Auction 38: Fine Ancient Artifacts

A rare Byzantine leather sandal, Egypt, c. 4th - 7th Century AD, the thick sole formed from tightly woven leather straps, a loop for the big toe as we

A rare Byzantine leather shoe, Egypt, c. 4th - 7th Century AD, the upper in soft black leather with a central medallion in golden-yellow and red over

A framed Coptic textile fragment,Roman Egypt, c. 3rd - 4th Century AD, with a medallion, at center a seated man offers an uncertain object to a bear-l

A nicely framed Coptic textile fragment, Roman Egypt, c. 4th - 5th Century AD, with animals amidst floral elements in vivid colors against a golden ye

A rectangular Coptic textile panel, Roman Egypt, c. 5th - 7th Century AD, wool, with central register with standing human figures amidst floral device

A pair of attractive Coptic textile fragments, Roman Egypt, c. 3rd - 5th Century AD, both linen, the first with a lovely band containing geometric dec

A nice fragment of Coptic Textile from Roman Egypt, c. 5th - 7th Century AD, in linen, with central vertical band of black bordered by red lines, to e

A Near Eastern bronze bracelet with animal heads at the terminals, c. 1000 - 600 BC, the body is quite heavy and substantial, each feline head nicely

A Phoenician-Canaanite three-headed bronze idol, c. 1200 - 1000 BC, of flat profile and low relief, with three legs, wide torso and two arms, the cent

A superb Sabean rectangular bronze plaque, c. 5th - 4th Century BC, with an inscription in nine lines within a raised border. On the backside are the