Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

Western Asia, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2400 BCE. A creamy brown marble idol of the kilia (kiliya) variety from the Cycladic scul...

Ancient Near East, Anatolia, early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A finely-sculpted standing anthropomorphic idol of a characteristicall...

Eastern Anatolia region of modern day Armenia, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Urartu (Urartian or Urartaean), Iron Age III, ca. 8th to 7th ...

Ancient Near East, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A stunning ceremonial axe made from copper and cast in separate pieces via the lost wax (cire perdue) m...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamian, ca. 2400 to 600 BCE (toward the earlier years of this period). Given that very little painting from Mesopotamia h...

Ancient Near East, Sumerian, late Ur III period, ca. 22nd to 21st century BCE. A sizable Sumerian clay tablet containing administrative records fo...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic IIIa to IIIb, ca. 2500 to 2230 BCE. A wonderful and early cuneiform administrative tablet of an ovo...

Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, Middle Bronze Age IIA, ca. 1950 to 1750 BCE. An outstanding Canaanite bronze fertility goddess with two p...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. Rare and quite fine black stone carving of one of the primal Sumerian gods - possi...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A hand-built clay cuneiform tablet with slanted top and bottoms, roun...

Ancient Near East, Sumer or Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A mold-formed terracotta relief plaque of a rough rectangular form with rounde...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A mold-formed earthenware relief panel depicting a nude, right-facing ma...

Ancient Near East, Anatolian, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A handsome cast bronze protome in the form of an elongated bull head and neck with a ...

South Arabia, Yemen, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A handsome sandstone relief featuring the projecting, relief head of a bull. The animal's head is pow...

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 1000 BCE. A cast bronze pair of ibexes with long, thin front legs, a long thin body connected at the center, and two si...

Central Asia, Bactrian (BMAC) culture, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A round, thin, solid lead disc with an openwork interior featurin...

Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, ca. 604 to 561 BCE. An important terracotta brick stamped with a dedication...

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A collection of approximately 100 faience beads on a modern cord, all of varied fo...

Anatolia, Hittite, ca. 1250 BCE. A superb cast bronze horse and rider, the two figures cast separately and both boasting remarkable qualities. The...

Ancient Near East, Achaemenid, 1st millennium BCE. A magnificent and quite hefty cast solid silver (82% silver) bull head finial, the bovine's vis...

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A handsome, rare example of a ceramic askos - a vessel with a flat shape and spout at one en...

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1100 BCE. A long iron sword with a nearly flat, triangular blade, topped by an elaborate handle - a thick guard a...

Ancient Near East / Western Asia, Anatolia, ca. 1000 BCE. A beautiful cast-copper axe head with an elongated ovoid socket ending in a small knob-s...

Ancient Near East, central Anatolia (Turkey), Phrygia, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A very rare polychrome pottery panel with repeating scrolls a...

Ancient Near East, the Levant, ca. 900 to 800 BCE. A beautiful libation bowl, hand-carved from an earthy brown piece of steatite. The bowl is shal...

Southern Arabia, around modern day Yemen, Sabaean people, ca. late 1st millennium BCE to early 1st millennium CE. An incredibly rare and finely ca...

Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking pale brown limestone slab, a high-relief stela, w...

Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), Theodosius II, ca. 402 to 450 CE. Gold solidus. Obverse: D N THEODOSIVS PF AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bu...

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A heavy, cast chariot rein guide, made from cast bronze, in the form of a youthf...

Near East/Holy Land, Early Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A cast bronze lamp with a bronze chain for hanging it attached to the spou...

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I, ca. 491 to 518 CE. Gold solidus. Obverse: three quarters facing bust of Anastasius, wearing a...

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 641 to 668 CE. Constantinople mint. Obverse: dn CONStANtINVS PP AGV, crowned and draped, facing busts o...

Early Byzantine, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a single piece of creamy white marble, a large Byzantine horseshoe-shaped liturgical table,...

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. An elegant bronze candelabrum from an elite home or wealthy church. Unusually,...

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 12th to 15th century CE. An incredibly rare 92% silver fork of delicate form, with incised motifs above...

Near East, Persia (Iran), Iraq, and Central Asia, probably Seljuq (Saljuq/Seljuk) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A striking cast bronze vess...

Islamic, most likely Iran, ca. 12th to 13th century. Short cylindrical brass vessel inlaid on sides and base with gold and silver. Base shows beau...

Ancient Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning and wearable ring comprised of 98% gold (equivalent to 22...

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, early Islamic, ca. 7th to 8th century CE. A stunning bowl of a sizable form, mold-formed from translucent pale...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine stamp seal carved from banded agate of lovely vermilion and citrine hues. Th...

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful stamp seal which is carved from banded agate of gorgeous espresso, coff...

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, Justinian II, 705 to 711 CE, 2nd reign. Constantinople Obverse: facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross be...

Ancient Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A fantastic cast brass processional cross composed of two flared sec...

Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing stone idol of an enormous form, hand-carved from a mottled forest-gree...

Western Asia, possibly Bactrian, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A rare, delightful cast bronze pitcher topped by a bull headed spout. The vessel stands o...

Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A breathtaking bowl, hand-carved from a single contiguous piece of banded agate whi...

Western Asia and Siberia, Scythian culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful cast bronze amulet, nearly flat and undecorated ...

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid 5th century CE. A massive, larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightene...

Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), ca. 1st millennium BCE. A gorgeous, wearable necklace composed of ancient agate and gol...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A large, naturalistic carving from the period of Greco-Buddh...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, or Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. When I saw this piece, my jaw literally dropped. Such an outs...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous, mold-formed stucco head of an elderly mal...

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to mid 5th century CE. A beautifully preserved decorative relief frieze, hand-ca...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A long, gently curved panel section, perhaps from the base o...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A striking torso of a princely figure, perhaps on the...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and expertly-carved grey schist head of t...

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. Wow! An incredibly elegant, beautifully preserved pai...

Ancient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely-modeled relief sculpture depicting t...

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to mid 5th century CE. A fantastic stucco portrayal of a youthful Buddha, known ...

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to mid-5th century CE. A massive stucco head portraying the Buddha's face with s...