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1. Mehrgarh Enthroned Pottery Mother Goddess with Upswept Hairdo, Indus Valley, Ca. Ca. 2600 to 2500 BC. A delicate buff clay effigy goddess; she sits with bird face features, large full breasts and necklace, and ornate hair upturned in two buns . For a high status individual. 3-1/2 in L. Inv. #6037. $1250
2. Mohenjo Daro Bi-chrome Pottery Vessel, Indus Valley, Ca. Ca. 2600 to 2500 BC. 5-7/8 in. (14.7cm.) D. x 4-7/8 in. (12.1 cm.) H. Ex. NY Collection. Inv. #4791. SOLD
3. Anatolian Marble Kusura Type Idol, Early Bronze Age II, Ca. 2700 to 2400 BC. Schematic flat figure, rounded lower body with two pointed projections for arms, a long neck and disc-shape head. Intact with encrustations. 3 in H. + custom mount, Provenance: Private NYC collector.Inv #5578. SOLD
4. Bactrian Chlorite Stone Vessel, Ca. Late 3rd- early 2nd Millennium BC. Rounded tapering vessel with incised triangular hatch marks and linear grooves decorating the exterior. 3 in D. x 2 in H. Rare. Inv. #6066. $495
5. Phoenician Yellow & Blue Glass Head Bead Pendant, Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 6th to 4th Century BC. The yellow face with pierced ears, applied blue circles for the eyes, an applied twisted blue, yellow and white head band with blue side scrolls and a blue attachment loop above, 1 in. (2.4cm.) H. Ear chip else excellent condition. Rare and choice example. Ex. German collection formed in the late 1960's. Very Rare and desirable example. Inv #6051. $2250
6. South Arabian Alabaster Head, Yemen, Ca. 1st Century BC/AD. Honey color translucent stone carved abstract head with small mouth, curved chin, and prominent brow with inlaid paste eyes. 5-1/8"H. + custom mount. Some wear and deposits. Custom mounted. Ex N.Y. Doctor's Collection. Lovely, choice and rare with inlaid eyes. Inv. #6034 SOLD
Luristan artists are perhaps the most famous as mounted nomadic warriors with fancy horse trappings, master-of-the-animal finials, standards, tubes, cheek pieces swords and daggers. For further information and similar examples see Bronze and Iron, Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
7. Luristan Bronze Dagger or Dirk, Caspian Sea Area, Ca. 1st Millennium BC. A long pointed blade with triangular tip opposite a handle, recessed for inlays. 14-3/4 in. (37.5cm.) L. Ex New York Private Collector Inv. #6110 $695
8. Luristan Bronze Standard Finial, Ca. 9th to 7th Century BC. A Master of the Animals type which shows a central figure with Janus head flanked by rampant animals. The figure merges below the waist with the haunches and legs of the animals. 5-3/4"H. Intact and on old custom mount. Ex. Dr. Robert E. Rothenberg, NY. Inv. #4527. SOLD
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9. Egyptian Gesso Painted Pottery Canopic Jar Lid, Imsety, New Kingdom, Ca. XVth Dynasty, Ca. 1500 BC. 5½ in. (13.4 cm.) Ex. German Collection; acquired ca. 1965 from the Kropatschek Collection, Heligoland, Germany. Inv. #6024. SOLD
10. Fine Egyptian Old Kingdom Limestone Hieroglyphic Relief Panel, Dynasty V or VI, Ca. 2454 to 2143 BC. 21 in H. x 5-1/2 in W. (53.3 cm x 12 cm) Vertical panel with lovely hieroglyphic symbols inscribed in Old Egyptian; basically translating to - “Nothing like this was ever made before”; which is a standard claim on buildings. The heiroglyphs are particularly lovely and it must have come from a very beautiful tomb. 20-1/2 in H. x 6-1/8 in W. (49.5 cm x 14.1cm) Intact, surface wear and deposits. Ex Ghougassian Collection, Ex Maspero Collection. From the richest and most creative period in Egyptian history. Surperb. Inv. #6116. SOLD
11. Superb Egyptian Serpentine Bust of a Nile God, New Kingdom, Mid XVIIIth Dynasty, Ca. 1450 BC. 3-1/3 in. (8.5 cm) H.+ custom mount. Ex A. Obrecht Collection, Switzerland, Ex Ar. A Von Arx Collection, Acq. 1957. Inv. #6115. $10,500
12. Egyptian Inscribed Stone Heart Scarab, Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1069 to 715 BC. Well rendered beetle with knotched wing case and fine facial features. The underside inscribed with a Chapter 30B spell from The Book of The Dead. 2-3/4 in. (7 cm) L. Both top and base illustrated above. Ex French Collection. Inv. #6114. SOLD

13. Egyptian Steatite Carved Scarab: Kneeling Figure on Base, Third Int. Period, XXIst Dynasty, Ca. 1069 to 945 BC. 1/2 in (1.27 cm.) L. Ex. Madame B. Coll. Inv. #6075. $325
14. Egyptian Diorite Heart Scarab, XXVIth Dynasty, Ca. 626 BC. Oval carved naturalistic hard stone beetle with notched clypeus and striated wing case; base uninscribed. 2-3/8 in. (5.5cm.) L. Ex Leo Mildenberg Collection. Inv. #6029. $3250
15. Egyptian Limestone Human Headed Canopic Jar Lid, Imsety, Third Intermediate Period, 1069 to 715 BC. A well carved example of the human headed son of Horus, Imsety. The voluminous form with broad wig, large ears and fine facial features as is evident in the remains of the thin lips and nose. This lid was once part of a canopic set designed to hold the internal organs of a member of the Ancient Egyptian's upper class and was part of the standard funerary equipment. Condition: Abrasions, restoration to nose, wear, losses and brown patination to stone. Trace remains of black painted highlights to eyes. 4-5/8 in. H. Ex Niagara Falls Egyptian Museum; Ex Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Acq. no.1999.1.146. #5833. SOLD
16. Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone, New Kingdom, Ca 1567 to 1085 BC. Stamped with hieroglyphs in relief for the Owner Wab-priest Den-Rega, 3-¼ in. (8.2cm.) Diam. Published; M. F. L. Macadam (ed.) A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones, Part I, plates (Oxford 1957), no. 45. The tapered body and point of the cone gone. Ex M. Ayers, London England. Inv. #6039. $750
17. Egyptian Blue Green Faience Ushabti for General Iahirdis, XXX Dynasty, Ca. 378 to 341 BC. Inscribed with his name which means The moon god has created him. 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) H. + custom mounted. Ex Belgium Collection. Inv. #5034. $4000 $2250
18. Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Amulet of a Baboon, Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1070 to 712 BC. Shown squatting on its haunches set on an integral plinth, faint traces of a hieroglyphic inscription remain around the base, a loop for suspension at the back of the head. 1-3/8in. (3.6cm.) H. Ex Bonhams London. Inv. #4759. SOLD
19. Egyptian Bronze Standing Osiris, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 332 BC. The standing bearded mummiform god wearing atef crown with uraeus and twin plumes. He is carrys a crook and flail in clenched fists, with incised details. 6¼ in. (16 cm.) H. Provenance: John Seymour Lucas R.A. England, acquired in the 1900s. Old pen ink label on base. Inv #6026. $2750 $2250
20. Egyptian Bronze Seated Harpokrates, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 30 BC. Seated naked with his right forefinger held to his mouth, wearing a hemhemet crown and a Sidelock of Youth with the nemes headdress, a suspension loop at the back, his feet set on an integral flat base, 4 in. H. + custom mount. Nice dark patina, minor chip to crown. Provenance: From an English private collection. Said to have been purchased during the first Thomas Cook tour to Egypt around 1865. Mentioned in a letter dated 11th September 1968 from the British Museum, where this bronze is dated to the Late Ptolemaic or Roman periods. Inv. #6053. SOLD
21. Egyptian Bronze Sarcophagus for Ichneumon, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 300 BC. 2-1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) H. A votive rectangular hollow sarcophagus surmounted by an ichneumon with pointed nose and small eyes. 2-1/8in. (5.3cm), Nice patina; tail missing, hole behind. Ex Old United Kingdom Collection. Inv. #6057. $850
22. Egyptian Green Faience Bes, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 300 BC. A green glazed composition flat-backed figure of Bes in typical pose, wearing a feather headdress, one tip missing, 2 in. (5 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex Old United Kingdom Collection. Inv. #6056. SOLD
23. Egyptian Pale Green Glazed Faience Amulet of Re-Horakty, Third Intermediate Period, XXIst Dynasty, Ca. 1069 to 945 BC. The striding falcon-headed god wearing sun-disc with uraeus and short kilt, arms by his sides, pierced through back-pillar, 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) H. Intact. Provenance: Ex Madame 'B' Collection, acquired from Eid & Son, Cairo in the early 1950s. Inv. #6022. SOLD
24. Egyptian Wood Polychrome Painted Ptah Soker Osiris, Late Period, Ca. 716 to 30 BC. The God Stands in mummiform posture decorated with a broad collar, beard, and tripartite wig, the body in vivid polychrome painted overall with deities within inscribed panels, including the four Sons of Horus, Isis, Nephthys, and Anubis, and columns of inscription in front and on the back pillar and side panels rendered in elegant calligraphy. 14 3/4 in. (37.4 cm.) All original condition except for touch up to right eye, crack on chest repaired, other age wear and abrasions. Shows well in person. Desirable example. H. Ex. Charles Pankow Collection. Inv. #5775. SOLD
25. Egyptian Wood Sarcophagus Mask, New Kingdom, Ca. 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1500 BC. 10-½ in. (26.6cm.) H. + mounted within a gilded wooden Egyptian style cavetto-corniced shrine. Ex. European Private Collection. Inv. #6027. SOLD
26. Egyptian Wood Carved Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 300 BC. Naturally proportioned youthful face with symmetric features, sensual lips, long tapering eyes, fine eyebrows, hairline across forehead; flat back with drilled holes at sides, very faint traces of white, red, and black pigments. 8-3/4"H. (22.2 cm.) x 6-1/2"W. x 3-3/4"D. + custom mount. Ex. University of California at Berkeley Professor. Inv. #5411. SOLD
27. Egyptian Wood Carved Apis Bull with Inlaid Eyes, Late Period, Ca. 716 to 30 BC. A carved rendition of the sacred powerful animal, depicted striding with thick powerful torso and neck. Eyes with remains of inlay. Headdress missing. 4-1/4 in (10.7 cm.) L. x 2-1/4 in. (5.7cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Sotheby Parke Bernet, December 11, 1976. Ex. James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Inv. #5489. $1800
28. Egyptian Polychrome Painted Wood Carved Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, Ca. 715 to 300 BC. Naturally proportioned youthful face with symmetric features, sensual lips, long tapering eyes, fine eyebrows, headdress line across forehead; flat back and with residual dowels remaining, ample traces of yellow, black and, red, pigments. 8-7/8 in. (22.3 cm.) H. x 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) W. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5553. SOLD
29. Egyptian Polychrome Painted Cartonnage Matching Mummy Ensemble (4), Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 300 BC. The mask with a blue wig, the details of the beaded broad collar in green, blue, red, white and ochre slip, the ochre face, possibly once gilded, with detailed eyes and ears, a winged scarab across the crown of the head and a band with a sun disc around the forehead and tied in a loop with tails at the back, 16¾in. (42.5cm.); a pectoral plate with a kneeling winged Nut, holding out the Maat 'Feather of Truth' in each hand and wearing a solar disc, with a Broad Collar above and a solar disc with two uraei above that, 12¾in. (32.4cm.) high; a leg section depicting in two facing columns, the Four Sons of Horus, with Imsety and Hapy at the top, Duamutef and Qebhsenuef below, Isis and Nephthys beneath, 15½in. (39.4cm.) high, and a hollow foot section with painted deep red coloured feet, with ankle ties. 8¼in. (21cm.) long. Each of the four sections with some minor damage and repair but all in all good condition. Ex. German Private Collector. Inv. #6108. SOLD
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30. Superb Etruscan Terracotta Votive Bearded Male Head, Ca. 4th Century BC. A buff clay modeled bearded votive head with almond eyes, mustache and wearing a hood. 9-1/2 in (24.1 cm.) H. Ex. New England Collection. Inv. #6084. SOLD!!
31. Etruscan Terracotta Votive Bearded Male Profile Head, Ca. 4th Century BC. A buff clay modeled bearded votive head in profile with almond eye, mustache and wearing a hood. Traces of red painted pigment to surface. 9 in. (22.8 cm.) H. + custom mount (not illustrated). Ex. Boston Collection. Inv. #6085. Very fine style. SOLD
32. Etruscan Bucchero Ware Pottery Oinochoe, Ca. 7th to 6th Century BC. Tall burnished black-ware vessel on rounded base with loop handle opposite trefoil lip; 2 knotched raised bands around body. Surface abrasion, also two chips to the rim else intact and varnished. Provenance: Ex German Collection. 7-3/8 in. (18.5 cm.) H. Ex. German Collection. Inv. #5882. SOLD
33. Etruscan Bucchero Ware Pottery Olpe, Ca. 7th to 6th Century BC. Deep burnished ceramic vessel with high strap handle and ring foot, and dark black surface. 6-1/4 in H. Chip to foot else intact and with earth deposits. Provenance: Ex German Collection.Inv. #5864. SOLD
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34. Greek Silver Tetradrachm for Antiochos VII, Kingdom of Syria, Ca. 175 BC. 1-1/4 in (3.1cm.) Diam. Profile diademed head of the Emperor with wavy hair/ rev: Athena standing left with winged Nike innhand: amid Greek inscription. Inv. #3218. $425
35. Greek Corinthian Bronze Helmet, Ca. 6th Century BC. Hammered from a single sheet of bronze with domed forehead, tapered neck-guard, long angular cheek guards, finely contoured eyes and nose guard with faint piercings aroung the borders. A thick heavy gauge metal. There is battle damage - one side has received a fairly hefty blow slightly off symetry. 13 in (33 cm.) H. + Custom mount. Ex. Robert Taylor Collection, NY. Inv. #4842. $24,500
36. Attic Black Figure Belly Amphora with the Goddess Nike and Attendants, Athens, Ca. 540 to 530 BC. A deep bodied vessel with twin handles and ring base. The central panel has similar scene on either side: three figures nicely painted; a figure of the Goddess Nike between two males. A band with hearts above main panel. Read about the Ancient Olympic Games here. Choice example. 10-1/8 in. (26 cm.) H. Ex. C.A. Geneva, Swiss Collection. Inv. #4238. $9500
37. Hellenistic Repousse Sheet Gold Medusa Applique, Ca. 3rd to 2nd Century BC. Repousse rounded sheet with the frontal face details nicely rendered. A central cabochon red garnet set atop her head. Four danglers attached at corners. 1-1/8 in diam. 2-1/4 in. (6.3cm.) diam. across danglers. Plexi-mounted. Inv. #5295 $1750
38 Greek Pottery Standing Draped Female, Canosan, Ca. 3rd to 2nd Century BC. Standing in lively pose with raised arm, head tilted and with flowing drapery and diadem atop her head. Good original color remains. 8-3/4 in (22.2cm.) H. Ex. Boston Collection. Inv. #6086. SOLD
39. Apulian Red Figure Fish Plate by the Hippocamp Painter, Ca. 4th Century BC. Circular plate with central indentation and on raised disc foot. The top decorated with three striped breem. Side with wave pattern. Good original added white pigment. 7-3/8 in Diam. (18.5 cm.) Ex. Swiss Collection. Inv. #6117. SOLD
40. Campanian Red Figure Squat Lekythos, South Italy, Ca. 4th Century BC. The bulbous bodied vessel ornamented with the head of a woman facing left and wearing a sakkos and diadem, a palmette flanked by scrolls on the reverse. Intact. Lovely. 5-7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) H. Ex. New York Collection, Ex .Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Dec. 13th, 1979, no. 302. Inv. #5778. $1800

41. Paestan Red Figure Bell Krater, South Italy, Ca. 350 BC. One side decorated with a satyr, nude but for his boots, bending forward and moving to the left, the other side with a profile female head, wearing a sakkos, each side framed by tendrils, palmettes below the handles, meander and saltire squares below the scenes, laurel below the rim. 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) H. Private Collection, Lugano. Published 1000 Years of Greek Vases, Royal Athena Galleries. Ex John Kluge’s Morven Collection.. Inv #5779. $3500
42. Apulian Red-Figure Profile Head Pottery Plate, South Italy, Ca. 350 BC. A beautifully painted plate with a typical head female profile taking up the whole scene. She wears a saccos tied in a bow, jewels and a necklace. Much original added white remains. 5in. (12.7 cm.) Diam. Fine style. Ex. German Collection. Inv. #4440. $895
43. Xenon-ware Pottery Skyphos, South Italy, Ca. 4th Century BC.Deep cup with twin horizontal handles at either side under rim; overall black glazed and painted over in a key pattern below rim and a laurel leaf pattern on body. 2-5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) H. x 5-7/8 in Diam. handle to handle. Ex. NY Coll. Inv. #5948. $595
44. Xenon-ware Pottery Oinochoe, South Italian, Ca. 4th Century BC. Bulbous bodied vessel with pinched trefoil lip and loop handle, overall black glaze and over painted in ray pattern on shoulder and a laurel leaf pattern on body. 3-1/2 in (8.9 cm.) H. Ex. New York Collector. Inv.#5950. $475
45. Elegant Apulian Black-Glazed Pottery Kylix, Ca. 4th Century BC. Shallow vessel with rich black glaze, stamped tondo and twin horizontal handles & disc foot. 2in H. 10-5/8 in. (27 cm.) Diam. handle to handle. Ex. NY Coll. Inv. #3654. $1100$975
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46. Roman Marble Head of a Female, Ca. 1st to 2nd Century AD. Creamy white stone head rendered with fine facial features, almond eyes, thin nose, her wavy hair centrally parted and in a fillet, the mouth drilled at the corners. Excellent wear and erosion patterns attest to the authenticity. 4 in. (10.1 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Sarabel Florsheim Collection. Inv. #5787. SOLD
47. Roman Agate Engraved Cameo, Ca. 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Oval banded stone in two layers, tan on white, carved in high relief with a draped bust of a woman in profile to the left, her wavy hair tied in a chigon, the details of the face well modeled. Fine style, excellent condition. Ex French Collection. 15/16 in (2.5 cm.) L. Ex. French Collection. Inv. #5706. $1800
48. Roman Nicolo Ring Stone Carved With a Warrior, Ca. 1st Century AD. The beveled oval stone engraved with a standing warrior, nude but for a mantle hanging over his shoulder, his crested helmet held forth in one hand, his spear held diagonally in the other, his shield at his feet; mounted as a ring in an early 19th century gold setting. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm.) long; ring size 9¾. Inv 5776 SOLD

49. Roman Bronze Figure of Heraklese, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. Found in Egypt. The nude hero standing with weight on left leg, wielding a club in his right hand. 4½ in. (11.2 cm.) H. + custom mount (Base illustrated in catalog, not on website). Provenance Ex. Madame B collection, acquired from Eid & Son, Cairo, early 1950s. Inv. #6025. SOLD

50. Roman Bronze Lion Head Handle, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. Thick cast with flowing mane, fine facial details, open mouth with large ring. Remains of original iron pins. Mounted on plexi-glass plaque. 7 in (17.8 cm.) D. Ex Sothebys N.Y. A fine example. Inv. #5243. SOLD
51. Byzantine Bronze Polycandelon, Oil Lamp holder, Ca. 6th to 7th Century AD. Byzantine churches were illuminated by this type of chandeliers known as a polycandelon. It is an openwork circular cast disc with a central cross and a ring of circular openings near the edge which held glass conical beakers containing oil with a floating wick. The entire disc is suspended by the original hook and chains. 9-3/4 in D. x 18 in H. Ex Old New England Collection, Ex. Hurst Galleries. Inv. #6003. $3200
52. Roman Red Slipware Pottery Head Flask, North Africa, Ca. 300 to 350 AD. A handsome youth with fine facial details; large almond-shaped eyes with impressed pupils, incised details of the lashes and brows, wearing an incised double-banded necklace with central pendant and another diamond-shaped pendant between the eyebrows, the hair pulled up in a central top-knot and dressed in horizontal ridges around the top of the head, the funnel spout emerging from the top of the head, with a plaited strap loop handle at the back. 8-5/8 in. (22 cm.) H. Ex. Windsor England Collection. Inv. #6044. SOLD
53. Roman Red Slipware Pottery Flask, North Africa, Ca. 3rd to 5th Centuries AD. Ample wheel thrown vessel with cylindical lip, thick lip and loop handle. 8-¼ in. (21 cm.) H. Ex. Windsor England Collection. Nice condition. Displays nicely. Inv. #6045. SOLD

54. Roman Red Slipware Pottery Amphora, North Africa, Ca. 3rd-5th Centuries AD. Bulbous body, tapering neck and twin loop handles to either side. 7-7/8 in. (19.9 cm.) H. Ex. Windsor England Private Coll. Inv. #6050. SOLD

55. Roman Glass Large Cylindrical Bottle, Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. Free blown, yellowish green glass cylinder having a squared shoulder, short neck and wide, flat, rolled lip. Exterior encrustation with areas of brown and silvery patina. 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) H. Ex. Florida Coll. Inv. #4924. SOLD
56. Roman Terracotta Prancing Bull, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century AD. Molded with its head turned to the right and its front right leg raised, with a prominent dewlap. 6 in. (15.3 cm.) L. + custom mount. Ex. Brengler Collection, Germany. Inv. #6042. SOLD

57. Roman Terracotta Head of a Boy, Ca. 1st to 3rd Century Century AD. Mold made buff clay with fine facial details and tossed short hair. 1-3/4 in H. + custom mount. Ex. NY Collection. Inv. #5123. $395
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58. Nayarit San Sebastian Type Kneeling Female, Ojos Variant, West Mexico, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to 250 AD. Buff clay effigy figure of highly abstracted form, nude with earrings and necklace in a kneeling posture with hands held under her breasts. Burnished red slip with cream slip highlights and remains of resist decoration. Good deposits. 15 in. (38.1cm.) H. Ex Collection New York. Choice and rare. Inv. #5855. $3600

59. Jalisco Pottery Large Standing Warrior, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to 250 AD. An impressive and fine modeled and painted standing effigy of a helmeted warrior, wearing a cape which falls over his shoulder, handsome facial details including earspools, nose ornament, and he has arms raised brandishing a club. Overall red slip painted with cream highlights. Very Choice specimen 18 in. (45.7cm.) H. Ex. Allan Long Collection. Inv. #5737. $5700$3400

60. Large Nayarit Seated Hunchback, San Sebastian, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to 250 AD. An orangeware sculpture of excellent form. He may be smoking as these are often depicted with his hand to his mouth and his cheeks drawn in. He is seated on a bench but leaning forward as the spine is visible in the exaggerated curved back. He is of important stature with fine facial features, earclips and headdress. Good size and very fine facial features. Fine intact example in excellent condition. Compare The Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico, by H. Von Winning for similar examples. 17-1/2 in. (44.4cm.) H. Ex. Long Island NY Collection. Inv. #4174. $3200
61. Colima Pottery Redware Dog, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC to 250 AD. A molded redware effigy, standing strong with plump body, tail spout, tall pointed perky ears, fine nose, well incised almond eyes and toothy grin and incised toes. Good deposits. A really excellent and lively pup. Choice. 14-3/4 in. (37.5cm.) L. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #4210. SOLD
62. Nayarit Male and Female Couple (2), Ixtlan del Rio type. Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to 250 AD. Matched male & female pair of hollow terracotta, seated male and female figures, both holding small bowls, the male also holds a club. Painted geometric decoration in white and yellow. Minor repairs. Nice examples. 8in. (20.3cm.) H. Ex. Private Fl. Collection. Inv. #5194. SOLD

63. Olmec Greenstone Supernatural Standing Figure, Late Pre Classic, Ca. 500 BC. Overall rendered with strong, broad shoulders and plank-like body. Excellent Olmec characteristic typical in the facial details with down curved were-jaguar like mouth and oval shape head. Condition: One foot sheered off, the other repaired, surface with correct weathered patina. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Rare & choice specimen. Inv. #5846. SOLD
64. Large Mezcala Gray-Green Stone Axe God, Ca. 300 BC. Beautiful carved highly abstracted flecked green stone with nice face. Rendered with the most minimal cut-outs to suggest the figural form! Highly ritualistic work of art, no doubt used in a ceremony for the Gods. 11-1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) H. Custom mounted. Ex. Sotheby's New York 2001. Inv. #5844. SOLD

65. Teotihuacan Greenstone Standing Figure, Ca. 400 to 700 AD. Carved male effigy figure wearing horizontal headdress and hands held at sides of body. 7-1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York City Collection. Inv. #5784. SOLD
66. Mezcala Stone Temple, Ca. 300 BC. A beautiful abstract four post architectural model with stairs at bottom. These models are not just ritual objects but as it says in Gay & Pratt, Mezcala, but tokens of love and faith to accompany the dead. Size: 5 in (12.7 cm.) H. + custom mount. Reference: Compare Gay and Pratt, plate 193, page 169. Condition: Intact. Very rare & choice. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5241. SOLD
67. Guerrero Gray-Green Stone Standing Figure, Chontal Region, Mexico, Protoclassic, Ca. 100 AD. 5303. Beautiful rendered phallic effigy or fertillity symbol in grayish green stone figural form with nice face and hands held closely to body. Ex Long Island NY Collection. Intact and lovely in person. 6-5/8 in. (17 cm.) H. + Custom mounted. Inv. #5303. $1250
68. Tlatilco Pottery Painted Female, Middle Pre Classic Period, Ca. 800 to 300 BC. A beautiful stylized standing female with hands to sides and fine facial features. Remains of original ochre and red pigment. 4-3/8 in. (10.8cm.) H. Ex. Tel Aviv Israel Collection. Choice. Inv. #5874. $695

69. Tlapacoya Pottery Female, Middle Pre Classic Period, Ca. 800 to 300 BC. A beautiful standing nude female with classic Olmec influences. She has a single plait of hair and fine facial features. Remains of original cream and red pigment. 5-5/8”H. Compare similar example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic, Central Mexico. by Michael Coe, Museum of Primitive Art, 1965. Neck and leg repairs. 5-5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) H. Ex. Tel Aviv Israel Collection. Inv. #5878. $895
70. Colima Pottery Dance Group, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to 250 AD. Circular grouping with a central male dancer holding a rattle, surrounded by four participants, each arm in arm. 4 in D. x 2-1/4 in H. Central figure missing arm and restoration to group appendages. Accompanying the piece is a letter (photocopy) from Frederick Dockstader, Director of The Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1965 commenting on the piece. Compare similar examples in Von Winning, Hasso, and Olga Hammer, Anecdotal Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico, Los Angeles, CA, 1972. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 4 in. (10.1 cm.) Diam. Ex. Arthur Oppenheimer Collection, NY. Inv. #5680. $725
71. Important Vera Cruz Figural Bust, Ca. 500 to 900 AD. A buff clay molded powerful and expressive large bust wearing headbands and necklace, and ear flares. 10-1/2 in. (26.6 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 81-2-CKLZ. Ex Sotheby Parke Bernet, February 25, 1981, Lot 189. Inv. #5447. $5500
72. Vera Cruz Pottery Standing Marionette Figure, Gulf Coast, Ca. 300 to 600 AD. An articulated puppet figure with the torso and head separate from the arms and legs, all pierced and join with modern twine. The hair style is in three sections and the body has some incised lines and a necklace. Repair to coiffure and chest. Nice face and remains of white pigment. 7 in. (17.7cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Alan Long Collection. Inv. #5733. $895
73. Zapotec Seated Figural Urn, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Ca. 300 to 600 AD. A fine and classic seated figural depiction with legs crossed and hands on knees. Nicely detailed face with wolf-like mask, large ear spools, headdress centrally braided and he has a large glyph-like badge on his chest. Atop head is the tubular vessel chamber. 8-1/2 in. H. Right hair flange restored else excellent condition. 8-3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) H. Ex. Sotheby's NY. Inv. #5469. SOLD

74. Vera Cruz Pottery Painted Plate, Gulf coast, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. A circular plate with slight warp on raised tripod legs. The motifs on the sides are probably a truncated sky band along with a finely depicted snake in the center, possibly seen as a constellation. Side wall repair else complete with age wear. 7-3/4 in. (19.6 cm.) Diam. x 2-1/2 in. (6.35 cm.) H. Ex. Tel Aviv Israel Coll. Inv. #5866. SOLD
75. Fine Mayan Polychrome Painted Pottery Court Scene Cylinder, Classic Period, Ca. 550 AD. 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) Depicting a court scene with a Lord seated on a throne, gesturing with clenched bones, his head surmounted by a large bird headdress with plumes projecting, a merchant before him, also in fanciful headdress, offering a strand of beads, a ritual vessel placed on the ground before them, two ear flares in a basket between. Hieroglyphic inscribed below rim and in field. Exquisitely painted in cream, orange, red, white and brown. 6-1/2 in H. Minor rim flake repaired else very good condition. Excellent painted surface. Published J. Kerr's Mayavase.com K8872. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, May 20, 1986, lot 114. Ex Charles Pankow Collection. Choice and rare. Inv. #5971. $12,500
76. Mayan Incised Fluted Pottery Cylinder with Hieroglyphic PSS, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Deep fluted ritual cylindrical vessel in brown painted pigment and with a well defined ‘PSS’ primary standard sequence incised under the rim which is highlighted in reddish pigment. 8-1/4 (21 cm.) in. H. x 6-1/4 in Diam at rim. Ex Florida Collection. Vessel repaired and minor rim chip. Fine style. Archived in the database www.mayavase.com by Justin Kerr #8796. Inv #5206. $2450
77. Classic Mayan Polychrome Painted Pottery Cache Vessel, Ca. 300 to 600 AD. Circular two part lidded vessel. The bottom on raised tripod legs with a face in relief on front of vessel. A fantastic expressive seated figure surmounts the lid of the vessel, he is well adorned and has a classic Mayan nose. Overall tan, white and red surface pigment remaining. 7-1/8 in. (18.2cm.) H. Ex. New York Private Collection. Unusually fine and choice. Inv. #5363. SOLD
78. Mayan Painted Basket Weave Pottery Cylinder, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. A deep ritual vessel decorated on exterior in an alternating geometric diagonal pattern. Under the rim is a band of stylized monkey tails. Excellent condition to original painted surface with normal surface age signs and stress fissures. Choice. 7-1/2 in. (19 cm.) H. x 4-1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) D. Ex. Westchester NY Coll. Inv. #4827 SOLD

79. Mayan Polychrome Painted Pottery Cylinder, Classic Period, Ca. 400 to 600 AD. A deep wide polychrome cylindrical vase with a most beautiful decoration in three registers: seated figures and a band of hieroglyphic text running below the rim. There is a central band which may represent a Mayan sky band and below are cartouche spaced out depicting a fantastic demonic head and hieroglyph symbols. 6 in D. x 6 in H. Museum Quality. Ex Florida Private Collection. Archived on Mayavase.com K8833. Inv. #4872 $5000
80. Mayan Polychrome Painted Pottery Footed Plate Depicting a Lord or Shaman, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. Shallow terracotta circular dish with raised sides and tripod rattle legs. Elaborate red, orange and brown painted surface. A fine ritual dish in excellent condition. 10-3/8 in (26 cm.) Diam. Ex Miami Florida Coll. Inv. #5804. SOLD
81. Mayan Polychrome Painted Pottery Copador Myth Bowl, Late Classic Period, Ca. 600 to 900 AD. A painted scene from the Popol Vuh Myth depicted where the twins find themselves in the house of hungry Jaguars. Here is a frieze of the seated hero twins with a Jaguar in front. The well worn interior has a psudo-glyphic representation. The bowl itself is an excellent piece of pottery with flared rim and faint ribbed base. Intact and choice. Compare Justin Kerr’s, Mayavase.com, no 8502. 7-3/8 in (18.3 cm.) Diam. Ex Florida Collection. Inv. #5888. SOLD
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82. Costa Rican Blue Jade Axe God Pendant, Ca. 500 A.D. Superb, translucent teal colored jade anthropomorphic axe with string cut facial features and arms. Perforated through the neck and with septum on reverse and on both sides. Glossy polish on obverse, matte on reverse. A fine example in color and carving. 3-5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) L + Custom mount. Ex. Howard Ballanzweig Collection. Inv. #5802. $1850
83. Fantastic Panamanian Cocle Painted Pottery Plate, Panama, Ca. 800 to 1000 AD. Circular plate painted with creatures in quadrants in tan, purple, and red within an orange border. 13”D. Multiple repairs. Choice scene. See Guardians of the Life Stream, by A. Lebbe for iconography. Cp example in Sotheby's May 2000 for parallels where similar plates sold for $3500. 13 in. (33 cm.) Diam. Ex Madison Avenue NY Collection. Inv. 3327. $2500
84. Cocle Polychrome Painted Pottery Fruitera Vessel, Panama, Ca. 800 to 1000 AD. Beautifully painted pottery tazza with scene in tondo of opposing creatures within geometric framework. Exterior plain. 8-1/4"D. 4"H. Great manganese deposits. See Lebbe's, Guardians of the Life Stream, for iconography. Stem repaired, all of tondo original and intact with excellent deposits. A sweet piece. 8-1/4 in. (21 cm) Diam. x 4 in. (10.1 cm.) H. Ex Madison Avenue NY Collectiion. Inv. #3328. $2200
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85. Large Quimbaya Pottery Male Figure [Retablo], Colombia, Ca. 800 to 1200 AD. Abstract nude seated figure with cylindrical protruding limbs, he holds right hand in upward gesture, the left hand close to body. His has fine facial details painted with horizontal linear tattoo designs and horizontal slit eyes & mouth; also body, ear and head piercing. His legs, at knees are shown constricted. Ancient gold nose ring through pierced septum. Very good condition with nice deposits and minor repair. Good surface deposits. Cp A. Lebbe; Colombia Before Columbus, nos. 82 & 83. A handsome example. 13 in. (33 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Florida Coll. Inv #5438. $4200
86. Tairona Zoomorphic Brownware Vessel, Colombia, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. Large terracotta effigy vessel on flared ring base, with elongated body; a spout at the tail, large cylindrical opening at center and animal head with raised arms at the front. Cp. Armand Labbe, Colombia Before Columbus for parallel. A large 11 in. (27.9cm.) H. x 13 in. (33 cm.) L. Ex. Jack Titleman Collection, Atlanta GA. Inv. #5962. SOLD
87. Fine Narino Seated Pottery Male Coca Chewer, Capuli Culture Complex, Ca. 850 to 1500 AD. Molded seated on a bench (which denotes signs of importance), hands in lap. He is decorated with resist design on body, loincloth and sash over shoulder. He displays the characteristic bulge of coca protruding from cheek. 9-3/8 in. (23.5 cm.) H. Ex. Harmer Rooke Galleries, NY. Inv. #3939. $995
88. Tumaco/La Tolita Pottery House Incensario, Colombia/Ecuador, 300 BC to 300 AD. Colombia Ecuador regions. Greyish-white clay modeled architectural form with a central open flanged cylinder on ring base, a small peaked roof house on either side. Original reddish pigment remains. 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) H. Ex. Harmer Rooke Galleries NY. Inv. #3982. $1250
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89. Valdivia/Chorrera Birthing Stone, Ecuador, Ca. 2000 to 1000 BC. A carved greenish-grey sedimentary stone slab of very unique style and form. The carving is of a nude female in a birthing position. The iconography is similar to that found on Moche pottery. Pierced horizontal for suspension in a collar. Ample age deposits. Chip on top corner. This is an exciting find as it represents a transition of sorts from Early Horizons in Ecuador to Peru! Intact, rare and choice. 4 in. (10.1 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5528. $1100
90. Large Valdavian Stone Abstract Idol, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2300 to 2000 BC. Ecuador. A carved abstract light green stone slab of rectangular form with delineated eyes, neck with pectoral, torso with arms and legs. 11-1/2 in. (29.2cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5278. SOLD
91. Chorrera Pottery Coiled Snake Vessel, Ca. 800 to 500 BC. A sweet effigy vessel, rounded in form and with a molded snake head raising from shoulder. The body incised and painted in red, yellow and brown with a diamond scale pattern wrapped around. Abrasioins, wear and rim repair. Compare similar example in Ancient Ecuador; Culture, Clay and Creativity 3000-300 BC, for a similar example. 7-1/2 in. (19 cm.) Diam. x 5-3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) H. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5872. SOLD
92. Jamacoaque Pottery Large Votive Female, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A beautiful example of a standing female with arms out at sides and with traces of blue and white pigment remaining. She wears a smooth headdress and tunic, long neck cord, and ear ornaments. Compare Pre-Columbian Art of South America by Alan Lapiner for similar examples of this type. Ex New York Collection. A fine sizeable effigy. 13 in. (33cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #6071. SOLD
93. Guanguala Pottery Standing Ocarina Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A beautiful example of a standing male with arms out at sides and with traces red pigment remaining over burnished tan surface. He wears a smooth bag wig and loin cloth with red linear decorations. A whistle atop head and with vent holes behind. 9 inches (22.8 cm.) H. + custom mount. Good Condition. Ex. Upper West Side NY Collection. Inv. #6012. SOLD
94. Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Shaman Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 9-1/4 in (23.4cm.) H. A lovely expressive example of a seated shaman figure with a ritual implements in his hands. He is adorned with loin-cloth, headdress, necklace and with face and ear ornaments. Remains of blue and yellow applied pigment. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #6127. $925
95. Manteno Burnished Pottery Incensario, Ecuador, Ca. 700 to 1200 AD. A burnished chocolate colored vessel consisting of a wide shallow bowl atop and wide bell shaped base, the center consisting of a standing nude male figure at attention, with hands at sides, large pierced nose with ancient gold ring and pottery earspools. Some visible repairs, restorations. Compare similar examples in Alan Lapiner’s, Pre Columbian Art of South America, nos. 785-794. 13-1/2 in. (34.3cm.) H. Ex. California Collection. Inv. #3467. $995
 
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96. Chavin Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Chavin, Late Cupisnique, North Coast Peru, Ca. 500 to 300BC. Burnished red and grey-brown vessel with four incised human heads with feline attributes on a matte ground, detailed with cinnabar. Similar examples of the heads are depicted in Lapiner, Art of Ancient Peru, pg. 6. 10-1/4 in. (26 cm.) H. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5767. $2450
97. Nazca Pottery Killer Whale Painted Bridge Spout Vessel, Peru, Ca. 400 AD. Large globular polychrome decorated pottery vessel decorated with two anthropomorphic Whale deities, each boldly painted with tan red and cream pigment in graceful movement and with open mouths. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) H. Ex. Sotheby's NY. Inv. #5449. SOLD
98. Moche Pottery Molded Important Personage Stirup Vessel, Moche Phase IV, Ca. 400 AD. 8-3/4 in (22.2 cm) H. Handsome seated vessel of an important personage with stirrup spout behind. He wears turban and ornate painted tunic and holds scepters in both hands. 8-3/4 in (22.2 cm) H. Spout repair and rim chip else excellent condition. Good deposits. Ex Gwenfrewi Cardon Collection, Belgium. Inv. #6123. $2300

99. Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel, Peru, Moche IV, Ca. 450 to 550 AD. Nice facial vessel with good molded details and painted in red and tan slip with full molded details, strong nose and painted pupils. 7-1/8 in H. (18.3cm). Ex. Belgium Collection. Inv. #6118. SOLD
100. Moche Diseased Portrait Head Vessel, Peru, Moche IV, Ca. 450 to 550 AD. Nice facial vessel with good molded details and painted in red and tan slip with full molded details. The disfigurement is in the cut nose with the bone exposed; also there is some scarification on both cheeks. This type of depiction does exist in Moche ceramic art and it is believed to be a representation of tropical diseases such as leishmaniasis or verruga. 4-3/4 in H. (12.7 cm). Intact. Good deposits. Ex Gwenfrewi Cardon Collection, Belgium. Inv. #6119. $1250
101. Huari Pair Hairless Dog Vessels (2) Central Coast, Ca. 800 AD. A very rare matched pair of classic Huari naked peruvian dogs with attached kero shaped vessel on back. Dogs are depicted with morsel of food at mouth with lovely relief wrinkles and warts on face both seated on a rectangular base attached to a kero shaped vessel on back with painted bands and Huari dragon motif in chocolate and red over a cream background. Each 9 in (22.8cm.) L. x 5-1/2 in (14 cm.) H. Ex. Virginia Collection. Inv. #6135. $2200
102. Moche Blackware Pottery Drunk on a Llama Vessel, Peru, Moche IV, Ca. 450 to 550 AD. Whimsical vessel depicting the pack laden llama with the owner splayed out on top backwards. No doubt a sign of his drunken stupor. The stirrup handle is atop. Rim chips else intact. 7-1/2 in. (19.05 cm) H. Ex. Belgium Collection. Inv. #6122. $1250
103. Chimu Erotic Couple Pottery Vessel, Peru Ca. 1100 AD. Rectangular blackware vessel with slightly curved base, the top surmounted by a male figure in lioncloth and headgear atop another figure, mounting her from behind. Strap handle and whistle spout atop. Some repairs. 7-1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) H. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #5973. SOLD
104. Chimu Woven Textile Panel, Late Intermediate Period, Ca. 1000 to 1400 AD. A border from a mantel, woven in slit tapestry technique with a vertical band of avian figures in blue, red, yellow, brown, cream; alternating with slender interspersed panels of double cloth in geometric patterns. 38in. (96.5 cm.) L. + Custom Frame: 43 in. (109 cm.) H. x 8-1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) W. Ex. noted collector & benefactor Frederick Landmann Collection. Inv. #5448.SOLD
105. Fine Chancay Large Bi-Chrome Pottey Amphora, China, Peru, Ca. 1100 to 1400 AD. A fine large pottery figural urn depicting a stylized human holding a kero, he has wonderful facial details and large circular ear spools. Painted in cream color with brown details. Intact. 20-1/2 in. (52.1 cm.) H. + lucite ring base. Ex Gentleman of Title Private Collection. Inv. #5446. $3200
106. Chancay Wood & Textile Gauze Mummy Mask, Peru, Ca. 1200 to 1400 AD. Well carved with protruding chin, tringular nose, and eyes highlighted in black and white. Overall red painted and gauze tied bundel headdress. 10-1/4 in H. All Original condition and elements. From a mummy bundle. Ex European Coll. 7-3/4 in (19.6 cm.) H. Ex. European Collection. Inv. #6131 $1750
 
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107. Chinese Archaic Bronze Ritual Ju, Shang Dynasty, Erligang Phase, Ca. 12th Century BC. Conical elegant flared ritual wine drinking form, the foor decorated with tao-tie masks on either side of a band of geometric designs. 6-1/8 in H. Deep green patina. Ex Old New Jersey Collection. Rare and choice example. 6-1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) H. Inv. #6007. SOLD
108. Chinese Large Han Dynasty Pottery Equestrian, Ca. 206 BC to 220 AD. large and impressive pottery equestrian model; the figure wearing red and black hat and garment, his hands held out before him, the horses standing facing forwards, with painted red and white saddle cloth. Back legs repaired. 15¼ in. (38.7cm.) H. Ex Christie’s South Kensington, London. Inv. #5459 SOLD
109. Chinese Painted Pottery Model of a Horses & Groom, Han dynasty, Ca. 206 BC to 220 AD. Then Horse 11-1/2 in. (29.2cm) H. Groom is custom mounted. Ex Christie’s South Kensington. Inv. #5460. SOLD
110. Chinese Painted Pottery Armored Horses & Rider, Northern Qi Dynasty, Ca. 550 AD. A painted pottery armored horse and rider, the warrior wearing heavy armour seated astride the caparisoned horses, the animal standing four square on rectangular bases with heads bowed, decorated in red and black pigments. 13-1/4 in. (33.6cm.) high. Ex Christies London, South Kensington. Inv. #5461. SOLD

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111. Indian Marble Stela of Surya, The Sun God, Rajasthan, Ca. 10th to 12th Century AD. Standing in an elaborate stepped colonnade simulating a temple facade, with a rounded halo behind his head and holding lotus blossoms in each upraised hand. He wears an an intricate headdress, an elaborately dhoti and a long floral garland is draped over his forearms extending to his knees. He is flanked on either side by four smaller attendant figures at his knees. 15 in (38.1cm.) H.Ex Henry H. Weldon Collection. Lovely. #5965. SOLD
112. Fine Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Hadda, Ca. 4th Century AD. A beautifully rendered naturalistic depiction of a young prince, with oval face with delicately-arched eyebrows, heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes downcast in contemplation, straight nose, supple mouth with fleshy lips slightly parted with remains of red pigment, and his hair arranged in wavy strands on brow and drawn up into headdress. 8-1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) H.+ custom mount. Very good condition, repaired and missing behind. Compare A Catalog of Gandharan Sculpture in the British Museum for type. Ex Alyce H. DeCosta Collection. Superb example. Inv. #5966. SOLD
113. Gandharan Schist Carved Depiction of Buddha in Meditation, Ca. 3rd Century AD. Depicting the Buddha seated in pleated drapery and in enlightened meditation, bodhisattvas and devotees standing to either side. 11¾ (29.8cm.) H x 14 in.(35.6 cm.) W. Ex. United Kingdom Collection. Inv. #6064. SOLD

114. Gandharan Schist Carved Scene: The Renunciation of Buddha, Ca. 3rd Century AD. 11¾ in. (29.5cm.) W. Siddhartha wearing princely robes seated on his richly caparisoned horse, Kanthaka, the hooves supported by yakshas to avoid any noise, his groom, Chandaka behind supporting the parasol, a figure above holding a chain, confronted by Mara in aggressive stance, other figures behind and above, narrow chevron band below. Very good example. Compare a similar example in the Calcutta Museum #5043. Ex. United Kingdom Collection. Inv. #6063. SOLD
115. Indian Sandstone Stele of Mahesvara (Shiva) & Uma, Ca. 10th to 12th Century AD. A pink sandstone sculptural panel depicting the deity and his consort; She sits on his lap. He holds her with one arm. In his other hands, he holds a ceremonial staff and a ritual object. Well defined torsos, facial features, and crowned heads. One arm missing. 13 in (33cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Peter Sloane, London. Inv. #6032. SOLD
116. Khmer Stone Figure of a Kneeling Apsara, Cambodia, Bayon Style, Ca. 10th to 11th Century AD. Well rendered on integral plinth with lotus around exterior, she has one hand holding a lotus sprig to her exposed chest, she wears a sampot (sarong), her face with pleasant expression, head surmounted with a conical shaped headdress and a broad diadem. She is also bejeweled with armlets, earrings and necklace. Intact with a varied surface patina. 20-1/2 in (52 cm) H. + mounted on a wood base is 24in. Rare! Ex. New York Private Collection. Ex Christies NY. Full figural representations in Khmer art are extremely rare. #5629. SOLD
117. Khmer Bronze Conch and Tripod Stand, Cambodia, Ca. 10th to 12th Century AD. Naturalistically cast voluminous shell with channel spout. There is elaborate scrolliate designs and a small openwork central figure of Vishnu atop. Along with the shell is a delicate three legged circular stand of the same period, each foot with the head of a Makara Conch shells are essential to Buddhist ceremonies, blown at certain moments to ward off evil spirits or to purify water during the rituals. Shell: 8-1/4 in. (21 cm.) L. Tripod: 3-1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) H. Ex Christies NY. Inv. #3866. SOLD
118. Khmer Bronze Ritual Bell Ghanta, Ca. 12th Century AD. surmounted by a double prong open vajra and floral leaves. The bottom bell with swelling rounded form with reinforced thick rim. Compare a similar example in Millennium of Glory Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, National Gallery of Art, DC. no 106. Size: 6-3/4 in. H. Ex New England Collection. Inv. #5086. SOLD
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119. Dogon Encrusted Wood Ancestor Figure, Mali, 18th to 19th Century. Of carved angular form with pronounced shoulders, the hands to mouth (one worn down). 7-1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) H. Ex. Alan Steele, NY. Inv. #5357. SOLD
120. Dogon Wood Carved Tellem Figure, Mali, An abstract figure standing on rounded base and supporting rounded hips, the left arm rendered smaller against his head (or missing), the right arm with an exaggerated forearm raised above the head; heavily encrusted light to medium brown patina. 9-3/4in. (24.8 cm.) H. Ex. Old German Collection, Ex. Bob & Regina Lewin Collection, England. Inv. #5664. $1100
121. Superb Dogon Kanaga Superstructure Wood Mask, Mali, Deeply carved to a dramatic point, the sagittate nose forming a medial ridge, framed by deeply set rectangular eyes beneath a geometric superstructure composed of two opposing planks; aged surface with areas of black, white, red and blue pigment. 36-1/2 in. (93 cm.) H. Ex. David & Shirley Vogel Collection. Inv. #6103. $5600
122. Fine Dan Wood Mask, Ivory Coast, Classic bi-planar mask with raised lips, nose, slit eye and smooth exterior pierced around border for collar. 8-3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) H. + custom mount. Exquisite smooth glossy black patina. Ex. French Collection. Inv. #6129. $5200
123. Dan Guere Wood Mask, Ivory Coast. Abstractly carved of exaggerated & grotesque features, open mouth with tongue extended, circular eyes and fur attachment. Pierced along edges. Well varied aged worn patina. 11-1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex French Ambassador, Gilbert Bouchet, an eminent specialist in the Senufo culture, who published many articles on the Poro society as well as on the arts of Cote d'Ivoire. Inv. #4190. SOLD
124. Bete Wood Carved Mask, Ivory Coast. Oval face, characterized by bulging eyes and mouth, thick nose with nostrils that extend to the sides of the face, a two-tiered semicircular structure that rises to the temples and descends to the chin, a ridged, protruding forehead. White painted details and fur remains. Good condition, some losses to the semicircular extensions near the chin, as well as to the edges behind and tacks missing. 9-1/2 in. (24.1 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Collection. Inv. #6081. $3500
125. Dan Wood Ladle, Ivory Coast, wakemia. The broad, concave body with faceted and incised ridges on reverse, beneath the pendant breasts and stylized face with full lips and elegantly sloped forehead beneath a plaited coiffure; varied dark brown surface. 29 in (73.6 cm.) H. + Custom Mount. Ex. Sotheby's NY. Acquired from the renown Dr. George Harley in Ganta Liberia in 1943. Inv. #6113. SOLD
126. Fine Lega Wood Mask, Eastern Zaire (Congo). Fine abstract planar oval mask with broad ridged nose, small eyes and mouth. Remains of white surface pigment and lovely braided beard. 8-1/2 in (21.6 cm.) H. (+ braided raffia beard). Collected in 1934, by Andre Hallet, who was stationed in the Congo as part of the Begium Colonial Administration. Descent to the his son Jean Pierre Hallet. Additional photos $8500
127. Baule Wood Female Ancestor Figure, Ivory Coast, 16 in (40.6 cm.) H. + mount. Ex. Christies Paris, Ex John Hewett, London. Ex Baron Fredy Rolin, Brussels. Inv. #6130. Multiple losses but still fine carving remains. SOLD
128. Yoruba Iron Staff, Osanyin, Nigeria, Openwork with raised central birds amid of ring of smaller birds. These iron staffs, surmounted by birds and dedicated to Osanyin, deity of herbal medicine, promoted healing and discouraged witchcraft. The birds honor the powers of elderly women, who could transform themselves into birds, to gain their support in the healing. The staffs were placed in the ground next to the ailing person. 19in (48.2 cm.) x 13 in (33 cm.) L. + wood block mount. Ex. Vera G. List. Inv. #5170. $1800
129. Powerful Yoruba Gourd Mask, Nigeria, Expressive volmnous helmet type face mask painted red with darker highlights and with striated hair in rows, exposed inlaid teeth and remains of textile attached to neck. 13-1/4 in (33.6 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Marie & Philippe de Thezy Collection, Europe. Inv. #6134. $3600
130. Ibo Wood Carved Figure, Nigeria. Of elongated form, and rising from wedge-shaped feet, the angular torso with bent arms leading to hands cupped at the front, all beneath a finely carved head with a broad panel of scarification across the upper cheeks and forehead, and wearing an elaborate transverse coiffure; fine dark brown patina on the body. Impressive large 39 in. (99 cm.) H. + mount. Ex. Bob & Regina Lewin, England. Inv. #5658. $3500

131. Idoma Large Polychrome Painted Wood Dance Crest, Nigeria. Nigeria. Voluminous rounded head with striated coiffure and top knot, slit eyes, inlaid with glass and mouth baring incised rows of teeth. Overall Polychrome painted surface very well preserved. The use of the boldly painted black and white pigment on the large rounded surface is quite expressive. 30 in. (76 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. New York Artist Collection. Inv. #4106. $2750
132. Lobi Carved Wood Male & Female Couple (2), Burkina Fasso, 33 in. (83.8 cm.) H. + custom mounts. Ex. Tom Slatter Collection. Inv. #6128. $4500

133. Yombe Carved Wood Figure, Congo D.R.C. Carved hardwood woman kneeling on an integral base, hands resting on knees. She has a pressed, back swept coiffure, inset white glass eyes, toothy grin, scarification markings on chest and scapulae, and simple loincloth around waist. Fine condition with a thin age split on chest. Dark black-brown patina. 4-3/4 in. (12 cm.) H + Custom Mount. Ex. Rienhold Collection, NY, purchased in Belgium in 1965. Inv. #5402. SOLD
134. Fine Fang Janus Wood Ngontang Ceremony Helmet Mask, Gabon, A deep helmet with carved heart shaped faces on either side with small protruding ears, a central crest of hair atop. 13-1/2 in H. (34.3 cm.) Ex Bonhams London. Inv. #5313. $3700
135. African Wood Carved Bamana Mask, Early 20th Century, Mali. Of hollowed oval form, and pierced around the rim for attachment, a pendant beard below, a slender raised nose framed by pierced slit eyes, two small horns, and decorated overall with lightly incised scarcification; blackened patina. 10-3/4 in (27.3 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex. Christie’s, Paris; Ex. Galerie Jean- Jacques Dutko, Paris. Inv. #6126 $3800
136. Lower Sepik Wood Suspension Hook, New Guinea, A male figure standing on the central section of the curved hook. He has legs slightly bent and is nude with hands to sides and swirls carved under breasts. Dark patina, intact and with high point wear. 22 in. (55.8 cm.) H. + custom mount. Ex Sotheby's New York with tag on reverse. Inv. #5972. SOLD
137. Tall Sepik Wood Ancestor Figure, New Guinea, An attenuated nude form, slightly bowed legs standing on an integral base. He has wide flat head with stylized features, tongue extended, cylindrical torso and arms at sides. Remains of applied surface pigments. 52 in. (132 cm.) H.+ custom mount. Ex. New York Estate Collection. Impressive size. Inv. #5970. SOLD

138. Papua Gulf Region Wood Drum, New Guinea, Carved Drum with cylindrical shaft with two prongs atop. Decorated with scrolliate crocodile-like patterns in applied red and white pigment. 31-1/2 in. (80 cm.) H. Ex. New York Estate Collection. Good age. Inv. #5981. $1250
139. Hai Kara Jangga Tortoiseshell Openwork Comb, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumba, 20th Century. 6-1/2 in (16.5 cm.) H. x 5-5/8 in (14.3 cm.) W. + custom mount (not illustrated). Openwork design with silhouette animal motifs atop. Tight row of comb teeth below. Two bands of incised lines across center highlighted with added white pigment. Small section atop right rooster gone and a few teeth repaired else excellent condition. Compare an almost identical example in Art of Island Southeast Asia: The Fred and Rita Richman Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, page 143. no. 50. Ex P. Sloane Collection. Inv. #6033. $1500
 
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