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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.