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Rare Urartian Bronze Dagger w/ Openwork Handle: Ancient Near East, Urartian culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A rare example of a cast-bronze dagger with a tall, slender handle bearing columns of dense openwork motifs. The rhombus-shaped guard

0048: Rare Urartian Bronze Dagger w/ Openwork HandleEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Ancient Anatolian / Mesopotamian Stone Mace Heads: Ancient Near East, probably Anatolia or Mesopotamia, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A set of 2 hand-carved stone mace heads from the ancient near east - one with smooth surfaces, and one

0049: Ancient Anatolian / Mesopotamian Stone Mace HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Four Sassanian Stone Stamp Seals: Ancient Near East, Sassanian (also Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A fine gathering of 4 hand-carved stone stamp seals from the ancient Sassanian Empire. First is a smaller

0049A: Four Sassanian Stone Stamp SealsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Mesopotamian Kassite Gypsum Frit Head: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. A hand-built gypsum-based frit head of a religious worshipper with enormous eyes, sweeping brows, a recessed headwrap,

0049B: Mesopotamian Kassite Gypsum Frit HeadEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed

Luristan Bronze Penannular Bracelet w/ Lion Heads: Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A heavy, large, lost wax cast bronze ring with terminals shaped like two lion heads that at one time met at the nose. The lion heads have huge manes,

0050: Luristan Bronze Penannular Bracelet w/ Lion HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Ancient Urartian Bronze Armor Plates, 10 pcs: **Originally Listed At $3500** Ancient Near East, Eastern Turkey, Iran, and Armenia, Urartu culture, Iron Age, ca. 7th century BCE. An incredibly rare collection of bronze armor plates from the

0050A: Ancient Urartian Bronze Armor Plates, 10 pcsEst. $3,400-$5,200

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Near Eastern Pottery Jars, Stilt + Mite Coin Pendant: Near East / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 2000 to 500 BCE; Turkey / Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1400 to 800 BCE. Near East, Israel / Palestine, Judea, ca. 100 BCE to 40 CE. A collection of

0051: Near Eastern Pottery Jars, Stilt + Mite Coin PendantEst. $700-$1,050

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Ancient Indus Valley Polychrome Footed Vessel: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A lovely pottery bowl hand-painted with a horizontal band of diagonally-striped spade motifs that rise

0051A: Ancient Indus Valley Polychrome Footed VesselEst. $900-$1,350

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Achaemenid Mottled Stone Bowl, Ex Arte Primitivo: Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 559 to 330 BCE. A stunning bowl, carved from inherently beautiful stone of translucent green and matte gray inclusions. The ancient vessel presents an

0052: Achaemenid Mottled Stone Bowl, Ex Arte PrimitivoEst. $800-$1,200

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5th C. Byzantine Lead Scale Weight w/ Inspection Stamps: Greece / Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A square ingot of lead, marked with inspection stamps around the knob, this piece may have been a weight for scale. One

0053: 5th C. Byzantine Lead Scale Weight w/ Inspection StampsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

13th C. Byzantine Glazed / Incised Pottery Bowls: Near East, Byzantine Period, ca. 13th century CE. A set of 4 wheel-thrown pottery bowls with attractive decorations. One bowl is incised within the basin, while another bowl has both incised and

0054: 13th C. Byzantine Glazed / Incised Pottery BowlsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

5th C. Byzantine Pottery Oil Lamps w/ Maker's Marks: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A lovely collection of 5 pottery oil lamps, all with wicked spouts, annular fill holes, pointed handles, and adorned with various striated,

0055: 5th C. Byzantine Pottery Oil Lamps w/ Maker's MarksEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

10th C. Byzantine Incised Bronze Cross Saint Basil: Near East, Byzantine period, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. Two splendid and quite sizable fragments of a bronze crucifix adorned with incised decoration of Saint Basil of Caesarea standing at the

0055A: 10th C. Byzantine Incised Bronze Cross Saint BasilEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

10th C. Islamic Glass Jarlet Faceted / Wheel-Cut Designs: Ancient Near East, Iran to Egypt, Islamic culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A beautifully preserved glass bottle made from a thick and semi-opaque yellow glass and decorated with wheel-cut

0056: 10th C. Islamic Glass Jarlet Faceted / Wheel-Cut DesignsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

13th C. Islamic Ayyubid Dynasty Blue Glazed Jar: **Originally Listed At $700** Near East, Syria, Raqqa (or Rakka), Ayyubid dynasty, ca. 13th century CE. A dazzling pottery jar enveloped in a glaze of mottled hues of powder blue, navy, and cobalt,

0057A: 13th C. Islamic Ayyubid Dynasty Blue Glazed JarEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Medieval Islamic Leaded-Bronze Mortar & Pestle: **First Time At Auction** Near East / Central Asia, Afghanistan to Iran, Islamic culture, Medieval period, ca. 11th to 13th century CE. A leaded-bronze mortar and pestle; the mortar cast into an

0057B: Medieval Islamic Leaded-Bronze Mortar & PestleEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

19th C. Indo-Persian Qajar Gilt Lacquered Book Covers: Near East / Central Asia, Indo-Persian / Islamic culture, Qajar period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of matching papier mache and lacquered book covers, painted with floral motifs and

0058: 19th C. Indo-Persian Qajar Gilt Lacquered Book CoversEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Bactrian Banded Agate Seal w/ Standing Figure: Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A hand-carved banded agate seal of ovoid form bearing an incised standing figure, facing left, while holding a club or staff. Curvilinear

0059: Bactrian Banded Agate Seal w/ Standing FigureEst. $600-$900

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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Pottery Female Figure: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built female figure depicted with a voluptuous chest, slender limbs, and a tab-shaped head. The face is comprised of

0060: Indus Valley Mehrgarh Pottery Female FigureEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

1st C. Gandharan 3-Strand Glass Bead Necklace: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Bactria / Gandharan period, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A lovely necklace comprised of rectangular and smaller barrel shaped blue glass beads, strung with over 100 ancient

0061: 1st C. Gandharan 3-Strand Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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2nd C. Gandhara Schist Relief Praying Hands, Buddha Head: Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A schist fragment hand-carved in high relief from a frieze or larger statue, depicting a

0062: 2nd C. Gandhara Schist Relief Praying Hands, Buddha HeadEst. $800-$1,200

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12th C. Indian Sandstone Dancing Surasundari: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 12th century CE. A beautiful sandstone sculpture of a dancing surasundari or divine beauty boasting a quixotic visage and voluptuous breasts as she twists at her

0063: 12th C. Indian Sandstone Dancing SurasundariEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

15th C. Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Deity Head (from Chakrasamvara): Central Asia, Himalaya Region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A beautiful gilt bronze head fragment from a larger statue of Samvara also known as Chakrasamvara, a meditation deity

0064: 15th C. Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Deity Head (from Chakrasamvara)Est. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Thangka Wrathful Deity (a Protector of Dharma): Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A vibrant hand-painted thangka on canvas or cotton textile, framed in modern times under glass. The scene is a wrathful deity (a protector of Dharma) in an

0064A: 19th C. Tibetan Thangka Wrathful Deity (a Protector of Dharma)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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