Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 24

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 686		Handsome Deep Bowl Engraved with Palm Motifs. Southern Iran or Gulf Region, c. 2600-2500 BC. The cylindrical bowl fashioned from a dark gray-green stone, chlorite. Carved with vertical straight walls and slightly rounded base, the exterior sculpted in low relief with three similar stylized date palms, evenly spaced around the walls. Dish intact, and virtually pristine. Height: 2-1/4"; Diameter: 3-1/4". Elegant early art! Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Chlorite vessels of the "Intercultural Style," ca. 2600#2250 B.C. are characterized by decoration of the entire surface with abstract patterns, or stylized vegetal and architectural motifs, or naturalistic representations of animals humans, or composite fantastic beings or creatures. Made in southern Iran and the greater Gulf region, these vessels were traded widely across the Near East from Syria to the Indus Valley. Vessels of this sort have been appearing in Sotheby sales over the past decade, and valued at many thousands of dollars. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 687		Important Meat Preparation Scene on Limestone Relif. Egypt, 1st Intermediate Period, 2160-2040 BC. Sizable wall fragment from a tomb, showing scenes of butchering and cooking. Upper Register: Man roasting a duck over an open hearth and fanning the flames. Middle Register: Bull slaughtering scene; left, standing figure pulls collar tight saying, "You should take out its heart". Left, standing figure, facing left and holding collar tight (part of a second slaughter scene). Bottom Register: Inscription at top reads: "You should give me a hand so that I can throw him down." This the caption to another slaughter scene now lost. Left, standing figure: inscription behind his head reads: "See, it is cooked. " Excellent condition with considerable polychrome decoration remaining. Height: 15-1/2"; Width: 22"; on custom wood stand. Estimated Value $22,500 - 27,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 688		Egyptian Ring Bezel in Brilliant Blue Faience. Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1400-1200 BC. The narrow oval bezel molded in a superb dark turquoise blue color, with hints of royal blue in the recesses. The upper hieroglyphs read: "Amun-re." With the neb at the bottom, "Amun-re, Lord." Below are two decorative papyrus sprays. The faience is superb and glossy, and mounted in a modern 24 kt yellow gold ring, its shape emulating that used by the pharaohs. Width of ring: 25 mm.; Inside Diameter of Band: 20.5 mm. (ca. size 11). Probably worn by the ancients as a good luck piece. One of the "classic" Egyptian antiquities. Rare and sought after, especially in this preservation! Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,750. For this period, faience of this quality is often associated with the royal workshops of the 18th and 19th Dynasties. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 689		A Rare and Important Wood Carving from the Reign of Ramses II, the Great. Egypt, XIxth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BC. Stylized, and simply carved from a thick piece of dense wood, the object bears a hawk's head, with lappet wig, and a body of inverted conical form with rounded shoulders. At either side of the head, on the shoulders, were probably loops or eyelets for suspension (now missing). At the top of the head a stub of a dowel that would have held a crown or headdress. Incised along the front of the body, a register of glyphs, in the center of which is the cartouche naming Ramses II, the Pharaoh. The surface of the wood smooth and a little glossy from long handling. At the back, two moderate but stable age cracks. Overall the condition is exceptional for wood this old. Height: 4-3/8". A significant and rare object, worthy of any advanced collection. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,500. Perhaps a form of Ib, or heart amulet, but with the head of Horus the falcon. Examples are known in limestone, and sometimes have been called plumb bobs or weights. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 690		Superbly Colored Intense Blue Ushabti. Egypt, XXIst Dynasty, c. 1069-945 B.C. The mumiform figure, with tripart lappet wig, stands with arms crossed at wrists, all covered in a choice dark turquoise blue glassy glaze. Over painted in a violet-black glaze are: the inscription running down along the front, the eyes, the knotted headband, the pick and hoe, and lastly, the seed basket hanging on the back. Pristine and superbly preserved. Height: 3-7/8". Museum quality! Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. This ushabti probably comes from the so called Second Cache at Deir el-Bahari. This was a large cache of the mummies and funerary equipment of the priests of Amun, found by the Abdul Rassoul family late in the 19th century. The Abdul Rassoul family had been removing and selling items from the cache for some time before it was revealed to the authorities. Thus, a large number of the smaller, portable objects, such as ushabtis were widely distributed through the antiquities trade. It is called the Second Cache because the First Cache was that of a group of royal mummies, also found by the Abdul Rassoul family, and formally declared in 1881 (this included a number of the great pharaohs, such as Tutmoses III, Seti I, Ramses the Great, etc). The basic list of the coffins, mummies, ushabtis, and other items from the Second Cache was published by G. Daressy in Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Egypte, volume. 8, 1907, pp. 3-38. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 691		A Rare Reis Ushabti in Intense Blue Faience. Egypt, XXIst Dynasty, c. 1069-945 B.C. A Reis, or overseer figure. The figure similar to previous, with tripart lappet wig and painted headband, but stands with one arm down at side, the other bent and holding a pick or hoe, and wears a calf-length skirt with stiff triangular apron at front. He is covered in a splendid medium to deep blue glassy glaze. Over painted in a violet-black glaze are: the inscription running down along the front, the eyes, the knotted headband, and the pick. Pristine and superbly preserved. Height: 3-7/8", on custom stand. Museum quality and rare! Estimated Value $1,550 - 2,250. The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife that the dead would be conscripted to work the land. The ushabtis thus, were substitute figures for the deceased and would perform this labor on his behalf. Three hundred sixty-five ushabtis, one for each day of the year, were included among the deceased's burial goods. And being sensible and practical, the Egyptians believed that such a work force should not be left unmanaged. Thus overseers were included, at the ratio of one to ten ordinary ushabtis. Thus only 36 to 37 would be found in a burial. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 692		Small Bronze of Isis and Horus. Egypt, XXVith Dynasty, 664-525 BC. Well crafted stautette of Isis sitting on throne and suckling the child, Horus, who sits on her lap. The goddess, in dress to the the ankles, wears lappet wig and crown of horns and disc. Vertical pillar along her back. Minor loss to horn at crown, otherwise intact, with good metal and surfaces. Height: 2-3/8", on turned wooden base, with old inventory stickers on bottom. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 693		Handsome Statuette in Bronze of Isis and Horus. Egypt, Late Period, c. 712-330 BC. One of the classic, iconic images of the period. Finely modeled and detailed, the slim statuette shows Isis seated with the infant Horus on her lap, her hand to her breast. The goddess in tight-fitting dress down to the ankles, and wearing a striated tripart wig and uraeus headdress with horns and disc. Her eyes once inlaid, perhaps in silver. Minor loss to horn at crown, otherwise intact, with good metal and surfaces. Dark brown and green patina, with traces of gilding on the statue. Height: 7-5/8" (less telon at foot), on custom wooden throne, fashioned from ancient Egyptian coffin wood(!). Quality Egyptian art! Estimated Value $6,500 - 8,500. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 263. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,775
Lot 694		Faience Amulet of Isis and Horus. Late Dynastic Egypt, c. 525-350 BC. Sharply detailed, in light turquoise green faience, Isis sits on patterned throne and suckles Horus, who sits on her lap. The goddess wears her distinctive stepped crown. Loop at back for stringing. Intact, with good color and surfaces. Height: 44 mm., on wooden base, with old inventory sticker. Estimated Value $375 - 475. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 695		Coffin Fragment Showing the Sons of Horus. Egypt, Late Period, c. 600-250 BC. An almost square fragment of gessoed wood, with more than half of the painted coffin texts and decoration remaining. Painted in a field of yellow are vertical registers of hieroglyphic text in black, with occasional spacers in green. To the right and painted in green, blue, and black, with some red underpainting, the four sons of Hours are placed one to a register. Qebehsenuf and Duamutef are the most visible. Size: 7-1/2 x 8-1/2". The paint is stable, but ideally the piece should be framed under glass. Estimated Value $750 - 950. Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenef are the names of the children of Horus. The four were vital funerary deities. Imsety, was the human headed protector of the liver; Hapy, baboon headed, protected the lungs; Duamutef, jackal headed, was protector of the stomach, and Qebehsenef, falcon headed, guarded the intestines. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 696		Brillantly Colored Ushabti. Egypt, Greco-Roman Period, c. 100 BC. - 100 AD. Ushabti of usual form, with thick glassy mid-blue glaze. The top of the wig and beard overlaid with rich, dark, almost cobalt blue. Repaired at knees and shins, with modest spall to the glaze along the back pillar. Otherwise, superb surfaces and color. Height: 4-1/4", on custom base. Estimated Value $575 - 675. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 697		Ceramic Spout(?) from an Alexandrian Vessel. Egypt, 1st century BC. - 1st century AD. High fired in a deep pinkish clay, the columnar piece has four molded/hand-worked faces on one side. In descending order: Horus wearing nemes headdress, Satyr, Dionysios, and Bes, perhaps indicating the vessel had a ritual use. Nicely preserved, with sharp detailing. Height: 7-1/2", on custom stand. Interesting and rare. Estimated Value $675 - 975. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 123. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 698		Finely Detailed Silver Pendant of Fortuna. Roman Egypt, c. 1st-2nd century AD. The goddess stands on rectangular base, in deeply pleated chiton and himation, holding cornucopia and rudder. A small modius sits atop her head. In excellent preservation, the goddess superbly modeled and proportioned, and eminently comparable to larger statuettes of her. Height: 30 mm., on wooden base. A choice miniature! Rare. Estimated Value $975 - 1,275. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 699		Alabaster Head of Isis. Roman Egypt, c. 2nd - early 3rd century AD. The goddess with plump, pleasant features. Her hair arranged into a waved roll along the sides and tied into a small chignon at back. Depending around the sides, her characteristic "Lybian locks." At the top of her head a vertical bore with raised rim, to hold her now absent crown. Her nose rubbed a little flat, otherwise choice and sharp. Height: 2-1/8", on custom base. Estimated Value $750 - 950. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 156. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 700		Bottle with "Eye" Decoration. Cyprus, c. 7th-6th century BC. The globular bottle with single strap handle, funnel mouth, and covered with creme slip, has three bull's eyes in red-brown and dark brown evenly spaced around the body. Similar colors are employed at the handle, neck, and rim. Intact and in choice condition. Height: 4-1/2". Estimated Value $325 - 475. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 701		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 702		Attic or South Italian Black-glazed Lebes. Greek, c. 400-300 BC. Vessel of semi-ovoid shape on short flaring foot, with distinctive upright handles, plus six conical projections (with two on the handles). With excellent glossy glaze, just a touch metallic. Vessel in choice condition, with old unobtrusive paint touch up to scattered tiny peck marks in glaze, plus some spots of rubbing on the handles. Height: 8-1/4". Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 703		Paestan Red-Figure Lebes. Magna Graecia, Lucania, c. 325-310 BC. Vessel of semi-ovoid shape, on short flaring foot with distinctive upright handles, with red wash and black glaze. One side shows woman advancing left while holding long fillet; the reverse with cloaked youth standing left, with large palmettes flanking on either side. Woman's flesh and other details picked out in white and yellow-ochre. Vessel in choice condition, free of repairs, and with only minor paint touch up to one arm. Height: 8-7/8". Quite attractive and appealing for this class of pottery. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 704		A Red-Figure Squat Lekythos. Magna Graecia, Campania, c. 375-350 BC. From the Whiteface Frignano Group. Neatly potted and substantial, the vessel of ovoid shape on flat base, with narrow neck and thick funnel mouth. Painted with deeper red wash and black glaze, with the woman's flesh and other details picked out in white and yellow-ochre. Front side shows woman seated left, holding phiale(?), while a youth stands on one foot before her. A large palmette occupies the back side. Vessel reassembled from several large pieces, requiring only very minor restoration. Overall excellent, with fine paint and surfaces. Height: 8-7/8". An attractive, earlier example of this series. Estimated Value $1,650 - 2,250. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 353. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 705		Choice Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, plus ribbing along the sides. The discus with the regal-looking face of a radiate Zeus-Ammon. Well potted and molded, with excellent black glaze. Intact and free of repairs, with only a few trivial spots of paint touch up. Length: 4-3/8". Not often seen this well preserved. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $546
Lot 706		Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, and ribbing at the sides. The discus with molded head of Castor or Pollux, wearing conical cap. Well potted, with slightly olive-tinged black glaze. Intact and free of repairs. Finely preserved, with minor flaking to glaze, discreetly touched up. Length: 4-1/2". Crisp molded design, plus glossy finish, make this a very appealing example. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 707		Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, and ribbing at the sides. The discus with head of Dionysios, wearing a wreath of vines, molded in high relief. Well fashioned, with slightly olive-tinged black glaze. Length: 5-1/2"; Height: 6". Large and virtually pristine, this a most desirable example. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 708		Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, plus ribbing along the sides. The discus with handsome molded face of maenad or youthful Dionysius, with abundant wreath of grapes and vine leaves in the hair. Well potted, with black glaze, the figural medallion in extraordinary high relief. In fact the potter's finger prints are deeply embedded in the clay as if he was struggling to get the clay to properly release in the deeply sunk mold! Intact and apparently free of repairs, but with paint touch up of glaze. Length: 4-5/8". Exceptional image for this series. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 709		Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, plus ribbing along the sides. The discus with handsome molded face of a nymph(?), her hair loose and unkept. Well potted, with slightly metallic black glaze. Intact and free of repairs. Finely preserved, with very minor flaking to glaze, and modest wear to the edges. Length: 5-1/2". This example superior to many offered elsewhere both in style and condition. Estimated Value $575 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 710		Black-glazed "Feeder" Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.340-300 BC. The Caelene ware vessel single-handled, with torus-like body on raised foot, along with narrow spout and strainer central discus. Well potted, with lustrous metallic black glaze. Intact and free of repairs. Quite pristine, with 99% of the paint complete. Length: 5-1/2". Choice example. Estimated Value $450 - 575. Cf. especially, Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, USA 24, Illinois 1 (1989), pl. 64, 9. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 711		Footed Teano Ware Bowl. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.330-300 BC. The dish with steep-walled sides, rounded foot, and wide flat rim -- the whole with fine glossy black glaze. On the rim, two impressed circular borders, with sgrafitto vine pattern between, all with original red color still within the recesses. Intact and very fine, with only light wear to the glaze evident mainly on the exterior edges. Height: 2-1/4"; Width: 4-1/2". Estimated Value $375 - 500. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 333. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,370
Lot 712		Blackware Stemless Kylix with Impressed Ornament. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.330-300 BC. The Calene ware cup neatly potted and robust, with semi-glossy black glaze. At center of bowl, impressed circular design of palmettes. The cup of good size and surprisingly intact and free of repairs. Glaze nicely preserved, with old discreet touch up to rubbed spots on handles. Width: 11". A very fine piece. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 713		Early Canosan Dove in Terra Cotta. Magna Graecia, Apulia, 5th century BC. Molded in a dusky tan ware, this early example of a popular subject shows an emphasis on the almost abstract detailing and texturing of the feathers. As is seen in later examples, pink is the coloring of choice, with much of this original color remaining. The top intact and very fine. The bird's under side reassembled from large pieces, with some modest losses. Still, a fine decorative piece, and rare in this early date. Length: 6-3/4". Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 714		Pan-Athenaic Amphora in Red-Figure Technique. Magna Graecia, Apulia, c. 340-310 BC. Vessel of fairly narrow shape, on raised flaring foot, with twin handles, and broad funnel mouth. Vessel of pinkish-tan clay, with red wash and black glaze. One side shows woman of fashion standing right, before Eros, who is seated left on rocks and holding out a decorated box; the reverse with two cloaked youths facing each other: with large palmettes flanking on either side. Other details are picked out in white and yellow-ochre. Vessel in excellent condition, and free of repairs. The amphora's firing was somewhat uneven, thus some of the black glaze has gone to red. Height: 18-5/8". Attractive -- a sizable and flashy artifact. Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 715		Xenon Ware Stemless Kylix with Wreath Ornament. Magna Graecia, Apulia, c.325-300 BC. The cup neatly potted, with dainty handles, and glossy olive-black glaze. Inside and outside of bowl with laurel wreath design in applied red, at the center a rosette. One handle repaired where it attaches to cup, otherwise kylix very well preserved. Width: 7-3/4". Estimated Value $300 - 475. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 716		A Fine Little Italic Plate in Red-brown and Creme. Daunian Apulia, 350-250 BC. The plate simple, but neatly potted and robust, with creme and circular bands of brown slip. A delicate stylized wreath painted within. On the back, two small holes pierced into the foot so the plate could be hung with a cord. Splendidly preserved, with only a few minor spots of rubbing. Diameter: 6-1/2". A handsome example of this ware at its most "Greek" and classic-looking style. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 717		Stylish Antefix in Terra Cotta. Magna Graecia, perhaps Tarentum, c. 400-350 BC. Facing woman's head, with serene features, and a cloth covering over her hair. Perhaps Io. In a fairly fine-grain light pinkish-orange clay, with traces of white slip. In choice condition. Height: 6-1/2", on custom stand. A fine display piece. Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,400. The beauty of Io attracted Zeus' ever wandering, lustful eyes. He finally was able to seduce her, but was soon forced to turn the maid into a cow in order to divert the vengeful wrath of his wife, the goddess Hera. However, Hera, suspicious of this remarkably beautiful animal, trumped Zeus into handing the cow over to her. She promptly set the animal under the confinement of the ever watchful, many-eyed Argus. Zeus in turn sent cunning Hermes (Mercury) to slay Argus and free Io. Eventually this was done. But the vengeance of Juno was not yet satiated. She sent a gadfly to torment Io, who fled over the whole world from its pursuit. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 718		Terra Cotta Bust of Woman or Goddess. Perhaps Tarentine, 4th - early 3rd century BC. The comely mature woman with fleshy neck and regular features. Her waved hair puffed up and combed to the back. She wears a necklace of leaf-shaped pendants, large spiral earrings, and polos atop her head. Repairs and restoration to her chest, otherwise nicely preserved. Height: 6-3/8", on custom wood base. A friendly looking goddess! Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 719		Delightful Terra Cotta of Draped Woman. Hellenistic Greece, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. Sharply molded from a pinkish-orange fine grain clay, the image is of a young woman, veiled, standing with her weight resting on one foot, and one hand behind her back. The contrapasto modeling between the drooping shoulder and upward thrusting hip masterfully conveyed. Add to these the obvious feminine curves of the subject, even though hidden under heavy drapery, the sculpture is once both modest and sexy. The tension between these two extremes were subjects Hellenistic artists relished experimenting with. One foot chipped, plus a discreet repair around one leg, the piece otherwise finely preserved, with remains of white slip and original pink coloring. Height: 4-5/8". A wonderful little work of art! Estimated Value $950 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 720		Elegant Ladle Handle (Kyathos) in Bronze. Hellenistic, c. 200-100 BC. The narrow plank-like handle with grooved flaring borders and volute base. The finial a charming little antelope's head. Intact and quite pristine, with handsome glossy green patina. Length: 9-7/8". Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Cf. Hayes, Greek, Roman, and Related Metalwork in the Royal Ontario Museum, pp. 40-45. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 721		An Outstanding Celtic Torc in Bronze. La Tene II, c. Late 4th century BC. The classic Celtic jewelry item. The penannular necklet with "trumpet" ends, and ovoid molding below. Starting some way below this and going up to the ends, the surfaces richly carved with tongues, petals, and sinuous designs. The molding and ends with hatched borders and narrow tongues and punched circle border. Torc beautifully preserved, with brown and medium to bright green patina. Width: 5-3/8". Estimated Value $1,950 - 2,450. Ex Christies London, early 1990's. This torc a close relative to the famed gold example from a chariot grave at Waldalgesheim, Keuznach, Germany, and now residing in Bonn's Rheinisches Landesmuseum. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 722		Head of Dionysios in "Giallo Antico" Marble. Roman, 1st century BC. - 1st century AD. The marble a mustard-tan color, slightly pinkish at the top. The features of the god are elegant and very refined -- almost feminine. His hair swept up towards the back of his head, and wreathed with vine leaves and berry or grape clusters. The face shows advanced weathering to one side, perhaps coming out of a watery environment. Nevertheless, this only enhances the delicate, serene gaze on the other. A splendid object for those who like their antiquities to look both old and beautiful, plus in a rare material too. Height: 3-3/4"", on custom stand. Estimated Value $950 - 1,450. Giallo Antico (Marmo Di Numidia) was quarried in Numidia near the ancient City of Symittius (now Chemton, Tunisia). The quarries were first operated by the Numidian kings, and then later by the Romans, with whom this material was immediately popular. With them the material saw widespread use from the end of the second century B.C. on. Later, the Roman emperors used the stone for their lavish building projects, including the Forum of Augustus (c. 12 BC.) and the Pantheon (c. 130 A.D.). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 723		Appealing Head of a Little Boy in Marble. Roman, probably Flavian, c. 70-95 AD. Perhaps an ornamental Cupid from a sarcophagus. The head juts almost straight out from a body that was in profile. The hair unfinished further back on the sides, indicating the child was crowded among several figures or other elements. The playful aspect of the child well conveyed, with his plump dimpled cheeks, a tentative smile, and carefully detailed eyes and brows. Marble nicely preserved, with minor remaining encrustations. Height: 3-3/8", on custom base. Estimated Value $800 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 724		Helmeted Head in Marble. Roman, 2nd century AD. Finely worked in white crystalline marble, the figure wears a crested Attic helmet, of which the crest appears to run the length of the helmet. Couple this with the pronounced coil of wavy hair before each ear, and lack of obviously male features, and it is likely that Athena (Minerva) is represented here. Good surfaces, still showing traces of root marks. Height: 4", on walnut base. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 725		Balsamarium in the Form of a Superbly Grotesque Theater Mask. Greco-Roman, 1st century BC. - 1st century AD. The little bronze globular vessel rendered as a full head mask of the type that became popular for the Athenian "New Comedies." This type, associated with the character of the "mischievous slave,"has deeply furrowed brows, shifty eyes, pug nose, and wide flattened tubular mouth. His thick wig encircled with a wreath of vine leaves and grapes. The rim of the vessel serrated, and lacking the cap. Vessel finely preserved, with excellent dark green patina. Height: 2-1/4". Excellent period artwork, with a truly choice characterization. A unique piece of history for the actor or theater buff. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 726		Female Theater Mask Applique in Bronze. Roman, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. The facing head with small mouth slightly open. Her hair arranged into distinctive plaited high crown, with layered corkscrew locks at the side. Bronze very fine, with dark red and green patina. Height: 2-3/8", and mounted on custom base. A bold example of the always popular theater artifacts. Estimated Value $500 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 727		An Interesting Sulpture of Pan. Roman, 1st-2nd century AD. The goat-legged, ithyphallic sylvan demi-god walks leaning forward, hunched up against the weather. He is draped from head to knee in his nebris (dear skin). The body language, and the feeling associated with it are very well conveyed. Although the feet are missing, the little sculpture nearly pristine, with pleasing green patina. Height: 2-7/8". Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 728		Finely Sculpted Bronze of a Goddess. Roman, c. 2nd century AD. The demure maiden in archaistic raiment, with boldly patterned pleatings and folds. She stands with one foot slightly forward, her dress hitched up in one hand. One arm extends forward, her hand (now missing) likely would have held a flower. Long straight plaits of hair frame her face, while atop her head a modius(?) crowns her and is overflowing with fruit and produce. Seen from behind, her back with square opening to fit a tenon; the back of her legs narrow and slab like -- thus suggesting the piece was an elaborate fitting for furniture. The maid could be a personification of one of the seasons, or perhaps the goddess Pomona. Object well preserved, aside from the loss of a foot and a hand, with black-green patina. Height: 7-1/4", on custom stand. Quality Roman art. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,500. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, June 8-9, 1993, lot 423. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 729		Sharp Little Bronze Figurine of Mercury. Roman, 2nd-3rd century AD. The god, nude but for his cloak, stands with arms out, holding his attributes -- a money bag and caduceus. On his head, a winged cap; with wings at his ankles also. His figure well modeled and sharp, his face handsome. But for the missing caduceus, part of which is still evident, the sculpture nearly pristine, with dark brown and green patina. Height: 3". A choice example of this popular work. Estimated Value $775 - 975. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 730		Impressive Bronze Applique with Satyr Bust. Roman, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. This, the attachment to hold a handle for a large situla. The satyr's head faces forward, with a large vine leaf as backdrop. The satyr boldly modeled and characterized, with loose, windswept curls of hair, and his goat ears sticking out jauntily to the sides. His expression with a somewhat intoxicated, self assured air. The bronze beautifully preserved, with a fine dusky green patina. Height: 4-1/4", on custom mount. A truly choice little work of art. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,800. Ex Superior Fine Antiquities, March 12, 1994, lot 203. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 731		Eros bust, as a Bronze Applique. Roman, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Perhaps the base to hold a handle for a large situla. The bust of Eros projects boldly forward, with his head head turned to the left. His hair mounded on top of his head, and enveloped in a heavy wreath of vine leaves and berries. Alarge vine leaf serves as the backdrop. His hands both hold and are contained within his cloak. The bronze finely preserved, with black-green patina. Height: 4-1/8". Neat, craftsmanly art. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 732		Important Isis Bronze, perhaps a Chariot Fitting. Roman, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. A cylindrical end cap to a pole, perhaps the hitching pole of chariot. The cap's end fashioned as a bust of a youthful Isis. She wears her distinctive fringed shawl, whose ends are knotted between her breasts in the ancient Egyptian "Isis knot." Her maidenly face with hair combed back into a chignon. At the top of her head the remains of a bronze or iron pin, which probably held her most obvious attribute, the "Isis Crown." Two piercings on either side of the cap served to attach the piece to the pole. Aside from a small casting flaw (pit) at the back of her head, and a slight loss at the rim of the cap, the bronze splendidly preserved, with glossy brown and green patina. Height: 4"; Length: 4-7/8". On custom stand. A significant, and lovely artifact. Rare! Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,050
Lot 733		Well-Crafted Bronze Applique with Cupid. Roman, c. 3rd century AD. Likely a fitting for a box or furniture, the bronze roughly teardrop-shaped, with volutes edging the perimeter. In the center the nude child, Cupid, leans on an inverted torch, and holds up in the other hand a butterfly(?). The three-quarters view of his somewhat muscular body very well rendered. Chipping to three of the volutes, otherwise the preservation exceptional, with choice dark green-olive patina. Height: 2-1/8", on Lucite base. Charming, high end work for the period. Estimated Value $750 - 1,050. The motif of Cupid and the butterfly (an emblem of his wife, Psyche = "the soul") was popular in the decorative arts throughout the Roman Imperial period. The interaction between the two -- the one injuring the other, or the other attempting to restrain or shackle the first -- were visual allegories for both the pain and the joy that love could cause the soul. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 734		Roman Gladiator Lamp. Italy or North Africa, 1st century AD. Discus lamp with ovate nozzle, flanked by volutes, molded in fine grain creme-buff clay, with remains of red-brown slip. Discus with gladiator (perhaps a murmillo, although round buckler is unusual) in aggressive stance, and showing his mettle. Maker' name on lamp's base: GOPPI. RE. Repaired at the discus, but lamp stable and sound. Device boldly molded in high relief. A fine example. Scarce, and always in demand. Length: 4-1/4". Estimated Value $700 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 735		Eye-Catching Head Vase in Red Ware. Roman North Africa, 4th-early 5th century AD. A vividly realized characterization of Silenus as a balding man of advanced years, a bit ludicrous with a vine wreath on his head, but still with an air of mischief in his eyes. The jug with broad, ribbed strap handle and funnel mouth. Reassembled from a number of large pieces, the repairs barely noticeable. Height: 9-5/8". Choice and rare. Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,300

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