Western Asiatic Macehead with Gods and Animals

Early Dynastic III, 2900 BC-2350 BC. A white fine grained stone macehead with vase-shaped body and pierced through the centre; to one side the lion-headed bird deity Imdugud with wings outstretched; t

Ca. 900 - 600 BC. A Western Asiatic hard stone cylinder seal. It depicts a mythological scene with a winged god in the middle of a group of wild running animals. The god is the lord of the animals. Ac

3rd millennium BC. A spherical alabaster macehead with drilled hole to accept the shaft. 193 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Ex Richard Gill, Eternal Egypt, in the 1980s.

1st millennium BC. A mixed group of zoomorphic amuletic beads in carnelian, rock crystal, haematite and lapis lazuli. 4.77 grams total, 8-16mm (1/4 - 3/4"). Property of a Belgian gentleman; formerly t

13th-6th century BC. A tubular bronze macehead with gusseted collar to the lower end, ropework bands with geometric infill below a frieze of profile standing figures in ropework cells with hands clasp

13th-7th century BC. A tubular bronze macehead with flanges to the sockets, collar with incised triangular decoration, bulb with applied pellets. 310 grams, 87mm (3 1/2") Property of a North West Lond

2nd millennium BC. A piriform macehead with band of bosses to the equator, each with central incised ring, flared and chamfered rim to the socket. 455 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Ex an important central Lon

2nd millennium BC. A hardstone globular macehead with polished and pecked surface. 165 grams, 48mm (2"). Property of a London W1 collector; formerly acquired between 1970 and the late 1999s.

2nd millennium BC. A tubular stone macehead with three incised circumferential bands, three radiating lobes. 320 grams, 76.5mm (3"). Property of a London gentleman; part of a Mayfair collection formed

10th-7th century BC. A substantial bronze tubular fitting with slightly flared segment, raised collars, ropework bands and columns of raised lugs, narrow neck and flared mouth above. 430 grams, 20cm (

2nd millennium BC. A bronze tubular macehead with ribbed sockets, two median bands of projecting lugs. 167 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bronze tubular macehead with barrel-shaped body, five radiating piriform flanges. 252 grams, 52mm (2"). From an important London collection; acquired on the UK art market in t

13th-6th century BC. A tubular bronze sleeve with flanged ends and rib, three rows of three triangular spikes. 113 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970

2nd millennium BC. A bronze macehead or sceptre fitting in the form of an elongated dome with series of striations to the surface, collar to the base with plain band below, pierced, and with flattened

12th-7th century BC. A flat-backed ceramic figurine depicting a deity with two heads; the eyes and breasts formed with round recesses, the headdresses and necklaces separately applied, formed with ver

2nd millennium BC. A carved alabaster ovoid mace head with central mounting hole. 336 grams, 72mm (2 3/4"). From an old Tokyo collection; previously the property of a Japanese gentleman since the earl

1st millennium AD. A mixed group of ceramic animal figures including horse, lion and panther. 1 kg total, 3.5-15cm (1 1/2 - 6"). The property of a German gentleman; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. [10, No

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. Comprising: bull in seated pose, quartz; nesting bird, steatite; crouching frog, serpentine. 7.71 grams total, 16-22 cm (5/8 - 7/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a No

1st millennium BC. An amethyst bead carved as a feline(?) with pricked ears and stub feet. 2 grams, 15mm (1/2"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. [No Reserve]

An undated archaistic stone figurine of a standing animal, possibly a lion or a bear, on a rectangular base decorated with a series of dots. 48 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). Property of a German gentleman; ac

An undated archaistic group of carved banded agate amuletic animal beads. 34 grams total, 17-24mm (3/4 -1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. [10, No Reserve]

Ca. 2000-700 BC.A bronze Master of Animals sceptre comprised of a central openwork design terminating into a head. Flanked by animals on either side, with wide open mouths. It was probably used during

An undated archaistic hollow-formed bronze macehead with ribbed lower body. 319 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK. [No Reserve]

1st millennium BC. A mixed group of lapis lazuli beads in the shape of various animals. 7.26 grams total, 12-22mm (3/4 - 1"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000.