Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2055-1650 BC. Carved in raised relief with a falcon-headed Horus facing right, holding a feather in his hands; remains of original pigment. Fragment itself measures 6"H x 2-3/4"W. Fragmentary. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Gustave Jéquier collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic, Dynasty I-II, ca. 2920-2649 B.C. Hemispherical in form, on a flat base, the rim undercut on the interior. Probably a drinking vessel, but could also be a small bowl-type container. 2-2/3"H x 3-3/4"D, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Hittite, but found in Egypt (reputedly in Mit Rahinah near Memphis), dating to the Late 2nd millennium B.C. This is a magnificent head of a bull, made of black stone, rendered in a slightly stylized way with short, tapering horns, long ears, large oval eyes with multiple ridges above them and a slightly open mouth, displaying the teeth. The back of the head is flat but from the composition it is clear that the animal had a massive and strong neck. Of note, one of the main gods in the Hittite pantheon was the weather and storm god Teshub. The bull, always a symbol of strength and fertility himself and also being associated with roar and thunder and with the storm, was the sacred animal of the storm god. Sometimes there were two bulls, carrying the god or pulling his chariot as he travelled across the mountains. These bulls, called Sheri and Hurri, were not only considered divine, but received offerings themselves. It is known that statues of bulls, standing on altars or pedestals, were worshipped. Custom mount. Head itself measures 3-1/2"L (9 cm) x just under 3"W (7.5 cm) x 3-1/2"H (9 cm); with base 7-1/2"H (19 cm), intact with only some minimal damage to the underside neck, just above the base. Provenance: Ex-private Dutch Collection; previously with Christie’s London, sale 9599 of 13 May 2003, lot 288. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Egypt, Late Period, ca. 600 - 300 BC. A detailed seated bronze figure in pendant form; he sits nude, legs together with feet on a square base, right finger to mouth and left arm at his side. He wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt with uraeus, as well as side lock of youth, a scarab pendant suspended from his neck. A gorgeous example with handsome features and crisp details. Nice glossy surfaces with attractive patination. 3-1/2"H, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX-XX, ca. 1292 - 1069 B.C. Showing a standing figure beneath outstretched wings of Isis, with a nice band of hieroglyphs directly above figure’s head. 5-1/4"H x 1-3/4"W, fragmentary. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Gustave Jéquier collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. Constructed in striated green stone, lentoid / aryballos in form with pierced lug handles. 2-5/8"H x 1-7/8"W, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, 25th Dynasty. Solid bronze Osirus figure representing a Nubian King; with crook and flail, Uraeus with full body of cobra coming down front, head emerging ready to strike. 8"H, repaired at midsection/knees and minor damage to plume, else excellent. A large and important example! Provenance: Ex-private Paris, France collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Egypt, dating between 664 and 380 BC (Late Period). In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests / priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight that held elaborate beaded collars in place, used also as a noise-making ritual instrument by rattling the collar's beads. The representation of a broad collar called an Usekh (also called an Aegis, originally a Greek term for "shield") surmounted with the head of a deity functioned as a protective symbol. This combination of the Menat and Usekh is surmounted by the heads of the divine couple Shu (god of the air) and Tefnut (goddess of moisture and corrosive air). They were the first emanations of the primeval god Atum, when he created the world. Suspension loop on back. 4-7/8"H x 1-3/4"W, intact with remains of ancient fabric still adhering to front. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Gustave Jéquier collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Egypt, 26th Dynasty, ca 672 to 525 BC. Cast bronze staff pendant upon which a long cobra uraeus has entwined himself; head of cobra resting upon top, wearing a solar disc suspended between the horns of the Apis bull. Suspension loop on back. Staff itself measures 3-3/4"H, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Gustave Jéquier collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

New Kingdom to XXVth Dynasty, Ca. 1500 to 600 BC. Long tapered clay cone containing a circular face impressed with four registers of hieroglyphic text that reads; ‘The venerated one in the presence of Osiris, the hereditary prince, count and chief Treasurer, Min’. Funerary cones, representing the ends of chapel roof support beams, were traditionally inserted in rows (their flat ends facing outward) above the mud brick entrances of the superstructures of non-royal tombs in Thebes. 3-1/8 4 in. x 6-5/8in Long. Tip gone. Cp; Davies &. Macadam (ed.) A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones, no. 499 (Oxford 1957) Provenance: Ex Private collection of the late Dr Ulrich Muller, Switzerland; acquired between 1968 & 1978. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Late Period, Ca 715 to 30 BC. Standing and striding and wearing close fitting kilt garment and with nice incised details. 1-3/4”H, complete with custom mount. Chips and losses. Compare similar example in Steindorf’s, Walters Art Gallery, Egyptian Sculpture. Provenance: Ex Patti Birch Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 5th to 6th century AD. A Coptic period text inscription done on a pottery shard in black ink. 4½” L, condition as shown. Provenance: Provenance: Acquired by the present owner's parents in Egypt during the 1930s-1940s. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Late Period, Ca 750 BC The Lord of the underworld, bearded and standing in mummiform posture with plumed headdress and holding crook and flail across chest. 2-1/2” H, intact with age wear. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Upstate New York Private Collection This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Dating to Egypt's Third Intermediate Period, approximately 1070-712 B.C. Of typical simple form with pale blue glaze, with exquisite and crisp detailing. The djed pillar amulet was one of the most common of all those placed on the mummy, and can perhaps be understood as the backbone of Osiris, or that of the deceased associated with him. The Egyptians recognized the importance of the spine and saw it as a symbol that kept Osiris, the resurrected god, intact and able to function. Spell 151e of the Book of the Dead refers to the djed-pillar amulet as “the magical protection of Osiris,” and spell 155 was recited over this amulet as it was placed on the throat of a mummy. As a hieroglyph, the djed-pillar denotes the more abstract concepts of stability, endurance, and rejuvenation. A number of them could be strung around the lower torso, or placed singly on the upper chest or around the neck. Much larger than most at 2-1/2"H, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private Toronto, Ontario Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, 26-30th Dynasty, ca. 652 - 300 BC. Pale, off-white faience shabti, beautiful and very finely modeled modeled, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, holding agricultural implements, a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a striated tripartite wig and plaited chin beard, with ten lines of hieroglyphs. Although shades of blue and green are most identified with faience, it could be produced in a much wider array of hues, including white, yellow, red, and brown. 5"H, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Egypt, ca. 700 - 600 BC. Pale green faience shabti is characteristic for the 26th Dynasty with wig, beard, square base and rectangular upright plinth on back. One row of glyphs beneath crossed hands, with four symbols beneath. Figure itself stands 4-1/2"H, re-attached below knees. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private Phoenix, AZ collection.

Egypt, Late Period, ca. 672 to 300 B.C. Large amulet / figure of a striding Anubis (head now missing), flanked on each side by standing lions. Sky blue faience with added black pigment for highlights. Figure wears a belted kilt. 4 1/2"H, upper bust missing since antiquity, else quite nice. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection.

Egyptian, found in Southern Israel, New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. Simple bowl having tapered walls and flat base. 1-1/4”H x 2-3/8”D, two minor ancient rim flakes, otherwise intact. Provenance: Ex-Daniel M. Friedenberg Collection, Greenwich, CT., acquired from Harmer Rooke Galleries, 1981.

Egypt, Late Dynastic, ca. 26th to 30th Dynasty, 662 to 300 BC. Handmade terracotta mold used for making elaborate faience bird amulets; complete with ancient finger print! Mold itself measures 2-5/8"W x 3-1/2"H x 1-3/8"D, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Gustave Jéquier, collected 1868-1946. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

We love the beetle side of this one, as it's very decorative which you seldom see... Egypt, 12th Dynasty. Faience scarab with Montu or Horus glyphs, double uraei, Amenemhet III. Provenance: Ex-Philip Mitry by descent. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, found in Armant, 12th Dynasty. Green steatite scarab, glyphs loosely translated read "Neb-Maat-Neb, Men, Setepen-Ra" = Praise to the god of truth and justice, chosen of Ra. 3/4"L, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-Philip Mitry by descent. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Egypt, found in Thebes, Upper Egypt, 18th Dynasty. Loosely translated - glyph symbols are of "sa" duck," horus / hor" (youth) , serpent snake "z", cake or bread loaf "t", "ankh" eternal life. 5/8"L, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-Philip Mitry by descent. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nile Valley, Paleolithic, Ca. 40,000 BC. Hand fitted early lithic pecked cutting tool with serrated edges and with sheen to surface. 5” (13cm) L, intact. Provenance: Ex W Steinberg NY This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Made in Mali near the Tenere Desert, but purportedly found in the Faiyum Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Egypt has a very rich Palaeolithic past, dating from the Lower Paleolithic. The Faiyum has a fundamentally important role to play in developing an understanding of Egyptian prehistory. As well as a distinctive Epipalaeolithic industry, it has some of the earliest evidence in Egypt of agricultural activities. 4-1/2"H x 1-3/4"W, 178g. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Made in Mali near the Tenere Desert, but purportedly found in the Faiyum Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Egypt has a very rich Paleolithic past, dating from the Lower Paleolithic. The Faiyum has a fundamentally important role to play in developing an understanding of Egyptian prehistory. As well as a distinctive Epipalaeolithic industry, it has some of the earliest evidence in Egypt of agricultural activities. 4-1/2"H x 1-3/4"W, 383g. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Athens, Late Archaic, ca. 490 BC. Black-figure pottery vessel depicting Herakles battling an Amazon. Herakles in center, striding left, with shield up and quiver raised, attacks an Amazon. The Amazon faces Herakles straight on, spear in right hand (the object at her hip may be a quiver). At left, a Greek warrior wears a stilted helmet. At right, another Greek warrior in a Corinthian helmet wears a tunic, and holds a red-rimmed shield on his left arm. On the shoulder black tongues appear below the neck. A red stripe runs around the top of the mouth. There is a net pattern above the scene. Attributed to Class of Athens 581 painter. Stands 9-1/2"H, minor chipping to base and around shoulder edge, otherwise intact with minimal wear to the scene, as shown. A very similar example can be found at theTampa Museum of Art. Provenance: Ex-private French Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Classic Period, Ca. 5th Century BC. A nice example of the mythological being associated with Hera, brought to Greece from Egypt, in profile with head turned center, animal body seated and with wings spread. 2-7/8? H. Good age wear and deposits; face abraded and losses to feet and wing. Still very rare. Provenance: Ex Gorny & Mosch This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Classic Period, Ca. 4th Century B.C. A well modelled deep red clay effigy with long neck and smooth modeled facial features. 3-5/8? H. Good age wear and deposits. Restoration to neck, which may be longer then intended. Provenance: Ex Gorny & Mosch auction, DE 7770, lot 366 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BC. High fire with an almost metalic sheen, a deep vessel with cylindrical neck section and flared rim. Overall black glaze and compact loop handle under rim. 3-3/4? (9.3cm)H, intact with excellent root marks. Provenance: London coin fair 2005 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 1st Century BC. Handsome profile diademed head of the Emperor with wavy hair/ rev: Athena standing left with winged Nike innhand: amid Greek inscription. Provenance: Freeman and Sear 2010 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BC. High fire with an almost metalic sheen, a deep vessel with cylindrical neck section and flared rim. Overall black glaze and compact loop handle under rim. 3-3/8? D, intact with excellent root marks; wear to paint especially added white. Provenance: Ex-Oakland, CA Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Umbria, Ca. 1st Millennium BC. Tapered cast handle or lid with a splayed cat headded animal seated at end and two circles incised as well. 2-3/4?L x ??H, wear, nice green patina and includes wood mount. Provenance: Ex European Private Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

South Italic, ca. 325 BC. Graceful vessel on rounded base with thin neck, elegant pinched pouring spout and looped handle. Two little lion masks molded at base of spout. Gnathia was a sub style of the Apulia region in South Italy who produced these black glazed vessels with bands of decorative stylized grape bands and geometric patterns. 7-3/4"-H (19.7cm), handle repaired. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Greek colony of Gnathia (today Ignazia) in the Apulian region of of southern Italy, Ca. 300 BC. Black-glazed terracotta wine pouring vessel decorated in traditional Gnathian patterns of grapevines, delicate flowers, "S" and "V" patterns in yellow, white and red pigments.Intact. 6-3/4"H (17 cm), intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

So expressive! From ancient Greece, Tanagra, ca. 300-200 BC. Hollow-cast Very finely rendered lady with hair drawn up into a bun behind her head and wearing chiton and himation which she grasps at hip. She is holding a mirror in her left hand. 'Tanagras' are named after the site in Boeotia, central Greece, where thousands of similar figures were unearthed in the early 1870s. Figures of men, children and comic actors were also found at Tanagra, but standing female figures are the most numerous. The chief appeal of Tanagra figures lies in their exceptional artistic quality usually considered to be the finest of all Greek figurines. The ladies are normally depicted in casual poses and their clothes, which usually consist of a thinner undergarment, the chiton, worn beneath a thicker cloak or himation, are typically pulled and twisted in pleasing patterns which emphasize the form of the figure beneath. Most Tanagra figures are mould made and sometimes have a vent cut in the back to ensure even distribution of heat in the firing. After firing, the figure was coated in a white slip, often a solution of chalk or white clay, and then colors were added on top. The artists who produced these figures were known as coroplasts, literally 'modelers of girls.' 7"H (18 cm), head re-attached, restoration to right arm and minor repair to left side (drape hanging below hand) . Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rare example! From ancient Greece, ca. 100 BC - 100 AD. Terracotta seated figure of Attis, consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration. Attis was also a Phrygian god of vegetation, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. 6-1/4", intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, ca. 500 - 400 BC. Solid bronze shallow bowl, decorated with incised lines around outer edge, as well as interior. Incredible original patina has blue undertones. 2"H x 7"D, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Greek, from the Apulian colonies in South Italy, ca. 4th Century BC. Black glazed pottery wine cup decorated on either side with a figure of an owl between two olive sprigs. The Owl Skyphos is one of the most iconic ceramics from the ancient Greek world, depicting as it does the manifestation of the Goddess Athena, shown as an owl perched in the sacred olive groves of Athens. The Skyphos was an ancient vessel type, used for the consumption of wine, which was often watered down in antiquity. 3"H x 5-3/4"D, chip to rim, re-attached handle. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 325 BC. Pottery skyphos, used for drinking wine, decorated in what is called a Xenon style of applied reddish pigment over black base. 3-1/2"H, intact/generally excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private Northern France collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Greek, from Southern Italy, ca. 350 - 300 BC. Terracotta bulbous-bodied pouring jug with flat, wide rimmed mouth and high strap handle. Buff ground with painted red-brown bands. 7" H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rare form! From ancient Etruria, ca. 600 - 550 BC. Each side with two swans, a rosette between them, swans all facing right, bands of dots above framing alternating squares; with flaring lip, heightened with red and umber paint, the body tapering to a flaring foot. 3"H x 8"W, repaired. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Greek, Gnathian colonies in South Italy, ca. 4th Century BC. Black glazed terracotta vessel with painted geometric designs; single loop handle; to the neck bands of paiinted ovolo, wave and running key designs in ochre and white. 5"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

An Archaic Greek Terracotta Protome Goddess, Western Greek, probably Sicily, ca. 500 B.C. Woman?s head with slender face, long hair, polos and disc earrings. Her lips form a typical archaic smile. Her wavy hair is parted in the middle and is covered with a polos and a veil which descends to her shoulders. A small perforation for suspension on the top of her head. 5"H, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Large example! From northern Italy, early Villanovan (pre-Etruscan), ca. 8th to 7th century BC. Constructed of hand-hammered bronze; at some point in its ancient life, bowl was repaired with the addition of another plate of bronze which was riveted in place. Rivets remaining are indications that vessel once had handles to each side. Large piece measuring 11-1/2"D. Provenance: Ex-private San Diego, CA Collection.

Extremely rare to find three matching pieces! From northern Italy, Etruria, ca. 6th century BC. Pottery grouping consisting of a large Oinochoe and two matching Kylixes; each decorated with applied pigment and etched/incised harp and serpentine motifs. Each kylix footed with sweeping handles to the sides. A lovely and rare set of which outside the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is the only one we have ever seen. Oinochoe measures 12"H, each kylix 6-1/2"W to handles. Oinochoe and one kylix repaired froma a couple larges pieces (no new clay, nor hiding of break lines); other kylix intact. Provenance: Ex-private CA and Santa Fe, NM collections.

Rare and quite fine ancient ringed Askos from Etruria, in northern Italy, ca. 6th century BC. Terracotta pottery vessel with circular base, strap handle and trefoil spout; decorated with added black and red pigment. 6"D x 3-1/2"H, intact/excellent. PROVENANCE: Ex-prominent Palm Springs, CA Collection acquired at Charles Ede Gallery, London, in 1982.

Greece, ca. 2nd century BC. Of fine red clay, mold-made and brown-glazed, the base centered by a rosette, a frieze above depicting garland among which are interspersed dancing goats (certainly a reference to Pan/Satyrs) and large amphorae, above which a continuous band of grape vines compliments the scene. Most of the external surface is covered with relief decoration, including radiating palms and wine cups (kantharoi). Megarian ware was the Greek forerunner to the Roman 'Samian' ware, which was also known as Terra sigillata. During the Hellenistic period (3rd to 1st cent. BC), vessels of chased metals were greatly sought after and potters of the time tried to imitate the form and decoration. The usual decoration would be naturalistic motifs, such as palmettes and rosettes, but sometimes wine cups, animals, cherubs and human figures were also depicted. The usual form of Megarian ware is the small hemispherical bowl with a red, brown or black slip but such bowls are becoming increasingly scarce on the antiquities market. 3-3/8"D x 2-3/8"H, intact/generally excellent, save minor spauling of brown slip around some of the relief decoration. Provenance: Purchased in 2005 from the Archaeological Centre in Old Jaffa, prior to that formerly part of the well-known Denny Pinkus Estate.

From ancient Greece, Mycenaen period, ca. 1350 - 1300 BC. Terracotta bowl-shaped vessel with small handle, slightly flaring lip and small spout; decorated in brown slip rim and handle, vertical lines on shoulder and horizontal bands on body. Interior is decorated with a brown geometric pattern and the exterior has brown bands. 3-3/8"H x 6-3/4"W (at widest), repaired with some chipping, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. Daunian terracotta duck shaped askos with remains of a geographic pattern. 5-3/4"H x 5-7/8", body intact, with upper portion missing, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Greece, ca. 400 - 300 BC. Solid bronze cup has a simple, round bowl set on a short foot that widens at the lower end to a flat base; ncised double bands around the base and slender upturned handles. Cups of this shape were made in a variety of sizes and materials, including terracotta, bronze, silver, and gold. They were an important component of the symposium, which was a ritualized drinking party enjoyed by elite Greek men. 1-1/4"H x 8-3/8"W handlespan, intact/generally excellent, save slightly bent rim, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, ca. 14th century BC. The squat body with three small looped handles, one now missing, on the shoulder, small everted rim, decorated in dark brown with stylized waves; the neck and base with concentric circles. 2-3/8"H x 3-1/4"D, one handle missing plus area of sea encrustation, as shown, else excellent and quite rare! **For a similar example, see Christie's Sale 6060, Antiquities, 14 April 2011, London, South Kensington that sold for $3,270** Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, ca. 500 BC. Terracotta twin-handled vessel with painted stripe detailing on body, 'X's on each handle. From the shape, possibly a drinking cup. 2-7/8"H x 4-7/8"W handlespan, intact with chip to inner rim and a bit of rim roughness. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200-1100 B.C. Lentoid in form, on a ring foot, decorated in brown with horizontal bands on the body, the zones between the central spout and the handles with a band of stylized sea creatures encircling body; with thick and thin bands, solid brown dot on top the central knob. 3-3/4"H, tip of spout missing, small pressure crack on base, plus heavy surface encrustation, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the Geometric period, ca. 8th century BC (or a bit later). Hemispherical bowl with gently fluted sides, stepped shoulder and two handles, black glazed interior with four lines on the reserved vertical rim, bands around the exterior rim, the body decorated with vertical lines. 2-3/4"H x 5-1/2" handlespan, areas of rim restored. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the Geometric period, ca. 8th century BC. Flat-bottomed pouring vessel decorated in brown slip with trefoil mouth; handle and neck adorned with horizontal bands, the shoulders with chevrons, the body decorated with horizontal bands. 4-1/4"H x 4-1/2"D at base, intact sime minor chipping and pigment loss, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the Geometric period, ca. 8th century BC. Small pouring vessel decorated in brown slip with short lines around the trefoil mouth and along the handle, the neck adorned with zigzag and horizontal bands, the shoulders with crosshatched triangles, "wolf's teeth," the body decorated with zigzag and horizontal bands. 3-1/4"H x 3"D at base, repaired with surface losses, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the Geometric period, ca. 8th century BC (possibly a bit later). Twin-handled drinking cup handles and interior decorated in brown slip; exterior decorated with single row of right-pointing chevrons and rows of concentric bands. Small footed base. 2-1/2"H x 6-5/8" handlespan, intact with overall surface losses and minor chipping, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. 700 - 600 BC. Terracotta pottery oil flask in a longer, elongated form (a variation of the more typical squatty/bulbous rounded forms). Painted with dark brown sunrays atop and on neck, then striding lions/panthers in bottom two bands. Stand available - email for cost/details. 2-5/8"H, chip to rim and minor surface wear, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From Southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 300 BC. Terracotta twin-handled drinking vessel with traditional black glaze, sits upon a small foot. 6-3/4"W handlespan x 2-3/8"H, wear as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Greece, Hellenistic, maybe Alexandrian, ca. 2nd - 1st century BC. Terracotta head of a grotesque with exaggerated features, yet most likely based on a real life personage. 1-1/4"H, fragmentary, as shown. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 1st Century BC/AD. A pair of Roman gold earrings, each consisting of a wire hoop with three hollow sphere balls with filigree work on them. Condition: As is, extensively crushed. 22K 1/2 in L. Provenance: Ex Christies London. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. Ample rounded body, trefoil folded lip and loop handle. 8-1/2? H, intact. Remains deposits and root marks to surface. Compare with similar examples found at Pompeii. Provenance: F Mitchell, DDS; US Coll. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. With flattened form and out-turned rolled rim. 3-3/4?D, intact with ancient patina. Provenance: Ex German saleroom

Amazing examples! From ancient Rome, ca. 200 - 300 AD. Solid bronze fittings, in the form of a sitting woman with one raised arm to the side of her head, possibly her hair; the other hand resting on the bench. Once part of a larger finial, adorning the end of a chariot pole as a cap. After the pole was inserted into the rectangular extension, the bronze was secured by a pin which was pushed through the holes in the extension and a corresponding hole in the pole. 5"H x 2 3/4"W, both intact/excellent. Beautiful, original patina. Custom museum-quality stands. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Superb patina! From ancient Rome, ca. 1st century AD. Solid cast bronze mount with lion's head decoration; the repousse muzzle has incised details around the mane, eyes and whiskers. Custom metal stand. Lion's head measures approximately 4-3/8"D, piece is intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private estate of G. Moody, Washington, DC. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca. 2nd / 3rd centuries AD. Bulbous bodied glass vessel with overall silvery iridescence. 4-1/2"H (11.4cm), intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

In a shape that is reminiscent of an early "Coke" bottle... but ca. 2nd to 3rd century AD. In tall, thin form with slightly tapered walls and flared rim, in light green glass. 6-1/4"H, intact, choice with light areas of iridescence. Provenance: Ex-private East Coast Collection, ex-Arte Primitivo.

Rome, ca. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Solid bronze dog shown resting on the ground, looking very relaxed. Part of a vast, world-class collection acquired by Leo Mildenberg of Zurich, Switzerland, who built a world-class collection of ancient animal art. His collection were all of animals that did not display any signs of violence, and this piece is a prime example. There is minute detail seen on this piece and the hair, eyes, ears, and other features are readily seen. This type of dog is a breed that one can see today, and appears to be a mixed breed. This dog also appears to have some age, and probably was an old trusted and loyal pet. This piece has an attractive dark green patina with some spotty light brown mineral deposits, and has some heavy light brown mineral deposits on the bottom of the flat base. There is also a mounting prong seen extended from the bottom base (may have been part of a figural group), extending down into custom wood base. 1-3/4"L, intact. Provenance: Ex-Leo Mildenberg Collection, ex-Christie's, ex-private Swiss Collection.

A lovely and early Roman Republic Coin! C. Junius C.f. AR Denarius. 149 BC. Helmeted head of Roma r., X behind / The Dioscuri galloping r.; CúIVNIúCúF below, ROMA in exergue. Babelon Junia 1. Sydenham 392. Crawford 210/1. 3.70 g, 18mm. Of note -- The Dioscuri Castor and Pollux were accorded a special place in the Roman collective consciousness and were honored on the city?s coinage for their legendary assistance to the Romans against the Latins and Tarquinius Superbus, the former King of Rome. It was said that during the Battle of Lake Regillus (circa 496 BC) Castor and Pollux were seen at the height of the battle, armed and mounted, fighting at the head of the legions, and that afterwards had carried news of the victory to Rome with far greater alacrity than was possible for any ordinary man. The well at which they had alighted to water their horses was pointed out, and it was on this spot that Aulus Postumius Albinus, dictator for that year and commander of the Roman army, built his avowed temple to the Dioscuri. A great festival was kept to their honor on the Ides of Quintilis, supposed to be the anniversary of the battle, and on that day sumptuous sacrifices were offered to them at the public expense. One spot on the margin of Lake Regillus was regarded throughout many ages with superstitious awe; a mark resembling in shape a horse?s hoof, was discernible in the volcanic rock, and this mark was believed to have been made by one of the celestial chargers. PROVENANCE: Ex-private Santa Fe, NM Collection.

From North Africa, ca. 3rd-4th century A.D. Redware pottery oil lamp, tondo decorated in raised relief. 5-1/2"L, intact. Provenance: Ex-private Midwest USA Collection.

From ancient Rome, ca. 1st to 2nd century A.D. Rare purplish-red glass vessel with bulbish-shaped body and tall, thin neck; with silver and gold flecked iridescence. 2-1/2"H, roughness/minor chipping, else intact. Provenance: Ex-private Boulder, CO collection, ex-London art market.

From ancient Rome, ca. 1st century AD. Small female head carved from a single piece of stone, mounted on a wooden stand. Head itself measures 3-1/2"H x 3"W x 2-1/2"D, fragmentary, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New Mexico Collection, found just outside of Scalea, Italy.

Roman Empire, ca 2nd century, of North African origins. Lovely terracotta oil lamp showing charioteer racing his steed in what was a very dangerous profession. Chariteers were stars in the day and commanded great respect, fame, and attention from the ladies! Brown finish. It is signed on the back by the maker - 'MNOVIVST'. This is a well-known oil lamp manufacturer, Marcus Novius Justus, who operated a workshop in what is now Tunisia in North Africa. We know that his workshop lasted from approximately 120-180 AD and that his 'brand' was so highly revered that counterfeit workshops existed in other parts of the empire! Intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-Blitzer collection, Florida

Rome, ca. 1st Century AD. While the vast majority of Roman gladiators were men, women combatants did exist, often with the same degree of fame afforded their male counterparts. This lamp represents these rare female warriors. Light-tan clay lamp with reddish-brown slip; sunken central discus depicting female helmeted gladiator, carrying shield and mace; incuse concentric banding surrounding; undecorated downward sloping shoulder; voluted channel with rounded nozzle. Maker's name 'L.M.ADIEC' incuse on reverse. According to Tacitus, some noblewomen and senators entered the arena to fight in the amphitheatre games of 63 CE. Dio Cassius reports that in 66 CE, Ethiopian women were introduced into the arena at the munus offered in Pozzuoli (or Puteoli) by Emperor Nero in honor of King Tiridates I of Armenia. Juvenal mentions a female gladiator named "Mevia", who hunted boars in the arena "with spear in hand and breasts exposed". In the Satyricon, Petronius mentions a munus organized by a man named Titus who presented a woman fighting on a cart. During the reign of Emperor Domitian, a munus organized in 89 CE featured female gladiators. In Halicarnassus, a marble relief dated to the 2nd century CE depicts two female combatants bearing the fictional names "Amazon" and "Achillia"; the match ended in a draw. In Ostia, a 2nd century epigraph praises a member of the local elite for being the first to "arm women" in the history of the city's games. The evidence so far indicates that female gladiators fought in accordance with the same regulations adhered to by male gladiators. Also, it was only possible for a woman to fight in a gladiatorial game if she was able to access any form of professional training. Specific to this example, this very fine Roman Oil Lamp from a major workshop depicting a gladiator in combat; however, this style of gladiator is outside the realm of any known ?male? depiction. The subject clearly wears what we would classify as a very flowing skirt with a style that is ?off the shoulder? holding a shield in one hand and type of mace or axe in the other. There can only be one conclusion ? that this does indeed represent the very rare, but well-documented female gladiator. 4"L, intact/excellent condition. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Hornbeam Collection.

From the ancient Roman Empire, North Africa, Terra Sigillata, ca. 1st - 3rd century AD. Terracotta red-slipped double handled vessel with slightly bulbous body and everted rim. 4"H, intact, save minor chipping and glaze loss, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Elegant example! From ancient Rome, ca. 200 - 300 AD. Light green tall drinking glass in cylindrical form, with slightly-flared rim, of unusual size. 5-5/8"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Rome, ca. 2nd / 3rd century AD. Transparent, nearly colorless pale green in color, the elongated piriform body on a flat base, with a tall neck. 6 1/2"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Gorgeous color! Rome, ca. 3rd century AD. Green ancient glass vessel, known as a "sprinkler" (modern day name given to a flask of this type, as it was designed with an interior valve and a wide, flat opening that allowed for the contained liquid to sprinkle, rather than pour). Mold made from two separate halves, and the main body has a lattice-work type design. 3-1/4"H, repaired section with several internal stress cracks, else very good. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Rome, ca. 200 - 300 AD. Pale green in color, free blown, on an applied ring base, with tall curving walls, the rounded rim folded out. 2-1/4" H x 2-1/8"D, intact/excellent, save surface encrustation, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Delicate form! From ancient Rome, ca. 300 - 400 AD. Light green glass vase with encrustations inside and calcified areas with iridescence throughout; elongated neck extends down to a slightly bulbous body. 6 3/4"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca. 200 - 300 AD. Free blown green glass vessel has a pear-shaped body leading to a cylindrical, flaring neck with two applied handles attached from the shoulder to the neck. 4-7/8"H, intact with an internal stress crack. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rare... and quite heavy! From ancient Rome, ca. 200 - 300 AD. Solid bronze cross-bow fibula with high, arched bow with ram's head decoration at each terminal. Originally used by the military and elite alike to hold their togas closed. 3-3/8"L x 3-3/4" H, missing pin and one end slightly bent, as shown. Fabulous, original patina. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Rome, ca. 1st Century AD. Gorgeous cobalt blue glass sack form vessel with flared rim and rolled lip. 4-1/8"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca. 1st to 2nd century AD. Bronze oil lamp with a flat base and incised decoration to the leaf handle. 2-1/2"H x 5-5/8"L, repaired handle. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Dating to the 1st century BC. White slipped terracotta votive depicting a horse with male rider. 3-1/4"H x 2-1/2"L, repaired with ancient losses, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Rome, ca. 100 - 200 AD. Solid bronze head of a female (from a larger figure). Need a stand? Email for details. 7/8"H. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Rome, ca 1st to 2nd century AD. Finely-modeled head of a lion, once used as an architectural element. Very expressive! 4"H x 3-3/4"W, complete with custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 457 to 474 AD. Hammered Gold Solidus (4,50 g.). Constantinople. Beautifully struck frontal helmeted and cuirassed bust of the Emperor with spear over shoulder. Rev with standing winged draped goddess altar /inscription. 7/8? D, wear as shown. Rare Provenance: Gorny and mosch sale 180- 183/ Lot 471 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 1st millennium BC Flat cast applique buckles or fittings in the form of four Ibex heads frontal openwork enclosed in a rectangle. Ea with loop holes behind. 1-5/8? L. x 1-3/8? W, age wear and archaeological patina. Provenance: Ex Samuel Eilenberg Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Iron Age, Ca. 1st millennium BC. An elegant tapered hard stone pierced sharpner blade which come out of incised decorated fitted cast case. Case incised is scale pattern. 4-1/2? L x 7/8? W, age wear, inclusions, losses to surface of blade and case. Provenance: Ex Samuel Eilenberg Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 1st millennium BC Flat cast applique buckles or fittings in the form of four Ibex heads. Ea head with loop holes behind. 1-1/2? L, as is, with nice metal patina. Provenance: Ex Samuel Eilenberg Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, Indus Valley / Mohenjedaro, 2nd millennium BC. Red clay standing figure of female, of typical form associated with fertility - coffee-bean shaped eyes, hands outstretched, pert breasts, wide hips, exposed genatilia. Wonderful, incised detailing. For a similar example see, P. Pal, 'Indian Sculpture: Vol 1,' (1986), p. 130. - (OF.252). 5-1/2"H, intact/excellent condition. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 1500 - 1200 BC. Terracotta female fertility figure with bird-like facial features, outstretced arms and button eyes, breasts and womb. 5"H, remarkably intact. custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, Byzantine period,ca. 500 - 600 AD. Solid bronze circular breadstamp. During the Roman era, bakeries were required to stamp their bread with an individual seal in order to trace the source of the loaves and to prevent fraud or theft of imperial supplies. Upon the birth of the Byzantine Empire, bread stamps were still used, although their purpose had significantly changed. Although varying greatly in size and shape, the common characteristic of Byzantine bread stamps was the emphasis in drawing fracture lines that indicated to the priest where to cut the loaf. These lines become even more important on Eucharistic stamps that marked the consecrated bread for communion. However, this circular bread stamp was likely used for more secular occasions as suggested by the inscription. The engraved name identifiies the breadmaker. 2-1/2"D x 1-1/2"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, 2700-2300 BC. Kusura type in cream colored marble, carved in abstract, flattened form with circular head, squared lower body and slender neck between. Round head, long neck and shield-like bust. Front and reverse smoothed. 3-3/4"H (9.5 cm), intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

European, most likely Hallstatt, central Europe, ca 1200 to 800 BC. Socketed spear with thin, nearly straight socket and small, extremely sharp blades to each side. Junction of base and blade was carefully, and with great skill, incised with series of geometric designs. Spear measures 8"L and has developed an incredible deep patina that is impossible to fake. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private Florida Collection.

From the ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 - 800 BC. Solid bronze socketed weapon which allowed a wooden shaft to fit snugly in antiquity, Fine green patina. 4-1/2"L (11.4cm), intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 1000 to 800 BC. Delightful terracotta child's toy in the form of a covered cart and horse - each with original four wheels. Entire unit measures 9"L x 4-1/2"H, wheels once applied using wooden dowels which have been lost to age. In remarkable condition for its age and fragility. Ancient firing crack to one side and roughness to wheels, else near-choice. Provenance: Ex-private German Collection acquired at auction.

Found in the Holyland, but quite possibly of Egyptian manufacture, dating to about 600 BC. Large cosmetic jar of banded alabster; with sSmall lug handles, broad flat rim and thin neck. Small section of rim invisibly restored, else excellent. Provenance: Ex-private Santa Fe NM Collection, acquired at Arte Primitivo Gallery.

From the ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 2nd Millennium BC. Terracotta standing figure of a woman with bird-like features and bun-like projection at the back of the head, her left arm raised to her chest, wearing a thick collar 4"H, ancient chip to right side of head, possible restoration to other side and base. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Amazing shape and color! From the ancient Near East, ca. 600 - 800 AD. Green glass bowl with fluted sides and footed base, slightly everted rim. Heavily encrusted. 3-3/8"H x 2-1/2"D, appears intact, but hard to know for sure without removing the encrustation, with minor rim roughness, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the ancient Near East, ca. 1000 - 1200 AD. Ancient light green glass with bulbous body and everted rim; with indented body and deeper indenting around neck. Dimpled bottom. Heavily encrusted. 2-1/4"H, appears intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Bronze Age, Hallstadt period, ca. 2nd Millennium BC. Bronze arm band or very small neck ring; twisted detailing. 5"D, intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 2nd millenium BC. Terracotta voitve figure of a bull with curving horns, short legs and tail. 3-1/8"H x 5"L, repaired. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the southern Mediterranean, Persian era, ca. 400 BC. A round-based alabaster amphoriform shaped vessel tapering towards the neck, with a constricted band at the shoulders flaring to a wide, two level flat-lipped rim. 2-7/8"H, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Beautiful in its simplcity... from the southern Mediterranean region, ca. 400 BC. Alabaster vessel with globular body, short cylindrical neck and a flat over-hanging rim. 3-1/4"H x 4"D, appears intact. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Near Eastern, ca. 2nd - 3rd Millennium BC. Alabaster female bust, probably a priestess/worshipper with delicately sculpted features, including almond-shaped eyes and one hand clutching her cloak. 2-7/8"H x 2-1/8"W, fragmentary, but still quite nice. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Cyprus, late 2nd / early 1st millenium BC. Buff terracotta round bellied jug decorated with a brown geometric pattern, ring-shaped carrying handle and narrow mouth. 6-1/4"H x 5-3/8"D at widest, intact.

From the ancient Near East, Iron Age I, ca. 1350-1000 B.C. The hollow bronze socket cast in the form of the foreparts of an ibex, front legs tucked beneath the body, antlers spiral backwards to form loopsed horns curved back onto the neck to form a loop. Whetstones are utilitarian objects used used to grind and hone the edges of tools and implements. 5-3/4"L nose to end, old repair to one antler, else excellent. Provnenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 4th to 6th Century A.D. The hexagonal bowl on short tripod feet, three loops on the everted rim, suspended from chains with attachment hook above. Exterior and underside/base decorated with series of incised concentric circles. Used by priests to burn incense during religious rites. Bowl portion measures 4"H to tip of loops x 5"D, with chains fully extended 15-1/2". All intact/original. Rare to find, especially this nice!! Provnenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient India, dating to ca. 300- 400 AD. Fragment from a larger statue, a pair of stucco hands holding a cornucopia (horn of plenty) which most likely came from a figural grouping of Hariti and Panchika. The female figure Hariti is typically seen holding the cornucopia during a banquet scene of sorts. 5-3/4"H, fragmentary. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

South China, Ca. 12th Century AD. Cast image of the Buddha seated in a meditative posture, his face with benign expression, almond-shaped eyes, and wide mouth with full outlined lips. 2-3/4? H., complete with custom base. Intact age wear and oxidation Provenance: Ex Joseph Gerena New York. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China Ca. 12nd century AD. Lovely form in with incised stipple decoration with fine braid handles, a chestnut glaze on upper half with natural red clay body on the lower. Vase sits upon three feet with heat crack to underside, otherwise fine condition. 5"H x 10 1/5"D. Provenance: Ex Rhode Island Estate. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Yuan to Ming Dynasty, Ca. 14th to 16th Century AD. A large and impressive serene figure seated in a meditative posture with legs crossed and wearing flowing priest-like robe open at neck. Left arms slightly raised in meditation pose (right hand gone) and with heavy drapery creases, his separately made head with tight hair nodes and elongated ear lobes. Overall greenish, black, and white surface pigment remaining. 22? (56cm) H, missing hand, one with repairs, head repairs, head reattached, painted surface pigment visible but worn as is moulded details, age wear, as is. Rare and impressive in person. Provenance: Ex. Collection of a prominent New England family. Maryland Dentist after that. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ming Dynasty, Ca. 14th to 17th Century AD. Disc shape with raised central hub and bird/floral relief decoration. Nice rich patina and deposits. 8-1/2?D, age wear and nice green patina. Provenance: Ex Robert Taylor Collection NY. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. Orangeware hollow-molded pottery pig, standing on four legs; depicted with textured mane, wrinkled face and squiggly tail. Large areas of mineral deposits on the surface. 6-3/4?H x 11-3/4?L, two legs reattached, plus a restored break around neck, but still quite nice! PROVENANCE: Ex-major NYC auction house, ex-private NYC Collection acquired in the 1990s.

From ancient China, Han Dynasty, 206 BC to 220 AD. Grey earthenware beast, solidly molded, rendered squatting on haunches; with broad, rounded back; thick neck supporting feline head with bulging eyes; fierce open mouth baring teeth and tongue. The musculature of beast's fore and hind legs is distinctly molded and grants each beast a charming life-like quality, an aspect which is characteristic of Han art work and differentiates it from earlier Chinese works. 9"H x 12"L, excellent condition, save minor surface incrustation and repairs. Provenance: Ex-private UK collection.

China, ca. 1900. Carved polychrome wood figure. 18?T, very good condition. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, ca. 19th century. Handsome portrayal of Mandarin holding book. Chinese Export ceramic, high fire glazed porcelain with enameled details. 10?T, Visible in photos is a break and early repair to neck, otherwise very good condition. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Southern China (Yao?), ca. 1900. Carved from polychromed wood in an animated portrayal of a ferocious god (Guan Yu?) wielding a sword (missing) riding a kylin (god of longevity). Note his left foot (missing) perched on a coin. 16?T, damage and paint loss (visible in photos), now stable overall good condition.

Rare form! China, Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A sancai glazed pottery pouring vessel; demonstrates the highly-desired three-glaze technique, which inspired early Islamic splashed ware. While the three-color glaze may have inspired Islamic potters, the askos' shape was actually inspired by earlier Western or West Asian (Sassanian, Byzantine, Roman?) forms. 4"L spout to tail x 3-1/2 H, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, IL. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Chinese, probably Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1644. Well-carved brown, black and celedon green jade qilin / nian (mythical beast) with long, curly tail and wide open eyes; his ears are curled back and his long beard hangs down to mid-belly; note the defined spine in a curve as it twists back. Incredibly well-detailed. 3-1/4"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private Phoenix, AZ collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911. Apple-green jade model of a bear with with areas of light russet rivering; he stands with upheld paws, the defined spine in a curve as it twists back to the right, mouth partly open in a quasi-growl; the bifurcated tail extending up between the legs and to the stomach. 5"H x 3-1/4"W, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private Phoenix, AZ collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, Ming Dynasty ca 1368 to 1644 AD. Terracotta standing musician holds a trumpet-like instrument in his right hand; he wears a long robe with thick over-cloak, with a tall headdress. He bears a very serene expression on his face. The figure has been painted with thick green and cream glaze, with one or two splashes of ochre. The head, chest and feet of the figure are left unglazed, with details such as the moustache, eyebrows and pupils painted in added black. 9"H, intact. Custom stand. Provenance: Ex-private Phoenix, AZ Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th century AD. Large pottery open-work window in floral pattern, covered in deep green glaze, now with light touches of iridescent surface. 13" x 13" x 1-1/2"D, ntact/excellent condition. Great architectural accent! Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles, CA Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Celadon pottery was first made in China, where potters from the Northern and Southern Dynasties discovered that when ash landed on ceramic works being fired in kilns at a high temperature, the result was a wonderful blue coat. The ash formed from burning wood chemically reacted with the clay to create a natural glaze which hardened into a beautiful bluish finish when baked at 1300° Celsius inside the kilns. The technique of celadon making was refined during the Tang Dynasty but was elevated to the zenith of its artistry during the Sung Dynasty in the 12th century. 3"H, intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

China, Han Dynasty, Ca 200 BC/AD. Tall, thin pottery tomb attendant in buff terracotta decorated with remains of red slip. Standing at attention, his arms once made of wood now long lost to the ravages of time. Just under 20"H, repaired with losses, as shown. Provenance: Ex-Southeastern USA collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

The artifact was produced in China, probably in the region of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, during the Sung Dynasty period (960 - 1279. Meant to hold powdered cosmetics, it was brought to Southeast Asia as a valuable trade good, probably by a Chinese trading ship and sold among one of the many thriving Chinese communities living in Southeast Asia. The object probably ended up as a burial object of a prominent individual. 4-1/2"D x 2-3/8"H, intact/excellent condition. A very rare find! Provenance: Ex-private Houston, TX Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayuthia period, Ca. 16th to 17th Century AD. Cast with a serene facial expression with heavily laden meditative eyes, aquiline noses, and mouth with thin pursed lips, he wears an ornate crown headdress. 3-1/4? H and 4-5/8? H. on wood base. Intact Provenance: Irwin Hersey Coll. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Central Asia, Seljuk Dynasty, ca. 800 - 1000 AD. Solid bronze lion in alert position with his head pointed forward, mouth slightly agape, forepaws outstretched in front of him, hindlegs tucked. A small ridge separates the mane from the back, but note the incised detailing of the mane! The tail rests on the lion?s buttocks. 2-1/4"L (5.7 cm)x 1-3/4"H, intact, surface slightly worn. Provenance: Ex-private New York Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Japan, ca. 1800. Lacquer and gilding on wood. 10?H. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

An impressive Aztec carved stone figure measuring nearly 13" tall. This sculpture dates to circa 1300 A.D. – 1500 A.D., and shows a seated figure wearing a mask on his head depicting the face of Tlaloc- the ancient Aztec deity associated with lightning, thunder and rain. Intact overall, with expert professional repair/restoration to only a small section on the chin of the mask (about a 2" slender section on the chin of the mask, on the figure's right side). Otherwise, the rest of the figure is in original condition with no repairs. Minor loss/chipping at the nose, ear, one side of the shoulder/neck, etc. likely from shovel/trowel damage when excavated. Remnants of original white pigment/stucco remain overall. Mineral and sediment stains are present, mostly around the base of the figure. Provenance: Former Colorado, USA reputable dealer. This piece is from the old collection of Dr. Allen Heflin, who reportedly found and collected this piece in Xico, Mexico mid 20th century (pre-1970). The Aztec site of Xico was once an island city in the lakes surrounding the ancient Aztec capitol. There remains a white collection mark on the back of the figure penned by Heflin stating the site where it was found. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Colombia SA, Tuza Class Ca. 1250 AD. Very rare in the corpus of Pre Columbian art to find square or rectangular bowls. Here we have one on raised on disc foot with bold geometric design and small stylized monkeys depicted in tondo and some banding on reverse. Good colors. 5-5/8"L, intact but with surface abrasions due to age. Nicely potted rare piece. Provenance: Juan Hollman, Madison Ave NY This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A good example of molded standing female with arms out at sides and with traces of blue pigment remaining. She wears a smooth bag wig and tunic, long neck cord, and ear and nose rings. 6-7/8” H, repairs, losses and chips; as is. Cp. Pre-Columbian Art of South America by Alan Lapiner and Amerindian Signs, 5000 Years of Pre-Columbian Art in Ecuador by Valdez for similar examples of this type. Provenance: Ex Richard Boyd Stifler, NM This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

West Mexico, San Sebastian, Ca. 300 BC/AD. An orangeware sculpture of excellent form. He has pleasant facial features, nosering, earclips and headdress. 5-1/8” H, intact; with surface deposits. A good example in excellent condition. Provenance: David Bernstein This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Hispanolia, Before 1500 AD. Taino effigy representation of a spirit, incised details, from a vessel rim. Approx 2” H, condition as shown and includes custom mounts. Provenance: Ex Upper west side NYC Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

North Coast Peru, Ca. 1100 to 1450 A.D. Woven in slit tapestry technique with vertical bands and complex stepped handle pattern. Colors in yellow, brown, cream and umber. Panel size: 7-1/2” x 7-5/8” + band (16” total length). Provenance: Ex Dr. R. Boyd Stifler, Vanderwagen NM. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, Ca. 100 BC. A lovely dark green veined worked stone with deep eyes and mouth; pierced for suspension. 2-3/4” L, intact with polish. Miniature maskets such as these are rare. See Gay and Pratt, Mezcala for the type. Provenance: E. Preminger, Acq 1970s This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Pre-Columbian, from Southern Mexico, Guerrero, Ca 500 BC. Nice long strand of jade / jadeite beads accented in center with small human head pendant. Each bead painstakingly hand cut and polished, in sizes ranging from 7 to 15mm in diameter, with green hardstone pendant with indications for ears, drilled eyes and slit mouth, 23 mm long by 25mm wide. 25"L Provenance: Ex-Scottsdale, AZ collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

South central coast Peru, Ca. 1000 to1425 A.D. A colorful section from a panel having diagonal double step elements with rows of stylized birds in shades of red and yellow on a loosely woven brown gauze ground. 19” L x 4” W, mounted on a black cloth backing. Minor loss to the upper right corner, otherwise overall excellent condition. Provenance: Arte Prims April 4th lot 214 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, Ca. 200 to 500 AD. Carved wearing a thick headband. Facial features include grooved eyes and mouth, and triangular nose. Carved in a dark green variegated stone. Size 4-1/8” H, legs missing; else good with nice deposits. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Elizabeth Barrett Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Atlantic Watershed Central Highlands Zone, Middle Period, Ca 400 to 850 AD. Buff clay, burnished and red painted ritual vessel raised up on three hollow legs, each containing a rattling ball; each formed as a zoomorphioc monkey, his hands held to face. The vessel has remains of red painted vertical lines. 4” H x 6” D, multiple rim repairs; excellent surface. Provenance: H Berdach Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Guanacaste / Nicoya Region of Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 400 AD. Dark green jade / jadeite pendant with string-cut features. The name "ax god" comes from the form of the pendant, which replicates the shape of the traditional stone. Custom stand. Jade measures just under 4"L, intact/excellent. Provenance: Ex-private Houston, TX Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Pre-Columbian, from west coast of Central America, Costa Rica/Panama, ca. 700-1500 AD. A set of four depletion gilded tumbaga owls, each perched upon a branch with suspension loops on back. Because of the similarity between them, quite possible they came from the same necklace. Ready to string, or email us for details about custom stand options. Total weight 84.5g. Owl sizes range 1-5-8"L to 1-3/4"L, all intact/excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private East Coast USA Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Late Intermediate Period, Ca. 1000 to 1400 AD. A flattened tool, pointed at the base and with incised geometric bands devices to body. The top has two openwork feline heads on either side. 10-5/8” H, intact and excellent condition. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Florida Collection This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

West Mexico, Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250 A hard polished greenstone carved stylized seated figure with openwork arms resting on upraised legs, rounded face with circular drilled mouth and eyes and projecting nose. 2-5/8” H, intact and complete with custom mount. Provenance: Yen-Ley Collection Lucia Meza-Ley, 1950's by descent Cf. Townsend (1998: fig. 13) This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A huge female figure from the ancient Colima, Mexico region, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This impressive example measures 10" tall (item alone, un-mounted) by 6 1/4" wide, and about 11 1/4" tall mounted on the custom display stand. The figure is that of a standing female with some nicely detailed features. She wears two bracelets on each arm, probably representing the carved shell bracelets known from archaeological contexts, as well as large ear spools and a necklace with pendant. One of her best features is her interesting hair-style and/or hair ornamentation, which looks stylistically similar to an Asian top-knot with elaborate styling on the sides- detailed features such as this are very important in documenting hairstyles and adornment practices among the ancient inhabitants of this region. She is portrayed as having a very exaggerated genital region, which from the side view swells out in a slightly enlarged fashion, with anatomical detail- this is likely symbolically indicative of fertility in general, and/or may even imply early stages of pregnancy since her belly is slightly swollen. Re-glued breaks to both legs with no restoration, as visible in the photos. Minor loss at the feet, and minor chips, abrasions and loss overall. Heavy mineral deposits remain on the surface, attesting to the age and authenticity of this piece. Provenance: Former Lynn Langdon collection, collected pre-1970. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A fine and relatively large Colima female figure from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures approximately 7 1/4” tall by about 3 1/2” wide (item alone, un-mounted), and about 8” tall mounted on the custom display stand (included). This figure depicts an elegant looking, nude female with arms extended outward and downward, possibly in a gesture that once had meaning to the ancient inhabitants of the region. Her features are carefully and finely rendered. She is shown wearing an interesting hairstyle and head dressing, with a long ponytail or tassel extending down her back. She also wears a necklace with a single circular pendant, and what is typically interpreted as ritual scarification / beautification on both shoulders. Intact and in excellent original condition. Otherwise, only minor abrasions, weathering and wear, with heavy mineral and sediment deposits remaining. Provenance: Former Lynn Langdon collection, USA. Collected pre-1970. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Peru, Ca. 800 to 1200 AD. Constructed in sections of sheet metal, attached with thin flat strip staples and depicting a human face wearing a high brimmed headdress with repousse button border and double curled crescent applique. The eyes, ears and nose are all individual elements applied to the face. Deep crystallized blue-green patina, with traces of silver under the patina. 5-1/4” x 5-3/4” W, restored and complete with custom plexi mount. Provenance: Private Illinois collection This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From Bocono Estado Trujillo, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. Dimunutive abstract pinched figure; with wide head and hips, loop hands held to sides. 2-5/8” H, complete with custom base. Provenance: Ex Orlando Florida Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nayarit, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. Delicate clay figure of highly stylized form. Overall red painted polychrome painted surface. Molded with legs at front, elongated torso, cylindrical arm at knee, the other holding vessel atop shoulder, and wonderful heart shaped head. 6-3/8” H Provenance: Ex Florida Collection This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From Bocono Estado Trujillo, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. Hollow ceramic bust with broad rectangular head, loop arms decorated in brown and cream colored painted pigments. 2-1/8” H, intact fragment with nice deposts and paint remains. Custom base included. Provenance: Ex Irwin Hersey Collection NY. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Marajo Island, Para Brazil, Ca. 500 to 800 AD A shallow ritual bowl having two opposing heads on the rim. The fine head of a pig opposite a human head upon a birds head. Finely incised linear decoration on the underside. A few traces of red surface pigment, strong mineral deposits. 4-1/2” D, intact. Provenance: Ex. Jean-Eugene Lions collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, Ca. 100 BC A carved grayish-green stone of a standing anthropomorphic figure holding his arms across his stomach. Triangular facial features having a wide flat nose, pointed head and deeply recessed eyes with incised brows. Pierced for suspension. 2-3/4” H, intact, nice ancient surface. Custom mount included. A nice example. Compare similar examples in: Gay, Carlos MEZCALA: Ancient Stone Sculpture from Guerrero, Mexico; Balsas Publications, Geneva, 1992, pp193-199. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

North central coast, Ca. 1000 to1425 A.D. A colorful section from a panel having two motifs in alternation colors; the top with rhythmic birds, two opposing cats with long tails. 8” L x 11-1/2” W, minor loss to the upper right corner, otherwise overall excellent condition. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, Ca. 800 to 1000 AD. Carved veined jadeite depicting a classic Mixtec face with headdress, ear spools and limbs. Pierced at the sides and back for suspension. 2” H, intact. Good orignal polish, tiny flake near mouth, overall inclusions in stone and deposits and inclusions ion the stone. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Florida Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Late period Ca 600 to 900 AD. Wide flared well painted bowl decorated on exterior with two elongated snake like figural depiction’s of male figures slithering ; stacked hieroglyphics in panels between them. Interior with band of glyphs and decoration in tondo as well. Very elaborate bowl with good original colors. 2-1/4" H x 6-5/8 " D, repaired from three or four large pieces with restoration over lines Provenance: Ex Private Florida Coll, This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A fine orangeware Pre-Columbian Maya vessel, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This vessel is quite large, measuring 8 1/4" tall by about 8" wide, and displays very impressively. The large cylindrical body sits atop three slab type feet, each with carved knot or Mat patterns, or Pop glyphs- such designs typically signify elite status of the owner. The front features a very prominent monkey head adorno, shown wearing large ear spools. This likely represents a howler monkey, based on the rendering. There are also two large incised panels on the left and right exterior, which appear to depict what is possibly a frontal view of Tlaloc or Chac. An alternative interpretation might be that these incised panels depict twin, smoking incensarios. In remarkable condition overall, especially for a vessel of this size, which would typically be prone to significant damage over centuries of burial. The rim of this vessel has a slender restored area measuring about 6" long, tapering to about 2" deep at the deepest part. This area is visible in the photos (looking at the front of the vase, it is on the left top side of the rim), but is quite well done. Otherwise, the vessel is intact and in excellent original condition, with a few minor stable stress lines. One of the slab tripod feet was broken and was simply re-glued into place with no restoration there. There are obvious traces of mineral deposits and root marks inside and out. Provenance: Former Arkansas, USA private collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A large Maya polychrome tripod plate, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. Museum deaccession. This example measures about 12" across, and includes acrylic display stand, as shown. It features white, yellow, brown, orange and red pigments to depict a finely rendered individual seated upon a bench, who is either receiving or inspecting pottery goods, perhaps for purchase or as gifts/tribute. The fact that the individual is shown seated upon the bench is significant, and implies not only elite status, but also power and authority in Maya iconography- often indicative of a ruler. This important individual is also shown wearing fine clothing and adornments, and body paint/pigment. Bands of glyphs are featured near different items at four separate places in the scene, perhaps serving as descriptive or naming labels for the different items shown. The inner rim of the plate features geometric designs including step-frets. It sits upon three tripod legs and even has decorative banded patterns on the back/underside. This plate was broken in ancient times and has been re-glued from large fragments (best seen from the back), with very little loss in the breaklines. Minor fill has been used where small gaps may have existed in the breaklines. The breaklines do not interfere with the figural portion of the scene in a distracting way. Minor pigment loss, erosion, chipping and abrasions overall. The plate displays impressively as-is, retaining it's archaeological integrity, or it may be professionally restored, if desired. All areas of the figure and the scene retain enough of the original line so that it could easily by touched up by a competent restorer to revitalize the scene, if so desired. Provenance: Ex Arte Primitivo. Museum de-accession, former Pine Crest School Museum collection, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A Maya polychrome vase, circa 600 A.D. - 900 A.D. This example measures approximately 6 1/2" tall by about 5" wide. It exhibits polychrome pigments of orange, red, black and white, and features a basket weave pattern surrounding three circular cartouches (or portals) containing serpent-like heads- perhaps representing vision serpents. There is also a band of glyphs around the outer rim displaying what appears to be the Primary Standard Sequence (P.S.S.). These are readable, decipherable glyphs. Maya polychrome vases depicting such basket weave designs are not seen often. In original, unrestored condition with a stabilized stress line extending downward from the rim about 4" on one side, with an adjacent small rim shard (about 1" in size) re-glued into place. Glue has been worked into the stress crack to stabilize it against further spreading. There are also multiple, stable stress lines on the very base of the vessel, one of which extends up from the bottom edge about an inch high up the side. This vessel displays the wear and weathering indicative of Classic Period Maya vessels with ample root marks and mineral deposits attesting to the age and authenticity of the piece. There are minor chips, abrasions, weathering and wear overall, with some pigment loss, especially near the bottom and to areas of white pigment (which are particularly vulnerable to erosion). Provenance: Former private Florida, USA collection. Before that, ex Arte Primitivo. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From the central coast of Peru, Ica culture, ca 800 AD. Pottey vessel with what appears to be two dancing shamans painted in added ochre over reddish surface, negative-resist black bands below. 5-3/4"T, intact/generally very good, save rim roughness. Provenance: Ex-M. Powell Collection, TX acquired in the 1960s/70s.

Rare form! Pre-Columbian Chimu blackware jar in the form of a series of fish and pelicans, ca. 1200 AD. 6-3/4"H, intact/generally very good, save rim chipping, as shown. Provenance: Ex-Powell Collection, TX acquired in the 1960s/70s.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 0 to 200 AD. Burnished pottery vessel in the form of an armadillo; with large shelled exterior, small head emerging beneath the protective armor; other side with very wide opening. Extremely rare and one of only a few of this form we have ever seen. 11-2/4"L x 5-1/2"W x 5-3/4"H, intact. Provenance: Ex-private Midwest Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Unusual - although we have been lucky to find four similar examples (email for pics/details of others). Moche, from ancient north coastal Peru, ca 500 to 700 AD. Polychrome pottery vessel in the form of an open flower - similar in appearance to the more common "florero." Painted in tan and deep brown with edges to the rim cut away; base and inner rim glazed, remainder buff. 5-3/8"H x 6-3/8" top diameter, appears choice to excellent, but has been repaired from a few large fragments with restoration over breaklines. Provenance: Ex-private AZ Collection, ex-private CA Collection.

Rare to find! Articulated pottery doll from the Vera Cruz region of Mexico, ca. 500 to 1000 AD. Solid body and head with freely-swinging attached arms and legs (attached using modern cording). Nice facial details and textured body. Amazing to think this was played with by a little girl over 1000 years ago! Quite a large example, measuring 12"H. Loss to end of one foot, one hand reattached and missing a few fingers, else still quite nice and worthy of professional restoration (email us for details). PROVENANCE: Ex-private Eastern USA Collection acquired in the 1960s.

From northern Peru, ca. 500 AD, ancient pottery stirrup vessel decorated on both sides in high-relief depicting crouching monkeys having curled tails and open toothy mouths. Tan ground with painted red-brown stripes and highlights. 9-1/4"H, spout repaired/reattached with restoration over breaklines, otherwise intact and near-choice. Comes with TL certificate. PROVENANCE: Ex-Private German collection, ex-NYC auction.

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, ca. 400 to 600 AD. Life-size molded pottery face mask with relief facial features, large almond-shaped eyes with arched eye brows, highlighted with white pigment. Small round perforations through both ears, which probably once held disc ear ornaments. Brim ridge across his forehead having numerous small perforations which once held ornaments, probably feathers. As is normal for a mask of this type, repaired from several pieces, but appears to be all original. 9-1/2"W x 7"H. Custom lucite stand. Moche ceramic masks are quite rare and examples with painted decoration are very rare. Provenance: Ex-private J. Hatley collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. 1532 to 1550 AD, created just after the Spanish conquest of the Inca. Each bowl of round, low form, turned on a Spanish lathe. First one has nice small base and rim; other a bit more plain. 7-1/8"D for largest. Each is intact and in generally quite good condition. PROVENANCE: Ex private Phoenix, AZ Collection.

Literally breathtaking! Long woven cloth strip from the Chimu culture of northern Peru, ca 1200 to 1300 AD. Cotton and camelid fibers with four birds against a cream background, brown fringes to each side. Professionally cleaned, mounted and custom-framed Ready to hang (and enjoy). PROVENANCE: Ex-private New Mexico Collection.

A very bright and vibrant tie-dyed textile fragment dating before the emergence of the Nazca in southern Peru, ca 100 BC - 100 AD. Of dyed cotton fibers in gold over red in near-rectangular pattern. this process was created using the same tie-dyed techniques that were popular in the late 1960's. Textile itself measures 6-1/2" x 9"L. Professionally cleaned and restored, then custom-framed and ready to hang - stunning! PROVENANCE: Ex-private New Mexico Collection.

A lovely and very unusual Inca textile tump line, ca. 1350 to 1500 AD. Woven of camelid fibers (llama wool or alpaca) using a very rare purple dye, plus red, brown and tan with central textile panel and cords to each side to attach to small pottery vessels. These were sued to carry loads using the forehead, thereby leaving the hands free. Framed size 18"W x 14"H. Textiles professionally cleaned, mounted and custom framed, and looking marvelous as such! PROVENANCE: Ex-private New Mexico Collection.

Still quite vibrant... Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 900 AD. Grayware pottery bowl with remains of original stucco painted exterior. 8"D x 3-7/8"H, intact/generally good, save surface wear and minor chipping. Provenance: Ex-prominent TX Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Mexico, Mayan, Peten region, ca. 500 to 800 AD. Extremely fine and rare polychrome pottery bowl depicting the three failed attempts to create human beings - as published in the Maya Popol Vuh. ]From the Introduction of Dennis Tedlock’s translation of the Popol Vuh: "For the gods, the idea of human beings is as old as that of the earth itself, but they fail in their first three attempts (all in Part One of the present translation) to transform this idea into a living reality. What they want is beings who will walk, work, and talk in an articulate and measured way, visiting shrines, giving offerings, and calling upon their makers by name, all according to the rhythms of a calendar. What they get instead, on the first try, is beings who have no arms to work with and can only squawk (the bird with beak), chatter, and howl, (the monkey – hind legs and tail) and whose descendants are the animals of today. On the second try they make a being they make a being of mud (the brown back of the composite creature) , but this one is unable to walk or turn its head or even keep its shape being solitary, it cannot reproduce itself, and in the end it dissolves in nothing. Before making a third try, the gods decide, in the course of a further dialogue, to seek the counsel of... The question the younger gods put to them here is whether human beings should be made out of wood (the front legs)...” 6-1/4"D x,4"H small pressure crack, else intact and excellent. Provenance: Ex-private East Coast USA Collection.

From West Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 300 B.C. Finely-burnished redware pottery vessel with three rattle-filled legs. 3-5/8"H x 7"W, intact/generally excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private East Coast USA Collection.

From the Peten region of Guatemala, ca. 500 to 750 AD. Polychrome bowl with creme ground, red horizontal stripe beneath rim and repeating temple pattern in black and red on the body. 6-3/4"D x 4"H, minor rim chipping, stable age crack and worn surface abundant with root-marks! Provenance: Ex-private TX Collection.

Pre-Columbia, from Jaina Island, Mexico, dating between 500 and 700 AD. Terracotta figure of a male figure wearing ceremonial dress, hands at his sides. 5-7/8"H, intact/generally excellent, save minor surface wear, as shown. Much original white pigment remains. Provenance: Ex-Prominent Tx collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Mexico, Jaina Island, ca. 500 and 700 AD. Terracotta mold-made standing male figure wearing ceremonial dress, hands at his sides. 4-1/4"H, intact/generally excellent, save minor surface wear, as shown. Much original white pigment remains. Provenance: Ex-prominent Tx collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Chimu, north-coastal Peru, ca. 900 to 1100 AD. Showing clear elements of the earlier Sican culture, blackware stirrup with conical base in the form of a large sea shell, two smaller shells attached at the top from which the stirrup spout has been attached. Just under 7"H, intact and choice! Provenance: Ex-private TX Collection imported into the US in 1969.

Pre-Columbian, Mixtec / Mixteca-Puebla Type Valley of Puebla, Northern Oaxaca Region, Mexico, Post Classic period, ca. 1100-1400 AD. Tall double cup / goblet in red terracotta with cream slip, red, orange and black-brown paint. Lovely manganese blooms and deposits inside and out. NOTE: It has been suggested that this type of chalice form vessel was used to catch blood offerings from sacrificial victims. This double cup vessel has a solid section in the middle separating the chamber at the top from the chamber at the bottom allowing the cup to be flipped over and used from the other end. The coloration, theme and painting style very closely resemble the page of a Mixtec Codex. A very rare type, not to be confused with more popular 'CHOLULA' polychrome wares. Stands 9-1/4"H, in overall fine condition with several losses along top rim lip, several stabilized stress cracks, plus minor wear/loss, as shown. Provenance: Ex-Raphael Moses Collection, associated with the Rocky Mountain Institute of Pre-Columbian Studies since the 1970s.

From northern Peru, Moche V, ca. 500 - 700 AD. Terracotta vessel in stirrup form, mold-made with red-orange slip, cream highlights. Nice deposits overall. 9-1/2"H, intact/generally excellent condition. Provenance: Ex-private CA Collection since the early 1980s.

From ancient Mexico, Nayarit, Lagunillas (Chinesco), ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Terractotta shallow bowl with beige slip, red and black paint. Interior shows a dynamic / archetypal design suggestive of bird forms or animal tracks on the ground. Very well-made and finely painted, typical of Chinesco pieces. 7"D x 3"H, intact/generally excellent, save several stabilized hairline cracks, minor abrasions/chips. PROVENANCE: Ex-private Midwest USA Collection in the 1990s, prior to that part of a Museum Collection (numbered on bottom) since the the 1960s.

A relatively rare type of vessel known as a Paccha (ritual watering device/vessel) from the ancient Huari (also spelled Wari) culture of Pre-Columbian Peru, circa 650 A.D. – 800 A.D. This fine example measures approximately 4 1/2” tall by about 4” wide (item alone, at widest points), and includes the acrylic display ring, as shown. This vessel displays decorative and symbolic motifs associated with Huari/Wari style, rendered in brown/black and white pigment against a burnt orange colored slip. The bulbous body features a smaller top portion that resembles the shape of a small bowl, while an open, tapering spout emerges at an angle at the bottom of one side. Such objects are believed to have been used as ritual watering devices, into which liquids were poured and allowed to slowly seep out into the ground through the bottom spout. It is typically assumed that water may have been ritually offered is such vessels, but chemical analyses on some examples have revealed traces of maize beer (Chicha), instead of water. If water was the offered substance, such offerings were likely an effort to ensure rain and/or successful crop growth. If Chicha or Maize beer was offered rather than water (as some examples suggest), the offering may have been considered the completion of a full cycle; the finished product of Maize crops being returned as an offering to a newly prepared field to ensure a successful crop and thus sustained future Chicha production. Alternatively, ritual use of these vessels may have had a broader purpose related to the concept fertility in general. One could interpret a suggestion of fertility in general, in that the vessel itself symbolically embodies and exhibits both “male” and “female” aspects, through the representation of the protruding spout at the bottom (male) and opening at the top (female), respectively. Intact, with only minor, small chipping and abrasions to the rim and spout. Otherwise, minor wear and weathering overall, expected on an authentic, ancient example. Some light mineral and sediment deposits remain on the original burnished surface. Provenance: Former Indiana, USA collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From southern Peru, Huari / Wari, Middle Horizon, ca. 550 - 1050 AD. Polychrome pottery canteen with heads in profile and corn plants. Custom museum-quality stand. 9"H, broken/repaired where spout meets body, otherwise intact with no fill or other restoration. Provenance: Ex-Larry Stone Collection, ex-private FL Collection.

Nazca, Southern Peru, Ca 200 to 400 AD. Polychrome pepper bowl – could have actually been used to hold peppers for the meal. 5-1/2"D x 3-3/8"H, intact/generally excellent, save some surface pitting and minor pigment wear, as shown. Provenance: Ex-private Sarkisian Estate, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Pre-Columbian, from Southern Peru, Ca 200 to 400 AD. Nice example of the Nazca pottery skills! Tall kero in the form of a human face - decorated in typical Nazca pigments of brown, red and tan. Nose in relief and it is apparent this example does not depict a trophy head as the mouth has not been sewn shut. 5-3/4"H, intact/excellent! Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian Collection, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Pre-Columbian, from northern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 - 600 A.D. Brightly painted pottery bowl with an interior painted decoration of four faces of supernatural beings?, further accented with a black/white graphic edge detailing. 7-3/4"D x 2-3/4"H, intact/generally excellent. Provenance: Ex-private Sarkisian collection, Denver, CO. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From ancient Peru, ca. 200 - 400 A.D. Wonderful Nazca polychrome vessel with a single stirrup spout on its back, colorful tail and head, breast decorated with white base and feathers shown in black; underneath, note painted feet! 5"H x 4"W x 6"L, beak and handle repaired with over-painting over breaklines, plus minor stress cracks on breast area partially stabilized, else quite nice! An extremely rare figurative piece... Provenance: Ex-private TX Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Pre-Columbian, from northern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 - 600 A.D. Brightly painted pottery bowl with exterior painted decoration of four large stylized lizards with abstract parrot head tails; cream ground with elliptical decorative elements. 7-1/2"D, stable hairline from rim to center, minor paint wear, otherwise intact/excellent. Provenance: Ex-private Texas Collection, ex-Jean-Eugene Lyons, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Small, but wonderfully decorated ancient stone metate from the Veracruz region of southern Mexico, ca 400 to 600 AD. Rectangular ceremonial grinding stone with carved chevron design on each side and four nubbin feet beneath. Provenance: Ex-Claiborne Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

An incredible and important work of art! Mayan Territories, Mexico, Campeche, ca. 550 - 950 AD. Carved jade pendant with beautiful open work and incised detailing depicting a profile of a Maya Lord (on left side), upside down, it shows an unbelievable mythological monster head which has perforated holes that had beads attached originally. Piece itself measures just a tad over 3"W/L x 1-5/8"H x 1/4"D, intact/excellent. Provenance: Ex-Westermann Collection, Germany, ex-Sotheby's.

Pre-Columbian, Tairona, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. A hollow-molded terracotta statuette depicting a standing male figure; he wears an elaborate headdress with a central disc and an equally elaborate costume with belts, arm bands and sashes, all of which are decorated with geometric patterns. His costume probably indicates that he is a cacique or chieftain. With his left hand he holds a musical instrument to his mouth - an ocarina. Most interestingly, the whole statuette itself functions as an ocarina! The top of the head has a small blow hole, and several holes on the body of the figure, when covered or uncovered with the finger tips, allow to lower and raise the pitch. A fantastic whistle that still plays after all those years! 7-1/2”H (19cm), in excellent condition; some encrustation and surface wear; a minuscule chip to the back of the headdress. There is a very thin line on one of the arms, only visible under magnification. An old inventory number written under one of the feet. Provenance: Ex-private Belgian collection VH, bought in 2003; previously with Arte Primitivo, New York; previously Danish private collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Dating to approximately 100 B.C. - 100 A.D., from Mexico. An enchanting terracotta female figure, she sits on a stylized chair, leaning forward. Each ear decorated with three spools, the nose pierced with ring, the tall mass of incised hair unpainted. A thick collar or choker around her neck. Beautiful and fascinating dendrite formations lie all over the figure, formed over the millennia and testament to this object's extreme age. 16"H, repaired. Provenance: Ex-private Chicago, IL collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A rare and desirable type of vessel incorporating a distinct figural type, from the ancient Jalisco region of Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. - 300 A.D. This piece is sizable, and measures approximately 9" tall X 7 1/2" wide X 6 1/2" deep. This represents a well-known, but rarely seen type of Jalisco figure/vessel, often described as depicting a "mourner". These are very distinct from other Jalisco renderings of individuals, in that the figure is always shown with their tongue protruding, and often the head has a ring-like shape on top. They typically have long, stringy arms, and are shown slumped over looking very despondent and lethargic. While this may depict a mourning figure, as some suggest, it may instead depict an individual with some kind of distinct illness or abnormality, since the features are very symptom-like and are so consistent for the type. The vessel is incorporated into the human form so masterfully on this example that it is easy to take for granted. But paying attention to the detailed volume of the body, and the way it seamlessly gives way to the vessel/container, it is a remarkable example of ancient art. This is one of those pieces that when the light hits it right, it captivates and really stands out amongst other things, drawing the viewer in for a closer look- it is compelling and exudes (and solicits) a great deal of emotion. Otherwise, the figure exhibits puffy eyes, and a long, slender nose. This piece is in excellent original condition overall. The vessel is intact, save for some old relatively sloppy repair/restoration at parts of the rim (visible in the photos), and a stable stress line along the bottom. Other than that, the entire rest of the body is original and intact, with mineral deposits, root marks, and sediment deposits remaining overall. This piece would benefit from a little restoration/clean-up to the old rim repairs, or could be left as-is. Felt strips have been applied to slightly pad the bottom for display (could be easily removed, if desired). Provenance: Former Rafael Moses collection, Colorado, USA, collected pre-1970.

Ivory Coast, 19th to early 20th Century AD Blackish shiny patina, wonderful form, flat shoulders, high arched head. Star shape incision at stomach. 7” (17 cm) H., complete with custom mount. Cracked somewhat at base, coiffure insect damage. Nice dark patina Provenance: Ex. Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, German Collection. Ex Zemanek-munster may 14,2007 lot 217 This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

From SE Tanzania, Mid 20th Century. Abstractly carved in wood with smooth naturalistic features, drilled pupils and applied hair moustache. 11-1/4” H, complete with custom mount. Excellent age and signs of use. Cracks and damages repaired. Nice patina and immpressive in person! Provenance: Ex Zemanek Munster Germany. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nigeria. Well carved hardwood ancestor with short, powerful legs supporting an elongated hour glass form; separated arms following the curve of the natural wood in an elegant motion to the front of the figure. Helmet style coiffure, neat pointed chin or beard. 30”, intact, chips to extremeties, as is. Custom mount included. Good nut brown patina. Provenance: Ex David Young Canadian Collection. Collected around 1965. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Papua, Ca mid 20th Century AD. Carved thin openwork abstract Yipwon type charm used to promote successful hunting. 23” H, damages/losses and as is. Provenance: Savoy Galleries auction, New York, NY, 1971. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Indonesian, 19th century AD. Elegant figural carved handle with a monkey atop a fanged Lasara monster. 6-1/2” L, intact. Complete with custom mount. Nice varied deep patina. Good artistic expression. Provenance: Eric Farrow San Francisco This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Burkina Faso or Mali, mid 20th century. A wood carved stylized standing male with coffebean eyes, jutting jaw, hands to sides and angular beasts. A good old piece. 11-1/2” H, several age splits (losses at bottom) and surface erosions. Complete with custom mount. Provenance: Ex Peter Sloane London. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Zaire, mid 20th century. Carved cylindrical torso with Fetish cavity. The head with prominent facial features, crescent headdress and protruding ears and facial striations. 12-3/4” H, intact and includes custom mount. Provenance: Ex New York Florida Distinguished Collector. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ghana, 19th to Early 20th century AD. A fine Akan terracotta ancestor memorial head of flattened rounded form with relief features. 5” H, age wear and chips near base. Provenance: Ex New York /Florida distinguished collector This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Northern Nigeria, mid 20th century. Unusual for its size, this charming abstract figure typically found much larger, stands with parallel legs rising to curved hips, long narrow torso with protruding navel, small relief breasts, and bent arms hovering close to body. The head bears crest and dangling open square ears, with incised facial detail and crosshatching on hair. Traces of red deposits, lightly encrusted surface. Minor abrasions. 11” H, repair intact and includes custom mount. Provenance: Ex Michael Oliver, NY, acquired 30 years ago. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Liberia, mid 20th century. The hollowed symmetrical oval mask, with large circular eye holes, triangular nose, and open protruding fleshy lips. Multiple piercing for raffia around rim. 9-1/4”, chestnut patina, age wear and complete with custom mount. Provenance: Provenance Coll. Arends, Bad Godesberg, Germany, Coll. Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nigeria, mid 20th century. Delicate thin, well executed face mask with polychrome painted and raised carved details, ornate inlaid coiffure11” H, damaged losses and as is condition. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Collection Larry Majewski, Beacon, NY. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nigeria, mid 20th century. A large and impressively carved superstructure ceremonial helmet mask with a tall imposing figure surmounting the janiform human helmet. The figure atop is adorned with fez headdress, and holding a staff and sword. Elaborately painted polychrome surface. 43-1/2” H, age wear/aged surface, repaired Provenance: Ex Collection of Josephine and Walter Bhul Ford II. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

East of the Kuba, Zaire, late 20th century. Prestige pipe used by individuals of high rank, well carved of wood in form of a head of bold geometric form. The head bears expansive forehead with extended horizontal plane behind, high relief nose and mouth, jutting nodes at ear area and surface of head covered with traditional incised geometric patterns. Above hollowed cylinder is lined with white metal sheet and covered with resinous remains of soot and tobacco. Long tubular pipe extended behind for attachment to a longer pipe now gone. Medium to deep brown well-used patina. 3-5/8”H x 3-3/4”L, age crack along side, repair on stem. Custom base. Provenance: Private NYC collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Nigeria. 19th Century AD. Linked human male and female heads, Edan and Onile, with loop holes connected with chain attachments and stick form iron base projections. The figures represented as portrait heads only from a Society of the elders representing wisdom, authority and power. Only used by the highly esteemed society elders. 10-3/8”H, wear oxidation. Complete with custom mount. Provenance: Ex New York/Florida Good Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Tanzania, mid 20th Century. Stylistically carved in wood with smooth circular features, rounded eyes and some inset teeth remaining. Nicely pierced around rim and displaying old back. Red face pigment and black pigments for coiffure. 8-1/4” H, excellent condition; age wear. Complete with custom mount. Provenance: Ex Peter Slone London This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Congo (D.R.C.). mid 20th century. Wood, dark brown patina, on fragmentary legs supporting a square trunk, flanked by thin carved arms, with tubular neck and bearded head with incised eyes and rectangular protruding mouth, copper ring and nut attached, head with opening atop, cracks (head and body right hand side), damage and losses to legs. 13.75”H. very good condition with minor chips/losses. Would have been carried around on poles. Cp photo of one ca 1932 from Kalebwe, pg 41 African Arts Journal 43.2. Provenance: Ex. Dave DeRoche, Ex. Mark Eglenton, Ex Old Germany Collection

Ivory Coast, mid 20th century. Carved hardwood female standing on integral base, legs parted, slightly bent at the knees with jutting buttocks, arms carved in relief, hands on abdomen near, she has scarifications on body and face, small pointy breasts, facial features include striated hairdo and large bulging eyes. With strand of white glass beads. 12-1/2”H, age split on base, chest, and back of head. Provenance: Ex. Sebastian Fernandez. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Liberia, mid 20th century. Carved tapered oval concave face with faint pierced eyes, triangular nose, and parallel relief lips. Brown crusty patina. 3-5/8”H, intact, fetish patina. Includes custom mount. Provenance: Ex Odeta Walling Coll. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Liberia Each with carved tapered oval concave face with faint pierced eyes, triangular nose, and parallel relief lips. Dark brown shinny patinas. 2-1/2” and 3”H, intact with deep polish patina. Complete with custom mounts. Provenance: Ex Odeta Walling Coll. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Democratic Republic of Congo A female kneeling on circular base, hands to his sides, anatomy exposed. She has long angled arms, thick torso, and tubular neck. Refined facial features include classic semicircular eyes, triangular nose, and grooved, upturned mouth. A fetish cavity near coiffure. 6” H, age wear. Custom mount included. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

The symmetrical oval mask, with small slit eyes, triangular chin, and open protruding fleshy lips with metal teeth and feather beard. 8-1/2”, intact with overall applied fetish material and surface encrustation. Custom mount included. Provenance: Ex Odette Walling Collection. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Borneo, ca. 1950. From the Dayak people of Borneo this bamboo quiver has a delicate and expressively carved handle depicting a jaguar with a boar in it's mouth on one end and a snake head on the other. The end of the lid displays 2 tufts of hair, possibly boar, and 3 teeth (1 missing), possibly dog, set in gum, wax or resin. A boars tooth attached with fiber chord acts as a counterweight to hold the lid in place. Includes 7 darts tipped with a dark brown substance (pictured) and a blow gun (not pictured). Blow gun is carved of a solid dark wood with a hand forged lance head on one end (picture on request). Some loss to the rafia wrapping on the quiver. Overall good condition. 17” x 3-3/4” x 1-3/4”. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

A horned animal with open mouth having angular teeth. A basketry base underneath. 11-3/4”L; 12”H on custom mount. Overall with deep dark patination and fetish varied uneven encrusted surface. Provenance: Ex Pace Primitive, NY. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Sierra Leone, 17th to 18th century AD. The torso rising from a round base, with jutting navel and well carved facial features. 5-1/4”H, age wear and abrasions and losses; as is. Provenance: Ex. Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany since 1962. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Ca. early 19th century. Powerful stone lion from Rajasthan, India. Charm abounds in this very naive and early British Colonial rendition of the ferocious beast. 12-1/2”T. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, dated 1921. Oil on tin. A very unusual ex-voto dedicated to a rare saint, San Nicolas de Bari (saved 3 children from drowning in a pickle barrel). Tells the story of Nicolas Gomes who recovered from an internal illness and is the namesake for St Nicholas/Santa Claus. His fame is based on 2 main accomplishments. The first is the "P G" pickle barrel incident and the second "R" version has him purchasing young foundling girls off the street to so they'll not grow up to be sold into prostitution. After giving them a good Christian education, he made sure they married right and gave many bright sparkling gifts at their weddings. The gift giving connects him with his "Father Christmas" identity. Lovely painting, in very good condition. 10” x 7”. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, dated 1881. Oil on tin. A dramatic and early ex-voto, wonderfully detailed. Tells the story of A. Figueroa, who fell into the river and was carried by the current but was saved with the help of Saint Anthony. Dated 1881, this is an early ex-voto by a painter whose works we’ve seen dated into the early 20th century. One feature of this painter was the distinctive flourish he used at the bottom ofthe inscriptions. Painted on a recycled metal can with “Devoe • Patents June 28..” stamped in the metal. 7-3/4” x 10-1/2” This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, dated “Agosto 20 de 1896.” Oil on metal. With an inscription reading "San Francisco de Paula Fundadory confesor" this delightful painting is published in Saints and Sinners. Curious how it was used to practice penmanship. Houses and people in background resemble those depicted in de Leon's legendary ex-votos. If one travels to his hometown of Totatiche, Jalisco, one can still see these distinctive simple geometric adobe structures. 10” x 7”, excellent condition. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Peru/Bolivia, mid-1800’s. Oil on metal. On one side of this intriguing early South American tin painting we see an Andean Virgin Mary holding the Christ child. On the other side, and probably meant to signify backing or being backed by her, whichever your point of view, are 3 boys whose right hands are raised in benediction. The first is dressed in the uniform of an early 19th general and bears a strong resemblance to a young Simon Bolivar or Jose San Martin, the great liberating heroes of the struggle for South American independence from Spain. The preadolescent general stands next to depictions of the Child of Prague and a Christ Child who each hold a globe surmounted by a cross in their left hand, symbols of global Christian evangelization. The symbolism connecting the union of church and fight for South American liberation is unmistakable. The painting is in an early 20th c. wood frame. There is some old paint loss but the condition is overall good and stable with no restoration. 10-3/”4 x 8-½”. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, ca. 19th century. Oil on metal. The subtle rendering of skin tones demonstrate the mastery of this unidentified, regional painter who, inappropriately and unfortunately, is labeled "anonymous Mexican School." Resulting from a serious lack of scholarship over 95% of Mexican tin retablo paintings are currently simply labeled anonymous but a growing interest in identifying these 19th century tin retablo painters has emerged. Apropos of: I own or know the whereabouts of over 12 signed retablos by as many different artists; this painter, incidentally, is among them. How handsomely is the skill and technique with which it's painted; in manner and style it's a junior echo of the mastery of Italian 15th century "Quatrocento." Note how interesting are the several layers of paint on the skull that give it an oddly realistic "appearance like fractured bone." Condition: considerable old damage and repaint, visible in photos but now completely stable. 14” x 10”. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Mexico, dated 1882. Oil on tin. This wonderful Mexican ex-voto is dedicated to the Lady of the Light. Attributed to the retablo painter Augustin Barajas. 10”x 7”. This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.