A rare bamiyan figural bowl, sgrafitto, Iran/Afghanistan, 11TH-12TH CENTURY. The conical bowl on short foot, the interior incised with a band of tear-drop design with  More »

A rare bamiyan figural bowl, sgrafitto, Iran/Afghanistan, 11TH-12TH CENTURY. The conical bowl on short foot, the interior incised with a band of tear-drop design with splashes of green and manganese glazes. In the center a finely styled bird! Exceptional quality and fine condition for type! Size: 166 x 65 mm. Condition: Choice! A few lines repaired, but 100% original glaze, no repainting!   « Less

A very rare and interesting pottery bowl, dating to Nishapur in Iran, 9th.-10th. cent. AD. The bowl has beautiful calligraphic elements in black and with scrolls on a red  More »

A very rare and interesting pottery bowl, dating to Nishapur in Iran, 9th.-10th. cent. AD. The bowl has beautiful calligraphic elements in black and with scrolls on a red glaze. Size: 230 mm. x 63 mm. Condition: Nice. Internal hairline, not repaired and almost invisible to the naked eye. This can easily be mended, but we have left it as is. Some possible restoring under lacquered surfaces to preserve the fragile glaze.   « Less

A superb and very rare bronze bowl, Indus Valley, Nal Culture, Baluchistan (NE Iran & Pakistan). c.3000 – 2500 BC This highly decorative and artful style bronze age  More »

A superb and very rare bronze bowl, Indus Valley, Nal Culture, Baluchistan (NE Iran & Pakistan). c.3000 – 2500 BC This highly decorative and artful style bronze age bowl, combines the beauty of the early Indus valley ceramic bowls with stylistic elements from early Iranian bronze age art. The bowl was made in Balluchistan, North-Eastern Iran, which was the borderline between early Iranian culture and the culture of the Indus Valley. The bowl is huge for period, measuring c. 128 in diameter and some 90 mm. high. Very large for an archaic bronze age bowl. The is designed with round walls, a pronounced central round foot and a flaring rim. Condition: Nearly superb! Fully intact with no holes or repairs. A few very small hairlines to the rim and a few minor bents to the body as seen in the pictures. Exceptional exterior dark green patina, and vivid blue-green interior patina, makes it very attractive.   « Less

An extremely high quality Babylonian cylinder seal of black shiny serpentine, dating to the Sumerian UR III, 2100-2000 BC. Impressive seal, 16-17 mm. thick and 26 mm.  More »

An extremely high quality Babylonian cylinder seal of black shiny serpentine, dating to the Sumerian UR III, 2100-2000 BC. Impressive seal, 16-17 mm. thick and 26 mm. long, quite massive in hand. The seal depicts a sharply carved contest scene between human headed bulls, and other creatures standing on two legs. The seal is published in 'The cylinder seal as an object d'art', p. 19, by Erik K. Rasmussen 2010. Condition: Near Mint! Finely patinated seal with fine ancient surfaces.   « Less

Choice early Sumerian/Babylonian cylinder seal, c. 3000-2600 BC. Carved in attractive red marple. In the center two devine figures seated either side of a sun symbol or sun  More »

Choice early Sumerian/Babylonian cylinder seal, c. 3000-2600 BC. Carved in attractive red marple. In the center two devine figures seated either side of a sun symbol or sun alter. Both figures touch the sun symbol with their right hands. Brass collection mount with the letter 'N'. Interesting seal, please contact us with further information on this one! Condition: Superb. Provenance: Ex Oliver Antique. Ex Swedish private collection - purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Her business card in the collection together with notes. Ex late 19th. century collection, note the old costum made brass mount with collection number (letter) hand-chiselled.   « Less

A rare and beautiful painted ceramic Jug, Nishapur of Kashan in Iran, 9th.-10th. cent. AD. The vessel is c. 170 mm. high with a low slung globular body, a large handle in  More »

A rare and beautiful painted ceramic Jug, Nishapur of Kashan in Iran, 9th.-10th. cent. AD. The vessel is c. 170 mm. high with a low slung globular body, a large handle in the side and a wide, open rim. It's decorated with fine black caligraphy greyish background. Condition: Nice! Some professional restoring as always with early Islamic pottery, but nice for time and period.   « Less

Rare Aryan / Median wine bowl of bronze, dating to the 1st. millennium BC of Western Asia. Interesting wine cup was made from two pieces of bronze! the lower part was cast  More »

Rare Aryan / Median wine bowl of bronze, dating to the 1st. millennium BC of Western Asia. Interesting wine cup was made from two pieces of bronze! the lower part was cast and the upper part was after wards hammered unto the lower part! Size: 83mm. x 38mm. Condition: Choice! Nice dark green and slightly rough patina.   « Less

Babylonian cylinder seal w. cuneiform

Babylonian cylinder seal w. cuneiform   « Less

A superb very large and deep ceramic bowl with black decoration on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Ceramic bowl, Earthenware, engobe, under glaze  More »

A superb very large and deep ceramic bowl with black decoration on creamy white glaze, dating 9th-10th. cent. A.D. Ceramic bowl, Earthenware, engobe, under glaze 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: 275 mm. wide and c. 100 mm. high. Condition: Superb for type, some minor professional restoration.   « Less

A rare, larger Islamic glass bottle, 1st. mill. AD. The bottle is finely made in black with blue feathers. The inside is filled with find dirt. The bottle measure 77  More »

A rare, larger Islamic glass bottle, 1st. mill. AD. The bottle is finely made in black with blue feathers. The inside is filled with find dirt. The bottle measure 77 mm. in height and is c. 48 mm. over the belly. Condition: Nice! - harshly cleaned and several hairlines, but does not look repaired.   « Less