A beautyful pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with black, green and red elements on a white background.  More »

A beautyful pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with black, green and red elements on a white background. Very interesting and rare design! Size: 250 x 50 mm. Condition: Nice. Some professional restoring and preservation.   « Less

Rare early Babylonian stamp seal in a soft white stone, perhaps steatite, dating to the late 4th. millenium BC. The seal is carved in soft white stone and engraved with a  More »

Rare early Babylonian stamp seal in a soft white stone, perhaps steatite, dating to the late 4th. millenium BC. The seal is carved in soft white stone and engraved with a series of dots in a symethric pattern. A round flat seal with a loop on the backside. Size: 21 mm.   « Less

A fine pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with several stylistical elements in red and black on a red glaze  More »

A fine pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with several stylistical elements in red and black on a red glaze background. Size: 230 x 64 mm. Condition: Choice! Some possible restoring as always with the larger bowls and laquered to preserve the surfaces from chipping The bowl is very finely decorated with several stylistical elements in red and black on a white background. Size: 232 x 70 mm. Condition: Choice! Some limited restoring as always with the larger bowls, but in very fine condition for age with much original glaze   « Less

An nice ceramic bowl with fine black caligraphic inscription on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Ceramic bowl, Earthenware, engobe, underglaze slip-painted.  More »

An nice ceramic bowl with fine black caligraphic inscription on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Ceramic bowl, Earthenware, engobe, underglaze slip-painted. Bowls including bold black inscriptions in the so-called kufic angular calligraphy were produced in the important ceramic centers of Nishapur in eastern Iran. The text often contains a proverb in Arabic or a series of wishes. This bowl is decorated with artistic calligraphy. The bowl represents the first revival of the traditional art due to the rise of the native Islamic dynasty of the Samanids. A nicer bowl that shows the true glory of the simple artful style that owes much to the Sassanian art and to the earlier cultures of the Iran. Size: 226 mm. wide and c. 65 mm. high. Condition: Superb! Original glaze on both sides, light restoration of a few breaks, but very nice ancient surfaces.   « Less

A beautyful pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with black and red elements on a white background. Size:  More »

A beautyful pottery bowl, Nishapur in Iran, dating to 9th.-10th. Century AD. The bowl is very finely decorated with black and red elements on a white background. Size: 180 x 65 mm. Condition: Choice! Some restoring with much original glaze.   « Less

An extremely high quality Babylonian cylinder seal of shell, dating to the Akkadian period, 2300-2200 BC. Impressive seal, 16 mm. thick and 27 mm. long, quite massive in  More »

An extremely high quality Babylonian cylinder seal of shell, dating to the Akkadian period, 2300-2200 BC. Impressive seal, 16 mm. thick and 27 mm. long, quite massive in hand. The seal depicts a sharply carved contest scene between a lion, a dragon(?) and bulls. The seal is published in 'The cylinder seal as an object d'art', p. 24, by Erik K. Rasmussen 2010. Condition: EF! Only a hint of fine overall wear, beautyful snow-white shell, finely patinated in the recesses.   « Less

A rare Caananite bronze bowl, dating to the late bronzeage, c. 1550-1200 BC. Hemispheric bowl with a pronounced footring. This bowl is a holyland type, scarce and  More »

A rare Caananite bronze bowl, dating to the late bronzeage, c. 1550-1200 BC. Hemispheric bowl with a pronounced footring. This bowl is a holyland type, scarce and nice! Size: 105 x 40 mm. Condition: Choice, intact with a vivid green patina. Provenance: Danish Private Collection   « Less

An exceptional condition ceramic plate with black on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Bowls including bold black inscriptions in the so-called kufic angular  More »

An exceptional condition ceramic plate with black on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Bowls including bold black inscriptions in the so-called kufic angular calligraphy were produced in the important ceramic centers of Nishapur in eastern Iran. The text often contains a proverb in Arabic or a series of wishes. This plate, which was used to serve food, is one of the most accomplished works of the type, with artistic calligraphy. The plate represents the first revival of the traditional art due to the rise of the native Islamic dynasty of the Samanids. A most important plate that shows the true spirit of the simple artful style that owes much to the Sassanian art and to the earlier cultures of the Iran. Size: c. 285 mm. wide and c. 40 mm. high. Condition: Choice! The glaze is a mulitude of small crackles and surface is complete and ancient. Minor restoration and a few details repainted.   « Less

A fine stamp seal, carved in red carneol with veins, dating late Urum/early Jemdet Nasr period 3300-2900 BC. The seal is pierced horizontically, the base with square  More »

A fine stamp seal, carved in red carneol with veins, dating late Urum/early Jemdet Nasr period 3300-2900 BC. The seal is pierced horizontically, the base with square divided pattern. Exceptional quality stone and carving for the period. Very detailed. Size. 16-17 mm. Condition: Choice!   « Less

A superb Nishapur ceramic bowl dating to the 10th or 11th century Iran during the Samanid Dynasty. Glaze is white with black Kufic inscriptions. The bowl measure 25cm. x  More »

A superb Nishapur ceramic bowl dating to the 10th or 11th century Iran during the Samanid Dynasty. Glaze is white with black Kufic inscriptions. The bowl measure 25cm. x 6,5 cm. Condition: Choice, some restoration, but very nice for type and period.   « Less