Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript & Collectibles Sale

Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 389		Greek Attic Alabastron With Scale Armor Design. Ca. early 5th century B.C. Approximately 6 inches high by 2.3 inches in diameter at the upper rim. This "black-figure" alabastron has four black bands, with light tan reserve sections that run horizontally around the piece. A wide, flat disk at the top is a design feature to control the flow of liquids from the piece, which like held a precious olive oil or a perfume-type unguent with an oil base. A pattern of overlapping u-shaped sections may represent overlapping scale armor, since this piece was created at about the time of Athen's victory over the Persians at Marathon, ca. 490 B.C. The piece is intact, with no apparent repairs/restoration. It has some minute surface pitting and scrapes. Overall a very nice example. Estimate $1,500 - 1,800 Ex: W. Levy collection, U.K., ca. 1916-2006; ex: Bonham's Antiquities, London, April 2007, no. 24; ex: private New York collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $900
Lot 390		Classical Greek Lead Alloy Appliqué of Zeus. Ca. late 5th century B.C. Approximately 2.5 inches high by 2.25 inches wide by 1.1 inches in relief. The piece is complete, with no repairs/restoration. Even dark gray patina. Appliqué was likely for a large vessel such as a hydria, or possibly a volute krater, and likely fit on the main body of the vessel below a handle attachment. It was cast in a mold and has great facial detail, with individual beard and hair curls, and extremely high relief. There is also a laurel-leaf diadem in the hair, which is an attribute of Zeus. Estimate $1,250 - 1,750 Ex: Private New York collection, ca. 1980s; ex: Fortuna Fine Arts, New York. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 391		Greek Attic "Black-Figure" Kylix With Palmettes. Ca. 6th century-5th century B.C. Approximately 9.75 inches wide from handle to handle, and 2.7 inches high. Superb condition; intact with no noticeable repairs/restoration. This piece is a "Type B" form. It has a wide and shallow draft for the inner bowl, two attached, rounded and looping handles, and a slightly raised disk above the thick base disk. There is a solid black inner glaze, along with a dotted tondo within a tan reserve. Outer surface has two attractive, large black palmettes, which alternate between three black floral patterns. Estimate $1,000 - 1,400 Ex: Private German collection, ca. 1970s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 392		Greek Boeotian Black Glazed Kantharos With Ivy Tendrils. Ca. 450-425 B.C. Approximately 10 inches high by 7.75 inches wide from handle to handle. Lustrous black glaze on inner and outer surfaces, with white decorative ivy leaf tendrils and a chevron pattern below. The piece has looped "strap handles" that rise gracefully above the main body, and a raised stem base. Likely used for holding wine and for drinking and/or pouring libations in a religious ceremony. The ivy leaf decorative elements are tied to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry. Superb to mint condition with no noticeable repairs/restoration. Estimate $1,000 - 1,200 Ex: Private German collection, ca. 1990s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 393		Greek Apulian Squat Lekythos With Draped Woman. Ca.mid 4th century B.C. Approximately 5.8 inches high. A draped woman stands to the right and looks back to the left. She holds a white-dotted decorative plate in her right hand and a white-dotted decorative wreath in her left hand. The drapery has very fine detail. There is a circle dot behind her body and a large palmette on the back side below the handle. The piece is intact, save for the spout that has been reattached. Overall condition is superb. Estimate $800 - 1,000 Ex: Private German collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 394		Superb Greek Apulian Oinochoe: Ex Stoke-on-Trent Painter. Ca. 330-310 B.C. Approximately 10.7 inches high. In mint to superb condition with no repairs/restoration. This piece has been attribued to the Stoke-on-Trent Painter, which is a more scarce painter/type than the more common types attribued to the contemporary Kantharos Group. This piece features a female head facing left, wearing a dainty white-dotted necklace and a detailed saccos layered within the hair of the young woman. A palmate pattern in seen on the backside and the elegant raised neck has white painted lines with a wave pattern seen on the upper shoulder. Extensive floral patterns frame the bust on each side. Also with raised ring base. The young woman is known as the "Lady of Fashion" and may represent Persephone and her return from the underworld. Estimate $700 - 900 Ex: Private German collection, ca. 1970s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 395		Vibrant Greek Attic Sessile Checker Designed Kantharos. Ca. early 4th century B.C., classified as being of the "Saint-Valentin Class."Approximately 4.9 inches high by 6.5 inches wide from handle to handle. This piece is repaired from several large, tight-fitting fragments and is 100% original. There is no glaze loss and the glossy, glazed surface has a deep black, a bright white, and a vibrant light orange color. Estimate $600 - 800 Ex: Private German collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 396		Mint Greek Xenon Kantharos With Wave Pattern and Ivy Tendrils. Ca. 375-350 B.C. Approximately 4.25 inches high by 6.25 inches wide from handle to handle. This type of ceramic, known as "Xenon ware" after a similar kantharos now in Frankfurt, may be a combination of native Greek from southern Italy and mainland Greek, meaning a Greek artist from Attica. It may also have been imported from Attica into Magna Graecia. Having a ring base and ellipsoid handles, a black glossy glaze with matt pinkish-red designs, and decorative motifs of laurel, wave patterns, ivy leaf, and chevrons. Mint condition. Estimate $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 397		Greek Lead Sling-Bullet With Inscription. Ca. 5th-4th century B.C. Approximately 2.25 inches long by 1.35 inches wide by .7 inches high. Extremely large for the type, this sling-bullet was cast in a mold, is solid lead, almond-shaped, and a heavy example. The piece has a lengthy inscription on one side, with seven to nine letters, possibly naming a city or individual or possibly bearing an insult such as "take this." The other side has an image of a thunderbolt. Light gray patina. Some dents and minor gouges, likely from battle. Estimate $500 - 700 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s; ex: private CA collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $313
Lot 398		Rare Greek Silver Infant Fibula Pin With Acanthus Terminal End. Ca. 4th-3rd century B.C. Approximately 1.2 inches high by .75 inches wide. Made for an infant, with extremely fine details and workmanship. Intact save for the missing pin; bow-shaped with three raised barrel-type sections within the length of the piece. At terminal end, where rotating pin was attached, there is a dainty, detailed acanthus design. Back side of terminal end is flat. Light gray patina. Mounted on a custom display stand. Estimate $400 - 600 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 399		Scarce Greek Bronze Amulet of the Goddess Baubo. Ca. 5th-3rd century B.C. Approximately 1.25 inches high by .65 inches wide. A complete example with no restoration/repair. Nice dark green patina. Likely served as a wearable amulet that hung from a necklace. A suspension hoop is at top of head of the goddess, who is seen nude with her hands on her knees, revealing her over-sized vulva. Baubo was a fun-loving, bawdy, yet wise, goddess who played a crucial role in preserving the fertility of the land in ancient Greece. This piece may have been worn by a person connected with the Eleusinian Mysteries. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 400		Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Figurine of Nude Aphrodite. Ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Approximately 8 inches high. A complete and intact example, in "as found" condition. The nude Aphrodite raises her left arm and holds her drapery behind. Her lower right arm rests on an extended dolphin, its head pointing downwards. This dolphin may represent a piece of dolphin-designed furniture. It also refers to the myth of the birth of Aphrodite. She stands on a rectangular stand with a small round vent hold on the back side. This piece was mold-made from two separate halves and is a typical example of a Greek Boeotian terracotta; the totally nude, erotic pose, however, is not often seen. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: Joel Malter collecton, Los Angeles; ex: private CA collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 401		Greek Terracotta Figure of a Votaress: 5th Century B.C. Approximately 8.75 inches high. Intact with no repairs/restoration. Mold-made. Designed with a trapezoidal base. The votaress may represent the Greek goddess Demeter. She is wearing a pleated chiton and a himation that is draped over her shoulders. She wears a slight smile and is holding a piglet, which is probably a votive offering, against her breasts with both hands. Nice eye appeal. Mounted on a custom wooden base. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: German private collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 402		Geometric Greco-European Silver Spectacle Fibula. Ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Approximately 2.4 inches long by 1.4 inches high. Intact with no repair/restoration. Made from one hammered strand of silver. Wire spiral begins and ends at the center of each spiral. Silver strand is about 1/16 inch on average. The area between both spirals forms a clip that likely held rolls of hair in place, making the piece both decorative and functional. Light gray patina with some dark green mineral deposits. Estimate $200 - 300 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s; ex: private CA collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 403		Striking and Most Unusual Yellow Gold 24 Kt. Snake Ring. Outstanding 24 kt. gold snake ring in the style of Classical Greece ca. 400-300 B.C. Hand made in Athens, ca. 1965. Size: 8. Weight: 19.7 g. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 404		Cypriot, ca. 700-600 BC. Large Barrel-shaped Jug. Terracotta vessel with small, circular base, broad, barrel-shaped body, narrow, cylindrical neck, and slightly flaring rim. The surface of the pot bears ribs in concentric circles emanating from the right and left sides. Intact. Height: 8¼". Cf. Fitchburg Art Museum, DSC08634. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 405		Near Eastern Gold and Agate Brooch With Triangles. Ca. 2nd-4th century B.C. Approximately 1.75 inches long by 1.25 inches wide by .6 inches deep. Parthian, or possibly Sasanian, but this type of piece has also been found in ancient Baktria, which had Greek artisans. The piece was likely part of a necklace, either as the central medallion or as one of several of these pieces. It is made of a central plate, with added granular gold triangle designs that run around the centered white-and-dark-brown-banded agate stone. The stone is mounted with an extended gold metal band that runs upward from the flat plate. There is also a minute twisted gold band around the outer edge and another around the centered stone. Very fine workmanship. Superb condition. Estimate $1,000 - 1,300 Ex: David and Henryn Anavian collection, New York, ca. 1960s-70s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 406		Israelite Period, Ca. 800-600 BC Bone Calendar or Game Board. This carefully fashioned item, smooth on one face and carved on the other with a raised border surrounding a nearly scaled interior perforated with two columns of holes, appears broken at one end. Width: 1 1/8"; Length: 4¼". Estimate $200 - 400 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 407		Israelite Period Terracotta Funnel. Cone-shaped terracotta funnel. Well-preserved, with just a few minor chips at the top and bottom. Height: 7½"; Diameter: 7". We note a partial export stamp from the Israel Antiquities Department. Estimate $200 - 300 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 408		Ancient Judean Terra Cotta Storage Vessel 3200-2200 BC. Intact large storage vessel like this example in near choice condition. A minor 1¼ x ½" chip competently repaired to lip. Actual piece measures 11¾ x 10 x 10. Vessel comes with a custom wooden stand 17 x 16 x 16" and with two placards, one a description of the vessel which is attached, the other is a dedication to recipient by the Jewish Federation Council. Estimate $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 409		24K Yellow Gold Ring of an Egyptian Eye Inlay, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1963 B.C.-1650 B.C. Set in a modern 24K yellow gold ring. The eye is obsidian and limestone and was set into wood image. Intact and wearable, the antiquity has been set within a protective 24K gold bezel ½" wide and 1½" long. Ring size is 5½" and weighs an impressive 26 grams. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500 Eye inlay is ex Christies, London, July 28, 1970, lot 88, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 410		Early and Rare Egyptian Surgeon's Knife, Pre-dynastic to Early Dynastic. Ca 4000 B.C.-3000 B.C. An expertly-shaped, rectangular flint, patinated a deep beige/orange color. The obverse side of long, concave form with concave edges; the reverse side of uniform convex form with convex edges--the whole form accomplished through the process of pressure flaking. 6.3 cm long by 3.4 cm wide. Estimate $500 - 600 Ex: Joseph Handy Collection, Boston, 1967. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $844
Lot 411		Egyptian Inlay Eye, Ca. 3rd-1st Century B.C. A large Egyptian glass inlay eye. The eyeline of the eye is tooled dark blue opaque glass attached to a white glass schlera and inlaid translucent deep blue pupil/iris. Exceptional condition with original polish. 1" width x 2" length. Published in Solid Liquid - Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass by C.A Marinescu and S.E. Cox, Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, N.Y. (1999). Estimate $500 - 750 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 412		Egyptian Alabaster Cosmetic Aryballos. Dating to Late Period, ca. 550-330 B.C. Approximately 2.5 inches high. Intact piece has a nice dark patina and minute wear on outer rim, indicating this piece was used in antiquity and was not a votive object. Two small lug handles Translucent when back lit or placed outside in daylight. Custom marble black base and old French collector tag is included. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: Private French collection; ex: S. Linde collection, Berlin, Germany. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 413		Egyptian Alabaster Toy Boat. Tiny hand-carved boat of uncertain origin, with distinctively shaped hull. Intact. Length: 50 mm. Estimate $150 - 200 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 414		Rare Roman Bronze Figurine in the Guise of Alexander the Great. Ca. 1st-3rd century A.D. Approximately 2.8 inches high. Intact with no repair/restoration. Beautiful dark blue-green patina with spotty red highlights. Excellent condition with no noticeable breaks or chips. The figurine is standing with the full weight on the left leg. The other leg is slightly bent, while the body is slightly leaning to the right. Placed on a custom stand for added stability. This piece has extremely refined facial detail, with other minute details such as the design of the sandals. The figure may depict Alexander the Great, as it displays many of his attributes. Although a Roman bronze, the Greek features on this piece are unmistakable: the Greek muscled cuirass which is worn over the Greek knee-length chiton, the attached cape chlamys which falls behind, and the pose of the figure with the weight on one leg. Also, the upswept curls above the forehead, known as an "anastole" hair style, along with thick locks of leonine hair, deep-set eyes, an angular jaw, and a prominent brow, all of which are facial features of Alexander the Great. The figure is extending his right arm and the open, upturned hand likely held a missing round phiale, which held wine that was used for sacrificial offerings to the gods, a purely Greek religious rite. It is possible that this figurine reminded the Roman owner of Alexander's visit to Troy. The figurine also appears to be grasping a Roman sword known as a gladius, which had a rounded pummel. It is certain that this figure is both a military and religious figure. Estimate $5,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 415		Beautiful Graeco-Roman Nude Bronze Aphrodite Anadyomene Figurine. Ca. 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Approximately 3.5 inches high and stands by itself on its own base. Complete, no breaks or repairs. Beautiful dark green patina with red highlights. The name "Aphrodite Anadyoment" signifies the birth of the goddess from the foam of the sea. The figure is portrayed in a "contrapposto pose," with the weight carried on one leg with a slight twist to the waist. Estimate $2,000 - 2,500 Ex: Frank Sternberg collection, Zurich, Switzerland; ex: Antiqua Ancient Art, Los Angeles. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 416		Dramatic Roman Bronze Jupiter With Exceptional Patina. Ca. 1st-3rd century A.D. Approximately 3.5 inches high, standing on a square plinth. Nude figurine of bearded Jupiter holds an eagle in his outstretched right hand. His weight is on his right leg as he is in the act of throwing a lightning bolt with his raised left arm. A cloak is draped over his neck and left shoulder. Exceptional facial, hair, and body-molding detail lends this piece a great deal of eye appeal. The young, erotic body design, seen in the slender legs and semi-muscular body, is a Greek convention of art. Piece is complete save for the missing eagle's head, left hand, and probable lightning bolt in left hand. Beautiful, even, dark-to-light-green glossy patina is scarce for figurines of this type. Figurine and bronze plinth were cast as one piece. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 Ex: Private German collection, ca. 1970s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 417		Pre-Roman Sand Core Unguentarium. Levant, ca. 5th-4th century B.C. Height: 4¼". Royal blue and pale yellow zig-zag pattern with light iridescence. An outstanding example. Intact. On a custom Lucite stand. Estimate $1,000 - UP Goldberg Family Collection. Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired through Rafi Brown in the early 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 418		Roman Young Goddess Marble Portrait Bust. Ca. 2nd century A.D. Approximately 3.4 inches high by 2.25 inches wide. There is a break at the back, at the bottom of the neck, and at the back right side of the head. The flat break at the back is an indication that this piece was once part of a large carved relief, possibly a sarcophagus panel, and was broken away from the main part of the sculpture. Three-quarter facing profile--a Greek convention that was copied by the Romans ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. The expression is serene and conveys an eternally-young look. Possibly Diana (Artemis) or Juno (Hera). Nice light-brown patina. Estimate $800 - 1,200 Ex: Private New York collection, ca. 1990s; ex: Fortuna Fine Art, New York. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $500
Lot 419		Roman Marble Hand of Hermes With Purse. Ca 1st-2nd century A.D. Approximately 2.5 inches long by 2.2 inches high. Nearly a complete example of a human hand, broken at the upper wrist, being a fragment from a larger statue. Light tan patina. Mounted on an attractive, custom plexiglas stand. A hand holding a purse or moneybag is an attribute of the Greek god Hermes/Roman god Mercury--the god of merchants who presided over trade. Roman creations of Hermes were often modeled after the early Greek 4th century B.C. creation of Hermes by Praxiteles found at Olympia in 1877. Estimate $500 - 700 Ex: Private French collection; ex: private New York collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $660
Lot 420		Greco-Roman Hellenistic Bronze Bust of a Bald Grotesque. Ca. 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Approximately 1 inch high. Likely a bottle stopper and/or may have fitted into a long-necked glass or bronze vessel. Bottom of stem appears to have been broken. Piece may also have had gold or silver gilt and may have been a garment or hair pin. The portrait may represent an actual indivual or may have represented a type of actor. Estimate $500 - 800 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s; ex: private CA. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $450
Lot 421		Roman Bronze Appliqué of Diana With Bow Quiver. Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. Approximately 4.5 inches high. Facing Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt, with a bow quiver straped across her back. The quiver straps run between her breasts and she is draped with a chiton and an animal skin cloak, which hangs from her left shoulder across her left breast. Her hair is tied into an intricate headdress with a large ribbon and she looks slightly to her left. Piece is complete, with an attachment pin on the upper back side. A punched pattern runs around the flat base frame, which is in the shape of a crescent moon. Light green and brown patina with some red highlights. Likely a decorative element that may have fit on a Roman furniture piece or box. Estimate $400 - 600 Ex: Private French collection; ex: private New York collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 422		Detailed Roman Bronze Silenus Appliqué Figure. Ca. 1st century B.C.- 1st century A.D. Approximately 1.4 inches in diameter and 2 inches in length. Depicting Silenus, who was the companion and tutor of Dionysus, in the form of a facing head, with an attached peg that extends about 1.5 inches from the back side of the appliqué. This piece was probably mounted in an object such as a furniture piece, or a bronze and wooden door, or a composite work of arms such as a Roman shield. The Sileni were native to Phrygia in Roman Asia and derived from the horse, unlike the Satyrs, who derived chiefly from the he-goat. This piece clearly shows the horse ears of the fat old snub-nosed man who was always drunk. Dark green patina with red highlights and the detail is superb. Mounted with clay on a custom black/plexiglas base and can be easily be removed. Estimate $400 - 600 Ex: Private German collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 423		Three Mint Quality Roman Millefiori Glass Beads With Vibrant Colors. Ca. 1st century A.D. Approximately .75.5, and .7 inches high, and .7 inches in diameter. All three have different multiple colors and surface textures. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: Private New York collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 424		Late Roman/Byzantine Bronze Bracelet With Stylized Floral Designs. Ca. 4th-6th century A.D. Approximately 2 inches in diameter by 1.2 inches high. The opening on the back side is .9 inches wide, and the terminal ends have rounded edges. Intact with no repairs/restoration. Six engraved box designs, each box with a stylized floral pattern. Box in middle has four pointed rays, sometimes used to portray the holy cross; the other have six to eight rays, used as the holy fish symbol to mark one's faith. Bracelet does not flex. Light to dark green patina, with some spotty light blue and red hghlights. Estimate $300 - 500 Ex: Private Austrian collection, ca. 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 425		Roman Bronze Scale Weight With Lively Portrait. Ca. 2nd-3rd century A.D. Approximately 2.1 inches high by 1.4 inches wide. The piece appears to be a young cherub. The eyes are beaded silver inlay; they give the piece nice eye appeal. An attached hoop at the top attached this piece to a scale. The piece was likely filled with lead and served as a scale weight. It hangs from a custom display stand, easily removed. Dark green patina. Estimate $200 - 300 Ex: Private New York collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $475
Lot 426		Interesting Roman Glass Fragment Study Group. Five fragments, ca. 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D. Widths are .5 inches, 1.75 inches.6 inches.65 inches, and .5 inches. Pieces are from Roman mosaic bowls or vessels. Estimate $100 - 200 Ex: Joel Malter collection, Los Angeles, ca. 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 427		Roman Period Terracotta Toy Dovecote. A precise date of origin is uncertain. Fashioned of terracotta, this is a miniature version of the sort of columbaria, or dovecotes, used by the ancient Romans for housing pigeons or doves. As early as the Republican Period, similar structures, constructed underground, were adapted for the purpose of storing the cremated ashes of the deceased. Our example is four-sided, with square base narrowing toward the top, and one vertically oriented column of 5-8 perforations along each face of the structure. Intact, with just some minor chipping around the edges of the perforations. Height: 9". Estimate $300 - 400 Ex Living Torah Museum collection; ex David Liebert collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 428		Roman Judaea. Terracotta Toy Wagon. Rectangular model wagon with hollowed interior. A perforation extending across the width of the base might accommodate an axel, though the function of a single piercing at one of the short sides remains uncertain. With one notable chip, about the size of a child's finger, along one side, otherwise intact. Size: 2 x 1½ x �". Estimate $200 - 250 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 429		Roman Period Terracotta Toy Flute. Simply made toy flute fashioned by hand with a long, cylindrical body and four applied buttons of clay to represent holes. Instrument is not functional, as the length of the flute is not hollowed out, nor are the finger holes actually perforated. Intact with just some minor chipping. Length: 6 7/8". Estimate $150 - 200 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 430		Roman, ca. 2nd-3rd century Bronze Panther-form Handle. Cast bronze handle stylized to resemble a leaping feline, with its head high, legs outstretched, and body delicately attenuated to convey both grace and speed. Rear paws are fit into an integral loop, perhaps to facilitate hanging. Forepaws are missing. Smooth green patina with earthen encrustation. Accompanied by a custom metal base. Length: 5¼". Estimate $700 - 800 Ex Living Torah Museum collection; ex collection of Harlan Berk, Chicago. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 431		Egypto-Roman Period. Alexandria, circa 2nd-3rd century Terracotta Toy Fish. Fashioned of clay, this figurine takes the shape of a fish, with clearly defined head, fins, and scales. It is broken off near the tail and perforated through the head, perhaps to simulate a piercing caused by a hook, or to be worn as a pendant. Length: 2¼". Estimate $250 - 300 Ex Living Torah Museum collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 432		A Handsome Gangetic Valley Harpoon of Medium Size. Ancient India, Uttar Pradesh, c. 1500-1200 BC. Harpoon of copper, with reinforced triangular blade of medium width on thick cylindrical shaft -- this tapering towards a narrower flattened base. The ends of the heavy blade terminate in longish barbs, with additional backwards-facing barbs symmetrically arranged along the shaft. Piercing at rear most barb for attaching head to handle. A very well preserved example of these scarce tools or weapons, with very fine two-tone green patina. Length: 12-7/8". Estimate $400 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 433		Viking Fine Designed Bronze Bracelets With Intricate Details. Ca. 9th-10th century A.D. Two bracelets: one approximately 3 inches long and 2.6 inches in diameter; the other is approximately 3.1 inches long and 2.8 inches in diameter. Matching hand-stamped design work, each made from a single sheet of bronze. Likely for a young woman. Estimate $400 - 600 Ex: Private Denmark collection, ca. 1990s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288

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