![Ancient Sumerian Gold Hair Coils (pr): Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely pair of gold hair coils, each formed from a thick gold strip with a central crest, twisted into a spiral. Made to decorate the coiffur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179804376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718147909)
Middle Eastern Antique
![Ancient Sumerian Gold Hair Coils (pr): Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely pair of gold hair coils, each formed from a thick gold strip with a central crest, twisted into a spiral. Made to decorate the coiffur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179804376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718147909)
![Indus Valley Polychrome Pottery Bowl w/ Fish: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harrapan / Mohenjo-Daro, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl, with vertical walls atop a squat foot, decorated with a program of black-painted, left-fac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540235_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Three Indus Valley Pottery Vessels: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 1900 BCE. A lovely trio of pottery vessels from Ancient Indus Valley, a tall bowl with thick flared walls and 2 cy](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540239_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Four Ancient Holyland Pottery Vessels: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A group of 4 wheel-thrown pottery vessels including an apple-shaped jar, a petite mug bearing a thick handle, an orange-hued baby feeder with a pa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Amlash Pottery Horse Vessel w/ Birds: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a body composed of an abstract horse standing atop four outstretched legs. Th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Devil with Skull Meerschaum Pipe,Demon Pipe: Title: Devil with Skull Meerschaum Pipe,Demon Pipe Materials: Meerschaum Dimension: 10.2 inch (26cm) Additional Information: Devil with Skull Hand carved Meerschaum Pipe. Rare Museum Quality,Made in T](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331738/178960851_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530593)
![Early / Large Turkic Wool Rug Panel Soumak Tapestry: **Originally Listed At $650** Central Asia, Azerbaijan & Iran region, Turkic / Shahsevan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large rectangular panel flat-woven from wool using the souma](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159725_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405477)
![3rd C. Gandharan Pottery Molds (for Religious Paneling): Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A set of 5 hand-built pottery molds used for creating intricate relief artworks, typically for religious panel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540234_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Two Indus Valley Pottery Bowls: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 1900 BCE. A set of 2 pottery bowls of utilitarian form, each with a squat foot and a set of linear decorations withi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540242_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Four Indus Valley Pottery Zebu Bull Figurines: Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A set of 4 pottery zebu bulls standing on attenuated legs, each with a raised head bearing a pair of majestic ho](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540233_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Indo-Persian, Large Steel shield.: 19th century Persian, Large Steel shield. Size 24 inches diameter. A large Steel shield decorated with silver inlaid, engraved with group of people, Camels, Elephant and Horses. Four large shield boss](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3779/331608/179024084_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717014957)
![Persian Isfahan Wool & Silk Carpet 3.6 x 6.3: Isfahan Persian Wool And Silk Rug Vintage 3.6 x 6.3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9126/328395/177906360_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716486567)
![Vibrant 19th C. Eastern Anatolian Yoruk Woven Wool Rug: **Originally Listed At $1000** Near East, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, Yoruk / Yuruk culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-knotted wool rug with a vibrant and glossy pile with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159714_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405477)
![6'3x11'8 ft, PINK ORANGE RUG: Title: 6'3x11'8 ft, PINK ORANGE RUGOridign: Turkey Date/Period: 1960 - 1970 Materials: Wool and Cotton Size: Width: 6.3 feet Length: 11.8 feet Provenance: This Turkish one-of-a-kind Vintage Flatweave](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331782/178975736_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530765)
![Vintage Persian Rug Hand Knotted 9.3 x 11.5: Hand Knotted Persian Rug Wool On Cotton](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9126/328395/177860633_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716486567)
![Persian Kashmar Vintage Rug 9.8 x 12.8: Hand knotted Iran Kashmar Wool On Cotton 9.8 x 12.8](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9126/328395/177960436_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716486567)
![Isfahan Persian Rug Semi Antique 8.9 x 13 Hand Knotted From Iran: Persian Isfahan Rug From Iran Hand Knotted Wool On Cotton 8.9 x 13](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9126/328395/177852967_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716486567)
![Napoleon Bonoparte Meerschaum Pipe.: Title: Napoleon Bonoparte Meerschaum Pipe. Materials: Meerschaum Dimension: 6.1 inch (15.5cm) Additional Information: Napoleon Bonoparte,Hand carved Meerschaum Pipe. Made in Turkey,Eskisehir by Meersc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331738/178960823_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530593)
![2.6x11.7 ft, TURKISH KILIM Runner, VINTAGE: Title: 2.6x11.7 ft, TURKISH KILIM Runner, VINTAGEOridign: Turkey Date/Period: 1960 - 1970 Materials: Wool and Cotton Size: Width: 2.6 feet Length: 11.7 feet Provenance: This Turkish one-of-a-kind Vint](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331782/178975564_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530765)
![Near Eastern Silver Ring w/ Ruby: **First Time At Auction** Near East/Western Asia, Turkey / Persia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An elegant ruby and sterling silver ring with a four prong setting, with stippling, ridges, and lin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180293164_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718661272)
![Chinese Ming Style Dragon Porcelain Vase / Cachepot 11" In. High: Ming Dynasty Style Chinese vase or cachepot porcelain container. Beautiful shape. Boasts a traditional design with a flying dragon and auspicious symbols. The blue, white, and iron red color combinati](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177172852_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![Amlash Marlik Blackware Spouted Strainer Jug, TL'd: **Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Near East / Ancient Mediterranean, Amlash culture, Marlik or Cheraghali Teppe, ca. 1200 BCE. A beautiful and unique blackware strainer jug featuring 3 folded feet](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159723_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405476)
![Indus Valley Polychrome Pottery Jar w/ Geometric Motifs: **Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 1900 BCE. A spool-shaped pottery bowl of sizable form with a concave shoulder with a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001457_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
![Two Luristan Copper Axe Heads: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A set of 2 cast-copper axe heads, each covered in layers of naturally-occurring patina. The first weapon features a horizontal blad](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540223_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
News about Middle Eastern Antique
![I.M. Chait sale Feb. 21 features items gifted by Middle Eastern ruler](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chait-Omani-feature.jpg)
I.M. Chait sale Feb. 21 features items gifted by Middle Eastern ruler
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Antique Omani pottery and jewelry from the collection of Louisa Montague, a former tourism director, and gifted by Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, ruler of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, will be sold to the highest bidders at an I.M. Chait Gallery auction Feb. 21.
![Jacob Epstein bust of Lucien Freud headlines Sworders Oct. 17](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/162152602_1_x.webp)
Jacob Epstein bust of Lucien Freud headlines Sworders Oct. 17
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![Collection of renowned interior designer Robert Kime to sell at Dreweatts this fall](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mirror-1.jpg)
Collection of renowned interior designer Robert Kime to sell at Dreweatts this fall
NEWBURY, U.K. – Dreweatts Donnington Priory will auction the personal collection of Robert Kime (1946-2022), the man known across the world as a titan of design and a polymath who was dubbed the ‘great assembler’ of beautiful things. Kime’s unique eye and aesthetic sensibility led him to become a leading interior design figure. The culmination of his […]
![House party: Don Baum creation was among outsider highlights at Potter & Potter sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/263-1.jpg)
House party: Don Baum creation was among outsider highlights at Potter & Potter sale
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Outsider, Folk, and Fine Art Sale, which took place on June 28, totaled nearly $271,000. The sale offered 570 category-spanning lots and was the debut auction for Aron Packer, the company’s new director and specialist of its Fine & Outsider Art division. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.