Auction 46: Fine Ancient Artifacts

Egyptian limestone figure a kneeling scribe

Roman marble sarcophagus fragment depicting an offering

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Montrose, CA, United States

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Auction 46: Fine Ancient Artifacts

Ancient Resource Auctions

Our December 13th auction will be filled with over 400 lots of fine museum-quality items for the holidays. This auction offers a spectacular selection of authentic, museum quality, and well-provenanced Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Islamic, Byzantine, and Pre-Columbian antiquities. Please get in touch if you have any questions and please remember to ask for condition reports on any items you may be interested in. We also accept absentee bids and phone bidding if bidders would like to call and set either option up for the sale.

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An Early Bronze Age jar, Holy Land: An Early Bronze Age jar, Holy Land, c. 3100 – 2500 BC, the body ovoid with flat base, short neck and flared mouth, two horizontal ledge handles at side. 7 ½ in X 8 ¼ in (19 X 21 CM). Earthen

0150: An Early Bronze Age jar, Holy LandEst. $600-$700Lot Passed

A large Bronze Age jar, Holy Land: A large Bronze Age jar, Holy Land, c. 2200 – 1500 BC, the rounded body with flat base, short neck and flared mouth with two small handle at side. The shoulders are decorated with three bands of

0150A: A large Bronze Age jar, Holy LandEst. $800-$900Lot Passed

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An attractive white-painted Cypriot juglet: An attractive white-painted Cypriot juglet, Cypro-Archaic I, c. 750-600 BC, with a trefoil mouth, single handle, and rounded body tapering to a ring base. The vessel is decorated with three sets of

0150B: An attractive white-painted Cypriot jugletEst. $1,000-$1,200

A Cypriot Base Ring II ware flask, Late Cypriot II-IIIA: A Cypriot Base Ring II ware flask, Late Cypriot II-IIIA, c. 1450 - 1150 BC, the side decorated with concentric bands in white slip, dashes on the outside edge of the two loop handles. H: 6 ¼ in

0150C: A Cypriot Base Ring II ware flask, Late Cypriot II-IIIAEst. $700-$800Lot Passed

A Cypriot alabaster vase, Late Cypriot II: A Cypriot alabaster vase, Late Cypriot II, c. 1450 – 1200 BC, imitating a Mycenaean form, the long tapering body, narrow neck and wide flat rim, and large handle with thick lower area. The interior

0150D: A Cypriot alabaster vase, Late Cypriot IIEst. $1,500-$1,800Lot Passed

A Cypriot Archaic Bichrome jug: A Cypriot Archaic Bichrome jug, c. 750 - 600 BC, the round body with ring foot, the tubular neck heavily constricted with wide mouth with squared rim, circular handle on side. The sides of the vessel

0150E: A Cypriot Archaic Bichrome jugEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

A Cypriot drinking cup and pedestal dish: A Cypriot drinking cup and pedestal dish. The Cypriot drinking cup, c. 750 – 600 BC, with rounded bowl and remains of loop handle, the bottom painted with attractive geometric decoration in

0151: A Cypriot drinking cup and pedestal dishEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

A large Messapian two-handled jar, Italic: A large Messapian two-handled jar, Italic, c. 4th Century BC, with piriform body, ring base, and central opening without neck, rim rounded, strap handles to either side. The entire vessel is nicely

0151A: A large Messapian two-handled jar, ItalicEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

A pair of Iron Age vessels from the Holy Land: A pair of Iron Age vessels from the Holy Land, c. 1000 – 800 BC, the first red-slipped with loop handle and slightly indented base, H: 6 1/8 in (15.5 cm), the second of similar design but the body

0152: A pair of Iron Age vessels from the Holy LandEst. $800-$900Lot Passed

A large Etruscan Heron Class amphora, c. 680-660 BC: A large Etruscan Heron Class amphora, c. 680-660 BC, the ovoid body decorated with wide and narrow bands in medium to dark orange slip, a band around the shoulder containing a pair of stylized herons

0152A: A large Etruscan Heron Class amphora, c. 680-660 BCEst. $1,000-$1,200Lot Passed

A Corinthian aryballos with stylized warriors: A Corinthian aryballos with stylized warriors, early 6th Century BC, the schematized figures opposite from the handle, each with a shield and spear, concentric circles below rays around the neck. H:

0152B: A Corinthian aryballos with stylized warriorsEst. $500-$600Lot Passed

A Corinthian aryballos depicting two boars: A Corinthian aryballos depicting two boars, c. 6th Century BC, face to face with rosettes in the field, vertical tongues around the rim, shoulder and circular depression on bottom. H: 3 in (7.6 cm).

0153: A Corinthian aryballos depicting two boarsEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Beautiful Corinthian alabastron depicting two sirens: A large and beautiful Corinthian alabastron depicting two sirens, c. 625 - 600 BC, beautifully painted with nice archaic features and elegantly curled wings, rosettes in the field, triple bands below

0153A: Beautiful Corinthian alabastron depicting two sirensEst. $10,000-$12,000Lot Passed

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Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos with winged panther: An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos with winged panther, c. 6th Century BC, ovoid in shape with flattened bottom containing a central circular depression, the neck narrow with wide flat rim and small

0154: Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos with winged pantherEst. $800-$1,000

An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos: An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos, c. 6th Century BC, the rounded body adorned with horizontal bands in dark purplish slip over a crème ground. Heavy mineral deposits. H: 3 1/8 in (8cm). Ex collection

0155: An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballosEst. $700-$800Lot Passed

An Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron: An Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron, c. 6th Century BC, the body decorated with horizontal bands in dark slip, vertical tongues around the shoulder and the rim. H: 3 5/8 in (9.2 cm). Light deposits.

0156: An Etrusco-Corinthian alabastronEst. $400-$500Lot Passed

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An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos: An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos, c.6th Century BC, the body with horizontal ridges and nicely painted in alternating red-brown and brown stripes, vertical tongues around the shoulder, rim, and

0157: An Etrusco-Corinthian aryballosEst. $400-$500

A large Apulian Greek Red-Figure skyphos: A large Apulian Greek Red-Figure skyphos, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BC, one side depicting female wearing chiton and himation, holding a plate in her extended left hand, palm frond before, the

0157A: A large Apulian Greek Red-Figure skyphosEst. $10,000-$12,000Lot Passed

An Apulian Greek high handled oinochoe: An Apulian Greek high handled oinochoe, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BC, depicting a lady of fashion wearing a necklace and pendant earrings with her hair in a bun. A large palmette fills in the

0157B: An Apulian Greek high handled oinochoeEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

A lovely Apulian owl skyphos: A lovely Apulian owl skyphos, c. 4th Century BC, each side featuring an owl standing between stylized laurel devices. A scarcer type with one handle vertical and the other horizontal. H: 2 ¾ in

0158: A lovely Apulian owl skyphosEst. $1,500-$1,800Lot Passed

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A Greek Red-Figure owl skyphos, Magnia Graecia: A Greek Red-Figure owl skyphos, Magnia Graecia, mid-4th Century BC, each side with and owl standing left, head facing, framed by laurel sprigs, on reserved groundline. A nice example of this classic

0158A: A Greek Red-Figure owl skyphos, Magnia GraeciaEst. $3,000-$4,000

A lovely Greek chalice, Magnia Graecia: A lovely Greek chalice, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BC, with laurel leaf and berry decoration in white tan slip with incised vine. A well-preserved example with glossy black surfaces beneath

0159: A lovely Greek chalice, Magnia GraeciaEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed

A large Greek black glazed oinochoe: A large Greek black glazed oinochoe, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BC, with wide pouring spout, ridged sides, a band of laurel leaves with incised vine and a satyr head at the base of the handle. H:

0160: A large Greek black glazed oinochoeEst. $1,750-$2,500Lot Passed

A very large Greek black glazed hydria: A very large Greek black glazed hydria, c. 4th Century BC, with a band containing vertical lines around the shoulder, a wave device above a below, another band containing lines around the neck and

0160A: A very large Greek black glazed hydriaEst. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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