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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 536		Anatolian or North Syrian Zoomorphic Black Square Stone Seal. Circa, 3rd-2nd Millennium BC. Intaglio on both sides depicting a sea-horse creature with global decorations and perforated borders. Very Fine condition. Measures: 39 mm x 40 mm. Weight: 46.8 gr. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 537		Canaanite Stone Weight/Seal, circa 2nd Millennium BC. Dome carved granite with geometric pattern and suspension holes on side. Excellent condition. 46 mm x 51 mm. Weight: 157 gr. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 538		Parthian Terracotta Head, ca, 1st-2nd Century AD. Terracotta head of a Parthian warrior, with a prominent mustache and short beard; wearing, a Phrygian hat. Measures: 33 X 22 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Christie's, London, 3 April 1973, Lot 118. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 539		43-piece lot of Near Eastern Bronze Antiquities. Consists of various cultures from Luristan thru Late Roman Periods. Included are animal figures, decorations, rings, belt buckels, etc. A most unusual lot and worthy of closer inspection. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 540		Sasanian Clay Bulla, ca. 4th-6th Century AD. Terra cotta pottery section imprinted with three signet seals, a lion, a clear inscription (not translated), and a bust facing left. Fingerprints of maker visible. Completely intact. Measures: 6.3 X 2.4 cm. Bullae in Sasanian society were an interesting way to keep records of important information and give historians a view into Sasanian onomastic when they include personal names, as well as, government and religious positions of people. The seals functioned as a way to guarantee a document came from the correct person as a contract for exchanging goods and services in both administrative and private purposes. Often times when they were used under the auspices of royalty they would bear a bust of that ruler. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $443
Lot 541		Sasanian Red Agate Scaraboid Signet Seal, circa 4th-5th Century AD. Consists of a bust of a man facing left. He has a short beard, wears a simple hat with hair styled in back; all, in a dashed border. Pierced lengthwise for suspension. Intact. Measures: 12.8 X 9.2 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 542		Sasanian Agate Signet Seal, ca. 4th Century AD. A polished agate scaraboid seal. Flat side is engraved with a bull standing right; before, a bunch of tall grass; above, short legend. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 19 X 17.5 X 13 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 543		Sasanian Silver Dress Ornament, ca. 300-400 AD. A long rectangular silver dress ornament decorated with a repoussé image or a voluptuous with long hair, arms outstretched, and standing facing atop a five-rung ladder. Two attachment holes at the top of piece, on either side of the woman. Measures: 60 X 15 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Sotheby's, London, 24 January 1972, Lot 82 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 544		A 3-piece lot of Sasanian Signet Seals, ca. 5th Century AD. 1) A polished dark blue scaraboid seal. Flat part engraved with what appears to be a bird standing right. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 16.8 X 15.5 X 14 mm. 2) A polished agate scaraboid seal. Flat part engraved with a deer recumbent left, head right. Small chip missing from flat part, not affecting the image, otherwise intact. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 20 X 16 X 18 mm. 3) A polished milky white chalcedony scaraboid seal. Flat side engraved with the bust of slightly bearded a man left; hair pulled back into a bun; behind, arrow pointed downward. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 20.5 X 18 X17.5 mm. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 545		A 2-piece lot of Sasanian Signet Seals, ca. 5th Century AD. 1) A red carnelian polished scaraboid seal. Flat side engraved with the forepart of a stag. Pierced for attachment. Measures: 21 X 19 X 20 mm. 2) A polished dark green stone scaraboid seal. Flat side engraved a cross of four animals protruding from the center all facing left, three rams and one stag; flanking the ram opposite the stag, moon on left, and star on right. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 17 X 16 X 14 mm. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $330
Lot 546		Sasanian Obsidian Signet Seal, ca. 5th Century AD. A polished obsidian scaraboid seal. Flat side is a well-carved image of three animals; an ibex, ram, and lion. Pierced lengthwise for suspension. Measures: 20 X 15 X 9 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 547		Sasanian Jasper Signet Seal, ca. 5th Century AD. A polished jasper scaraboid seal. Flat side engraved with the image of a bull walking right; above, legend. Measures: 14.5 X 14 X 11.5 mm. Estimated Value $200 - 246. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 548		Persia/Luristan. Bronze Finial Figure, circa 1000 BC. Depicts a god (Master of Animals) with each arn terminating in a feline with mouth open. Completely intact and free from repair. Mottled dark green and reddish patina. Height: 6". The iconography of these standard finials remains mysterious though undeniably hypnotic and powerful. Most probably offered as votives to the local gods, they depict scenes from a mythology that has no written history. The central image involves a god/hero who has power over threatening beasts and monsters. These were placed on the top of standards. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 549		Persia/Luristan. Bronze Horse's Bit, ca. 800-600 BC. Perfectly intact with fine green patina. Length: 10½". Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 550		Persia/Luristan. Bronze Horse's Bit, ca. 700-600 BC. Side plates of two prancing horses. Green patina with encrustation. Length: 7". Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 551		Eastern Greco-Roman Bronze Ladle with goat-head terminal. Hellenistic Period 3rd to 2nd Century BC. Greenish-brown patina with encrustation and an ancient repair on edge of ladle which is quite interesting and well done. Height: 9". Ladles such as this, with a long decorated stem, were used to transfer wine from the amphora to the jug. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 552		Eastern Greek Silver Spoon, circa 5th Century BC. Decorated with head of a hare. Length: 4¾". Weight: 42 grams. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 553		Eastern Greco-Roman Bronze Bull. Hellenistic Period, 300-200 BC. Heavy detailed ears, mouth and eyes. Completely intact including horns. A very choice piece with dark reddish-green patina. Length: 2½". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $180
Lot 554		Egyptian Turquoise Falcon Amulet, Naqada II- First Dynasty, ca. 3200-2890 BC. Egyptian Turquoise archaic crouching-form Falcon Amulet. Two-sided turquoise amulet in the form of a highly stylized falcon; eyes formed with inlaid gold around a red disk-shaped lead core. Perforate at the widest part of the body for suspension. Intact. Measures: 3 X 2 cm. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Bedelle Jewelry Collection, Boston 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,199
Lot 555		Egyptian Faience Head, New Kingdom, ca. 2181-1070 BC. A deep green faience head with a fine glaze; details include: eyes, eyebrows, and headdress decoration. Measures: 25 X 20 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Joseph Handy Collection Boston, 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 556		Egyptian Flint Surgeon's knife, Pre-Dynastic to Early Dynastic, ca. 4000-3000 BC. A expertly shaped thin rectangular beige/orange flint knife; obverse side, a long uniform concave form, with concave edges; the reverse side uniform convex form with convex edges. Complex uniformity shows skillful carving needed for a precise surgical tool. Measures: 6.3 X 3.4 cm. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Joseph Handy Collection, Boston 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 557		Egyptian Inlay Eye Gold Ring, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1963-1650 BC. An attractive obsidian and limestone inlaid eye set in modern 24k gold setting. Intact and wearable. Measures: 5.5 ring size; 3.9 cm. Weighs: 26.1 gm. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Sotheby's, London, 28 July, 1970, Lot 88 part. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 558		Egyptian Scarab Seal, Second Intermediate Period, ca. 1786-1590 BC. Light green faience scarab; incised anatomical details, clypeus, head, eyes, prothorax, wing cases; bottom engraved, cruciform design splitting it into four ionic curls. Pierced for attachment. Measures: 14 X 10 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Christie's, London, 3 April 1973, Lot 150 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 559		Egyptian Silver Cow Amulet, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 1550-332 BC. A cast silver amulet of a cows head; details show the eyes, nose, ears, and horns. Loop attached to bottom of neck, for suspension. Measures: 17 X 10 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sotheby's, London, 24 January 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 560		Egyptian Wedjat Amulet, New Kingdom- Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550-332 BC. Light green faience rectangular amulet. The obverse bears a relief image of the "Eye of Horus" and seated figure; figure, seated facing right holding a lotus staff out with left arm, wearing a wig surmounted by a solar disc. The reverse has two incised overlapping hieroglyphs: a serpent and a scepter. Pierced for suspension. Intact. Measures: 31 X 27 mm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Sotheby's, London, 28 July 1970, Lot 88 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $198
Lot 561		Egyptian Duck Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550-1070 BC. An amethyst amulet of a duck, looking back and resting head on wings. Pierced for suspension. Measures: 1.5 X 1 cm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Sotheby's, London, 24 January 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $246
Lot 562		Egyptian Heart Glass Bead, 18th Dynasty- Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1550-332 BC. A polychrome glass bead in the shape of an anatomical heart; coloration, is alternating blue and white in chevron bands. Pierced lengthwise for suspension. For similar piece look in Amulets of Ancient Egypt by Carol Andrews (1994), pages 72-73. Measures: 15 X 13 mm. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Joseph Handy Collection Boston, 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $197
Lot 563		Egyptian Carnelian Wedjat, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1290 BC. A translucent light red carnelian wedjat amulet with eyelid and delineated eyebrow. Drilled for suspension and mounted on a 19th century looped gold pendant setting. Measures: 2 16 X 12 mm. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Sotheby's, London, 28 July 1970, Lot 88 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 564		Egyptian Faience Wedjat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069-945 BC. A finely detailed faience wedjet amulet with long eye, pupil and spiral curl carefully delineated by crisp raised outline. Pierced lengthwise for suspension. Measures: 22 X 20 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Sotheby's, London, 28 July 1970, Lot 88 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 565		Egyptian Faience Wedjat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069-702 BC. A light green faience wedjat with the outline of the eye cut out. The details of the eyebrow and pupil painted black. Surrounded by a broad rectangular border with a dentilled edge. Pierced for suspension. Intact. Measures: 30 X 28 mm. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Sotheby's, London, 28 July 1970, Lot 88 part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 566		Painted Wooden Mummy Mask, Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, ca. 945-712 BC. A sensitively sculpted wood mummy mask from the lid of an anthropoid coffin, with areas of gesso and paint. The face has the classic wide white and black eyes, painted with thick black makeup and brownish-red pigment for the skin. He also wears a sort of hat that retains a bit of its original blue pigment. The mask retains six of its original dowels; pleasing expression. Measures: 29 X 22.5 cm. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Bedelle Collection Boston, ca. 1967 Ex Goldberg's Auction 86, lot 1431 (sold for $800.00 but not paid). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 567		Bronze Statuette of a Seated Horus, Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC. A votive statuette of god Horus seated, nude except for a wig and double crown. The legs have been broken and glued back. Top of crown is missing. Mounted on thrown. Heavily corroded. Poor condition. Measures: 15 X 8 X 6 cm (with base). Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 568		Painted Egyptian Wood Panel, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 323-300 BC. A wood panel painted with the image of two winged deities, probably Nut and Isis, facing each other, wearing long tunics; the from wing lowered and back one raised to flank an unidentified object in the center; the right diety, holds a reed leaf in each hand; above, cornice with a red and blue alternating pattern. Weathered. Original pegs intact. Measures: 17 X 16 cm. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 569		Egyptian Inlay Eye, ca. 3rd -1st Century BC. A large Egyptian glass inlay eye. The eyeliner of the eye is tooled dark blue opaque glass attached to a white glass sclera and inlaid translucent deep blue pupil/iris. Exceptional condition with original polish. Measures: 24 X 53 mm. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Published in Solid Liquid- Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic Glass by C. A. Marinescu and S. E. Cox, Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, N.Y (1999). View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 570		Egyptian Terracotta Dog, ca. 30 BC- 323 AD. A stylized Maltese dog attachment standing at attention; details include: short erect ears, tail, drilled recess eyes, and incised fur. Drilled for attachment both vertically and horizontally. Measures: 27 X 17 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Joseph Handy Collection, Boston, 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 571		Egyptian Faience Symplegma (erotic group). Late Period to Ptolemaic, 664-30 BC. Missing upper part of the man, chipped upper part of the woman's head and right knee. Fine glossy bluish-green faience. Very Rare. On a black stand. Length: 10.5 cm (4 1/8"). Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex The Sasson Collection of Ancient Art. Exported from Israel with the Export Approval of the Israel Antiquities Authority. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 572		Egyptian Glass Mosaic Inlay with Ibis type bird on each side. Ptolemaic Period, 332-330 BC. Both birds are complete. Choice condition. Measures: 20.5 x 20.5 mm. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,415
Lot 573		Egyptian hardstone figure of Isis kneeling, ca. Ptolemaic Period 332-30 BC. Two slate-grey inlays intact. On a custom stand. Figure measures 65 mm. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 574		Egyptian Faience Amuletic figure of Bast 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC). Cat goddess wears 'aegis' and crowned with sundisk and uraeus serpent. Bluish-green with some minor earthern encrustation on the verso. Excellent detail and in choice condition. Measures: 50 mm x 30 mm. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 575		Ancient Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747-40 BC. One single strand of various shapes of faience mummy beads, modern strung. A most unusual and colorful necklace. Length: 28". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex private Swiss collector of S.O.S. 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 576		Egyptian Ushabti of Osiris, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Pale blue faience with in-mold hieroglyphic inscription. Completely intact. On a Lucite stand. Height: 4½". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 577		Egyptian Ushabti of Osiris, Late Dynastic Period, 1085-332 BC. Light green faience with defined hieroglyphic script. Excellent condition. Height: 2¾". Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 578		Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. Terra cota fragment figure of Harpokrates wearing hair dressed in the traditional 'lock of youth'. Missing left arm and lower body. Mounted on a wooden stand. Height: 4½". Estimated Value $300 - 400. Estate of Alexander White III Estate of Alexander White III. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 579		Ancient Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747-40 BC. One long strand of faience cylinder shaped mummy beads in various colors with mummy bead separators. Modern strung with clasp. Measures: 35". Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex private Swiss collector of S.O.S. 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $185
Lot 580		Ancient Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747-40 BC. Long single strand faience mummy bead necklace with 3 carnelian bead separators. Modern strung. Length: 20". Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex private Swiss collector of S.O.S. 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 581		Ancient Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747-40 BC. Single strand faience cylinder-shapped mummy bead necklace with large carnelian bead pendant. Modern strung. Length: 20". Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex private Swiss collector of S.O.S. 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 582		Ancient Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace, Late Period, ca. 747-40 BC. Single strand faience cylinder-shapped mummy bead necklace with large carnelian bead pendant. Modern strung. Length: 19". Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex private Swiss collector of S.O.S. 1972. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 583		Egyptian Amulet Ushabti of Osiris. Brown and pale green faience with well defined features. Height: 45 mm. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 584		Roman Amber Glass Janus Flask, ca. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Superb and completely intact. Very rich amber iridescence on all sides. Very Rare. On a Lucite stand. Height: 6 cm (2½). Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex The Sasson Collection of Ancient Art. Exported from Israel with the Export Approval of the Israel Antiquities Authority. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 585		Roman deep purple glass Janiform Head Flask, 2nd-3rd Century AD. Repaired clean break with strain crack. Very Rare. On a Lucite stand. Height: 7 cm (2½"). Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex The Sasson Collection of Ancient Art. Exported from Israel with the Export Approval of the Israel Antiquities Authority. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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