Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2500 - 2000 BC. Material: BLACK STONE. Origin:Anatolia/ Syria. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: PRESERVING  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2500 - 2000 BC. Material: BLACK STONE. Origin:Anatolia/ Syria. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: PRESERVING THE UPPER HALF OF A STATUE, HEAD RE ATTACHED. Measurments: 4.25 INCHES HIGH, (10.5 CMS). For this style compare to cat. no. 310, p.436, of a female figure with clasped hands, Art of the First Cities, The Third Millenium BC from the Mediterranean to the Indus.   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT.  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT. Measurements: 10.5 INCHES HIGH, (26.5 CMS), 11 INCHES WIDE ON TOP, (28 CMS).   « Less

Culture: PALMYRENE. Date: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED DURING THE 1940'S. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, MOUNTED ON  More »

Culture: PALMYRENE. Date: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED DURING THE 1940'S. Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE. Measurements: 18 15/16 INCH HIGH, (48.2 CMS), 16 INCHES WIDE, (40.6 CMS), With wavy full head of hair. his face is shaven without a beard or moustache, his pupils and irises are incised, he is wearing a chiton and a robe, a greek type of garment. In his left hand he holds a schedula, a strip of paper used for writing legal documents, which may indicate his occupation as a businessman or a scribe. An exceptional example. Cf: For related examples, compare to cat. no. 192, p. 400, From Ebla to Damascus, Art and Archeology of Ancient Syria. Weiss, see also,cat no. 80, p.69, The Art of Palmyra, M. Colledge   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN (GREATER SYRIA). Date: 2ND - 1ST MILLENIUM B.C. Material: LIMESTONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION; EX: NEW YORK ART  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN (GREATER SYRIA). Date: 2ND - 1ST MILLENIUM B.C. Material: LIMESTONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION; EX: NEW YORK ART MARKET. Condition: INTACT, SMALL CHIP AT REAR BOTTOM. Measurements: 4 INCHES LONG (10 CMS). In the form of a duck with the head turned and laid flat at center of back. Very rare, especially this size, and condition. Cf: Lot 145, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 9 December 1995, also lot 114, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 12 June 2001, see also for weights and measure, Oates, Babylon, pp. 186-187.   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 3RD MILLENIUM BC. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD. Measurements: 3.75  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 3RD MILLENIUM BC. Material: STONE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD. Measurements: 3.75 INCHES HIGH, (9.5 CMS). An exceptional early figure of a worshiper, depicted seated, wearing a conical cap with hands joined together. A very rare type   « Less

Culture: ANCIENT PAKISTAN/TURKMENISTAN. Date: LATE 3RD - EARLY 2ND MILLENIUM BC. Material: CHLORITE FOR THE BODY, AND WHITE STONE FOR THE HEAD.  More »

Culture: ANCIENT PAKISTAN/TURKMENISTAN. Date: LATE 3RD - EARLY 2ND MILLENIUM BC. Material: CHLORITE FOR THE BODY, AND WHITE STONE FOR THE HEAD. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD. Measurements: 4.25 INCHES HIGH, (11 CMS), 2.5 INCHES WISDE AT BASE, (6.5 CMS). Depicted seated with lap extended forward, and a V-shaped neckline, and wearing sheepskin tufted garment. A very rare type of figure. This composite figure and other similar figures have been associated with ancient Afghanistan, but according to Muscarella, (p. 368 in Aruz, ed., Art of the First Cities, The Third Millenium BC from the Mediterranean to the Indus, none have actually been found in Afghanistan. The first published figures were eroneously thought to come from Fars in southwestern Iran. Of the known excavated figures, at least 38 examples are known to exist, 11 have been found ib southeastern Turkmenistan, and two in Pakistan. Muscarella further points out that :attempts have been made to interpret these figures as dieties or prominent humans, but insufficient information exists to permit a satisfactory conclusion, there is no doubt, however, that they are charged beings, physically massive, but projecting a calm power and autherity". Cf: For a similarly related example, compare to lot 397, Chrsitie's New York Antiquities Auction, 10 December 2004, (estimated between $30,000 and $50,000, sold for $33,460). See also lot 313, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 12 June 2002, See also nos. 259a and 259b, p. 368, Art of the First Cities, the Third Millenium BC from the Mediterranean to the Indus, also compare to no. 26, ed, Glories of the Past, Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection..   « Less

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: Late 3rd Millenium B.C. (Early Bronze Age). Material: Terracotta. Condition: Preserving the head from a large statue. Mounted on a  More »

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: Late 3rd Millenium B.C. (Early Bronze Age). Material: Terracotta. Condition: Preserving the head from a large statue. Mounted on a custom base stand. Provenance: Ex: Prominent U.S. East Coast Private collection; Ex: early private collection of Near Eastern antiquities, 1960's. Measurements: 3 inches high (7 cms). Featuring a large head with circular drilled eyes, arched brows, large beak like nose, wearing a headress, the hair braided and two strands falling on the sides of the face and another single strand towards the center of the back of the head. Extremly rare this size. Cf: Cat. 107 a,b, p. 164, Art of the First Cities, The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus; Also, Syria, Tell Selenkahiye, SLK.72.233, National Museum Aleppo.   « Less

Made from green / turquoise pottery, Parthian circa 1st-2nd Century AD, 9.75 inches high (24 cm.), It has solid splayed foot, the body is globular, the two handles are  More »

Made from green / turquoise pottery, Parthian circa 1st-2nd Century AD, 9.75 inches high (24 cm.), It has solid splayed foot, the body is globular, the two handles are twisted, five circular lines around the shoulder, the rim is double edged, completely intact, with pretty iridescence. Ex French private collection.   « Less

Culture: Anatolian. Date: 2nd Millenium B.C. Material: Pottery. Condition: Repaired. Provenance: Ex: Private New Jersey collection. Measurements: 9.5 inches  More »

Culture: Anatolian. Date: 2nd Millenium B.C. Material: Pottery. Condition: Repaired. Provenance: Ex: Private New Jersey collection. Measurements: 9.5 inches high (24 cms). Ovois in form on a flat base, with a slightly flaring rim, the upper half with geometric black and red ornament on a cream ground. All Urartu pottery are extremely rare. Cf: Lot 299, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 12 December 2002, (est. $4,000 - $6,000).   « Less

Culture: Islamic. Date: 12th - 13th Century A.D. Material: Pottery. Condition: Intact, with iridescence. Provenance: Ex: Private collection. Measurements: 10  More »

Culture: Islamic. Date: 12th - 13th Century A.D. Material: Pottery. Condition: Intact, with iridescence. Provenance: Ex: Private collection. Measurements: 10 inches high (24 cms). Of blue underglazed pottery. The body is rounded and is decorated all around with an inscription in Arabic around the shoulder.   « Less