A Hematite Animal Head Amulet, ca. 2nd Millennium BCE

Ancient 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 if

Northwest 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 wi

This 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 highly

This 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 pow

Western 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 w

Ancient 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, cre

Central 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 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 pierc

**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 bl

**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, tubula

**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 BCE

Central 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 with

**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 a

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 gorg

Ancient 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.

**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 cavi

This 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 divine

**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 risin

Bactria-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 and

**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, eyebr

**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 on

**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 doze

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. As ever, central Asia was a crossroads

Central 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 drilled