By Carter B. Horsley

The Spring 2008 Antiquities auction at Christie's is highlighted by several exquisite small works, some excellent Egyptian and Near Eastern Works and some nice Roman works.

Lot 26 is an exquisite Egyptian limestone mold of an ibis from the Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C. It is 6 3/8 inches wide. It has a modest estimate of $6,000 to $8,000. It sold for $27,500 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.

Lot 51 is a quite beautiful Egyptian limestone portrait head of Ptolemy II (whose reign from 286-246 B.C.). It is 7 3/4 inches high and was once in the collection of Jacob Epstein. It has a modest estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. It sold for $56,250.

Lot 23 is a very good limestone Egyptian horus falcon from the Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C. The statue is 12 1/8 inches high. It has a modest estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $52,500.

Lot 13 is a "colossal" quartzite head of Pharaoh Nectanebo II, Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty XXX, 360-343 B.C. The lot, whose face is severely damaged, has an estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $350,500.

Lot 58 is a very impressive Egyptian painted wood sarcophagus lid for Aset-Em-Akhbit, Late Ptolemaic period, circa 1st Century B.C. The lid is 72 1/4 inches long and has a modest estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $104,500.

Lot 68 is a magnificent Central Asian white marble mouflon that is dated circa Mid 3rd/Early 2nd Millennium B.C. It is 4 3/4 inches long. It has a very conservative estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $158,500.

Lot 72 is an interesting Canaanite bronze of a "warrior god." It is dated circa Early 2nd Millennium B.C. Itis 5 3/8 inches high. The lot has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $22,500.

Lot 80 is a Sumerian gypsum standing worshipper, Early Dynastic, circa 2550-2250 B.C. It is 7 3/8 inches high and has an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000. It sold for $60,000.

Lot 238 is a Roman marble statue of Telamon in the form of a satyr that served an an architectural embellishment fora Roman theater. It is dated circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D., and has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It failed to sell.

Lot 246 is an extremely charming Roman marble statue of Venus Genetrix. Dated circa 1st Century A.D., it is 10 1/8 inches high and has a conservative estimate of $10,000 to $15,000. It sold for $27,500.

Lot 264 is a lush Roman porphyry statue of Tyche, seated on rocks. Dated circa 2nd Century A.D., it is 31 1/2 inches high. The separately made white marble, head, hands and left foot are missing. The piece was once in the collectionof Dr. Elie Borowski. It has an estimate on request. It failed to sell.

Of the 282 offered lots, 215 sold for a total of $6,250,053.