The profile of the animal is unmistakable as a rodent.The lateral and vertical perspectives of the skull show a notable massive cavity from the jaw to the apex of the head,  More »

The profile of the animal is unmistakable as a rodent.The lateral and vertical perspectives of the skull show a notable massive cavity from the jaw to the apex of the head, and a wide yet tapering vertical profile from the small, semi-round ears to the end of the snout. The nose is simply yet effectively rendered with two round-oval nostrils and a narrow septum, overhanging an open mouth with curled tongue. The mouth is marked at the corners with long, dagger-like canines; no other teeth are present. The eyes are simple and naturalistic, and are not schematic nor stylized in the manner of Horus or Anubis. The surface of the stone is very carefully worked, and the marks of the tools are still visible over the head. Interestingly, the head fades away to rougher, less well-defined stone that acts like a pedestal for the finer carving above. The base, likewise, is unfinished and rough, with the marks of rough hewing with a large tool clearly visible over the whole surface. Central Asian Stone Sculpture of an Animal's Head - LO.1401Origin: Central Asia Circa: 1500 BC to 900 BC Dimensions: 5.75" (14.6cm) high x 4.75" (12.1cm) wide x 5.25" (13.3cm) depth Collection:Central Asian Antiquities Medium: Stone   « Less

Silver Bowl Anthropomorphic and Stylised Flower Motifs OF.223 Origin: Central Asia Circa: 500 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 3(7.6cm) high x 7.0"17.8cm) wide Collection: Near  More »

Silver Bowl Anthropomorphic and Stylised Flower Motifs OF.223 Origin: Central Asia Circa: 500 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 3(7.6cm) high x 7.0"17.8cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Style: Achaemenid Medium: Silver   « Less

Rhyton in the Form of a Horse - RP.221Origin: Central Asia Circa: 1200 BC to 700 BCDimensions: 8.25" (21.0cm) high x 10" (25.4cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style:  More »

Rhyton in the Form of a Horse - RP.221Origin: Central Asia Circa: 1200 BC to 700 BCDimensions: 8.25" (21.0cm) high x 10" (25.4cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Amlash/ Luristan Medium: Terracotta Location: UAE   « Less

Lapis Sculpture ofa Ram-K.289Origin:Central Asia Circa:3000BCto2000BCCollection: Near Eastern Style: Sumerian Medium: Lapis Lazuli Location:Great Britain

Lapis Sculpture ofa Ram-K.289Origin:Central Asia Circa:3000BCto2000BCCollection: Near Eastern Style: Sumerian Medium: Lapis Lazuli Location:Great Britain   « Less

Round terracotta plug with a seal impression featuring a beast of prey in profile (possibly a feline) with its head turned frontally. A five-pointed star motif with a long  More »

Round terracotta plug with a seal impression featuring a beast of prey in profile (possibly a feline) with its head turned frontally. A five-pointed star motif with a long appendage placed at the back of the animal. The presence of a cordoned border would suggest a Bactrio-Margiana origin and a Bronze age date for this small ornament. Its shape, flat on one side and conical on the other, finds parallels among the earthenware plugs with seal impressions found at the Temple of Toguluk at Gonur-depe in Margiana (Turkmenistan) datable to the mid Bronze Age period. The temple represented the first monumental construction dedicated to special cults later developed in Zoroastrianism. In one of its courtyard surrounded by corridors, service chambers were found with khum dug in the floor and sealed with clay plugs bearing impressionsheimagesfoundonsuchplugsaremostlyimagesofanimalsinheraldicposture,relatedtospecificmythsandrituals,nowdifficulttotrace.Earthenware Plugwith Seal Impression LO.681Origin:Central Asia Circa:2000BCto1500BCDimensions:2.50(6.4cm)depth Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bactrio-Margiana Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Stone Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7013Origin: Central Asia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) highx5.25(13.3cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bronze Age  More »

Stone Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7013Origin: Central Asia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) highx5.25(13.3cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bronze Age Medium: Stone   « Less

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7016Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions:3.5(8.9cm)highx6.0(15.2cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bronze Age  More »

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7016Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions:3.5(8.9cm)highx6.0(15.2cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bronze Age Medium: Alabaster   « Less

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - LO.858Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) high x 5.1" (13.0cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Style:  More »

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - LO.858Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) high x 5.1" (13.0cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Style: Bronze Age Medium: Alabaster   « Less

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - LO.859Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 2.25" (5.7cm) high x 4.25" (10.8cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style: Bronze  More »

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - LO.859Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 2.25" (5.7cm) high x 4.25" (10.8cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style: Bronze Age Medium: Calcite-Alabaster   « Less

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7012Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 3.1" (7.9cm) high x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide: Near Eastern Style: Bronze  More »

Alabaster Zoomorphic Sculpture - PF.7012Origin: Central Asia Circa: 3000 BC to 2000 BCDimensions: 3.1" (7.9cm) high x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide: Near Eastern Style: Bronze Age Medium: Alabaster   « Less