Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 73

The Manuscript, Space & Collectibles Auction

Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 501		Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal, c. 1750 B.C., Approximately three-quarters of an inch, 21mm. Showing a bearded god seated on a dais, wearing a long, fringed robe and brimmed headdress and holding up a cup. Facing him stands a bare-headed worshipper wearing a horned headdress and flounced robe; both hands are raised. Between them is a diminutive priest holding a bucket and one hand raised with palm downwards. Above is a group of three dots and a solar disc and crescent. A rare and unusual secondary scene depicts two facing Lamma goddesses above with both hands raised in supplication; below is a dog, the symbol of the goddess Gula. Pictured with a roll-out of the seal. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 502		Egyptian Ptolemaic Period Life-Size Kah Mask, ca. 3rd-1st Century BC, Polychrome wooden (cedar) mask with original paint intact and free from repairs. H. 10", W. 8½" Together with another Kah Mask in need of repairs (fragments present). Lot of 2 items. Estimated Value $800 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 503		Group of Graeco-Roman Bronzes, Consists of 2 bracelets and 2 rings with attachments. The large bracelet is nicely incised. All are well patinated. Total of 4 pieces. Estimated Value $400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 504		Egyptian Block of Limestone With Hieroglyphics, 8 x 8 x 6 in. This block was excavated from an Egyptian tomb by archeologists in the 19th century. Displayed on a wooden stand. Ex Claude Harkins Collection. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,904
Lot 505		Egyptian Sarcophagus Cover Fragment, XXVI Dynasty During the Saite period (670-525 BC), 10¼ x 33½ in., made of cedar from Lebanon and covered with gesso, then handpainted with Egyptian figures and hieroglyphics. Visible figures are Anubus, Horus, and Isis. Housed in a 17½ x 40 x 3 in. case. Ex a collector in New Orleans who purchased it in Egypt in the early 1950s while working for an oil company; Gary Hendershott Museum Consultants; Claude Harkins. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,600