Culture: INDUS VALLEY (Baluchistan). Date: 3000 B.C. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, EXCELLENT. Measurements: 2.8 INCHES  More »

Culture: INDUS VALLEY (Baluchistan). Date: 3000 B.C. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, EXCELLENT. Measurements: 2.8 INCHES HIGH (7 CMS), 1.6 INCHES LONG (4 CMS). This figure is among the most distinctive figures of the region, in the form of a seated woman with hair piled piled on both sides of the head. Our example has hair spiraling in two massive buns, with two drilled eyes. The neck and chest are covered with layers of necklaces. The arms tucked underneath the large breasts and the legs are bent at the knees. An extremely rare example in an excellent state of preservation. Cf: For an almost identical example, Cat. no. 267, p.382, Art Of The First Cities, The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus; See also, C. Jarrige 1988, also Jarrige and Lechevallier 1979, p. 508, fig. 25.   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 6th - 5TH CENTURY B.C. Origin: ACHAEMENID. Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT,  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 6th - 5TH CENTURY B.C. Origin: ACHAEMENID. Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, WEARABLE. Measurements: 3.7 INCHES IN DIAMETER, (9.2 CMS) FROM THE OUTSIDE, 3.2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FROM THE INSIDE, (8 CMS). The terminals end with two confronting serpent heads. A very rare variety. Cf: For related examples see lot 397, Sotheby's New York Antiquities, 17 December 1996, see also lot 91 (in gold), Christie's New York Ancient Jewelry Auction, 9 December 2004. Also, Cat. no. 29, pp. 40/41, (in calf heads), Animals in Ancient Art, From The Leo Mildenberg Collection, Kozloff.   « Less

Circa 5th Cent Bc. Achaemenid of slightly shallow form with flaring rim. Has ten connected loops, centered by raised dotted circle. collector. 6.4 inches in diameter, (16.3  More »

Circa 5th Cent Bc. Achaemenid of slightly shallow form with flaring rim. Has ten connected loops, centered by raised dotted circle. collector. 6.4 inches in diameter, (16.3 cms), 1.5 inches high, ( 3.8 cms). Acquired from a German art market.   « Less

Culture: CANAANITE. Date: 1700 - 1400 BC. Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1960'S. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, WITH GREEN  More »

Culture: CANAANITE. Date: 1700 - 1400 BC. Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1960'S. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, WITH GREEN PATINA. Measurements: 3.1 INCHES LONG, (8 CMS), 2.25 INCHES HIGH, (6 CMS). Standing on a stolid pose, with pronounced dewlap, circular snout with grooved mouth, indented nostrils and large protruding eyes, his long erect phallus (denoting fertility), attached underneath his belly . Cf: For an almost identical example, see lot 197, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 13 June 2002.   « Less

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 2nd Millennium B.C. Material: Bronze. Condition: Intact, with excessive green and brown patina. Provenance: Ex: New Jersey private  More »

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 2nd Millennium B.C. Material: Bronze. Condition: Intact, with excessive green and brown patina. Provenance: Ex: New Jersey private collection; Ex: European art market. Measurements: 3.25 inches high (8.4 cms), 3.75 inches in diameter (9.6 cms). Made of thick walled bronze, the outside is decorated with dotted vertical lines wrapped around the body, the bottom is of rounded form, and the rim is folded outwards. A very rare early type.   « Less

Culture: Achaemenid. Date: 5th - 4th Century B.C. Material: Core formed glass. Condition: Intact. Provenance: Ex: American private collection, Chapel Hill, North  More »

Culture: Achaemenid. Date: 5th - 4th Century B.C. Material: Core formed glass. Condition: Intact. Provenance: Ex: American private collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Measurements: 2.9 inches high (7.3 cms). Core formed flask of rectangular body, a short and funnel like rim, and a slightly rounded bottom. The body and neck are decorated with wavy patterns in white, red and black. A very rare early type. Cf: no. 339, Kofler-Truniger collection.   « Less

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 2700-2100 BC, Early Bronze Age II. Material: Marble. Condition: Intact, with custom base stand. Provenance: Ex: American Private  More »

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 2700-2100 BC, Early Bronze Age II. Material: Marble. Condition: Intact, with custom base stand. Provenance: Ex: American Private collection, Ex: New York art market. Measurements: 4 inches tall (10 cms). Of Kusura type, the bod square-shaped with long neck and disc shaped head. A rare type. Cf: Lot 330, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 8 June 2001, also lot 129, Christie's London Antiquities Auction, 13 October 2008.   « Less

Culture: Anatolian. Date: 2900 - 2500 B.C. (Early Dyanstic). Material: Stone. Condition: Intact. Provenance: Formerly in a European private collection,  More »

Culture: Anatolian. Date: 2900 - 2500 B.C. (Early Dyanstic). Material: Stone. Condition: Intact. Provenance: Formerly in a European private collection, 1960's. Measurements: 4.4 inches high (11.2 cms). The base of this cup is in the form of a bull's head that flares out to a slightly wider rim. * Shipping Weight: 0.16lbs   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 1ST - 2ND CENTURY AD. Origin: PALMYRENE.. Material: LIMESTONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED DURING THE  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 1ST - 2ND CENTURY AD. Origin: PALMYRENE.. Material: LIMESTONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED DURING THE 1940'S.. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE. Measurements: 19.5 INCHES HIGH (49.5 CMS) X 18 INCHES WIDE, (45.7 CMS).   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 4TH - 3RD MILLENIUM BC. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD. Measurements:  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 4TH - 3RD MILLENIUM BC. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD. Measurements: 3.25 INCHES HIGH, (8 CMS). A very rare type of idol, in cycladic style. Depicted seated with large exposed breasts, hands joined underneath breasts.   « Less