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Volume XXVI - 2015Celebrating our

73rd Anniversary

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We are pleased to issue this catalog celebrating our 73rd anniversary of dealing inclassical numismatics and our 61st year of deal-ing in ancient art. It illustrates in full color 272selected antiquities priced from $1,250 to over$2,000,000.

This publication is one of a continuing seriesprimarily illustrating new acquisitions featuredin our New York galleries, where over twothousand fine works of art are on permanentdisplay. All of the antiquities in this catalog aredisplayed at our New York gallery, the largestand most extensive collection of the ancientarts ever exhibited for sale.

In addition to the many masterworks of ancient art, there is a wide variety of fineitems on display priced from $100 to $1,000and up, including Greek and Roman coins andOld Master prints and drawings, perfect for thebeginning collector or for that very special gift. A few of the pieces illustrated maynot be available since they were sold while thecatalog was in preparation, but a number ofother newly acquired objects will be on displayin our New York gallery and on our website:www.royalathena.com, updated weekly.

We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every work of art sold by Royal-Athena Galleries.

©2014 Jerome M. Eisenberg, Inc. Composed and printed in the United States of America.

Every object purchased by our galleries has been legally acquired. If imported by us intothe United States, we have done so in compliance with all federal regulations and havegiven full consideration to all internationaltreaties governing objects of cultural importance. Antiquities priced at $10,000 ormore are now checked and registered with theArt Loss Registry in London.

All of our objects are clearly labeled with complete descriptions and prices. Conditionreports on all the objects are available uponrequest. We encourage browsing and are happyto assist and advise both the amateur and theserious collector. We urge our prospective clientsto ‘shop around’, for we are proud of our quality,expertise, and competitive pricing.Appointments may be arranged outside of regular gallery hours for clients desiring privacy.Updated price lists for our catalogs are availableupon request. For terms and conditions of salesee the inside back cover.

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COVER PHOTO: no. 244Egyptian Middle Kingdom

turquoise faience hippopotamus. XIIth Dynasty, ca. 1991-1786 BC.

L. 3 7/8 in.(9.8 cm

BACK COVER: no. 35Roman bronze applique of Herakles

slaying the Lernean Hydra2nd Century AD. H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.)

Text and catalog design byJerome M. Eisenberg, Ph.D.,

and F. Williamson PricePhotography by Ramon Perez

CLASSICAL ARTGreek Marble Sculptures 2Roman Marble Sculptures 6Greek Bronze Sculptures 15Etruscan Bronze Sculptures 16Roman Bronze Sculptures, etc. 17Ancient Bronze Animals 26Roman Lamps and Vases 27Ancient Terracottas 31Ancient Owl Vases 32Owl Sculptures 34Early Greek Vases 35Attic Black-figure Vases 37Attic Red-figure Vases 39South Italian Vases 42Etruscan Vases 48Ancient Glass 51Ancient Jewelry 53

ANCIENT VARIA 57BYZANTINE ART 58

EGYPTIAN ARTEgyptian Stone Sculptures and Reliefs 60Egyptian Bronze Sculptures 62Egyptian Ushabtis 69Egyptian Stone Vessels 70Egyptian Pottery Vases 76Egyptian Faience Amulets, etc. 80Egyptian Varia 90

NEAR EASTERN ART 92

COLLECTING ANCIENT ART 94ROYAL-ATHENA GALLERIES 94 Expertise and Ethics 95Royal-Athena Galleries Catalogs Inside back cover

Table of Contents

Art of the Ancient WorldGreek, Etruscan, Roman, Byzantine,

Egyptian, Near Eastern, & Prehistoric Antiquities

1Photo above: no. 59 Roman bronze balsamarium depicting hunting scenes in high relief.Late 2nd-early 3rd Century AD. Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.)

Volume XXVI - 2015

Introduction

As we enter our 61st year of dealing in ancient art and our 73rd year in Classicalnumismatics we are pleased to present in our 93rd publication an outstanding selection ofantiquities assembled primarily from old collections in the United States and Europe. A largenumber of these objects were originally purchased from us over the past several decades andwe are delighted to offer them again to a new generation of enthusiasts.

We are pleased to offer in this catalog a large selection of Classical and Egyptianantiquities from my personal collection (J.M.E. collection), acquired over the past thirtyyears. It includes a group of Classical mythological bronzes featuring several with the Laborsof Herakles; Classical vases and other objects depicting owls; Roman marbled glass vases;Egyptian bronze sphinxes; Egyptian stone and pottery vessels, emphasizing the Predynasticand Early Dynastic periods; and a large collection of Egyptian faience amulets and otherfaience objects. A good representation of less expensive Egyptian faiences from the J.M.E. col-lection may be found on our website. Further antiquities from the collection will be addedregularly to our website and monthly Newsletter over the coming year.

We have devoted over half a century to selling carefully attributed works of art withparticular attention to their provenance. This diligence has resulted in an astonishingly lowpercentage of claims against legal ownership – less than 0.0006% or one out of every 2000objects! In view of the increasing legislation being passed in several countries to restrict thetrade in illegally exported antiquities (which we applaud), we may assure our clients that wecontinue to proudly conduct a very ethical business and take all of the proper steps to insurethat our inventory is free of any possible claims.

It is with great pride and delight that we celebrate our 73rd year!

Jerome M. Eisenberg, Ph. D.

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1 ARCHAIC GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO, the sun god, god of light, music, and the arts. His long hair iscentrally parted, combed backwards along the sides of his head and then elaborately looped around itself; from a cultstatue. Late 6th-early 5th Century BC. H. 12 1/8 in. (31 cm.) Ex Corbeil collection, Montreal, acquired in Francein the 1950s. Cf. the archaic marble head of Apollo from Kyparissia.

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HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF AHECATEION Depicting the triple-aspectedHecate Dadhouchos as protector of the homeand guardian of the soul. Statues of this god-dess were often placed in shrines at crossroads. 4th- 3rd Century BC. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex Ancient andMedieval Art Ltd., Furneux, Pelham,England, dissolved in 1990.

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HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OFAPHRODITE (VENUS) WRINGING HER HAIR The goddess of love, fertility,beauty, and marriage, arising from the sea. 3rd-2nd Century BC H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex collection ofKenzo Takada, Paris, acquired ca. 1970;Drouot, Paris, 2007. Published: J. Eisenberg,Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIX, no. 8,2008.

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5HELLENISTIC MARBLE MALE PORTRAIT HEAD OF PTOLEMY VIII,182-116 BC, with strong features, the largeeyes with prominent upper and lower lids,the broad nose with recessed nostrils, themouth with jutting lower lip set above adimpled chin. Ptolemaic Period, 2nd Century BCEx American collection acquired in the1950s-60s. Attributed by Rudolf Kanel;see his “Gruppen oder Typen? ZurKlassifizierung der Portraits von PtolemaiosIII Euergetes,” in Numismatica e AntichitaClassiche, XXXVIII, 2009, pl. II, no. 7.

HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF APTOLEMAIC QUEEN, PROBABLYCLEOPATRA II, ca. 185–116 BC. H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.)Ex French collection.She was a queen (and briefly sole ruler)of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy V andCleopatra I. She became regent for herson Ptolemy VII on her husband's deathin 145 BC and married her other broth-er, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II "Physcon"the next year, whereupon Physcon slew hisnephew/stepson and made himself king. In 142 BC he took her younger daughter,his niece, Cleopatra III, as wife withoutdivorcing his sister and made his newwife joint ruler.

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6 ROMAN MARBLE STATUE OF A YOUTHFUL MARCUS AURELIUS AS CAESAR, TOGATE, approximately 3/4 life-size. Ca. 140 AD. H. 49 in. (125 cm.) Given that title in AD 139 by the EmperorAntoninus Pius after adopting him as his heir. Found near Bath, England. Ex A. T. collection, Geneva,Switzerland; J. Turner, Amsterdam, 1984; F.A.collection, Paris, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1991; S.G. collec-tion, South Carolina, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1998. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World,vol. IV, 1985, p. 90, no. 263.

Cf. a similar togate portrait in the Capitoline Museum of Marcus Annius Verus. The head, made separately, is setinto the body but belongs.

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7ROMAN MARBLE OVER-LIFESIZEPORTRAIT OF THE EMPEROR,AUGUSTUS, 27 BC- AD 14, with finely-modeled features, his oval face with strongcheekbones, the fleshy bow-shaped mouth withthe lips pressed together, dimpled at the corners,a single shallow crease across the broad fore-head, the layered hair composed of a mass ofshort comma-shaped locks, with the three char-acteristic locks at the center of his forehead, twoparted at the center and one to his right, a sin-gle lock curving forward before each ear.Ca. AD 30. H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm.) Ex Enrico Serranti and Giovanna LoMoro,New York and New Jersey, acquired in 1981; private collection, Westlake Village, Cailfornia,acquired at Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2004,lot 57.

Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empireand its first Emperor (27 BC-AD 14). Thisposthumous portrait was sculpted during thereign of his adopted son and successor Tiberius.It is based upon the marble statue of AugustusCaesar which was discovered in 1863, in thevilla of his wife, Livia Drusilla, at PrimaPorta, near Rome, to which she retired after his death, and is now displayed in the BraccioNuovo of the Vatican Museums.

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8ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAITHEAD OF A YOUTHFUL ATH-LETE with short, curly hair. Thedrilling of the hair suggests a date inthe Severan Period though basedupon a Hellenistic type of the 3rd orearly 2nd century BC. 3/4 life-size.Ca. AD 180-220. H. 10 in. (25.5 cm.)Ex Belgian collection, acquired ca. 1985. White fine crystallinemarble.

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9ROMAN MARBLE LIFE-SIZE PORTRAIT HEADOF THE EMPEROR GALLIENUS, AD 260-268A sensitive portrait with typical physiognomic character-istics: thick, centrally parted hair in bowl-cut style fan-ning evenly across the mid-forehead; arching eyebrows;his eyes with slightly hooded lids; a thick mustachehunched upon his upper lip and the bearded chinstrongly rounded. Carved from luna marble. Ca. AD 260. H. 12 7/8 in. (32.8 cm.)Ex R. collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, acquired in1950s; Cahn sale, September, 2005; private collection,Westlake Village, CA, acquired from Royal-Athena.Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World,2006, no. 29.

Cf. Max Wegner, Das romische Herrscherbild -Gordianus III to Carinus, Berlin, 1979, pp. 106-120,pl. 45; pp. 108-110, no. 117f, pl. 45.

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ROMAN MARBLE LIFE-SIZE POR-TRAIT HEAD OF JULIA TITI,daughter of the Emperor Titus, andmistress of the Emperor Domitian,depicted with the high-arching haloedcoiffure characteristic of the period. Later 1st Century AD.H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.)Ex European private collection, 1980s;private collection, Westlake Village, California, acquired at Christie’s, New York, June 2007.

The mass of curls deeply drilled, por-trayed with realistic features, the largeconvex almond-shaped eyes unarticulat-ed, with thick upper lids under mod-eled arching brows, broad cheekbones,a protruding dimpled chin, and asmall mouth with bow-shaped lips.For another portrait of Julia Titi see D.Kleiner, Roman Sculpture, p. 179, no.147.

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ROMAN MARBLE LIFE-SIZE PORTRAITHEAD OF A PATRICIAN SEVERANWOMAN, her exceptional coiffure of individu-ally curled locks of hair forming a deep coronaaround her calm expression. Behind this herhair is combed into a thick braid which contin-ues down her back, bound with thin twistedbands of hair. Ca. AD 190-225. H. 11 in. (28 cm.)Very fine style. Ex Belgian private collection.

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ROMAN MARBLE HERM HEAD OF ABEARDED DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) The god of wine with diadem over hair lappetsand long beard. Ca. 1st Century AD. H. 5 in. (12.7 cm.) Ex private English collec-tion; A.O, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada,acquired from Royal-Athena in 2006.Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. XVII, 2006, no. 11.

12ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A PATRICIANWOMAN, her hair in two rows of drilled curlsacross the brow. 1st Century AD. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex French collection.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE HEAD OF A WOMAN, possibly a portrait of MarciaOtacilia Severa, wife of Philip I,or a contemporary. Ca. AD 244-249.

H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) Ex old collection of M. de W., France. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. XIX, 2008, no. 26.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE BUST OF A PRIESTESS OF ISIS The hair surroundsthe forehead in radial striated waves, drawn into a bun at the nape, and falls in the typi-cal corkscrew locks over the shoulders. A central knot of hair at the top of the headrepresents the Egyptian pschent crown. Later 1st Century AD. H. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.)Ex German private collection.

16 ARCHAIC EAST GREEK BRONZE KOUROS, his hair falling in long wavy strands over his shoulders; onan integral base. Ionian, probably from Samos, ca. 550 BC. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) Ex Sotheby’s, NewYork, May 29, 1987, lot 77; R. and L. H. collection, Beverly Hills, Michigan. Exhibited: Picker ArtGallery, Colgate University, 1990-1994.

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GREEK BRONZE APPLIQUÉ OF HERAKLES WRESTLING WITH THE RIVER GOD ACHELOÖSThe hero grasps the horns of the god appearing in the form of a bearded man-headed bull. 6th-5th Century BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Rare. Ex collection of Hilton McConnico, sold 1950; Sotheby’s,London, November 1966; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, London, October 1999.

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HELLENISTIC BRONZE FIGURE OF THE KING LYCURGUS The naked bearded figure, with his headthrown back, wearing a Phrygian cap and soft ankle boots,the well-muscled torso twisting as he rips out two large vine creepers, both entwined with ivy which extends up his back and across his arms. Ca. 1st Century BC. H. 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Ex British collection, acquired in 1984.

GREEK GILT BRONZE HANDLE: TWO TRITONESSES, ADDORSED, their scaly tails intertwined toform the ring handle, each with the head and torso of a bare-breasted female with extended leonine paws. Mid-4th Century BC. L. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Ex John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquiredfrom Royal-Athena in 1990; reacquired at Christie’s, New York, June 2004. Very rare.

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20 ETRUSCAN OR ITALIC BRONZE CRAFTSMAN possibly depicting the god Sethlans (Vulcan), the god offire and blacksmiths, depicted nude, seated on a simple bench stool, its forward vertical edges scalloped, hislower left leg pulled back, his left hand at his knee, his fisted right hand once holding a hammer. Ca. 460 BC. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Ex R.S. collection, London; collection of John Kluge, Charlottesville,Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1989.

22 ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERMAPHRODITE RIDING A GOOSE, both wearing necklaces withmultiple bulla-form pendants. 5th-4th Century BC.L. 2 in. (5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired at the Drouot, Paris, March 2003.

21 ETRUSCAN BRONZE SMALL APPLIQUE OF AKNEELING YOUTH 6th-5th Century BC. H. 1 1/8 in. (3.1 cm.) Ex German collection.

23 ETRUSCAN BRONZE NUDE YOUTH with wreath on head. Victorious athlete or Herakles holding the horn of Acheloös. 3rd Century BC. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex E. deKolb collection, NY;L.G. collection, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1997.Exhibited: Ball State University Art Museum, (1997-2005); Muncie, IN; George Mason University (2005).

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24 LARGE ROMAN BRONZE NUDEAPOLLO OR VICTORIOUS ATHLETEstanding, his centrally parted and upswepthair bound with a fillet. Around his hips isan enigmatic bronze ring; eyes once inlaid;lacking both forearms. Ca. 3rd CenturyAD. H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.) Ex Royal-Athena, 1960s; Edward Smith collection,New Jersey, 1960s-1982; John Kluge collec-tion, Charlottesville, Virginia. Published: J.Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol.X, 2009, no. 49.

25 ROMAN BRONZE ASKLEPIOS, GOD OFMEDICINE, the god of healing depicted wrappedin a himation, his muscular torso exposed, his curlyhair bound with a fillet; eyes inlaid with silver. Probably based upon the cult statue atEpidaurus. Ca. 1st Century AD. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.)Ex P.P. collection, California.

26 ROMAN BRONZE GROTESQUE STANDINGON A FROG The naked bearded figure standingastride the frog's back, his body twisting and hisright arm raised; the frog sitting on a three-lobedlilypad. 1st Century BC/AD. H.1 3/8 in. (4.5cm.)Very rare type. Ex Geneva private collection,acquired from the Alain Baron collection, Genevain 1966; J.M.E. collection, New York.

28 ROMAN BRONZE GROTESQUE AFRICANDANCER wearing only a loincloth and a conicalcap. The male is depicted performing in a rotarydance movement; finely modeled in the tradition of the Hellenistic style of Alexandria. 2nd Century BC-1st Century AD. H. 4 in. (10 cm.) Ex German collection.

27 ROMAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES RIDING A RAM side-saddle, his right forefinger raisedtoward his mouth. He wears the pschent crown, atunic, and leggings, and in his left arm he cradlesa cornucopia. 1st-2nd Century AD.H 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich,December 2007.

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30 ROMAN BRONZE PAIR OF YOKE ELEMENTS: SATYRS TAMING GOATS A fallen goat on which ayouthful satyr or a bearded Silen kneels. On the side discs are frontal Silenos masks. 1st-3rd Century AD.Hts. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York.

29 ROMAN BRONZE GANYMEDE GRASPED BY ZEUS AS AN EAGLE The nude youth, crouching, with left arm raised in a defensive posture as the great raptor with spread wings pounces from behind. Finely modeled. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 5 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inMunich in December 2004.

31 ROMAN BRONZE DEEP BUST OF A PANISKOS A young version of the god Pan, with long curly hair,a top knot, and wearing a faun skin across his body. In his left arm he holds a lagobolon and in his righthand he holds a garland. Probably from a lectica, a portable bed. 2nd Century AD. H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) Ex collection of Dr. A.L, Austria, acquired at the Dorotheum,Vienna, June 6, 2000. Published: J, Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIX, 2008, no. 61

33 ROMAN BRONZE INFANT HERAKLES WRESTLING WITH SERPENTS, sent by Hera. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York.

32 PAIR OF ROMAN BRONZE DEEP BUSTS OF ANTINOUS, the companion of the emperor Hadrian,with thick curly hair, each holding a scallop-shell tray. Probably made to adorn a lectica, a kind of portablebed, which became a popular mode of transportation for the well-to-do in the late Republic. Very rare. 2nd Century AD. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex German collection. Cf. similar pair in the Hermitage.

34 ROMAN BRONZE CHILD CROUCHING AND HOLDING A GOOSE OR SWAN 1st Century AD. H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at theDrouot, Paris, May 2008.

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ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE OF HERAKLESSLAYING THE LERNEAN HYDRA. The hero’ssecond labor was to slay this serpent with nine heads,one of which was indestructible. He acomplished thisby bashing off the heads with his club as seen here.His companion Iolaus would then burn with a torchthe neck sinews prohibiting the hydra from growing anew head. The immortal head, in this bronze repre-sented by a human head, he lopped off and buried by the road. A rare subject in bronze. 2nd Century AD. H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) Ex collection of B.H.S., a retired military officer, St. Petersburg, Florida, formed in the 1950s-early1970s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inMarch 2008.

37GALLO-ROMAN BRONZE BUCKLE: HERAKLESSTEALING THE CATTLE OF GERYON The youthful nude hero grappling with two bulls, his club at his feet; sculpted in the round. A rare depiction of the 10th Labor of Herakles. France,ca. 2nd Century AD. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.)J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Paris,September 1998. Cf. P. Jongste, The Twelve Laboursof Hercules on Roman Sarcophagi, 1992, p. 20, fig.81, p. 127.

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ROMAN BRONZE HERAKLES CAPTURING THECERYNEIAN HIND; the third Labor. His left knee ison its back, grasping its antlers from behind. Rare.Ca. 1st Century AD. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Acquired byR.L., Farmington Hills, Michigan, from Royal-Athenain 1992; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired fromR.L. collection in 1998.

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ROMAN BRONZE EROS RIDING A LEAPINGDOLPHIN with integral pedestal base. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Brusselsfrom J.H., Freiburg, Germany, in 2007.

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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE EROS SEATEDUPON A PALMETTE AND HOLDING A LAMB2nd Century AD. H. 2 1/4 in (5.8 cm.)Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York.acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in 2006.

40 ROMAN BRONZE WINGED EROS RIDING APANTHER, symbolic of the life force; the animalseated with its right paw raised; large inlaid spots of oxidized silver. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot,Paris, in 2000.

ROMAN SMALL BRONZE WINGED EROS RIDING ON A STAG Eros, with Phrygian cap,riding a stag on pierced rectangular base. Ca. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Londonin April 1989.

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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APHRODITE (VENUS)arranging her hair depicted as two skeins, one held ineach of her upraised hands. Syria, 1st Century AD. H. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)Ex L.G. collection, acquired from Royal-Athena in1987. Exhibited: Picker Art gallery, ColgateUniversity, Hamilton, New York, 1987-2006.

42ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APHRODITE ANADYOMENE, depicted as having emerged from thesea, drying her hair. She stands in relaxed contrapposto, her left hand raised and holding a longcurl. Atop her head is a large diadem; right forearmlacking. 1st Century AD. H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.)Ex collection of Andre de Clercq (1836 - 1901);Brussels private collection in 1980s. Fine reddish-brown patina.

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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APHRODITE (VENUS)WEARING A DIADEM right hand extended; eyesinlaid with silver. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) Ex private collection,Michigan, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1985. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World,vol. IV, 1985, no. 281. Exhibited: Ohio StateUniversity Art Museum, 1985-1990; Picker ArtGallery, Colgate University, 1991-2007.

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45 ROMAN BRONZE STEELYARD WEIGHT: BUST OF A GODDESS, probably Juno, wearing a diadem, aveil on the back of her head (capite velato). Her right shoulder is bare and the bust is covered by a sensuouslydraped chiton. 1st Century AD. H. 4 in. (10.2 cm.) Ex Austrian collection. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art ofthe Ancient World, vol. XIV, 2003, no. 63.

46 ROMAN BRONZE SEATED THEBAN SPHINX with female head, full breasts, lion’s body, and up-curvingwings. Ca. 2nd Century AD. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) Ex Australian collection, acquired from the Museum ofClassical Antiquities, Maine, USA, in the late 1970s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Bonham’s,London, in October 2004.

47 ROMAN BRONZE EUROPA RIDING ZEUS IN THE FORM OF A BULL She is seated on its back withher himation blown up behind her head. Ca. 4th Century AD. L. 2 1/4 in. (6.35 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York, in June 1995.

ROMAN SMALL BRONZE MERCURY SEATED ON AN EAGLE, Seated sideways, he wears a wingedpetasos and a chlamys and holds a pigskin purse. 2nd Century AD. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Bonham’s London in April 2000.

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GREEK BRONZE VASE APPLIQUE IN THEFORM OF A WINGED SIREN seated upon her haunches atop a palmette, her arching curvedwings framing her face. 5th Century BC. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) Ex French collection;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at theDrouot, Paris, April 2006.

50 ROMAN BRONZE PROTOME OF PEGASUSProbably once attached to the handle of a lamp. 2nd Century BC/AD. H. 3 1/8 in (8 cm.); L. 2 in. (5 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot,Paris, June 2007.

ROMAN BRONZE CROUCHING WINGEDGRIFFIN with beaked avian head; perked ears,cold-worked hair on the leonine body; wings at halfrest position. 2nd-3rd Century AD.L. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.); H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.)Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Munich, September 2008.Exhibited: ‘Monsters, Demons, and Winged Beasts:Composite Creatures of the Ancient World’, CarlosMuseum of Art, Emory University, Atlanta,February 5-June 19, 2011.

51 ROMAN BRONZE VESSEL FOOT: A CAPRICORN OR SEA GOAT, with a hornedgoat protome and the curled tail of a fish. 2nd-3rd Century AD. L. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.)Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired in Munich, September 2008.Exhibited: ‘Monsters, Demons, and WingedBeasts: Composite Creatures of the Ancient World’,Carlos Museum of Art, Emory University, Atlanta,February 5-June 19, 2011.

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GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE COLTOlympia, ca. 750 BC. L. 2 3/4 in. (7.2 cm.)

Ex Eric de Kolb collection, New York; acquired1984. Cf. W.-D. Heilmeyer, FrühgriechischeKunst, 1982, pl. 42, no. 346.

GREEK BRONZE PRANCING PONY Ca. 5th Century BC. L. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.)Ex English collection; D.S collection,Waterford, Michigan, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1987.

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ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE HORSE AND RIDER, the rider helmeted, holding a small round shield. Rare type. Found at Cheltenham, England. Ca. 3rd Century AD. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm.) Ex collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired fromLord McAlpine in July 1988.

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ROMAN BRONZE ANIMAL GROUP: A LION ATTACKING AN ANTELOPE The predator leaping upon the terrified animal’s back and sinking his teeth into its neck.Probably from a yoke fitting. 1st-3rd century AD. L. 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Ex German private collection acquired in the1990s.

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57 GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE LIDDED PENDANT PYXIS of globular form with an open trianglefoot with two arches; twin stylized bird protomes and lid with conforming protomes and peg handle withflattened knop. Balkans, ca. 8th Century BC. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.)Ex German art market 2009. Cf. I.Kilian-Dirlmeier, Anhänger in Griechenland der mykenischen biszur spätgeometrischen Zeit , no. 1540, pl. 89.

HELLENISTIC BRONZE TALCOTT CLASS ARYBALLOS with silver-inlaid handle terminating in afemale theatre mask. Late 4th-early 3rd Century BC. H. 4 5/8 in. (11.75 cm.) Fine red and greenpatina. Choice. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from A. Weber, Cologne, in September 1995.

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ROMAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM: HUNTING SCENES, of broad globular form with short concave neckand offset rounded rim, the body cast in relief with animal hunting scenes, including a lion attacking a donkey,a standing bear attacking a fallen animal, a feline jumping on an antelope, a grazing stag, and two paired flee-ing oxen, and boars; rocky outcrops and plants in the field. Late 2nd-early 3rd Century AD. Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) Acquired on the Portobello Road, London, in the late1980s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in New York, June 2008. For related examples see ClaudiaBraun, Römische Bronzebalsamarien mit Reliefdekor (BAR International Series 917), 2001, pls. 11(Obernburg, Römermuseum), 18 (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris), and 19 (Rijksmuseum van Oudheiden,Leiden).

60 ROMAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM: HUNTING SCENE, in very high relief covering the spherical body.Two equestrians, one falling off horse, with wild animals, i.e. a lion, bear, panther, stag, boar; and dogs. On a pedestal foot; two loop rings with animal protomes at the lip to attach the swing handle. Later 2ndCentury AD. H. 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.); Diam. of mouth 2 7/8 in. (7 cm.) Superb style; olive green patina.Ex P.P. collection, California; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich, April 2008. For relatedexamples see previous reference.

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61 ROMAN BRONZE PYXIS, knopped cover attached to an arched handle by a chain. Two human masks on topof the body. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atSotheby’s, London, July 1990.

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ROMAN BRONZE PYXIS, knopped cover atached to an arched handle by a chain. Two theatrical masks onthe body. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s,London, July 1990.

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ROMAN BRONZE JAR WITH DOLPHIN HANDLES Flat handles in form of stylized dolphins; knoppedcover attached to handles with thick chain. 1st-2nd Century AD. Jar: H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s, London, July 1991.

ROMAN BRONZE SPHERICAL BALSAMARIUM with two registers of concentric circles in relief. Retaining its original bronze chain. Ca. 2nd Century AD. H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) Fine green patina. Choice. Ex German collection.

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ROMAN BRONZE LAMP WITH HORSE HEAD HANDLE, with elongated body and long, splayed, andfluked nozzle. Handle terminating in a calyx from which emerges a horse’s head. Ca. AD 50-79.L. 5 5/8 in. (14.5 cm.) Ex German private collection near Munich, acquired between 1991 and 2005.Cf. D.M. Bailey, A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum IV,1996, p. 41 Q 3674; pl. 49 Q,no. 3674.

ROMAN POTTERY OIL LAMP; DISCUS: JUGGLER AND MONKEY Loeschcke I type, the discus with a young juggler seatedby his monkey, a dog climbing a ladder at right, two rings in the field behind the youth and a standing cup in front of him. 1st Century AD. L. 4 1/2 in. (11.6 cm.) A very rare subject. Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, acquired in the Munich art market, December 2007.

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ROMAN BRONZE LAMP IN THE FORM OF A THEATER MASK The grinning, bald, and beardlessscountenance forming the upper portion of the lamp, the mouth as the fill-hole, the opening for the wickbeneath his chin. Ca. 2nd Century AD. L. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired at the Drouot,Paris, June 2005. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVII, 2006, no. 59. Cf. J. Petit,Bronzes Antiques de la Collection Dutuit, Paris, Petit Palais, 1980, no. 66.

68 ROMAN POTTERY LAMP; DISCUS: MORAY EEL DEVOURING A HYDRA, a snail shell in the field. A very rare subject. 1st Century AD. L. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in the Munich art market, June 2011.

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69ARCHAIC BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTAFEMALE with bird-like face, flat body on asplaying base, with short arms, wearing a flaringpolos with large projecting volute; dark brownpainted details. Ca. 580-550 BC. H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.)Ex Rhenish collection, acquired in the 1970s.

70ARCHAIC GREEK TERRACOTTA PROTOME OF A GODDESS, possibly Demeter, in fine style; traces of white slip remain-ing. Thessaly, late 6th-early 5th Century BC. H. 4 5/8 in. (12 cm.) Ex van Driesum collection, France.

71HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA LADY OFFASHION wearing a diadem and wrapped in a himation; extensive polychromy remaining. Corinth, 2nd Century BC. H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899) Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras, France; thence by descent. Published: F. Winter, Die Antiken Terrakotten,vol. III-2, 1903, p. 24. From the same workshopas the Tyche a la Corne d’Abundance, in S.Besques, Figures et Reliefs, vol III, Musée duLouvre, 1972, no. D297, pl. 62D.

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72 MYCENAEAN POTTERY PSEUDO-AMPHORAWITH AN OWL and fine cross-hatching on shoulder,concentric circles around body. Ca. 1300 BC. H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.)Rare subject. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Switzerland in 1992.

CORINTHIAN PLASTIC VASE IN THE FORMOF AN OWL Ca. 600 BC. L. 2 3/4 in. (6.5 cm.); H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from H.Cahn, Basel, in 1996.

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CORINTHIAN ARYBALLOS WITH TWO LARGEOWLS on either side of an inverted lotus. Ca. 625-600 BC. H. 3 in. ( 7.6 cm.)Ex St. Louis Art Museum; J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired from C. Ede, London, in May 2002.

CORINTHIAN POTTERY ARYBALLOS WITHOWL BY THE BEAD PAINTER with finely painted boar and owl, highly stylized rosettes in thefield. Piece missing from base. Ca. 625-600 BC.H. 2 3/4 in. (6.1 cm.) Ex private collection,London, in the 1960s; M. Willborg, Stockholm,1977; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atChristie’s, London, in April 2005. Published: D. A. Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Paintingof the Archaic Period, Berkeley, 1988, app. II, no.12bis.

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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE OLPE WITH OWL BY THE HALF PALMETTE PAINTER Owl by a laver. Ca. 500 BC. H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from H. Cahn, Basel, in 1998. .

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CAMPANIAN BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA WITH OWLS Three front-facing owls on both sides; laurelleaves on neck; added white details. 4th Century BC. H. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm) Rare. Ex British privatecollection; Fragments of Time, Fall 2008 catalog; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in November2008.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE OWL LEKYTHOS.5th Century BC. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York. Scarce.

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CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE AMPHORAWITH OWL with twisted handles. On eitherside of the neck an owl between laurel branches. 4th Century BC. H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York, December 2000.

APULIAN XENON GROUP SESSILE KANTHAROS WITH OWL between curling tendrils. Reversewith three registers of applied decoration: palmettes, vertical squiggles, laurel branch. Ca. 350 BC. H. 4 in.(10.2 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Switzerland in 1989.

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HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA OWL modeled as if perched, itshead turned to its right; legs lacking. 3rd Century BC.H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection,New York, acquired in Paris, December 1990.

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WESTERN ASIATIC GREEN STEATITE PENDANT OF AN OWL, wings spread, the legs brought back under the body. The plumage is represented by notches; two holes on the back for suspension. Late 3rd-early 2nd Millennium BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.); W. 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Rare type. Ex collectionof G. F. Daniels, Philadelphia, acquired in 1980; J.M.E. collec-tion, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in December 2012.

81 APULIAN RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH TWO OWLS on either side, flanked by olive sprigs. Early 4th Century BC. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm.); Diam. 4 1⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) Rareside-by-side depiction. Ex Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich,Antiken, Auktion XXII, 16 April 1971, no. 116; HeidiVollmoeller collection, Zurich; J.M.E. collection, New York.

ROMAN BRONZE PERCHED OWL filled with lead for use as aweight. 2nd-3rd century AD. H. 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) Ex Londonprivate collection, acquired in 1990s. Dark green patina.

85 PHOENICIAN SQUARE LEAD STEELYARD WEIGHT: OWL,SYMBOL OF TYRE. On the other side, the sign of the goddessTanit, the mother deity and goddess of fertility and good fortune. Ca. 2nd Century BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collec-tion, New York, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in September1994.

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86 BOEOTIAN GEOMETRIC JUGLET with squat body, cylindrical neck with the rim turned slightly out-wards, and tall handle. It is decorated with running spirals, zig-zags, dotted lozenges, and stripes. Early 8thCentury BC. H. 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) Ex private collection, Switzerland; J.M.E. collection, New York. Cf. J. N. Coldstream, Greek Geometric Pottery, 1968, pl.. 42, h-j.

87 GREEK GEOMETRIC POTTERY GLAUX on reticulated base, with one arching vertical strap handle andone horizontal loop handle. In brown slip; bands of checker board, zig-zags, and lines. Rare form. Ca. 8th Century BC. H. at handle 4 1/4 in. (10.5 cm.); Diam of bowl 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.)Ex collection of Thomas Todd, New York; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in January 2003.

88 GREEK GEOMETRIC POTTERYBOWL of tapering silhouette withstylized birds and linear designs inbrown slip. 7th Century BC. H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm.) Ex private collection, San Jose,California, acquired at auction inBeverly Hills, June 1993.

89 BOEOTIAN WHITE GROUNDBLACK-FIGURE SKYPHOS On both sides. a warrior fighting agriffin. Ca. 520 BC.H. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.); Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)Ex Jean-Marie Talleux collection,Grand Fort Philippe, France; J.M.E.collection, New York, acquired at theDrouot, Paris in December 1995.

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RHODIAN TERRACOTTA ALABASTRON IN THEFORM OF A KNEELING SILENUS nude, with hishands resting on his thighs. 6th Century BC. H. 7 in. (18 cm.) Ex German collection. Published: G. Puhze,Antikekunst, vol. 12, 1997, no. 162.

CORINTHIAN LARGE POTTERY ARYBALLOS FROM THE WORKSHOP OF THE OTTERLOOPAINTER Two confronted griffin-headed birds flanking a large double palmette. Ca. 600-575 BC. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) Ex J. Malter, Encino, California, 1987; M.P. (1925-2013) collection, La Jolla,California, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1988.

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CORINTHIAN TRIPODAL FOOTED, LIDDED PYXIS BYTHE KISELEFF PAINTER, the lid decorated with five geese.Ca. 575-550 BC. Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.); H. 2 1/2 in.(6.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Luganoin October 1984. Cf. Würzburg K 1745, E. Simon (ed.), DieSammlung Kiseleff Im Martin-von-Wagner-Museum derUniversität Würzburg II: Minoische und griechischeAntiken, 1989, 43, no. 85, pl. 32.

CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY EXALEIPTRON Between three spool-form handles, panels of birds with rosettes in the field. Early 6th Century BC. Diam. 6 1/8 in. (16.2 cm.) Ex Elie Borowski (1913-2003) collection, Basel, Switzerland. Scarce type. 36

95 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE MINIATURE TREFOIL OINOCHOE, the central panel with a nude rider onhorseback galloping to right; high, arching handle. Ca. 530-520 BC. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) Rare in such asmall size for an oinochoe. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in April 2005.

94 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE MINIATURE PANELAMPHORA On both sides: Nude youth on horsebackflanked by two draped figures. Ca. 500 BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) Choice. Ex Athos Moretti collection,Bellinzona, Switzerland, 1984; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Basel in October 2002.

97 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS Two satyrs flanking a grapevine. A charming subject. Ca. 500 BC. H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired in 1950 at the Drouot; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Paris in March 2004.

96 ATTIC SMALL BLACK-FIGURE TREFOIL OINOCHOE Dionysos riding an ass; vines in the field. Ca. 500-475 BC. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in London in 1987.

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98 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE MINIATURE BAND CUP with three animals on each side. 6th Century BC. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.); W. 5 1/8 in. (12.7 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from Munzen und Medaillen, Basel, in April 1985.

99 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE SMALL SKYPHOS Paestan shape. Two armed warriors in different poses oneither side, details in added white. Late 6th Century BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Ascona, Switzerland, in October 1984.

101ATTIC BLACK-FIGURESKYPHOS OF THE FP CLASSOn either side a courting scenewith a bearded satyr and a youngnude male; flanked by large pal-mettes; under the handles, a lotusbud. Ca. 500 BC.H. 4 in. (10.3 cm.); Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.5 cm.) Ex Belgian private collection,acquired in the 1980s.

100 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE MINIATURE PANATHENAIC AMPHORA FROM THE BULAS GROUPAthena Promachos on one side and a nude youth holding a thyrsos and a garland on the other. Ca. 400-350BC. H. 4 in. (10.2 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York.

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102ATTIC RED-FIGURE NOLAN AMPHORA BY THE ETHIOP PAINTERA young warrior standing, wearing a beltedchiton, a chlamys draped over his right arm,a shield over his left shoulder and a spear inhis right hand, takes leave of an older beard-ed man to the left; an inscription in addedred in between: KONI. Reverse: A standingbearded man, wrapped in a himation andleaning upon his staff. Ca. 460 BC. H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.)Ex Japanese private collection, acquired in1990. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of theAncient World, vol. XXI, 2010, no. 143.

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104ATTIC SMALL RED-FIGURELEKYTHOS A dancing satyr with a cornucopia. Ca. 450 BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.)Ex collection of Dr. W.E.. Staufen,Heidelberg, Germany, acquired in1973; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Freiburg, Germany inJune 2007.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER, Herakles offers a kantharos to Nike; at left the Dioskouroiholding torches, at right another nude laureate male with a spear? watching. Reverse: Three drapedyouths. 4th Century BC. H. 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.); Diam. 13 in. (33 cm.); W. 13 in. (33 cm.) Ex French collection.

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106 ATTIC RED-FIGURE COLUMN KRATER BY THE MELEAGER PAINTER Two nude warriors with helmets, shields, and spears, battle a cloaked man riding a rearing horse, turning and lunging at the bearded soldier, with a figure further to the left. Reverse: Three draped youths. Earlier 4th Century BC. H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.); Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm.); W. 12 5/8in. (32 cm.)Ex Ulla Lindner, Munich, 1960s; Dr. J. Bohler, Munich; German private collection. Published: J.Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XX, 2009, no. 110.The Meleager Painter takes his name from two neck-amphorae depicting the huntress Atalanta and her lover Meleager. For more on the painter and his career see J. Boardman, Athenian Red Figure Vases, The Classical Period, 1989, pp. 168-169.

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107APULIAN LARGE RED-FIGURE CALYX KRATERBY THE WHITE SACCOS PAINTER Seated Apollo with thyrsos and lyre; a female with asitula, and a nude satyr with a torch and a situla.Reverse: A large winged head of a goddess. Ca. 320-310 BC. H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.); Diam. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.)Ex English collection, Sotheby’s, London, July 10-11,1989, lot 257; Patricia Kluge collection, Charlottesville,Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1991.Published: A.D. Trendall, The Red-figured Vases ofApulia, Suppl. II, 1992, no. 29/8c, pl. XCVI, 3-4; J.Eisenberg, 1000 Years of Ancient Greek Vases, 2010,no. 123.

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108APULIAN RED-FIGURE VOLUTE KRATER,WORKSHOP OF THE BALTIMORE PAINTER In an Ionic naiskos a female seated upon a capital holds a casket. On the neck a female head emergesfrom a flowering plant; on each shoulder are twoswan-heads. Medusa masks on volutes. Reverse: Two seated females on either side of a stele.Ca. 340-320 BC. H. 26 in. (66 cm.); W. at handles 14 7/8 in. (38 cm)Ex old French collection (Jacques Marcou).Published: K. Schauenburg, Studien zur unter-italischen Vasenmalerei vol. XI-XII, 2008, pl 106; J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVIII,2007, no. 139.

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109 APULIAN RED-FIGURE CHOUS The body decorated with the profile head of a young satyr, shown withcurly hair, pointed ears and a snub nose, his tail curling up from the base in front of him; with a trefoil lip,set on a ring base. Ca. 340-300 BC. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex English private collection, acquired in theU.K. between the 1950s and the 1980s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in London in October 2008.

111 APULIAN GNATHIA WARE GUTTOS in the form of a barrel-shaped quadruped with central funnel andspout tail. Lateral ring handle. Vine and details in added white. Late 4th Century BC. L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.);H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in New York, December 1993.

110 APULIAN GNATHIA WARE BOTTLE A female head in profile. Reverse: Dove. Decorated in added white,yellow, and red. Late 4th Century BC. H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) Ex Swiss private collection; J.M.E. collection,New York, acquired at Christie’s, London, October 2004. Published: J. Dorig, Art Antique, Collections Privéede Suisse Romande, Mainz, 1975, no. 295.

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APULIAN RED-FIGURE FISH-PLATE CLOSE TO THEHIPPOCAMP PAINTER with a striped perch, a bream, and a star-gazer (uranoscopus scaber)around a central well; high rim with running wave pattern. 4th Century BC. D. 8 1⁄4 in. (21 cm.); H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.)Ex collection of J. H. Foote, acquired inItaly in the 1880s, thence by descent toJohn McElhinney: J.F. collection, MercerIsland, Washington, acquired from Royal-Athena in 2004.

Exhibited: Yale University Art Gallery,New Haven, 1990 - 2002. Cf. I. McPhee and A. Trendall, Addendato Greek Red-figured Fish-plates, 1990,no. IV/14a.

113 CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE MINIATURE BELL KRATER Maltese terrier, right forepaw upraised. Rev: Similar but the forelegs are straight. Ca. 325-300 BC. H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collec-tion, New York, acquired from J. Ede in London in 2004.

114 CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE BAILAMPHORA NEAR THE CA PAINTEROn both sides is depicted a female head inprofile wearing a saccos, diadem, and jewelry; palmettes between. Ca. 360-350 BC. H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) Ex private Dutch collection, acquired in the 1960s;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inMunich in December 2005. Cf. A.D.Trendall, Red-figure vases fromSouth Italy and Sicily , 1990, fig. 317/1.

115 CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE LEKANISPERHAPS BY THE CA PAINTER On one side of the lid head of womanwith sakkos, on the other head of a satyr;palmettes between. Ca. 360 - 350 BC. H. with lid 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.); Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.4 cm.) Ex old Viennese collection; ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich,December 2010.

116 SICILIAN RED-FIGURE LEKANISFemale head left, with sphendome, sac-cos, earrings, necklace on either side. Ca. 350-325 BC. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.), D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collec-tion, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s,London, in December 1991. Attributedby D. Trendall to ‘Near Verona 129 CE’.

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117HELLENISTIC GNATHIAN WARE POTTERYBOWL, possibly Sicilian. The interior with twoarching dolphins and two vine leaves with elabo-rate tendrils, a band in added red below the rim;two grooves on the exterior are also below the rimand on a low ring base.Late 4th-early 3rd Century BC.Diam: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.); H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in NewYork, December 2005. Published: Charles EdeLtd, London, 1998, Antiquities, catalogue 166,no. 29.

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120 GREEK LARGE RED-FIGURE AMPHORA Three females and a reclining Eros around a laver; threeswans above. Female at left regards herself in a mirror, the one at right holds an oinochoe, and the third,nude, kneels as she puts on her chiton. On the neck sits a winged Eros. Reverse: Three women stand aroundan altar. Very rare group. Early 4th Century BC. H. 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.) Ex French collection, acquiredin London in 1993. The painting style clearly relates to a Sicilian workshop, however, the form is identifi-able to red-figure vases found in Albania (ancient Illyria); accompanied by a photocopy of a letter fromProf. A. Dale Trendall about this unusual amphora.

118 GREEK POTTERY PYXIS WITH A BUST OF ARTEMIS (DIANA) ON THE COVER Spool formedwith a wide flange which supports the lid, tapering to a small foot. The deep cover centering a raised reliefbust of the goddess surrounded with palmettes. 4th-early 3rd Century BC. H. 4 1/4 in. (11 cm.); Diam. of lid 3 7/8 in. (9.3 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inMunich in December 2005.

119 GREEK POTTERY PYXIS WITH A BUST OF NIKE ON THE COVER Spool formed, the deep coverwith a central raised relief medallion with a bust of Nike surrounded by vines and tendrils in Six’s tech-nique. 4th-early 3rd Century BC. H. 4 in. (11.2 cm.); Diam. of lid 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex D. A. collection, Munich, acquired in the mid-1950s; J.M.E. collection, New York.

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VILLANOVAN GRAY IMPASTOWARE VASE with incised goat head,spectacle, large zigzags on both sides.Ca. 700-680 BC. Choice.H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in London from LordMcAlpine of West Green in 1990.

123ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN TREFOILOINOCHOE with a central band ofanimals including ibex, griffin, pan-ther, boar, and lion. Also with rotellesat the upper end of the handle,apotropaic eyes on the mouth, rosetteson the neck, a tongue frieze on theshoulder, and rays over the foot. Ca. 625-575 BC. H. 11 1/4 in. (28.7 cm.)Ex German collection. 48

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ETRUSCAN PONTIC BLACK-FIGUREOLPE Central frieze of two lions alternated bytwo sirens. Lotus and palm frieze around lip.Ca. 550-525 BC. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atSotheby’s, New York, in December 1993.

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ETRUSCAN PONTIC BLACK-FIGURE KANTHAROS with lotus and leaf decoration on body; leaf decoration on handles. Choice. 6th Century BC. W. across handles 7 in. (17.8 cm.); H. at handles 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.); Diam. of bowl 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Ascona in 1984.

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127 ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO WARE KYATHOS with a procession of four lions in relief around the body; male figurein relief on the handle. Ca. 6th Century BC. H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in October 1990 from Galeria Serodine, Ascona.

128 ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO NIKOSTHENIC AMPHORA Ovoid body, with cylindrical neck flaring at thelip, incised with birds; two reticulated broad band handles decorated with horses. Caere, ca. 560-530 BC. H. 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) Ex German collection formed in the 70s and 80s; H. Voigt collection, Essen,Germany; P.L. collection, California.

129 ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO CHALICE with four male heads in high relief on the sides; on high pedestalfoot. Ca. 5th Century BC. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in April1983 from Galerie am Museum, Freiburg.

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130ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS MINIATURE BOWL of sections of mavered blue and agate glass with a blue glass rim. 1st Century AD. Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.) Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Munich in March 2008.

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ROMAN BANDED MOSAIC GLASSALABASTRON Pyriform, with appliedgreen ruffle around the throat. Polychromeglass formed from rods in light blue, white,yellow, blue, dark blue and green, fusedtogether and blown. 1st Century AD.H. 2 1/4 in. (5.9 cm.) Ex German privatecollection acquired in 1980. Rare type.

132ROMAN MARBLED PALE AMBER ANDWHITE GLASS UNGUENTARIUM ofvertical bands free blown, with a conicalbody and cylindrical neck; waisted. 1st Century AD. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atChristie’s, New York, in June 2002.

133ROMAN MARBLED GREEN AND WHITE GLASS UNGUENTARIUM with undulating horizontal canes free blown,a waisted conical body, and cylindrical neck.1st Century AD. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atChristie’s, New York, in June 2002.

134 ROMAN MARBLED AMBER GLASS UNGUENTARIUM The pear-shaped body and short cylindricalneck with swirling opaque 'marble' bands; waisted. 1st Century AD. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E.collection, New York, acquired in Munich, December 2006. Cf. Glass of Antiquity from theOppenländer Collection, The Getty Museum, 1974, p. 360.

135 ROMAN MARBLED BLUE GLASS UNGUENTARIUM with pyriform body, long tubular neck, andfold-over lip with swirling opaque yellow, white, and blue 'marble' bands; waisted. 1st Century AD. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Paris in May 2011.

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ROMAN MARBLED AMBER GLASS UNGUENTARIUM The squat body and short cylindrical neck with swirling opaqueamber, white, and blue 'marble' bands. 1st Century AD. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquiredin Munich in December 2006.

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ROMAN MANGANESE PURPLE GLASS BOTTLE WITH GREEN SPIRAL, of bulbous form with a spiral of thin pale green glass wrap-ping around from the base to the top. It has a tall tapering cylindrical neck ending ina folded lip. 1st-3rd Century AD. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection,NY, acquired in Munich in December 2009.

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138 HELLENISTIC GOLD NECKLACE ELEMENTS with five round medallions, each with a head in the center with green and white enamel inserts outside; eight rosettes with two petal wreaths, one with greenand white enamel inserts; and two oval termini; strung on modern golden chain. 3rd-2nd Century BC. L. of ancient section 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm.); total length 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.); weight: 4.38g gr. Ex English private estate dispersed in the late 1970s.-early 1980s.

139 ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING WITH A RED JASPER INTAGLIOOF A HEAD OF PAN, a god of fertility and sexual power, bearded and horned, facing left. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circum. 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.); wt. 3.2 gr.; size 3. Ex D.T. collection, South Germany, since 1996.

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ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIOOF MERCURY, messenger of the gods, wearing a petasos, standing nude,holding his staff (kerykeion) in his right hand, and a money purse in hisleft. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circum. 2 1/8 in. (56 mm.); wt. 6.3 gr.;size 8. Ex D.T. collection, Southern Germany, 1996.

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A ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING WITH GREEN CHALCEDONYINTAGLIO OF A MUSE, striding right, holding a kithara. 1st-2nd Century AD. Diam. 5/8 in. (16 mm.); size 4. Ex AlexanderGallery, New York, 1998. Cf. M. Maaskant-Kleibrink, Catalogue of theEngraved Gems in the Royal Cabinet, The Hague, no. 80.

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143 ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING WITH A CARNELIANINTAGLIO OF A CHICK facing left; probably a lovetoken. 2nd-3rd Century AD.Circum. 2 in. (51 mm.); wt. 2.6 gr.; size 5.Ex D.T. collection, South Germany, since 1996.

144 ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF ATHENA standing draped,looking to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet, and supporting a large shield and spear with her right handand holding a phiale in her left. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circum. 1 7/8 in. (47 mm.); Wt. 4.1 gr.; size 5.Ex D.T. collection, South Germany, since 1996.

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ROMAN GOLD WEDDING RING cast with a pair of hands in high relief clasped dextrarum iunctio. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circumference ca. 2 in. (49-50 mm ); wt. 7 gr.; size 6.5. Ex private collection, ca.

1980. In Greek as dexiosis and in Latin as dextrarum iunctio, meaning "giving, joining of right hands."The clasping of the right hand was a solemn gesture of the mutual fidelity, loyalty, and harmony demandedin the longest-lasting and most intimate human relationship, marriage.

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ROMAN GOLD WEDDING RING In relief a couple stand clasping hands, dextrarum iunctio, within a raised bezel. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circum. 2 in. (50 mm); wt. 4.14 gr.; size 8. Ex French private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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147 ROMAN SILVER FINGER RING WITH AN OVAL CARNELIAN INTAGLIO with a bucolic scene witha shepherd, nanny goats, the moon, a star, and trees. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Circumference ca. 1 7/8 in. (48 mm ) Ex Bavarian private collection, 1965-2010.

148 ROMAN SILVER RING INSCRIBED WITH A BUST OF THE EMPEROR ZENO (AD 474 - 491) facing right, draped and cuirassed and wearing a diadem; split on either side: the inscription ZENO P-ERPNC. Ca. AD. 474-491. Rare. Circumference ca. 2 3/8 in. (61 mm ) Ex private German collection, acquired in the 1990s.

149 GREEK BRONZE RING WITH AN ENGRAVED APHRODITE CROWNED BY EROS The goddessseated upon a stool, facing left, wears a long chiton. In front of her face flutters the winged Eros about toset a laurel crown on her head. Ca. 4th Century BC. Circumference: 2 in. (54 mm); Size 6.5. Ex American private collection, acquired in 1985.

150 ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH A WHITE ON BLUE CAMEO GLASS EROS seated and playing alyre. The glass is an imitation of nicolo (blue onyx). 1st-2nd Century AD. The size of the cameo is 1 cm x1.3 cm, the diameter of the ring is 11/16 in. (18 mm.); size 8.5. Ex German private collection, acquiredin 1995.

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MIGRATION PERIOD GOLD BELT BUCKLE SET WITH ALMANDINE GARNET INLAYS Scarce.5th Century AD. L. 1 in. (2.5 cm.); wt. 6.2 gr. Ex R.B. collection, Germany, 1990s.

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OSTROGOTHIC PARCEL GILT BUCKLE IN THE FORM OF A BIRD set with three cabochon garnetsand inscribed with a christogram. 5th-6th Century AD. L. 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm.) Ex private Luxembourgercollection, acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN GOLD OPENWORK EARRINGS WITH GREEN GLASS BEADS Designed as a stylized rosette centering a glass bead, atop a pair of volutes from which are suspended three glass beads. 3rd Century AD. L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) Ex D.T. collection, South Germany, since 1996.

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PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS of semicircular openwork design with high, arching hoop for suspension and decorated with granulation. the external edge with a row of gold balls. 6th-7th Century AD. L. 1 3/4 in.(4.5 cm.); wt. 11.8 gr. Ex Swedish private collection, acquired by Royal-Athena in 1965; privateGerman collection.

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155 CYCLADIC SMALL MARBLE GOBLET A select example of a scarce and elegant type. Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700-2200 BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm), D. 4 in. (10.1 cm.)Ex Prof. Hans Erlenmeyer collection, Basel; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s, London,July 1990. Published: H. Erlenmeyer, Antike Kunst,

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156 CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE LARGE BRONZE PENDANT made in four sections. 11th-10th Century BC. H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex German art market, 2003. Cf. V. Furmánek, DieAnhänger in der Slowakei , 1980. PBF XI 3, no. 787; H.Müller-Karpe, Handbuch der VorgeschichteIV 3, 1980, pl. 332.

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SARDINIAN NURAGHIAN PERIOD BRONZE VOTIVE BOAT An open vessel with a bull’s head prow, the animal with long backcurving horns. Cast in one piece with an arching element along theback joined to a suspension loop. Orgossolo, province of Nuoro, 8th-7th Century BC. L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) Ex collection of JohnKluge, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena inMarch 1989; sold at Christie’s New York, June 2004. For the type, see J. Thimme, Kunst und Kultur Sardinens von Neolithikum biszum Ende der Nuraghenzeit, nos 177-190; C. Zervos, Sardaigne,fig. 404.332.

159 CYPRO-GEOMETRIC POTTERY VASE On either shoulder, a snake between two birds. A rare type.7th-6th Century BC. H. 4 3/8 in (11.1 cm.) Ex C. Perlman, Brookline, MA, acquired by his mother inAthens in 1952; J.M.E. collection, N.Y., acquired in March 2008.

160 IBERIAN SMALL BRONZE HORSE AND RIDER Horse standing alert, rider holding its mane. The horse with large dotted circle eyes; both with cross-hatching details. 10th-6th Century BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex J. J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York; Heyward Cutting, New York; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s, New York in December 2000.

161 BYZANTINE BRONZE ENKOLPION DECORATED IN RELIEF WITH THE CRUCIFIXIONObverse: tabula ansata with four Greek letters, surrounded by four medallions with the vignettes ofNikolaus, the mother of God, St.George, under the cross arms inscriptions in Church Slavonic (”The cross isour consolation. The cross is our fame”). Reverse: Mother of God, etc. Rare; 8th known example. 10th-12thCentury AD. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) Ex German collection, Nuremberg, acquired ca. 1980.

162 BYZANTINE BRONZE ENKOLPION: ARCHANGEL MICHAEL incised with a depiction of thearchangel Michael, his hands raised in adoration, his name written above. 10th-12th Century AD.H. 4 1/8 in. (10.7 cm.); w. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm.) Ex German private collection, Nuremberg, acquired 1980.

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163 IBERIAN HELLENISTIC PARCEL GILT SILVER GOBLET The bowl is a hemisphere attached to a separately made conicalfoot, flattened at the edges with incised vertical elliptical decora-tion; the bowl with a gilded band around the lip with incisedfoliate scrolls. 3rd - 2nd Century BC. H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.); Diam. 4 in. (10 cm.) Ex German private collection, acquiredin the 1990s.

164 HELLENISTIC SILVER KYATHOS (LADLE) The long handleterminating in a swan’s neck and head; at the griffe of the handle a volute in the round. 4th-3rd Century BC. L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Ex German private collection near Munich, acquired between 1991 and 2005. Cf. Silver for the Gods, Toledo (1977), p. 46, no. 15.

165 HELLENISTIC SILVER GILT MEDAL WITH PROFILE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT as ZeusAmmon; within a beaded border. Reverse: A boar standing. 3rd -2nd Century BC. Diam. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm.)Ex private German collection, acquired in the 1990s. Based upon the coinage of Lysimachos.

166 ROMAN OPENWORK SILVER TRISKELE PHALERA WITH DOLPHINS Of circular open-workdesign with three conjoined dolphins leaping amid stylized waves. 3rd Century AD. Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Ex private German collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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167 EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE RELIEF OF AN OFFERTORY PROCESSION Depicted inlow relief are five bearers walking to the left, each carrying a butchered animal offering; the feet of anotherprocession in the register above remaining. Saqqara, Vth Dynasty, ca. 2520-2350 BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.); W. 23 1/4 in (59 cm.) Ex Collection of Prince Murat, Naples; acquired by the Singercollection, ca. 1980; collection of Mme. F., Nice, France. Acquired at the Drouot, Paris, July 2005. Published:J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVII, 2006, no. 167.

169 EGYPTIAN LARGE GLAZED GREEN STEATITE SEKHMET seated on an openwork throne with a figureof Bes depicted on either side, holding the was scepter bent across her lap. Late Dynastic, 664-342 BC.H. 4 in. (10.2cm.) Ex French collection assembled in the 1950s and 60s. Very fine style. Published: J.

Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVIII, 2007, no. 204. Choice!

168 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONE DEEP BUST OF A DIGNITARY OR SCRIBE wearing astriated wig and a tight sheath-like garment. His left hand, clutching a palette, is raised to his breast.Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1540-1292 BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17 cm) Ex French collection. Published: J. Eisenberg,Art of the Ancient World, vol. XX, 2009, no. 170.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR’S MODEL: AN OWLcarved in high relief. Ptolemaic Period,305-30 BC. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)Fine style. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired from D. Zimmerman, Geneva, inApril 1987.

EGYPTIAN GRAYISH-GREEN SCHIST STRIDING RAM-HEADED GOD, probably Khnum-Re or Khnum-Re-Herakhty,wearing the hemhem crown and holding aflail in his right hand. Nubia, XXVth Dynasty, 747-712 BC. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex Jean-MarieTalleux Collection, Grand Fort Philippe,France; J.F. collection, Mercer Island,Washington. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art ofthe Ancient World, vol. IX, 1997, no. 181.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JAR,LID CARVED TO REPRESENT IMSETY,son of Horus and guardian of the liver. The cylindrical vessel with traces of hiero-glyphics; facial details painted in black. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC.H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.)Ex private English collection, acquired inEgypt in the late 19th century.

This was probably one of the several largebronze statues found in the Temple of Amun at Karnak in the early 19th Century. One of the two largest examples; the other is heavily restored. This is the only one in private hands; the others are in museums in Athens, Berlin, Leiden, London, and Paris. The Louvre acquired theirs in 1829.

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HIGHLY IMPORTANT LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUE OF A PRIESTESS OF AMUNwith inlaid stone eyes and separately cast shortwig of tiny layered locks of hair. Her attachedarms are outstretched, probably to hold two sistra (musical rattles). She retains part of heroriginal gold necklace and remains of gold leafon her wig.XXIInd Dynasty, 945-715 BC. H. 37 in. (94 cm) including her restored feetand ankles. Ex S.O.S. collection, Basel,Switzerland, acquired in the late 1950s; J.A.L.collection, Chesterfield, Virginia.

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174 EGYPTIAN LARGE BRONZE HEAD OF OSIRISWEARING THE WHITE CROWN of Upper Egypt, fronted with a uraeus. The Lord ofthe Underworld wears a long false beard and his features and the details of the cobra are well executed. Late Period, 712-332 BC. H. 8 1/2 in (21 cm.)Ex S.C. collection, Israel, early 20th century.

175 EGYPTIAN BRONZE MUMMIFORM OSIRISWEARING THE ATEF CROWN notched forplumes. XXVIth Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC.5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) Ex French private collection;D.S collection, Waterford, Michigan, acquired fromRoyal-Athena in 1987.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE ENTHRONED OSIRIS mummiform, wearing the atef crown, false beard,broad collar, and holding the crook and the flail.Late Dynastic, 712-343 BC. H. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Ex collection of PorterChandler; acquired in Egypt in 1916-18; his grand-daughter, Gertrude Houston; D. M. collection, New York.

177 EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEATED HARPOKRATESAMON wearing the red crown with tall, incisedplumes, a solar disk, and the sidelock of youth. Theforefinger of his right hand is raised to his mouth andhis eyes are gilded. XXVI-XXXth Dynasty 664-342 BC. H. 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) Ex collection of FlorentDalcq (1878-1950), Belgium. Cf. L. Traunecker, Àpropos de l'Harpocrate Amonien, communicationdonnée à Mayence, 22 février 2002.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE STRIDING AMUN He wears a crown surmounted by tall plumes with solar disk, broad collar, and short kilt. Two ribbons hang from the back of the crown overthe nape of his neck. Late Period, 664-30 BC. H. 10 1/2 in. (26.8 cm.) Ex private French collection acquired in the 1950s; with La GalerieMichel Cachoux, Paris, 1967-68; Geneva privatecollection; Christie’s, London, October 1999; pri-vate collection, Westlake Village, California.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE MALE DEITY, PROBABLYA RARE VARIANT OF KHONSU-DJEHUTYEnthroned, his beard inlaid with gold, he wears theatef-crown, fronted by an ibis head, and surmountedby a horned solar disk.XXVIth Dynasty 664-525 BC. H. 9 in. (22.9 cm.)Ex French collection; private collection, WestlakeVillage, California. This piece is possibly anotherdeity in as much as he does not bear the moon andcrescent disk below the atef-crown. We cannot findthis particular composite crown on any other pub-lished bronze.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE STRIDING SPHINXA strong, near portrait-like human-headed sphinx,wearing nemes head-cloth and broad collar.Roman Period, 1st-3rd Century AD. L. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Rare type. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from J. Malter, Encino, California, in February 2007.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE TUTU, THE ROYALSPHINX from the top of a standard, with tautand slender leonine body, the god wearing a falsebeard with engraved cheek-straps, tripartite wig,and headdress composed of ram's horns surmountedby ostrich feathers, sun-disk, and uraeus. Late Period, 525-30 BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.)Rare type. Ex French collection, J.M.E. collection,New York, acquired at Bonham’s, London, inDecember 2010. Cf. R. Fazzini, Images forEternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley andBrooklyn, Brooklyn, p. 92, no. 78.

180EGYPTIAN BRONZE RECUMBENT SPHINX, the forepaws extendedforward, the hind paws folded under, the tail curved around its righthindquarter, the false beard secured by a chin strap, wearing a nemesheadcloth fronted by a uraeus and surmounted by the red crown. Rare and choice. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.);L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) Ex Zakaria Collection, Los Angeles, formed in the1960s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York,December 2005.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCEUSHABTI OF PSAMTIK, God’s Father,born to Seba-Rekhyet, holding hoes andseed-sack, with nine lines of inscription. XXVI Dynasty, probably reign of Amasis, 570-526 BC. H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) Choice. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired from Galerie St. Peres, Paris, inOctober 1984.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCEROYAL USHABTI OF PINEDJEM I,HIGH PRIEST OF AMUN and king of Southern Egypt from ca. 1054-1032BC. Details and hieroglyphic text inmanganese-black. Early XXIst Dynasty, ca. 1070-1032 BC.H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) From the royalcache at Deir el Bahari. Choice and rare, especially in this largesize. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Brussels, March 1998.Exhibited: Albany Institute of History &Art, September 2013 to June 2014, for“The Mystery of the Albany Mummies.”

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188 EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BEIGE CALCITE OVOID JAR of elongated form with two pierced lug handles; with spotted pyrolusite inclusions. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex Monnier Collection, Paris; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in February1996.

190 EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC SMALL BEIGE OVOID MARBLE JAR with black dendritic veining andtwo small pierced lug handles. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) Ex Monnier Collection,Paris; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in February 1996.

EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC LARGE BRECCIA MARBLE OVOID JAR of elegant proportions with twopierced lug handles and attractive reddish-brown veining. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.)Ex Monnier Collection, Paris; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in February1996.

191 EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC SMALL BRECCIATED MARBLE COSMETIC JAR of globular form withflaring flat lip. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired in Paris, in May 1992.

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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM LARGE BANDED ALABASTER BOWL of elegant proportions, withcurved sides and inturned rim. IVth Dynasty, ca. 2613-2160 BC. Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from Pytheas, Paris, in April 2004.

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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE VASE, pear-shaped with flat lip. Massive, indurated, fossiliferous beige limestone. IVth Dynasty, ca. 2686-2181 BC. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in February 2008.

195 EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC BRECCIATEDGRAYSTONE BOWL, globular, pale graystone, with recessed rounded rim. Ist-IInd Dynasty, ca. 3050-2686 BC. Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection,acquired at Sotheby’s, London, July 1986.

198 EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM LARGE DARKGREEN MOTTLED SERPENTINE VESSEL with a pointed bottom. Choice. 5th-6th Dynasty, ca. 2200 BC. H. 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm.) Ex private collection, A.L.,Neuchatel, Switzerland, acquired ca. 1980; J.M.E.collection, New York, acquired from R. Bigler,Rueschlikon, Switzerland, in November 2005.

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199 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM BANDED ALABASTER JAR of tubular form with flaring mouth. XIth-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 2133-1790 BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (7 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquiredin Paris, May 1992.

200 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM INDURATED LIMESTONE KOHL JAR XIth-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 2133-1790 BC. H. 2 in. (5.5 cm.) Ex British private collection acquired in the1970s; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in June 2007.

201 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM ALABASTER CONJOINED COSMETIC JARS, in the form of twoovoid jars side by side, joined in middle. Two drilled lug handles. XII-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 1991-1750 BC. W. 6 in. (15.2 cm.); H. 2 1/2 in. (6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from R. Gill, London,in July 1994.

202 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM MOTTLED LIMESTONE JAR The slender body flaring out towardsthe flattened rim. XIth-XIIth Dynasty, ca. 2133-1786 BC. H. 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm.) Ex collection ofJannette Walen, the Netherlands; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in October2005.

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205 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE TO NEW KINGDOM BANDED ALABASTER JAR of tubular form, the sidesflaring outwards to a broad disc rim. Ca. 2050-1450 BC. H. 3 in. (7.8 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in April 1999. Cf. William C. Hayes: The Scepter of Egypt, vol. II,Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990, p. 67, fig. 35 for a similar example.

206 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM ORANGE AND WHITE MOTTLED MARBLE KOHL JAR Early XVIIIth Dynasty, ca. 1567-1450 BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired from G. Cohen, Paris, in October 1988.

203EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOMALABASTER MORTAR-SHAPED VESSEL with flaring sides, two lug handles; polished surface. XIIth-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 2133-1790 BC. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)Ex collection of Lord McAlpine of WestGreen; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired from Lord McAlpine in July 1988.

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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM SQUATBANDED ALABASTER VESSEL with short body and wide disk rim. XVIIIth-XXth Dynasty, ca.1570-1079 BC.W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) Ex collections of Allen L. Owens,Connecticut; Dr. David Landau, Newton,Massachusetts, Parke-Bernet, December1969; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired from Grogan & Co., Boston, inDecember 1991.

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EGYPTIAN BANDED ALABASTER ALABASTRONAttractive layering of alabaster to form concentric circles. 6th-5th Century BC. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired at Christie’s, London, in December1988.

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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM ALABASTERCOSMETIC VESSEL, the vase-shaped containerwith a broad flared lip stands on an integral plat-form base. XIth-XIIth Dynasty, ca. 2040-1782 BC.H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) Ex Nicholas Tano, Cairo;Jean Tano, 1930-1950; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired at Sotheby’s, New York, in December 1997.Cf. Louvre, Objets de toilette égyptiennes, p. 75,no. 245.

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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM ALABASTERFOOTED JAR of lotus bud form, with slightly con-cave neck, flattened rim ledge, and a circular pot-stand foot. XVIIIth Dynasty, ca. 1550-1320 BC.H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) Choice! Ex J.M.E. collec-tion, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York, inDecember 2000. Cf. E. Brovarski et al., Egypt’sGolden Age, 1982, p. 130, no. 123.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERY NECKEDJAR, ovoid and decorated with panels of red paintedwavy 'water' signs, with tubular handles on eachshoulder. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.)Ex. collection of Richard E.S. Maxson (1925-75),Amherst, MA; World Museum of Ancient Art,Northfield, MA; J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired at Skinner‘s, Boston, in 1989.

212EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERY SQUATJAR, decorated with panels of red painted wavy'water' signs, zigzag and bird on base, with tubularhandles on each shoulder. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York,acquired at Christie’s, London, in April 1987.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC HARD PINK WAREPOTTERY NECKED JAR with tubular handles,decorated red spots. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex. collection of Richard E.S.Maxson (1925-75), Amherst, MA; World Museum ofAncient Art, Northfield, MA; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Skinner‘s,Boston, in 1989.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERY VASEwith two wave-form handles, decorated in red oneach side with two boats with two cabins. Naqada II, ca. 3200 BC. H. 6 in. (15.2 cm.)Choice! Ex private collection, Basel; J.M.E. col-lection, NY, acquired at Sotheby’s London, July1989. Published: K. Lange, Ägypticshe KunstZurich, Berlin 1939, no. 11; Geschenk des Nils,Basle, 1978, no. 15. Exhibited: ArchaeologischeSammlung der Universitat Zurich; HistorischesMuseum, Bern; Kunstmuseum, Luzern; Museed’Art ey d’Histoire, Geneva.

214EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERYNECKED-JAR WITH TUBULAR HANDLESdecorated in red with spirals interspersed with rush lines. Naqada II, ca. 3200-3050 BC. H. 4 1/2 in. ( 11.4 cm.) Ex Gieringer collectionsold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January28/29, 1959, lot 91, acquired by Dr. RichardLeBaron Bowen, Jr. (1919-2013), Providence,Rhode Island, thence by descent. Cf. J.C. Payne,Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collectionin the Ashmolean Museum, 1993, no. 840.

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215EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERY VASEBuff, painted with red horizontal bands of wavylines; a fan on either side; with two lug handles. Naqada II, ca. 3200-3050 BC. H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection,acquired from C. Ede, London, December 1991.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC PYRIFORMBLACK-TOPPED REDWARE POT Naqada I-II, ca. 3850–3050 BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) Ex Gieringer collectionsold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January28/29, 1959, lot 91, acquired by Dr. RichardLeBaron Bowen, Jr. (1919-2013), Providence,Rhode Island, thence by descent.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERYGLOBULAR JAR with two lateral lug handlesand folded lip; brown zig-zag lines on buffbody.Naqada II, ca. 3200-3050 BC.H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 3 1/4 in.(8.3 cm.)Ex Lord McAlpine of West Green collection;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inLondon from Lord McAlpine in July 1988.

EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERYGLOBULAR JAR with registers of s’s separatedby zig-zag lines in red slip; two lug handlesand folded lip. Naqada II, ca. 3200-3050BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.); D. 3 1/2 in.(8.9 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection,New York, acquired in Paris, in December1998.

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220 EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC LARGE POTTERY SHORT-NECKED JAR WITH TUBULAR HANDLES Hand turned with splashes of red paint overall. Naqada or Ballas (Petrie 1895). Naqada I-II, ca. 3850–2960 BC. H. 5 1/2 in (13.2 cm.); Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.)Ex Gieringer collection, sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 1959, acquired by Dr. Richard LeBaron Bowen, Jr. (1919-2013), Providence, Rhode Island, thence by descent.

221 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM BLACK POTTERY VASE Of tubular form, the sides flaring outwards to a broad disc rim; fired to a glossy black. Ca. 1994-1781 BC. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s, New York, November 1990.

222 EGYPTIAN TELL EL-YEHUDIEH WARE POTTERY JUGLET of fig-form, dark grey, with incised details of leaves radiating from the neck all filled with white; texture pitting below. Scarce. Hyksos Period, XVth Dynasty, ca. 1750-1650 BC. Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in London in December 1993.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF BES wearing a plumed headdress, with black details.Choice. Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 BC. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from R. Gill, London, in December 1993.

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EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE AMULET OF KHNUM, the ram-headed creator god who made man onthe potter's wheel. Late Dynastic Period, 664-343 BC. H. 1 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) Ex collection of Mme. R.S.,Paris, acquired in the 1960s; Drouot, Paris, April 2004.

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223 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TRIAD AMULET OF ISIS, HORUS, NEPTHYS Finely detailed. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from C. Ede, London, September 1982.Cf similar amulet in the MMA, ex J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917, accession number: 17.194.2444

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISEFAIENCE AMULET OF PATAIKOSwearing a ram-horned uraeus crownsurmounted by double plumes and asun disc. XXI-XXVth Dynasty, 1069-664 BC.H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) Ex collectionof Edouard Louis Joseph, BaronEmpain (1852-1929), France; J.M.E. collection, New York,

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EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCEAMULET OF PATAIKOS standing on two crocodiles, holdingsnakes, the head commanded by ascarab. In the back a winged goddesswearing a solar disc, and on the sidesstand the goddesses Isis and Nephtys.Choice. Late Period, 664-30 BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.) Ex collection of John Cherones, NewYork, 1970s.

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231 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET: PILLAR WITH HEADS OF MUT AND KHONSU with imbricated eather design surmounted by the two heads of Mut and the falcon-headed Khonsu, both crowned. Very rare. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, London,November 1988.

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229 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE FOUR-SIDED AMULETOF AMUN-RE AND FALCON-HEADED KHONSU DepictingAmun-Re wearing plumes alternating with a falcon-headed deitywearing disk with plumes; suspension loop on top. Rare. Late Dynastic, ca. 664-343 BC. H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) Ex Thalassic Collection (Theodore and Aristea Halkedis); J.M.E.collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York, June 1999.

230 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET: HORUS The striding falcon-headed Horus wearing the Double Crown.Choice. Late Period, ca. 712-30 BC. H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, acquired from Galerie St. Peres, Paris, in March1994.

EGYPTIAN BRIGHT TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OFPATAIKOS with purple details; purple scarab on head; suspen-sion loop behind. Late Period, 715-30 BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4cm.) Choice! Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atChristie’s, London, December 1987.

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234EGYPTIAN DEEP TURQUOISE FAIENCE LION-HEADED THOUERIS, Thoueris with a lion head is veryrare. Lacking lower part of body and part of ‘Sa’ sign. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Brussels in April 1983.

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EGYPTIAN LARGE TURQUOISE FAIENCE SEATEDBASTET, the lion-headed goddess seated on a high-backedthrone. Inscription on back in a brownish-black glaze:‘Recitation by Bastet, Mistress of Bubastis: Eye of Re, Lord of all the gods’. An extremely fine example of what isprobably a New Year’s gift. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC.H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) Ex J.M.E. collection, acquired atChristie’s, London, July 1985.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE AMULET OF NEFERTUM,god of unguents and perfumes, striding with arms at sidesand wearing lotus crown topped by two incised feathers.Choice! Late Period, 715-30 BC. H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) Ex collection of A. Indjoudjian, Paris, ca. 1910; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Paris in September 1997.

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235EGYPTIAN LARGE TURQUOISE FAIENCEPLAQUE OF NURSING SEKHMET-MUT Seated lion-headed goddess suckling standing lion-headed child. Reticulated. Very rare and complete.XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) Ex John Kluge collection,acquired from Royal-Athena in the early 1980s, reacquired 1988; ex J.M.E. collection, New York.

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EGYPTIAN DARK TURQUOISE FAIENCEAMULET: MAYHES, the lion-headed god, depicted striding with his left leg forward, wearing the shendyt kilt and tripartite wig, the hands clasped under the chin, a suspension loop behind the head. Scarce. Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069-792 BC. H. 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm) Ex J.M.E. collection, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in October 2007.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULETOF IUSAAS, THE PRIMAL GODDESS striding,wearing crown with multiple uraei and scarab ontop. Late Period, 712-30 BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (5.7 cm.) Very rare, possibly uniquetype. Ex Canadian collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from J. Ede, London, inDecember 1996.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF THOUERIS, standing, wearing a horned solardisk and holding a large ‘sa’ amulet in front of her. Late Period, 715-30 BC. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired inBrussels, in June 2004.

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239 EGYPTIAN DEEP TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF SEKHMET, seated on throne. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, acquired at Bonham’s,London, in May 1996.

EGYPTIAN LARGE DEEP TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF SEKHMET holding papyrus sceptre;uraeus above head, suspension loop behind. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.8 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Sotheby’s, New York, in June 1988.

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241 EGYPTIAN DEEP BLUE FAIENCE AMULET: SEKHMET Lion-headed goddess of war wearing a plumed solar disk with horns;details in black. XXth-XXIth Dynasty, ca. 1200-945 BC.H. 1 7/8 in. (5 cm.) Ex collection of Dr. John S. Winnie, Georgia;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris,December 2009.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISEFAIENCE SEKHMET HEADfrom a large figurine, wearinga solar disk with uraeus; theback with a molded relief ofthe head of Nefertum wearinga lotus with plume and twopendant menats. Choice.Late Period, 715-30 BC.. H 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired from Neret-Minet, Drouot, Paris, in June2004.

244EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM TURQUOISEFAIENCE HIPPOPOTAMUS, his back is decoratedwith two facing lotus flowers and on each side with aleaf, painted in black. Extremely rare.XIIth Dynasty, ca. 1991-1786 BC.L. 3 7/8 in.(9.8 cm.) Ex old French collection; HarerFamily Trust, acquired from Royal-Athena in 2001.Daybreak Archeometric Laboratory TL test 61A90:2700 +/- 1000 years.

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EGYPTIAN SMALL TURQUOISEFAIENCE AMULET OF A SPOTTEDCAT WITH TWO KITTENS seatedbetween their mother’s forepaws. LatePeriod, 525-332 BC. H. 1 in. (2.5 cm.)Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquiredfrom C. Ede, London, in July 1988.Cf. G. A. Reisner, Cairo Museum, pl.

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249 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE BROAD OPENWORK FAIENCEFINGER RING with row of four seated deities and djedpillar. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC.Diam. 1 in. (2.7 cm.) Ex Werner Mansfeld collection; Berlincollection acquired 1970s; J.M.E. collection, acquired in theMunich art market, April 2008.

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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RECTANGULAR UDJAT-EYEPLAQUE, polychrome, with remains of red-coloured pupilinlay; the back with procession of four protective goddessesincluding Isis, Nephthys and Mut, within a rope border. 3rd Intermediate Period, ca. 1069-712 BC. 2 1/4 in. x 2 in. (5.6 x 5 cm.) Ex English private collection, thence by descent;J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christies’, London,

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248 EGYPTIAN LARGE TURQUOISE FAIENCE APHRODITEANADYOMENE, the nude goddess rising from the sea,depicted in contrapposto, her arms raised, holding her longcork-screw locks in her hands, her garment draped over acolumnar support to her left, an additional back-pillar risingto her buttocks. Ca. 2nd Century AD. H. 5 3⁄4 in. (14.6 cm.) Ex Hakim Egyptian Art, New York, 1959; Texas private collection; J.M.E. collection, acquired at Christie’s, New York,June 2005.

EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE ‘NUBIAN’ SPHINXwith body of a cat and head of a man with an unusual‘Nubian’ hair style. XXVth Dynasty, 712-656 BC. H. 1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) ExJ.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from Galerie Nefer,Zurich, in May 1996.

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253 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM GREEN FAIENCE FUNERARY CUP with hieroglyphic inscription in cobaltblue including the name of Amenhotep III and Osiris, Lord of Rosetaou. Rare. XVIIIth Dynasty, ca. 1570-1320BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Pierre Bergé, Paris in October 2006.

254 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE CYLINDRICAL CUP with hieroglyphic inscription including thename of Ramesses III. Rare. XXth Dynasty, ca. 1282-1151 BC. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in New York in 1998.

252 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM TURQUOISE FAIENCE CYLINDRICAL CUP decorated in blackpaint with open and closed joined triangles with dotted bands between. XIth-XIIIth Dynasty, ca. 2040-1650BC. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.9 cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Pierre Bergé,Paris, in January 2009.

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EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC PALE BLUE FAIENCE FUNERARY COSMETIC CUP, the inscription incobalt blue identifys the contents as “henek oil”. Henek oil was one of the seven sacred ointments used in embalming. Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 3rd century BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from Charles Ede, London, in December of 1996.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE CYLINDRICAL CUP with hieroglyphic inscription including thename of Merenptah, son of Ramesses II, r. 1213-1203 BC. Rare. Late XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1213-1189 BC.H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in London in the late 1980s.

EGYPTIAN INTENSE BLUE FAIENCE CARTOUCHE OF RAMESSES IX Finely incised with his name. He was the eighth king of the XXth Dynasty and ruled ca. 1129–1111 BC. Rare. Ca. 1120-1077 BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York. 88

260ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GREENISH-BLUEGLAZED FAIENCE VESSEL with wide neck andbroad rim, a ridge where the neck joins the globularbody, set on a ring base, the surface relief decoratedin slightly darker glaze, around the neck and upperbody with a rope-twist design, the body decoratedwith four triangles filled with a pine cone design. Ca. 1st Century AD.H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) Ex private English collec-tion acquired in the 1990s; J.M.E. collection, NewYork, acquired at Bonham’s, London, October 2005.

259EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE CALYX VASEstanding on a disk foot, the body incised to replicate the petals of a lotus. Rare. XIXth-XXVth Dynasty, 1293-712 BC.H. 5 5/8 in. (14.5 cm.)Ex old French collection (T. Wegener?); J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired from Pytheas, Paris,April 2005. Exhibited: Albany Institute of History& Art, September 2013 to June 2014, for “TheMystery of the Albany Mummies.”

258EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE VASE with tall cylindrical neck and small globularbody tapering to a point at the base, the surface decorated in added black with a lotus design and band decoration.XVIIIth Dynasty, ca. 1567-1320 BC. H. 4 1⁄2 in. (11.4 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired atBonham’s London in April 2005.

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261 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM POTTERY HIPPOPOTAMUS standing on an integral, rectangular,sledge-like base, with long snout, small ears, small tail, andwell defined muscular detail along the back. Ca. 2061-1784 BC. L. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.); H. 3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm.) Ex English private collection; acquiredat Bonham’s London, in May 2002. Cf. P. Lacovara, ‘NewDate for an Old Hippopotamus’, JMFAB, vol 4, 1992.Cf. A.S. Walker, Animals in Ancient Art

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262 EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOMWOOD STANDING FEMALE, her arms,carved separately and pinned at the shoul-der, held stiffly at her sides. Traces of whitepaint indicate the narrow sheath dress shewas wearing; hair and details in black. Ca. 2061-1784 BC. H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) Ex French collection.

263 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM WOODFISTED LEFT HAND holding a rolledlinen; the black painted wrists with a painted bracelet; fingernails finely delineated. XVIIIth-XXth Dynasty, ca. 1570-1070 BC. L. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

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264 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM POLYCHROME FRESCO SECTION: NUBIAN AND ASSYRIANDepicting both kneeling in the attitude of submission. Reign of Amenhotep III, ca.1391-1353 BC.From Theban Tomb 226. Max h. 7 1/2 in. (20.5 cm.); Max. w. 10 1/2 in. (27.2 cm.); W. as framed 14 1/4 in. (35.5 cm.); H. as framed 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) Ex Thalassic Collection, originallyacquired ca. 1912; B.O. colletion, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, acquired from Royal-Athena in January2004. Published by Dr. Nigel Strudwick, British Museum, “A Fragment of a Scene of Foreigners from theTheban Necropolis”, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 38 (2001), pp. 133-140.

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266 WESTERN ANATOLIAN MARBLE SCHEMATIC IDOL OF KUSURA TYPE, with a flat disc-shapedbody, rudimentary arms, a long neck, and an oversized disc-shaped head. Ca. 2700-2200 BC.H. 5 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex private Swiss collection. Cf. J. Thimme, ed., Art of the Cyclades, Karlsruhe,1976, p. 388. no. 520.

267 WESTERN ANATOLIAN MARBLE SCHEMATIC IDOL OF KUSURA TYPE, with a flat disc-shapedbody, rudimentary arms, a long neck, and an oversized disc-shaped head. Ca. 2700-2200 BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Ex collection of H. Ebnoether, Germany.

268 HITTITE CAST BRONZE AXE HEAD with rounded heel and biconcave blade. Ca. 1900 - 1200 BCL. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Munich in1994. Cf. O. W. Muscarella, Bronze and Iron : Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, 1988, p. 412, no. 566.

269 FORTY SOUTH ARABIAN BONE FURNITURE MOUNTS, several in the form of warriors, sphinxes,palmettes, etc. some with inscriptions in South Arabian characters. A rare assemblage. Early 1st Millennium BC. Hts. 7/8 - 2 3/8 in. (2.5 - 6.0 cm.) Ex French collection. The sphinxes wereexhibited: Sphinx: The Guardians of Egypt, Brussels, Oct. 19, 2006-Feb. 25, 2007.

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270 NABATEAN BRONZE ENTHRONEDBEARDED GOD, possibly a Neo-Punic representation of Baal. Made from two sectionsof hammered sheet, he is wrapped in a himationand holds a brick-like object in his left hand and a chalice in his right. Yemen, 1st Millennium BC. H. 7 7/8 in (19.4 cm.) Ex. N. collection, Paris.

271 LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD WITHJANIFORM MASTER OF THE ANIMALS,bearded, wearing a kilt, and holding twocapride protomes. Ca. 1000-650 BC. H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.); with socle 7 1/8 in. (18cm.) Ex J. Elliot collection, Tennessee.Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, ColgateUniversity, 1987-2001.

272 BACTRIAN BRONZE ELEPHANT ANDRIDER The elephant wears a decorative har-ness and raises its trunk; rider has flattenedhead. The whole infilled with lead. A rare type. Ca. 1000-700 BC.

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection,acquired at Christie’s, London, October 2000.

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his objects of art, rather than depositing them in avault or holding receipts. Also, art is not as volatileas stocks and bonds, the coin, gem, and collectiblesmarkets, and especially the gold and silver markets.

Sylvia Porter in her New Money Book recommendsclassical antiquities as one of the best types of art forrapid growth. Dr Eisenberg was first quoted on theinvestment value of ancient art in the February 9,1966 issue of Newsday - over 45 years ago! - andmost recently in Business Week.

Royal-Athena GalleriesJerome M. Eisenberg, Ph.D., the founder and

director of Royal-Athena Galleries, is usually at theNew York gallery and visits the London gallery sev-eral times each year. He is available by appointmentfor consultation, expertise, and appraisals; or for atelephone conference. At no obligation he willarrange a private viewing with guidance on a sophis-ticated long term program of collecting and invest-ing in the fine arts. He also is in attendance at allthe fairs in which we exhibit.

Over the past 60 years we have sold more than 800works of ancient art to many of the country's lead-ing museums, including the Metropolitan Museumof Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the SacklerArt Museum at Harvard University, the YaleUniversity Art Gallery, the Princeton University ArtMuseum, the Newark Museum, the Walters ArtGallery, the Detroit lnstitute of Arts, the CincinnatiArt Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, theMilwaukee Public Museum, the New OrleansMuseum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the J.Paul Getty Museum. In addition to the BritishMuseum and the Louvre, we have sold ancientworks of art to the Benaki Museum (Athens), theEgyptian Museum (Barcelona), the Musée duCinquantenaire (Brussels), the Museum of Fine Arts(Budapest), the Römisch-Germanisches Museum(Cologne), the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden(Leiden), the Museo Archeológico Nacional(Madrid), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, theRoyal Ontario Museum (Toronto), the PapyrusMuseum (Vienna), and a number of other museumsin Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Germany,Japan, and Switzerland. The new Mougins Museumof Classical Art in Mougins, France, has acquirednearly 200 antiquities from us. The catalogs of clas-sical marble sculptures from the Museum of FineArts, Boston, and from the J. Paul Getty Museumillustrate no less than 39 pieces acquired from ourgalleries. In addition, over one thousand objectspurchased from us have been donated to many othermuseums, including the Freer Gallery of Art, theSackler Gallery (The Smithsonian Institution), andthe Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Dr. Eisenberg travels overseas several times annu-ally to visit collectors, museums, clients, and manyof the nearly 150 private sources, agents, dealers, and auction houses with whom he is in frequentcontact. Since 1954 he has made over 260 overseas

Why Collect Ancient Art?There are several reasons for collecting fine works

of ancient art:• The excitement of owning a beautiful work of artthat has survived for perhaps some 2,000 years ormore. • The decoration of one's home or office with uniqueobjects whose beauty and desirability have withstoodthe test of time.• The creative satisfaction, enjoyment, and pride

in forming a truly fine collection. • The probable appreciation in value.

How to Collect Ancient ArtSylvia Porter lists ten sound rules as a guide in art

collecting: 1. Study the field which interests you as much aspossible. 2. Buy cautiously at first.3. Make sure that your work of art has quality. 4. Deal with a top gallery or art dealer. “Some deal-ers and major galleries will guarantee the authentici-ty of the art works they sell, so check this point aswell." (Not only have we been guaranteeing ourancient art for over fifty years, but to the best of ourknowledge our two-day auction sale conducted byParke-Bernet Galleries (now Sotheby's) in 1964 wasthe first auction sale by several years in which everypiece was guaranteed - but by us!) 5. Have an understanding with your dealer or galleryabout trading up - so he’ll repurchase or resell yourworks as you have more money to invest in high qual-ity art. (We normally allow full credit for the exchangeor upgrading of objects purchased from us.)6. Do not buy art works just because they are a cur-rent rage. 7. Ask the advice of museum directors or curatorswhenever possible. 8. Decide upon your investing limit before you buy.If you fall in love with a more expensive object try toarrange for a time payment. (We certainly encouragethis and offer flexible time payments!) 9. Spread your financial risks by buying a variety ofart unless you are an expert in a particular field. 10. “Buy the best examples you can afford in anycategory.”

We would add two other important rules: 11. Ask for the provenance of any potential acqui-sitions. 12. Do not buy objects that have been signifi-cantly restored. Beware of overly restored faces inboth vase painting and sculpture.

Ancient Art as an lnvestmentHistorically, ancient art investments have yielded

excellent long-term capital appreciation, usually 8%to 10% annually. Any investment in tangibles, espe-cially works of art, should be projected for at leastfive to ten vears. Normally one should not hold more than 10% of their investment portfolio in art.Collecting fine art is a pleasurable way of hedging against inflation because the investor can enjoy

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trips, purchasing over forty thousand antiquities formany tens of millions of dollars. This aggressive pur-chasing policy, perhaps without parallel in the field,enables us to offer an extraordinary number of choiceobjects at very reasonable prices. Our willingness tobuy in volume and to purchase our inventory out-right, rather than to take it on consignment, resultsin extremely competitive pricing, often considerablybelow that of other galleries.

Furthermore, exchanges and purchases are fre-quently made from many past and present clientswho may be upgrading their collections or liquidat-ing some of their holdings in order to collect in otherareas. Exchanges or purchases are sometimes carriedout with museums both in the United States and inEurope for their duplicate accessions or for objectsnot in their recent or current fields of specialization.

Expertise and EthicsAncient art has been the specialty of our director

for some 60 years, and numismatics for 73 years.His many publications on ancient art and numismat-ics span over six decades. He published his firstantiquities catalog, A Catalog of Egyptian Antiquities,in 1959. The first volume of Art of the Ancient Worldby Dr. Eisenberg was published in 1965. Since 1968Dr. Eisenberg has concentrated on expertise in theancient arts, having lectured on this subject at NewYork University and presented several scholarlypapers at the annual meetings of the ArchaeologicalInstitute of America, most recently on the ‘Roman’Rubens Vase. His wide range of expertise is furtherrevealed through other recent papers: on Egyptianbronzes at a Congress of the InternationalAssociation of Egyptologists, on Etruscan bronzeforgeries at an International Bronze Congress, on the‘Greek’ Boston and Ludovisi thrones at the MagnaGraecia Symposium in Venice, on Roman bronzeforgeries at the 1999 International Bronze Congress,and on the Portland Vase as a Renaissance work ofart at the 2003 International Congress of ClassicalArchaeology. He chaired a conference in London onthe Phaistos Disk in 2008.

In 1996 he was a Visiting Professor at the Instituteof Classical Archaeology of the University of Leipzig,Germany. He was elected a Fellow of the RoyalNumismatic Society in 1952; a member of theArchaeological Institute of America in 1960 (and aLife Member in 1988); a Patron of the AmericanNumismatic Society in 1955 (and a Life Associate in1998); a Fellow for Life of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art in 1966; and most recently, aBenefactor of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, andan Honorary Fellow of the Egyptian Museum inBarcelona, Spain.

Dr. Eisenberg has appeared as an Expert in theCourts of several states and has conducted appraisalsfor the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S.Treasury Department, the U.S. Customs Service, theMetropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul GettyMuseum, as well as many other prominent institu-tions. He was elected a Qualified Appraiser by the

Appraisers Association of America in 1964 and hasparticipated in several episodes of the AntiquesRoad Show. He served on the vetting committee ofthe European Fine Art Fair at Maastricht from 1993to 2001 and was the Chairman and co-organizer ofthe New York Antiquarian International Fine ArtFair held in November 2001.

Dr. Eisenberg has been a leader for many years inthe promotion of the ethical acquisition of antiqui-ties by museums and collectors and has deliveredpapers on this subject at the Archaeology Section ofthe U.K. Institute for Conservation in 1993 and atthe 1998 International Congress of ClassicalArchaeologists. He gave an address by invitationon the international trade in antiquities at theUNIDROIT Convention in Rome in 1993.

He organized two symposia in New York in 1994on public policy and the movement of antiquitiesand in 1998 on the acquisition of antiquities bymuseums for the International Association ofDealers in Ancient Art, of which he is a foundingmember and was a member of the executive boardfrom 1993 to 2002.

In 1999 he presented testimony to the UnitedStates Cultural Properties Committee on the legaland illegal trade in ancient art in Italy.In 2003 he was a featured speaker and panel partic-ipant in the U.S. Government Conference onStolen Mideast Antiquities in Washington, D.C.Also in 2003 he featured on the European TV chan-nel Arte and on BBC Radio’s File on Four in in-depth interviews on the antiquities trade. He ap-peared on television on CBS News, Dateline NBC,PBS Jim Lehrer News Hour, and CBC Television(Canada), and was interviewed on the BBC andPBR Radio, and in print in the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, PhiladelphiaInquirer, Washington Post, The Times, and a dozenother publications. In 2004 he was featured on aDiscovery Channel program and on Fox News onthe antiquities trade. Also in 2004 he presented apaper on ‘The Mesopotamian Antiquities Trade andthe Looting of the Iraq Museum’ to the AmericanBar Association. In 2005 he was interviewed on theantiquities market and the collecting of antiquitieson National Public Radio in the US and in 2006 onNational Public Television in Athens, Greece.

In 2007 he delivered a paper on ‘Perspectives onthe Antiquities Trade and the Collector: Past,Present, and Future’ at the symposium ‘The Futureof the Global Past’ at Yale University. He was inter-viewed in depth for his expertise on Greek televi-sion in 2008 and on Artfinding in 2009.

In June 2012 Dr. Eisenberg was awarded the titleof officiale in the Order of the Star of Italy by thePresident of the Republic of Italy for having pro-vided a meaningful contribution to the prestige ofItaly in his many publications on Etruscan andRoman art.

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MINERVAMinerva, the bi-monthly, international review of ancient art,archaeology, and numismatics, published in England, was

established by Dr Eisenberg, its publisher and editor-in-chieffrom 1990 to 2009. It features the most extensive and timely

coverage by any magazine of worldwide excavations, auctions and exhibitions emphasizing Greece, Etruria, the Roman Empire,

Egypt, and the Near East. The book reviews are concise and objective. It also includes the

most extensive annotated listings of international museum exhibi-tions, meetings, and symposia in ancient art and archaeology.

Subscription (6 issues per year):U.K.: 1 year £30

Europe: 1 year £33

U.S.A., Canada, and rest of world:Surface: 1 year £38

Sample copies: $8 or £6 postpaid. editorial@minervamagazine.com www.minervamagazine.com

Art and Antique Dealers League

International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art

Confederation Internationale desNegociants en Oeuvres d’Art

Wanted to Purchase: Fine Antiquities of All PeriodsWe are prepared to travel world-wide to acquire select works of legally acquired ancient art

for our continually expanding clientele.We will purchase collections of any size, act as your agent to sell your objects on commission, or

exchange them for other select pieces from our extensive inventory.Send photographs and full details with your letter or e-mail.

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Ancient CoinsWe carry a fine stock of select Greek silver and bronze coins from $100, Roman silver and bronze coins

from $75, and Byzantine coins. We began our business as ‘Royal Coin Company’ in January 1942, 73years ago, and Dr Eisenberg, co-founder of the firm, has specialized in ancient coins, as sole proprietor,since 1952.

AcknowledgementsDr. Eisenberg wishes to express his gratitude to F. Williamson Price who has again diligently prepared

and co-authored the catalog, to Ramon Perez who did nearly all of the photography, to the scholars whoattributed and reattributed some of the sculptures and vases, especially Kees Neeft and the late KonradSchauenburg, and to the several others who prefer to remain anonymous.

In the newly opened Mougins Museum of Classical Art, in the French Riviera, a few kilometers awayfrom Cannes, among the four floors of works of Classical and Egyptian art there are nearly 200 antiqui-ties acquired from Royal-Athena including many marble statues and heads, bronze helmets, and other

ancient treasures. They have an excellent website and a superb catalog has been issued. See www.mouginsmusee.com.

Recent Royal-Athena Catalogs:• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XV, 2004) illustratesin full color 190 objects. (72 pages, $5) • Gods & Mortals: Bronzes of the Ancient World (2004,illustrates in full color 80 objects, 80 pages, $5) • Ancient Arms, Armor, and Images of Warfare (2004, illus-trates in full color 100 objects, 48 pages, $5) • Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVI, 2005, illustrates in fullcolor 192 objects, 80 pages, $5)• Mythologies of the Classical World & Ancient Egypt (2006, 48pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVII, 2006, illustrates in fullcolor 233 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVIII, 2007, illustrates in fullcolor 259 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XIX, 2008, illustrates in fullcolor 222 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XX, 2009, illustrates in fullcolor 217 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XXI, 2010, illustrates in fullcolor 252 objects, 96 pages, $5)• 1000 Years of Ancient Greek Vases, 2010, illustrates in fullcolor 195 vases, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XXII, 2011, illustrates in fullcolor 207 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XXIII, 2012, illustrates in fullcolor 251 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XXIV, 2013, illustrates in fullcolor 246 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XXV, 2014, illustrates in fullcolor 220 objects, 96 pages, $5)• All 15 of the above catalogs (total list price $70), with price lists: $50. (Add $50 for overseas airmail.)

Other Royal-Athena Catalogs Available • Art of the Ancient World(Vol. IV, 1985) illustrates in full color over 600 works of art. 208pages, 192 color plates: $15 • Gods & Mortals: Bronzes of the Ancient World (1989)illustrates in full color 180 objects. (52 pages, $5) • One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases from

Greece, Etruria, & Southern Italy (1990) illustrates in fullcolor 186 vases. (48 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. VIII, 1995) illustrates in full

color 244 objects. (48 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. IX, 1997) illustrates in full

color 264 objects. (64 pages, $5)

Richard M. Novakovich Associate Director & Manager

Betty W. Eisenberg ComptrollerSuzanne George Office Manager

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F. Williamson Price, Associate Director Jerome M. Eisenberg, Ph.D., Director

New York

London (Seaby Antiquities)

Anthony Law Administrator Peter Clayton Consultant

Andrew England Assistant Director& Webmaster

Alan J. Eisenberg Newsletter EditorRamon Perez Photographer

• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. X, 1999) illustrates in fullcolor 264 objects. (64 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XI, 2000) illustrates in full

color 167 objects. (64 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XII, 2001) illustrates in

full color 410 objects; 30 pages of glossaries and mythologies.(161 pages, $10)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XIII, 2002) illustrates in

full color 203 objects. (80 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XIV, 2003) illustrates in

full color 225 objects. (80 pages, $5)• A number of the objects in the last several catalogs are stillavailable. Price lists will be included.• All 10 of the above catalogs, 1985 through 2003 (total

list price $65), only $50. (Add $50 for overseas airmail.)Orders for our catalogs may be charged to your credit card.

Trade lnquiries We cordially invite inquiries from fellow art dealers, art con-

sultants, architects, interior designers, and institutional collec-tors and investors.

Special Presentations, Condition Reports, andColor Photographs of Objects

We can supply special presentations with further infor-mation, such as condition reports, and 4 x 6 in. (10x15cm.) or 8 x 10 in. (20x25 cm.) color photographs, oftenwith other views or close-ups, on any of the objects illus-trated in this catalog upon request.

Conservation and Mounting ServicesA professional conservator working on our premises in New

York does expert conservation and restoration of ancient artand antiques. Small metal and wood mountings and basesare custom made but due to insurance restrictions this workis usually limited to objects purchased from us.

Terms and Conditions of SaleAll items are offered subject to prior sale. All prices are sub-

ject to change without notice, otherwise, the current price list isvalid through 2015. The following credit cards are honored:American Express,Visa, Mastercard. A deferred payment plan isalso available. New York residents must add the appropriate salestaxes (currently 8 7/8%). No cash refunds may be made after 10days of receipt; however, full credit is allowed on all objects pur-chased from our galleries with the exception of a few consigneditems. All shipping and insurance charges will be billed to thepurchaser. Title remains with Royal-Athena Galleries until pay-ment is made in full.

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