Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 86

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

Near Eastern

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1404		A 2-piece lot of Two Asiatic Monolithic Signet Rings. 1) A milky-white quarts finger ring, ca. 3rd-5th century AD. The ring is carved from a single stone (monolithic), the flat bezel engraved with a flowering plant, rising from container. Wearable. Measures: 5.5 ring size;Weighs: 5.8 gm. Ex Sotheby's Antiquities London (24 January 1972), Lot 82 2) A polished brown and gray chalcedony monolithic ring, ca. 2nd-5th AD. The bezel is engraved with the image of a two trees; left, date palm tree; right, broad leafed tree; both trees on ground line. Wearable. Measures: 3 ring size; 9.8 g; Fracture and repair to two cracks 11 mm apart. Ex Sotheby's Antiquities, London (21 December 1978), Lot 146. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1405		Western Asiatic Lapis and Rock Crystal Necklace, ca. 2nd Century AD. A fine Western Asiatic necklace of alternating graduated lapis lazuli and rock crystal beads of various shapes including there sided tubular, flat tubular, round discordial corner-less beads on either side of a unique large lapis lazuli bead, entirely carved with four floral cartouches containing diamond shaped centers, strung with a double hook closure. Length: 24 in. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sotheby London Antiquities, 4 May 1970, Lot 42, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,063
Lot 1406		Western Asiatic Carnelian Necklace, ca. 5th Century AD. A Western Asiatic faceted, polished and graduated carnelian bead necklace, the large center bead ¾ " diameter strung with a modern "S" hook closure. Length 22 ½ in. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sumer Gallery NY, 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $450
Lot 1407		Western Asiatic Carnelian and Agate Necklace, ca. 3000-2000 BC. A Western Asiatic carnelian and agate, ancient gold bead necklace strung with four extremely rare shell cross-shaped beads, with a modern gold hook and loop closure. Length 22 ½ in. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sumer Gallery NY 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,031
Lot 1408		Judean. Large 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. Meaures: 21.5 X 18 cm. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $125
Lot 1409		Judean. 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. Meaures: 11 X 10 cm. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $100
Lot 1410		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. Measures: 13.5 X 2.5 cm. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 1411		Two Judean Oil lamps Late Samaritan. 1) Samaritan lamp with trench nozzle, ca. End of 3rd to the 5th century. A long pear shaped lamp. Measures: 8 X 6 cm. Cf. Alder Collection S.1. 2) Late Samaritan Oil Lamp ca. 6th - 7th Century. A long pear shaped lamp with a branch design on the nozzle and on the knob handle; filling hole, round. Choice condition with signs of ancient use. Cf. Alder S.6 Measures: 9 X 6 cm. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 1412		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. Measures: 11 X 7 cm. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details	Realized $56
Lot 1413		A Lot of Six Judean Antiquities, 1st Millennia BC - 3rd Century AD. Consists of: Two pieces of glass, one broken (mold-blown dimpled flask) and one cracked (light blue juglet shape); Three pieces of terracotta pottery, one intact juglet, one broken jug, and a giraffe fertility piece; a chain of cowery shells. Sold as is. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 1414		Sumerian. Large Alabaster Vessel, Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3500-3000 BC. A rare and large Sumerian translucent mottled alabaster vessel with hemispherical body, a shapely reversing slightly conical neck, surmounted by a broad, flat disk-like shaped lip; centered circular opening to the thin walled interior. Choice condition a few nicks at the rim, intact and free of repairs. Measures: 9.5 cm tall; Diameter: 12.5 cm. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, 1947; Sotheby's London, 17 February 1994, Lot 30. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 1415		Mesopotamian. Green Polished Axe-head, Uruk, Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3500-2800 BC. A fine polished green stone ceremonial axe-head of double crescentric flaring form, the sides gradually narrowing toward the center, the shaft hole; polished at both side. Such culturally early objects bearing a high degree of finish and superb condition must have had a non-destructive and ritual/symbolic function. Choice condition. Measures: 8.5 X 6 cm. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Ex Bernard Grettner, Alsace, France, French Ambassador to Iraq, 1969-1974; Published in Art of the Ancient World, Volume VIII, Part 1, Page 80, #410, with Plate, by J.M. Eisenberg (1992). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,880
Lot 1416		A 2-piece lot of Sumerian Cuneiform Texts. 1) Part of the rim of a large stone bowl bearing the end of a dedicatory inscription in Sumerian, ca. 2500-2350 BC. The script is an early linear version of cuneiform typically used by the ruler of a given town who had consecrated his life to the service of the g-d. The cuneiform reads "…for his life he gave." Quite rare for so early an example of writing. The cuneiform is light but discernible. Measures: 7.5 X 6.5 cm. Published in Writing and Lettering in Antiquity by Charles Ede, Ltd., London, October 1989, Number 1. 2) An extremely fine clay tablet inscribed on both sides with seven lines of Sumerian cuneiform, ca. 2060-2010 BC. The text is a letter translated as: "Speak to Lala. Tell Ribagada to hand over the 3 gur of barley from the interrupted offerings. He must not object." Cuneiform letters are nice and crisp. Choice Condition Measures: 4.5 X 4.5 cm. Ex Campion Collection with fitted case. Published in Writing and Lettering in Antiquity by Charles Ede, Ltd., London, October 1989, Number 5. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,500
Lot 1417		Akkadian Green Serpentine Hero Cylinder Seal, ca. 2300-2150 BC. This seal features high quality green serpentine with beautifully intricate incised details. The seal depicts two concurrent contests of strength, one between a lion and a bull-headed man and another between a bull and a man. Both bearded men, standing toward the creatures they are wrestling with their heads facing the viewer. It bears an inscription between the two men that says, "Uru, bare, daughter of Messlil, wife of …" Portada 160-166. Cf. Cylinder seal: bull-man combating lion; nude hero combating water buffalo; inscription, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Similar hero cylinder seal published in Art from the First Cities, number 147. Measures: 3 X 2 cm. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Ex Malter Gallery (2004), Lot 317. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,000
Lot 1418		Near Eastern. Terracotta Astarte Figure, ca. 600 BC. Near Eastern figurine of a goddess, most likely Astarte. Astarte is a fertility goddess and in this fragment she is depicted nude wearing a wig with a large headdress and big discus earrings. Measures: 7.5 X 1.5 cm. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Maple Drive Collection, 1983 - 1989. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $100
Lot 1419		A Lot of Bronze Persian Spearheads, ca. 1500-800 BC. Consists of: 10 Persian double-edged spearheads of various sizes; shafts, five conical and five tanged. The highlight is an Amlash spearhead with an elongated, leaf-shaped blade with a mid rib, broad inward curved shoulders and a tapered tange; a sturdy heroic weapon with a few nicks in the blade. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 1420		Blue Chalcedony Signet of Butting Winged Rams in Modern 18+ Kt Gold Setting, ca. 4th century BC. A Greco-Persian blue chalcedony scaraboid engraved with the figures of two winged mouflon rams, face to face, butting heads. Each mouflon bears a pair of finely delineated, backward sweeping horns, feathered wings, fringed mane, neck and breast, well-muscled legs and cloven feet. Mounted in a modern 18+ Kt solid gold ring. The seal itself has minor edge marks. Ring shows minor usage. Wearable. Measures: 7.5 ring size; Weighs: 14.6 gm. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex Bedelle Jewelry Collection, Boston, 26 July, 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,063
Lot 1421		A 3-piece lot of Sasanian Engraved Signet Seals. 1) A fine polish oval red carnelian seal, ca. 3rd-4th century AD. Engraved with the image of a man walking left wearing a long draped and hemmed garment a brimmed hat set at a sharp angle, braid falling behind, hands raised upward. Measures: 12 X 8 mm. 2) A red carnelian polished scaraboid seal, ca. 3rd -5th century AD. The flat side is engraved with a recumbent stag with great backward sweeping antlers, decorative globules at circumference. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 8 X 10.5 mm. 3) A red carnelian oval polished ring stone seal, ca. 3rd-5th century AD. Engraved with the image of an eagle walking left on ground line. Measures: 15 X 10.5 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sotheby, London, 24 Jan 1972, Lot 82, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 1422		Sasanian Lapis Lazuli Signet ring in Modern 18 Kt Gold Setting, ca. 2nd-5th century AD. A lapis lazuli ring stone engraved with the figure of the lion, mouth open, fringed mane, fur on underside and tail; surrounded by a Pahlavi inscription; set in a modern solid 18+ Kt gold setting. Measures: 8.5 ring size; Weighs: 10.1 gm. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Sotheby Antiquities London, 24 Jan. 1972, Lot 82. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 1423		A 2-piece lot of Sasanian Rings. 1) A brown agate engraved signet seal, ca. 200-500 AD. Contains the image of a hairy bear walking left, with mouth open. Mounted on modern gold finger ring, by Winkleman, Basel, 1967. Very Fine. Measures: 3.75 ring size. 2) A silver finger ring with a deep intaglio, ca. 2nd-5th Century AD. Image of lion left with open mouth, spikey mane, and wings projecting out from its back. Measures: 10.5 ring size. Estimated Value $350 - 400. Ex Christie's, London (23 March,1971), Lot 110. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 1424		Sasanian Silver Bangle Bracelet, ca. 3rd-5th Century AD. A solid silver bangle style bracelet with a incised and relief of geometric feather and circle shapes. Toned. Excellent condition. Measures: 32.5 X 64 X 57 mm; Weighs: 50.8 gm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 1425		A 2-piece lot of Sasanian Signet Seals. 1) A white and cream colored chalcedony seal, ca. 4th- 5th century AD. Engraved with the image of a humped bull, together with an interesting and rare Aramaic inscription. Measures: 21.4 X 18.7 mm. 2) A black scaraboid seal, ca. 3rd century AD. The flat side engraved with the image of a bull grazing with head and horns facing downward. Measures: 9.5 X 11.5 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sotheby, London, 24 Jan 1972, Lot 82, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,110