Introduction As we enter our 61st year of dealing in ancient art and our 73rd year in Classical numismatics we are pleased to present in our 93rd publication an outstanding selection of antiquities assembled primarily from old collections in the United States and Europe. A large number of these objects were originally purchased from us over the past several decades and we are delighted to offer them again to a new generation of enthusiasts. We are pleased to offer in this catalog a large selection of Classical and Egyptian antiquities from my personal collection (J.M.E. collection), acquired over the past thirty years. It includes a group of Classical mythological bronzes featuring several with the Labors of Herakles; Classical vases and other objects depicting owls; Roman marbled glass vases; Egyptian bronze sphinxes; Egyptian stone and pottery vessels, emphasizing the Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods; and a large collection of Egyptian faience amulets and other faience objects. A good representation of less expensive Egyptian faiences from the J.M.E. collection may be found on our website. Further antiquities from the collection will be added regularly to our website and monthly Newsletter over the coming year. We have devoted over half a century to selling carefully attributed works of art with particular attention to their provenance. This diligence has resulted in an astonishingly low percentage of claims against legal ownership – less than 0.0006% or one out of every 2000 objects! In view of the increasing legislation being passed in several countries to restrict the trade in illegally exported antiquities (which we applaud), we may assure our clients that we continue to proudly conduct a very ethical business and take all of the proper steps to insure that our inventory is free of any possible claims. It is with great pride and delight that we celebrate our 73rd year! Jerome M. Eisenberg, Ph. D.
Greek Marble Sculptures 1 ARCHAIC GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO, the sun god, god of light, music, and the arts. His long hair is centrally parted, combed backwards along the sides of his head and then elaborately looped around itself; from a cult statue. Late 6th-early 5th Century BC. H. 12 1/8 in. (31 cm.) Ex Corbeil collection, Montreal, acquired in France in the 1950s. Cf. the archaic marble head of Apollo from Kyparissia.
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