Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 6TH - 9TH CENTURY AD. Material: GLASS. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, SOME CRACKS. EXCEPTIONAL WEATHERING AND  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 6TH - 9TH CENTURY AD. Material: GLASS. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, SOME CRACKS. EXCEPTIONAL WEATHERING AND IRIDESCENCE. Measurements: 3.25 INCHES HIGH, ( 8 CMS). Our vast inventory of ancient art includes one of the finest and most comprehensive ancient glass collections ever assembled; it includes nearly every variety of pre-Roman, Roman, and Eastern Mediterranean ancient glass. If you have any specific inquiries, please let us know.   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2000 - 1500 B.C. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE STAND.  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 2000 - 1500 B.C. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, VERY GOOD, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE STAND. Measurements: 3.25 INCHES HIGH (8 CMS). In the form of a head pendant with a loop above that is drilled for suspension. This head depicts Humbaba, the protector of the Cedar forests of Lebanon and the hero of the Gelgamesh epic: Humbaba is a monster in the Epic of Gilgamesh who guards the cedar forest in the Lebanon mountains. He is a giant human and is sometimes shown with lion's claws, long hair, and a monstrous, hairy face. Humbaba is killed by Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu who journey to the forest to cut down cedar trees. An extremely rare head pendant. Cf: nos. 99. 101, Ladders to Heaven.   « Less

"From this point on we must go back to the coast and to Phoenicia. There was formerly a twon called Crocodilon, and there still is a river of that name…Then comes Cape  More »

"From this point on we must go back to the coast and to Phoenicia. There was formerly a twon called Crocodilon, and there still is a river of that name…Then comes Cape Carmel…Next are Getta, Geba, and the river Pacida or Belus…Close to this river is Ptolemais…Next Tyre, once an island separated from the mainland by a very deep sea-channel 700 yards wide, but now joined to it by the works constructed by Alexander when besieging the place…but the entire renown of Tyre now consists in a shell-fish and a purple dye!…Next are Zarephath and the city of birds (Ornithon oppidum), and Sidon, the mother-city of Thebes in Boetia where glass is made. (Pliny, Natural History V.75-76)". Culture: Eastern Mediterranean. Date: 1st Century A.D. Material: Blue glass. Condition: Intact, with heavy weathering and silvery iridescence. Provenance: American private collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Measurements: 2.7 inches high (7 cms). A very nice example of the "vessel type" of hexagonal flasks. This piece depicts on each of the six panels the image of a vessel framed within an architectural structure resembling an aedicula. The aedicula's arches are filled with egg-shaped objects, while below the ground line encircling the entire flask, there is a continuous garland with clusters of fruit in each swag. The vessels enshrined with each aedicula include a spouted jug (oinochoe), a footed vessel with two handles )probably an amphora), a two handles cup (kantharos), and a cylindrical vessel with bulging extremeties (a krater). On the bottom of the flask there is a concentric circle motif.It has been suggested that those type of flasks may have served as ritual vessels related to the cult of the Sidonian Goddess Ashtarte. Cf: Toledo, 1995, pp. 115-117, also Wolfe 2001, no. 45, p. 115, also Corning 2001, no. 506, pp. 36-37, also Hermitage nos 134-136, pp. 278-279. A very rare type. Our vast inventory of ancient art includes one of the finest and most comprehensive ancient glass collections ever assembled; it includes nearly every variety of pre-Roman, Roman, and Eastern Mediterranean ancient glass. If you have any specific inquiries, please let us know.   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 1200 - 1000 BC Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, WITH PRETTY GREEN PATINA. ONE TINY  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 1200 - 1000 BC Material: BRONZE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, WITH PRETTY GREEN PATINA. ONE TINY HOLE. Measurements: 7.9 INCHES LONG, (20 CMS). The leaf blade has layered ridges tapering to a sharp tip. The shaft is hollow with inscriptions all around the opening. Cf: Lot # 70, Christie's December 2006 auction for a similar example, (estimate $6,000 - $8,000), sold for $7,800). A very rare and desirable type.   « Less

Culture: PARTHIAN. Date: 1ST-5TH CENTURY AD. Origin: TURKEY. Material: BRONZE, (HOLLOW ON THE INSIDE). Provenance: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, WITH  More »

Culture: PARTHIAN. Date: 1ST-5TH CENTURY AD. Origin: TURKEY. Material: BRONZE, (HOLLOW ON THE INSIDE). Provenance: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, WITH OLIVE GREEN PATTINA. MOUNTED WITH CUSTOM BASE. Measurements: 1 INCH HIGH, (2.5 cms). Depicting the head of a bearded man.   « Less

Culture: Achaemenid. Date:5th Century B.C. Condition: Both intact and well preserved. Provenance: Ex: New Jersy Private collection; EX: New York City art market.  More »

Culture: Achaemenid. Date:5th Century B.C. Condition: Both intact and well preserved. Provenance: Ex: New Jersy Private collection; EX: New York City art market. Measurements: 3 1/2 inches in diameter each, (9 cms). Both pennanular hoops round in section, each tapering to two facing calfs heads. The heads are finely detailed.Calfs heads are by far the rarest of all bracelet terminals. Very rare in silver and as a pair as well. Cf: Lot 68, Chridtie's New York Antiquities Auction, 30 May 1997, (realized then $6,900), also lot 42,Christie's New York Ancient Jewelry Auction, 8 December 2005, (estimate $10,000 - $15,000).See also lot 91, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 7 June 2007. See also cat. no. 29, pp 40-41, Animals In Ancient Art, From The Leo Mildenberg Collection, Kozloff.   « Less

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 3300 - 2500 B.C. Condition: Inatct preserving the head from a statue, set on a customs raised base. Material: Marble. Provenance: Ex:  More »

Culture: Near Eastern. Date: 3300 - 2500 B.C. Condition: Inatct preserving the head from a statue, set on a customs raised base. Material: Marble. Provenance: Ex: American private collection; Ex: New York City art market. Measurements: 1.4 inch high (3.5 cms). From a statue, of Kiliya type, the broad backward - tilted head lunate in form, with protruding ears and slender nose. This type is also called by the name of "stargazer". This head is also known academically as Kiliya type, taking its name from the find-spot of the first of its kind to have been published. Kilia is a site near Gallipoli on Turkey's Gelibolu peninsula. Cf: Lot 53, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 6 December 2007, also lot 67, Christie's New York Antiquities Auction, 7 December 2006 (est. $2,000 - $3,000).   « Less

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 3000 - 2500 BC. Material: MARBLE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1960'S. Condition: INTACT, MOUNTED ON A  More »

Culture: NEAR EASTERN. Date: 3000 - 2500 BC. Material: MARBLE. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1960'S. Condition: INTACT, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE STAND. Measurements: 4.5 INCHES HIGH, (11.5 CMS). Characterized by aquiline nose, prominent cheekbones, grooved eyebrows meeting over the bridge of the nose, and deeply drilled eyes that may have been inlaid. Cf: For closely similar examples, see lot 154, Sotheby's New York Antiquities and Islamic Art Auction, 8 December 2000, (est. $10,000 - $15,000), see alsolot # 75, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 9 June 2004, see also lot #209, Christie's London Antiquities Auction, October 2005.   « Less

CULTURE: SYRO - HITTITE. DATE: 8TH - 7TH CENTURY BC. MATERIAL: STONE. PROVENANCE: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. CONDITION: FRAGMENT PRESERVING THE HEAD OF A  More »

CULTURE: SYRO - HITTITE. DATE: 8TH - 7TH CENTURY BC. MATERIAL: STONE. PROVENANCE: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. CONDITION: FRAGMENT PRESERVING THE HEAD OF A DIETY. MEASUREMENTS: 13.4 INCHES H. X 9.6 W. (34 X 24.5 CMS). Carved in low relief featuring a bearded man wearing a domed cap or a high tapering headdress, his long beard arranged in rows of tight circular curls. CF: For closely similar example, see lot 161, Sothebys New York Antiquities Auction, 17 December 1996, (est. $20,000 - $30,000), see also, lot 37, Sothebys New York Antiquities and Islamic Art Auction, 29 November 1989.   « Less

CULTURE: PALMYRENE. DATE: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. MATERIAL: LIMESTONE. PROVENANCE: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. CONDITION: INTACT. MEASUREMENTS: 23.5 INCHES  More »

CULTURE: PALMYRENE. DATE: 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD. MATERIAL: LIMESTONE. PROVENANCE: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. CONDITION: INTACT. MEASUREMENTS: 23.5 INCHES HIGH, 15.75 INCHES WIDE, 7 INCHES THICK, (60 X 40 X 18). Featuring the bust of a woman with her child standing above her right shoulder; her eyes are wide and almond shaped, underneath her head veil, her hair is styled in melon coiffure, she is wearing her jewelry which consist of three necklaces, another strand of jewelry on top of her forehead, she is also wearing two wide bracelets, dangling type of earrings, and a ring in her left pinky. CF: A very similar example in the Damascus museum, see discover Plamyr, History, Ruins, Art, Alhariri.   « Less