Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 82

The Fall Manuscript, Collectibles, Stamp and Space Memorabilia Auction

Ancient Egypt

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1388		Wooden Funerary Boat, attributed to the Middle Kingdom, ca. 2133- 1797 BC. This funerary boat model has the prow with the head of the god of mummification, Anubis, and a canopy. Under the canopy, there are two kneeling rowers, missing their oars, and presumably the deceased seated on a thrown. The three figures are painted red and are wearing short black wigs and white tunics. The boat is white with stripes of red and black paint on the side of boat, red stripes on poles of canopy, and the top of canopy is painted with red and orange stripes. Posts have been repainted and glued. Figures appear to be of the time period but may not be original to this particular boat. No repainting to the canopy and minor repainting to bottom part. A remarkable funerary boat in amazing condition. Height: 8 ¾"; Length: 13"; Width: 5 ¾". For similar examples see Auctionata, November 2013, Lot 45 and Bonhams, October 2009, Lot 29 Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. Ex Grant Collection Beverly Hills, CA, ca. 1970's; Purchased from Superior Galleries, March 1973. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,600
Lot 1389		Blue Faience Bowl with Stylized Lotus Pattern, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2055-1650 BC. A shallow molded faience bowl with ridged rim and a black line detailing of three stylized lotuses emanating from a circle with cross from the center. An attractive example with a beautiful blue glaze. Expert restoration. Very rare. Diameter: 4 ½"; Height: 1 ½". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Herbert Thackray collection, Australia; Published in 1973. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 1390		Terracotta Hedgehog Votive, ca. 2000-1000 BC. A simple terracotta hedgehog votive painted light grey-blue. Length: 7.8 cm; Width: 6.3cm. For the Egyptians, hedgehogs were an earthly representation of reincarnation. The Egyptians mistook hedgehogs natural hibernation schedule as reincarnation. This had deep religious significance because the Egyptians believed when their bodies died they continued their same lifestyle in the afterlife. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Malvern, UK private collection, acquired in the 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 1391		Wooden Mummy Mask Pigment in yellow, New Kingdom, 1570 - 1075 BC. A wooden facial portion of a sarcophagus with pleasing facial features. Height: 6"; Length: 4 ½"; Width: 3". Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 1392		Dark Blue Faience Amarna Necklace, Middle Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1070. Composed of five strands of fine, deep blue faience, tubular beads separated, by small yellow disc beads. Modern silver open work covers at the junction of the bead strands. Modernly strung, intact and in excellent condition. The chain is 18 inches with silver clasp. Estimated Value $350 - 400. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $810
Lot 1393		Brilliant Blue Faience Signet Seal in Modern 24 Kt Gold Ring Setting, New Kingdom, ca. 1400-1200 BC. A beautiful glossy Tell el-Amarna blue faience seal set in a modern 24 kt heavy gold bezel ring. The upper hieroglyphs read: "Amun-re." With the neb at the bottom, "Amun-re, Lord." Below are two decorative papyrus sprays. The ring is free of nicks and repairs. It is in a beautiful wearable condition. Size of ring: 11. Width of ring: 25 mm. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. Ex Gary Hendershott Collection; Ex Goldberg Auctions, April 2004, Lot 688. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $990
Lot 1394		Scarab Seal Amulet, XIX Dynasty, 1328- 1167 BC. Large green glazed faience scarab seal with the names Meremptah I and Tehutmes III, well incised. It is set in a neo-classic 20 kt gold mount with a mine cut diamond of approximately 20 points, at 12 o'clock the seal, and a slightly larger red ruby, at 6 o'clock. The neo-classical setting features two decorated columns and a winged sun disk on beam; on the outside of each column is a mummiform depiction of Osiris wearing the Atef crown. On an 18 inch chain of 14 karat gold. The scarab seal is similar to number 314 of A Catalogie of the Scarabs Belonging to George Fraser. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. Ex Gary Hendershott Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 1395		Egyptian. Blue Faience Ushabti, Late New Kingdom, 1292-1075 BC. A mummiform wearing a tripartite wig; arms folded across chest, hands holding a pick and hoe, basket at back; front, column of text down. Repaired on plint two-thirds the way down. Height: 5". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Northern Ohio private collection, formed in the 1950's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 1396		King Ramses II. Wooden Heart Scaraboid, XIX Dynasty, 1279-1213 BC. A rare and historically important carved wooden scaraboid in the shape representative of the heart glyph, from the reign of Ramses II. The object was carved and stylized from a dense piece of wood. It bears the falcon head of Horus, wearing a lappet wig, and the body is a rounded, inverted conical form. Vertically down the front of the piece is a register of glyphs, including a cartouche bearing the name of the pharoah, Ramses II. On the shoulders there would have been eyelets for suspension, or attachments, and on the head a crown or headdress may have attached to the stub of the dowel. Comes with custom stand. There are two moderate but stable age cracks on the back; nevertheless, the overall condition is exceptional. Height: 4 ½"; Width: 2 ¾". According to the book of Exodus in the Torah, Ramses II was the pharaoh during the time of Moses and the Israelites departure from Egypt to the land of Canaan. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex Alexander the Great, Hendershott Museum Catalog, June 2005, Lot 77; Ex Goldberg Auctions, April 2004, Lot 689. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,880
Lot 1397		Light Bicolor Ushabti, 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1080 - 945 BC. A beautiful mummiform wearing a tripartite wig and seshed headband; arms folded across chest, hands holding a pick and hoe, basket at back; front, column of text down. Well preserved with strong light blue and bold black detailing and lettering. Intact. Height: 3 ¾". Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Southern California private collection, acquired in 1971. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1398		Intense Blue Ushabti, XXI Dynasty, ca. 1069-945 BC. A beautiful mummiform wearing a tripartite wig and seshed headband; arms folded across chest, hands holding a pick and hoe, basket at back; front, column of text down. Well preserved with a choice dark turquoise blue glassy glaze color and bold violet-black detailing and lettering. Height: 3 ¾". Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Alexander the Great, Hendershott Museum Catalog, June 2005, Lot 81. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,198
Lot 1399		Rare "Gold Mask" Pharaonic Sarcophagus, ca. 1000 BC. An Egyptian upper part of an ornately painted and carved wooden Pharaonic sarcophagus, with a "golden face mask". Wearing a wide striped wig, hands folded on the chest, wearing broad floral collars, one with falcon-headed terminals, winged scarab pectoral, the hands and body painted with funerary subjects including the four Sons of Horus Falcon, a winged wajat-eye holding an ankh and was-sceptre, the ram of Khnum, and figures of Anubis couched on a shrine, kneeling Isis and Nephthys painted on the hands. The face has inset eyes of obsidian marble, pupilbs inlaid with bronze. Reverse: A magnificently carved depiction of the sky goddess Nut outstretching her arms up to the heavens. Mounted on custom stand. Height: 35"; Length: 23". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. Ex Alexander the Great, Hendershott Musuem Catalog, June 2005, Lot 78; Ex Sotheby's New York, 29 November 1989, Lot 161. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $93,000
Lot 1400		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1401		Mummy Beads Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747- 30 BC. Three strands of strung mummy beads in a beautifully colorful modern necklace setting. 18" necklace with silver clasp. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 1402		Mummy Beads Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747- 30 BC. Five strands of strung mummy beads in a beautifully colorful modern necklace setting. 18" necklace with silver clasp. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 1403		Mummy Beads Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747- 30 BC. One strand of strung mummy beads in a beautifully colorful modern necklace setting. 15" necklace with silver clasp. During the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under pharaoh Narmer-Menes, the first ruler of Dynasty I about 3200 BC, the ancient Egyptian elite relied upon faience beads for the design of their jewelry. One can, therefore, state quite confidently that faience beads are the single most distinctive element incorporated into the design of every luxurious example of Egyptian jewelry from that period. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 1404		Mummy Beads Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747- 30 BC. Three strands of strung mummy beads in a beautifully colorful modern necklace setting. 18" necklace with silver clasp. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 1405		Mummy Beads Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747- 30 BC. Five strands of strung mummy beads in a beautifully colorful modern necklace setting. 18" necklace with silver clasp. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1406		Large-Sized Gilt Wooden Head of an Ibis, 26th - 30th Dynasties, ca. 664-342 BC. The realistic head and neck of an ibis elegantly carved, with careful attention to detail, as seen in the eyes and patterning of the bill. This wood sculpture was once attached to the wrapped mummy of an ibis by the circular discs at each end. Intact and in excellent condition, with only trivial flakes and losses to the gilding. Height: 2 ½"; Length: 23"; Width: 1 ¾". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1407		Decorated Mummy Wrappings, Late Period, ca. 664 - 30 BC. A long strip of linen from a mummy with funerary drawings. Drawn across strip in black pigment are a number of seated deities, rather stylized, several sarcophagi, the deceased atop a funerary bier, an altar, a palm frond, a shrine and a second mummy atop a bier. One area with some loss. This unique piece is spread in a long black frame. Length: 37 ½"; Width: 2". Frame measures 37" x 12 ¾". Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Dudley Short collection, late 19th Century. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 1408		Wooden Ptah-Seker-Osiris Statuette with Plinth, ca. 664-342 BC. A three piece wood statue of the god Ptah-Seker-Osiris in mummiform wearing a tripartite wig and attached double plumed, Amun crown. Painted black and worn from age, all pieces are original without repainting. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 1409		Red Porphyry Figure of Osiris Canopus, Late Period, ca. 664-343 BC. The figure wears a tripartite wig and pectoral, while holding a box; below, a winged scarab. Some overall wear. Osiris Canopus statues are not often encountered and this is a nice hard stone example! Height: 3 ¾"; Length: 2 ½"; Width: 2 ¼". Canopus was an Egyptian water god, whose form was a terracotta vessel decorated with an effigy. A tale relates to the Chaldeans, worshippers of a fire god, who sent a challenge to all other gods. This challenge was accepted by a priest of Canopus, who placed his god's image in a vessel with holes sealed by wax. When the vessel was placed over the fire the wax melted and the water sprouted and extinguished the fires of the other god, therefore claiming victory. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Ex Negus collection, UK, acquired in the 1920's. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1410		Limestone Leg Model, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. A small limestone model of a leg, at the knee, to the foot. It is a simple carving mounted on custom stand. Height 10"; Length: 4"; Width: 1". Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $394
Lot 1411		Light Blue Faience Ushabti, Late Period, ca. 664 - 30 BC. A simple, but attractive form depicting a mummiform wearing a tripartite headdress and false beard; arms folded across the chest, hands holding a pick and hoe, seed bag over left shoulder. Some minor weathering of surface on hands and lappets, otherwise intact with a fine even color. Height: 4". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Southern California private collection, acquired in 1971. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1412		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1413		Bronze of Isis and Horus. Late Dynastic Egypt or Ptolemaic Period, ca. 500-100 B.C. The goddess seated, her feet on squarish bronze base. She wears a uraeus cap surmounted by the Crown of Hathor and offers her breast to the child Horus, held on her lap. The sculpted and chased details careful and attractive. Mounted on custom walnut base. Modest expert restoration to one tip of horn and edge of feet. Brown in color, the metal is sound and the figure is well delineated. Height: 6¾". Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Superior Galleries (6-2/3-98), lot 6020. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,230
Lot 1414		Ushabti of Imhotep, Late Period, ca. 400-300 BC. A pre-Alexander the Great era ubshati of Imhotep. This beautiful mummiform wears a tripartite wig and seshed headband; arms folded across chest, hands holding a pick and hoe, and basket over left shoulder. There are three horizontal registers of hieroglyphs across the front, read right to left, and one vertical column of text. Superb condition and free of repairs. Height: 8". Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Alexander the Great, Hendershott Museum Catalog, June 2005, Lot 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,880
Lot 1415		Greenish Faience Ushabti, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 - 343 BC. Green ushabti holding the hoe pick and seed- sack and wearing a braided beard and tripartite wig. Carved hieroglyphs down front. Mounted on custom base. Height: 4"; Length: 2 ½". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S since 1972. This ushabti is said to have been collected in Saqqara, in the late 1940s. in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 1416		Alexandrian Terracotta Harpokrates, 2nd- 1st century BC. A small hollow terracotta figurine of the young god, Harpocrates. Harpocrates was a Greek adaptation of the god Horus, as a child. He is depicted clearly as a child with his finger in his mouth; this also indicates that he is the god Harpocrates. He wears a double crown and he holds a round pot. Some ancient damage to the stomach area of figure. Mounded on custom stand. Height: 7 ¾"; Length: 3 ¾"; Width: 2". Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1417		Amenhotep III. Basalt "Lion Hunt" Scarab, ca. 1391-1351 BC. Magnificent large basalt scarab; bottom, inscribed with 8 panels of hieroglyphs, which read from right to left. Some damage from wear on scarab's back, nonetheless outstanding condition with every glyph clear and readable. Length: 3 3/5 inches (9 cm); Width: 2 ½"; Height: 1". Translation of text by John Ward in The Sacred Beetle, "Lives of the Horus, the strong bull, resplendent in Truth, double ruler, establishing laws, pacifying the two lands. The golden Horus, the great valor, smiting the Asiatics, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Amenhetep III, son of the Sun, Amenhetep ruler of Thebes, giving life. The royal wife, the great one Thy. The number of lions taken by his Majesty in his hunting himself, beginning from year 1 unto year 10. Lions fierce 102" (Page 67). Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex W.L. Nash Collection 1910's; Published in Percy E. Newberry's: Scarabs "An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet Rings" London: London Constable, 1908. Plate XXXIII. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $25,200
Lot 1418		Carnelian Bead Necklace, ca. 1st Century AD. A carnelian large stone necklace, with alternating stone and tiny green faience beads. Restung on modern 20" chain with silver clasp. Carnelian stones, which were immensely popular throughout Greco-Roman antiquity, originated from deposits in the Arabian Peninsula and India. Like the Egyptians and the Greeks, the Romans believed that cornelian was endowed with magical powers; it caused the blood to circulate smoothly throughout the body, made the skin healthy and youthful and was capable of warding off evil. Once considered strictly the property of the noble class. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $330
Lot 1419		Painted Cartonnage Portrait Mummy Mask, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1st Century AD. A Roman-Egyptian Painted Portrait with Greek influences. A handsome and naturalistic red painted face, the painted almond shaped eyes with thick dark brows above, and recumbent Anubis in each of the painted side panels with his draped headdress coffer in bright yellow and magenta makes this a splendid showpiece of Egyptian art. Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Alexander the Great, Hendershott Museum Catalog, June 2005, Lot 64; Ex Maurice Nahman Collection (1864-1948). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $14,400
Lot 1420		Male Mummy Mask, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1st Century AD. A wonderful realistic Roman-Egyptian painted stucco death mask of a youthful male. A majority of the paint remains showing skin tones and black stylized hair, or wig, with open eyes and a slight smile. Mounted to hanging board. Remarkable piece with no signs of repainting. Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm). Buyer responsible for third party shipping. Call to make arrangements. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Dorset, England private collection formed by the previous owner's grandfather who worked for a `telegraph` company in Egypt in the 1920`s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,400
Lot 1421		Apophtegmata Patrum Coptic Wood Section, ca. 4th Century AD. A wood section with fragments of an Apophtegmata Patrum written in the Coptic language from the Greek alphabet. Apophtegmata Patrum is the text that has "Sayings of the Fathers". A translation of the partial text includes "he said…(a proper name)… said that…. we become like stone, hard… I do… will separate… soul from… I scattered damage… body with…", the rest is illegible or missing. On the side, it says the usual introduction of the Apophtegmata Patrum with an edification to their disciples. This amazing historical antiquity is the only existing text that documents the names of all four of the fathers. Length: 8 inches (21 cm). The text names the "Desert Fathers" or the Monks that are said to be the forefathers of modern Christianity: Father Anthony, Father Pachomius, Father Theodore, and Father Shenoute. All these men are considered saints for their lifetime dedication to Christianity. Father Anthony was not the first monk but he had a large following that were attracted to his lifestyle. He gave away all his earthly possessions to live as a hermit and pray. He even caught the attention of the Emperor Constantine I, who asked Anthony to pray for him. One of Father Anthony's disciples was Father Pachomius. Pachomius planned to live as Anthony did until he was divined to create a place hermits could dwell together, thereby creating a monasteries for pious people who were not suited for solitary life. He organized a community for monks to live in. They each had individual rooms, but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared spaces. Father Theodore was the favorite of Pachomius and eventually succeeded him and prevented the monasteries falling apart, after his death. Finally, Father Shenoute was the abbot of the White Monastery, succeeding his uncle and the monastery's founder, Saint Pigol. Father Shenoute was heavily influenced by Pachomius' practices but modernized its application by requiring all his disciples to recite a profession of obedience, disobedience meant expulsion from the monastery. We cannot overestimate the historical importance of this unique piece of early Christianity. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection, included with Israel Antiquities Authority Export Liscense. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1422		Coptic Textile of Gladiator, ca. 600 AD. Coptic textile depiction of a gladiator. The gladiator holds a large ring and wears a cape. The light-brown background and indicitive of early Christian (Coptic) texitles. Framed for ready display between two panes of clear class. The detail is outstanding and this is a important piece. Height: 15"; Length: 15". Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex private Swiss collection of S.O.S 1972 in 1960's. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600