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Christie's New York, Antiquities. New York, Thursday 11 December 2003. Softcover, illustrated in color. 253 lots, 193 pp.
You are bidding on a catalog of antiquities from an auction held at Christie's, New York in December 2003. The sale featured works from a number of distinguished private collections, including those of Mr. Mrs. Leo S. Bing, V.V. Rankine, The Thalassic Collection and Alan M. May's collection of important Egyptian Antiquities.
The contents of the catalog are as follows: The Collection of Alan M. May (Lots 1-28), Egyptian Art (Lots 29-93), Near Eastern Art (Lots 94-133), Greek Art (Lots 134-167), Ancient Glass (Lots 168-193), Etruscan Art (Lots 194-197), Roman Art (Lots 198-237), Byzantine Migration Period Art (Lots 238-243), Mosaics (Lots 244-253).
Highlights from the catalog include: An Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)Wavy Handled Pottery Jar Inscribed for King Narmar from c. 3000 B.C., an Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII Granite Block Statue for the Scribe Amenhotep from c. 1427-1391 B.C., an Early Dynastic IIIB Mesopotamian Ivory Standing Nude Female Figure from c. 2400-2250 B.C., an Achaemenid Silver Alabastron from c. 5th Century B.C., an Archaic Period Greek Bronze Corslet from c. late 7th-early 6th Century B.C., an Attic Red-Figured Lekythos attributed to the Berlin Painter from c. 490 B.C., a Hellenistic Period Greek Parcel Gilt Silver Rhyton from c. 1st Century B.C., a Colossal Roman Marble Portrait of the Emperor Trajan from 98-117 A.D., a Germanic Gold Cup from c. 6th-Early 7th Century A.D. And there is much, much more.
The catalog is fully illustrated with high-quality color plates, printed on heavy-stock paper. The catalog also contains extensive documentation for each work and a 4 page bibliography.
Condition: My copy of this catalog is new and in excellent condition. The binding is very tight, with no creases in the spine from the catalog having been opened and closed repeatedly. Both covers and all interior pages are intact. The interior pages have no rips, creases or writing on them. The exterior of the catalog is also in great shape, with very, very minor evidence of wear to the edges and ends of the covers and spine.
Note: It would have been impossible for me to scan any of the interior pages without altering the condition of the catalog. The image I have used in my listing is from the front cover and shows A Monumental Roman Bronze Figure of an Emperor, c. Late 2nd-Early 3rd Century A.D. (Lot # 228).
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