TIMELESS TREASURES: ANCIENT ART & COINS

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A large ewer, crafted with remarkable skill and precision. Its cylindrical body is adorned with intricate ribbing, standing on a ...

Ca. 800-1000 AD.A nice example of Nishapur pottery. Resting on a low ring foot, the body of the bowl gently rises to form a broad opening, reveali...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery bowl with a truncated conical form, elevated foot, and flaring sides combine to create an aesthetically pleasing silhou...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery fish-shaped vessel, with its distinct tail-like base and a spout resembling the mouth of a fish, presents an intriguing...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery bowl with a truncated conical form, an elevated foot, and gracefully flaring sides. The bowl presents an elegant and ha...

Ca. 600-800 AD.A silver finger ring features a hoop design with a rounded exterior that enhances its visual appeal while the interior of the hoop ...

Ca. 1200 AD.A silver archer's ring exhibits a subtle curvature on its exterior, conforming to the contours of the archer's finger. Contrasting wit...

Ca. 1100 AD.Crafted from silver, this ring features a band that gradually expands to form a large and striking bezel, serving as the focal point o...

Ca. 900-1000 AD.A rare iron spear head with a pointed, leaf-shaped blade with a flaring neck, and a circular socket with pair of lateral protrusio...

Ca. 14th Century AD.Medieval stiletto with narrow blade, square in section by the cross guard but becoming diamond section as the blade progress d...

Ca. 14th-15th Century AD.Medieval dagger with broad triangular blade, rod like cross guard and a round, bar like pommel with ribs on the lower end...

Ca. 500-800 AD.A beautiful bronze lamp with a globular body, long projecting spout, central filling hole with a raised rim, and an ivy-leaf reflec...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A brown glazed pottery oil lamp. It consists of a domed central chamber with a flat base, complemented by a circular wide opening...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery oil lamp, adorned with a captivating cream glaze embellished with vertical lines of brown and delicate splashes of blue...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery oil lamp adorned with cream glaze and captivating splashes of brown, green, and blue. Delicate trefoil motifs grace bot...

Ca. 1100-1200 AD.A pottery oil lamp featuring an elegant cream glaze adorned with alluring splashes of brown, green, and blue. Its domed central c...

Ca. 19th century AD.A bronze circular seal stamp features a flat-section shank culminating in an openwork trefoil-shaped finial. The face of the s...

Ca. 19th century AD.A brass circular seal stamp. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this seal stamp showcases a flat-section shank leadi...

Ca. 19th century AD.A circular disc seal crafted with meticulous precision. Enclosed within a dotted border, the disc features an intricately engr...

Ca. 14th-15th Century AD.A probable medieval dagger, since the pommel is missing and the cross guard is a plain, thin oval. The blade is short and...

Ca. 13th-14th Century AD.A medieval dagger with a medium sized triangular shaped, flat blade. The cross guard is round and the pommel is curled li...

Ca. 15th-16th Century AD.A late medieval dagger, amusingly called a ‘Bollock Dagger’. This has a thin steel blade and a one piece hilt and cross g...

Ca. 14th-15th Century AD.A very unusual dagger with a medium length and width, flat blade with parallel sides. Just below the cross guard is a pun...

Mesopotamia, Assyria, Ca. 800-700 BC.A bronze helmet and torc, the helmet formed of hammered sheet, conical in form, tapering sharply to a tall po...

Ca. 600 AD.A museum-quality silver vessel comprising a deep hemispherical bowl on a sloping ring base. Bowls like this were used for pouring libat...

Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st millennium . A stone male head with almond-shaped eyes, gracefully framed by finely accented eyebrows, which blend ...

Ca. 200 BC - 100 AD.An alabaster face stele depicting a stylized human face. The facial features are defined but abstracted, with a high degree of...

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A stone vessel takes on the distinctive shape of a kettle, featuring a front spout gracefully arched and a corresponding han...

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A stone block fragment with incised characters in ancient South Arabian script to the top edge and below are two standing fi...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze sword with a long, gracefully tapering blade and a broad, middle ridge, contributing both structur...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.Fashioned from bronze, this sword features an elongated blade gracefully tapering to a sharp point. A wide,...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1000 BC.An iron sword featuring a leaf-shaped blade with a prominent midrib on both faces and tapering to a sharp point...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze spearhead with a triangular-shaped blade, complemented by a prominent midrib. The midrib, extendin...

Western Asiatic/Aegan, ca. 1200-700 BC.A bronze spearhead with a distinctive leaf-shaped blade, tapering elegantly towards a finely honed point. I...

Ca. 3000 BC. It depicts a zigzag pattern. Size: L:11.5mm / W:8.2mm ; 1.16g. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-...

Ca. 3000 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal. It depicts seated and standing figures interspersed by crosses and triangles. Studied by PD Dr. habil. ...

Ca. 2700-2300 BC. A buff stone cylinder seal. Although its surface is worn, standing lions and ibexes can be detected. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pi...

Ca. 2nd millennium BC. It depicts a large, winged deity, additional human figures and a bull. Several dots and a rosette are found in the exergue....

Ca. 9th-8th century BC. It depicts a hero with a bow, hunting a gazelle. A lunar disc and several dots (Pleiades) are found in the exergue. Studie...

Ca. 1700-1400 BC. It depicts human figures and a lion. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Si...

Ca. 2nd millennium BC. It depicts a bowman hunting a gazelle. An x-shaped star is found in the exergue.  Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van ...

Ca. 9th-8th century BC. A courtier holds a fan and approaches a table with a vessel and a seated king or deity. An eight-pointed star is seen in t...

Ca. 900-700 BC. A bronze sceptre features a janiform design, wherein a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure exerts firm control by grasping the ...

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A vessel hewn from schist, a metamorphic rock, and characterized by its elegantly rounded body, which embodies a harmonious ...

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A spherical-bodied vessel carved from schist, a metamorphic rock renowned for its durability and aesthetic appeal, this vess...

Elamite, Ca. 2nd millennium BC. A finely crafted bronze beaker boasting an exquisite concave body with an everted, flat rim. Its striking decorati...

Ca. 200 BC - 100 AD.An alabaster face stele depicting a stylized human face. The facial features are defined but abstracted, with a high degree of...

Ca. 1200-1000 BC. An incredibly rare to find a complete Urartian belt. This example, made from hammered bronze and decorated in low relief/repouss...

Ca. 900-700 BC.A bronze sceptre features a janiform design, with a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure depicted prominently at its center, firm...

Ca. 3300-3000 BC.A stone eye idol distinguished by its tubular-shaped body and a flat base. The upper part of this idol is meticulously sculpted i...

Ancient Near East - Mesopotamia, ca. 1st millennium BC.A carved hardstone ball-type mace head, having a central shafting hole. Round hardstone mac...

Ca. 2nd-1st millennium BC.Crafted from a white stone, this vessel boasts a distinctive form, with its tall body rising elegantly from a flat circu...

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC.Crafted from schist, this bowl showcases a distinct combination of form and ornamentation. The bowl features a flat base...

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC.A lapis lazuli bowl featuring a deep, truncated conical profile with a flat base. Lapis lazuli, the material of choice f...

Ca. 3rd Millennium BC.A pair of terracotta zebu bull idols captivate with their unique characteristics. Crafted from cream pottery, these remarkab...

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A bronze pendant with a portrayal of a standing female figure. This captivating pendant depicts the figure in a frontal pose...

Ca. 7th-6th century AD.A triangular-shaped bronze fibula. Its round section shank provides structural integrity, while the arms, adorned with groo...

Ca. 3100-2700 BC. Its schematic representations likely depict various animals. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenbe...

Ca. 3100-2900 BC. It depicts two ibexes and a schematic plant. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität M...

Ca. 1400-1200 BC. It depicts two winged creatures who flank an eight-pointed star and a disc. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, J...