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Sotheby's New York

10 A.M., June 3, 2015

Sale 9362

Zeus

Lot 34, Zeus, marble bust, Roman Imperial, 2nd Century A.D., 28 1/4 inches high


By Carter B. Horsley

This June 3, 2015 Antiquities auction at Sotheby's New York is highlighted by a monumental marble bust of Zeus, a couple of wonderful female marble torsos, a couple of good mummy masks, a fine black marble Egyptian lion, and a small but striking Neolithic stone figure of a goddess.

Zeus

Another view of Lot 34

The cover illustration of the auction's catalogue is Lot 34, a Roman Imperial monumental marble bust of Zeus, 2nd Century A.D.  It is 28 1/4 inches high and the socle, shoulders and restorations were made circa 1780 and attributed to Vincenzo Pacei (1746-1820).  The work is after a Greek original in bronze in the 5th Century B.C.  The catalogue indicates that there are marble copies on loan to the National Museum in Warsaw and Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, and the catalogue reproduces 16 images of similar heads.  The lot has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000.  It sold for $3,130,000 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.

The sale total was $6,389,875 with more than 92 percent of the 65 offered lots selling.



Aphrodite


Lot 40, torso of Aphrodite, marble, Hellenistic, circa 2nd Century B.C., 13 inches high

Lot 40 is a very beautiful Hellenistic marble torso of Aphrodite, circa 2nd Century B.C.  It is 13 inches high.  It was once owned by Dikran Kelekian of Paris and New York and Mrs. Henry Walters.  It has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.  It sold for $175,000.


Nymph    Another view of Lot 38


Lot 38, Torso of a nymph, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D., marble, 13 3/4 inches high

Lot 38 is a beautiful marble torso of a nymph, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D.  It is 13 3/4 inches high.  The catalogue entry notes that "the large hand of a satyr (?) pressing the folds of her mantle against her upper back and left shoulder in a mighty embrace."  The lot has a modest estimate of $40,000 to $50,000.  It sold for $56,250.


 Goddess      Goddess


Lot 37, Bust of a goddess, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D., marble, 11 1/4 inches high

Lot 37 is a lovely and fine marble bust of a goddess, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.  It is 11 1/4 inches high.  It has a modest estimate of $20,000 to $30,000.  It sold for $68,750.


Woman

Lot 51, Portrait head of a Woman, Roman Imperial, Late Antonine, circa A.D. 170-190, 29 inches high

Lot 51 is an impressive marble portrait head of a woman, Roman Imperial, Late Antonine, circa A.D. 170-190.  It is 29 inches high.  It has a fragmentary aquiline nose.  It has an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000.  It sold for $30,000.

Handle

Lot 60, Cista handle, Etrustcan, bronze, 4th/3rd Century B.C., 4 1/8 inches high

Lot 60 is a cista Etruscan bronze handle with two nude youths carrying the body of a companion.  It is 4th/3rd Century B.C., and it is 4 1/8 inches high.  It was once owned by Mrs. Henry Walters and Joseph Brummer.  It has an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000.  It sold for $81,250.


Cartonnage    


Lot 17, Egyptian cartonnage mummy mask, Late Ptolemaic/early Roman Period, circa 1st Century B.C./early 1st Century A.D., 17 1/2 inches high

Lot 17 is an impressive Egyptian cartonnage mummy mask from the Late Ptolemaic/early Roman Period, circa 1st Century B.C./early 1st Century A.D.  It is 17 1/2 inches high and its broad gold collar is ornamented with Eyes of Horus, disks, lotus and papyrus festoons, rosettes and beards.  It has an modest estimate of $12,000 to $18,000.  It sold for $40,000.


Mummy


Lot 16, cartonnage mummy mask, Egyptian, Late Ptolemaic Period, circa 100-30 B.C., 18 inches high

Lot 16 is a nice Egyptian gilt cartonnage mummy mask from the Late Ptolemaic Beriod, circa 100-30 B.C.  It is 18 inches high.  It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000.  It sold for $175,000.

Ushabti

Lot 24, ushabti of King Seti I, wood, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty, 1290-1279 B.C., 7 3/4 inches high

Lot 24 is a nice Egyptian wood ushabti of King Seti I, 19th Dynasty, 1290-1279 B.C.  It is 7 3/4 inches high and was discovered by Belzoni in 1817 at the Tomb of Seti I at Thebes along with about 700 others now widely dispersed.  The lot has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000.  It sold for $20,000.


Amun


Lot 18, Goddess Isis with Horus, Egyptian bronze, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C., 12 3/16 inches high, left; Lot 19, Amun, Egyptian, bronze, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C., 5 1/8 inches high, right

Lot 18 is a good Egyptian bronze of Isis with Horus fromthe 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.  It is 12 3/16 inches high.  It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000.  It sold for $150,000.

Lot 19 is a good Egyptian bronze os Amun from the 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.  It is 5 1/8 inches high.  It has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000.  It sold for $20,000.




Canopic jar

Lot 11, Canopic Jar of Princess Tasheretenaset, daught of King Amasis, Egyptian, alabaster, 20th Dynasty, reign of Amasis, 570-526 B.C., 15 1/2 inches high

Lot 11 is an Egyptian alabaster canopic jar of Princess Tasheretenaset, the daughter of King Amasis, 20 Dynasty, 570-526 B.C.  It is 15 1/2 inches high.  Other canopic jars of the Princess are in the Hermitage and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.  The lot has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.  It sold for $212,500.


Lion

Lot 13, Lion, Egyptian, Late Ptolemaic/early Roman Period, circa 1st Century B.C./lst Century A.D., black marble, 16 3/4 inches long

Lot 13 is a very fine Egyptian black marble lion from the Late Ptolemaic/early Roman Period, circa 1st Century B.C./lst Century A.D.  It is 16 3/4 inches long.  It has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000.  It sold for $93,750.


Neolithic

Lot 65, Goddess, Neolithic, circa 6th Millennium B.C., stone, 3 1/8 inches high

Lot 65 is a small stone Neolithic figure of a goddess, circa 6th Millennium B.C.  It is 3 1/8 inches high.  It has an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000.  It sold for $118,750.

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