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Ancient Coins, Seals and Egyptian Antiquities
12:00 PM PT - Jun 19th, 2004

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Malter Galleries Inc.

17003 Ventura Bl. Suite 205
Encino, CA 91316
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588 Items

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353 Lot 353

SASANIAN, c.450 - 500 AD. A finger ring set with a carnelian intaglio with a big winged Pegasos.. Ring size 5.75. T...

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354 Lot 354

SASANIAN, c.350 AD. A fine but fragmentary green steatite lion. The lion is reclining with its head turned to the r...

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355 Lot 355

SASANIAN, c. 350 AD. A bronze archer's finger ring with duck motif. The bronze has a rich coat of green patina. Rin...

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150
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356 Lot 356

Early Stamp Seals from Namazga with sunburst design, Neo Babylonian stamp seal with hand holding seal, crescent mo...

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325
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357 Lot 357

BACTRIA, Altyn Tepe, c. 2000 BC. A lot of three bronze stamp seals.

300
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325
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358 Lot 358

BACTRIA, c. 300 BC. A white steatite nicely detailed fish, pierced for wear as a pendant bead. L: 4 cm. along with ...

275
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300
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359 Lot 359

ISLAMIC, c. 12th-16th cent. AD. Three bronze stamps, a cute stalk-handled seal with monkey on handle and octagonal ...

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360 Lot 360

BURMA, Pagan, c. pre 1500 AD. A lot of three chalcedony animal amulets consisting of a turtle, horse and elephant, ...

400
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361 Lot 361

BURMA, Pagan, c. pre 1500 AD. A lot of two carnelian oval shaped intaglios of animals. Both are carved in the drill...

400
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500
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362 Lot 362

TURKMENIA, a lot of three shell amulets two carved as a fly, the other as a turtle along with a remarkable terra co...

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363 Lot 363

INDIA, a lot of two brass stamp seals reputedly used by the untouchables; both with ornate bases; one with a scorpi...

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364 Lot 364

GANDHARAN, c. 100 AD. A lot of two small terra cotta heads. H: 3 cm.

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365 Lot 365

Afghanistan, an antique ruby carving of a frog. L:15 mm.

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366 Lot 366

Afghanistan, an antique deep variegate serpentine imitating jade disc carving with stylized bas relief parrots. An...

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400
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367 Lot 367

India, an antique amethystine quartz carving of a seated figure of Ganesha, the elephant god associated with prosp...

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368 Lot 368

Pakistan, c. 1000 AD. A circular carved bone spindle whorl with "bull's eye" decoration around the edge. D: 34 mm.

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369 Lot 369

India, an antique bronze jeweler's mold for making temple votives. This very old example with a horseman. H: 36 mm.

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100
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370 Lot 370

India, a bas relief bronze jeweler's form to make gold or silver ornamental plaques. This example with two peacock...

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371 Lot 371

India, c. 1890. A brass jeweler's die with Renula Devi with four arms. Cp. Mitchiner, Temple tokens, #80. Choice!

75
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100
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372 Lot 372

India, c. 1890. A brass jeweler's die with Sri Marikamba of Sirsi wielding sword. Mitchiner, ibid, 91-92. Very fres...

100
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373 Lot 373

India, a small and delicate brass stamp seal with a scorpion on the base. L: 40 mm.

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374 Lot 374

Iran, Saffavid Period, c. 12th cent. AD. A blue glazed ceramic bead molded into the face of a youth with curly hair...

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375 Lot 375

Iran, dated 1113 AH. A three sided rock crystal stamp seal. Dim: 14 x 12 mm.

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376 Lot 376

Iran, c. 18th century. A lot of three open-work steel buttons, two shaped like crosses, but all probably used in ar...

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377 Lot 377

Iran, c. 19th century. A silver ring, beautifully incised designs on large and heavy ring with engraved oval shape...

300
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378 Lot 378

Ethiopia, c. 1874. A silver stamp seal with looped handle; the base features Ethiopian script and two birds one ups...

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379

A lot of 3 Judaic art books. The Precious Legacy, Judaic treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections. Edited...

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380

Poland, Warsaw, 1864. "Meszywas Nefesz". A commentary on the law. Cover in need of repair, printed pages in nice c...

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3 Bids
381

Poland, Warsaw, 1885, A Hebrew prayer book published by Levin-Epstein ofWarsaw, c. 1885. First published in 1874. C...

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382 Lot 382

Poland or Czechoslovakia, late 19th-early 20th, brass menorah with 7 lights. A heavy brass menorah with simplistic ...

700
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800
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383 Lot 383

Poland, silver spice tower, made by silversmith Abram Reiner, c. 1850-1880. Reiner was active in Warsaw from 1850-1...

750
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384 Lot 384

Czechoslovakia, c. 1920's, silver torah pointer or "Yad". Finely made and exquisitely inscribed in Hebrew. Hebrew ...

550
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750
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385 Lot 385

Austro-Hungarian, a pair of beautiful tall silver Sabbath candlesticks, c. 1866-1890. They are multi-leveled and w...

800
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386 Lot 386

Latvia, Dvinsk, Set of 6 silver Kiddush cups with Yiddish dedication, 1928. Each small and finely crafted cup is e...

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387 Lot 387

Persia, c. 1900-1920, an etched tin-clad copper plate. Hebrew runs around the outside rim reading "This is the bibl...

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12 Bids
388 Lot 388

Eastern Europe and Palestine, a washing hands cup of "Netilat Yadayim, c. 1920's. Used in the synagogues. Only tra...

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389 Lot 389

Eastern Europe, c. late 19th early 20th century, a large wooden "Gregger". When spun around it makes a loud popping...

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390 Lot 390

Eastern Europe, c. 1930's, a "Tallit" bag. Exterior of square green cloth bag with applied yellow/green "Star of Da...

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391 Lot 391

Eastern Europe, c. late 19th early 20th century, a large "Tallit Chabad". Special Chabad striped on this silk praye...

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392 Lot 392

Germany, c. 1902, a lovely Torah mantle cover. Burgandy velvet with crown atop, tablets of Moses and Yiddish inscri...

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393 Lot 393

Austrian anti-semetic notgelds. 40 Geller with a Jewish merchant chained to a devil, Pinzgau, 1921. Second, 1 Krone...

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394 Lot 394

Romania, 19th century, scroll (Megillah) of Ester on parchment. Nice, fully complete, parchment scroll 14" x 114"....

600
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700
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395 Lot 395

Zionist-Congress Newspaper, "Baseler Correspondenz, 27 Juli, 1905. The VII Zionist Congress newspaper. Basel, Switz...

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100
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396 Lot 396

Russian Jewish Workers Bund, 1905 Newspaper. 12 pages of a magazine entitled "Lates News". Very top reads, Jewish W...

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397 Lot 397

Occupation I.D. card issued to a Jew in Wilna, Lithuania. During the German occupation of WWI. The Germans occupied...

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398 Lot 398

Hebrew Table Cover, brown velvet with embroidered dedication. Manufactured by Levine of New York City as indicated...

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399 Lot 399

Torah Mantle, Poland, 1922, worn verould material with Yiddish dedication translating to "Nasfati Tzzi Hershman an...

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400

Lot of 2 Hebrew books from Vilna in Lithuania. First has a brown cover with gray spine, c. 1909; second with a blue...

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401 Lot 401

Hebrew Illustrated Magazine, Warsaw, 1924. Another rare pre-war item, with many photos and ads at the back. The Jew...

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402

Lot of 2 Hebrew Books. The first is the "Vayikra", book published in the Austro-Hungarian city of Lemberg in 1896. ...

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