Auction 50: Fine Ancient Artifacts

Egyptian bronze statuette of a seated cat, 26th Dynasty

Oversized Roman Imperial Portrait of the Flavian Period

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Montrose, CA, United States

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Auction 50: Fine Ancient Artifacts

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Our May 22nd auction will be filled with over 350 lots of fine museum-quality items and sure to showcase some our finest offerings yet. 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. We are thrilled to be offering a section of 33 lots de-accessed from the California Museum of Ancient Art to help raise money for their Ancient Art Acquisition Fund. An extremely important vellum letter containing an apocryphal letter from Jesus to Agbar, Kind of Edessa will also be offered. A once in a lifetime item not to be missed. 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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A nice Apulian red-figure pyxis, Magnia Graecia: A nice Apulian red-figure pyxis, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BC, the lid nicely decorated with stylized palmettes, the top of the knobs with rays. The base of the vessels in entirely glazed black.

0025: A nice Apulian red-figure pyxis, Magnia GraeciaEst. US$400-US$500

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Egyptian bronze figure of seated Isis, Late Period: An Egyptian bronze figure of seated Isis, Late Period, c. 664 - 332 BC, wearing solar disc with cow's horn and suckling the child Horus who sits on her lap. H: 3 1/2 in (8.9cm). Ex Detroit private

0026: Egyptian bronze figure of seated Isis, Late PeriodEst. US$250-US$300

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Egyptian bronze figure of Nefertum, Late Period: An Egyptian bronze figure of Nefertum, Late Period, c. 664 - 332 BC, wearing his characteristic headdress consisting of tall vertical plumes jutting from a lotus flower base, he wears a short kilt,

0027: Egyptian bronze figure of Nefertum, Late PeriodEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris: An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris, Late Period, c. 664 - 343 BC, mummiform, wearing atef crown with uraeus and false beard, arms folded over chest, hands holding a crook and flail. H: 5 in

0028: An Egyptian bronze figure of OsirisEst. US$600-US$700Lot Passed

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A lot of 9 ancient bronze objects, mostly Egyptian: A lot of 9 ancient bronze objects, mostly Egyptian. Lot includes 6 Egyptian bronze objects, Late Period, c. 664 - 30 BC, - an amulet of Osiris, a uraeus or erect cobra from the headdress of a statue,

0028A: A lot of 9 ancient bronze objects, mostly EgyptianEst. US$200-US$250

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Large and impressive Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris,: A large and impressive Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris, Late Period, c. 664 - 343 BC, hollow cast and standing on a square integral base, mummiform, wearing atef crown with uraeus and false beard,

0029: Large and impressive Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris,Est. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

An attractive seated bronze Ibis statuette: An attractive seated bronze Ibis statuette, Late-Period-Ptolemaic Period, c. 664-30 BC, with large feet and defined wings, the long, curved beak reaching over the feet. The Ibis is sacred to the god

0029A: An attractive seated bronze Ibis statuetteEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Egyptian bronze statuette of a seated cat, 26th Dynasty: A fantastic Egyptian bronze statuette of a seated cat, likely 26th Dynasty, c. 664-525 BC, hollow cast and depicted seated in the classic pose with front legs together and tail swept around the right

0029B: Egyptian bronze statuette of a seated cat, 26th DynastyEst. US$40,000-US$50,000Lot Passed

An Egyptian Middle Kingdom pottery Hippopotamus: An Egyptian Middle Kingdom pottery Hippopotamus, c. 2061 - 1784 BC, standing on an integral, rectangular, sledge-like base, with long snout, small ears, and small tail, L: 4 1/3 in (11cm.), H. 3 in

0030: An Egyptian Middle Kingdom pottery HippopotamusEst. US$4,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian terracotta amulet mold for a plaque depicting: An Egyptian terracotta amulet mold for a plaque depicting the god Hapi, Late New Kingdom to Late Period, c. 1200 - 332 BC, the god who represented the annual flooding of the Nile is depicted wearing

0031: Egyptian terracotta amulet mold for a plaque depictingEst. US$400-US$500

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Pair of Egyptian terracottas of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic: A pair of Egyptian terracottas of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic, c. 3rd - 1st Century BC, the first depicts him standing, wearing double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and a cornucopiae, finger pressed to

0031A: Pair of Egyptian terracottas of Harpokrates, PtolemaicEst. US$700-US$800Lot Passed

A Hellenistic terracotta head of a youth, Alexandria: A Hellenistic terracotta head of a youth, Alexandria, c. 2nd-1st Century BC, with elaborate, curly hair, and wearing a fillet, H: 2 in (5cm). Mounted. Ex old French collection; J.M.E. collection, New

0032: A Hellenistic terracotta head of a youth, AlexandriaEst. US$800-US$1,000Lot Passed

A Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of a grotesque: A Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of a grotesque, c. 1st Century BC/AD, possibly a comic actor, wearing a rolled hair fillet, which sits above a brow protuberance, his left forefingers in one side of

0033: A Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of a grotesqueEst. US$500-US$600Lot Passed

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Egyptian terracotta head of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic: An Egyptian terracotta head of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic, c. 3rd - 1st Century BC, his features nicely modeled and wearing plumed headdress. Head alone 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm). Removable wood base. Ex

0033A: Egyptian terracotta head of Harpokrates, PtolemaicEst. US$250-US$300

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An Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of Serapis: An Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of Serapis, c. 2nd - 3rd Century AD, heavily bearded and with long curly hair, wearing a modius decorated with olive branches on the front. H: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm).

0034: An Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of SerapisEst. US$800-US$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Coptic terracotta head of a youth, c. 5th -: An Egyptian Coptic terracotta head of a youth, c. 5th - 8th Century AD, with stylized features, applied pellet eyes, and bowl haircut; traces of original pigment remaining, H: 2 1/4 in (5.8cm). Ex

0035: Egyptian Coptic terracotta head of a youth, c. 5th -Est. US$700-US$800Lot Passed

Egyptian stucco sculptor's model of a man, Old Kingdom: An Egyptian stucco sculptor's model of a man, Old Kingdom, c. 2649 - 2150 BC, nicely carved, wearing a short wig and belted kilt, features sensitively rendered in fine style. 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in (7 x

0035A: Egyptian stucco sculptor's model of a man, Old KingdomEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

A rare and exquisite limestone portrait of a pharaoh: A rare and exquisite limestone portrait of a pharaoh, Old Kingdom, c. 2649-2150 BC. The well defined features indicate a royal workshop. He wears both the Nemes headdress and the royal uraes. In the

0035B: A rare and exquisite limestone portrait of a pharaohEst. US$4,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Egyptian painted stucco wall relief fragment of pharoah: A coloful Egyptian painted stucco wall relief fragment, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1075 BC, depicting a pharaoh with red painted face, false beard, collar and the nemes headdress with a partial uraes. The

0035C: Egyptian painted stucco wall relief fragment of pharoahEst. US$2,500-US$3,000

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Extraordinary Egyptian wood obelisk with Osiris, Late: An extraordinary Egyptian wood obelisk with Osiris, Late Period, c. 664 - 30 BC, the god is depicted in high relief mummiform, wearing atef crown with uraeus and false beard, arms folded at chest,

0036: Extraordinary Egyptian wood obelisk with Osiris, LateEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

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A large Egyptian wood figure of a striding man, Late: A large Egyptian wood figure of a striding man, Late Period, c. 664 - 332 BC, wearing a short wig, some pigment remains within the eyes and a few other places with light deposits, H: 10 in (25.3cm)

0036A: A large Egyptian wood figure of a striding man, LateEst. US$800-US$1,000

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A large Coptic wood comb, Roman Egypt: A large Coptic wood comb, Roman Egypt, c. 5th - 7th Century AD, carved from a rectangular piece of hard wood, the teeth evenly cut, the sides decorated with incised circles. 9 in x 3 3/4 in (22.7 x

0037: A large Coptic wood comb, Roman EgyptEst. US$600-US$700

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An Egyptian painted wood panel, Late Period: An Egyptian painted wood panel, Late Period, c. 712 - 30 BC, from a sarcophagus, within the uppermost register the god Sobek stands beside a mummy lying atop a bier, three of the four canopic jars

0037A: An Egyptian painted wood panel, Late PeriodEst. US$600-US$800

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Extraordinary painted and gilded cartonnage mummy mask: Extraordinary painted and gilded cartonnage mummy mask, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st Century BC. Life size! The features are handsomely rendered with almond-shaped eyes and large ears, cosmetic

0037B: Extraordinary painted and gilded cartonnage mummy maskEst. US$8,000-US$10,000

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