FINE ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES

Ca. 2000 BC.An ancient clay figurine depicts a stylised female figure with a flat design. The nude figure stands with legs close together, featuri...

Ca. 1000 BC.An Amlash spouted vessel composed of a globular body that converges into tapering shoulders, with short cylindrical neck and everted r...

Ca. 2000-1200 BC.A red-orange pottery jug composed of a bulbous body with swirl pattern, a tall, slightly tapered neck, pinched rim spout and appl...

Ca. 2000-1000 BC.A set of three terracotta vessels: a bulbous jar with an everted rim and small handles, a pear-shaped cup with a side handle, and...

Ca. 2000-1000 BC.A set of three terracotta vessels. Among them, a cup with a near-hemispherical shape. It has a side spout for libation. Another v...

Ca. 1900 BC.A ceramic prism tablet with sharp edges and corners. Cuneiform is visible on most of the sides. Tablets in this shape were very common...

Ca. 1900 BC.An originally square-shaped ceramic tablet with three rounded edges and corners, with cuneiform on one side. Tablets like these were n...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular shaped ceramic tablet with rounded edges and corners, bearing cuneiform on one side. Tablets such as this one were norma...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular shaped ceramic tablet with rounded edges and corners. It has cuneiform on both sides and alongside the edges. Tablets su...

Ca. 1900 BC.A lenticular clay tablet with three lines of cuneiform. Tablets like this were used to help scribes learn to write Sumerian and Akkadi...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of grey stone. Two pairs of eye shapes separated by decorated bands. Condition good. Accompanied by a signed scholarly...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of translucent stone. Three rows of three water creatures. Condition excellent. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note...

Ca. 3000-2500 BC.A cylinder seal of bronze. Design not fully clear, but likely birds and animals. Rare. Condition for bronze good. Accompanied by ...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of white and fawn stone. Along the bottom is a row of: horned animal, fish, big bird and small bird, and above these i...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of pink stone. Three squatting women, two facing, all holding pots with handles, similar pots around. Condition good. ...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of brown stone. Temple facade with a bovine creature facing on each side. Temple facade has largely broken off. Accomp...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of dark stone. Two groups of five fish, each in vertical rows of three and two. A vertical line serves as a terminal. ...

Ca. 3000 BC.A brown stone cylinder seal. Frieze of two running horned animals, with fillings. Condition good. Accompanied by a signed scholarly no...

Ca. 3000 BC.A brown stone cylinder seal of three standing horned animals, with horns differentiated and some modelling. Some surface corrosion. Ac...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular shaped ceramic tablet with visible cuneiform on one side. Tablets such as this one were usually used for administrative ...

Ca. 1900 BC.A thick ceramic tablet with curved edges and corners. It has cuneiform on both sides with traces of cuneiform around the edges. Tablet...

Ca. 1900 BC.A square shaped ceramic tablet with sharp edges and corners. It has cuneiform on both sides. This lexical tablet appears to have been ...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular ceramic tablet with three curved edges and corners. It has cuneiform on both sides and the tablets contents appears to b...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular ceramic tablet with sharp corners and visible cuneiform on one side. Tablets such as this one were usually used for admi...

Ca. 1900 BC.A rectangular ceramic tablet with rounded edges and corners. It has cuneiform on both sides and along the edges. Tablets like these we...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of brown stone. Frieze of two standing horned animals. Condition very good. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by ...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of white stone with a large hole. It features a decorated temple facade and five domestic animals, along with a palm t...

Ca. 900-700 BC.A cylinder seal of brown stone. A horse savaged by a lion-like animal from behind, terminal, bush. In the sky: crescent, seven dots...

Ca. 3000 BC.A cylinder seal of dark stone with white inclusion. Frieze of two horned animals. Condition very good. Not drilled. Accompanied by a s...

Early Dynastic, Ca. 2900-2700 BC.A beautiful buff colored cylinder seal engraved with a broad twisted band with a bird of prey in the center. Head...

Ca. 1000 BC.A black double-faced amulet, likely from Phoenicia. Both sides are engraved with geometric patterns. Its form closely resembles cosmet...

Likely Bactrian/Turkmenistan, Ca. 2000 BC.A cylinder, likely from Bactria. It depicts a human figure with a horse and an X-shaped star above it. S...

Ca. 2000 BC.A carved alabaster bowl with a flat rim and a low disc foot. Triangular corners are decorated with a double incised inner rim border a...

Ca. 400-600 AD.An agate stone seal with a cone-shaped body is adorned with an image of the Lamassu, a mythical creature from ancient Mesopotamian ...

Ca. 200 BC-100 AD.An oval-shaped alabaster head with delicate features, including finely detailed ears, wide eyes, angular nose and large lips. Th...

Ca. 200 BC - 100 AD.A rectangular alabaster face stele. Characterised by intricate symmetry and idealised features. Large heavy lidded eyes and ar...

Ca. 200 BC-200 AD.An alabaster funerary stele bearing a stylised low-relief depiction of the deceased's face, emphasising the eyes and nose. Two l...

Ca. 560 BC.A terracotta temple brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of...

Ca. 1000 BC.A hollow terracotta vessel with an elongated body and a bull protome. The bull has a finely detailed head with staring eyes, a long sn...

Ca. 1000 BC.A pottery jug decorated with dark-brown pigment. The body is bulbous in form with four legs with turned edges. The vessel tapers up to...

Ca. 600-400 BC.An ancient bronze phiale with a unique texture. The vessel can be characterised as a 'mesomphalic' phiale due to the circular knob ...

Ca. 1000 BC.A matched pair of gold earrings. Each piece is characterised by hollow-formed construction. The terminals of these earrings expand gra...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword consists of an elongated triangular blade that tapers gracefully to a sharp point. The hilt ...

Ca. 700 BC.A bronze beaker with a tubular body that flares gently outward, ending in a pronounced rim and flat base. Size: L:169mm / W:85mm ; 320g...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword with an elongated triangular blade tapering to a sharp point. The hilt has a round-section s...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze short sword with a triangular double-edged blade featuring raised ribs. The hilt has a flanged and...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword with a long tapering blade, featuring a raised mid-rib and a curved guard for hand protectio...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword with a sharp, tapered blade and a curved hilt. The pommel flares out, and the blade has a ra...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword with a tapered blade, featuring a raised rib for strength. The hilt has a rounded design wit...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze axe with end spikes. The axe boasts a crescent-shaped blade and six horizontal spikes on the shaft...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze axe with unique serrated edges and a blade emerging from an animal's mouth. It features a tubular ...

Ca. 1000 BC.A huge bronze double-headed axe with a tubular decorated shaft for attachment to a wooden pole. Extremely fine, with beautiful patina ...

Ca. 900-700 BC.A bronze sceptre that features a janiform design. At the top of the sceptre, a highly stylised anthropomorphic figure exerts firm c...

Ca. 900-700 BC.A bronze sceptre that features a janiform design. At the top of the sceptre, a highly stylised anthropomorphic figure exerts firm c...

Ca. 900-700 BC.A bronze sceptre with a janiform design, featuring an anthropomorphic figure and zoomorphic beasts. Hindquarters of animals feature...

Ca. 2000 BC.A set of three bronze axe heads with tubular sockets at the bottom for attachment. In the Bronze Age, axe heads served both as tools a...

Ca. 2000 BC.A set of two bronze axe heads with flat bodies and vertical blades. Size: L:83-98mm / W:175-225mm ; 210g Provenance: Private UK collec...

Ca. 500 AD.A bronze goblet with a tubular rim and large cup that tapers to a conical foot. The goblet is adorned with a decorative fish motif. It ...

Ca. 1800-600 BC.A set of bronze horse harness fittings, including two snaffle bits and two cheek-pieces with three rings. These pieces, used in ho...

Western Asia, Ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze tubular mace head with blunt spikes encircling the upper rim. It has collared openings on both sides and ho...