![Indus Valley Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped: 2nd millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with incuse image of an ox beside a tree, objects in the field. 14.3 grams, 37 mm (1 1/2 in.). Acquired on the Paris art market in 1989. From the personal colle](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327726/176559317_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714143856)
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![Indus Valley Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped: 2nd millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with incuse image of an ox beside a tree, objects in the field. 14.3 grams, 37 mm (1 1/2 in.). Acquired on the Paris art market in 1989. From the personal colle](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327726/176559317_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714143856)
![(3 Pc) Polished Orthoceras Fossil Bowls Set: DESCRIPTION: (3 Pc) Polished carved orthoceras fossil bowls set. This set includes a total of three (3) bowls with a marquise shape and polished finish, in black-hued orthoceras limestone, carefully p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1373/330142/177991204_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715917122)
![Western Asiatic Limestone Mortar: 1st millennium B.C. With short columnar base and bulbous upper body, broad rim with pouring lip. Cf. Squitieri. A., Eitam, D. (ed.), Stone tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Ground stone tools,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327725/176558439_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714142520)
![Medieval Limestone 'Pictish Type' Fish Carving: Circa 15th-16th century A.D. or earlier. Rectangular block with high-relief carving to the upper face, comprising two fishes placed side-by-side, one with heavy scale detailing, the other with a bifur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327725/176558904_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714142520)
![An Egyptian limestone head of an official: An Egyptian limestone head of an official Middle Kingdom, circa 1786-1567 B.C. This half life-size head would have come from the statue of an official who could have afforded to commission such a scu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/331853/179022229_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717168605)
![GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAIN REGION: Author: Taff, Josepha. Shows: gravel and sand, sandstone, limestone and shale, sandstone and shale, Woodford chart, hunton limestone and sylvan shale, viola limestone, simpson formation, arbuckle form](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/249/328927/177301748_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715094232)
![EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE USHABTI: New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.A limestone ushabti, funerary figurine, shaped like a mummy with folded hands, symbolising service in the afterlife. This ushabti has detailed facial features and a bla](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178960926_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
![An old stone-hewn tool for writing: A weathered limestone inkwell in a box structure. Dimensions: 26-17-8 cm. There are missing pieces in the stone.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6253/330520/178253857_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716376293)
![Bottega Veneta Nappa Intrecciato Olimpia: Bottega Veneta Nappa Intrecciato Olimpia Shoulder Bag Limestone SKU no: RBJ1367839 Brand: BOTTEGA VENETA Condition: Very Good Condition Details: Interior: Residue marks, creases, scuffs, surface wear,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8184/330990/179583622_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717816627)
![Limestone Statue of Saint Peter: 20th century A.D. Modelled in the round standing erect in floor-length robe and holding an oversized key in his right hand. 668 grams, 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art mar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327726/176558995_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714143856)
![Carved Gothic Style Limestone Tomb Model: Late 18th-19th century A.D. Miniature tomb with lancet arch detailing to the corners. tiered base, tiered upper body with carinated lid and high-relief cross pommee ornament. 9.9 kg, 34.5 cm (13 5/8 i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327726/176559044_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714143856)
![Celtic Style 'Boa Island Type' Carved Limestone Figure: 19th-20th century A.D. Squat in profile with bulbous head, reserved facial features, crossed arms in front of the chest. 33.1 kg, 59 cm (23 1/8 in.). From a Belfast deceased estate. Property of a Camb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327726/176559075_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714143856)
![Jemdet Nasr Period Cylinder Seal Group: 3100-2900 B.C. Comprising two examples from the Jemdet Nasr Period, one white limestone with three rows fish; a second pink limestone with cross-banded hatching; accompanied by a third Early Dynastic](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327725/176558501_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714142520)
![Stone head - a forgery attributed to Moses Wilhelm - 1830-1884): A stone head. Sculpted from weathered limestone, this forgery is attributed to Moses Wilhelm Shapira. It depicts the head of a man, likely biblical. Dimensions: 28-10 cm. There are minor flaws, lik](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6253/330520/178253856_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716376293)
![Bohemian Terricotta Clay Turkish Wide Mouth Planter: Terricotta Turkish Planter with limestone whitewash finish, imported from Turkey. No drain hole](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7360/332017/179143225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717503960)
![Pair of Large Statuary Limestone Guardian Lions: DESCRIPTION: Pair of statuary limestone guardian lions with naturalistic details, posed in the seated position with mounted shields and fierce expressions. Provenance: From a prominent South Beach Est](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1373/330142/177990771_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715917122)
![Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene: 2300-2200 B.C. Limestone with lions and quadrupeds; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which st](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327725/176558529_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714142520)
![Roman Limestone Torso of a Goddess: Circa 3rd-4th century A.D. Modelled in the round with hands clasped across the midriff, draped folds of the palla to the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 300 grams total, 13.7 cm including s](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327724/176557910_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714141989)
![70268: A Monumental Maya Head Mesoamerica, Late Classi: A Monumental Maya Head Mesoamerica, Late Classic, c. 600-900 AD Limestone with trace remains of red and blue pigment. Just over life-sized portrait of a ruler or dignitary&co](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/906/330133/178008346_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715967796)
![Medieval Pair of English Limestone Corbels: Circa 15th century A.D. Each a rectangular block with carved male head; the figure looking to his right wearing a low chaperon with thick rolled brim; the other figure wearing a close-fitting cap with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327723/176557576_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714147396)
![Medieval Limestone Capital with Felines: Bordeaux, 12th century A.D. Square in plan with round base and expanding trunk decorated on two faces with dense scrolled foliage and two opposed lions perching on branches within; high-relief modelli](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327723/176557574_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714139303)
![Byzantine Limestone Mortar with Faces and Later Dedication: Circa 14th-15th century A.D. and later. Drum-shaped body with narrow base, two vertical flanges running from the rim and between them two D-shaped male masks with low discoid caps; later inscribed: '1](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327723/176557397_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714147511)
![Cypriot Limestone Bull Statue: Cypro-Archaic I, 750-600 B.C. Carved in the round as an advancing bull with its tail placed between the hindlegs, thick fur to the throat; the fill between the legs with traces of cross-hatching in re](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1191/327723/176557232_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714147512)
![Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (Iraq, 1929-2011) Iraq Rises: Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (Iraq, 1929-2011) Iraq Rises limestone monument executed in 2006, signed and dated (lower left) 163 x 200cm (64 3/16 x 78 3/4in). Footnotes: Provenance: Property](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/330676/178354931_4_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716542402)
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![Ancient limestone panel recovered and returned to India](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-3-5.jpg)
Ancient limestone panel recovered and returned to India
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Art Recovery International has announced the recovery of a part of India’s cultural heritage dating from the second half of the 3rd century. This is the third such repatriation of stolen and looted Indian art in the last three months for Art Recovery International (ARI) working in partnership with The India Pride Project […]
![Ancient Resource Auctions to offer Egyptian limestone relief Dec. 7](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Limestone-relief-FET.jpg)
Ancient Resource Auctions to offer Egyptian limestone relief Dec. 7
MONTROSE, Calif. – An outstanding Egyptian limestone relief dating to the Old Kingdom (circa 2200 B.C.), a fantastic life-size Roman marble head of an athletic victor (second-third century A.D.), and a set of four large Egyptian alabaster canopic jars (Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.) are just a few of the offerings in Ancient Resource Auctions’ […]
![Egypt receives stolen ancient limestone relief](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Luxor.jpg)
Egypt receives stolen ancient limestone relief
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s embassy in London received a limestone relief that had been stolen from Queen Hatshepsut’s temple in Luxor, the Ministry of Antiquities said.
![Limestone ‘Venus’ dug up in France is 23,000 years old](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014_1201_640px-Venus_von_Willendorf_01_lead.jpg)
Limestone ‘Venus’ dug up in France is 23,000 years old
AMIENS, France, (AFP) – A limestone statuette of a shapely woman some 23,000 years old has been discovered in northern France in what archaeologists Thursday described as an “exceptional” find. Archaeologists stumbled on the Paleolithic-era sculpture during a dig in the summer in Amiens, the first such find in half a century. “The discovery of […]