Near Eastern South Arabian Stone Stele

Ancient South Arabia, Yemen, Kingdom of Qataban, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A pale-brown limestone funerary slab carved into a high-relief stelae with an abstract face presenting a triangular nose, wide

Ca. 200 BC - 100 AD (or later). A striking stone slab with a high-relief carved abstract face with a triangular nose, deep set oval eyes, a small mouth, prominent brow ridge and well-groomed eyebrows,

Qataban, Ca. 300 BC - 100 AD. An alabaster funerary stele with a slightly tapering profile towards the bottom, with a high relief bovine head projecting from the slab. The animal's head features ribbe

Ca. 1st millennium BC.A stone block fragment with incised characters in ancient South Arabian script to the top edge and below are two standing figures with simplified features. During the first mille

Ca. 1st century BC - AD 1st century.A rectangular-shaped stone stele with a high-relief depiction of a stylised bull's head with short, crescentic horns, large eyes and a rounded snout with accentuate

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Southern Arabia, near modern day Yemen, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. An impressive and quite noble stone head presenting typical South Arabian ch

South Arabia, Yemen, Kingdom of Qataban, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A pale yellow marble slab carved into a high-relief stelae, with an abstract face presenting a triangular nose, deep set oval eyes, a s

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC.A red stone bust of a statuette representing a stylized man, standing, arms crossed over his abdomen, right over left. The body, treated in a geometric way, is adorned at the

(2) ancient Near Eastern stone carvings, c. 4th-2nd c. BCE, carved stone, including an Egyptian bust of a man on a stone pedestal (1.5"h total), and a Sumerian chlorite recumbent steer (2.25"l) Proven

Two South Arabian Stone Figures Left: A South Arabian Limestone Figure: Circa 3rd Century B.C.-3rd Century A.D. Height 13 3/4 inches. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland, 1970s. Right: A South

3rd-1st century BC. A limestone stele with angular-shaped head to the top; lentoid eyes with prominent brow ridge, long nose and small mouth, small ears to the side; three letters of Sabaean script: '

Ancient Near Eastern Stone Duck Ca. 1900-1500 B.C. Size 4 inches length, 2 5/8 inches high. Carved limestone votive food offering, depicting a cooked goose, with a long neck and head turned backwards

Near Eastern, ca. 500-400 B.C. In the form of a seal, inscribed with animals, depicting the head of a hedgehog that is finely detailed. Dimensions: 2 3/4 inches H (7 cm.) Provenance: Ex- Early Near Ea

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE; Ancient Near East, perhaps Bactrian, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A striking ensemble of 2 Egyptian and 2 Near Eastern stone mace heads all with

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A pair of stone stamp seals, one black and one a pale reddish sandstone. The black one has a symbol of a lamassu, a bull-bodied, win

Ca. 300 BC A stone-carved anthropomorphic idol of a highly-stylized tapering form with its face featuring a long prominent nose merging into a browline. Below, is a pair of protruding eyes.Size: L:95m

ca. 22nd to 18th century BC. 6.5 cm x 4.5 cm

Near East, The Levant, Turkey / Iran, Late Bronze Age to Iron Age, ca. 1600 to 500 BCE. An oval stone mortar and petite conical pestle, the two tools are made from different stone types and might not

Near Eastern, circa 3rd Millenium BC. This stone turtle has a stone compartment on top with the face of a man on the front. This piece was likely used for cosmetics during this this time period. Ex. P

Large Near Eastern Stone stamp seal scorpion and script, c. 1000 - 600 BC, Size: 2.5 cm x 2 cm Ex NJ private collection.

**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, Northern Iraq / Syria, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A crudely engraved fish faces right before star. Bordering the central design, two

Ca. 3rd century BC - AD 1st century.A stone rectangular-shaped tile engraved to the upper face with alternating registers of incised triangles and bands of dots. Size: 85mm x 50mm; Weight: 235g Proven

Lot of 4 Ancient Near Eastern Stone Animal Amulets c.2nd Millennium BC. Size 16-32 mm. Fine lot of small stone animals seals amulets with hole through for suspension. Ex Private New York City collecti

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A seal made from a semi-opaque stone that has been shaped into a cachet with an engraved insect motif. The stone is a creamy