Ancient Mesopotamian Limestone Cylinder Seal.Possibly from the Akkadian,Bactrian,Sumerian,or Sassanian Emipre.3500 BC-640 AD.Worn as jewelry and to be readily available for  More »

Ancient Mesopotamian Limestone Cylinder Seal.Possibly from the Akkadian,Bactrian,Sumerian,or Sassanian Emipre.3500 BC-640 AD.Worn as jewelry and to be readily available for authorization and notarization purposes, Tombs at the ancient burial sites often contained two or more seals,placed there to honor the deceased.This seal is in excellent and original condition,and was purchased near the Iranian border.No claims made to actual age,era,or origin.Free shipping.Insurance is an extra charge.Paypal is accepted.   « Less

Very Beautiful and Vivid Shriek Green Glass Cylinder Seal. Mesopotamian Empire(3500 BC-640 AD).Possibly Bactrian, Babylonian,Sasanian,or Sumerian Origin.5cm.X 2cm. Worn as  More »

Very Beautiful and Vivid Shriek Green Glass Cylinder Seal. Mesopotamian Empire(3500 BC-640 AD).Possibly Bactrian, Babylonian,Sasanian,or Sumerian Origin.5cm.X 2cm. Worn as jewelry and used to authorize and notarize documents of the period.They were placed in the ancient burial chambers as an honor to the deceased.Purchased in a shop near the Iranian border.In excellent,original,as purchased condition.No claim to actual age,era,or origin.One-of-a kind.Shipping is free,insurance is extra.Paypal is accepted.   « Less

c. 1st-3rd Century A.D. This flask consists of a circular body with a flat front and back sides, a slender neck with an everted rim below which sits a decorative band, a  More »

c. 1st-3rd Century A.D. This flask consists of a circular body with a flat front and back sides, a slender neck with an everted rim below which sits a decorative band, a single ring handle on the right shoulder and two small feet. The front is decorated with a recessed stylized rosette. Remnants of turquoise blue glaze can be found on various parts of the flask and would originally have filled in the recesses surrounding the rosette making it look quite different than it does today. Similar flasks of this type have been in use by various cultures since as early as the 2nd millennium B.C., although glazing was not regularly used on these objects in the region until the 2nd Century B.C.. The style and shape of the vessel is typical of a Parthian flask of this kind while the central rosette decoration was most likely adopted from earlier Ptolemaic examples. The Parthian Empire originated in the area of what is now northeast Iran, along the Caspian Sea. Originally a semi-nomadic people they clashed against the Seleucid dynasty in the 3rd Century B.C. following the death of Alexander the Great and eventually became the dominate power in the region. During its height the empire reached to the Persian Gulf in the south and encapsulated the Tigris and Euphrates in the west, with the residence of the kings being placed in Ctesiphon on the Tigris River. It was not until their defeat by the Sassanians in the 3rd Century A.D. that their empire came to an end. 4.05 x .82 x 2.83 inches (10.3 x 2.1 x 7.2 cms) Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority   « Less

Bronze Age; c. 2350-1400 B.C. A collection of three clay oil lamps found in Hebron. First: Early Bronze to Middle Bronze Age; c. 2350-1750 BC. Four spout lamp. The  More »

Bronze Age; c. 2350-1400 B.C. A collection of three clay oil lamps found in Hebron. First: Early Bronze to Middle Bronze Age; c. 2350-1750 BC. Four spout lamp. The walls of the lamp are about 5 mm thick, and the lamp has a flat, unfinished bottom. Traces of soot are visible in each of the four wick rests , traces of the potter’s wheel on oil lamp body. Intact and very good condition. 5.55 x 1.89 inches (14.1 x 4.8 cms) Second: Middle Bronze Age; c. 2200-1550 B.C. A single spout lamp with rim straight up resembling a bowl. Lamp fabric is gritty gray clay with large quartz inclusions. The lamp has a slightly rounded tool-scraped bottom, and the wick rest has little soot, Intact and very good condition. 4.37 x 3.6 x 1.14 inches (11.1 x 9.2 x 2.9 cms) Third: Late Bronze Age I; c. 1550-1400 BC. Formed of pinkish clay, with a flat bottom and a deep bowl. Burnished on a potter’s wheel. A trace of soot on the single spout. In the few places where the inner clay is exposed, it has coarse grits. In good and original condition some minor chips on rim. 5.7 x 5.35 x 1.65 inches (14.5 x 13.6 x 4.2 cms) Three lucite stands, shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Israeli and Avida, “Oil Lamps from Eretz Israel: The Louis and Carmen Warschaw Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.”, (Jerusalem, 1988) Noam Adler, “A Comprehensive Catalog of Oil Lamps of the Holy Land from the Adler Collection.”, (Old City Press: Israel, 2004)   « Less

c. 5th-6th Century A.D. A pear shaped oil lamp with an elongated nozzle and four pointed star handle, two circles on the base and two lines flanking the nozzle. Partially  More »

c. 5th-6th Century A.D. A pear shaped oil lamp with an elongated nozzle and four pointed star handle, two circles on the base and two lines flanking the nozzle. Partially broken filling hole. Decorated with pointed amphora and several bunch of grapes . Most likely of Jewish production. Found in Sebastia-Samaria. In good and original condition, no restoration or repair. 3.58 x 2.56 x 1.78 inches (9.1 x 6.5 x 3.5 cms) Custom lucite stand, worldwide shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Israeli and Avida, “Oil Lamps from Eretz Israel: The Louis and Carmen Warschaw Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.”, (The Israel Museum: Jerusalem, 1988). Noam Adler, “A Comprehensive Catalog of Oil Lamps of the Holy Land from the Adler Collection”, (Old City Press: Israel, 2004). ******** The population living in the Samaria region was mainly Samaritan but also included Jews, Christians and Pagans. The Samaritans developed a unique culture, including special symbols, art and lamps. The Samaritan lamps are characterized by their shape and decorations and appear from the end of the Roman period to the Early Islamic period. Other populations in the region used the lamps as well, and they are found throughout Israel and Jordan.   « Less

c. 70-150 A.D. A Darom mold-made oil lamp with triangles and lines around filling hole, a ring base, and a knob handle. The triangles in the decorative motif bow outward  More »

c. 70-150 A.D. A Darom mold-made oil lamp with triangles and lines around filling hole, a ring base, and a knob handle. The triangles in the decorative motif bow outward and most likely represent flower petals or leaves. Found in Judea. In excellent and original condition. 4 x 2.87 x 1.5 inches (10.2 x 7.3 x 3.8 cms) Custom lucite stand, worldwide shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Israeli and Avida, “Oil Lamps from Eretz Israel: The Louis and Carmen Warschaw Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.”, (The Israel Museum: Jerusalem, 1988). Noam Adler, “A Comprehensive Catalog of Oil Lamps of the Holy Land from the Adler Collection”, (Old City Press: Israel, 2004). ********* Darom lamps were manufactured in Judaea after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, when the urban population, including artists and craftsmen, fled Jerusalem. These are the first decorated lamps made by Jews and intended for Jewish use.   « Less

c. 1st Millennium B.C. A standing, plank type pottery idol with stubby arms outstretched at shoulders, wearing an applied, incised decorated necklace. Relief facial  More »

c. 1st Millennium B.C. A standing, plank type pottery idol with stubby arms outstretched at shoulders, wearing an applied, incised decorated necklace. Relief facial features, incised hairdo with applied ringlets. In good condition. Repair and restoration to lower half of the figure. 6.4 inches (15.5 cms) high Custom lucite stand, worldwide shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority *********** Baal (bay' uhl) Lord of Canaanite religion and seen in the thunderstorms, Baal was worshiped as the god who provided fertility. He proved a great temptation for Israel. “Baal” occurs in the Old Testament as a noun meaning, “lord, owner, possessor, or husband,” and as a proper noun referring to the supreme god of the Canaanites, and often to the name of a man. According to 1 Chronicles 5:5, Baal was a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn son, and the father of Beerah. Baal was sent into exile by Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria. The genealogical accounts of Saul's family listed in 1 Chronicles 9:35-36 indicates that the fourth son of Jehiel was named Baal. As a fertility and storm God, Baal is a common Semitic * word that means "lord" or "owner." The title was given to the local god of nearly every city in Canaan. Because of the importance of rain to life in the dry lands of the Near East, these local gods were usually associated with fertility and the cycle of wet and dry seasons. Baal developed into a single, widely known god, called Lord of the Earth and Lord of the Rain and Dew.   « Less

c. 3800-3500 B.C. Extremely rare jar with round body, lug handles and flat base. Painted decoration and rope ornamentation present. Made by the Ghassulian culture of the  More »

c. 3800-3500 B.C. Extremely rare jar with round body, lug handles and flat base. Painted decoration and rope ornamentation present. Made by the Ghassulian culture of the Chalcolithic Southern Levant. Found in Jericho. In good condition with minor restoration on rim of vessel. 3.8 x 3.9 inches (9.8 x 9.9 cms) Custom lucite stand, worldwide shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Ruth Amiran, “Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land”,(Rutgers University Press, 1970), p.22- p.27. ************* Ghassulian refers to an archaeological stage dating to the Middle Chalcolithic Period in (c. 3800–c. 3350 BC) in the Southern Levant as well as the culture that inhabited the area at that time. Of the cultures in the Southern Levant during the Chalcolithic Period (c. 5000-3000 B.C.), the Ghassulian (in the Jordan Valley) and Beersheba (in the Negev) cultures have provided the best assemblages for this period of pottery advancement. Rope ornamentation on this handmade pottery clearly suggests the practical strengthening of the clay vessels with various rope netting or binding. A wide variety of shapes and sizes suggests the proliferation of household and commercial uses for storage and transport of both dry and liquid products and merchandise. The Chalcolithic (Greek khalkos + lithos 'copper stone') period or Copper Age period [also known as the Eneolithic (Æneolithic)], is a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools appeared alongside the use of stone tools. This is also the period from which one sees the first evidence for a simple potter's wheel - initially turned by hand, not by foot. However, most pots were still made by hand.   « Less

c. 2nd Millennium B.C. A large round bodies amphora with everted rim and two handles each with a head of a fertility goddess. In very good and original condition. 6.5  More »

c. 2nd Millennium B.C. A large round bodies amphora with everted rim and two handles each with a head of a fertility goddess. In very good and original condition. 6.5 inches (17 cms) high; 7 inches (18 cms) diameter Worldwide shipping and Certificate of Authenticity included in price. Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority *********** The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusha in north-central Anatolia ca. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height ca. the 14th century BC, encompassing a large part of Anatolia, north-western Syria about as far south as the mouth of the Litani River (a territory known as Amqu), and eastward into upper Mesopotamia. After ca. 1180 BC, the empire disintegrated into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some surviving until as late as the 8th century BC Idols are the first representation of the human form, perhaps the first sculpture of the ancient world. Images dating from prehistoric times have been found in stone and clay, and by the Neolithic period, idol worship was a major component of religion in the ancient Near East.   « Less

c. 5th Century B.C. Cast from bronze and gilded this excellent example of Scythian metal work is well formed and terminates in two ram heads. Crafted with well-defined  More »

c. 5th Century B.C. Cast from bronze and gilded this excellent example of Scythian metal work is well formed and terminates in two ram heads. Crafted with well-defined faces and prominent, curving horns, the gilding is most evident on the terminals and gives the viewer a sense of the splendor of this object when originally made. Remnants of the gilding are present over the entire object. Similar examples can be found at The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The Scythians were an Indo-European people who lived primarily in the Eurasian steppes around the Black Sea. At various points their empire included parts of modern Crimea, Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland, the Ukraine valley, Belarus, Romania and northern India. The Scythians were renowned for their metalwork, particularly their use of gold, as well as their agricultural prowess and acumen in battle. Although mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus in a less than favorable light, as we can see from this excellent example the Scythians were a culture of great aesthetic sensitivity with superior craftsmanship skills. 2.67 inches (6.8 cms) diameter; 67.50 grams Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority   « Less