THE ART OF ANCIENT ASIA

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl with 5 black painted running ibexes. The centre shows a five-p...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl decorated with black concentric circles showing geometric patt...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured hemispherical bowl with high foot and black painted fowl design. Th...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured hemispherical bowl with high foot and black painted design. The out...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful, large alabaster vessel with amber-coloured slip and dark bands swirling around its body. Clearly, the craftsm...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A large and impressive stone jar with a lid. The vessel has a round flat body and the lid shows traces of incisions, pr...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A fine Bactrian alabaster vessel, featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards terminatin...

c. 224-651 AD. Early Persian, possibly Sassanian. Beautiful shallow bronze plate with an extended rim. The outside is decorated with ribbed bands....

c. 2000- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Beautiful bronze vase featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards termina...

c. 224-651 AD. Sassanian. A silver boat-shaped vessel with a rectangular plan, sloping sides and rounded bottom. The Sassanian empire which ruled ...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A stunning stone vessel shaped like a six-pointed star. Each spike has an opening. The rim of the round centre is decor...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful square stone palette. Decorated with geometric patterns on the outside and the rim. The four compartments ins...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Painted terracotta vessel. Spherical shaped body with corseted spout and nicely painted with trad...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl decorated with black concentric circles showing geometric patt...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Painted terracotta vessel. Bulbous shaped body with corseted spout standing on a small foot. The ...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful conical bowl, with tapering walls and a flat base. Sculpted to exploit the natural veining of the stone. Clear...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Stunning dark alabaster chalice. A tall stem and a conical base are topped with a bowl with slightly flaring walls. Alab...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A fine Bactrian alabaster vase, featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards terminating ...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Beautiful, simple bronze bowl. Shallow with slightly extended rim. Good condition; superb pa...

c. 224-651 AD. Sassanian. A silver boat-shaped vessel with a rectangular plan, sloping sides and rounded bottom. The Sassanian empire which ruled ...

c. 2000 to 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Large bulbous bronze vessel with flat base, attached lid and curving handle. Excellent condition; supe...

c. 3rd century BC. Western Asiatic, Greco-Bactrian. An elegant ceramic vessel with an ovoid body and ring foot; a studded strap handle projects fr...

C. 1000 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Bronze vessel with short neck, globular body, ring foot and L-shaped, elongated spout. This gorgeou...

3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Culture. A mixed pair of openwork bronze seals comprising: 1) a circular stamp arranged around a radiating cross m...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. An attractive cast bronze figurine of a quadruped beast with short ears, large eyes and styl...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. A pair of light reddish-brown coloured handmade terracotta idols of characteristically abstract f...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. An attractive cast bronze furniture fitting. The piece comprises two curled feet which suppo...

c. 2000-700 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. An unusual bronze sceptre with a central ceremonial mace head comprising horned animals within ...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. A large bronze age wheel pendant comprising circular hoop and crossed spokes. The wheel and ...

600-330 BC. Western Asiatic, Achaemenid period. This bronze phiale or shallow bowl comprises a flaring rim, incurved walls and flattened base. Ext...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Bronze vessel with tapering neck, slightly globular body, flat based and elongated, beak-lik...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Bronze vessel with bucket-style strap handle, wide rim, constricted neck, globular body, rin...

C. 1100 AD. Seljuk. A gorgeous turquoise glazed bowl with an out-turned rim, straight wall and sloping bottom which sits atop a ring base. In the ...

C. 2nd-1st millennium BC. A spectacular ram-shaped bronze oil lamp. The ramp stands foursquare, looking forward. Large, curved horns, project from...

C. 3rd millennium BC. A pair of light reddish-brown coloured handmade idols of characteristically abstract form with highly stylised features, inc...

C. 3rd millennium BC. A pair of light reddish-brown coloured handmade terracotta idols of characteristically abstract form with wide hips, careful...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Culture. A mixed group of three bronze seals comprising: 1) a disc with two registers of semi-circles arranged ...

c. 2900-2350 BC. Early Dynastic period. Mesopotamia. This carved stone mace head with diagonal flutes is among the most graceful weapons to surviv...