ANCIENT NEAR EAST SYRIAN CAST BRONZE IDOL OF BAAL

Ancient Near East, the Levant / Anatolia, Canaanite culture, Bronze Age, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A cast-leaded-bronze Ba'al deity figure with delineated legs atop an integral plinth - his arms raised in

Ancient Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A finely-detailed, cast-bronze figure of the god Baal, here depicted as tall and thin, with his arms outstretched, and with cupped hands

**Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Southwestern Caspian Sea region, Syro-Hittite, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A finely-detailed, cast-leaded-bronze figure of the god Baal, here depicte

Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. This is a really fantastic, wide example of one of the most distinctive cast bronze forms from the ancient Near East. It is the "duckbill" design, cre

Near East / Central Asia, Northwestern Iran, Parthia / Amlash, late Bronze Age, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A remarkable bull effigy cast from bronze with a symmetrically proportioned body! Although hollow,

Ancient Near East region, Luristan, a finely cast bronze short sword with a blade that connects to a square-shaped guard. The long handle was designed to have an inlaid panel of wood, stone, or other

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A thick cast bronze disc-shaped pin head with stylized leonine motif. This item would have been made to be worn at the top of a pin used to hold clothing tog

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A thick cast bronze disc-shaped pin head with stylized leonine motif. This item would have been made to be worn at the top of a pin used to hold clothing tog

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. This is an amazingly-preserved bronze sword with crescent design atop the upper ridge. This is particular sword was made from lost wa

Ancient Near East, Anatolian/Cycladic, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A fascinating example of a Cycladic bronze idol in a form known as "violin" for obvious reasons. A discoid body with a

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A fabulous leaded bronze idol in the form of a standing female with a slender body and broad shoulders. Gazing forth fro

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A charming trio of near-identical cast bronze ibexes, each with high, back-curving horns and a short, upright tail. Each ibex looks spritely, as if ready to

Ancient Near East, Anatolian / Cycladic, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A fascinating example of a Cycladic bronze idol in a form known as "violin" for obvious reasons. A rounded body with

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 2300 to 200 BCE. A wonderful bronze axe head created via the lost wax technique. The head is comprised of a cylindrical socket with pointed flan

Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery goddess of minimalist form boasting an hourglass physique with raised breasts, a recessed naval, and a trian

Ancient Near East, modern day northern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A heavy bronze idol in the form of a cylinder with a low relief anthropomorphic face on one side. This may be a depiction of

**Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Near East, Palestine, Syro-Palestine, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. Three wonderful cast-bronze weapon blades with three distinct styles. First is a short blade w

Ancient Near East Amlash Bronze Ring c.1200 BC. Size 28 mm disc diameter, ring size 7.5. Large cast bronze ring with circular bezel with concentric circle with four bands of dotted design. wearable. P

Ancient Near East Amlash Bronze Ring c.1200 BC. Size 29 mm disc diameter, ring size 8. Large cast bronze ring with circular bezel with cross with annuletsends and annulets between arms on a field with

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A trio of cast bronze weapons: one pick axe and two daggers with distinctive attachment ends. Size of largest:

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A tall, thin, lost wax cast bronze figure of a woman with a zoomorphic, horse-like face. The figure stands on narrow legs endin

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A slender cast-bronze beaker with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular knobs engraved with roundel

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a very long, cast bronze sword with fantastic naturalistic double horse hooves, in elaborate shoes, forming the pommel. This is particular sword was