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Egyptian limestone relief associated with cult of AmunEgyptian blue faience bust from a huge ushabtiA beautiful Greek marble head of a youth
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Glendale, CA, United States
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Auction 30: Fine Ancient Artifacts

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Our May 4th auction is set to be our largest auction yet. It is filled with over 400 lots of fine museum-quality items. This auction offers a spectacular selection of authentic, museum quality, and well-provenanced Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Precolumbian, Near Eastern, Islamic, Medieval and Byzantine artifacts, as well as a selection of fine ancient-style antiques. For the first time we will also be offering a large selection of North American, South and South-East Asian, and African masks, many of the African coming from the well-known Phil Orlando collection.
An important Roman woven fiber sandal, Egypt: An important Roman woven fiber sandal, Egypt, c. 1st - 4th Century AD, complete with straps for the foot. L: 10 1/8 in x 4 ¼ in (25.8 x 11 cm). Ex Orange County private collection.
0093B: An important Roman woven fiber sandal, EgyptEst.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Egyptian light blue-green faience tile: An Egyptian light blue-green faience tile, 3rd Dynasty, c. 2686 - 2613 BC, of convex rectangular form and pierced at the back just beneath a raised rectangular lug, incised vertical lines alluding to
0094: Egyptian light blue-green faience tileEst.
$750
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$850
An attractive blue faience ‘Eye of Horus’ ring: An attractive blue faience ‘Eye of Horus’ ring, New Kingdom, Late 18th - 19th Dynasty, c. 1426 - 1190 BC. Well-preserved faience with good color. Repaired. W: 25mm. Ex Orange County private
0094A: An attractive blue faience ‘Eye of Horus’ ringEst.
$500
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$600
Lot Passed
A lot of 5 Egyptian stone eye inlays for statuary: A lot of 5 Egyptian stone eye inlays for statuary, Late Period, c. 664 - 30 BC, four of limestone with added pigment, the other in alabaster with traces of the bronze frame it originally sat in.
0094B: A lot of 5 Egyptian stone eye inlays for statuaryEst.
$300
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$400
Lot Passed
SOLD
Painted Egyptian cartonnage fragment: A fragment of painted Egyptian cartonnage from old collection. The fragment of cartonnage, Late Period, c. 664 - 30 BC, with some remaining paint depicting the head of Osiris with green face, the top
0095: Painted Egyptian cartonnage fragmentEst.
$1,000
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$1,200
A lot of Coptic bone cross pendants: A lot of Coptic bone cross pendants, Roman Egypt, c. 4th - 6th Century AD, each well carved with suspension loop at top. Largest 2.5 cm in length. Ex Hamdy Sakr collection, London, acquired in the
0095A: A lot of Coptic bone cross pendantsEst.
$300
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$400
Lot Passed
Coptic textile panel with geometric decoration: A square Coptic textile panel with geometric decoration, Egypt, 7th – 9th Century AD, linen and wool. The panel is coarsely woven with colorful X’s and squares within a large square border,
0095B: Coptic textile panel with geometric decorationEst.
$300
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$350
Lot Passed
Coptic textile fragment with central medallion: A Coptic textile fragment with central medallion, Egypt, 5th – 7th Century AD, linen and wool. The central medallion is composed of a geometric motif within a narrow ring bordered by a wave
0095C: Coptic textile fragment with central medallionEst.
$250
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$300
Lot Passed
A very large decorated Coptic textile from a tunic: A very large decorated Coptic textile from a tunic, Egypt, 4th – 5th Century AD, wool, with a central square containing miniature panels with geometric decoration. Above the square and below a
0095D: A very large decorated Coptic textile from a tunicEst.
$700
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$800
Lot Passed
SOLD
A beautiful Greek marble head of a youth: A beautiful Greek marble head of a youth, c. 4th Century BC, with handsome features, hair in tight curls, a fillet visible around the back of his head. Extremely well preserved with original surfaces
0096: A beautiful Greek marble head of a youthEst.
$2,000
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$3,000
Renaissance era marble carving of a sleeping Eros: A fantastically carved Renaissance era marble sculpture of Eros with bow in hand, L: 19.5 in (49.5cm), H: 12 in (30.5cm) . Once and English garden piece, resulting in an interesting 'patina' around
0096A: Renaissance era marble carving of a sleeping ErosEst.
$15,000
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$25,000
Lot Passed
Roman marble fountain feature of river god Tiberinus: A fantastic Roman marble fountain feature depicting the river god Tiberinus reclining and holding a cornucopia in his left hand, L: about 30 in (76.2cm), H: about 15 in (38.1cm). Water would have
0096B: Roman marble fountain feature of river god TiberinusEst.
$30,000
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$45,000
Lot Passed
A huge Roman marble capital, c. 87 AD: A huge Roman marble capital with floral elements and cherubic faces decorating three of the four sides, H: about 21 in (53.3cm), L: about 17 in (43.2cm), W: about 13 in (33cm). Massive, weighing over
0096C: A huge Roman marble capital, c. 87 ADEst.
$15,000
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$25,000
Lot Passed
A beautiful marble head of an enraptured Venus: A beautiful marble head of an enraptured Venus, c. 2nd Century AD, likely once part of a paired statue with Pan, the goddess of love's head tilted slightly back and to the left in an expression of
0096D: A beautiful marble head of an enraptured VenusEst.
$10,000
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$12,000
Lot Passed
Etruscan painted limestone life-sized head of a man: An Etruscan painted limestone life-sized head of a man, 4th - 3rd Century BC, perhaps a priest, the head carved, coated with stucco, then painted for realism, the ears and the back of the head
0096E: Etruscan painted limestone life-sized head of a manEst.
$8,000
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$10,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
Near Eastern architectural relief with ibex: A Near Eastern architectural stucco relief with recumbent ibex. 10 2/5 in x 8 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in (26.4 x 22.6 x 5.5 cm). Ex Collection of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987). Arthur M. Sackler was an
0097: Near Eastern architectural relief with ibexEst.
$1,500
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$1,800
SOLD
Anatolian stone male head wearing cap: An Anatolian stone head of man wearing a pointed cap, c.1st Century BC, carved in a dark calcite, the style resembling the large stone head found at Mt. Nimrud, time of Antiochus I Theos of the
0098: Anatolian stone male head wearing capEst.
$800
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$1,000
Byzantine inscribed weight or bread stamp: A Byzantine inscribed weight or bread stamp, c. 5th - 7th Century AD, circular with groove around the sides XE?IAXOY around a symbol resembling the letter ‘M’, the opposite side with EA?O?,
0099: Byzantine inscribed weight or bread stampEst.
$400
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$500
Lot Passed
A large limestone mold with floral motif: A large limestone mold with floral motif, Kushan, c.2nd – 3rd Century AD. Both sides carved with attractive style on a thick, tabular stone. Diam: 3 ¾ in (9.7 cm); Thickness: 1 1/8 in (3 cm). Ex
0099A: A large limestone mold with floral motifEst.
$400
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$500
Lot Passed
A Putchu Guinadji talisman from the Kotoko tribe: A Putchu Guinadji talisman from the Kotoko tribe of Chad, c. late 19th-early 20th Century, both the horse and the rider in the typical style of the Putchu Guinadji, the animal's head curving down
0100: A Putchu Guinadji talisman from the Kotoko tribeEst.
$600
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$800
Lot Passed
SOLD
Greek bronze figurine of a bull: A nice Greek bronze figurine of a bull, c. 7th - 5th Century BC, of stout contruction with thick legs, narrow waist and wide, triangular head with short horns, oval eyes and a rounded snout showing
0101: Greek bronze figurine of a bullEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
A large Greek bronze Oinochoe: A large Greek bronze Oinochoe, c. mid-6th Century BC, the vessel formed of hammered sheet bronze, the foot flat and ringed with rivets, the body ovoid with short tapering neck and trefoil mouth, the
0102: A large Greek bronze OinochoeEst.
$2,500
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$3,000
Etruscan bronze offering pan for heating wine: A large Etruscan bronze offering pan for heating wine, c. 4th - 2nd Century BC, with wide, shallow bowl resting on four low feet, each in the form of cockle shells. The rim is wide and flattened and
0103: Etruscan bronze offering pan for heating wineEst.
$5,500
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$7,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
An Etruscan Bronze patera: An Etruscan Bronze patera, c. 3rd - 2nd Century BC, remarkably well-preserved and featuring a shallow concave bowl with a square lip, and a single vertical handle (with three central ridges and ends
0104: An Etruscan Bronze pateraEst.
$2,500
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$4,000