Eternity Gallery Auction Catalog - Eternity Masterpieces - November 2014 Online Auctions

Roman Terracotta oil lamp, 6x4cm, 46g

Low Estimate: 400High Estimate: 800OriginalCirca: 100

Roman Terracotta oil lamp. Weight: 46 g. Diameter: 6 cm. Height: 4 cm. Provenance: from private collection from Massachusetts
Condition excellent, the nose is burnt;
Low Estimate: 400;
High Estimate: 800;
Original: Yes;
Circa: 100;

Roman Lead Mirror with decorative ornament, 300 - 50 BC

Lot # 408

Low Estimate: 1,000High Estimate: 2,000Original

Authentic Roman Lead Mirror with decorative ornament, 300 - 50 BC Diameter: 2 1/4" = 58 mm. Total length with handle: 4" = 100 mm. Weight: 33 g Approximate age: 2000 years old
Condition overall very good for the age, genuine patina all over, note rust, chips and holes (refer to photos)
Low Estimate: 1000;
High Estimate: 2000;
Original: Yes;

Roman bronze mirror from Britain, Metal detector find

Lot # 409

Low Estimate: 1,000High Estimate: 2,000OriginalCirca: 50

Roman bronze mirror from Britain, 9 cm. Britain, Metal detector find. Diameter: 3.5 inches = 9 cm. Weight 6 oz. = 160.26g. Age: approximately 2000 years old. Provenance: Property of an English gentleman.
Condition Normal aging of metal: rust, oxidation and patina. No other defects
Low Estimate: 1000;
High Estimate: 2000;
Original: Yes;
Circa: 50;

Roman pleasant bronze young female bust, 91mm

Lot # 410

Low Estimate: 500High Estimate: 1,000

Roman pleasant bronze young female bust, 91 mm. Approximate age: 100-1600 AD. A cast bust of a youthful female with carefully dressed hair on a columnar base with flange rim. Weight: 386 grams = 14 oz. Height: 91 mm = 3 in. Provenance: Property of a gentleman in UK; acquired 1985-1995. Condition: authentic patina;
Low Estimate: 500;
High Estimate: 1000;

Roman Style Bronze Medusa Phalera

Lot # 411

Low Estimate: 150High Estimate: 300

Roman Style Bronze Medusa Phalera. An undated archaistic cast discoid phalera with raised head of Medusa. Weight: 35 grams, Diameter: 51 mm (2"). Provenance: Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980s.
Condition green patina;
Low Estimate: 150;
High Estimate: 300;

Greek coin, Silver Didrachm, Lucania, Velia, 293-280 BC

Lot # 412

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 3,000High Estimate: 6,000

Ancient Greek coin; Lucania, Velia, Silver Stater/Didrachm, c.293-280 BC Head of Athena Left, in crested Attic helmet, bowl adorned with griffin on neck guard, monogram behind / , lion advancing right, filleted caduceus above. Weight: 7.30 g Diameter: 20 mm. References: A port city along the Tyrrhenian Sea, Velia issued a varied and artistic coinage. The earliest coins were struck on thick, narrow planchets, and later issues were struck on increasingly broad, round flans. A few unusual issues aside, most Velian staters show on their obverse the head of Athena wearing a helmet with a great variety of decorations, including a laurel wreath, a wing, a chariot, a dolphin, a griffin and the creature Scylla. The reverse usually shows a lion in a variety of poses; typically he is prowling, but other times he stands with his head more erect. Major varieties of the reverse design include a lion attacking a stag, gnawing on prey, or walking before a palm tree.
Condition Fine, natural wear;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;

Masterpiece Greek coin Syracuse, Sicily, Pegasus 317 BC

Lot # 413

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 800High Estimate: 1,500

Masterpiece Greek coin from Syracuse, Sicily, Pegasus flying, 317-289 BC This listing is for an Ancient Greek coin from Sicily Syracuse Obverse:.Laureat Head of Apollo left. Reverse: Pegasus Flying left Type: AE19 (19 mm); Date- 317 to 289 BC; Weight-4.15 grams. Comments...........................Original green patina; Grade.................................Please see scans for grade.
Condition Very good, Please see scans for grade.

Bronze Greek coin Pontus Amisos, 200 BC

Lot # 414

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 500High Estimate: 1,000Circa: -200

Bronze Greek coin Pontus Amisos, 200 BC. AMISOS Asia Minor 200 BC, Ares God Cult Zodiac Sword, Ancient Greek Coin. Greek city of Amisos in Asia Minor. Struck in 200-150 B.C. Reference: Sear 3643; B.M.C. 13.17, 40-41. Head of young Ares right, wearing crested helmet. Sword in sheath; AMI - OY across field.Size: 21 mm. Weight: 7.38g. Amisos was a flourishing Greek city on the Black Sea coast commanding an important trade route to the south, Amisos was founded in the 6th century B.C. It was re-settled by Athenians in the following century and they renamed the place Peiraeus. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship.
Condition fine;
Circa: -200;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 500;
High Estimate: 1000;

Cyrenaica, Cyrene, AR didrachm Greek silver coin, 308-277BC

Lot # 415

Low Estimate: 2,500High Estimate: 5,000Circa: -300

Cyrenaica, Cyrene, AR didrachm Greek silver coin, 308-277 BC. Weight: 7.20g; Diameter: 20 x 22 mm; Obverse: Apollo-Cameius; Reverse: Silphium plant, cornucopia; History of Greek cities: During the Ramesside period (thirteenth century BC), the Libu and the Meshwesh were tribes of the area of Cyrenaica which are mentioned in Egyptian records as making frequent incursions into the New Kingdom of Egypt. Cyrenaica was colonized by the Greeks beginning in the 7th century B.C. The first and most important colony was that of Cyrene, established in about 631 BCE by colonists from the Greek island of Thera. They had left their island because of a severe famine. Their commander Aristoteles took the Libyan name Battos. His dynasty, the Battaid, persisted in spite of heavy resistance by the Greeks in neighboring cities. The east of the province was called Marmarica (no major city), but the important part was in the west, comprising five cities, hence known as the Pentapolis: Cyrene (near the modern village of Shahat) with its port of Apollonia (Marsa Susa), Arsinoe or Taucheira (Tocra), Euesperides or Berenice (near modern Benghazi), Balagrae (Bayda) and Barce (Marj) of which the chief was the eponymous Cyrene. The term "Pentapolis" continued to be used as a synonym for Cyrenaica. In the south the Pentapolis faded into the Saharan tribal areas, including the pharaonic oracle of Ammonium. The region produced barley, wheat, olive oil, wine, figs, apples, wool, sheep, cattle, and silphium, an herb that grew only in Cyrenaica and was regarded as a medicinal cure and aphrodisiac. Cyrene became one of the greatest intellectual and artistic centers of the Greek world, famous for its medical school, learned academies, and architecture, which included some of the finest examples of the Hellenistic style. The Cyrenaics, a school of thinkers who expounded a doctrine of moral cheerfulness that defined happiness as the sum of human pleasures, were founded by Aristippus of Cyrene Other notable natives of Cyrene were the poet Callimachus and the mathematicians Theodorus and Eratosthenes. In 525 BCE, after taking Egypt, the Persians took the Pentapolis. They were followed by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, who received tribute from these cities after he took Egypt. The Pentapolis was formally annexed by Ptolemy I Soter and it passed to the diadoch dynasty of the Lagids, better known as the Ptolemaic dynasty. It briefly gained independence under Magas of Cyrene, stepson of Ptolemy I, but was reabsorbed into the Ptolemaic empire after his death. It was separated from the main kingdom by Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion, who, dying without heirs in 96 BCE, bequeathed it to the Roman Republic.
Condition Very Good, Naturally worn, genuine patina;
Low Estimate: 2500;
High Estimate: 5000;
Circa: -300;

Cyrenaica, Ancient Greece (631-525BC), miniature coin

Lot # 416

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 1,500High Estimate: 3,000Circa: -600

Cyrenaica, Ancient Greece (BC 631-525), miniature coin trihemiobol, 1.12g, with silphium plant. Weight: 1.12g; Diameter: 7-9 mm; References: Greek cities: During the Ramesside period (thirteenth century BC), the Libu and the Meshwesh were tribes of the area of Cyrenaica which are mentioned in Egyptian records as making frequent incursions into the New Kingdom of Egypt. Cyrenaica was colonized by the Greeks beginning in the 7th century B.C. The first and most important colony was that of Cyrene, established in about 631 BCE by colonists from the Greek island of Thera. They had left their island because of a severe famine. Their commander Aristoteles took the Libyan name Battos. His dynasty, the Battaid, persisted in spite of heavy resistance by the Greeks in neighboring cities. The east of the province was called Marmarica (no major city), but the important part was in the west, comprising five cities, hence known as the Pentapolis: Cyrene (near the modern village of Shahat) with its port of Apollonia (Marsa Susa), Arsinoe or Taucheira (Tocra), Euesperides or Berenice (near modern Benghazi), Balagrae (Bayda) and Barce (Marj) of which the chief was the eponymous Cyrene. The term "Pentapolis" continued to be used as a synonym for Cyrenaica. In the south the Pentapolis faded into the Saharan tribal areas, including the pharaonic oracle of Ammonium. The region produced barley, wheat, olive oil, wine, figs, apples, wool, sheep, cattle, and silphium, an herb that grew only in Cyrenaica and was regarded as a medicinal cure and aphrodisiac. Cyrene became one of the greatest intellectual and artistic centers of the Greek world, famous for its medical school, learned academies, and architecture, which included some of the finest examples of the Hellenistic style. The Cyrenaics, a school of thinkers who expounded a doctrine of moral cheerfulness that defined happiness as the sum of human pleasures, were founded by Aristippus of Cyrene[17] Other notable natives of Cyrene were the poet Callimachus and the mathematicians Theodorus and Eratosthenes.[16] In 525 BCE, after taking Egypt, the Persians took the Pentapolis. They were followed by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, who received tribute from these cities after he took Egypt.[14] The Pentapolis was formally annexed by Ptolemy I Soter and it passed to the diadoch dynasty of the Lagids, better known as the Ptolemaic dynasty. It briefly gained independence under Magas of Cyrene, stepson of Ptolemy I, but was reabsorbed into the Ptolemaic empire after his death. It was separated from the main kingdom by Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion, who, dying without heirs in 96 BCE, bequeathed it to the Roman Republic.
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 1500;
High Estimate: 3000;
Circa: -600;

Greek silver coin Alexander the Great Tetradrachm 16.9g, 298-281BC

Lot # 417

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 10,000High Estimate: 25,000Circa: -290

Certified Masterpiece Greek silver coin Alexander the Great Tetradrachm 16.92 g, Lysimachus, 298-281 BC. Silver tetradrachm minted at Lampsacus by Lysimachus between 298-281 BC, Obverse: Alexander the Great.rndeified with the rams horns of Zeus-Ammon and wearing the royal diadem, Reverse: Athena seated and bearing Nike (Victory), who pours a libation over the name of Lysimachus. Weight: 16.92 g; Diameter: 26.5 mm; Authenticity: Genuine, certificate of authenticity will be issued
Condition VF, genuine patina;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 10000;
High Estimate: 25000;
Circa: -290;

Alexander the Great, Silver coin Greek tetradrachm, 356

Lot # 418

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 2,000High Estimate: 4,000Circa: -340

Alexander the Great, Silver coin Greek tetradrachm, 356-323 BC. Head of Heracles Zeus seated on the throne. Weight: 16.88 g; Diameter: 31 mm x 27 mm. We are not sure about the mint.
Condition EF, genuine patina;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 2000;
High Estimate: 4000;
Circa: -340;

Greek silver tetradrachm coin 190-133BC Mysia, Pergamon

Lot # 419

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 3,000High Estimate: 6,000Circa: -160

Ancient Greek silver coin 190-133 B.C. Mysia, Pergamon Silver Cistaphoric Tetradrachm Weight: 12.52 g; Diameter: 28 mm; Now you can own a 2,100-year-old silver coin from ancient Pergamon (southern Turkey). As one of the great cultural centers of the ancient world, Pergamon`s library rivaled Alexandria`s. It was the contents from this library that Marc Antony gave to his beloved Cleopatra. These Cistaphoric Tetradrachms were hand selected for eye appeal and all are nicely struck in nearly pure silver. Each displays a Cista Mystica (mystic basket) with serpents emerging on the obverse. The Pergamon mint mark is on the reverse with slight design differences. Another option: the mark is Parygia from the Apameia mint, circa 189 - 133 BC.
Condition EF, genuine patina;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;
Circa: 160 BC

MAKEDONIAN PROTHE, Silver Tetradrachm coin 150 BC

Lot # 420

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 4,000High Estimate: 8,000Circa: -150

MAKEONIN / PTH, Silver Greek tetradrachm coin, 158-150 BC. Weight: 16.29 g; Diameter: 31 mm; Country/Region: Macedonia; Type/Nominal Value: Tetradrachm; Mint: Amphipolis; Year/Age: 158-150 BC Obverse: Macedonian shield, diademed, draped bust of Artemis at center. Reverse: MAKEONIN / PTH Club within oak wreath, thunderbolt. Rarity: Rare; Bibliography: SNG Cop. 1314. A growing power in the west, Rome, would soon become involved in the affairs of Greece and Macedonia. The First Macedonian-Roman war occurred between 214 BC and 205 BC. This coincided with the Second Punic War, when Hannibal of Carthage and Philip V of Macedon made an alliance against Rome. Rome, weary of war with Carthage, ended the Macedonian conflict with favorable terms to Macedon, but Roman interests secured in Illyrium, to the north. The Second Macedonian-Roman War began in 200 BC and ended in 196 BC. This war, erupting so soon after the after the first, and the exhausting Carthaginian war, was unpopular with Rome, but the Roman Legions, under Flaminius were veterans and prepared. The Greeks asked for Roman help against Macedonian incursions and Rome made an alliance against them. They launched an attack on the armies of King Philip who refused to guarantee to make no hostile moves against the states of Greece, and Philip V was defeated. He lost all his territories outside of Macedonia and had to recognize the independence and autonomy or the southern Greek city-states.
Condition EF+ great luster,
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 4000;
High Estimate: 8000;
Circa: 150 BC;

Huge bronze Greek coin Ptolemy III of Egypt, 246-221 BC

Lot # 421

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 1,500High Estimate: 3,000Circa: -230

Huge bronze Greek coin Ptolemy III of Egypt, 246-221 BC Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-221 BC. AE41. Head of Zeus Ammon right. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt looking right.. BMC 39. Weight: 43.71 g. Diameter: 38 mm
Condition Fine, amazing genuine patina;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 1500;
High Estimate: 3000;
Circa: 230 BC;

PHILIP II 359BC OLYMPIC GAMES Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO

Lot # 422

Circulation: CirculatedLow Estimate: 800High Estimate: 2,000Circa: -359

PHILIP II 359BC OLYMPIC GAMES Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO Nude Athlete Horse Rare Greek King Philip II of Macedon 359-336 B.C. Metal: Bronze; Diameter: 16 mm; Weight: 6.08 grams; Struck 359-336 B.C. in the Kingdom of Macedonia, commemorating his Olympic Games Victory. Head of Apollo right, hair bound with tainia. Nude athlete on horse prancing right, II above, E below. Condition: VG, original patina
Condition VG, original patina;
Circulation: Circulated;
Low Estimate: 800;
High Estimate: 2000;
Circa: 359 BC:

Ancient Cypriote Greek stoneware 33cm plate 100BC-100AD

Lot # 423

Low Estimate: 3,000High Estimate: 6,000OriginalCirca: -50

Large ancient Cypriote Greek footed stoneware plate decorated with animals, 100 BC-100 AD. Large Ancient Classical Antiquity Artifact Cypriote Greek Or Early Roman Footed Stoneware Coarse Ware Pottery Bowl With Oxide Painted Swans & Tigers or Lions Decoration This is a beautiful and intact example of thick, heavy Mediterranean earthenware pottery antiquity, with painted rings, and a band of stylized animal forms in a repeated pattern. Faintly visible are swans and wild cats. Age: Circa 100 BC to 100 AD Provenance: The provenance of this piece is an Italian gallery owner, who owned an antique shop near the Spanish Steps in Rome, and is now deceased. An American translator and vocal performing arts artist brokered items in the US for him in the 1960s, and this was among the remaining pieces she either purchased from him or had gifted to her for her personal collection. Approximate Dimensions: Diameter: 13.1 in. = 33 cm Height: 3.1 in. = 8 cm Weight: 8 lb. = 3.6 kg Condition: Excellent for the age, some fading of the original paint
Condition Excellent for the age, some fading of the original paint;
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;
Orignal: Yes;
Circa: 50 BC;

Genuine Coptic textile, 19x8cm, 400-80AD

Lot # 424

Low Estimate: 500High Estimate: 1,000OriginalCirca: 250

Genuine Coptic textile. Age: 400 - 800 AD.(?) Size: 19 x 8 cm. Weight: 10.5 g.The Copts are the native Christians of Egypt (Coptic: ou.Remenkmi en.Ekhristianos; Egyptian Arabic: , IPA: [bt]), a major ethno-religious group in Egypt and the largest Christian group there. Christianity was the religion of the vast majority of Egyptians from 400-800 A.D. and the majority after the Muslim conquest until the mid-10th century [13] and remains the faith of a significant minority population. Historically they spoke the Coptic language, a direct descendant of the Demotic Egyptian spoken in the Roman era, but it has been near-extinct and mostly limited to liturgical use since the 18th century. They now speak Arabic.Copts in Egypt constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, as well as the largest religious minority in the region, accounting for an estimated 10% of the Egyptian population.[14] Most Copts adhere to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.[15][16][17] The remainder of around 800,000[citation needed] are divided between the Coptic Catholic and various Coptic Protestant churches.
Condition Normal age wear for over 2000 years old;
Low Estimate: 500;
High Estimate: 1000;
Original: Yes;
Circa: 250;

Stone Canopic Jar with Pharaonic head style, Egypt

Lot # 426

Low Estimate: 200High Estimate: 2,000

Carved stone Canopic Jar with Pharaonic head lid, Egypt, Height of both pieces: 57 mm. Weight of 2 pieces: 57.96 g. A miniature stone canopic jar with pharaonic head to the lid; Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1980's.Age could be judged by the style, carved surface outside and inside the jar. References:In ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, a covered vessel of wood, stone, pottery, or faience containing the embalmed viscera removed from a body during mummification. First used during the Old Kingdom (c. 2575 - 2130 BCE), the jars became more elaborate during the Middle Kingdom (c. 1938 -. 1630 BCE), when their lids were decorated with sculpted human heads (probably representations of the deceased). From the 19th dynasty until the end of the New Kingdom (15391075 BCE), the heads represented the four sons of Horus. During the 20th dynasty (1190-1075 BCE), the practice began of returning the viscera to the body, and the art of canopic jars declined.
Low Estimate: 200;
High Estimate: 2000;

Phoenician(?) Miniature group of three glass beads

Lot # 427

Low Estimate: 100High Estimate: 400

Phoenician (?) Miniature group of three glass . mixed group of decorative items comprising: Two glazed composition jug beads with applied trail detailing black with a hole through and red bead with one opening. A blue and yellow fish bead with applied trail mouth, tail and fins with one opening. Weight of the fish: 11.69 g. Weight of the red & blue bead: 3.75 g. Weight of the black and green bead: 2.48 g. Height of the fish: 45 mm. Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1980's.
Low Estimate: 100;
High Estimate: 400;

Phoenician marble sculpture of BA'AL HAMMON & TANIT

Lot # 428

Low Estimate: 50,000High Estimate: 10,000OriginalCirca: -450

Certified Genuine Phoenician carved marble sculpture of BA'AL HAMMON & TANIT: 400-500 BC Figure of Phoenician god Tanit and Ba'al Hammon, chief god of Carthage. Measures: 7'' h. x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches; Weight: lb. 3oz. = 1000 g = 1 kg; Age: 400-500 BC; References: Baal-hamon. Ba'al-Hamon ("Ruler of a Crowd or Multitude") was the chief god of Carthage. He was a deity of sky and vegetation, depicted as a bearded older man with curling ram's horns.[1] Baal Hammon's female cult partner was Tanit. Cult and attributes: The worship of Baal Hammon flourished in the Phoenician colony of Carthage. His supremacy among the Carthaginian gods is believed to date to the 5th century BC, after relations between Carthage and Tyre were broken off at the time of the Punic defeat in Himera. Modern scholars identify him variously with the Northwest Semitic god El or with Dagon. In Carthage and North Africa Baal Hammon was especially associated with the ram and was worshiped also as Baal Qarnaim ("Lord of Two Horns") in an open-air sanctuary at Jebel Bu Kornein ("the two-horned hill") across the bay from Carthage. He was probably never identified with Baal Melqart, although one finds this equation in older scholarship. Ancient Greek writers identified him with the Titan Cronus. In ancient Rome, he was identified with Saturn, and the cultural exchange between Rome and Carthage as a result of the Second Punic War may have influenced the development of the Roman religious festival Saturnalia.[5] Greco-Roman sources report that the Carthaginians burned their children as offerings to Baal Hammon. (See Moloch for a discussion of these traditions and conflicting thoughts on the matter.) Attributes of his Romanized form as an African Saturn indicate that Hammon was a fertility god. Name and functions: The meaning of Hammon or Hamon is unclear. In the 19th century when Ernest Renan excavated the ruins of Hammon (ammon), the modern Umm al-Awamid between Tyre and Acre, he found two Phoenician inscriptions dedicated to El-Hammon. Since El was normally identified with Cronus and Baal Hammon was also identified with Cronus, it seemed possible they could be equated. More often a connection with Hebrew/Phoenician ammn 'brazier' has been proposed, in the sense of "Baal (lord) of the brazier". He has been therefore identified with a solar deity. Yigael Yadin thought him to be a moon god. Edward Lipinski identifies him with the god Dagon. Frank Moore Cross argued for a connection to Khamn, the Ugaritic and Akkadian name for Mount Amanus, the great mountain separating Syria from Cilicia based on the occurrence of an Ugaritic description of El as the one of the Mountain Haman. Tanit: Tanit was a Phoenician lunar goddess, worshiped as the patron goddess at Carthage and Numidia.[2] Tanit might have an origin from Berber mythology in North Africa. Worship: Tanit was worshiped in Punic contexts in the Western Mediterranean, from Malta to Gades into Hellenistic times. From the fifth century BCE onwards Tanit's worship is associated with that of Ba`al Hammon. She is given the epithet pene baal ("face of Baal") and the title rabat, the female form of rab (chief). In North Africa, where the inscriptions and material remains are more plentiful, she was, as well as a consort of Baal Hammon, a heavenly goddess of war, a virginal (not married) mother goddess and nurse, and, less specifically, a symbol of fertility, as are most female forms. Several of the major Greek goddesses were identified with Tanit by the syncretic interpretatio graeca, which recognized as Greek deities in foreign guise the gods of most of the surrounding non-Hellene cultures. Her shrine excavated at Sarepta in southern Phoenicia revealed an inscription that identified her for the first time in her homeland and related her securely to the Phoenician goddess Astarte (Ishtar).[4] One site where Tanit is uncovered is at Kerkouane, in the Cap Bon peninsula in Tunisia. The origins of Tanit are to be found in the pantheon of Ugarit, especially in the Ugaritic goddess Anat (Hvidberg-Hansen 1982), a consumer of blood and flesh. There is significant, albeit disputed, evidence, both archaeological and within ancient written sources, pointing towards child sacrifice forming part of the worship of Tanit and Baal Hammon.[5] Tanit is also a goddess among the ancient Berber people. Her symbol, found on many ancient stone carvings, appears as a trapezium (trapezoid) closed by a horizontal line at the top and surmounted in the middle by a circle: the horizontal arm is often terminated either by two short upright lines at right angles to it or by hooks. Later, the trapezium is frequently replaced by an isosceles triangle. The symbol is interpreted by Hvidberg-Hansen as a woman raising her hands. In Egyptian, her name means Land of Neith, Neith being a war goddess. Long after the fall of Carthage, Tanit was still venerated in North Africa under the Latin n

Phoenician Goddess Terracotta Head, 400-200BC

Lot # 429

Low Estimate: 3,000High Estimate: 6,000OriginalCirca: -300

Phoenician Goddess Terracotta Head on wooden stand, 400-200 BC. An interesting Phoenician/Graeco-Egyptian clay or terracotta head, together with a wood stand, the pottery with traces of pink and white decoration, circa 4th-2nd century BC (according to Christies). Size: The head itself is 4.3 in. = 11 cm high. The head on its stand is 6.5 in. = 16.5 cm high overall.
Condition: There is a re-glued section to the reverse (see photos); obviously there is age wear to the pigmentation etc. Possibly, the head was originally part of a larger piece. There is also a small chip to one corner of the wood stand; no further damage or restoration.
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;
Original: Yes;
Circa: -300 BC;

Phoenician(?) bronze plate inscriptions & images 1500 BC

Lot # 430

Low Estimate: 20,000High Estimate: 100,000OriginalCirca: -1500

Phoenician (?) bronze plate with images of people, animals and inscriptions on both sides We have done a lot of research on archaic languages. We suggest that the inscriptions are made in old Phoenician language. Opinion of the experts will be highly appreciated. If it is so, this item has a high historical value, because Phoenician alphabet was the first in the history of Europe and Middle East and gave rise to alphabets of many European languages. Provenance: from the old collection of American gentleman, originally purchased in Mediterranean area. Condition: Authentic patina, one side of the plate with several letters inscription is separated. Size: 25.5 cm x 13.5 cm = 10.5" inches x 5.5" inches; Weight: 350 g = 13 oz. Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550 BC to 300 BC. The Phoenicians used the galley, a man-powered sailing vessel, and are credited with the invention of the Bireme. They were famed in Classical Greece and Rome as 'traders in purple', referring to their monopoly on the precious purple dye of the Murex snail, used, among other things, for royal clothing, and for their spread of the alphabet (or abjad), upon which all major modern alphabets are derived. In the Amarna tablets of the 14th century BC, people from the region called themselves Kenaani or Kinaani (Canaanites), although these letters predate the invasion of the Sea Peoples by over a century. Much later, in the 6th century BC, Hecataeus of Miletus writes that Phoenicia was formerly called a name Philo of Byblos later adopted into his mythology as his eponym for the Phoenicians: "Khna who was afterwards called Phoinix". Egyptian seafaring expeditions had already been made to Byblos to bring back "cedars of Lebanon" as early as the third millennium BC. "Phoenicia" is really a Classical Greek term used to refer to the region of the major Canaanite port towns, and does not correspond exactly to a cultural identity that would have been recognized by the Phoenicians themselves. It is uncertain to what extent the Phoenicians viewed themselves as a single ethnicity. Their civilization was organized in city-states, similar to ancient Greece. However, in terms of archaeology, language, life style and religion, there is little to set the Phoenicians apart as markedly different from other cultures of Canaan. As Canaanites, they were unique in their remarkable seafaring achievements. Each of their cities was a city-state which was politically an independent unit and they could come into conflict and one city could be dominated by another city-state, although they would collaborate in leagues or alliances. Though ancient boundaries of such city-centered cultures fluctuated, the city of Tyre seems to have been the southernmost. Sarepta (modern day Sarafand) between Sidon and Tyre is the most thoroughly excavated city of the Phoenician homeland. The Phoenicians were the first state-level society to make extensive use of the alphabet. The Phoenician phonetic alphabet is generally believed to be the ancestor of almost all modern alphabets, although it did not contain any vowels (these were added later by the Greeks). From a traditional linguistic perspective, they spoke Phoenician, a Canaanite dialect. However, due to the very slight differences in language, and the insufficient records of the time, whether Phoenician formed a separate and united dialect, or was merely a superficially defined part of a broader language continuum, is unclear. Through their maritime trade, the Phoenicians spread the use of the alphabet to North Africa and Europe, where it was adopted by the Greeks, who later passed it on to the Etruscans, who in turn transmitted it to the Romans. In addition to their many inscriptions, the Phoenicians were believed to have left numerous other types of written sources, but most have not survived. Evangelical Preparation by Eusebius of Caesarea quotes extensively from Philo of Byblos and Sanchuniathon.
Condition Authentic patina, one side of the plate with several letters inscription is separated.
Low Estimate: 20000;
High Estimate: 100000;
Original: Yes;
Circa: 1500 BC

Mycenaean(?) Phoenix carved stone oil lamp, 1600-1100 BC(?)

Lot # 431

Low Estimate: 5,000High Estimate: 100,000OriginalCirca: -1300

Mysterious Mycenaean(?) Phoenix carved stone oil lamp. Mysterious winged human face bird vessel has wings and Babylonian or Mycenaean style figures.Two opening are connected. Supposedly the big opening was for the pouring of the oil and the small opening - for the burning fuse. Age: attributed to Mycenaean culture (1600-1100 BC)Height: 6.25 in. = 16 cm. Weight: 1 lb. 14 oz. = 850 g. Condition: some age wear at the bottom, no defects Provenance: It came from a gentleman, who said his Greek grandfather had brought it from Greece.ReferencesMycenaean Greece refers to the last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece (ca. 16001100 BC). It takes its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in Argolis, Peloponnese, southern Greece. Other major sites included Tiryns in Argolis, Pylos in Messenia, Athens in Attica, Thebes and Orchomenus in Boeotia, and Iolkos in Thessaly, while Crete and the site of Knossos also became a part of the Mycenaean world. Mycenaean settlement sites also appeared in Epirus,[1][2] Macedonia,[3][4] on islands in the Aegean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, the Levant,[5] Cyprus,[6] and Italy.[7] Mycenaean civilization perished with the collapse of Bronze-Age civilization in the eastern Mediterranean, which is commonly attributed to the Dorian invasion, although alternative theories propose also natural disasters and climatic changes. This period of Greek history is the historical setting of much ancient Greek literature and myth, including the epics of Homer.[8. ]VesselsThe Mycenaeans made a great deal of pottery. Archaeologists have found a great quantity of pottery from the Mycenaean age, of widely diverse styles stirrup jars, pitchers, kraters, chalices sometimes called "champagne coupes" after their shape, etc. The vessels vary in size. Their conformations remained quite consistent throughout the Mycenaean period, up through LHIIIB, when production increased considerably, notably in Argolis whence came great numbers exported outside Greece. The products destined for export were generally more luxurious and featured heavily worked painted decorations incorporating mythic, warrior, or animal motifs. Another type of vessel, in metal (normally bronze), has been found in sizeable quantities at Mycenaean sites. The forms of these were tripods, basins, or lamps. A few examples of vessels in faience and ivory are also known.Figures and figurinesThe Mycenaean period has not yielded sculpture of any great size. The statuary of the period consists for the most part of small terracotta figurines found at almost every Mycenaean site in mainland Greece, in tombs, in settlement debris, and occasionally in cult contexts (Tiryns, Agios Konstantinos on Methana). The majority of these figurines are female and anthropomorphic or zoomorphic. The female figurines can be subdivided into three groups which were popular at different periods: the earliest are the Phi-type, which look like the Greek letter phi and their arms give the upper body of the figurine a rounded shape. The Psi-type looks like the letter Greek psi: these have outstretched upraised arms. The latest (12th century BC) are the Tau-type: these figurines look like the Greek letter tau with folded(?) arms at right angles to the body. Most figurines wear a large 'polos' hat.[76] They are painted with stripes or zigzags in the same manner as the contemporary pottery and presumably made by the same potters. Their purpose is uncertain, but they may have served as both votive objects and toys: some are found in children's graves but the vast majority of fragments are from domestic rubbish deposits.[77] The presence of many these figurines on sites where worship took place in the Archaic and Classical periods (circa 200 below the sanctuary of Athena at Delphi, others at the temple of Aphaia on Aegina, at the sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas above Epidauros and at Amyklae near Sparta), suggests both that many were indeed religious in nature, perhaps as votives, but also that later places of worship may well have first been used in the Mycenaean period.[78]Larger male, female or bovine terracotta wheel made figures are much rarer. An important group was found in the Temple at Mycenae together with coiled clay snakes,[79] while others have been found at Tiryns and in the East and West Shrines at Phylakopi on the island of Melos.[80]
Condition: some age wear at the bottom, no defects;
Low Estimate: 5000;
High Estimate: 100000;
Circa: 1300 BC;

Middle/Near Eastern Luristan Style Bronzel Mirror

Lot # 432

Low Estimate: 1,000High Estimate: 10,000

Middle/Near Eastern Luristan Style Figural Mirror. An undated archaistic cast mirror comprising a discoid plaque with one flat face and high-relief 'Master of Animals' figure to the reverse, tubular handle with dog-head finial. Weight: 483 grams, Length: 25.5 cm (10"). Provenance: Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980.
Condition normal age wear and patina;
Low Estimate: 1000;
High Estimate: 10000;

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Eternity Masterpieces - November 2014