Auction #111: Ancient Artifacts

68: Choice limestone relief with blue pigment

99: Large Predynastic black-topped jar, Nagada I-Iic

270: Choice Apulian red-figure Lebes Gamikos

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Auction #111: Ancient Artifacts

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Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Precolumbian, Near Eastern, Islamic, Medieval and Byzantine artifacts.

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Nice Greek terracotta head of a woman: A nice Greek terracotta head of a woman, 4th - 3rd Century BC, wearing a diadem, hair in waves framing face and styled back with a queue down the back of her neck. H: 1 7/8" (4.7 cm). Nicely detailed

0241: Nice Greek terracotta head of a womanEst. $200-$250

Hellenistic terracotta head of an actor in mask: A Hellenistic terracotta head of an actor wearing the mask of an old man, c. 2nd - 1st Century BC. Nicely detailed facial features and beard, tall headdress. H: 2 1/2" (6.4 cm). Mounted on custom

0242: Hellenistic terracotta head of an actor in maskEst. $500-$550Lot Passed

Beautiful Hellenistic figure of a seated woman: A beautiful Hellenistic figure of a seated woman, 3rd - 2nd Century BC, her hair up in plaits into a double chignon. She sits contemplatively on rocky platform, resting right elbow on a vase beside

0243: Beautiful Hellenistic figure of a seated womanEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Hellenistic terracotta figure of Aphrodite: A Hellenistic terracotta figure of Aphrodite, 3rd Century BC. The goddess, nude to the waist, is seated upon the back of a goose. She is wrapped in a himation, which billows up behind her back, and

0244: Hellenistic terracotta figure of AphroditeEst. $900-$1,000Lot Passed

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Hellenistic terracotta hea: A nice Hellenistic terracotta head, c. 3rd - 2nd century BC, and depicts a fashionable lady wearing a hooded garment. She is nicely detailed and has remains of white dressing. H: 2 1/4" (5.7 cm).

0245: Hellenistic terracotta heaEst. $100-$150

10 limbs from terracotta figures, Hellenistic: An interesting lot of 10 limbs from terracotta figures, Hellenistic, 3rd - 2nd Century BC, five are arms and five are legs. Each nicely detailed with flesh-colored slip. One of the arms has a break

0246: 10 limbs from terracotta figures, HellenisticEst. $450-$500Lot Passed

Nice Hellenistic figure of a woman: A Hellenistic figure of a woman, c. 3rd - 2nd Century BC, reaching down and adjusting the strap of her sandal. She wears a chiton and himation, her head diademed with hair pulled back into a bun. H:

0247: Nice Hellenistic figure of a womanEst. $250-$300Lot Passed

Lot of 3 nice Greek terracotta fragments: A lot of 3 nice Greek terracotta fragments. Lot includes a mounted male face and a woman's head with large diadem, 5th - 4th Century BC, and a red-buff head of a woman supporting a jar on her head,

0248: Lot of 3 nice Greek terracotta fragmentsEst. $400-$450Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Greek terracotta figures: A lot of 3 Greek terracotta figures, c. 4th - 3rd Century BC, each missing the head, but showing elegant form. Each with some light weathering and light earthen deposits. Largest measures 6 5/8"

0249: Lot of 3 Greek terracotta figuresEst. $400-$450Lot Passed

Group of 4 Greek terracotta figures: A group of 4 Greek terracotta figures, c. 5th - 3rd Century BC, two are fragmentary and another depicts a pair of figures. Each with some light weathering and light earthen deposits. Largest measures

0250: Group of 4 Greek terracotta figuresEst. $300-$350Lot Passed

Greek terracotta fragments from votive figures: A lot of Greek terracotta fragments from votive figures, c. 4th - 3rd Century BC. Four depict standing male deities and the other from the figure of a woman or goddess. Each with some light

0251: Greek terracotta fragments from votive figuresEst. $300-$350Lot Passed

Group of 18 terracotta fragments from figures: A large group of 18 terracotta fragments from figures, mostly Greek, c. 5th - 3rd Century BC. Lot includes several heads and torsos including four back-halves of the heads of fashionable ladies,

0252: Group of 18 terracotta fragments from figuresEst. $400-$500Lot Passed

Pair of Near Eastern vessels: A pair of Near Eastern crème buff vessels. The first is an Early Bronze Age cup, c. 3100 - 2200 BC, possessing a wide shallow body with everted rim and a rounded loop handle with a horn shaped

0253: Pair of Near Eastern vesselsEst. $300-$350Lot Passed

Interesting grey-ware vessel, Near East: An interesting grey-ware vessel, Near East, c. 1200 - 1000 BC, with ribbed body, three pegs legs and lug handles. H: 4" (10.1 cm). One of the legs with losses, but otherwise intact with areas with

0254: Interesting grey-ware vessel, Near EastEst. $300-$350Lot Passed

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Late Bronze Age terracotta 'pilgrim's flask': A Late Bronze Age terracotta 'pilgrim's flask', Levantine, c. 1550 - 1200 BC, with applied spiral on either side in red-brown slip. The body is circular and flattened, with loop handles and

0255: Late Bronze Age terracotta 'pilgrim's flask'Est. $1,000-$1,200

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Cypriot bi-chrome skyphos, c.1,000 - 800 BC: A Cypriot bi-chrome pottery skyphos, c.1,000 - 800 BC, with low, raised foot and two handles, each with a point. Nicely painted with geometric designs on the base and two concentric circles within

0256: Cypriot bi-chrome skyphos, c.1,000 - 800 BCEst. $600-$700

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Attractive Cypro-Geometric III globular jar: An attractive Cypro-Geometric III globular jar, Cyprus, c. 850 - 750 BC, the round body with flattened base, the neck narrow with flared mouth and single handle. Nicely decorated with characteristic

0257: Attractive Cypro-Geometric III globular jarEst. $700-$800

Villanovan / Etruscan Impasto Kyathos: A nice Villanovan / Etruscan Impasto Kyathos, early 8th Century BC, the walls angles out with flattened base and vertical rim. The handle is elaborate with a crescent-shaped terminal. Area of

0258: Villanovan / Etruscan Impasto KyathosEst. $500-$600Lot Passed

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Nice Etruscan bucchero kantharos: A nice Etruscan bucchero kantharos, c. 650 - 550 BC, with characteristic 'rabbit-eared' handles and pedestal base. The base of the body with raised ledge decorated with incised angled lines. H: 4

0259: Nice Etruscan bucchero kantharosEst. $700-$800

Corinthian terracotta jar, 6th Century BC: A Corinthian terracotta jar, 6th Century BC, with incised decoration and remains of slip in places. Intact with age cracks on the base. H: 1 1/2" (3.8 cm); Dia: 3 3/4" (9.4 cm). Ex Dr. Gilles

0260: Corinthian terracotta jar, 6th Century BCEst. $600-$700Lot Passed

Corinthian terracotta Plemochoe: A Corinthian terracotta Plemochoe, mid-6th Century BC, of typical round shape with ring foot and single handle. A scarcer pottery shape, nicely decorated with concentric circle and dots in orange

0261: Corinthian terracotta PlemochoeEst. $500-$600Lot Passed

2 Corinthian vessels - Skyphos and Aryballos: A pair of Corinthian vessels - a Skyphos and an Aryballos, c. 6th Century BC, the skyphos nicely decorated with bands of geometric devices and restored from sherds with unpainted fill, H: 3 5/8" (9.2

0262: 2 Corinthian vessels - Skyphos and AryballosEst. $700-$800Lot Passed

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Attic Black-Figure Lekythos from Athens: An Attic Black-Figure Lekythos, Athens, c. 475 - 450 BC, the body decorated with three tall palmettes enhanced with incision through the black, alternating with three stylized lotus buds. Concentric

0263: Attic Black-Figure Lekythos from AthensEst. $800-$1,000

Attic black-ware lekanis without the lid: An Attic black-ware lekanis without the lid, c. 5th Century BC, with two handles and a well-turned foot. W: 9" (22.8 cm). Some repair and minor restoration. Ex Dr. Gilles collection, Germany,

0264: Attic black-ware lekanis without the lidEst. $600-$650Lot Passed

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