TimeLine Auctions - 6 Day Antiquities and Coin Sale

5500-4500 BC. A sealed spherical clay bulla envelope, containing clay tokens which can be heard rattling inside; impressed zoomorphic designs to t...

604–562 BC. A rectangular incised clay cuneiform tablet section with plain border, held in a custom-made case; accompanied by a scholarly note by ...

20th-19th century BC. A large ceramic nail-head with two columns of tight Sumerian cuneiform text dealing with the rebuilding of the city wall of ...

2000-1700 BC. A pillow-shaped clay tablet with impressed cuneiform mathematical table, the reverse with six impressions of the scribe’s fingernail...

1900-1700 BC. A highly important pillow-shaped clay tablet, impressed cuneiform text to both sides describing a divine message, a liver omen; acco...

1900-1700 BC. A large section of a ceramic cylinder with impressed cuneiform text; accompanied by a handwritten signed note by W.G. Lambert, Profe...

20th-18th century BC. A ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform writing containing multiplication tables to both sides; pierced through ...

19th-16th century BC. A ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform inscription in eleven horizontal lines; the text a rough field draft of amount...

18th-16th century BC. An unopened ceramic pillow-shaped envelope with enclosed tablet, the envelope with impressed cuneiform text, remains of date...

17th-12th century BC. A highly important lexicon tablet of substantial size with four columns of dense cuneiform writing to each side, containing ...

1900-1700 BC. A pillow-shaped clay tablet with lines of impressed cuneiform text; accompanied by a copy of a signed handwritten scholarly note by ...

3rd millennium BC. A terracotta plaque representing the earliest form of counting, the numbers represented in small circular depressions, possibly...

Pre-Sargonid, 2600-2334 BC. An exceptionally well preserved fragment of a proto cuneiform terracotta tablet, with characters of exceptional qualit...

1900-1600 BC. A large ceramic pillow-shaped cuneiform tablet containing administrative matters; accompanied by a copy of a handwritten and signed ...

3000-2500 BC. A ceramic tablet which has been divided and the numbering, represented as short wedges, enclosed within one triangular section; it h...

1900-1700 BC. An important ceramic tablet with cuneiform text comprising a list of personal names, probably a complete list; accompanied by a phot...

19th-17th century BC. A very large example of a tablet comprising a field plan with captions giving dimensions and their location in relation to t...

19th-16th century BC. A triangular clay bulla with cuneiform inscription; accompanied by a copy of a signed handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lam...

Circa 3000 BC. A pillow-shaped clay tablet of exceptional quality, one side with three panels of administrative pictograms, the other divided into...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A rectangular terracotta mould with shallow recessed scene of an advancing bull with detailed ribs. 271 grams, 12.2cm (4 3/...

21st-20th century BC. A carved black stone cylinder seal with combat scene and three columns of cuneiform text; accompanied by a handwritten schol...

Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BC. A large white marble cylinder seal with contest scene depicting two lions mauling two rearing horned animals, an...

3300-2900 BC. A carved grey stone cylinder seal with monkey, accompanied by a scholarly note which states: 'A carved grey stone Early Syrian I-per...

19th-late 16th century BC. A carved black stone cylinder seal for Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, accompanied by a scholarly note, which state...

2550-2400 BC. An agate(?) cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'The seal image is divided by two horizontal lines into tw...

800-539 BC. A black stone cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'Antithetical group consisting of a bearded four-winged he...

24th-22nd century BC. A carved polished serpentine stone cylinder seal with facetted sides and two flat rims, pierced through the centre to take a...

2340-2200 BC. A marbled green stone cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'From left to right: A bearded hero wearing a fl...

27th century BC. A green calcite cylinder seal with contest scene in two registers, the very thick cylinder showing in both registers contest scen...

1450-1100 BC. A rock crystal cylinder seal with a standing gryphon before a stele with four lines of inscription; accompanied by a scholarly note,...

2000-1530 BC. A haematite cylinder seal with pierced top, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A haematite cylinder seal with cross dri...

3rd millennium BC. A carved red marble concave cylinder seal, flaring at the top and bottom with plain flat bases, pierced through the centre to t...

Ur III-Period, 2112-2002 BC. A red jasper cylinder seal with presentation scene, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A goddess wearing...

4th-1st millennium BC. A carved polished stone cylinder seal with facetted sides and two flat bases, pierced through the centre to take a cord, fe...

3rd-1st century BC. A banded agate cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A dead lion with strong paws and powerful mane l...

2340-2200 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a presentation scene with water god Enki in his Abzu house, accompanied by a scholarly note, which...

800-539 BC. A chalcedony(?) cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A winged bearded hero, facing left, with long neck hair...

2nd millennium BC. A haematite cylinder seal with three tiers of images including winged beasts, human and animal heads; accompanied by a museum-q...

2nd millennium BC. A haematite cylinder seal with columns of three animals including ibex, wading bird, hawk and others, with a guilloche motif; a...

Circa 1000-539 BC. A finely cut agate cylinder seal of a high official Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, with worship scene with garbled inscrip...

2nd millennium BC. A substantial hollow bronze cylinder with central hole, grotesque masks and other motifs to the sidewall; accompanied by a muse...

8th-6th century BC. A substantial rock crystal cylinder seal bead, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'Ninurta, the god of war, as bea...

626-539 BC. A columnar agate stamp seal with intaglio rampant griffin on a baseline facing a short cuneiform inscription; accompanied by a museum-...

2nd millennium BC. A carved quartz stamp seal with intaglio scene of a Faravahar solar disc above a crouching sherdal winged lion and a lamassu; a...

20th-16th century BC. A pair of agate D-shaped stamp seals, each with intaglio design of a standing robed figure standing before an altar; accompa...

3rd millennium BC. A carved amber stamp seal of a recumbent quadruped with zoomorphic design underside; supplied with a handwritten and signed sch...

1st millennium BC. A carved agate amuletic bead representing a bull with head facing backwards and legs folded beneath the body. 4.5 grams, 24mm (...

6th-4th century BC. A tabular trapezoid lapis lazuli pendant with ribbed suspension loop, the large faces engraved with two opposing antelopes, th...

2nd millennium BC. A rectangular granite plaque with integral suspension loop; one side with an engraved advancing zoomorphic figure in profile, h...

8th-6th century BC. A bronze stamp seal, the handle formed as janiform bust of Pazuzu, wearing a tall headdress formed as a stylised figure with c...

Early Dynastic Period II, mid 3rd millennium BC. A substantial bronze torch bearer depicting a bull or calf standing with straight legs firmly pla...

2nd millennium BC. A slender nude male bronze standing idol with free-running ring at the waist and free-running ring at the neck, proper right ha...

1st millennium BC. A conical finial developing to two figures standing opposed, the female with applied breasts and pinched head, the male with ap...

13th-6th century BC. A flat-section bronze plaque with lentoid head and tapering neck, bulb body and flared skirt, two repoussé breasts; mounted o...

13th-6th century BC. A bronze bowl mount formed as a robed male figure with outstretched arms, the face raised with textured headdress and robe, r...

1st millennium BC. A bronze statuette of a naked male, large head with hair falling to the shoulders, large prominent nose, eyes inlaid with bone;...

1st century AD. A bronze plaque with eight lines of qatabanic Sabaean text regarding an unknown temple of the kingdom of Qatab?n, dedicated to the...

6th-4th century BC. A bronze roundel with domed centre and flared rim; line of bosses to the outer edge linked by an impressed herringbone band, f...

Late 1st millennium BC. A bronze figurine of two standing zebu bulls on a raised rectangular base with yoke across their shoulders 736 grams, base...

Late 1st millennium BC. A heavy bronze figurine of a standing zebu bull, facing forward, head raised, with long tail. 417 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). Pr...