Sold2017Sumerian / Babylonian Terracotta Seal - IbexAncient Near East, Babylon or Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating round pottery seal, pierced laterally and depicting a fleeing antelope. The animal's head is turned back as it runs, as ifSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lovely Luristan Bronze Master of Animal StandardNorthwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Gorgeous bronze standard in the form commonly called "master of animals." Janus-headed human figure grasps an animal head wiSee Sold Price
Sold2024An Ancient Lapis Lazuli Animal Head Amulet, Circa 1st Millennium BCEThis lapis lazuli amulet, carved into the shape of an animal head, reflects the ancient tradition of imbuing everyday objects with spiritual significance. The deep blue hue of lapis lazuli was highlySee Sold Price
Sold2024An Ancient Double-Headed Animal Steatite Amulet, Near Eastern, 2nd Millennium BCEThis intriguing double-headed animal amulet, carved from steatite, reflects the Near Eastern mastery of symbolic representation. Such amulets were often personal talismans, invoking the protective powSee Sold Price
2017Western Asiatic Large Bactrian Alabaster VaseWestern Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. Quite a head turner, a large vessel of a waisted profile with a rolled rim, skillfully carved from banded alabaster of rich golden hues and mesmerizing wSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Syrian Bronze Duck-Billed Axe HeadAncient 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, creSee Sold Price
Sold2018Bactrian / BMAC Lapis Seal, Ram's HeadCentral Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. An incredible deep blue lapis lazuli stamp seal in the form of a ram's head. The stamp, in turn, is also in the formSee Sold Price
Sold2019Canaanite Bronze Axe Head - Duck Bill Form**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A cast-bronze axe head with an ovoid socket, a ribbed tong-shaped blade, and two elliptical piercSee Sold Price
Sold2020Near Eastern Bronze Axe Head**Originally Listed At $150** Ancient Near East, northern Iran, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A cast-bronze axe head with a central socketing hole presenting a tapering base, a larger frontal blSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancient Luristan Mace Heads (Copper & Bronze)**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fine pair of mace heads from ancient Luristan. The first and larger is cast from copper and features a long, tubulaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Group of 5 Ancient Pottery Votive Heads**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 2nd millennium BCE; Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic Period I, Cypriot culture, ca. 750 to 600 BCESee Sold Price
Sold2018Bactrian Pottery Cosmetic Jar - Horse FormCentral Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A stunning greyware container depicting a horse supporting a tall vessel emerging from the animal's back, two of its four flat-faced walls incised withSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient Near Eastern Terracotta Ram**Originally Listed At $650** Ancient Near East, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A really delightful ceramic ram, hand-modeled into a sturdy form with four nub-like legs, a thick body, and a proud head atop aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Elamite Bronze Axe Head, Beautiful Patina!Western Asia/modern day southwestern Iran, Kingdom of Elam, ca. later 2nd millennium BCE. I am a sucker for patina, and the patina on this axe is about as thick, tactile and lovely as it comes! A gorgSee Sold Price
Sold2023Babylonian Hematite Cuneiform Cylinder SealAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely smooth, black hematite stone cylinder. Size : 2.2 cm x 1 cm , Ex Benningtion VT private collection.See Sold Price
Sold2024Ancient Anatolian Pottery Bull Head w/ Horns**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A mold-formed pottery bull head that was intentionally created in multiple pieces. Each horn has a recessed caviSee Sold Price
Sold2024An Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Lion Amulet, Circa 2nd Millennium BCEThis stone amulet, intricately carved in the form of a lion, symbolizes the power and majesty that the animal represented in ancient Mesopotamia. The lion was often associated with royalty and divineSee Sold Price
Sold2021Indus Valley Terracotta Bird**First Time At Auction** Central/South Asia, India/Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization, Harappa, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. An adorable ceramic bird with a broad body and perky head and tail risinSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Central Asian Bronze Axe HeadBactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern-day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A heavy cast-bronze axe head with an oval-shaped hafting hole, a rough-surfaced butt end, a thin midrib on both top andSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mesopotamian Pottery Votive Head of Woman**Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Sumeria or Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A fascinating head of a woman with a dramatic coiffure and large, rounded headdress. Her eyes, eyebrSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Central Asian Bronze Axe Head, ex-Piscopo**Originally Listed At $350** Bactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. This is a bronze axe head with a characteristic curved shape and narrow socket; based onSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mesopotamian Stone Fish Amulet, ex-Malter**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A hand-carved stone fish amulet exhibiting a scaly body as well as textures fins created with dozeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Bactrian Curved Bronze Axe Head, ex-PiscopoBactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. This is a bronze axe head with a characteristic curved shape and narrow socket. As ever, central Asia was a crossroadsSee Sold Price
Sold20243 Bactrian Copper Socketed Axe HeadsCentral Asia, Eastern Iran / Afghanistan, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A striking trio of copper axe heads, each displaying a characteristic curved shape and a narrow, ovoid socket drilledSee Sold Price
Oct 09Kew Auctions A CONCAVE ROCK CRYSTAL DEPICTING A WOLF, ROMAN, 2ND - 3RD CENTURY AD OR LATER£160
Oct 09Kew Auctions A CARVED STEATITE STONE DEPICTING AN EAGLE, ROMAN-EGYPT, 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D.£280