Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Luristan Bronze Short Sword w/ Forked Handle: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword of a slender form with a narrow blade bearing a thick midrib as well as an integral tubular handle

0059A: Luristan Bronze Short Sword w/ Forked HandleEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Amlash Pottery Zoomorphic Vessel w/ Quadruped & 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 quadruped standing atop four attenuated legs.

0059B: Amlash Pottery Zoomorphic Vessel w/ Quadruped & BirdsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

South Arabian Qatabanian Alabaster Beehive Jar w/ Lid: Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A beautiful example of a squat jar with an accompanying lid that are both hand-carved from honey-yellow

0059C: South Arabian Qatabanian Alabaster Beehive Jar w/ LidEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Sasanian Judeo-Aramaic Pottery Incantation Bowl w/ Sol: Ancient Near East, Sasanian (Sassanian, Sasanid) Empire, Judeo-Aramaic culture, ca. 5th to mid-7th century CE. A finely preserved, wheel-thrown pottery bowl of a hemispherical form with a flat base,

0059D: Sasanian Judeo-Aramaic Pottery Incantation Bowl w/ SolEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Parthian Silver Dagger Handle - Human Figure - 57.2 g: Near East, Parthia, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A handsome, heavy, 77% silver dagger handle in the form of a standing human figure. The figure wears a long garment with a heavy hem and stands with

0060: Parthian Silver Dagger Handle - Human Figure - 57.2 gEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Stocky / Lethal Luristan Bronze Mace Head: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A wonderful example of a stocky bronze mace head cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. The ovoid mace exhibits a pair of

0060A: Stocky / Lethal Luristan Bronze Mace HeadEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Roman / Near Eastern Marble Bust of a Male: Roman or Near Eastern, ca. late 1st millennium to early 2nd century CE. A hand-carved marble bust of an ambiguous presentation with broad shoulders, a rounded base, and a corseted neckline,

0061: Roman / Near Eastern Marble Bust of a MaleEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Near East Bronze Handles - Leaping Leopards: Ancient Near East, probably Parthian, ca. 150 BCE to 225 CE. A handsome pair of solid bronze handles in the form of two wild felines - most likely leopards given their incised spotted coats - cast

0062: Lot of 2 Near East Bronze Handles - Leaping LeopardsEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

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7th C. Sasanian / Islamic Glass Vessel Applied Circles: Ancient Near East, late Sassanian to early Islamic period, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A delicate, free-blown jar of a pale, cream color with the same colored glass in applied trailing around the

0062A: 7th C. Sasanian / Islamic Glass Vessel Applied CirclesEst. $500-$750

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Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Bead with Zoomorphic Figures: Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A black stamp seal bead with a flat, ovoid face and a domed body pierced through for suspension. The

0063: Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Bead with Zoomorphic FiguresEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

0064: Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Bead w/ Profile FigureEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Late Roman / Byzantine Jewish Glass Amulet w/ Menorah: Late Roman to early Byzantine, Jewish, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A petite amulet of a thin, circular form with a flat bottom and a raised periphery, mold-pressed from translucent glass of an

0064A: Late Roman / Byzantine Jewish Glass Amulet w/ MenorahEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Late 17th C. Persian Bronze Temple Bell: Ancient Near East, Persian Empire, ca. late 17th to 18th century CE. A cast-bronze bell of an open, hemispherical form with a thick body that has a central perforation meant to hold a hammer or means

0064B: Late 17th C. Persian Bronze Temple BellEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Byzantine Bronze Hanging Candelabrum w/ Cross: Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A beautiful, fascinating object from a wealthy Byzantine church or home - a near-round, five sided candelabrum. A symmetrical,

0064C: Byzantine Bronze Hanging Candelabrum w/ CrossEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Byzantine Steatite Cross w/ Incised Motifs: Near East / Holy Land / Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A painstakingly carved stone (steatite) cross pendant, with its upper vertical arm slightly longer than the

0066: Byzantine Steatite Cross w/ Incised MotifsEst. $550-$850

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Byzantine Carved Stone Cameo - Virgin Mary or Goddess: Eastern Mediterranean to Asia Minor, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A striking stone cameo skillfully carved with a female visage, perhaps the Virgin Mary or a veiled goddess, with delicate

0067: Byzantine Carved Stone Cameo - Virgin Mary or GoddessEst. $600-$900

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7th C. Byzantine 15K+ Gilt Bronze Buckle: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A beautiful buckle of an elongated form that is cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique and enrobed in a

0068: 7th C. Byzantine 15K+ Gilt Bronze BuckleEst. $500-$750

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Scythian Gilded Silver Adornments (matched pr): Western Asia, Scythian, 1st millennium BCE. A pair of matching gilt silver appliques, both decorated in repousse with a knot-like arrangement of abstract zoomorphic and/or avian imagery. The ancient

0069: Scythian Gilded Silver Adornments (matched pr)Est. $2,200-$2,800Lot Passed

12th C. Seljuk Bronze Standing Figural Finial: Medieval Middle East, Persia, Seljuk (also Seljuq) Empire, ca. 12th century CE. A cast-bronze finial depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure standing with both hands on the hilt of his sword. The

0069A: 12th C. Seljuk Bronze Standing Figural FinialEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Spade-Shape Handle: Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A pretty and unique example of a cast bronze oil lamp, decorated with broad, spade-shaped handle, its face incised with motifs and

0070: Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Spade-Shape HandleEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

10th C. Seljuk Brass Ornament Horse Identification: Medieval Middle East/Central Asia, Persia, modern day Turkey, Seljuk (Seljuq) Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A hammered brass disc used as a horse identification tag among Seljuk riders. The

0070A: 10th C. Seljuk Brass Ornament Horse IdentificationEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Byzantine Bronze Plaque Saint Simeon, ex-Yale Museum: Ancient Near East, Byzantium, ca. 9th to 10th century. A sheet bronze repousse plaque depicting Saint Simeon, standing in full length robes with intricately detailed trimmings, and gazing ahead with

0071: Byzantine Bronze Plaque Saint Simeon, ex-Yale MuseumEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

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Medieval Islamic Stone Stamp w/ Incised Kufic Script: Medieval Middle East, Islamic world, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A beautiful and well-preserved stamp of an octagonal form that is hand-carved from opaque, forest-green stone. The front of the stamp

0072: Medieval Islamic Stone Stamp w/ Incised Kufic ScriptEst. $600-$900

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Byzantine Constantine IX Monomachus Gold Coin: Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, Constantine IX Monomachus, ca. 1042 to 1055 CE. Gold histamenon nomisma. Obv: facing bust of Christ, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction, and holding

0073: Byzantine Constantine IX Monomachus Gold CoinEst. $1,500-$2,250

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