PRE-COLUMBIAN, ANTIqUITIES AND PERSIAN WORkS OF ART

546 544 A Colima Pottery Mask, Protoclassical, circa 200 B.C.-A.D. 250, the ovoid head with circular eyes and protruding nose, raised on a later stand. Height 9 x width 7 1/2 x depth 6 inches. $800-1,200

545 A Colima Terracotta Sculpture, Protoclassical, depicting a female with hands on her hips. Height 19 inches. $3,000-5,000

546 A Colima Terracotta Sculpture, Protoclassical, depicting a seated male resting his head on his arms. Height 15 inches. $3,000-5,000

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547 A Colima Terracotta Sculpture, Protoclassical, depicting a seated figure with arms crossed and one forearm raised. Height 13 inches. $4,000-6,000

548 A Colima Terracotta Figure, Protoclassical, circa 100 B.C.-A.D. 250, depicting a seated figure with a mohawk. Height 15 inches. $3,000-5,000

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549 A Naryarit Seated Pottery Figure, Protoclassic, circa 100 B.C.-A.D. 250, in the Chinesco style, having textured hair, wearing necklaces and arm bands, retaining some pigmentations. Height 12 1/2 x width 9 x depth 7 1/4 inches. $1,500-2,500

550 A Nayarit Ceramic Figure of a Warrior, wearing a hat and holding a weapon. Height 7 inches. $800-1,200

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551 A Pre-Columbian Ceramic Stirrup Vessel, likely Chimu, with applied decoration. Height 9 1/2 inches. $700-900

552 A Pre-Columbian Terracotta Animal Form Vessel, likely Conopa, in the form a quadraped, having applied spout and handle. Height 8 1/4 inches. $500-700

553 A Pre-Columbian Terracotta Animal Form Vessel, likely Conopa, in the form a quadraped, having applied spout and handle. Height 8 inches. $500-700

554 A Pre-Columbian Terracotta Tripod Vessel, of ribbed, flattened spherical form, with bird-form feet. Diameter 9 1/4 inches. $300-500

555 A Pre-Columbian Ceramic Tripod Vessel, of spherical form, with applied spout and handle. Height 7 inches. $600-800

556 A Meso-American Ceramic Vessel, of spherical form, with applied handle an incised concentric ring decoration. Height 9 1/2 inches. $200-400

557 A Bronze Figure of a Dog, likely Pre-Columbian. Length 3 1/2 inches $200-400

558 Two Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figures, each highly stylized. Height of taller 4 inches. $100-200

559 A Pre-Columbian Ceramic Tripod Bowl, of circular form, with applied handle. Diameter 7 5/8 inches. $200-400

560 A Meso-American Ceramic Vessel, of handled bottle form with incised linear decoration. Height 12 5/8 inches. $200-400

561 A Meso-American Ceramic Vessel, of vial form, having applied handle and ring decoration. Height 7 3/4 inches. $200-400

562 A South American Carved Wood Mask, in the form of a jaguar, with polychrome decoration. Length 12 inches. $80-120

563 An Ashanti Fertility Figure, Ghana, circa early/mid 20th century, depicting a stylized standing female figure with disc head, conical arms and scarification. Height 17 1/4 inches. $200-400

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564 An African Bronze Staff Head, possibly Yoruba, depicting a king flanked by mythical animals. Height 15 inches. $800-1,200

565 A Ceramic Figure of a Mythical Animal, having polychrome decoration and stamped with an S glyph. Height 11 7/8 inches. $80-120

566 An Earthenware Amphora Form Vessel, having ringed neck, applied handle and incised decoration. Height 10 inches. $200-400

567 A Venetian Glass Trade Bead Necklace, strung with coyote teeth and a silver Iroquois cross. Approximate length of strand 22 inches. $500-700 568 A Venetian Glass Trade Bead Necklace, strung with turtle form pendant and green stone, likely malachite. Approximate length of strand 21 inches. $500-700

569 A Venetian Glass Trade Bead Necklace, strung with a Byzantine bronze cross. Approximate length of strand 23 inches. $500-700

570 A Venetian Glass Trade Bead Necklace, strung with a silver Iroquois cross. Approximate length of strand 23 inches. $500-700

571 An Egyptian Bronze Figure, depicting an Apis bull. Height 2 3/4 inches. $300-500

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572 Two Egyptian Bronze Figures, depicting Isis and Horus, retailed by Blanchard’s Egyptian Museum. Height of taller 2 1/2 inches. $400-600

573 A Collection of Gold, Silver and Bronze Ancient Coins, comprising ten in silver and five in gold, including Greek, Roman and Byzantine examples, the gold coins mounted in a cruciform Lucite display, the silver coins in a leather Spink & Son case. Diameter of largest 1 3/8 inches. $8,000-12,000

574 A Roman Glass Flask, of typical bottle form, having a slight iridescence throughout. Height 5 1/4 inches. $100-200

575 An Amlash Pottery Vessel, of ovoid form with applied spout and raised ridge opposite spout. Width 14 inches. $800-1,200

576 An Amlash Pottery Vessel, of spherical form, with incised ringed neck and applied spout and handle. Height 8 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

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577 A Near Pair of Amlash Terracotta Figural Rhytons, each in the form of a bull. Length of longer 12 1/4 inches. $4,000-6,000

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578 A Greek Pottery Skyphos, of handled urn form, decorated with classical figures. Height 10 inches. $6,000-8,000

579 A Terracotta Equestrian Group, likely Cypriot, retaining traces of original pigmentation. Height 6 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

580 A Middle Eastern Pottery Bowl, of circular form, with black on teal decoration. Diameter 12 inches. $80-120 581 A Middle Eastern Ceramic Bowl, having stylized foliate and geometric decoration on an ivory ground. Diameter 8 5/8 inches. $600-800

582 A Middle Eastern Ceramic Bowl, having stylized foliate decoration on blue ground. Diameter 8 inches. $800-1,200

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583 A Middle Eastern Wrought Iron Antiquity Fragment, depicting two horned beasts. Length 5 inches. $100-200

584 A Middle Eastern Pottery Tile, of hexagonal form, depicting two equestrian riders in a landscape, together with a rectangular and round example, each decorated with birds. Width 14 inches. $400-600 585 A Middle Eastern Pottery Bowl, centered with an equestrian figure, surrounded by seated figures, the verso with a band of repeating characters. Diameter 8 inches. $600-800

586 A Middle Eastern Pottery Bowl, of conical form, depicting a bird. Diameter 8 7/8 inches. $600-800