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The Joseph Melchione Collection of Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 353		9-Piece Antiquity Lot of Holy Land Objects. First millennium BC terra cotta and 2nd-3rd century AD glass objects. A nice group of small objects, all intact and choice. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 354		EGYPT. Blue-green faience amulet of Anubis. Late Period-Ptolemaic. Mounted on wooden base. H: 4.25 cm. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 355		EGYPT. Bronze figure of Osiris with hands crossed at chest. Ptolemaic, 300-250 BC. H: 11.5 cm. On wooden base. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Richard Yeakel, 15 February 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $336
Lot 356		EGYPT. First millenium BC. Turquoise faience amulet with suspension loop. Crowned falcon atop cobra, tail on openwork scarab. H: 5.75 cm. Attached to wooden base. Beautiful! Estimated Value $700 - 900. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 357		EGYPT. Fragmental turquoise blue faience figure of prostrate bowl bearer. Late Period-Ptolemaic. L: 5 cm. Some minor chipping. Rare. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 358		EGYPT. Late Period-Ptolemaic. Brown schist scarab. Mounted on wooden base. H: 1.5 cm. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 359		EGYPT. Light turquoise faience ushabti. H: 2.5 cm. On wooden base. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 360		EGYPT. Limestone head of man. Ptolemaic, 3rd century BC. Several breaks and repairs. H: 11.5 cm. With wooden pedestal stand. Estimated Value $700 - 900. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,520
Lot 361		EGYPT. Silver pendant amuletic bust of Isis. 2nd-3rd century AD. Wearing floral ornament and crescent. With suspension loop. 2nd-3rd century AD. H: 2.9 cm. Fine engraving of devices and features. With lucite stand. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Superior, 2-4 June 1996, lot 1938. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,260
Lot 362		EGYPT. Stone amulet depicting Bes standing as nude dwarf wearing a headdress of feathers. H: 7.5 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 363		EGYPT. Stone marbled alabaster jar. H: 13 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 364		Ancient Egyptian Amulet Lot. Consists of 6 different faience amulet heads: Nefer-Tum, Thoth, Queen Hat-Shep-Sut? Sekhmet, Hathor, Ptah-Sokar. Each sewn on a descriptive card. Lot of 6 items. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 365		GALLO-ROMAN. Bronze figure of Hercules holding cup and club. 2nd century AD. H: 10 cm. With stand. Pleasing dark brown patina. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $336
Lot 366		GRAECO-EGYPTIAN. Massive bronze ring. Alexandria, 1st century BC. D: 5.1 cm. Depicting fully modeled deep bust of Zeus-Serapis wearing tunic, cloak and modius. With stand. Very rare. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 68, 50th Anniversary Edition, 1992, 359; 'Bagues Antiques,' Drouot, Paris, May 20, 1911. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,680
Lot 367		GREEK HELLENISTIC OR ROMAN TORSO. Terra cotta draped female figure, missing feet and head. Ca. 4th-3rd century BC. H: 14 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $125 - 175. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 368		GREEK HELLENISTIC. Gold earring pendant. Depicting Zeus in the form of an eagle holding Ganymede in his talon. 4th-3rd century BC. H: 2.6 cm. With lucite stand. An extremely graceful rendering of this popular mythological depiction. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 73, 55th Anniversary Edition, January 1997, 132. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 369		GREEK HELLENISTIC. Ivory roundel with facing head of Gorgon. 4th-3rd century BC. D: 6.4 cm. Some surface breaks and fissures. With stand. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Superior, 2-4 June 1996, lot 2156. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 68, 50th Anniversary Edition, 1992, 246. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 370		Ancient Greek Silver Drachma In Gold Jeweler's Mounting. Minted on The Island of Rhodes 386-304 B.C. Mounted on an individually designed 14K gold setting and placed in a leatherette portfolio with the Certificate of Authenticity #8485 from Aber & Levine Ltd. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 371		Attic Red-Figured Lekythos, circa mid 5th century BC. With draped Nike flying to the right before an altar, a phiale in each hand, the right extended, her wings outstretched behind, the altar with a row of black dots on its upper molding; a band of key above and below, palmettes on the shoulders, vertical lines above. Size: 10" (25.4 cm) high. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. With Dr. Elie Borowski, Basel. Mitsukoshi Department Store, Gallery Annex, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, 22-26 March 1972 (Exhibition of Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, no. V29). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,535
Lot 372		ITALIOTE. Ceramic cup painted black. 6" in height. Repaired at base, stem reattached to bowl. Label on base: "Art: Etruscan. Epoch: 4th century BC. Excav: FULCI." Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 373		Luristan Bronze Weapons circa 1000-600 BC. Consists of Swords, Daggers and Spear Heads. Total of 7 bronze weapons. Lengths: 12" to 16" . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,530
Lot 374		Luristan Iron Age Axe Head. C. 1st millennium BC. Length 7½". Remnants of a museum sticker on one side. Estimated Value $200 - 300. From a Beverly Hills Estate. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 375		LURISTAN. Bronze dagger and partial scabbard. Linear decoration on both. Dagger L: 39 cm. Scabbard L: 28.5 cm. Ca. 900-700 BC. Lot of 2 pieces. Rare like this. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $923
Lot 376		LURISTAN. Bronze dagger with bipartite hilt terminus. Ca. 900-700 BC. L: 38 cm. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Showcase Antiques, 18 July 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 377		LURISTAN. Bronze horse bit in figure of griffin. Ca. 900-700 BC. H: 8 cm. On wooden base. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection.Purchased from Richard Yeakel, 15 February 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 378		LURISTAN. Bronze staff head with three pendants. Ca. 900-700 BC. H: 20 cm. On base. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection.Purchased from Richard Yeakel, 15 February 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 379		LURISTAN. Lot of 3 bronze spear tips. Ca. 900-700 BC. L: 12-13.75 cm. Lot of 3 pieces. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 380		MODERN. Wooden coin cabinet. Golden Sphinx - Model No. XII, by Gary McNeil. Made in U.S.A. Contains 2 brown velveteen trays, each with 18 5.5 cm compartments. With personalized plaque inside lid: "Omnia Vincit Veritas--On the Celebration of the Second Millennium. Crafted for Joseph Stewart Melchione on January 1, 2000." 59 cm x 39 cm x 10 cm. With key. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $517
Lot 381		NEOLITHIC PERIOD. Terra cotta hand-molded cylindrical object, decorated with incised chevron patterns and 1 swastika. 4 square openings and 4 ribs which, along with openings, resemble human faces. Likely a lamp. H: 13 5 cm. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 382		PROTO-CYPRIOT. Limestone head of a female votary. Ca. 560-540 BC. Wearing bag-like wig and four-strand choker with central medallion. H: 6 cm. On black stand. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Royal Athena Galleries. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $615
Lot 383		Lot of 2 Roman Bronze Items. 1) Small bronze pitcher with braid-patterned handle. L: 11 cm; 2) Fragment of bronze utensil, possibly spoon or ear cleaning tool, with duck head terminus. L: 10 cm. Lot of 2 pieces. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 384		Roman Marble Bust of a Youth. Circa 2nd century AD. Young male with thick hair, the locks combed forward along his forehead. His ears are prominent, his eyes unarticulated, and the brows are slightly overhanging. The nose is straight and thick along the bride, his small mouth closed with the chin protruding and the neck exhibits projecting flanges on either side. The reverse roughly hewn. Size: 10¼" (26.2 cm) high On a custom black museum base. Estimated Value $10,000 - 14,000. Ex Ralph W. Stephan and Catharina Baart Biddle, Washington, D.C. 1960s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 385		Roman Marble Head of a Woman, possibly an Empress, circa 2nd century AD. Life-size marble head which is socketed to accept a missing crowning piece. The wavy hair along the browline is characteristic of Imperial hairstyles during the Antonine era (ca. AD 138-190) and the admittedly rather battered features do bear a resemblance to sculpture and coin portraits of Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and wife of Lucius Verus; alternatively, this could be a provincial woman presenting herself in Imperial style. The surface shows considerable surface erosion and damage, particularly to the nose, chin and right brow; however, the portrait remains distinctive and pleasant. Stands 11" (28 cm) tall. On a custom black museum base. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. From the Estate of Gloria and Melville B. Nimmer, Westwood, Ca. Acquired from Superior Galleries, Beverly Hills, June 1993. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,800
Lot 386		ROMAN PROVINCIAL. Bronze togatus with upraised hands. 2nd-3rd century AD. H: 8.25 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 387		ROMAN PROVINCIAL. Fragment of marble of stele depicting Hera as Goddess of Marriage. Holding scepter and (presumably) patera in outstretched right hand (missing). 1st-2nd century AD. H: 17 cm. On black stand. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,110
Lot 388		ROMAN. Alabaster bust of Zeus Serapis after the Hellenistic statue by Bryaxis. 2nd century AD. H: 14 cm. Repaired at neck. On a marble stand. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Superior Stamp & Coin, 2-4 June 1996, lot 2172; English collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,000
Lot 389		ROMAN. Alabaster head of Zeus-Serapis. 2nd century AD. Missing polos headgear. H: 9 cm. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 390		ROMAN. Alabaster herm bust of the young Hercules with ivy-leaf garland around head. Lion-skin tied around neck. 1st-2nd century AD. H: 18 cm. A rare and important piece. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World IV, 1985, 226. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $20,400
Lot 391		LATE ROMAN. Bone pin consisting of a long pointed shaft and terminal comprising female bust with elaborate coiffure. 3rd-4th century AD. H: 12.1 cm. Some oxidation, a few splits, and a repair in bone. With lucite stand. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Superior, 8-9 June 1993, lot 116. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 392		ROMAN. Bronze applique bust of draped female wearing turreted crown. Lovely green patina. 2nd-3rd century AD. H: 10.5 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 393		ROMAN. Bronze applique bust of winged Eros. 2nd-3rd century AD. Wearing necklace decorated with flowers and leaves. H: 6.3 cm. Attractive red-brown patina. With stand. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Ex Superior, 8-9 June 1993, lot 104. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 394		ROMAN. Bronze applique of 3/4-facing head of young Alexander III, the Great, of Macedon. Wearing lion skin. 1st-2nd century AD. H: 7 cm. Of exceptional style. Beautiful glassy dark green patina. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Freeman & Sear, 1996; ex Swiss private collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,480
Lot 395		ROMAN. Bronze applique of facing bull's head. 2nd-3rd century AD. One horn broken. H: 3 cm. Affixed to lucite stand. Estimated Value $75 - 125. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 396		ROMAN. Bronze applique of facing head of Zeus-Ammon. Cast and chased. 2nd century AD. D: 3 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 397		ROMAN. Bronze applique of roughly trapezoidal shape depicting chicken atop tripod, fruit and leaves above. H: 4.75 cm. Attractive green patina. With stand. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details	Realized $132
Lot 398		ROMAN. Bronze applique. 2nd century AD. L: 6 cm. Cast bronze. Facing gorgon's head. With lucite stand. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details	Realized $324
Lot 399		ROMAN. Bronze balsamarium. 2nd century AD. H: 10 cm. Depicting head of young boy, head slightly tilted. Lid missing. With lucite stand. Lovely dark brown patina. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,680
Lot 400		ROMAN. Bronze bust of Moon goddess Io. Ca. 1st-2nd century AD. H: 5.5 cm, on a black pedestal stand. Beautiful apple green patina. A choice bronze figure. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Fragments of Time, 28 February 2001. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 401		ROMAN. Bronze dagger. 100 BC. L: 27 cm. With stand. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. Purchased from Sadigh Gallery Ancient Art, 7 December 1993. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 402		ROMAN. Bronze figure of Apollo holding patera, quiver strapped on his back. 2nd century AD. H: 15.5 cm. With lucite stand. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Joseph S. Melchione Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780

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