d
A Sassanian Hardstone Double-Sided Seal
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 700.00
Iran, ca 4th to 6th century AD. Lozenge-shaped two sided seal carved on each side with large stag. Custom stand. Seal itself measures.. Intact.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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101
A Sassanian Empire Silvered Dish with Incised Animal
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
From the ancient Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 224-651 AD. Silver dish with curved rim, incised animal in center, possibly Ibex, encircled by crosshatching. Bottom is rounded to a slight point in middle. Appears to be silvered bronze. 6-3/4"D. Some dents and surface wear, other wise good condition.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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102
A Byzantine Bronze Polycandelon Section
Start Price: 600.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
From the ancient Eastern Holy Roman Empire, ca 600 to 900 AD. Large cast section, most likely coming from a polycandelon (a large fixture used for holding multiple candles/oil lamps usually in a cathedral). Top section with circular openwork bronze with four suspension loops and incised decorations; lower section is Christian cross of early form, each section ending with rounded tips. Mounted on custom base and quite attractive example! Section itself measures 7"H x 4-1/4"W. Fragmentary, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the early 1960s.
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103
A Byzantine Bronze Censor Container
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Ca. 9th Century AD. Openwork cast bronze vessel with cagework tendrils, finial lid, hinge domed cover, three raised tripod legs and protruding handle . 6-3/8"H x 6-1/4"L. Good green patina. Handle may not be original.
Provenance: Ex-private Larry Majewski Collection, former Deputy Director of the Byzantine Institute of America in Istanbul from 1956-1960.
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103a
A Ban Chiang Copper Pectoral / Shield Boss
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand), ca. 3300-2000 B.C. Round copper pectoral with raised, open center decorated with concentric ring pattern; outer edge decorated with a serrated border. Overall deep blue-green surface patina with some scattered areas of encrusted deposits. Just under 6”D, custom metal base. Minor edge roughness, otherwise intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex- Joseph G. Gerena estate, New York, NY.
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104
A Ban Chiang Bronze Ladle
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Late Period, Thailand (Ban Chiang), ca. 300 BC – 200 AD. Bronze ladle with deep bucket / cup attachced to curved tripartite handle; small animal figure applied on end of handle, further accented by geometric pattern on very tip. Deep green black patina. Custom stand. 10-3/4"H as shown. Invisibly repaired, but looks near choice. For an almost exact example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1987.424.8.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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104a
A Ban Chiang Bronze Vase
Start Price: 800.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Thailand, 2-1st Millennia BCE. Cylindrical body tapers to a neck with an extreme flared rim. Bronze has developed an excellent green patina. 4-3/4"H x 5-1/4"W. Surface wear and encrustation as shown.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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104b
A Ban Chiang Prehistoric Pottery Bowl
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 700.00
Thailand, 2-1st Millennia BCE. Bowl demonstrates nice, textured pattern on exterior and a painted star surrounded by a geometric pattern. Interior has similar pattern which has been largely worn away over the millennia. 3-1/4"H x 7-3/4"W. Some soot marks from fire on exterior, else intact/very good condition.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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105
A Ban Chiang Bi-Valve Ax Mold and Axe Blade
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand), Ban Chaing, ca. 4th to 2nd Century B.C. Bivalve stone mould and axe blade. Ban Chiang smiths used this to mould spearheads and bronze axes before beating to increase hardness and to work in details. The bronze ax was a more efficient weapon than a polished stone one from the Stone Age. Bronze arrowheads and fishhooks were also better tools than those made of wood or animal bone.
Each side of mold measures 7"H x 6-3/4"W. Bronze axe head in in shape of crescent. 6-1/2"L x 5"T. Stable cracks in stone mold; ax has well-worn patina and heavy corrosion, as shown.
Provenance: Mold - ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO; Axe Blade - ex-D. Smith Collection.
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106
A Gandharan Schist Bust of Buddha
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
Silk Route to China, ca. 2nd to 4th century AD. Carved gray schist stone relief bust of the prince with textured hair arranged in an usnisa bun upon his head, and he is adorned with earclips and strands of bead as well. 7", custom mount. Chipped along chin and edges, with expected wear and losses.
Provenance: Ex- W. Steinberg Collection, New York City.
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107
A Gandharan Grey Schist Cosmetic Palette - Winged Horse
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Gandhara, Pakistan, ca. 3rd to 1st Century BCE. Toilet-tray in grey-green schist, carved on the interior upper surface with a winged horse in low relief. Plates like this were used to hold makeup for women, in a similar way a color palette is used by painters to hold colors while painting. Fortunately this Gandharan version is also aesthetically beautiful for the modern audience, allowing us to enjoy the costmetic plate without the cosmetics! These palettes represent a reinterpretation of classic Indo-Greek Culture after Alexander the Great's conquest of India. 5-3/4"D. Minor chipping, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY
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108
A Gandharan Grey Schist Cosmetic Palette - Seated Dragon
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Gandhara, Pakistan, ca. 3rd to 1st Century BCE. Toilet-tray in grey-green schist, carved on the interior upper surface with a seated dragon on its face. Plates like this were used to hold makeup for women, in a similar way a color palette is used by painters to hold colors while painting. Fortunately this Gandharan version is also aesthetically beautiful for the modern audience, allowing us to enjoy the costmetic plate without the cosmetics! These palettes represent a reinterpretation of classic Indo-Greek Culture after Alexander the Great's conquest of India. 5-3/4"D. Chip on bottom as shown, else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY
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109
A Gandharan Grey Schist Cosmetic Palette - Dragon
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Gandhara, Pakistan, ca. 3rd to 1st Century BCE. Toilet-tray in grey-green schist, carved on the interior upper surface with a dragon on its face. Plates like this were used to hold makeup for women, in a similar way a color palette is used by painters to hold colors while painting. Fortunately this Gandharan version is also aesthetically beautiful for the modern audience, allowing us to enjoy the costmetic plate without the cosmetics! These palettes represent a reinterpretation of classic Indo-Greek Culture after Alexander the Great's conquest of India. 5-3/4"D. Corner fragment missing as shown, else intact/excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY
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109a
A Chinese Bronze Tripod Ritual Food Vessel / Cover (Ding)
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
China, EARLY TO MIDDLE WARRING STATES PERIOD, EARLY 4TH CENTURY BC Bronze vessel sits on three cow-shaped legs, two horn handles on either side of body, removable top with three filled bronze staples with buds on top. Interior has clay/dirt remnants from ground. Bronze has developed green/blue patina. Surface wear and encrustation as shown. 7"W x 5-1/2"H. Intact/excellent condition, save surface wear and encrustation, as shown.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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110
An Archaic Chinese Zhou Dynasty Ritual Food Vessel (Gui)
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
China, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 10th Century BC . Bronze vessel stands on a raised platform; body ribbed by concentric horizontal circle pattern. Single handle is in form of applied Taotie mask with attached ring. Lid is attached by bronze hinge and features a bronze spike at top with ring at very top. 9"T x 7-1/2"W. Intact/excellent conditon, save minor surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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111
A Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
China, ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. Cast bronze, of circular form; face features woman flying amongst geometric shapes in raised relief; rear is undecorated and when polished, reflects image of person looking at it. 7"D. Excellent patina. Small mounting holes on face. Surface wear and encrustation.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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112
A Han Dynasty Greyware Pottery Vessel with Applied Taotie Masks
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
China, ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. Pottery vessel sits on three anthropomorphized feet, body balloons out up the body, then slightly inward at rim. Handles are Taotie (Chinese ritual masks) with rings through mouths. 10"T x 10"W. One handle ring missing, else good condition save surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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113
A Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Recumbent Tiger
Start Price: 1,200.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Chinese, 1st-3rd centuries AD, Han dynasty, Eastern Han period. Cast bronze applique / adornment of a recumbent tiger with mouth open to show the bared teeth, possibly a furniture or chariot decoration. 4-1/2"L, intact.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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114
A Chinese Bronze Bell
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 700.00
China, Possibly Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644. Wide oval bell, horns on each side of base, top of bell has floral pattern with large mounting bracket at top. Likely used as a cattle bell. 4-1/4"W x 4"T, intact.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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117
A Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Roof Tile, Dragon
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
China, Ming Dynasty, ca 1368 to 1644 AD. Beautiful cobalt blue glazed pottery roof tile end cap in circular form, single slithering dragon in deep relief. Tile measures 6"D 1-1/4" thick. Choice, save missing reverse section. A wonderful architectural accent!
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Collection, Denver, CO.
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118
A Chinese Ming Dynasty Openwork Tile
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th century AD. Large pottery open-work window in floral pattern, covered in deep green glaze, now with light touches of iridescent surface. 13" x 13" x 1-1/2"D. Intact/excellent condition. Great architectural accent!
Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles, CA Collection.
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118a
A Chinese Glazed Pottery Ding - Han Dynasty
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
China, Han Dynasty, Glazed pottery tripod vessel and cover (DING);
the compressed globular body, with two upright angular loop handles with impressed geometric decoration, supported on three slightly cabriole legs, the domed cover decorated with a single incised band encircling the low ring knob, the cover, handles and upper section of the vessel covered with a thin mustard-yellow glaze. 8-1/2"W. Intact/excellent, save minor surface wear.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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118b
A Chinese Inkstone, Dragon / Pearl Carving
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
China, Qing Dynasty, (1644-1911). Intricately carved stone, the smooth sunken palette emptying into a crescent-shaped ink-pool, the top and one side carved with sinuous dragons amid swirling clouds, characteristic circular inclusions forming the 'pearls.' In addition to prizing quality stone for use as inkstones, the Chinese also appreciated carved stones as art objects. Large stones would be carved in the form of ink stones, not to be used, but to be collected. Such stone carvings were often commissioned and given as gifts. 13-1/2" x 11" x 4-1/2"H. Tiny chip on one side, minor roughness on underside, plus minor surface wear, else intact.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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A Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Figure - Published!
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Japan, Kofun Period, ca. 3rd to 6th century AD. Modelled as a figure of a male warrior, standing upright with legs and arms apart. Face details in high relief, while lines on body are incised; hair depicted long and braided.
The Haniwa (clay image) can be traced back to the sixth century when it was a most flourishing era and further yet to the fourth century when it appears to have had its first origin. The Haniwa can be found in various figures and shapes, such as houses, horses, dogs, birds, and portraits. Though somewhat coarsely made, their bold crudeness commands a certain respect. One cannot but feel the warm affection glowing and their faces bring us into close contact with the people of that age, with their ideas concerning men, and give us a little insight into the pleasure they must have taken in living. The artistic value of the Haniwa are held in high esteem not only by Japanese, but also by many foreigners all over the world.
10"H x 6"W. Intact/excellent condition, save minor surface wear.
Provenance: Ex- Midwest USA Collection.
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119a
An Antique Chinese Ivory Puzzle Ball and Stand
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
China, Ca. 1900. Antique ivory set, the multilayer ball pierced with writhing dragons and supported on a tall stand with wide base. 3-1/4"H. Intact/choice condition, save some surface discoloration from age.
Provenance: Ex-Bishop Gallery, Allenspark, CO.
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120
A Dong Son Bronze Burial Bracelet
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Vietnam, Dong Son, 300 BC - 300 AD. In form of stacked bracelet with incised rope pattern every 5 rings. Either side of opening features swirl pattern surrounded my incised rope pattern. Excellent Patina, 3-3/4"L. Intact with surface wear.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection.
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120a
A Chinese Dong Son Bronze Drinking Cup
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
China, 206 BC - 220 AD. Cylindrical cup with attached bronze handle. Raised bronze straps on body of cup add decoration. Flat Bottom. Superb Patina. 3"H x 3-1/4"Diameter. Surface wear as shown.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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121
A Kushan India Mottled Sandstone Male Bust
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
India, Ca. 2nd Century AD. Carved with broad shoulders, hands clasped together at front to one side; also adorned with necklace, wristbands and armlets. 1/2 "H x 9"W + mount. Fragmented and losses to extremities
Provenance: Ex-Joseph Gerenna, NYC
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122
An Indian Marble Triple-Headed Shiva
Start Price: 2,500.00Estimate: 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Northwestern India, Hindu Shahi period, ca. 7th century AD. Carved marble fragment features three heads - one facing forward, one facing right, once facing left - all with full facial detail; forward facing head has diamond-shaped pendant incised into forehead. Heads are adorned with large, tight curls, falling behind heads. On top of hair are hats in form crowns with large flower buds. Professionally mounted on museum quality stand. Marble piece itself measures 5-1/2"H x 7"W. Part of a larger piece, but heads are intact/excellent, save surface wear and rigid back, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-Prominent New York City, NY Gallery.
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123
A Sandstone Stele / Frieze of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
Start Price: 5,000.00Estimate: 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, ca. 10th Century AD. Avalokite?vara (Sanskrit: ???????????? lit. "Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokite?vara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism. Standing with attendant figures at each side. Mounted on museum quality stand (very heavy piece). 23-1/2"H x 13"W (26-1/2"H including stand). Repaired break on upper right, with minor chipping/surface wear.
For similar example, see Christie's Sale 1878, Indian And Southeast Asian Art, Including Property From The Collections Of Ariane Dandois And Robert H. Ellsworth, 21 September 2007, that sold for $25,000.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection acquired at auction, ex-Dr. Rao Estate.
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123a
A Chandraketugarh Maurya Period Terracotta Sculpture
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
India, ca 300 to 200 BC, lovely small pottery sculpture, possibly once part of a large vessel, depicting a very busty deity. Fragmentary
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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123b
A Chandraketugarth Maurya Period Terracotta Sculpture
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
India, ca 300 to 200 BC, lovely small pottery sculpture, possibly once part of a large vessel, depicting a very busty deity.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO
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123c
A Mahabharata / Ramayana Hindi Book -Gouache Paintings
Start Price: 8,500.00Estimate: 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
India, Ca. 19th Century AD. Written in Sanskrit or Devangari (a derivation of Sanskrit). Bound in cloth, printed and painted on Wasili paper, handmade paper composed of several sheets glued together and burnished with glass or sea shells to make it shiny. Book contains over 20 handpainted Gouache paintings (opaque watercolor). Book itself measures 13"H x 13"W. Pages are separated by a cloth. Binding has some fading, as shown, else excellent.
Similar single illustrations have sold at Christie's for $1,000+ each.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection.
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123d
A Book of Illustrated Folios Indian Mahabharata
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
India, Ca. 18-19th Century AD. Written in sanskrit, book contains two illustrations of the story, inlaid with gold leaf. Similar Illustrations are on display at the Smithsonian and have sold at Christie's for $1000 per each handpainted folio! Book measures 4"H x 6"W. Paper binding worn, but intact; all pages intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Byron Farwell Collection.
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124
A Majapahit Pottery Bank, Pig Form
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Eastern Japanese, Majapahit Dynasty, Ca 15th Century AD. Red clay figure of corpulent form, with large, hollow belly; incised with decorative details. Exudes a lively, robust personality. The long tradition of trade between China and Java culminated with the establishment of a trading colony in 1297. The Chinese were subsequently responsible for the first regular use of coins in Java which became widespread in the 15th century. During the 14th and 15th centuries, large numbers of terra-cotta animals were made, all provided with a slot on the back for insertion o f copper coinage. Pigs were particularly popular because of their association with prosperity and were modeled with great care. 11"L x 8-3/8"H. Intact – age signs, minor paint rubbing.
Provenance: Ex-Tanja Foreman Collection.
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125
A Khmer Carved Sandstone Vishnu,
Start Price: 6,500.00Estimate: 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
South East Asia, Angkor Period, Ca. 12th Century AD. Wearing vertical pleated sampot held together by a tasseled belt, behind him, the sash is draped over the belt in the form of a butterfly, his face with serene expression, carved arched eyebrows above incised almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, pouting lips, ears broken, tiara in front of his conical-shaped hair, broad smooth chest exposed. 23-3/4"H (57cm) + custom wood base (28"H, 71 cm). Remnants of multiple arms, damages and age losses. Head off and attaches on separate pin.
Provenance: Ex-private North Carolina Collection, USA.
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126
A Khmer Bronze Shiva Statue
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Cambodia, 12th - 13th Century AD. Bronze figure stands upon a bronze square plate, hands bent upwards as if doing a dance. Head has crown with bud on top. Cape is draped across back, kilt covers waist to ankles, and ornate necklace is draped across chest. Fine incised bodily details. 10" H x 4 1/2"W. Excellent patina, very minor surface wear as shown, else choice.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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127
A Khmer Silver Pedestal Dish
Start Price: 900.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Cambodia, Ca. 12-14th Century AD. Both dish and platform are adorned with a floral pattern done in repousse, petals meticulously placed around the cup and base; an incised floral pattern located about the petals and is repeated around rim, both on interior and exterior. 2-1/4"H, 3-1/4"D. A few small pin holes from age, otherwise intact/excellent. A stunning piece, great for any collection.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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128
A Cambodian Khmer Bronze Dish
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
Cambodia, ca. 12 - 14th Century AD. Incised dot pattern circles rim of jar, outside of jar has loops for handles, one handle remains. 8-1/4"W x 2 -1/4"H. Sides of dish have a great patina. Some bubbles on side, chipping to rim, encrustation, and crack on side, as shown.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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129
A Khmer Bronze Conch-Form Libation Cup and Stand
Start Price: 1,500.00Estimate: 2,200.00 - 2,600.00
Cambodia, ca. 12th - 13th Century AD. Bronze vessel In shape of conch shell, finely patinated with areas of blue, spiraled base, bulbous body with a floral patterned central panel, open angled neck with scalloped rim, tripod stand with tabbed rim, Naga (snake) feet. Conch and tripod are 10"T when together. Intact/excellent condition with surface wear and encrustation.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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130
A Cambodian Khmer Bronze Bell Top
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Cambodia, ca. 12 - 14th Century AD. Bowl-shaped piece of a larger bell. Bronze has developed an exceptional beautiful Azurite (blue) patina. Still rings true. 4-3/4"D x 2-1/2"H. Intact, excellent patina.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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130a
A Khmer Bronze Bell
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Cambodia, Ca. 12th Century. Constructed in stacked style: wide bottom tapers in to the wide bottom of next level. Hanging loop is in shape of the bell and decorated with flower bursts on either side of loop. 5-1/4"H x 3-1/2"W. Excellent patina and Azurite deposits as shown. Surface wear and encrustation.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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130b
A Khmer Bronze Mirror
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Cambodia, Ca. 12-14th Century AD. Raised dome in center of face, surrounded by incised lines forming a box around dome. Raised corners. Two holes have been drilled for mounting to wall. Rear is smooth in order to provide reflection when fully polished. Mounted on museum-quality stand. Mirror itself measures 8"D. Intact/excellent condition, save minor surface wear and encrustation.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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130c
A Khmer Bronze Mold for Buddhist Votive Tablets
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Cambodia, ca. 12th-14th Century AD. Solid bronze mold presents the 'triad Mahayana', the seated Buddha which is protected by the heads of Naga; Avalokiteshvara stands to his right and Prajnaparamita ('Perfection of Wisdom'; the feminine form of the Bodhisattva) stand at his left side. It is associated with the Mahayana Buddhism. 4-1/2"H x 3-1/2"W. Intact.
Provenance: Ex- D. Smith Collection, CA.
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131
A Khmer Bronze Lidded Cosmetic Vessel
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Cambodia, 12-14th century AD. Small bronze lidded container sits upon footed base with fitted cover surmounted by a bud shaped knob in the center. 2-1/2"T x 2-1/4"D. Intact/excellent condition. Superb patina.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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132
A Khmer Palanquin Bronze Hook
Start Price: 1,200.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Khmer, Angkor period, Bayon style, 13th century AD. Solid bronze hook with a pair of Garudas (eagles) at sides and a Naga (snake) at the end of the ornately designed and detailed hook. Hooks like this were used to hold the ropes while riding elephants. 7"L. Intact/choice condition.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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133
A Khmer Bronze Religious Vessel
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Cambodia, Ca. 12th Century AD. Bronze jar rests upon raised pedestal with ring pattern at base. Jar has removable top with a bud figure at very top, surrounded by incised circle. Vessel takes on a light green color, except for bud which is dark green. 9"H x 8-1/2"W at widest. Excellent Condition and Patina.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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135
A Khmer Sandstone Head of a Buddha
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Khmer, Angkor period, Bayon style, 13th century AD. Carved head depicts a Buddha with eyes closed and pensive brow, likely in meditation. Wearing a crown with bud on top and incised detail into sandstone. Long ears symbolize wisdom and longevity. Head measures 10-3/4"H x 6"W, on stand 14"H. Part of a larger statue or frieze, hence rough back of head and neck. Professionally mounted on museum quality stand. Choice.
Provenance: Ex-D. Smith Collection, California.
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135a
A Thai Sawankhalok Celadon Elephant Jar
Start Price: 850.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Thailand, ca 16th century AD, delightful glazed pottery jar in the form of an elephant. Carrying a burden on his back with long rope, large ears and 4 short nubin feet. Intact/excellent condition
Provenance: Ex-Bishop Collection, Allenspark, CO
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136
Antique Hand-Colored Map of Greece with Islands
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 150.00 - 200.00
Graecia Cum Insulis Et Oris Maris Aegaei (Greece with Islands and the Coast of Aegean Sea). From Atlas Antiquus By Dr. Henry Kiepert
Edition Published in 1900. Hand colored boundaries. Latinized names for Greek cities. Map indicates the Civitates Graecae (People of Greece), including the Doricae (Dorians) Ionicae (Ionians) Aeolicae cum Achaeis (Aeolians with Achaens). Map measures 13-1/2"H x 16-7/8"W. Erased and faded pencil markings. Fold mark through center. Professionally mounted, ready for framing.
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137
Antique Hand-Colored Map of Italy and Eleven Italian Regions
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 150.00 - 200.00
Italia and Undecim Regiones Italiae ab Augusto Imp. Institutae (Italy and Eleven Italian Regions from the Institution of Imperator Augustus). From Atlas Antiquus By Dr. Henry Kiepert , Edition Published in 1900. Hand-colored boundaries. Professionally mounted, ready for framing. Map measures 16-7/8"H x 13-1/2"W. Heavy pencil markings, both erased and faded. Fold mark through center.
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138
Antique Hand-Colored Map of Asia Citerior (Asia Near)
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 150.00 - 200.00
Asia Citerior (Asia Near), From Atlas Antiquus By Dr. Henry Kiepert
Edition Published in 1900. Hand colored boundaries. Professionally mounted, ready for framing. Map measures 16-7/8"W x 13-1/2"H. Pencil markings, both erased and faded. Fold mark through center.
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139
Antique Map The Earth, Other Ancient Notable Generations Post Christ
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 150.00 - 200.00
Orbis Terrarum Altero p.Chr Saeculo Antiquis Notus (The Earth, Other Ancient Notable Generations Post Christ). From Atlas Antiquus By Dr. Henry Kiepert, Edition Published in 1900. Hand-colored boundaries. Professionally mounted, ready for framing. Map measures 16-7/8"W x 13-1/2"H. Fold mark through center, else excellent.
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140
Antique Map of the Empires of Persia and Macedon
Start Price: 125.00Estimate: 150.00 - 200.00
Imperia Persarum et Macedonum (Empires of Persia and Macedon)
From Atlas Antiquus By Dr. Henry Kiepert, Edition Published in 1900.
Hand colored boundaries. Professionally mounted, ready for framing. Map measures 16-7/8"W x 13-1/2"H. Fold mark through center, pencil markings, both erased and faded.
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141
A Valdivian Terracotta Bust of a Venus
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Ecuador, Phase 3, Ca. 2300-2000 BC. Burnished red and brown clay upper portion of a mother goddess figure with finely incised hair, facial details and molded with nice large chest. 3" + custom mount. Fragmentary, but excellent quality! This little fragment of a figurine is from the culture from which the earliest representations of pottery figurines have thus far been found in the new world.
Provenance: Ex-Gilbert NY Artist Collection.
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142
An Extremely Rare Valdivian Stone Palette
Start Price: 3,500.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Ca 2000 BC. Carved stone palette, most likely used in grinding hallucinogenic drugs in shamanic rites, in the form of a sea lion. A fine and extremely rare example! Custom museum-quality mount. Palette itself measures . Intact/excellent collection. Surface covered with nice root marking and deep patina.
Provenance: Ex-Sothebys, New York, NY.
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143
A Rare Chavin Lapis Lazuli Stone Idol
Start Price: 3,500.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Ca 700 to 400 BC. An extremely rare stone carved figure in the form of a man, made from semi-precious Lapis Lazuli / Sodalite; well-detailed facial features, legs with arms resting at waist. Remains of cinnabar in carved areas. Pierced for suspension. 4-1/2"H. Intact/excellent condition. Custom stand.
Provenance: Ex-private FL Collection acquired from Knox Artifacts, Scottsdale, AZ.
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144
A Pre-Columbian Nazca Vase w/ Trophy Heads
Start Price: 175.00Estimate: 250.00 - 450.00
From the Nazca culture of Pre-Columbian Peru, circa 100 A.D. - 300 A.D. Cylindrical vase featuring painted designs of trophy heads around the rim, Measuring approximately 5 1/2" tall and 4" wide, this short vase approaches the form of what Kroeber refers to as a waisted goblet, since the form tapers in near the top before slightly flaring out again at the rim. The vase features dull red and rust colored painted stripes near the mid section, and what are likely painted depictions of trophy heads in black/dark chocolate brown against a white background near the rim. The heads are thought by most to be depicted as resting on feathers. Other interpretations suggest the heads may be depicted as resting on hair hanks, paws, or peppers. It is of importance to note that these same trophy-head-like designs are also frequently depicted on Nazca female figures and effigy bottles, where they are shown as tattoos. These depictions are only known to occur on depictions of females, so the symbolic importance of what they may represent on the vases, vessels and figures is unknown at present. Intact with no repairs or restoration. Minor wear and mineral deposits attest to the age and authenticity of this piece.
Provenance: Former private Florida collection.
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An Unusual Two-Tone Nazca Stirrup Vessel
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 700.00 - 900.00
Pre-Columbian, from Southern Peru, Ca 200 - 300 AD. Globular stirrup vessel of typical form decorated in unusual brown over white decoration with globe in white and twin spouts in deep brown. Intact and excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the 1960s.
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A Fine Nazca Polychrome Kero
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
South Coast Peru, Ca. 400 A.D. A beautifully made deep cup on rounded base with flared rim. An elaborate female painted and molded in relief on the body sitting crossed legged, her protruding face with slender pointed nose, large headress, hands in slight relief and she wears a brown tunic and leggings. The rest of the vessel is painted with reddish brown dots on a white ground. Superb example. 7-1/2"H. Intact and choice.
For similar molded face and decoration see "Pre-Columbian Art of South America", Alan Lapiner, Abrams, p. 209, #498.
Provenance: Ex-VA Private collection, Ex. NY Gallery, Ex. Sotheby's 5-6-01.
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160
A Moche Stirrup Vessel in shape of a Frog
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 650.00 - 800.00
Pre-Columbian, from Northern Peru, Ca 200 to 300 AD. Moche I stirrup vessel in the form of a large frog with bloated body and left in resevred red color. 7-1/4"H x 6-1/2"L. Surface wear else excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the 1960s.
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161
A Moche Florero
Start Price: 9,800.00Estimate: 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
This is a stunning piece of Moche art, very large and decorated with most interesting scenes. It dates to the Middle Moche period, ca. 200-500 C.E. and has a star provenance.
Flared bowls like this, usually called a florero, often include a rattle: they have a hollow pedestal base with a few small openings, filled with ceramic pellets that make a rattling sound when the vessel is shaken. The same applies to our vessel. The outside of the base is painted a brownish red and is decorated with several instances of the so-called step motif in which the hypotenuse of a triangle consists of steps. These are probably a symbol for the mountain and/or the temple. The outside of the flaring part of the vessel is painted with a cream engobe and has a horizontal band in red-brown.
The most interesting part is the inside; vessels like this were almost invariably painted inside the rim. On our bowl the decoration is rather complex. There is a whole frieze of mythical or fantastic creatures and aquatic motifs. The centre of the scene is a shaman, standing with wide open mouth. He wears a head band with two protruding elements, possibly feathers; another band around his waist ends in two dotted ribbons which both terminate in an animal head. The shaman is engaged in fishing by means of a long rope, one end of which also terminates in an animal head, whereas a large hook is fixed to the other end. He has just caught a huge and quite impressing fish, the body of which is decorated with short stripes, probably indicating the scales. The remainder of the frieze is filled with several fish, some of which have a savage looking head. Some bird-like creatures, rwo of them clothed and with wings, are watching.
Spectacular!
Provenance: Dutch private collection, acquired at Christie’s Paris, sale 5094 of 8 December 2004, lot 327; previously German private collection of Dr. Hans Dietrich Disselhof (1899-1975; he was a scholar who wrote many books on the Pre-Columbian world, and was director of the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, Germany), acquired in the 1950s.
Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm, diameter of bowl 31 cm. Some repair to the base with no new material, just reglued and repainted over the breaks; a few breaks in the flaring rim reglued with no new material; a little bit of repainting in the sinuous body of the fish and by the hand of the shaman holding the lasso. Else in excellent condition with a lovely brown, orange and cream engobe and brown-red engobe decorations. A highly desirable piece!
Literature: See Christopher B. Donnan, Moche Art of Peru. Pre-Columbian Symbolic Communication (Los Angeles, Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1978), fig. 70 for similar finely decorated vessels.
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162
A Moche Macabre Skeletal Vessel
Start Price: 1,900.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
This is a very remarkable and rather macabre vessel from Peru. It dates to the Moche IV phase, circa 500 CE. The unusual scene depicts two skeletal figures. The larger one rests his left hand on the head of the smaller figure (a child?). Both individuals are painted white, and care was taken to add small details, such as the incised ribs, hollow eyes and fingers. The figures are shown squatting on top of an orange coloured terracotta vessel which is footed and has a globular shape. There is a phase IV stirrup spout at the back. Two old inventory numbers are written on the bottom, reading DMM 67 and 71.93.
Background information: Although relatively rare, depictions of skeletal individuals can sometimes be found on Moche ceramics. It has been suggested that they symbolise the spiritual complementarity between life and death. Moche religion knew a transitory stage between life and death, of which transitional beings such as the animated deceased were manifestations. In art these can be seen engaged in sexual activities, embracing, making music and dancing and other scenes. Possibly the combination of a skeletal adult and a child illustrates death as a necessary stage for the renewal of life.
Parallels: For a differently shaped vessel with a similar scene in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (showing two adult skeletons and a child) see "Bottle, Skeletal Couple with Child [Peru, Moche] (1978.412.196)", in Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, revised April 2010).
Literature: For the theme of skeletons in Moche art in general see Steve Bourget, Sex, Death, and Sacrifice in Moche Religion and Visual Culture (University of Texas Press, 2006).
Height ca. 22.8 cm. In excellent condition; a few miniscule chips to the footed base and the stirrup spout; some surface wear and scratches; a small spot of what is probably spilt (ancient?) paint halfway on the spout; the larger figure has a small round opening on his left cheek and shows some minor paint flaking.
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164
A Large Jamacoaque Standing Polychrome Female Effigy
Start Price: 1,250.00Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,400.00
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A good example of molded standing female with arms out at sides and with traces of red, yellow and blue pigment remaining. She wears a smooth bag wig and tunic, long neck cord, and ear and nose rings. 14"H + custom mount. Restorations to breaklines, was in about dozen pieces. Cp. Pre-Columbian Art of South America by Alan Lapiner and Amerindian Signs, 5000 Years of Pre-Columbian Art in Ecuador by Valdez for similar examples of this type.
Provenance: Ex-Artist Gilbert, New York, NY
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165
A La Aguada Human-Head Form Stone Axe Head
Start Price: 1,200.00Estimate: 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Argentina, La Aguada, Ca 500 AD. Very fine and rare stone axe head carved of basalt with human head to one side, rounded axe on opposite and raised nodes in between - deep grrove where once attached to wooden haft. 7"L x 3"H. Intact and excellent with single chip to blade. Custom stand.
Provenance: Ex-B. Saldano Collection, New Jersey.
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167
A Pair of Huari Ceramic Bowls, ex-Arthur Sackler
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
Pre-Columbian, Huari / Wari culture, Peru, ca. 700 to 900 A.D. Matched pair of polychromed pottery bowls both decorated with three rectangular panels, each with a stylized zoomorph in profile. 2-5/8"H x 4-5/8"D. Scattered areas of surface mineral deposits, else both intact/excellent condition!
Provenance: Ex-Arthur M. Sackler Collection,acquired about 1970; accession #s N-387 & N-401.
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168
A Huari Textile Tunic Panel
Start Price: 800.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Middle Horizon, Ca 500 to 800 AD. A fragment or section depicting a grid based composition with two motifs. A stepped fret and curlicues. This panel represents the degree to which this style is highly abstracted and sometimes difficult to interpret. Vivid colors in ochre, yellow, brown, red, umbers. Panel size: 17-1/2"H x 22-1/2"W + backing mount. Damages, losses and visible repairs.
Provenance: Ex-New York Estate Sale, Hudson, NY.
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170
A Chancay Bi-Chrome Pottery Urn - Pelican Motif
Start Price: 950.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Pre-Columbian, from the north coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 900 - 1400 AD. Tall, white-slipped ceramic vessel with raised detailing of a long-necked pelican / water bird accented in typical dark brown/black pigment (on both sides); with twin handles and ovoid bottom. Just under 16"H. Intact/generally excellent, save minor rim chipping and small probe hole.
Provenance: Ex-private collection of Collot d'Escury acquired in Peru prior in the mid-1960s.
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171
An Inca Woven Textile Bag
Start Price: 600.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Peru, North Coast, Ca. 1400 A.D. Handsome woven wool rectangular two sided bag; each side overall in red, ochre and white colors with design as an abstract crouching feline in positive and negative space with birds heads termining from paws. Approx 9-1/2" x 10" square (24 cm). Nice condition.
Provenance: Ex-private Florida Collector, ex-private West Virginia collection, acquired late 1960s to early 1970s; to present owner by descent.
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172
A Calima Gold Grasshopper Pendant
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 5,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Ca. 200 BC - 200 AD. Grasshopper is depicted with incised details. Staple on underside for mounting on necklace. 2"L, 14.4g. Choice condition.
Provenance: Ex-Fort Knox Artifacts, AZ; ex-Arte Primitivo, NY; ex-private California Collection.
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173
A Calima Small Gold Frog Pendant
Start Price: 2,500.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 6,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Colombia Ca. 200 BC - 200 AD. Incised geometric patterns next to face and on eyes, as well as incised legs.
1"L x 3/4"W, 23.9g. Choice condition.
Provenance: Ex-Fort Knox Artifacts, AZ; ex-Arte Primitivo, NY; ex-private California Collection.
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177
A Costa Rican White Stone Mace Head - Owl
Start Price: 600.00Estimate: 900.00 - 1,200.00
From the Atlantic watershed, ca. 500 to 800 AD. Lovely ceremonial mace head carved from white stone with light green hue in the form of an owl's head with drilled eyes and string-cut features. 3-1/2"L x 2-3/4"H x 2-1/2"D. Repaired along natural stone seems, else excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-B. Saldano Collection, New Jersey.
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178
A Tall Cocle Pedestaled Plate, Macaracas Style
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Central Region, Panama. AD 800 - 1000. 8-5/8" top diameter x 7" base diameter x 9"H. Top reattached at top of pedestal, otherwise no repair or inpainting. Great surface.
Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection.
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180
A Panamanian Gold Openwork Lizard Pendant
Start Price: 7,500.00Estimate: 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Pre-Columbia, Panama, Ca. 900-1200 AD. Geometrical designs on back and face with hollow interior. Solid gold feet. Mounting staple on neck for attaching to necklace. 4"L, 76.5g Choice condition.
Provenance: Ex-Fort Knox Artifacts, AZ; ex-Arte Primitivo, NY; ex-private California Collection.
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181
A Cocle Gold Crab Pendant
Start Price: 5,000.00Estimate: 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Panama, Ca. 500-1000 AD. Crab is depicted with six legs, eyes that stick out, arms with claws, and mouth. Staples for mounting to necklace. 2-1/4"W x 2-1/4"L, 34.7g. Some surface wear and pitting, else good condition.
Provenance: Ex-Fort Knox Artifacts, AZ; ex-Arte Primitivo, NY; ex-private California Collection.
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182
A Pre-Columbian Middle Cauca Effigy Vase, Colombia
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 500.00 - 850.00
A finely rendered example of a relatively rare type of effigy vessel from the Pre-Columbian Middle Cauca Complex of ancient Colombia, circa 1000 A.D. – 1500 A.D. This bi-chrome vessel displays impressively, measuring approximately 8 ¾” tall by about 6 ½” wide. The form tapers from the bottom up, transitioning to a smaller section, upon which is depicted human-like facial features- including ears, eyes, mouth and a prominent nose with a nose ornament. The coffee-bean style eyes imply a squinting, puffy quality, perhaps indicative of an individual or deity in a trance or altered state of consciousness. The shoulders of the vessel also feature small adornos that appear to be zoomorphic in form, as if they are gripping the sides, emerging head first from the vessel. Reference: See Labbe’s book “Colombia Before Columbus” for similar examples and scholarly information. In excellent, original condition, with no restoration. There is a small area of ancient loss (only about ¾” wide) on one side of the bottom edge, with some ancient erosion to the surrounding surface of the lower base. There is ancient abrasion to the tip of the nose, and minor areas of abrasions, chips, weathering and wear overall. Ample mineral and sediment deposits inside and out attest to the age and authenticity of this piece.
Provenance: Former Florida, USA private collection.
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184
A Set of 3 Seated Chupicuaro Flat Figures
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
West Mexico, Ca 300 BC. Largest 5"H Exhibited and published: Nicholson and Alana Cordy- Collins, "Pre-Columbian Art from the Land Collection", San Francisco, CA Academy of Sciences, July 1976 - Oct. 1977, p.95, Cat. 86-88. All intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL Collection.
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185
A Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Masket
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 700.00 - 900.00
Mexico, Ca. 100 BC. Deep green color stone with drilled pupils and grooves to face; Biconical drilled suspension hole at top. 2-3/4"H (7cm) + custom mount. Age wear, abrasions and deposits; polished. Miniature maskets such as these are rare.
Provenance: Ex-Orlando,FL Private Collector
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186
A Large Pre-Columbian Michoacan Incense Cover
Start Price: 300.00Estimate: 400.00 - 750.00
Pre-Columbian, from the Michoacan region of ancient Mexico, ca. 200 B.C.- 200 A.D. This example measures impressively at about 8 ½” tall by about 7” wide. It depicts a heavily adorned female emerging from the dome-like cover, perhaps representing a skirt-like garment, suggested by the striped patterns around the dome. She is shown wearing ear spools, and a large neck ornament, as well as a decorative headband. Such objects are believed to have been used as covers over burning incense, designed to allow limited airflow by means of short tripod feet at the base. The dome-like form was intended to retain heat within, allowing the burning incense offering to smolder, emitting smoke out from beneath the bottom edge. One can imagine smoke rising around the body of the cover, giving the illusion that the human form finial is emerging out of the smoke from the incense offering. Perhaps the image is that of a deceased ancestor for whom an offering would have been made. In remarkable, original condition, with no restoration and no repair. Excellent black Manganese blooms and other mineral deposits cover the surface inside and out. There are only minor surface abrasions, chips, weathering and wear overall. Evidence of ancient, likely ritual, use exists in the form of black soot build-up underneath within the interior and around the side edges from where incense was burned beneath in ancient times.
Provenance: Former Illinois, USA collection.
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187
A Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Painted Embryonic Dog
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. Buff pottery, unique representation, elastic form. Surface has traces of original polychrome color. 3-1/2"H x 6" + custom mount. Some wear to surface and with nice dendrite deposits.
Provenance: Ex-Dr. R. Boyd Stifler, Vanderwagen NM. Rare specimen
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188
A Chinesca Type B Seated Polychrome Female
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Nayarit, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. Delicate clay figure of highly stylized form with corpulant body, cyindrical arms, one at knee, the other holding vessel atop shoulder, and wonderful characteristic heart shaped head. Overall red painted polychrome painted surface with tan slip highlights. 6-1/4"H. Intact with wear to surface paint and with deposits and abrasions.
Provenance: Ex-Art for Eternity, NY
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189
A Nayarit Polychrome Standing Mourner
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Ixtlan del Rio style, Ca 300 BC to 200 AD. Terracotta figure of a male standing tall, sensitively yet abstractly molded with ear clips, arm bands, necklace, nose ring, and loin cloth and the he is holding an offering cup in one hand; his lips pursed in the positing of a mourner. Overall painted cream slip designs. 17-3/4"H (45 cm) + custom mount. Wear and losses to surface; shoulder repaired, body repair and finger restored. This is a rarely depicted and little know ritual found only in Pre-Hispanic West Mexico.
Provenance: Ex-New York Collection of Harry N. and Nina Abrams.
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190
A Colima Footed Gadrooned Olla
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
West Mexico, Ca 200 BC/200 AD. Large and fine redware pottery vessel having a very pronounced, tight body ribbing, standing on highly defined bird-form tripod legs. Painted red surface with areas of scattered root marks and numerous manganese blooms. Larger and finer than most! Approximately half of lip/rim re-assembled from four pieces without fill. The hairline cracks associated with this reassembly are visible in the close-up photo of the rim.
Provenance: Ex-private CA collection acquired in the 1960s.
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191
A Colima Saucer Shape Olla
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BC - 200 AD. Large flying-saucer shaped jar of rounded form with raised rim, painted in deep red now with areas of manganese deposits to attest to its age. Overall very good with a 2" long hairline fracture on rim; one chip on the lip rim pre-dating burial. Magnificent scale to this piece, great color, patina, iron spots.
Provenance: Ex-private CA collection acquired in the 1960s.
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191a
A Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Bird Grouping
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Three Colima Birds, Western Mexico, 100 BC -AD 250. Terracotta grouping of three birds perched, beaks together, above what could be a mound of grain, on a round, three legged platform. Platform divided into six pie shaped sections with a reddish brown pigment that also appears on the wings, heads and tails of the birds. 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2-1/8". Mounted on a custom walnut base. Intact/generally excellent condition with good remaining white slip and pigment.
Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL Collection, ex-CA art gallery.
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192
A Pre Columbian Nayarit Seated Man
Start Price: 1,000.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
West Mexico, ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Large orangeware hollow pottery male figure seated on a bench, leaning in a forward position and appearing to be smoking. Left hand held on his raised knee. Highly detailed incised hairdo. Scattered mineral deposits on the surface. 13-1/4"H x 7"W. Head reattached, else quite excellent.
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO acquired in the 1960s
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193
A Large Pre-Columbian Jalisco Man
Start Price: 9,000.00Estimate: 12,500.00 - 15,000.00
This is spectacular! A large and hollow statuette from Jalisco, dating to the protoclassic period, circa 100 BC - 200 CE, displaying wonderful details. Jalisco is one of the states in western Mexico from which ceramics of the period come. Its sculpture, most of which was once placed in a shaft-and-chamber tomb, is noted for a very specific style, which can also be seen on this statuette.
The elongated head has a large nose with drilled nostrils, prominent ears (the right also drilled to indicate the opening of the ear; the left one without such an opening), wide open and staring eyes, and an open mouth displaying two rows of teeth. His tall, elaborate headdress, with a flap protecting the neck, is adorned with several straps. The round, exaggerated shoulders are surfaced with small circular pellets that have been interpreted as scarification patterns or tattoos. Many of these characteristics were markers of high rank. The person depicted is wearing a kind of short trousers. He is leaning forward, supporting himself on the club he is holding with both hands. The statuette is painted in cream and deep orange.
Approximate dimensions: height 39.5 cm, width 22 cm, depth 28 cm. Professionally repaired from a few large pieces; some surface wear and unimportant surface damage as shown; a small and shallow chip on the right heel (ca 7 mm); some damage to the back of the headdress and its "crest", probably caused when the statue was lying on its back, putting too much stress on this part of the headdress. Much of the original colours remaining. A fabulous piece with vibrant colours!
Provenance: Dutch private collection, acquired from Artemis Gallery in 2002-2003; previously prominent US private collection, Texas, acquired in the late 1960s.
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196
A Colima Seated Male Figure with ‘Devil Eyes’
Start Price: 7,000.00Estimate: 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250. Terracotta seated figure with punched eyes and ears, wearing a large shell around the neck. Beautiful brownish/ orange burnished surface with a darker red applied to the sides of the disc shapes at the sides of the head and shell neck ornament. Inscising on shell ornament and around punched holes in the ears. 9-1/2"W x 10"D x 12"H. Absolutely mint condition with no repairs.
Provenance: Ex-private CA collection, ex-Hawaiian gallery.
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197
A Jalisco Conjoined Couple, Ex-Sotheby’s
Start Price: 4,950.00Estimate: 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Proto Classic, ca. 100 B.C. - 250 A.D. 11-1/2" x 6-1/2" Male figure minus one ear ornament and large chip on the arm behind the female's neck. No repairs. Traces of red pigment around the neck area and on and below the bellies.
See Jules Berman Collection of Mexican Pre-Columbian Art, 1973, #55 for very similar example.
Provenance: Ex-private NY Collection before 1970 and by descent through family, West coast private collection, Sotheby's NY 11-20-01.
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198
A Colima Ceremonial Dish, Ex-Sotheby’s
Start Price: 3,000.00Estimate: 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC -250 AD. A central feature of Mesoamerican cosmology from an early date is the world tree. It rises from the center of the world and joins the three levels of the universe: the world of the dead, the world of the living and the heavens. 8-3/4" x 11-3/4", repaired.
Exhibited and published: Nicholson and Alana Cordy- Collins, "Pre-Columbian Art from the Land Collection", San Francisco, CA Academy of Sciences, July 1976 - Oct. 1977, p. 85, no.77a.
Also, Illustrated (p.72, #49) Fire, Earth, and Water. Sculpture from the Land Collection of Mesoamerican Art. Exhibited The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco July 4 - Sept. 14, 1975, Honolulu
Exhibited and published: Nicholson and Alana Cordy- Collins, "Pre-Columbian Art from the Land Collection", San Francisco, CA Academy of Sciences, July 1976 - Oct. 1977, p. 85, no.77a, Ex Sotheby 4-11-01 Academy of Arts, Jan-March 1976, Seattle Art Museum, April - June, 1977.
Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL Collection, ex-Sotheby 4-11-01.
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204
A Rare Colima Double-Dog Mace Head
Start Price: 400.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
Pre-Columbian, from the West Coast of Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BC/AD. Finely carved stone mace head in the form of two dog heads, each with deeply-incised features showing remarkable similarity to the wrinkled pottery figures from the same region. With deep grooves on each side where attached to a wooden haft. 3-3/8"L x 3"H x 1-5/8"D. Intact and excellent with nice surface deposits.
Provenance: Ex-private B. Saldano Collection, NJ acquired in the early 1970s.
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205
A Veracruz Standing Warrior – Published!
Start Price: 4,500.00Estimate: 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Remojadas Style, Classic, ca. AD 300 - 900. Tall male figure in buff clay blackened with chapapote; with applied eyes, holding a club in both hands, wearing a helmut with chin strap and projections, ear spools, loincloth, arm and leg bands. See "Ceremonial Sculpture of Ancient Veracruz" #64 and #65 for type. An impressive 21.5" tall! Arms, staff, rear tripod leg and one side of the top of the headress professionally rejoined otherwise excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Bill and Mildred Kaplin, Arte Primitivo Gallery, NY, acquired 1972, ex-California Gallery 2001.
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206
A Mayan Pottery Painted Plate
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Late Classic Period (750-950 AD). Large, circular pottery polychrome painted plate, well made, nicely decorated with heraldic imagery. Ritual kill hole at center, three tripod raised feet beneath. 11-1/4"D x 2-1/4"H. Repaired from approx. 3 or 4 pieces and with minor infill and painting over the break line. All design is original.
Provenance: Ex-private Florida Collector.
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207
A Mayan Carved Brownware Cylinder
Start Price: 700.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Carved burnished clay vessel incised with heads of serpents on the diagonal and a PSS under rim. 7"H. Intact and excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-private Miami Beach< FL Collector.
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208
A Mayan Figural Brownware Vessel
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. A fine and expressive hand- painted figural example with cylindrical chamber behind a seated figure. Molded with handles and arms; his head with headdress and ear spools and strong Mayan nose. 7"H. Excellent condition, chip to rim. Nice surface deposits.
Provenance: Ex-Miami, Florida Collection.
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209
A Mayan Molded Ceramic Mother and Child
Start Price: 600.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Elaborate figure wearing garments, necklace and wide brim hat. 4-3/8"H. Nose abrasion, else intact.
Provenance: Ex-Miami Beach, FL Collection.
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210
A Pre-Columbian Maya Ulua Cylinder, Mythical Birds
Start Price: 650.00Estimate: 850.00 - 1,300.00
A large Maya footed polychrome cylinder of a type representative of the ancient Ulua Valley region of Honduras, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This example measures approximately 7" wide by about 5 1/2" tall, and depicts an interesting scene showing two supernatural bird figures, each with objects in their mouths, separated by K'in flowers. The scenes likely relate to a story from Maya mythology, and may even serve as a metaphor for some cosmic or celestial event interpreted by the ancient Maya as having spiritual or symbolic importance. Decorative features are shown using black, red, yellow and orange pigments, inside and out. The form of the vessel is that of a short, wide cylinder that sits atop three slab, type feet. Intact, with only a few minor, stable hairlines- typical from compression during hundreds of years of burial. The details of the scenes remain easily discernible. Heavy black Manganese deposits, as well as other mineral deposits, encrustations and root marks, attest to the age and authenticity of this example. There is heavy mineral encrustation and residue on the inside, perhaps related to whatever the vessel once contained. Otherwise, only minor abrasions, weathering and wear overall.
Provenance: Former Arizona, USA private collection.
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A Pre-Columbian Maya Ulua Pedestal Foot Vessel
Start Price: 500.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
From the Ulua Valley of Honduras, circa 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. This vessel measures approximately 5-1/2"W x 5-1/4" tall, and features an elegant lobed shape around the center, sitting atop a circular pedestal foot. It features stylized iconography overall, typical for Ulua Valley vessels. There are two central panels showing an elaborately adorned individual wearing a large headdress, separated by two black square panels, perhaps representing obsidian mirrors- symbolic as portals to the Underworld. Exceptional condition, with mineral deposits overall and heavy black Manganese blooms inside attesting to the age and authenticity of this piece.
Provenance: Former private Florida, USA collection.
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A Mayan Carved Brownware Tripod Cylinder
Start Price: 2,000.00Estimate: 2,800.00 - 3,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, ca. 600 to 900 AD. Carved burnished clay vessel incised with seated Lords in cartouches on either side. Slender form raised up on tripod legs. 8"H. Intact/excellent condition
Provenance: Ex-private FL collection, ex-Art for Eternity, NY.
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A Mayan Polychrome Cylinder – Kerr Rollout 8277
Start Price: 9,500.00Estimate: 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Mexico, ca. 600-900 AD, Nebaj site. Polychrome pottery cylinder with a Palace scene with offering presented to ruler. The offering may be in a basket or a ceramic painted to look like basketry. Iconographic elements include curtains, in palace scenes, inscriptions/other text, ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, offering to human or gods, throne. Height: 19.7cm, Diameter 16.7cm. Restored from numerous pieces by Barbara Kerr, with interior unrestored.
http://research.mayavase.com/kerrmaya_list.php?_allSearch=&hold_search=&vase_number=8277&date_added=&ms_number=&site=&x=0&y=0 .
Provenance: Ex-The Lands Beyond Gallery, New York. NY.
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A Framed Chancay Textile Fragment - Zoomorphs
Start Price: 350.00Estimate: 800.00 - 1,000.00
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1100 - 1400 A.D. Loosely-woven fragment features a trio of complete zoomorph figures and several partial figures; cream with dark brown. Mounted on artist's canvas (can easily be removed/re-mounted). Textile itself measures 14-7/8"W x 20"L. Custom framed. Intact with minor wear.
Provenance: Ex-Private FL Collection.
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An Aztec Copper Rattlesnake Votive
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec empire, ca. 1400 AD. Copper coiled rattlesnake in realistic pose, looking as if ready to inflict serious pain! Teeth and fangs, as well as incised diamond-pattern are still quite clear. 2-3/4"H x 1-1/8" base diameter. Intact/excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-Haig Collection, Michigan.
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A Songye Wood and Metal Prestige Axe
Start Price: 10.00Estimate: 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Zaire, 19th Century AD. Pommel wood handle wrapped in copper and joined to elongated curved shaped metal blade with open supports and raised central ridge and etched faces to center either side. 15"L. Nice dark surface. Intact
Provenance: Ex-Art for Eternity, NY, ex-Zemanek Munster auction.
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A Pair of Spanish Colonial Brass Stirrups
Start Price: 450.00Estimate: 600.00 - 800.00
Bolivia, Ca. 17th Century AD. Cast in heavy brass, adorned with floral patterns on sides and top, loop on tongue for leather strap to hook to saddle. Two triangular cut outs on bottom of each stirrup. Star makers mark on both stirrups. 10-1/2"L x 5-1/4"H x 5"W. Excellent condition save minor surface wear and encrustation.
Provenance: Ex-private Denver, CO Collection.
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A Massive Shipibo Pottery Olla
Start Price: 750.00Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. This incredible olla is the type used by the natives to handle their cooking and probably has its roots in the vessels used to cook early explorers and missionaries. Extraordinary olla painted in traditional colors of creme, bricks, black and deep orange with large tattooed human face on one side - face with expressive natural details. Measuring a large 17"H x 24"D at widest. Remarkably intact and excellent with small bits of wear here and there. It is amazing it survived its journey from the Amazon to the States! Big. REALLY BIG! If you are looking for an "attention getter," this is the one!
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A Shipibo Face Bowl
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. Pottery bowl painted in traditional colors of creme, bricks, black and deep orange with large tattooed human face on one side - face with expressive natural details. Imagine traveling down the exotic, yet dangerous Amazon river only to happen upon an unknown village with people making pottery like this. Is it geometric? What do the lines mean? Who are the faces on the bowl? Why did they take the time to form the ears? You can't understand the villager's words as they present you with one of these bowls, but you certainly understand the beauty. 4-1/4"H x 7"W. Some wear to the glaze, else intact/choice.
Provenance: Ex-Bishop Gallery, Allenspark, CO.
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A Shipibo Polychrome Vase
Start Price: 250.00Estimate: 400.00 - 600.00
From the Shipibo Tribe of eastern Peru, at the headwaters of the Amazon, ca 1950. Imagine traveling down the beautiful and exotic, yet dangerous Amazon river only to happen upon an unknown village with people making pottery like this. Is it geometric? What do the lines mean? Who is depicted on this bowl, with his face raised in low relief? Why did they take the time to form the ears and the nose? You can't understand the villager's words as they present you with one of these bowls, but you certainly understand the beauty. 6" x 6", some wear to the glaze, else intact/choice.
Provenance: Ex-Bishop Gallery, Allenspark, CO.
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