ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES

Ca. 1600-1400 BCA nicely modelled Holy Land terracotta bowl, featuring smooth sloping sides and finger-pinched decoration and miniature lugs. The ...

Ca. 560 BCA terracotta temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentionin...

Ca. 1600-1800 ADOttoman or Safavid copper tinned ewer. Surat Ihklas inscribed in centre. Often this Surah is used as one of the four "Kul" verses ...

Ca. 2000-1800 BCA group of four strap ends or pendants, finely formed in the imagery of an ibex, standing in profile with head turned out to the l...

Ca. 1368-1644 ADA Chinese ge ware brush washer of lobed circular, covered by a thick opaque, crackled glaze of pale greyish-cream colour. For simi...

Ca. 1900-1700 BCAn Old Babylonian fragment of clay tablet, written in cuneiform to both sides, a letter dating to the Old Babylonian period. The i...

Ca. 1600-1700 ADSafavid tinned copper ewer. Realised with finely hammered intricate floral hammered metalwork.Size: L:380mm / W:182mm; 4kgProvenan...

Ca. 1st Millennium BCA bronze incense burner with well defined decoration to the handle and pan. The underside decorated with motifs including sma...

Ca. 1550-1200 BCA bronze idol depicting the ancient Canaanite Smiting God, standing with his feet together, the right arm raised, the lower projec...

Ca. 1100-540 BCA finely cast Elamite bronze dagger, comprising a triangular-shaped, double-edged blade with raised mid-rib and a flanged, hollowed...

Ca. 300-600 ADA silver double-skinned oval bowl with flat rim, rounded body and base. For a similar example see the Metropolitan Museum accession ...

Ca. 1800-600 BCA fine ancient Luristan cast bronze pin, displaying a needle-shaped body terminating in an ibex head. The animal is modelled in a s...

Ca. 605 BC - 562 BCAn Assyrian fragment of a Assyrian terracotta temple brick inscribed with written cuneiform which has been moulded to a high st...

Ca. 1000 BC - 1000 ADA restrung Western Asiatic necklace formed by carnelian and banded agate beads. The necklace features difference sized beads,...

Ca. 600-800 ADA Judeo-Aramaic "devil trap" terracotta bowl with 10 black lines of inscription spiralling around the interior. In between the inscr...

Ca. 1900-1650 BCAn Old Babylonian rectangular cuneiform made of clay, completely inscribed on both sides with either a tax register or name list. ...

Ca. 2300-1600 BCA beautifully carved ancient Akkadian cylinder seal formed in a rich blue lapis, engraved with a deity (possibly the sun god Shama...

Ca. 1300 BCAn ancient Assyrian hardstone cylinder seal engraved with a figure of a king in royal attire and diadem holding two mountain ibex with ...

Ca. 2500-1800 BCAn Indus Valley square seal in white steatite; Indus valley signs in a formal script slightly slanting left, unicorn standing left...

Ca. 2000-1550 BCAn ancient Canaanite fertility goddess idol. The goddess is standing frontal naked with her hands holding a new born baby. She is ...

Ca. 1100-540 BCA finely cast Elamite bronze dagger, comprising a triangular-shaped, double-edged blade with raised mid-rib and a flanged, hollowed...

Late Period Ca. 664-332 BCA beautiful jar of a slender, cylindrical form with a flat base, tall walls, and a thick rim surrounding the deep basin....

Ca. 1550-1200 BCA well fired Holy Land terracotta jug, featuring a squatting, piriform body that rises from a rounded base. The vessel has a short...

Ca. 1250-650 BCA bronze terminal for a whetstone in the form of an ibex with small triangular head, long recurved horns, large discoid eyes and la...

Ca. 3100-2900 BCAn ancient Sumerian administrative tablet; rectangular in form, one side flat and one convex, with 20 lines of Sumerian cuneiform ...

Ca. 2500-1800 BCAn Indus Valley square seal in white steatite; Indus valley signs in a formal script slightly slanting left, unicorn standing left...

Ca 3100-2900 BCA rare quartzite ancient Jemdet Nasr period seal engraved with a shoal of fish. Pierced vertically for suspension. Accompanied by a...

Ca. 2300-1600 BCAn ancient Akkadian cylinder seal engraved with the representation of a male figure, possibly a king, making an offering at a smal...

Ca. 600-800 ADA Judeo-Aramaic "devil trap" terracotta bowl with 10 black lines of inscription spiralling around the interior. In between the inscr...

Ca. 3000-2700 BCAn ancient Mesopotamian square edged cosmetic container finely carved in a beautiful yellow translucent alabaster; formed with squ...

Ca. 2500-1800 BCAn Indus Valley square seal in white steatite; Indus valley signs in a formal script slightly slanting left, unicorn standing left...

Ca. 2000 BCAn ancient Sumerian quartzite cylinder seal featuring a deeply carved geometric scene. A horizontal suspension hole through the centre....

Ca. 2300-1600 BCAn ancient Akkadian hematite cylinder seal engraved with the imagery of a a king engaging in a hunt. He is wearing royal robes and...

Ca. 2000-1750 BCA finely cast ancient Canaanite bronze socketed D-shaped axe head featuring a semicircular tongue-shaped cutting blade, decorated ...

Ca. 1100-540 BCA finely cast Elamite bronze dagger, comprising a triangular-shaped, double-edged blade with raised mid-rib and a flanged, hollowed...

Ca. 1000-800 BCA Luristan Bronze clothing pin with rectangular section tapering towards the end; stylised with ram's head finial with long curled ...

Ca. 600-700 ADAn extremely fine Syro-Byzantine calcite alabaster bowl featuring thick rounded walls. The bowl is nicely decorated to the outside w...

Ca. 1550-1200 BCA well moulded Holy Land terracotta jug with a globular shaped body. The vessel is short, with a cylindrical neck, the walls verti...

Ca. 1000 BCDepicted is a standing ibex (genus Capra) with the huge neck and distinctly shaped, notched horns that are typical for the animal. For ...

Ca. 2000 BCAn ancient Sumerian temple foundation cone of clay with a flat base on the broadside and a rounded tip on the opposite side. The head i...

Ca. 600-401 BCA Neo-Babylonian cylinder seal carved of lapis lazuli depicting a worshipper before an altar adorned with divine symbols.Size: L:16....

Ca. 2300-1600 BCAn ancient Akkadian Cylinder Seal carved in hematite depicting a mountain goat bending down on one knee, above is a group of seven...

Ca. 2000 BCAn ancient Sumerian cylinder seal carved of marble depicting deities, animal, trees and plants. A modern impression accompanies seal. S...

Ca. 1000-800 BCAn excellent cast bronze 'cage' bell with an openwork body that is perforated from one end to the other.Size: L:46.2mm / W:26.8mm ;...

Ca. 3100-2900 BCAn Early Bronze Age red burnished terracotta jar with globular shaped body with four prominent ledge handles, gently crimped appea...

Ca. 3100-2900 BC An ancient Sumerian pictographic administrative tablet, rectangular in form, one side flat and one convex, with lines of Sumerian...

Ca. 400-600 ADA carnelian stone stamp seal dating back to the Sassanian Empire period. Engraved upon the seals flat side is the profile of a bird ...

Middle Bronze Age II, Ca. 1900 - 1550 BCA cast bronze ceremonial axe heads comprised of an ovoid socketed hole, a grove is supporting the notice, ...

Ca. 1000-800 BCA pair of Elamite daggers with bronze hilts and iron blades; From left a bronze hilt with bifurcated crescentic pommel with knopped...

Ca. 600-700 ADAn extremely fine Syro-Byzantine calcite alabaster bowl featuring thick rounded walls. The bowl is nicely decorated to the outside w...

Ca. 1000-800 BCA pair of Luristan bronze pins of very large example having a mushroom type of finial and tightly banded ring decoration on the upp...

Ca. 1800-600 BCA bronze pendant featuring a globular body modelled in openwork technique. A specular motif of four coiled circles forms the body, ...

Ca. 2000-1550 BCAn ancient Canaanite fertility goddess idol. The goddess is standing frontal naked with her hands extending forward to hold attrib...

Ca. 900-700 BCAn extremely fine and ancient Elamite bronze sword featuring a thin sharp blade with pair of prominent midribs decoratively conjoini...

Tang Dynasty, Ca.618-907 ADA terracotta Tang Dynasty female dancer wearing a long flowing gown with her hands uncovered. The dress is a deep orang...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-907 AD An earthenware mingqi of foreign rider on a horse modelled in a standing pose. The rider depicted with body facing ou...

Ca. 386 - 534 ADA Chinese Wei Dynasty earthenware ox depicted with head tilted upwards with protruding eyes, flaring nostrils, open mouth, and cur...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-906 ADThis mingqi is modelled standing with curvaceous body swayed to the side, wearing a long, loose robe, her delicate han...

Han dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - 220 AD  lovely pottery bird standing on its stylised, well-defined bronze legs which support a globular body and elegant...

Western Han Dynasty, Ca. 25-220 ADA finely modelled and well-preserved Chinese Western Han Dynasty hollow-moulded terracotta guardian dog, portray...