Catalogue
Egypt, third intermediate period, (c.1069-744 B.C.), glazed faience statuette of the god Pataikos as a dwarf squatting with hands on his stomach, (30mm high). Attractive green glaze, very fine and intact.
Estimate $150
SOLD $560
Egypt, Late Period, (c.713-332 B.C.), glazed faience amulet of Shu, god of light and air, kneeling with arms raised (height 30mm), set on a perspex pedestal (total height 45mm). Very fine and intact.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Egypt, late period, (700-30 B.C.), four faience amulets depicting the ibis-headed Thoth, falcon-headed Horus, Khonsu god of the moon and a falcon, (11mm - 23mm). Attractive green glaze, very fine and intact. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Greek, 7th-6th century B.C., bronze fibula in Eastern Greek style, large curved body with twisted motif, the pin secured to a broad rectangular plate, (75 x 40mm). Attractive green patina, very fine, intact and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Greek, (3rd century B.C.), three bronze arrowheads, tri-lobed style, (25mm long), mounted and described in a frame for display. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $180
Roman, 1st century A.D., carnelian intaglio depicting a standing youth (possibly Mercury), wearing a cap and holding a torch, (16 x 13mm). A few minor chips, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
Roman, (1st century A.D.), terracotta oil lamp, with decorated medallion depicting Eros seated on a column capital playing pipes, (length 90mm); (1st-2nd century A.D.), iron nail, plain shaft with rounded head, (length 110mm). Lamp with broken spout and handle, otherwise both with earthen encrustation, very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Roman, bronze legionnaire's fibula, (c.1st century A.D.), of simple bow form with twisted wire hinge, dotted design to bow, (length 90mm). Attractive green patina, intact and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Roman Spain, 1st-2nd century A.D., bronze apron studs, of circular and octagonal form, engraved with starburst and windmill sail designs, (16-24mm wide). Very fine, some traces of gilding and earthen encrustation. (12)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Roman, silver fibula, (c.1st - 2nd century A.D.), of high-arched form with wide hinge and knob terminal, length 55mm, (35.90 g). Light patina, very fine, intact and rare in silver.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Roman, 1st-3rd century A.D., bronze phallic amulet, phallic symbol to right, 'mano fico' hand to left (a Roman symbol of intercourse), central penis below, with large suspension loop above and three smaller suspension loops below, (80 x 70mm, 48.2 g). Attractive green and brown patina, very fine and intact, scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Roman, bronze patera handle, (c.1st-2nd century A.D.), of heavy fluted form terminating in a ram's head with curled horns, (length 160mm, weight 163.5 g). Deep green toning, some dents and scrapes from excavation, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Roman, bronze patera handle, (c.1st-2nd century A.D.), of fluted form terminating in a boar's head with elongated muzzle and open mouth, scrolling designs along the terminal (length 140mm, weight 140 g). Deep green toning, some earthen inclusions, very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Roman, 1st-3rd century A.D., bronze vessel foot, in the form of a clawed lion paw, with a spike for attachment, (75mm high, 60mm wide, weight 129 g). Brown patination, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D., gold earrings, of hollow conical form with thick gold wire hoops, applied with gold granules and twisted gold wire to the body, (40mm long, 11.40 g total). Some dents, otherwise very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D., gold earrings including, pair of hoop and shield design, pair of hoop and bar design, others including hoop and droplet, also hollow sphere and leaf design, (20-30 mm length, total weight 4.98 g).Very fine and intact. (8)
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D., silver finger ring, the raised silver bezel containing a carnelian intaglio carved with the image of Fortuna holding rudder and cornucopia, diameter 20mm, (7.05 g). Base of ring flattened, some uneven toning, good very fine and intact.
Estimate $300
SOLD $850
Roman, bronze hairpin, (2nd-3rd century A.D.), the wide flat head of triangular form, pierced and decorated, (length 160mm); another of similar form with pierced triangular and circular designs, (length 155mm). Fine with earthen encrustation. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Roman provincial, 2nd-3rd century A.D., bronze fibulae, of crossbow style, (55-70mm length). Attractive green toning, very fine and intact. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Byzantine weight, 5th-7th Century, barrel-shaped, 15 mm x 18 mm, bronze one Uncia (one ounce) weight (24.29 g), cylindrical with a slightly bulging center and with a flat top and bottom, the top bears a center punch flanked by the incuse cut silvered letters = one uncia (uncertain letters), (cf.Bendall P.25 for similar weights). Green and brown earthen patina with some original metal showing through, nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Byzantine bronze weight, square three nomismata weight, (13.14 g), obv. N**G* across separated by a cross surrounded by a square fishbone decoration, rev. plain, (cf.Bendall 99, pps. 42-43). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60