Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 82

The Fall Manuscript, Collectibles, Stamp and Space Memorabilia Auction

Ancient Judea

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1368		Larege Iron Age (Hamentashen) Oil Lamp, ca. 1200- 560 BC. This is a simple oil lamp formed from a bowl shape with one side pinched twice, giving the appearance of a shell or hamentashen. Alder Collection Cf. 9-18. Unusual because of its large size and perfectly intact without chips or breaks. Diameter: 8 ½"; Length: 7". Estimated Value $250 - 300. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $148
Lot 1369		Terracotta Oil Juglet, ca. 1200-800 BC. A simple terracotta vessel with a ovoid shaped body and a flattened base. The juglet has a small handle and flared funnel rim, for filling and pouring. Completely intact. Height: 7 ¼". Estimated Value $150 - 200. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details	Realized $84
Lot 1370		Iron Age (Hamentashen) Oil Lamp, ca. 1200- 560 BC. This is a simple oil lamp formed from a bowl shape with one side pinched twice, giving the appearance of a hamentashen. Alder Collection Cf. 9-18. One chip on wick side. Length: 4 ¼"; Width: 4"; Height: 1 ½". Estimated Value $150 - 200. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1371		Terracotta Oil Juglet, ca. 1200-586 BC. A simple terracotta vessel with a ovoid shaped body that comes to a point at base. The juglet has a small handle with line down middle and a small flared rim. Some chips missing from lip. Height: 6 ¼". Estimated Value $150 - 200. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 1372		Cypriot Terracotta Jug, or Bilbil, ca. 1550-1200 BC. A late bronze age terracotta vessel with a bulbous body, cylindrical neck and slightly flared lip rim and base. It is decorated with one handle and ornamented by two raised rings on neck and a simple raised spiral design on both sides of the body. Minor chips in base and rim. Height: 11". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 1373		Canaanite Bone Doll Carving, 1st - 5th Century AD. A bone carved figure with perforations on the sides for arm attachments. On back there is a stamp of Solomon from the Israel Museum. Length: 5 ¼"; Width: 1". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1374		Terracotta Pomegranate Rattle, ca. 8th - 7th Century BC. Heavy hollow rattle in the form of a pomegranate, used for ceremonial purposes; smoothed sides and crown topped with unknown objects inside, which produce the rattle sound. Slight cracking visible on bottom and some of the calyx or crown part of the piece is missing. An extrordinary and rare piece in excellent condition. Height: 3 ¾". Pomegranates are significant in Jewish traditions and are mentioned in the Torah on several occasions. They are also a symbol of fertility because of the abundance of seeds they carry. Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1375		Decorated Radial Lamp with Amphora, ca. 2nd - 1st Century BC. Lamp is mold-made, has a red slip; long nozzle, no handle; decorated with lines around shoulder and amphora design on nozzle. Cf. Alder Collection Hel. 3. Completely intact. Length: 3"; Height: 1". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $185
Lot 1376		Roman Cornucopiae Oil Lamp with Menorah Stamp Hidden on Base, ca. 1st - 2nd Century AD. Round lamp with two cornucopia design on discus; double volute on neck and loop handle. The really spectacular aspect of the lamp is a Latin stamp, CCLQSVC, with a small menorah imprint below. Superb condition, some yellow slip residue, and completely intact. First of these we have ever encountered. Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 1377		Hasmonean Oil Lamp, ca. 140-116 BC. A simple oil lamp made from the bowl design with the sides pinched in to make a filling side and a wick side. Fine condition with some deposits. Length: 3 ½". Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 1378		"Daroma" Oil Lamp with Pomegranate Tree, ca. 100 - 150 AD. Southern Judean lamp made with fine clay. The rim is decorated with vines and a small pomegranate tree near the nozzle; handle, pierced on both sides without a hole. Cf. Alder Collection D.1. Intact with apparent rubbing on discus. Very rare. Length: 5 ". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1379		Hellenistic Radial Lamp, ca. 2nd- 1st Century BC. Oil lamp with a long nozzle and wide rim around filling hole. Some decoration on shoulders. Intact with soil deposits remaining. Length: 4 ¼"; Width 2 ¾"; Height: 1 ¼". Estimated Value $100 - 150. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details	Unsold
Lot 1380		Menorah Discus Lamp, ca. 2nd - 3rd Century AD. A late Roman discus lamp, made locally in Judea. Small round lamp with a knob handle and a extremely small filling hole. The discus is decorated with a large distinct menorah and five dots by the wick hole. Extremely well defined menorah and the whole piece is completely intact. Cf. Alder Collection R.3. Length: 3½"; Height: ¾". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 1381		North African Red-Ware Menorah Oil Lamp, ca. 4th-5th Century AD. Featured in the discus is an ornate menorah and wreath band around shoulders; knob handle and two filling holes. Cf. Alder Collection 976. Has been cracked and repaired but all pieces are present. Shows signs of ancient use. Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 1382		Beit Natif Oil Lamp, ca. 4th - 5th Century AD. An attractive southern style lamp with ovoid body and slightly pinched nozzle and a loop handle. It is decorated with a leafy-geometric pattern and seven dots around filling hole. Intact. Length: 4"; Width: 3". Estimated Value $200 - 250. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123
Lot 1383		Mold-Blown Glass Vessel with Menorah and Grain Ear Reliefs, Byzantine Era, ca. 5th - 6th Century AD. Rectangular glass mold-blown vessel with handle and funnel mouth; distinct menorah relief on two opposing sides and wheat grain ear on other opposing sides. The piece is covered with opaque iridescence fabulously reflecting all the colors of the rainbow, with an emphasis on green, blue, and purple shades. Expert restoration to small break at rim. This is a spectacular, strictly Jewish artifact, made during the period of art dedicated predominately to Christian art. Length: 2 inches (5 cm); Width: 2 inches (5 cm); Height: 3 ¾ inches (9.5 cm). Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1384		Incantation Bowl, ca. 6th - 7th Century AD. Ceramic bowl with Hebrew inscription, radiating from center and around rims; in center, depiction of a female demon, possibly Lilith. Completely intact. Diameter: 4 ½". Incantation bowls were a mystic tradition in the Middle East to protect people from maleficent forces, such as sorcerers, curses, spirits, the evil eye and demons. These bowls were inscribed and buried upside-down in homes and graves. These bowls were used in Babylonia by Christians, Mazedeans, Mandeans, Zoroastrians, and Jews. Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 1385		Late Samaritan Oil Lamp with Temples, ca. 6th - 7th Century. A long pear shaped lamp with a branch design on the nozzle and on the knob handle; filling hole, round; rims, decorated with a temple on each side. Cf. Alder Collection S.6. Choice condition with signs of ancient use. Length: 5". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 1386		Islamic Pear Shaped Oil Lamp, 8th - 9th Century AD. Common during the Umayyad Period, identifiable by its pear shape with a conical knob handle and high rim around filling hole to wick hole with a deep trench between the two holes. Decorated with a geometric pattern on shoulders. Intact with some signs of use. Length: 3 ¾ "; Width: 2 ½"; Height: 1 ½". Estimated Value $200 - 250. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123