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We are pleased to issue this catalog celebrating our 68th anniversary of dealing inclassical numismatics and our 56th year of deal-ing in ancient art. It illustrates in full color 252selected antiquities priced from $1,500 to over$450,000.

This publication is one of a continuing seriesprimarily illustrating new acquisitions featuredin our New York and London galleries, whereover two thousand fine works of art are on permanent display. All of the antiquities in thiscatalog are displayed at our New York gallery,the largest and most extensive collection ofthe ancient arts ever exhibited for sale.

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

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

©2009 Jerome M. Eisenberg, Inc. Composed and printed in the United States of America.

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

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

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COVER PHOTOS:Roman over-lifesize marble head of Aphrodite 1st Century AD. H. 12 in. (30.5 cm.) No. 19

Back cover:Attic red-figure column krater by the NaplesPainter Ca. 450-430 BC. H. 17 in. (43.2 cm.) No. 144

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

and F. Williamson PricePhotographs by Brent M. Ridge

CLASSICAL ARTGreek Marble Sculptures 2Roman Marble Sculptures 5Roman Limestone Sculptures 20Greek Bronze Sculptures 21Etruscan Bronze Sculptures 23Roman Bronze Sculptures, etc. 25European Bronze Age Art 40Ancient Arms and Armor 42 Ancient Terracottas 49Early Greek Vases 53Attic Black-figure Vases 54Attic Red-figure Vases 57South Italian Vases 61Etruscan and Roman Vases 65Ancient Varia 66Classical Silver 69

Classical Gold Jewelry 69

BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL ART 72

EGYPTIAN ARTEgyptian Stone Sculptures and Reliefs 75Egyptian Bronze Sculptures 81Egyptian Faience 85Egyptian Wood and Cartonnage 86Egyptian Silver 88

NEAR EASTERN ART 88

COLLECTING ANCIENT ART 94

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

Table of Contents

Art of the Ancient WorldGreek, Etruscan, Roman, Byzantine, Egyptian, & Near Eastern Antiquities

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Photo above: Roman marble relief panel. Erotes binding sheaves and making wine. 3rd-4th Century AD. H. 11 7/8 in. (29 cm.); L. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.). P. 20, no. 31.

1 CYCLADIC MARBLE HEADFROM AN IDOL, Chalandrianivariety, spade-shaped with two incisedhorizontal lines, a dot between, oneither side of the nose bridge. Early Cycladic II, 2300-2200 BC.H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.)Ex K. collection, Germany; D.W. collection, Ontario, Canada.

Cf. J. Thimme, Art and Culture ofthe Cyclades, Karlsruhe, 1976, no.228; Boston Museum of Fine Arts,no. 61.1089; P. Getz-Preziosi, EarlyCycladic Art in North AmericanCollections, no. 71, and for theincised eyes, no. 70.

Greek MarbleSculptures

Introduction

As we enter our 56th year of dealing in ancient art we are pleased to present in our 87thpublication an outstanding selection of antiquities assembled primarily from old collec-tions in the United States and Europe. A large number of these objects were originallypurchased from us over the past several decades and we are delighted to offer them againto a new generation of enthusiasts.

We are also proud to offer in this catalogue a group of antiquities from several famousEuropean collections: Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint Nicolas-Las-Arras,France; Louis de Clercq (1836-1901), Paris, France; Dr. Athos Moretti (1907-1993),Bellinzona, Switzerland; and Dr. Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001), Zurich, Switzerland.

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

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2 HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OFHERAKLES The demi-god and herohas powerfully expressive features, largeeyes beneath a prominent brow, and longwavy hair bound with a fillet and tiedat the nape. Ca. 2nd Century BC. H. 13 in. (33 cm.) Ex Münzen undMedaillen sale, Basel, October 5, 1963,no. 185; L. Money Collection, England;private collection, California.Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. XII, 2001, no. 2.

3 GREEK MARBLE VEILED HEAD OF AGODDESS, turned slightly to her left, heroval face with wavy center-parted hairpulled back over the tops of her ears, thegently-arching brows, the lidded eyes deep-set, her small mouth with bow-shaped lips;wearing a veil over the top of her head,falling forward on her left side with deepfolds. The back of the head is unfinished,perhaps for placement within a niche.

4th Century BC. H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Ex Ebrahimoff Family Collection,Switzerland, acquired between 1956-69.

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GREEK LIMESTONE RELIEF OF MAENADS HUNTING STAGS Three maenads in an ecstatic state,wearing chitons and billowing himations and holding thyrsoi, hunt stags. The pair in the center of the composition are about to impale a small stag with their swords, the one at left grasping the hapless sacrifice by its horns. The figure at far right runs toward the central pair holding a spear or her thyrsos like a spear.The figure at the far left, her hair having come undone, dashes toward the edge of the panel, about to hurlher spear at an unseen quarry. From Taras, South Italy, 4th Century BC. Ex English collection.L. 26 3/4 in. (68 cm.); H. 7 1/4 in. (18.3 cm.) Cf. J.C. Carter, “The Sculpture of Taras,” Transactions ofthe American Philosophical Society, vol. 65, part 7 (1975), pp. 167-173, pls. 43-49. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XII, 2001, no. 9.

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4 GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG GIRL WITH MELON COIFFURE, one of the so-called ‘little bears’ ofArtemis. Ca. 4th Century BC. H. 6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) Ex American collection. Cf. P. Themelis, Brauron: Guideto the Sanctuary and the Museum, 2002, pp. 70-71; C. Vermeule and A. Brauer, Stone Sculptures, Harvard,1990, no. 27. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. X, 1999, no. 8.

Roman Marble Sculptures

6 ROMAN MARBLE YOUTH AS THEYOUNG HERAKLES wearing a lion skin overhis head, its forelegs tied around his shoulders. 1st Century AD. H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm.)Ex M. A. collection, Paris.

7 ROMAN MARBLE NUDE TORSO OFAPHRODITE ANADYOMENE based upon aHellenistic prototype ultimately derived from thework of Praxiteles, ca. 370-330 BC.1st-2nd Century AD. H. 12 1/2 in. (32 cm.)Ex French collection.Aphrodite was the goddess of erotic love, younglovers, fertility, beauty, and marriage.

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ROMAN REPUBLICAN MARBLE PORTRAITHEAD OF A YOUTH, the face framed by a fullhead of roughly worked curls, the features sensitivelycarved. Central Italy, 3rd-1st Century BC.H. 10 in. (25.5 cm.) Ex Parisian collection, acquired from Galerie Serres, Paris.Cf. Aquileia, Catalogo delle Sculture Romane,Rome, 1972, nos. 90-92.

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ROMAN MARBLE NUDE TORSO OFAPHRODITE ANADYOMENE Ex French private collection acquireod in 1960.2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.)

FRAGMENTARY ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAITHEAD OF A BEARDED MALE, his hair combedupward, perhaps indicating a priest. Ca. AD 250-275. H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) Ex Palazzo Braschi, Rome, purchased ca. 1850, by aDanish nobleman, Slagelse, Denmark; thence by descent.Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World,vol. XI, 2000, no. 17.

ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF AYOUNG PATRICIAN sensitivelycarved with a serious expression,aquiline nose, and light beard andmoustache. He wears a chiton aboutwhich a toga is loosely draped. Ca. AD 230. H. 20 5/8 in. (52.5 cm.); H. with socle 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm.)Ex French collection.The back of the bust is engraved withan inventory number: 144; the socle is18th or 19th century.

For portraits of this type see: K. Fittschen and P. Zanker, Katalogdes Römischen Porträts in denCapitolinischen Museen und deranderen kommunalen der StadtRom, Mainz, 1985, nos. 86a-d and87a-d.

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LATE HELLENISTIC MARBLEBUST OF A YOUNG SATYR His head is turned sharply to his right, a cloak over his right shoulder. A wreath of leaves and berries lightlybinds the tousled locks of hair. Theoverall carving is sensitively executedfrom the arched eyebrows to the quizzi-cal expression and down to the muscu-lature of his chest. 1st century BC/AD. H. of bust: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.); H. including socle: 16 in. (40.6 cm.)Ex French Collection, acquired about1950. Very fine style.

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13 ROMAN MARBLE HERM BUSTOF APOLLO, the sun god; the god oflight, music, the arts, and prophesy. Heis depicted with an unusual hairstylecentering three rows of snail curlsflanked by waves pulled to the backand falling to his shoulders. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.)Ex French collection.

14 ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OFDIONYSOS, the god of wine andpatron of agriculture and the theater.He is depicted here bearded andwearing a crown of ivy; from aherm. 1st-2nd Century AD.H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.)Ex French collection.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A BOY wearing only a fringed paludamentumjoined over his right shoulder by a circular fibula with a head ofMedusa in relief. 3rd Century AD. H. of bust: 15 in. (38.1 cm.)H. including socle: 20 1/2 in. (52 cm.)Ex Old French collection, Montpelier,acquired in Paris in the 1980s.

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ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAITHEAD OF A FLAVIAN MALECa. AD 70-80.H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.)Ex collection H.J., Sun City,Arizona. Exhibited at Kresge ArtMuseum, Michigan State University,1985-2009. Published: J. Eisenberg,Art of the Ancient World, vol. 4,1985, no. 257.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF APHRODITE,depicted with a serene expression on her face, herhead tilted and turned to the right, the wavy haircentrally-parted and dressed with a diademaround her head, the elaborate curls drawn backinto a loose chignon, some escaping at the base ofthe neck, the frontal tresses swept into a topknot,the wide-set eyes beneath a softly curving brow-line, the full lips slightly parted.1st-2nd Century AD. H. 10 1/2 in (26.8 cm.)Ex English private collection, acquired in Parisin the 1960s.This head is of the Venus de Medici type, namedafter a Hellenistic marble statue of the goddessdated to the 1st Century BC, now in the UffiziMuseum, Florence. This type is thought to dateoriginally to the early part of the 3rd Century BC.Cf. M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the HellenisticAge, New York, 1955, p. 20, fig. 28.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A NYMPHwith her head turned to her left, her wavy hair centrally parted and pulled back above the ears, the shoulders are bare but framed by the heavy folds of a mantle. 1st Century AD. H. 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.)Ex French private collection, ca. 1940.

For the type compare the bust of a nymph from the "Invitation to Dance" group, in A. Pasquier and J-L. Martinez, Praxitèle,2007, fig. 203.

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ROMAN MARBLE OVER-LIFESIZEHEAD OF APHRODITE, her wavyhair, pulled back into a chignon, isbound by a striped fillet and pairedwith a diadem tied with a Gordianknot, symbol of permanence; traces oforiginal pigment. After a Greek origi-nal of the 4th Century BC.1st Century AD. H. 12 in. (30.5 cm.)Ex Parisian collection, acquired fromGalerie Serres, Paris.

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20ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OFAPHRODITE slightly tilted to theright, her long hair gathered into achignon at the back and crowned with a diadem. 2nd Century ADH. 7 5/8 in. (19. 5 cm.)Ex French collection.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF AGODDESS WEARING ADIADEM, probably Aphrodite, hercentrally parted hair pulled to theside and back into a bun. 1st-2nd Century ADH. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)Ex French collection.

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ROMAN OVER-LIFESIZE MARBLE HEADOF A GODDESS, probably Aphrodite, her cen-trally parted hair is crowned with a diadem.Her head is turned to the right, leaning forwardslightly; the base worked for insertion into a bustor statue. Ca. 2nd Century AD.H. of bust: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.) Total height: 23 1/2 (59.7 cm.)Ex English collection, acquired in 1970.

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23 ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A PATRICIAN DAUGHTER OF THE ANTONINE PERIOD, sensitively carved with an elaborate court coiffure of braids and curls in the highest style. Her ears arepierced to receive earrings and a hole in the center of her hair at the front probably also served to anchor ajewel. Ca. AD 120-140. H. 11 in. (27.9 cm.). Ex M.H. collection, New York, acquired before 1959.

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNGWOMAN, her hair parted in the middle andbound with a fillet. 1st Century AD.H. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm.) Ex French collection.

24 ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNGWOMAN Early 3rd Century AD. H. 5 in. (12.8 cm.) Ex French collection.

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26ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OFFAUSTINA II, AD 161-176 .sensitively carved with an elaborate imperial hairstyle.Annia Galeria Faustina theyounger (Faustina II), thedaughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina I, was married toMarcus Aurelius in 145. In late 147 she received the title Augusta after the birth of her first child. Ca. 150-180 AD. H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.)

Ex M.H. collection, New York,acquired before 1959 from anestate in Bel Air, California.

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ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE POR-TRAIT HEAD with a slender ovalface, the modelled brows arching overher unarticulated, large almond-shaped eyes, with heavy upper andlower lids, a delicate nose, and a smallmouth with fleshy lips, her center-parted hair scalloped into deep wavesmostly concealing her ears. 2nd Century AD. H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.)Ex Ebrahimoff Family Collection,Switzerland, acquired between 1956-1969. For a related coiffure see theportrait from the so-called Temple ofAphrodite in Cyrene, no. 263 in S.Walker and M. Bierbrier, AncientFaces, Mummy Portraits fromRoman Egypt, London, 1997.

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ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUSTOF AN ARISTOCRATIC WOMAN Herbroad oval face framed by undulating wavesof hair finally formed into two plaits thatare loosely coiled to form a flat spiral in thenape of the neck. Her eyes are large, her lipsfull, and her expression calm. 3rd Century AD. H. of bust: 17 in. (43.2 cm.)Total height: 20 1/2 in. ( 52.1 cm.)Ex French collection, acquired about 1950.This coiffure is typical of the Severan period.The coiffure of the empress Plautilla servedas a model. Cf. her portrait on a denarius,minted at Rome, AD 202-205 now in theGetty; K. Fittschen and P. Zanker, Katalogder romischen Portrats in denCapitolinischen Museen, vol. II, 1983, p.99, no. 144, pls. 171-172.

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ROMAN MARBLE OVER-LIFESIZE VEILED HEAD OFFAUSTINA II, AD 161-176,wife of emperor MarcusAurelius. The features, carefullydetailed eyes, drilled pupils, andhairstyle find their nearest paral-lel in the mature portraits ofFaustina II. Ca. AD 161-180.H. 13 in. (33 cm.)Ex old Spanish collection.Parts of the veil were restored inthe 18th or 19th century.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLEBUST OF TRANQUILLINA, WIFEOF GORDIAN III, AD 239-244.Her hair is dressed in the recognizedstyle of the period and she wears astola. She was the daughter of thenewly appointed chief Praetorian prefect, Timesitheus, and, as father-in-law of the emperor, he quicklybecame the de facto ruler of the Roman Empire. Ca. AD 241-245. H. of bust: 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm.)H. including socle: 20 1/2 in. (52 cm.)Ex old French collection, Montpelier,acquired in the 1980s from G. Cohen,Paris. Cf. V. Poulsen, Les Portraitsromains, Copemhagen, 1974, vol. II,cat. 754, no. 169; M Weger,Gordianus bis Carinus, Berlin, 1979,pl. 21, a-c.

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32 ROMAN LIMESTONE HERM BUST OF A BEARDED PHILOSOPHER, the squaresection shaft with incised rectangular outlines.

3rd-4th Century AD. H. 20 in. (51 cm.) Ex German collection. Derived from the Greek form,these were used in gardens to form galleries of sculpturefor fences during the late empire. An example of a hermgallery with similar sculptures is the famous one atWelschbillig near Trier.

33 ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF ATTIS, the young Phrygian shepherd beloved by Cybele.Syria, 3rd Century AD H. 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm)Ex private collection, Nice, France, acquired in the1930's.

31 ROMAN MARBLE PANEL: EROTES BINDING SHEAVES AND MAKING WINE the left of the panel depictsyoung Erotes gathering wheat; on the right they are picking grapes from an arbor and trampling them in a vat. 3rd-4th Century AD. H. 11 7/8 in. (29 cm.); L. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.) Ex French collection, dispersed at the Drouotin 1999. The subject developed here is that of the seasons represented by reaping (interrupted life) and by new wine (the life to come); a typical theme on children's sarcophagi from the 3rd Century onward.

GREEK DAEDALIC BRONZE FEMALE DOLL The nude figure of slender proportions, curving at the hipsand breasts, the arms separately-made, now missing, attachment pins remaining at the shoulders; the face withpierced eyes, the chin-length hair dressed in large beaded waves, wears a flat polos on her head. Mid-7th Century BC. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) Ex John Kluge collection, Morven House, Charlottesville,Virginia. Published: J. Eisenberg, Gods and Mortals, Bronzes of the Ancient World, 1989, p. 3, no. 2; C.Vermeule and J. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of JohnKluge, New York, 1992, no. 8-82. Daedalic pieces are rare in bronze; for a similar example from Delphi, andthought to be of Cretan manufacture, cf. C. Rolley, Greek Bronzes, London, 1986, no. 56.

34 MINOAN BRONZE MALE VOTIVE with long braids and wearing a loin-cloth; right hand to head in a 'salute'.Late Middle Minoan III, ca. 1600-1500 BC. H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.)Ex California collection. For a discussion of the type see: M. Bennett, Belted Heroes and Bound Women -Homeric Warrior King, 1997.

35 GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE HORSE standing upon a plate supported by an open-worked bi-conical cage.Macedon, late 8th-7th Century BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17 cm.) Ex private collection, Munich, acquired in 1990.Cf. J.L. Zimmermann, Les chevaux de Bronze dans l´art geometrique grec, 1989, pl. 62.13.

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38 HELLENISTIC BRONZE ECSTATIC MAENAD wearing a belted chiton with long overfalls, her headback and her arms spread. A small but charming depiction in fine style. 3rd-2nd Century BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius, acquired between 1977 and 1985.

37 GREEK BRONZE HERAKLES HOLDING THE HORN OF ACHELOÖS, a club in his left hand, a lionskinover his left arm. The river god Acheloös changed himself into a bull and wrestled Herakles for the love ofDeianira. Herakles defeated him and tore out one of his horns. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.)Ex Private collection, Basel, Switzerland, acquired in 1987.

39 GREEK BRONZE MIRROR, THE COVER WITH APHRODITE (VENUS), EROS (CUPID), ANDTHANATOS in high relief. Ca. 375-350 BC. Diam. 5 6/8 in. (14.6 cm.) Ex private collection, Lugano; J.Elliot collection, Tennessee, acquired in 1987. Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, 1987-2001.

40 GREEK BRONZE VASE: HEAD OF A YOUNG AFRICAN with a broad face and wide nose, the eyes inlaidin silver, the hair arranged in tight curls. 2nd-1st Century BC. H. 3 1⁄2 in. (8.9 cm.) Ex Royal-AthenaGalleries, 1989. Exhibited: From Olympus to the Underworld, Ancient Bronzes from the John W. KlugeCollection, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 26 March - 23 June 1996. For related vessels see F. Snowden, "Greco-Roman Antiquity" in J. Vercoutter, et al., The Image of the Black in Western Art, vol. I, nos. 237-242.

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41 ETRUSCAN BRONZE WARRIOR STRIDING INBATTLE wearing a high crested helmet, cuirass, andshort tiered kilt; with extensive incised detailing.Mid-5th Century BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Ex Wladimir Rosenbaum (1894-1984), Ascona,Switzerland; R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius,acquired 1977-85.

42 ETRUSCAN BRONZE NUDE HERAKLESwearing a lion skin and raising a club high behind his head. Extremely fine style. Probably Vulci, ca. 500-490 BC.H. 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.)Ex French collection; R.G. collection, Calodyne,Mauritius, acquired 1977-85. Published and exhibited: I. Jucker, Italy of theEtruscans, Israel Museum, 1991, no. 135.

43 ETRUSCAN BRONZE NUDE ATHLETE, his right hand on his waist once held an object;suspension loop atop his head. Mid-5th Century BC. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)Ex Athos Moretti collection, Bellinzona,Switzerland; Royal-Athena Galleries, 1985; R.G.collection, Calodyne, Mauritius, 1985-2008.

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44 ETRUSCAN BRONZE VEILEDPRIESTESS HOLDING APYXIS for incense in her lefthand, her right hand raised inprayer. She is depicted wearing a chiton and, capite velato,wrapped in a himation which isthickly twisted about her waist.Superb. Ca. 4th Century BC. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)Ex German collection.

ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR: SILENOS DRESSEDAS HERAKLES with three goddesses. 4th Century BC. Diam. 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.)Ex R.G. collection, Calodyne,Mauritius, acquired 1977-85.

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46 ROMAN BRONZE GROUP OF THE ENTHRONED ZEUS (JUPITER), his lower body draped ina himation with a crown of olive shoots upon his head. His raised left hand once held a lance and infront of him are two loose eagles; attached to a square pedestal with a dedicatory inscription. It is based on the statue of Jupiter Capitolinus which is ultimately derived from the 5th Century BCstatue of the Olympian Zeus by Phidias. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. of statue: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.);total 9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm.) Very fine style. Ex private French collection.

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47ROMAN BRONZE NUDE INFANTHERMES (MERCURY) RIDING ARAM He is seated upon a cloth saddle andholding a bag of money and a flailingcockerel. Extremely rare type.1st-2nd Century AD.H. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.)Ex Athos Moretti collection, Bellinzona,Switzerland; acquired between 1977and 1985 by Dr. Leo Mildenberg forthe R.G. collection, Calodyne,Mauritius.

Probably a representation of Hermesentering the realm of Dionysos. Forillustrations of Hermes riding a ram orgoat see G. Siebert, LexiconIconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, V, pp. 310-311.

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48ROMAN BRONZE ZEUS, AN EAGLE ON HIS RAISED OPEN RIGHT PALM He wears a pleated v-neck chiton, a himation,and a diadem on his head; on an integral base. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.)Ex English private collection; R.G. collection,Calodyne, Mauritius, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1986.

49ROMAN BRONZE NUDE ZEUS HOLDING ATHUNDER BOLT (FULMINANS) in his righthand, a laurel wreath on his head; the insertedleft arm lacking; inlaid silver eyes. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.)Ex Athos Moretti collection, Bellinzona,Switzerland; R.G. collection, Calodyne,Mauritius, acquired 1977-85.

Cf. Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, VIII, 1997, F. Canciani, p. 426ff.

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51ROMAN BRONZE NUDEALEXANDER THE GREATAS A DIOSCUROS, wear-ing a pilos helmet and acloak over his left shoulderand forearm; his right armraised to support a lance. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899). After his death in May of1899, his son Paul (1844 -1928) continued enrichingthis famous collection, finallybuilding a museum, inSaint-Nicolas-les-Arras,France, sadly, destroyed dur-ing the bombings of 1914 –1915.

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ROMAN BRONZE NUDEZEUS (JUPITER) wearing alaurel wreath, a chlamysdraped over his right shoul-der; in his right hand heholds a thunderbolt. Earlier 2nd Century AD H. 4 3/4 in. (12.2 cm.)Ex private Swiss collectionassembled between 1960 and 1980.

52PAIR OF ROMAN BRONZE RIVER GODS AS ALEXANDER THE GREAT reclining, supporting his weightwith one hand resting on an overturned vase from which issues a torrent of water. He is nude but for his himationwhich is wrapped around his lower body. 2nd-3rd Century AD. L. 7 3/8 in (18.1 cm; H. 4 5/8 in (11.7 cm.) Ex collection of B.H.S., a retired military officer, St. Petersburg, Florida, formed in the 1950s-early 1970s; J.A.collection, Almadoro, Portugal.

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ROMAN BRONZE ALEXANDER THEGREAT AS HELIOS, nude, a chlamys overhis left shoulder, standing in contra posta, his weight on his right leg; inserted left armlacking; inlaid silver eyes. Hair pierced forrays of Helios, the sun god. Very fine style. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.)Ex Münzen & Medaillen, Basel; acquired between 1977 and 1985 by Dr. Leo Mildenberg for the R.G. collection,Calodyne, Mauritius.

ROMAN BRONZE ALEXANDER THEGREAT, nude, based upon the statue byLysippos of Alexander holding a lance, standing in contrapposto, his weight on hisleft leg; right hand lacking. Very fine style. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) Ex Athos Moretti collection, Bellinzona,Switzerland; acquired between 1977 and1985 by Dr. Leo Mildenberg for the R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius.

ROMAN BRONZE SEATED ATTIS wearing Phrygian costume. A small but well-executed depiction of theyoung Phygian shepherd beloved by Cybele. 2nd Century AD. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.) Acquired between1977 and 1985 by Dr. Leo Mildenberg for the R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius.

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ROMAN BRONZE BEARDED HEPHAISTOS (VULCAN), god of the forge, his chiton over one shoulderand wearing a Phrygian cap. He sits on an elaborate round altar and in his right hand probably once held ahammer. 1st-3rd Century AD. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex German collection.

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ROMAN BRONZE TELEPHOROS, literally, the bringer of a good results. He is the child companion ofAsklepios and wears the traditional Thracian hooded cloak (paenula) which stretches down below his knees;feet lacking. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) Ex German collection.

ROMAN BRONZE ADOLESCENT NUDE HERAKLES He leans on a club, his cloak draped over his leftarm and the lion’s skin pulled over his head and knotted across his chest. He holds the Apple of the Hesperidesin his left hand. 3rd Century AD. H. 2 3/4 in. (7.1 cm.) Ex Swiss collection.

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55 ROMAN BRONZE RECLINING DIONYSOS (BACCHUS), god of wine, nude, his left arm languidlybent to support his head. 1st-2nd Century AD. L. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) Acquired between 1977 and 1985by Dr. Leo Mildenberg for the R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius.

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60ROMAN BRONZE INFANTHERAKLES KILLING A SNAKE Son of Zeus and Alkmene, his name literally means "glorious gift of Hera".This Hera perceived as an insult, so shetried to kill the baby by sending serpentsinto his crib; but he strangled thesnakes, one in each hand, before theycould bite him. 2nd Century AD. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex European private collection acquiredin the 1970s.

ROMAN BRONZE COMICACTOR wearing a comicactor's mask and dressed in atunic with trousers, the righthand grasping the left wrist,leaning nonchalantly, with oneleg crossed over the other,against a short pillar sur-mounted by a comic mask.2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex French collection.

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ROMAN BRONZEYOUTHFUL TOGATUSwearing a tunic with his togadraped over the head andsecured in a roll at the waist,holding a patera in his righthand, his right knee relaxed.1st-2nd Century AD.H. 4 in. (10 cm.)Ex private collection, Suffolk,England.

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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE WINGED EROS,love’s messenger, holding a partial torch or acornucopia in his right hand and a partialcup in his upraised left hand; vestigial wings remaining. 1st-2nd Century AD. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) Ex French private collection; H.J. collection,Arizona. Exhibited: Miami University ArtMuseum, 1995-2007; George MasonUniversity, 2007-2009.

63 ROMAN BRONZE NUDE MERCURY (HERMES), messenger of the gods, patron of travellers, athletes, and commerce, wearing a winged petasos and a cloak over his left shoulder. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 2 7/8 in. (8.8cm.) Ex German collection.

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GRAECO-ROMAN BRONZE WINGEDNUDE HARPOKRATES - EROS holding acornucopia. 1st Century BC. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.4 cm.) Ex K. F. collection,Garden City, Michigan. Published: Art ofthe Ancient World, 1985, p. 104, no. 292.Exhibited: Picker Art Gallery, ColgateUniversity, 1996-2003; George MasonUniversity, 2003-2007.

66ROMAN OVER-LIFESIZE BRONZEHAND probably from a depiction of anemperor. The position of the fingers indicatesthat it was from an equestrian statue. 3rdCentury AD. L. 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) Ex North German private collection.

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67ROMAN LARGE BRONZE EROSLAMPIDARIUS The nude adolescent run-ning, his body advancing, his left foot on theground and his right behind him. In hisextended right hand he probably had held alamp. His wavy hair frames his face withskeins of long curls and the hair of the crown isgathered into a top knot. Lower right legrestored. Ca. 1st Century AD. H. 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm.) Ex Javeheri Familycollection, England, acquired by 1965.

For the pose and function, see a winged Eros inthe Morgan Library and a small bronze in theHarvard University Art Museum, no. 387 inHermary, Cassimatis, and Vollkommer, ‘Eros’ inLIMC, vol III. For the coiffure, with a plaitedloop at the nape of the neck, see an amethystring stone in Berlin, no. 120 in Blanc andGury, “Eros/Amor, Cupid” in LIMC, vol. III.For a related example in bronze of similar scale,see Sotheby’s, London, July 14, 1986, lot 169.

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68 ROMAN BRONZE FORTUNA wearing a short-sleeved chiton off her right shoulder, and ahimation pulled up as a veil, holding a fruit-filled,crescent-topped cornucopia. Late 1st-early 2nd Century AD.H. 71⁄4 in. (18.4 cm.)Ex German collection, John Kluge collection,Charlottesville, Virginia; J.A.collection, Portugal.Published: C. Vermeule and J. Eisenberg, Greek,Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection ofJohn Kluge, New York, 1992, no. 89-51.

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69 ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APHRODITE HOLDING AN APPLE IN HER LEFT HAND, standing ina relaxed pose, her weight on her left leg. Her elbows are bent and her open right hand beckons; her eyesare inlaid with silver. She stands atop a cubic pedestal with gadroon edges and four ball feet. 1st Century AD. H. 10 5/8 in. ( 27 cm.) Ex Louis de Clercq (1836-1901) collection, France. Published: A. de Ridder, 'Collection de Clercq', vol. III, Les Bronzes, Paris, 1905, p. 85, no. 121, pl.XXVI. Many bronzes from this famous collection are now in the Louvre.

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ROMAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM: BUSTOF THE YOUNG DIONYSOS (BACCHUS),god of wine, his long hair bound with a filletand vines; bottom and handle lacking. 2nd Century AD. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.)Ex French collection.

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ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE: DEEP BUSTOF HERMES (MERCURY), god of travellersand commerce, his eyes inlaid with silver; from acart or leticia. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex collection of B.H.S., a retired military officer, St. Petersburg, Florida,formed in the 1950s-early 1970s.

ROMAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM OFANTINOUS, COMPANION OF HADRIANwith silver inlaid eyes. After he drowned in theNile in AD 130 he was deified and is depictedhere wearing a garment over his left shoulder;bottom and handle lacking. Ca. AD 130. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.)Ex German collection; M.K. collection,Springfield, Massachusettes.Cf. Parallel examples in the Munich AntikenMuzeum, inv. no. SL30, and in the NorthBrabant Museum in Hertogenbosch, TheNetherlands.

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ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE: DEEPBUST OF HERAKLES wearing a lionskin over his head, its paws tied across his chest. 2nd-3rd Century AD.H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.)Ex German collection.

ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE: DEEPBUST OF ATHENA (MINERVA) wearing a Corinthian triple-crested helmet and a detailed breastplate; the aegis lying at an angle upon her breast. 2nd Century AD. H. 3 1/8 in. (9.3 cm.) Ex German collection.

75ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE BUSTOF AN ECSTATIC MAENAD, her hair tousled, a fawn skin tied abouther shoulders. Probably from a fulcrum,decorating a couch. 1st Century AD. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)Ex English collection. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. VII, 1992, no. 143.

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77 ROMAN BRONZE DOUBLE-NOZZLED OIL LAMP cast with delineating curls. 3rd-4th Century AD. L. 5 1/2 in. ( 14.1 cm.) Ex German collection.

76 ROMAN BRONZE LAMP IN THE FORM OF A SANDALLED FOOT wearing a leather caliga and thebig toe serving as the nozzle; a curved palmette handle rising from the heel. Ca. 2nd Century AD. L. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) Ex J.C. collection, California. Cf. a similar lamp in the Museo ArcheologicoNazionale, Naples, published in M. Bertoletti, et al, Riflessi di Roma, 1997, pp. 174-75, no. 487.

79 ROMAN BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE: BUST OF CYBELE, the mother goddess, wearing a kalathoidcrown over her long straight hair. She wears an ornate necklace and jewelled bustier, all within a doublerope frame. Balkan area, 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.5 cm.) Ex I.I. collection, South Africa;English collection acquired in the 1980s.

78 ROMAN BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE: DEEP BUST OF A GODDESS within a triple rope frame. Shewears a diadem with rays over her very long, straight hair, armor, and an aegis. Possibly a local deity com-bined with Minerva. Balkan area, 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) Ex German collection.

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ROMAN BRONZE PLATEFROM A SUITE OF EQUINEARMOR DEPICTING A DIOSCUROS in relief, standing nude, but for a pilos helmet andchlamys; his horse behind him, a shield in the left field. Late 2nd-early 3rd Century AD.H. 6 7/8 in. (17 cm.) Ex German collection.

80ROMAN BRONZE OPENWORK APPLIQUE OF AJAXAND CASSANDRA amid tendrils, the Greek heroAjax drags Cassandra, the hapless daughter of King Priam,by the hair from the temple ofAthena where she had fled forasylum (a famous scene from theIliad). A rare subject. 1st Century AD. Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) Ex American private collection.

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PAIR OF CENTRALEUROPEAN BRONZE AGEARM SPIRALS OF THESALGOTARJAN TYPE15th-13th Century BC. Total length 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) Ex German collection. Cf. M.Novotna, ‘The Axes and Hatchetsin Slovakia’, PrähistorischeBronzefunde, IX 3, 1970, pl. 56,13.14.

85SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEANBRONZE AGE BRONZE CEREMONIAL AXE HEAD, withlong curved blade and decorated with swirl designs in the cast. Fine style. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.L. 6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm.)Ex German collection.

83PAIR OF CENTRAL EUROPEANBRONZE AGE BRONZE SPIRALARM GUARDS with spiral terminiand finely incised decoration. Late 2nd Millennium BC. Ls. 15 1/4 in. (38 cm.) each Ex German collection.

84PAIR OF CENTRAL EUROPEANBRONZE AGE BRONZE SPIRALARMLETS with nine windings, that end in spirals bent inward, ritualistically. Ca. 1200-1000 BC. Ls. 5 1/4 and 5 1/2 in.(13.5 and 14 cm.)

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88EUROPEAN MIDDLE BRONZE AGE BRONZE PICK AXE with tapering blade and disc peen. 2nd Millennium BC. L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired inMunich in 1992. Published: H. Spring and S. Hansen, Helmets and Weapons Alteuropas, Collection AxelGuttmann, vol. 9, Mainz, 2001, p.142, fig. 114, 276.

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EUROPEAN MIDDLE BRONZEAGE BRONZE PICK AXE withtapering blade and pointed disc peen.2nd Millennium BC. L. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann(1944-2001), Berlin, acquired inMunich in 1992. Published: H. Spring and S. Hansen,Helmets and Weapons Alteuropas,Collection Axel Guttmann, vol. 9,Mainz, 2001, p. 142, fig. 114, 276.

90EUROPEAN MIDDLE BRONZEAGE BRONZE PICK AXE withtapering blade and pointed disc peen. 2nd Millennium BC. L. 6 1/2 in. (16.7 cm.)Ex collection of Axel Guttmann(1944-2001), Berlin, acquired inMunich in 1992. Published: H. Spring and S. Hansen,Helmets and Weapons Alteuropas,Collection Axel Guttmann, vol. 9,Mainz, 2001, p 142, fig. 114, 276.

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CENTRAL EUROPEANBRONZE AGE BRONZE CEREMONIAL PICK AXEwith a ball-peen terminus anddecorated with groove designs.Fine olive-green patina. Probably from the Carpathianarea, mid-2nd Millennium BC. L. 10 in. (25.5 cm.) Cf. M. Novotna, ‘The Axes andHatchets in Slovakia’,Prähistorische Bronzefunde,IX 3, 1970, p. 53 type B, pl. 19.344f. Ex German collection.

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZE CEREMONIAL PICK AXE decorated with groove designs. Fine olive-green patina. Probably from the Carpathian area, mid-2nd Millennium BC. L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Cf: M. Novotna, ‘The Axes and Hatchets in Slovakia’, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, IX 3,1970, p. 53 type B, pl. 19.344f. Ex German collection.

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93 EUROPEAN LATE BRONZE AGE BRONZESICKLE KNIFE with bifurcated handle, pretzel-shaped knop, and curved blade. 1st Millennium BC. L. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001),Berlin, acquired in Munich in 1992. Published: H.Spring and S. Hansen, Helmets and WeaponsAlteuropas, Collection Axel Guttmann, vol. 9,Mainz, 2001, p. 275.

94 CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGEBRONZE LANCE HEAD with a ridged blade andround socket; two attachment holes on each side. Ca. 11th Century BC.L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) Ex German collection.

95 CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGEBRONZE LANCE HEAD with a ridged blade andround socket; two attachment holes on each side. Ca. 11th Century BC.L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) Ex German collection.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZESWORD having a dual-edged blade with a bulging middle rib. A flat punched hilt-tongue with bevelededges; at the crossing are six punched holes with threepreserved connection rivets. Ca 1000 BC. L. 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) Ex German collection.

92 CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZEDAGGER Double-edged leaf-shaped blade with a tripleridge on both sides and a grip frame with a grooved baseand a slender tang having three holes and reinforcementmoulding on the edges. Ca. 1200 BC. L. 10 in. (25.5 cm.) Ex German collection.

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CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMETWITH INCISED DECORATION It has a narrow elongated skull with acarinated and crested crown, holes for the plume attachment, large cheek pieces,and a short flaring neck guard. Theforehead has decorative eyebrows in reliefand richly incised palmettes, serpents'heads, locks of hair, and floral ornamen-tation. 5th-4th Century BC. H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex collection of AxelGuttmann (1944-2001), Berlin,acquired in Krefeld in 1990.

MACEDONIAN BRONZE HELMET OF THE PILOS TYPEhaving a rounded, conical body with anarrow flange around the rim with holesfor attachment. 5th-4th Century BC. H. 7 1/2 (19 cm.); diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.)Cf. G.Waurick, et al., Antike Helme,Römisch-Germanisches ZentralmuseumMainz, 1988, p. 174, no. 48. Ex German collection.

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HELLENISTIC BRONZE HELMET OF THEPILOS TYPE with a rounded, conical body topped by a crest holder, a pierced rotelle on either side at ear level, and an applied crescent moon on the front. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 10 in. (25.4 cm.)Ex German private collection. Cf. a similar examplein the Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, published in H.Pflug, et al., Antike Helme, 1988, p. 152.

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99HELLENISTIC BRONZE HELMET OF THEPILOS TYPE with a rounded, conical bodytopped by a crest holder and two horns made ofcut sheet, each set on a pin attached to the bodyby a leaf-shaped plate. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 19 1/4 (48.9 cm.)Ex German private collection. Cf. a similar example in the Landesmuseum,Karlsruhe, published in H. Pflug, et al., AntikeHelme, 1988, p. 152.

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MACEDONIAN BRONZE HELMET OF THEPILOS TYPE with a rounded, conical body and aflat brim. Late 3rd-2nd Century BC. H. 9 in. (22.9 cm.) Ex German private collection. Cf. the helmetdepicted on bronze coins from the period of PhilipV, ca. 221 - 179 BC.

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PAIR OF GREEK BRONZE ANATOMICALGREAVES 5th-4th Century BC. Ls. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.); 9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.)Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001),Berlin.

100HELLENISTIC BRONZE HELMET OF THE PILOSTYPE with a broad offset concave brim. There is one soldered attachment loop on the inside for the chinstraps.4th-3rd Century BC. H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin,acquired in Krefeld in 1991.

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103ETRUSCAN HELMET OFMONTEFORTINO/CANOSA TYPEThe hemispherical body is crowned by amushroom-shaped knob decorated witha leaf ornament. Parallel fluted groovesand herringbone-patterned bands encir-cle the helmet above the lower rim andneck guard. 4th - 3rd Century BC.H. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.)Ex collection of Axel Guttmann, Berlin.Published: M. Junkelmann, RömischeHelme - Sammlung Axel Guttmann,vol. 8, Mainz, 2000, p. 96, no. 28.

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ITALIC BRONZE TREFOIL BREASTPLATE AND GREAVES The breastplate has lining holes along theperimeter. The upper rim has a serrated reinforcement band and a large hole in the center. Together with a pairof short greaves said to have been found with the breastplate. 4th Century BC. H. 11 5/8 in. (29.7 cm.);greaves 9 5/8 in. (24.3 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Paris in 1988.

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SAMNITE BRONZE ANATOMI-CAL FOUR-PART CUIRASSThe breastplate displays distinct pectoral and abdominal muscles with an inlaid navel, and recesseswith perforations for the separatelymade, missing nipples. The back plate has a central groove to indicatethe spine; the two rectangular side-pieces with hinge loops and hooks decorated with palmettes. 5th-4th Century BC.H. of cuirass 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.)Ex collection of Axel Guttmann(1944-2001), Berlin, acquired inKrefeld in 1986. Very rare.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE DAGGERCast in one piece, the double-edgedblade tapering to a point. The hasp,terminating in an omega-shapeddesign, with holes for attachment of a lacking leather-covered woodhandle. 7th Century BC. L. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

107VILLANOVAN BRONZE CIRCULAR LIDDED PYXIS with straight sides decoratedwith six rows of embossed beading. On the lid are embossed circles around a wreath ofrays in the center; three projections with double aperture for suspension. Ca. 750-650 BC. D. 5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm.) Ex private Swiss collection, acquired in1961. For similar decoration on a helmet and breastplate, see: A. Wiese, et al.Etruskische Kunst, Antiken-museum, Basel, 1988, p. 29, nos. E30 and E31. For a pyxis of the same design see: G. Colonna, Civiltà degli etruschi, 1986, Florence,p. 55, no. 2.4.10,9.

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ROMAN IRON CAMPAIGN FOLDING STOOL (SELLA CASTRENSIS -- literally stool for the camp).It was essentially reserved for commanders in the field. The richly decorated folding chair is a part of thetradition of ancient Italic command insignia. Such chairs, called "sella", were already used as symbols of sta-tus and command at the time of the Etruscans and in the early Roman period. During the RomanRepublican and Imperial periods, the folding chair, the so-called "Curulian Chair", together with the fasces,were the essential insignia of consuls, praetors, censors, and aediles. 1st-3rd Century AD. H. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.) Ex German collection. The leather seat is modern.

109 ROMAN IRON RING-POMMEL SWORD A double-edged tapered blade with light ridges on both sidesand rectangular quillons. The tapered tang has an oval ring pommel. 2nd Century AD. L. 37 in. (94 cm.) Ex German collection. Cf. Römer zwischen Alpen und Nordmeer, catalogue for theRosenheim Regional Exhibition 2000, cat. no. 40c.

ROMAN LEGIONNAIRE’S FORGED IRON PUGIO DAGGER BLADE with characteristic curved blade and a mid rib on both sides. Found in Germany. 1st Century AD. L. 18 1/8 cm. (46 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Munich in the 1990s.

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MIGRATION PERIOD GOLD MOUNTED IRON SWORD, THE HANDLE STUDDED WITH GARNETS,both cabochons and square, and red glass. Ancient Colchis (Georgia) 5th-6th Century AD. L. 33 3/4 in. (86.7 cm.) Ex Adolphe and Suzanne Stoclet collection, Belgium. Cf. Konrad Theiss, Attila und die Hunnen, 2007, no. 222. Cf. another in E. Behmer, Das ZweischneidigeSchwert der Germanischen Völkerwand-erungszeit, Stockholm, 1939, p. 106, no. 22; pl. XII, no.4B. See also: Germanen, Hunnen, und Awaren, German National Museum, Berlin, 1988, p. 106, no.12a.Swords with stone-decorated handguards were always an attribute of the leading warriors and served exclusively as representation of status or as a rank badge.

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MEDIEVAL STEEL SWORD OF OAKESHOTT XII TYPE with broad tapering double-edged blade cut with along fuller on each side, a steel hilt comprising a straight cross-piece of slightly faceted square section, and astrongly formed wheel pommel. 13th-14th Century AD.L. of blade: 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm.); total length: 37 1/4 (94.6 cm.) Ex English collection.

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MIGRATION PERIOD BRONZE AND IRON HELMETThe iron skull made in four pieces with overlapping bronzebands forming a cross. The slightly ridged helmet bands taperfrom wide bases and are riveted to the skull pieces; a sur-rounding brow band with a turned under rim riveted to thelower edge; five loops at the nape of the neck with hangingbronze chains about 10 cm long. 6th Century AD. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Ex German collection.

114 GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD, POSSIBLY OF APOLLO, his centrally parted hair held with a diadem. Ca. 470-460 BC. H. 3 1/8 in. (8.1 cm.) Ex German collection.

117 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA THYMIATERION: HEAD OF A KORE wearing a turreted crown and pendant earrings. North Africa, probably Carthage, 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm.) Ex collection of Dr. Bergier, Paris, acquired before 1970.

118 GREEK TERRACOTTA HALF-FIGURE OF DIONYSOS as a banqueteer. Tarentine, ca. 420 BC. H. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.)Ex Belgian private collection.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF THE YOUNG DIONYSOS , wearing a rolled fillet and diadem witha large palmette. Tarentum, 4th Century BC. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) Ex French collection.Cf. R. A. Higgins, Terracottas in the British Museum, Oxford, 1970, p. 180, no. 1314.

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HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA VOTIVE THEATER MASK of a female character, her head with rows oftiered curls covered with a helmet-like headpiece topped with a palmette.2nd-1st Century BC. H. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) Ex German collection.

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121 PAIR OF HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTAS OF NIKE (VICTORIA) winged goddess of victory, nude to thewaist, the lower body wrapped in a himation. Each wears a wreath and earrings and holds a patera. Canosa, 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

119 GREEK PLASTIC LEKYTHOS WITH DIONYSOS, bare to the waist, holding a hare and a bouquet,surrounded by six spaced rosettes. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) Ex Piot collection, no.153; collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras, France; thence by descent.Published: F. Winter, Die Antiken Terrakotten, vol. III-2, 1903, p. 245.

120 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA HORSE AND RIDER, most probably one of the Dioskouroi, Castor andPollux, twin sons of Zeus by Leda. He wears a pilos helmet and short belted chiton; traces of polychromyremaining. Canosa, 4th Century BC. H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) Ex A. Abraham collection, New York.

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122 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA DRAPED LADY OF FASHION her long himation wrapped over herhead and around her body. Boeotia, 2nd Century BC. H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) Ex French collection.

123 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA DRAPED LADY OF FASHION wearing a long chiton and wrapped in a himation. She stands in a relaxed pose, her weight on her right leg and her right hand on her hip.Her head is raised and her hair is in a melon coiffure. 2nd Century BC. H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

124 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA DRAPEDLADY OF FASHION wearing a diadem and wrapped in a himation; extensive polychromy remaining. 3rd Century BC.H. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.)Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras,France; thence by descent. Published: F.Winter, Die Antiken Terrakotten, vol. III-2, 1903, p.24.

125 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA ACTORwearing a comic mask, an animal skin, andcarrying a logobolan; extensive polychromyremaining. 4th Century BC. H. 6 1/8 in. (13.1 cm.) Ex collection ofLouis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras, France; thence by descent.

126 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA MUSICIAN sitting on a wall, playing the double flute. 3rd Century BC. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras,France; thence by descent.

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130 ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HAND 5th-4th Century BC. L. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) Ex German collection. Cf. M. Torelli, Gli Etrusci, catalog of the exhibition in Venice, 2000, no. 125.

129 ETRUSCAN LARGE TERRACOTTA REVETMENT TILE WITH A BULL striding to right, his tailplaited, under an architectural motif. 6th-5th Century BC. H. 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

128 ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HEAD OF A YOUTH, his hair in a centrally parted style. 4th Century BC. H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Ex collection of Max Gruenthal (d. 1962), New York.

127 ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HEAD OF A YOUTH with his himation pulled over the back of his curly-haired head, a symbol that he was ready to meet the gods. Cerveteri, 3rd Century BC. H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Ex private collection, Freiburg, Switzerland; K. B. collection, Lyon, Michigan,acquired from Royal-Athena in 1985. Exhibited: Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, 1985-1995;Ball State University Art Museum, 1995-2007.

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133 GREEK GEOMETRIC POTTERY KRATER Bellied body, convex rim, sweepingly splayed foot; handleswith small spikes at their base; frieze panels exhibiting two hatched meanders framed by metopes with anti-thetic hatched triangles. 9th-8th Century BC. H. 7 7/8 in. (19.9 cm.) Ex private Swiss collectionacquired in 1961. Cf. CVA, Oxford 2, pl. D, no. 1.24.

134 CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURE POTTERY OINOCHOEwth two registers of decoration heightened with incision andcrimson on a buff ground, the upper with a frieze consisting ofa siren with outstretched wings, flanked by two geese, the lowerfrieze with a confronting bull and lion, a siren and addorsedlions; with rosettes and dots in the field. Ca. 580-570 BC. H. 12 in (30.5 cm.) Ex California private collection.

131 MYCENAEAN LARGE POTTERY STIRRUP JAR Amid bandings is a stylized depiction of a cuttlefishsurrounded by sea plants. A rare and elegant depiction. 14th-12th Century BC. H. 8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm.) Ex collection of Dr. R., Switzerland; thence a Munich private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

132 EAST GREEK POTTERY ‘BIRD BOWL’ STYLE OINOCHOE with a cylindrical neck and a handle, with overall bands and ‘Z’ friezes,the body with an ibex and birds between alternating shaded and dottedrhomboid-filled triangles. Ca. 675-650 BC. H. 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) Ex Swiss collection,1988. Cf. A specimen from a Rhodian workshop illustrated in R.M. Cook, Greek Painted Pottery, London, 1972, pl. 7A and E. Buschor, Greek Vase-Painting, New York, 1978, fig. 22. For the type see: J Boardman, Early Greek Vase Painting, 1998,p. 51, fig. 139.

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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA BY THE DIOSPHOSPAINTER A doubleen with Apollo kitharoides, Artemis, andLeto; a deer between. Reverse: Herakles greets Athena, a calfbetween and a warrior behind her. Ca. 500-490 BC. H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) Ex French collection.

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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURELEKYTHOS BY A FOLLOWER OFTHE TALEIDES PAINTER with anude boxer flanked by two judges oneither side; on the shoulder, twojudges flank a palmette. Ca. 540 BC. H. 8 5/8 in (21.9 cm.) Ex German private collection,acquired in the 1980s.

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ATTIC WHITE GROUND BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS BYTHE DIOSPHOS PAINTER with two racing quadrigas; nonsenseinscription. Ca. 510-500 BC. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon(1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras,France; thence by descent.

138ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE HYDRIA BYTHE READY PAINTER A nude youthputting on greaves, before him a woman whoholds his shield and spear. On either side ofthem is a draped youth and a nude youthwith a spear. Ca. 520-510 BC. H. 12 1/8 in. (30.7 cm.) Ex collection of Dr. Jacques Denier (1926-1992), La Tourdu Pin, France, acquired from Spinks,London. Published: J. Beazley, Paralipomena,Oxford, 1971, p. 54.

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ATTIC WHITE-GROUND BLACK-FIGURED HYDRIA BY THE PAINTEROF THE HALF-PALMETTES, the panel on the body with a bearded ithyphallic satyrwalking to the right and looking back, hold-ing a thyrsos in his left hand, followed bytwo galloping horses from a biga, a dogbelow, vines in the field. Ca. 500 BC. H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.)Ex collection of Frank H. Sommer III (d. 2006), former head of the WinterthurLibrary, Winterthur, Delaware, acquired in1968. Attributed by Winfred van de Put.

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140 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE EYE CUP with a gorgoneion in the tondo, each side centered by a womanbetween apotropaic eyes, flanked by gesticulating nude youths, a dolphin below each handle. Late 6th Century BC. Diam. 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm.) Ex A. Paulsem collection, acquired ca. 1985.

141 ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE EYE CUP: A CENTAUR BETWEEN APOTROPAIC EYES, hoplites flankingthe handles. Later 6th Century BC. W. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) Ex collection of Pierre P., Paris, acquiredin 1970.

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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE STEMLESSKYLIX, on either side, Herakles fightingthe Nemean lion; flanking palmettes.Ca. 500 BC. H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) Ex Swiss private collection, acquired inthe 1970s.

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144ATTIC RED-FIGURE COLUMN KRATER BYTHE NAPLES PAINTER Orpheus seated upon arocky outcrop plays his lyre, flanked by two Thracianwarriors; at right a third warrior holds his horse’sbridle. Reverse: Two draped youths flank a drapedfemale. Ca. 450-430 BC. H. 17 in. (43.2 cm.)Ex M.D. collection, Antwerp, Belgium, acquired inthe 1970s.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE NOLAN AMPHORA BY THE ETHIOP PAINTER A young warriorstanding wearing a belted chiton, a chlamys drapedover his right arm, a shield over his left shoulder, aspear in his right hand, takes leave of an olderbearded man to the left; an inscription in added red in between reading: [ ]KONI. Reverse: A standing bearded man. Ca. 460 BC. H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.)Ex Japanese private collection, acquired in 1990.

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ATTIC TREFOIL ‘COOK CLASS’OINOCHOE: HEAD OF A FEMALEwearing a black cap. Ca. 490-480 BC. H. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm.) Ex Dutch private collection, Maastricht; H. J. collection, Sun City, Arizona. Exhibited at Kresge ArtMuseum, Michigan State University, 1985-2009. Published: Art of the Ancient World,vol. IV, 1985, no. 82.

ATTIC RED-FIGURE CALYX KRATERBY THE LC GROUP Dionysos riding apanther surrounded by an entourage ofsatyrs and maenads led by a flying Eros.Reverse: Three draped youths. 4th Century BC. H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.)Ex French collection.

ATTIC RED-FIGURE CALYX KRATER A thiasos procession led by a nude youthholding a grain sheaf, followed by a draped female playing the double-flute and followed by another nude youthholding a torch and staff. Reverse: Two nude youths, one holding a strigiland the other an aryballos. Ca. 460-450 BC. H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) Ex German collection.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS, a nude Eros flying to the right, his wingsoutstretched behind, reaching towards atendril. Mid-5th Century BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.)Ex American private collection.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE CALYXKRATER depicting a departure scenewith an armed warrior holding a roundshield and extending a phiale toward afemale holding an oinochoe; an Ioniccolumn between them. At right is adraped male holding a staff. Reverse: A draped female extends a phiale to a young man leaning upon a staff. Ca. 440 BC. H. 10 in. (25.5 cm.); W: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) Ex French collection.

ATTIC RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS A winged goddess running to the right, holding a torch. 5th Century BC.H. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.)Ex Cavadini collection, Sorengo-Lugano,Switzerland, acquired in the late 1960s.

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151ATTIC RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS BY THE MILLIN PAINTER A satyr beats a drum before a maenadwearing a peplos and holding a thyrsos.Reverse: A satyr listens to a maenad playingthe double-flute. Ca. 420-400 BC. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.6 cm.) Ex German private collection. For a similar skyphos see: CVA, BM 4, fasc. 35;pl. 31.3, London, British Museum. See:A.D. Ure, ‘Red-Figure Cups with Incisedand Stamped Decoration.-II,’ The Journalof Hellenic Studies, Vol. 64,1944, pp. 67-77 for cups by the Millin Painter.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE LIDDED PYXIS ofconcave cylindrical form with a frieze ofDionysos and a group of maenads approachinga flaming altar in the form of a Doric capital.Each maenad holds a thyrsos, an oinochoe, aphiale, or a mirror. Dionysos holds a thyrsosand a kantharos; ‘kale’ in retrograde in redpaint between the figures, a key meanderabove; zig-zag below, a ring of palmettesaround the mushroom knop on the lid. Ca. 430 BC. H. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Ex A. Abraham collection, New York. For related examples, see: S. R. Rutherford,The Attic Pyxis, 1978, nos. 45-56.153

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

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155 HELLENISTIC POTTERY OLPE The upper register decorated with relief masks, the lower register with reliefs of Herakles fighting two centaurs and the Lernean hydra.Canosa, 3rd Century BC. H. 11 7/8 in. (29 cm.) Rare. Ex French collection.

GREEK LARGE RED-FIGURE AMPHORA Three femalesand a reclining Eros around a laver; three swans above.Female at left regards herself in a mirror, the one at rightholds an oinochoe, and the third, nude, kneels as she puts onher chiton. On the neck sits a winged Eros. Reverse: Threewomen stand around an altar. Very rare group.Early 4th Century BC. H. 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired in London in 1993.

The painting style clearly relates to a Sicilian workshop, however, the form is identifiable to red-figure vases found inAlbania (ancient Illyria); accompanied by a photocopy of a letter from Prof. A. Dale Trendall about this unusualamphora.

157 APULIAN RED-FIGURE SITULA BY THEPATERA PAINTER A maenad seated upon a rockyoutcrop holds a thyrsos and a patera; a tambor in thefield. Reverse: A satyr walks to right holding a calyxkrater with both hands; at left a thyrsos on whichhangs a panther skin. On the arching handle is a laurel frieze, at one end a lion’s head in raised reliefand at the other end a maenad’s face. Ca. 330-320 BC. H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in the1930s. 62

156 APULIAN RED-FIGURE LARGE AMPHORA, possibly by the Gioia del Colle Painter. Nine figures intwo registers, the upper with a seated female holding awreath and a phiale looking back at a nude seatedyouth with a thyrsos. Also a standing female holding agarland and phiale who looks toward a nude seatedyouth with a staff. The lower register with a seatedfemale offering a phiale to a standing nude youth withwreath and flower, and a nude youth leaning on a staffwith arm outstretched towards a seated female with acasket, another standing youth with a staff to right.The shoulder with a female bust emerging from a largeflower surrounded by acanthus leaves and scrolling ten-drils. Reverse: Four offering-bearers around a stele tiedwith a black fillet; a large kylix above. Ca. 350-330 BC. H. 35 1/2 in. (90 cm.) Ex Japanese private collection, acquired during the1970s-1980s.

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APULIAN RED-FIGURE LEBES GAMIKOS Ayoung woman with bunches of grapes offers a casketto a nude youth with a round object (apple?).Reverse: Amid tendrils a winged Eros flies over ablossom. The lid is topped by a miniature squatlekythos. Ca. 330-320 BC. H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3cm.) Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in the1930s.

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APULIAN RED-FIGURE LIDDED OINOCHOE,SHAPE VIIIB Around the body a goddess, probablyNike, holds a helmet; a seated female guarding ashield and spear offers a garland crown to a nudeyouth with a sword and kothon. Behind the youthHermes holds a wreath and kerykeion; anotheryouth sits with a phiale. Ca. 330-320 BC. H. 6 in. (15.1 cm.) Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1930s.Cf. The scene in the Iliad when Thetis gives her sonAchilles the weapons made by Hephaistos for thefight against Hector; Hermes to lead Hector to theunderworld.

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CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER At right, a maenad seated upon a rocky outcrop holds alarge flower. At left, a nude youth stands holding a thyrsos and large pyxis; his himation draped over hisleft arm. Reverse: two draped youths. 4th Century BC. H. 12 in. (30.5 cm.); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.); D. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) Ex collection of Prof. Alcibiades N. Oikonomides (d. 1988), Chicago (Classicsprofessor at Loyola University), acquired in the 1970s; M.B. collection, Westlake Village, California.

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163 LUCANIAN RED-FIGURE HYDRIA BY THE PISTICCI PAINTER Two draped women, one holding amirror, stand addressing each other over a kalathos. Ca. 440-430 BC. H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) Ex French collection.

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CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER NEAR THE BRANICKI PAINTER with a nude coupleembracing upon a couch. 4th Century BC. H. 14 1/2 in. (37 cm.); D. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) Ex French collection. Cf. K. Schauenburg, Studien zur unteritalischen Vasenmalerei, vol. II, Kiel, 2000, pl. 114-117.

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160 APULIAN RED-FIGURE PELIKE A nude male holding a measuring rod (stad) in his exended right hand,a cloak over his left shoulder. Reverse: Draped female holding a circular pyxis over a meta. 4th Century BC. H. 10 in. (25.4 cm.) Ex French collection, composed in the 1960's and early 70's.

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ETRUSCAN APPLIED RED-FIGURE BELL KRATERThree nude athletes in conversation; details incised. Reverse:two draped youths, one bearded, in conversation.4th Century BC. H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) Ex French collection. For a similar krater see: J. Beazley,Etruscan Vase Painting, 1947, pl. VIII, 3-4.

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ETRUSCAN BLACK-FIGURE TREFOIL OINOCHOEwith a frieze of three deer walking and grazing. 5th Century BC. H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) Ex French collection.

164SICILIAN BUFF POTTERY FIGURALGUTTOS IN THE FORM OF A MOUSEpossibly from the Selinunte Group, with apointed nose, arching handle, a fill-spoutbehind, and a pouring spout at the top of thetail; details in brownish black slip. Later 5th Century BC. L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex A. Abraham collection, New York. Cf. B. Heldring, Sicilian Plastic Vases,Utrecht, 1981, pls. 10-14, 16-18, 30-36.

ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO CHALICE the deep bowl withcarinated base supported on four struts: two in the form ofkorai with hands clasped over their hearts; and two withreticulated double placques of striding winged quadrupeds.Late 7th-6th Century BC. H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.) Ex A. Abraham collection, New York. Cf. T. Rasmussen,Bucchero Pottery from Southern Etruria, 1979, p. 95, pl. 26, no. 128-129.

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IBERIAN BRONZE VOTIVE FIGURE of waisted humanoid form with a conical head.5th-3rd Century BC. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) Ex Barbier-Mueller collection, Geneva, Switzerland,acquired between 1955-1963. Published: J. L. Zimmermann, Art Antique dans les Collections duMusée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, 1991, p. 71, no. 33.

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IBERIAN BRONZE PRIAPUS wearing a hooded tunic and holding a tray of fruit above his exaggeratedphallus. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) Ex French collection.

ROMAN RED SLIP ARRETINE WARE LIDDED PYXIS, cylindricalwith a conical lid; a medial band of moulded ivy leaves around the body;and set on a ring foot. 1st Century AD. H. 6 3⁄ 4 in. (17cm. )Ex Edward J. W. Hildyard collection, (d. 1964), thence by descent.

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168 FALISCAN POTTERY OLPE with arching handle, funnel-shaped neck, conical mouth and slightly splayedfoot. On the shoulder, a frieze with alternate long and short leaves; on the lip, a scheme of stripes; on thebody, banding. 4th Century BC. H. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) Ex Swiss collection, acquired in 1961.

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174 ROMAN IVORY STATUETTEOF THE EMPERORCOMMODUS AS HERAKLES,nude, a lion’s skin over his headand down his back, a club in hisright hand resting on that shoul-der. Ca. AD 161-192.H. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.)Ex Lépine collection; Matossiancollection, Paris. Accompanied byan extensive analysis of the ivoryfrom M.S.M.A.P. Laboratoire byDrs. B. Dubosco and P. Etcheverryin June of 2008. Extremely rare, if not unique.

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DANUBIAN CELTIC HAMMERED IRON BOAT-SHAPED HANGING OIL LAMP Hanging shaft with knot decoration with horns and curved end with original chain and S-shaped hook. 2nd-1st Century BC. H. without chain 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Ex German collection.

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ROMAN ALABASTER VASE with quarter-section lip, short cylindrical neck, and ovoid body on low, steppedfoot. 1st-3rd Century AD. H. 11 1/8 in. (28.5 cm.) Ex South German collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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175 NEOLITHIC POTTERY HEAD FROM AN IDOL Roughly spade-shaped, with large incised eyes and eyelashes incised on the top and bottom, raised nasal ridge, and pointed nose, a band of three incised lines acrossthe brow; the back of the flattened head with a row of six perforations. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, ca. 5th Millennium BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) Choice. Ex M. M. collection, Belgrade.

176 NEOLITHIC SMALL GRAY POTTERY HALF-IDOL with incised almond-shaped eyes, raised nasal ridge,and pointed nose. Three perforations in a groove at the top of the head; another perforation on both of the ves-tigial arms. Vinca Culture, ca. 5th Millennium BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) Ex M. M. collection, Belgrade.

177 NEOLITHIC POTTERY DEEP BUST FROM AN IDOL with incised triangular eyes, raised nasal ridge, andpointed nose; arms raised. Vinca Culture, Balkan area, ca. 5th Millennium BC. H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) Ex German collection.

180 GREEK SILVER PHIALE OMPHALOS hammered with a relief design of radiating petals.Lydian, 6th-5th Century BC. Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm.) Ex German collection.

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ROMAN CAST SILVERWINGED NIKE(VICTORIA), bare-breastedand holding a wreath and apalm frond. 2nd-3rd Century AD. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm.) Ex French collection.

186 SIXTEEN GRAECO-ROMAN REPOUSSÉGOLD LAUREL LEAF HAIR ORNAMENTSeach devised as three joined leaves. Ca. 2nd-1st Century BC.Ls. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) - 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.)Ex private French collection.The dried aromatic leaf of the laurel or bay, laurus nobilis, used as a seasoning in cooking.Early Greeks and Romans attributed magicalproperties to the leaf and it has long been a symbol of honor, celebration, and triumph.

183 CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE GOLD HAIR ORNAMENTS Finely worked sleeves of flat bars,with finely beaded ridges on the outside. Open on the sides, each has only the top winding closed. Urn Field Period, ca. 1200 BC. Ls. 1 in. (25 mm.); wt 10 gr. Ex German collection.

PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EAR PENDANTS: EACH WITH A DOVE suspended from a rosette. 4th Century BC. Ls. 2 1/2 in. (5.9 cm.) Ex German collection.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT WITH FACING BUST OF ARTEMIS IN RELIEF, a suspension loop on top. The goddess of the hunt wears a chiton, her arrow quiver slung around her back; within a rope border.4th Century BC. Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.7 cm.) Ex German collection. Cf. H. Hoffmann and P. Davidson,Greek Gold - Jewelry from the Age of Alexander, The Brooklyn Museum, 1965, p. 107, no. 94.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD ROUNDELWITH FACING BUST OFARTEMIS in high relief, surroundedby a floral wave meander and awreath bordered by dots; from a hair-net. The goddess of the hunt wears achiton, her arrow quiver slungaround her back. 4th Century BC. Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.)Ex German collection.

For similar hairnets with Artemis,see: B. Barr-Sharrar, The Hellenisticand Early Imperial Decorative Bust,1987, pls. 64-65.

Cf. H. Hoffmann and P. Davidson,Greek Gold - Jewelry from the Ageof Alexander, The Brooklyn Museum,1965, p. 107, no. 94.

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ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE RINGWITH TWO RED CARNELIANOVAL INTAGLIOS of floral motifs.2nd-3rd Century AD. Longest interior width: 16 mm.Wt. 6 gr.; size 5Ex German collection.

ROMAN GOLD FINGER RINGWITH BUST OF SERAPIS in high relief. 2nd-3rd Century AD. Longest interior width: 18 mm. Wt. 4 gr.; size 5 Ex private Dutchcollection, acquired in the 1980s.

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PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD CRESCENT EAR-RINGS decorated with filigree. 6th-9th Century AD. L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) Ex German collection.

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CAROLINGIAN GOLD RING The shoulders of the ringare decorated with filigree gold beads; the face with fivebezels set with glass gems of various colours, surrounded bya fine corded band. Frankish Dynasty, AD 751-987. Longest interior width: 18 mm; wt. 8 gr; size 9.Ex German collection.

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BYZANTINE PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS WITHTWO PENDANT CROSSES 6th-9th Century AD. L. 1 in. (2.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

194 BYZANTINE GOLD LATIN CROSS PENDANTwith incised decoration. 10th Century AD. H. 1 1/4 in. (3.3 cm.) Ex French collection.

195 BYZANTINE SILVER AND GOLD LITURGICALSPOON with a dove terminus. From the region aroundHoms, Syria. 6th-7th Century AD. L. 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.)Ex collection of Count X, dispersed at the Drouot,November 17, 1972, lot 94. For a discussion of the practice of intinction, see: Robert F.Taft, S.J., Byzantine Communion Spoons, DumbartonOaks Papers, vol. 50, 1996, pp. 209-238.

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BYZANTINE LARGE REDWARETILE WITH MOLDED RELIEFOF PEGASUS being groomed byfour nymphs. A kneeling one cleansa hoof, another one curries; within a‘beaded’ frame; partially covered inwhite slip. 5th-6th Century AD.H. 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.)Ex German private collection. Cf. Die Welt von Byzanz. Europasöstliches Erbe, exhibition catalogue,Munich Staatliche Museum, 2004,no. 90. Probably from the provincesof Africa Proconsularis or Byzancenaand used to decorate a wooden chest.

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BYZANTINE LARGE BRONZERELIEF SECTION: THE SACRI-FICE OF ISAAC Beneath a gar-land arch Abraham stands with asword raised in his right hand andgrasps Isaac by the hair as he kneels,nude, at his father’s feet; at right aflaming altar and at left a ram. Atupper right is the sun and the handof God enters at upper left, raised tostop Abraham; in the arch at left isthe lion from a depiction of Danielin the lion’s den. Fused onto a leadplate; possibly from a sarcophagus.Very rare. 5th-6th Century AD. H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm. ); W. 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm.) Ex N.K. collection, Paris; Swiss private collection, acquired in the1970s.

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BYZANTINE BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE OFCHRIST WITH THE EVANGELISTSPunched from the back, centering ChristPantocrator, Matthew and Luke on the right,Matthew and John on the left; their names spelledvertically in Greek.12th-14th Century AD. H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.)Ex German private collection.

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BYZANTINE BRONZE ICON Within an arcade,the Madonna and Child at left and a saint at right;below, busts of three saints in an arcade; all separat-ed by columns. Ca. 11th Century AD. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Ex German collection.

BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH ACROSS AS THE REFLECTOR above the ring

handle; the cover decorated with foliage. 5th-6th Century AD. L. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) Ex ClemensHolzmeister (1887-1983) collection, acquired between 1927 and 1954; Hamburg private collection,acquired in 1980.

201 MEDIEVAL LEAD OPENWORK APPLIQUE CENTERING A SPREAD EAGLE Four birds alternatingwith grain motifs surrounding; the back with six hooks. 12th Century AD. L. 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) Ex J. H. collection, acquired in the 1990s. See: Motiv und Zeitstellung: Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum, Mainz, 1992, p. 127, nos. 1, B 32, 3 A 1.

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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOMLIMESTONE RELIEF: TWOWORKMEN IN PROFILE hauling an unseen object with a rope,taut, over their right shoulder; in the register above, a pair of feet. VIth Dynasty, ca. 2278 - 2184 BC.W. 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.); H. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) Ex N.K. collection, Paris.

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EGYPTIAN LATE OLD KINGDOMLIMESTONE RAISED RELIEFfrom the left door jamb of the entranceto a tomb chapel, representing theoccupant, a high dignitary, walking tothe right holding a staff in his lefthand and a strip of folded cloth in hisright hand . He wears a striated wig,false beard, broad collar, and a kilt. Vth-VIth Dynasty, ca. 2498-2283 BC. H. 16 1/2 in. (42 cm.); W. 11 in. (28 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired before 1980.

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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM LIMESTONE RELIEF from the left door jamb of the entrance to atomb chapel and representing the occupant, a high dignitary, walking to right holding a staff; in his righthand is a folded strip of cloth. He wears a finely detailed tiered short wig, a broad ousekh collar, and akilt. XIth Dynasty, ca. 2133-1991 BC. H. 19 1/4 in. (49 cm.); W. 11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired before 1980. The long cane not resting on the ground is uncommon inEgyptian art, but may be seen on the door jamb of Iyka (Cairo, ME 72201) or on the door jamb reliefsfrom the mastaba of Qar Pepinefer in the British Museum (BM 1319B).

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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOMGRANODIORITE TORSO OF A SEATEDSCRIBE Over his left shoulder hangs hispalette and brush box. XIIth Dynasty, ca. 1991-1782 BC. H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.)Ex old French collection; J.-L. Despras,Paris; M.B. collection, Westlake Village,California. Cf. A. Kozloff, B. Bryan, andL. Berman, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun, 1992,no. 44a; see also the scribal statue of thevizier Mentuhotep, 1971-1926 BC, in theEgyptian Museum, Cairo.Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. 9, 1997, no. 156.

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206 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONE STELE SECTION A son and three daughters with perfumedcones on their heads venerate their parents who were once represented seated on the left. The name of onedaughter, Tjpu, has been preserved. A fragment from a rectangular, naos-shaped stele. XIXth Dynasty, 1293-1185 BC. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.7 cm.); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) Ex Swiss collection. Cf. A. Wiese, Ägyptische Kunst im Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig,catalogue, Basel, 1998, no. 53f.

207 EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONE STELE SECTION of a kneeling adorant with arms upraisedand wearing a kilt; with traces of hieroglyphs and another figure behind. Early XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1320-1300 BC. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) Ex Wilhelm Horn Collection (1870-1959),Berlin; collection of Joseph Proulx, San Diego, California, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1993.

208 EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT FROM A STELE: HEAD OF OSIRIS wearing theatef-crown. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex English collection; collection ofJoseph Proulx, San Diego, California, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1985.

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209ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A ROMANEMPEROR AS OSIRIS WEARING ANATEF-CROWN This is most probably a representation of the emperor Caligula as anEgyptian king in the guise of Osiris. Ca. AD 37-40. H. 17 5/8 in. (45 cm.) Ex Levasseur collection, Paris, early 19th century; Alexandre Aspa collection, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.

Caligula rebuilt part of the Isaeum Campensein Rome in Egyptian style and set up a statueof his sister Drusila as Isis. He also renovatedthe Serapaeum in the Campus Martius. It isdifficult to make a definitive attribution toCaligula without his characteristic hairstyle asa guide, but by means of elimination andcomparisons with other portraits as well as hisdocumented Egyptianizing proclivities it ispossible to make a strong case for such anattribution. From Augustus onward, theRoman emperor was the de facto pharaoh ofEgypt and statues and reliefs of many of themin that role, have survived. Caligula is theonly emperor in the first century to be youngenough to be so portrayed as in this sculpture.The small mouth and chin seen here fit wellwith his other known portraits.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR’S MODELOF A PORTRAIT, POSSIBLY A KING.Late Period , 712-30 BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) Ex French collection, acquired in 1970 from GalerieSerres.

212EGYPTIAN STEATITE OSIRIS standing against aback pillar on a rectangular base rounded in frontand holding the crook and flail, and wearing achevron-engraved beard and the atef-crown withuraeus, his face with long philtrum, broad slightlyupturned nose, and long eyebrows and cosmetic linesin relief. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC.H. 16 1/4 in. 41.3 cm. Ex collection of FrankElbert Compton (1874-1950), Chicago; private col-lection, Oregon, by descent. Frank E. Compton, whofounded Compton's Encyclopedia in Chicago in1922, traveled to Egypt in the 1920s.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR’S MODELOF FOUR FIGURES OF BES standing in a circleand facing outward, each with short kilt, feather head-dress, one with a panther head amulet around his neck.Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) One nearly complete, the others unfinished. Ex collection of Ian Woodner, New York.

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213 EGYPTIAN LARGE BRONZE ISIS PTEROPHORUS, as protector of Osiris, standing, with wingsextended downward, wearing horned solar disk headdress. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 11 7/8 in. (30 cm.) Ex French collection.

Isis, the wife of Osiris, was the protectress of Osiris and model of conjugal love. In this scarce type she appearswinged, as the protector of her husband. This is based on early Egyptian texts in which she and her sisterNephthys in the form of long-winged kites mourn for Osiris and then protect the reassembled deity by shadinghim with their wings, wafting air towards his nostrils to renew his life. Cf. an equally large (30.7 cm.) figure inthe Louvre inlaid in gold and silver, and a smaller example, 15.6 cm., in J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. IX, 1997, no. 198.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS The standing figure wears the Atef-crown and holds a flail and a crook. Late Period, 664-342 BC. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) Ex P. A. (1908-2004) collection, a UN diplomat,New York, acquired in Cairo in 1970; thence by descent.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE ROYAL USHABTIFOR PSUSENNES I, mummiform, holdinghoes and a seed bag; a cartouche with thepharaoh's nomen incised below. XXIst Dynasty, r. Psusennes I, 1040-992 BC. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Ex private collection,Warren, Michigan, acquired in 1987 fromRoyal-Athena. Exhibited: Ball State UniversityArt Museum, 1995-2004.

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215 EGYPTIAN BRONZE SEATED ISIS NURSING HARPOKRATES Late Period, 712-30 BC. H. 6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) Ex collection of Wright Ludington (1901-1992), Montecito, California.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE BASTET holding aegis and basket, the cat-headedgoddess of joy and patroness of women, on an integral base. Late Period, 712-30 BC. H. 3 7/8 in. (10 cm.)Ex French collection.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE STRIDINGHARPOKRATES Wearing the Hem-hemcrown, right finger toward his mouth. LatePeriod, 525-30 BC. H. 6 1/4 in. (15.5 cm.)Ex English collection dispersed in 1988; col-lection of Joseph Proulx, San Diego,California, acquired from Royal AthenaGalleries in 1993.

219EGYPTIAN LARGE BRONZE PTAH The god of craftsmen, metalworkers, and sculptors wears a close-fittingcap and sed-cloak, and holds before him the was-scepter. Separately cast beard is lacking; eyes and beard strapsonce inlaid. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 11 in. (27 cm.) Ex R.G. collection, Calodyne, Mauritius,acquired 1977-85 by Dr. Leo Mildenberg for the R.G. collection. Exceptionally large and in fine style.

220EGYPTIAN LARGE BRONZE PHARAOH AS OSIRIS mummiform, holding a crook and flail, and wearingan unusual helmet-like headpiece with diadem fronted by a uraeus; diadem, cosmetic lines, and eyes once inlaid;one blue glass inlay remaining on diadem. XXVth Dynasty, 715-664 BC. H. 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.) Rare type,probably from Nubia. Ex collection of a Belgium nobleman. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. XIII, 2002, no. 164.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT AMULET CLAD INSHEET GOLD, seated in the traditional attitudewearing a broad collar; suspension loop on the back.Examples with sheet gold are very rare. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. L. 1 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) Ex French collection.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT, the embodiment ofBastet, goddess of Bubastis, patroness of joy andwomen, seated in the traditional attitude: ears alert,face serene; sitting on its haunches, tail curledaround supporting fore-paws; eyes once inlaid. XXIth-XXIInd Dynasty, 1080-715 BC. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) Ex B.F. collection, New York,acquired in the 1960s.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT AMULET, the embodiment of Bastet, goddess of Bubastis,patroness of joy and women, seated in the traditional attitude, a suspension loop on the back.Late Dynastic Period, 712-343 BC. H. 2 1/4 in. (6.4 cm.) Ex German collection.

221 EGYPTIAN BRONZE OXYRHYNCHOS, THE SACRED NILE PERCH on an integrally castsled-shaped base, and wearing a horned solar diskfronted by a uraeus; suspension loop behind disk.Late Period, 712-30 BC. L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.)Ex A. Abraham collection, New York.

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226 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE USHABTI OFNAKHT NES-TAWY, Ouab-Priest and Chief of theNavigators, mummiform, holding hoes and seed basket; details in black including text. XXIst Dynasty, 1080-945 BC. H. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) Cf. G. Janes, Shabti -- AncientEgyptian Funerary Statuettes in European Collections,2002, Paris, p. 111, no. 56. Ex French collection.

227 EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE USHABTI OFTJAI-NEFER, the Second Prophet of Amun, with details inblack, including the striped wig, hoes, and seed basket; thefront with a vertical column of text. XXIst Dynasty, ca. 1085-935 BC. H. 3 1⁄2 in. (9 cm.) Acquired in Egypt in 1912 by DorisNewbery, a relative of the Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis.Formerly on loan to the Yale University Art Gallery, 1948.From the 2nd Cache at Deir el-Bahri. Cf. H.D. Schneider,Shabtis, Part II, Leiden, 1977, p. 136, no. 4.3.1.79-80.

228 EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE USHABTI OF ANKH-EM-MAAT, SAMEREF -PRIEST born ofSetij. ‘The inspector, the king's son, whom he loves’; holding hoes and seed bag, a band atop a column ofhieroglyphic text on the front. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) Ex collection ofJoseph Proulx, San Diego, California, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1985.

225 EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE ISIS ENTHRONED,NURSING HARPOKRATES She wears upon her head thehieroglyph of her name fronted with a uraeus; her featheredthrone with finely incised details. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC. H. 5 5/8 in. (14.5 cm.)Ex private German collection; R.G. collection, Calodyne,Mauritius, acquired 1977-85. Extremely fine style.

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229 EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME WOOD MASK of a man wearing a winged solar disk on a striped wig; false-beard straps. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC. H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) Ex Pitt-Rivers Museum, Cambridge;collection of Joseph Proulx, San Diego, California, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1993. Published: C. Ede, Small Sculptures from Egypt, 1978.

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232PAIR OF EGYPTIAN POLYCHROMEWOOD HANDS from a sarcophagus witha checkerboard in red paint filled withwhite and blue; two wood dowels in eachfor attachment. Late Period, 715-30 BC. Ls. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.); 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) Ex private collection,Maryland, acquired in the 1970s.

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EGYPTIAN WOOD CAT, embodiment ofBastet, patroness of joy and women, seatedon her haunches in the traditional attitudewith alert ears. Said to have been found atQurna. Late Period, 715-30 BC. H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.)Ex Edward N. Michaels Collection,Buffalo, New York; H.W. collection, NewYork, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1998.

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HELLENISTIC PAINTING ON WOODOF A YOUNG WOMAN with a coiffureof tight ringlets; her eyes with shadowing. Alexandria, ca. 2nd Century BC. L. 8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.); H. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) Ex French collection.

233EGYPTIAN WOOD SARCOPHAGUS LIDFOR KHENTYMENTIU, Mistress of theHouse. Column of hieroglyphic text:invocation to Osiris for food and drink. Ca. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC.H. 70 1/2 in. (179 cm.)Ex collection of Victoria Lindstrom, Sweden;English collection, acquired from Lindstromestate in the 1950s; ex private collection,Guadalajara, Mexico, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1994. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the AncientWorld, vol. VIII, 1995, no. 221.

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235 EGYPTIAN SILVER SITULA WITH DEMOTIC INSCRIPTION: ISIS GIVES LIFE There are apparent-ly no other known Egyptian silver situlae. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.); wt. 205 gr. Ex California collection. For inscribed bronze situlae, especially fromSaqqara see: C. Insley Green, The Temple Furniture from the Sacred Animal Necropolis of North Saqqara1964-1967, Excavation Memoirs 53, London, 1987, pp. 86-87, with hieroglyphic inscription ‘Isis gives life.’

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EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME CARTONNAGEMUMMY MASK WITH GILT FACE, stripedtripartite headcloth, and a broad collar. Later Ptolemaic Period, 2nd-1st Century BC. H. 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.) Ex French collection.

236URARTIAN WHITE MARBLE CYLINDRICALSTAMP SEAL: AN ARCHERin front of a tree at right. Atleft is a winged figure and awinged quadruped; beneath is ascorpion. Ca. 7th Century BC H. 1 1/8 in. (2.86 cm.)Ex collection of H. Ebnoether,Germany. For similar, see:L.Vanden Berghe, Urartu - eenvergeten cultuur uit het berg-land Armenie, 1982, pp. 236-237, nos. 229-232.

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CANAANITE BRONZE STRIDING BAAL WEARING THE ATEF-CROWN and holding a club and a partial scepter-like weapon (harpe).2nd Millennium BC.H. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) Rare. Ex French collec-tion.

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CANAANITE BRONZE ENTHRONED GOD wearing a tall, conicaltiara on his head and a long sheath. In his right hand he holds a scepter.2nd half of the 2nd Millennium BC. H. 4 in. (10 cm.) Ex French collection.

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SARMATIAN LARGE OPENWORKBRONZE HORSE TRAPPING, shield-shaped with three registers of animals, the lowest with two pairs ofrearing horses confronted against a central pole standard.6th-5th Century BC. H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.); W. 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) Ex French collection. Cf. V. Nauka, Archéologie de l’UnionSoviétique, 1992, p. 10, no. 13.

241 ASSYRIAN LIMESTONE PAVEMENT TILE FROM THE PALACE OF ASSURNASIRPAL II With part of six lines of the royal Akkadian cuneiform inscription reading: 'Palace of Asshurnasirpal,great king/ mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta/ great king, mightyking, king of the world, king of Assyria/ son of Adad-nirari, king of the world, king of Assyria."Ca. 883-859 BC. 17 1/4 in. x 17 1/4 in. (44 x 44 cm.)Ex 19th Century English private collection; German collection. The British archaeologist A.H. Layard excavated Kalhu, present day Nimrud, in the 1840s, uncoveringthe North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Today, many of the reliefs from the excavations in Nimrud,adorn the galleries of the British Museum, London, with a few other reliefs on display in museums inEurope (e.g. the Louvre, Munich) and the USA (e.g. The Metropolitan Museum, New York). The exca-vation was reopened by archaeologist Dr. Max Mallowan in 1949 and over the next 13 years he uncov-ered thousands of ivory carvings, bronzes, seals, and stone sculpture. He was accompanied on every digby his wife, novelist Agatha Christie. The walls of the palace had been decorated with carved ivorypanels covered in gold. Sadly, the palace and city were destroyed by the Babylonians, who apparently hadstripped off the gold and thrown the ivories into a well. Christie devised a process whereby the ivoriescould be cleaned and dried without crumbling using her knitting needle and face cream.

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244WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE MALE ADORANT,arms raised. Steppes, 8th-6th Century BC. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) Ex French collection. Cf. Archäologie der Sowjetunion vom Altertum biszum Mittelalter: Bronzezeit Mittelasiens und desKaukasus, Verlag Nauka, 1992, fig. 50 ff. See also:B.E. Markovin, “Bronze ‘Amulets’ From the CaucasusMountains and their Adorants”, in EurasianAntiquities, Moscow, 1999.

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EURASIAN GILT BRONZE PAIR OF RECTANGULAR PLAQUES, each depicting twohorses raised on their hind legs in a landscape. 2nd-1st Century BC. L. 4 in. (10 cm.) Ex French collection. For a similar example, see E.Bunker, Nomadic Art of the Eastern EurasianSteppes, 2002, p. 141, no. 116.

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242WESTERN ANATOLIANMARBLE SCHEMATICIDOL OF KUSURA TYPEwith a flat disc-shaped body,rudimentary arms, a longneck, and a disc-shaped head.Ca. 2700-2200 BC. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) Ex collection of H. Ebnoether,Germany. Cf. Exhibitioncatalogue, Art of theCyclades, Karlsruhe, 1976,p. 388. no. 520.

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SYRIAN PROTOHISTORICLIMESTONE EYE IDOL of plank idol type but with a stepped pyramidal crown.Tell Brak, ca. 3300-3000BC. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm.)Ex French collection.

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PHOENICIAN BRONZEHELMET The bullet-shapeddomed body is topped by asmall knob. Some identicalhelmets were recovered in the1980’s from a wreck lying inIsraeli coastal waters. Earlier 1st Millennium BC.H. 8 1/8 in. (20.8 cm.) Excollection of Axel Guttmann(1944-2001), Berlin,acquired in Tel Aviv in 1996.

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EASTERNMEDITERRANEANBRONZE AGE BRONZEDAGGER A slender, two-edged blade with a middlerib on both sides; with green-ish patina. The small handlewith ring tip indicates that itwas probably a primitiveform of money. Ca. 1500BC. L. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) Ex German collection.

248 NEAR EASTERN BRONZE SWORD Double-edged copper blade of flattened hexagonal sectionwith separately cast andforged, richly decoratedbronze handle with finelyincised decorations. Ca. 8th Century BC. L. 31 1/8 in. (79 cm.) Ex German collection.

249 SCYTHIAN IRON SHORTSWORD (AKINAKES) The blade has a pronouncedcentral ridge and a fluted,square handle with a T-shaped pommel woundupward on both sides intotight coils. Separately weld-ed, short quillons curvingdownward; handle and crossguard separately forged. 3rd-2nd Century BC. L. 25 1/8 in. (64 cm.) Ex German collection.

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EURASIAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD (AKINAKES)decorated overall with animals with double-whorl pattern onflanks. 7th-5th Century BC. L. 19 1/4 in. (49cm) Superb and rare. Ex Israeli private collection.. For a similar example, see E. Bunker, Nomadic Art of the EasternEurasian Steppes - Eugene Thaw and Other New YorkCollections, 2002, p. 91, no. 56.

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

Sylvia Porter in her New Money Book recommendsclassical antiquities as one of the best types of art forrapid growth. Dr Eisenberg was first quoted on theinvestment value of ancient art in the February 9,1966 issue of Newsday - over 40 years ago! - andmost recently in Business Week.

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

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

Over the past 50 years we have sold more than 600works of ancient art to many of the country's lead-ing museums, including the Metropolitan Museumof Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the SacklerArt Museum at Harvard University, the YaleUniversity Art Gallery, the Princeton University ArtMuseum, the Newark Museum, the Walters ArtGallery, the Detroit lnstitute of Arts, the CincinnatiArt Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, theMilwaukee Public Museum, the New OrleansMuseum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the J.Paul Getty Museum, as well as the British Museum,the Louvre, and a large number of museums inCanada, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, theNetherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, andJapan. The catalogs of classical marble sculpturesfrom the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and fromthe J. Paul Getty Museum illustrate no less than 39pieces acquired from our galleries. In addition, overone thousand objects purchased from us have beendonated to many other museums, including theFreer Gallery of Art, the Sackler Gallery (TheSmithsonian Institution), and the Brooklyn Museumof Art.

Dr. Eisenberg travels overseas several times annu-ally to visit collectors, museums, clients, and manyof the nearly 150 private sources, agents, dealers, and auction houses with whom he is in frequentcontact. Since 1954 he has made over 230 overseastrips, purchasing over forty thousand antiquities fortens of millions of dollars.

This aggressive purchasing policy, perhaps withoutparallel in the field, enables us to offer an extraordinarynumber of choice objects at very reasonable prices. Ourwillingness to buy in volume and to purchase ourinventory outright, rather than to take it on con-signment, results in extremely competitive pricing,often considerably below that of other galleries.

Furthermore, exchanges and purchases are fre-

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ancient Art as an lnvestmentHistorically, ancient art investments have yielded

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

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

Expertise and EthicsAncient art has been the specialty of our director

for some 55 years, and numismatics for 67 years.His many publications on ancient art and numismat-ics span over five decades. The first volume of Art ofthe Ancient World by Dr. Eisenberg was published in1965. Since 1968 Dr. Eisenberg has concentrated onexpertise in the ancient arts, having lectured on thissubject at New York University and presented sever-al scholarly papers at the annual meetings of theArchaeological Institute of America, most recentlyon the ‘Roman’ Rubens Vase. His wide range ofexpertise is further revealed through other recentpapers: on Egyptian bronzes at a Congress of theInternational Association of Egyptologists, onEtruscan bronze forgeries at an International BronzeCongress, on the ‘Greek’ Boston and Ludovisithrones at the Magna Graecia Symposium in Venice,on Roman bronze forgeries at the 1999 InternationalBronze Congress, and on the Portland Vase as aRenaissance work of art at the 2003 InternationalCongress of Classical Archaeology. He chaired aconference in London on the Phaistos Disk in 2008.

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

Dr. Eisenberg has appeared as an Expert in theCourts of several states and has conducted appraisalsfor the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S.Treasury Department, the U.S. Customs Service, theMetropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul GettyMuseum, as well as many other prominent institu-tions. He was elected a Qualified Appraiser by theAppraisers Association of America in 1964 and hasrecently participated in several episodes of theAntiques Road Show. He served on the vetting com-mittee of the European Fine Art Fair at Maastrichtfrom 1993 to 2001 and was the Chairman and co-organizer of the New York Antiquarian InternationalFine Art Fair held in November 2001.

Dr. Eisenberg has been a leader for several years inthe promotion of the ethical acquisition of antiqui-ties by museums and collectors and has delivered papers on this subject at the Archaeology Section of the U.K. Institute for Conservation in 1993 and at

the 1998 International Congress of Classical Arch-aeologists. He gave an address by invitation on theinternational trade in antiquities at theUNIDROIT Convention in Rome in 1993.

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

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

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

Ancient CoinsWe carry a fine stock of select Greek silver coins

from $100, Roman gold coins from $1,000, andRoman silver and bronze coins from $75. We beganour business as ‘Royal Coin Company’ in January1942, 67 years ago, and Dr Eisenberg, cofounder ofthe firm, has specialized in ancient coins, as soleproprietor, since 1952.

AcknowledgementsDr. Eisenberg wishes to express his gratitude to F.

Williamson Price who has again diligently preparedand co-authored the catalog, to Brent M. Ridgewho did nearly all of the photography, to the schol-ars who attributed and reattributed some of thesculptures and vases, especially Kees Neeft andKonrad Schauenburg, and to the several others whoprefer to remain anonymous.

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

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

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

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

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

Subscription (6 issues per year):U.K.: 1 year £21, 2 years £39, 5 years £90.

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

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

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Our website has been greatly improved and expanded as may be seen by the partialpage of Attic vases illustrated below. It is now updated weekly with new acquisitions

and features over 1200 antiquities! We invite you to become a regular visitor.

Recent Royal-Athena Catalogs:• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XV, 2004) illustratesin full color 190 objects. (72 pages, $5) • Gods & Mortals: Bronzes of the Ancient World(2004, illustrates in full color 80 objects, 80 pages, $5) • Ancient Arms, Armor, and Images of Warfare(2004, illustrates in full color 100 objects, 48 pages, $5) • Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVI, 2005, illustratesin full color 192 objects, 80 pages, $5)• Mythologies of the Classical World & Ancient Egypt(2006, 48 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVII, 2006, illustratesin full color 233 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XVIII, 2007, illustratesin full color 259 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XIX, 2008, illustratesin full color 222 objects, 96 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. XX, 2009, illustrates infull color 217 objects, 96 pages, $5)• All 9 of the above catalogs (total list price $45), with price lists: $35. (Add $50 for overseas airmail.)

Other Royal-Athena Catalogs Available • Art of the Ancient World(Vol. IV, 1985) illustrates in full color over 600 works ofart. 208 pages, 192 color plates: $15 • The Age of Cleopatra: The Art of Late DynasticGraeco-Roman Egypt (1988) illustrates in full color151 selected works of art. (32 pages, $5) • Gods & Mortals: Bronzes of the Ancient World(1989) illustrates in full color 180 objects. (52 pages, $5) • One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases fromGreece, Etruria, & Southern Italy (1990) illustrates infull color 186 vases. (48 pages, $5)• Art of the Ancient World (Vol. VIII, 1995) illustrates

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

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

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

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

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

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ManagerBetty W. Eisenberg ComptrollerSuzanne George Office Manager

London (Seaby Antiquities)Anthony Law AdministratorPeter Clayton Consultant

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Brent M. Ridge PhotographerArkady Roytman WebmasterAlina Bessarabova Conservator Andrew England Gallery Assistant

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

trates in full color 225 objects. (80 pages, $5)• A number of the objects in the last several catalogsare still available. Price lists will be included.• All 11 of the above catalogs, 1985 through 2003

(total list price $70), only $50. (Add $50 for over-seas airmail.)Orders for our catalogs may be charged to your creditcard. Trade lnquiries

We cordially invite inquiries from fellow art dealers,art consultants, architects, interior designers, and insti-tutional collectors and investors.

Special Presentations, Condition Reports, andColor Photographs of Objects

We can supply special presentations with furtherinformation, such as condition reports, and 4 x 6 in.(10x15 cm.) or 8 x 10 in. (20x25 cm.) color pho-tographs, often with other views or close-ups, onany of the objects illustrated in this catalog uponrequest. A selection of photographs may also beviewed at our London gallery or at the various fairs.

Conservation and Mounting ServicesA professional conservator, Alina Bessarabova,

working on our premises in New York, does expertconservation and restoration of ancient art andantiques. A same-day or a one day service is availablefor an additional charge. Small metal and woodmountings and bases are custom made but due toinsurance restrictions this work is usually limited toobjects purchased from us. We are pleased to accepttrade accounts. Terms and Conditions of Sale

All items are offered subject to prior sale. All pricesare subject to change without notice, otherwise, the cur-rent price list is valid through 2010. The following cred-it cards are honored: American Express,Visa, Mastercard.A deferred payment plan is also available. New York res-idents must add the appropriate sales taxes (currently 87/8%). No cash refunds may be made after 10 days ofreceipt; however, full credit is allowed on all objects pur-chased from our galleries with the exception of a fewconsigned items. All shipping and insurance charges willbe billed to the purchaser. Title remains with Royal-Athena Galleries until payment is made in full.

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