Sumerian marble amulet of a Hedgehog

The California Museum of Ancient Art is de-accessioning lot # 89 to raise funds for its Ancient Art Acquisition Fund in order to build its growing collections. A Sumerian marble amulet of a Hedgehog,

A Sumerian marble hedgehog and avian amulet, c. 3000 BC, both nicely carved with hole for suspension. L: 12 mm & 15 mm. Both nice examples! Ex Flowers collection, NJ.

A Sumerian crème marble amulet of a pig, c. 2500 - 2000 BC, carved in fine style drilled eyes and vertical suspension bore through the body; the backside with incised crossing lines. 22 x 11mm. Ex Ne

The California Museum of Ancient Art is de-accessioning lot # 128 to raise funds for its Ancient Art Acquisition Fund in order to build its growing collections. A Sumerian creme marble amulet of the r

A Sumerian creme marble amulet of the god Ningirsu, Early Dynastic Period, c. 3300 - 2900 BC, nicely carved in the form of a bird with lion's face and claw. 12 x 20mm, vertical hole for suspension. Ex

Title: Sumerian Banded Marble Parrot Amulet, Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, c. 3000-2900 B.C. Date & Origin: Sumerian, Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, c. 3000-2900 B.C. Description: Finely detailed, flat base, ind

A nicely carved Sumerian-style two-headed marble amulet, late 20th Century. Well worked with a bearded male face on one side and a horned antelope on the other, flat base and small suspension loop at

An intriguing Sumerian creme marble bowl with cuneiform text, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2500 BC, beautifully carved with rounded bowl and narrow flat bottom. The interior of the vessel with several li

Ancient Mesopotamian Sumerian Marble Cylinder Seal c.3000 BC. Size 2 1/8 inches length. + mount. unusual fine carved marble cylinder seal with two register scene of group of animals and figures left.

Lot of two pendant amulets, 1-5/8 & 1-1/8 L "

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A hand-carved marble amulet meant to bestow increased fertility upon its wearer. The amulet is roughly trapezoidal with projecting top corn

Rare Sumerian marble mace head (2800-2500)B.C,size (65-45-40)mm, mace head in shape of a bird.from a private collection acquired before 1978.

Old Sumerian marble cylinder seal (3200-2800)B.C,,size(27-22-22)mm,,depicting two row antelope and Sumerian temple. From private collection acquired before1978.

A pair of ancient stamp seals, stone and ceramic, c. 3200-2500 BC, including a Sumerian marble conoid stamp seal, with a rosette design formed by drilling. D: 22 mm, and a Near Eastern ceramic stamp s

This marble amulet, carved in the form of a right clenched fist, is a relic from the Late Period to the Ptolemaic Period of ancient Egypt, dating from 664 to 30 B.C. The dimensions of this piece are 4

Sumerian Stone Amulet, Jemdet Nasr-Early Dynastic Period, 3rd Millennium B.C.In the form of a recumbent calf, pierced for suspension though its back. Size: 4.3 cm L - 1 11/16” Material: StoneProvena

Title: Sumerian Akkadian Marble Cylinder Seal, Mesopotamia, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Date/Period: Mesopotamia, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Dimension: 2.3 cm L - 1 1/8 inches Material: Marble Provenance: Provenance: Fr

Sumerian Steatite Amulet of “Imdugud”, The Divine Bird, c. 2500-2200 B.C.Bulging eyes, deployed wings, his feet tucked under his body, drilled hole at the back for suspension. Imdugud: in Sumerian

Sumerian Stone Amulet of a Bull, Jemdet Nasr-Early Dynastic Period, 3rd Millennium B.C. Sumerian, Jemdet Nasr-Early Dynastic Period, 3rd Millennium B.C. In the form of a recumbent calf, pierced vertic

Item: Large Sumerian Steatite Amulet of a Bird, c. 2500 B.C. Date/Origin: Sumerian, c. 2500 B.C. Materials: Steatite Dimensions: 8.1 cm L - 3 3/16 inches Provenance: Ex Scottish private collection, ac

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE; Near East, Persian Empire / Egypt, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. A collec

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Jemdt Nasr Period, ca. 3100 to 2800 BCE. A smooth calcite amulet of a feline, posed dynamically as if caught in the act of running or jumping, with its head turn

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A white, almost green, marble cylinder seal incised with a motif depicting three human figures - probably representing gods - and a dog. The dog sta

A Sumerian chalcedony amulet of a recumbent bull, c. 3100 – 2900 BC, with some wear but good details preserved and suspension hole through back. 20x15mm. Ex-Maine private collection.