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The face of a woman is on either side of this Attic red-figure pelike, fourth century B.C. With some minor repair and small area of restoration, the 7 1/2-inch-tall jar has a $5,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.

Boston museum has a hand in Ancient Resource LLC sale Sept. 18

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
The face of a woman is on either side of this Attic red-figure pelike, fourth century B.C. With some minor repair and small area of restoration, the 7 1/2-inch-tall jar has a $5,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.
The face of a woman is on either side of this Attic red-figure pelike, fourth century B.C. With some minor repair and small area of restoration, the 7 1/2-inch-tall jar has a $5,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.

GLENDALE, Calif. – Ancient Resource LLC will hold its fifth Ancient and Pre-Columbian Antiquities sale on Saturday, Sept 18. LiveAuctioneers will provide the exclusive bidding service for this Internet only auction.

The auction will feature goods from ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece as well as other Classical Ancient and Pre-Columbian cultures. Highlights include a collection of ancient Roman glass deaccessioned from the Boston Museum of Art; a wonderfully preserved Egyptian mummy hand; and a rare collection of Hellenistic and later terracotta and limestone molds. While these remarkable pieces are rare, they are expected to sell for reasonable prices.

Classical items are consigned from the collection of Cecil Best, a collector from the UK, who sought out many fine works of art in the 1920s through the 1950s. Fine bronzes, faience and wooden artifacts were all represented in his collection.

Rounding out the classical lots is a fine assortment of jewelry from the Egyptian through the Roman periods. All necklaces and rings retain their beauty and are wearable to this day.

A lovely collection of polychrome, stone and pottery Pre-Columbian artifacts, figures and jewelry will also be presented.

Live Internet bidding will commence at 11 a.m. Pacific. More information can be found at the Web site, www.AncientResourceAuctions.com, and bids can be placed through its LiveAuctioneers catalog at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/22469 .

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

For collectors of the odd and curious is this ancient Egyptian mummified human hand, dating from the New Kingdom to the early Ptolemaic Period. From an old English collection, the well-preserved hand has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.
For collectors of the odd and curious is this ancient Egyptian mummified human hand, dating from the New Kingdom to the early Ptolemaic Period. From an old English collection, the well-preserved hand has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.

This Hellenistic figure of a seated woman dates to the second or third centuries B.C. Repaired at the neck, this ancient beauty, 6 5/8 inches tall, has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.
This Hellenistic figure of a seated woman dates to the second or third centuries B.C. Repaired at the neck, this ancient beauty, 6 5/8 inches tall, has an $8,000-$10,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.

A bearded dragon or war serpent is pictured in the center of this Maya plate from the Peten area of Guatemala, circa A.D. 600-900. The restored 12 1/4-inch plate has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.
A bearded dragon or war serpent is pictured in the center of this Maya plate from the Peten area of Guatemala, circa A.D. 600-900. The restored 12 1/4-inch plate has a $2,000-$3,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.

Both the top and bottom of this rare limestone lamp mold from North Africa is present. It is Roman, fourth or fifth century A.D. and has a $4,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.
Both the top and bottom of this rare limestone lamp mold from North Africa is present. It is Roman, fourth or fifth century A.D. and has a $4,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Ancient Resource LLC.