ANTIQUITIES

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AMERICAN GRAVE MARKER18TH CENTURY AMERICAN GRAVE MARKER. Carved stone man's head.  Found at the H.C. Parr farm, Kantner Station, Somerset Co., PA. 23"h., 12"w., 8"d. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #8. $1,700.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSELPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSEL. c. 1300-1400 A.D. Bulbous bottom pot with red decoration on buff ground. 5"h., 6" diameter. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #10. $95.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FOOTED BOWLPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FOOTED BOWL. c. 1200-1400. A.D. Flared rim bowl with three feet.  White and red decoration. 5"h., 8 1/2" diam. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #11. $120.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FRAGMENTPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FRAGMENT. c. 1300-1400 A.D. Head and torso.  Mounted on a lucite cube. 8 1/2"h. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #13. $125.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY BOWLPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY BOWL. c. 1300-1400 A.D.  Pedestal bowl with square cutouts in a base.  No decoration. 4"h., 6" diam. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #14. $90.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY DOUBLE BOTTLEPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY DOUBLE BOTTLE. c. 900-1300 A.D.  From the Lurin Valley.  Double bottle with connecting handle and standing bird. 10 1/2"h., 11"w. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #15. $220.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FIGUREPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FIGURE. c. 1300-1400 A.D.  Squatting bird-like creature with outstretched arms.  Mounted on heavy base. 7 1/2"h. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #16. $115.00.

PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FIGUREPRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FIGURE. c. 1300-1400 A.D. Full-bodied figure with hole in top of head.  With base. 4 1/2" h. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #17. $125.00.

PREHISTORIC STONE HEADPREHISTORIC STONE HEAD.
Probably Costa Rica.  Carved face from small rock specimen. Metal base. 5"h., 6"l. September 16-17, 1998. Lot #19. $280.00.
wt_a209-3003.jpg (1533 bytes)ANCIENT CORINTHIAN BLACK FIGURE AMPHHORISKOS. 6th century B.C. Bulbous vessel with a slender cylindrical neck and small loop handles to each side. Decorated around the bottle with two black Sirens with crimson added on the wings and tails, each flanking a central male figure (Odysseus?) with a crimson skirt. The field with interspersed black flowers. Wave motif on neck, and other central male figure (Odysseus?) with a crimson skirt. The field with interspersed black flowers. Wave motif on neck, and other decorations atop the main body. (Note: small chip to rim, some wear to paint, else good.) 8" h., 5 1/2" dia. Purchased by Dame Carpender in Palermo in 1969. January 20, 2001.
Lot #3003. $2450.00
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ANCIENT TERRACOTTA MALE FIGURE. c. 3rd century BC. Greek. Standing male figure (perhaps a god) appears poised to shoot an arrow with a bow. Mounted on a wood framed marble plinth. (Note: bow & arrow missing, left foot missing, damage to fingers and genitals, one arm reattached and with hairline cracks.) 14" h. Purchased by Dame Carpender in 1970. Lot #3004.
$1500.00

wt_a209-3009.jpg (1615 bytes)CLAY VOTIVE. 2nd to 3rd century A.D. Possibly associated with the cult of Ammon. In the form of a lamp, with a horned animal at the head, and a snake handle. 2 1/4" h., 5" l., 2 1/4" w. Purchased in 1962 by Dame Carpender. Lot #3009. $200.00.

wt_a209-3015.jpg (1955 bytes)ANCIENT PUNIC CLAY MASK. 7th to 6th century B.C. Elaborate headdress over a devilish face with holes for eyes and a pointed chin. 5" l., 2 1/2" w. (Note: 3/8" shallow chip on side of chin.) Purchased by Dame Carpender in Italy in 1962. Lot #3015. $175.00.