Western Asiatic Large Scarab with Hieroglyphs

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

Has 3 exceptionally crafted ridges of high quality gold. A larger type, more sought after. Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Dimensions: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) Ex. New York private collection, acquired 1973.

3rd millennium BC. A large alabaster offering table in the form of a disc with a recessed channel to each face. 33 kg, 47cm (16 1/2"). From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000.

4th millennium BC. A huge alabaster idol in the form of a slender pillar with round section body, narrowing at the top to form a neck; widening to a short section to form an elongated head. 11.1 kg, 8

2nd-1st millennium BC or later. A bronze figurine of a standing male wearing kilt, belt and headdress. See Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Ind

1st millennium BC. A bronze short sword with elongated, leaf shaped blade with pronounced central rib; short handle with 'antenna' pommel to the end. 705 grams, 47cm (18 1/2"). Property of a central L

2nd millennium BC. A carved fossiliferous limestone columnar idol with shallow slot to each flat face and both sides. Cf. Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs and the Creation of the World, see www.academia.e

2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with lentoid-section blade and rounded tip, waisted hilt with lateral flanges to accept organic inserts. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, P

2nd millennium BC. A carved calcite alabaster vase with flat base, waisted sidewall and flared everted rim. 2.8 kg, 24.5cm (9 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the T. Eva collection;

Early 3rd millennium BC. A large steatite stamp seal engraved with a reclining deer with large antlers to the top. 43 grams, 55mm (2 1/4 "). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. [No Reserve]

1st millennium AD. A leaf-shaped piled iron blade, lentoid in section with broad shoulders, short neck, tapering socket, single attachment hole above the socket mouth. 538 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). Prope

1st millennium AD. A leaf-shaped piled iron blade, lentoid in section with broad shoulders, short neck, tapering socket, single attachment hole above the socket mouth. 538 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). Prope

c. 1100- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Large bulbous bronze vessel with flat base and a long spout. Decorated with hemispherical rivets encircling the base of the spout where it is attached to the

An undated archaistic carved stone vessel with trumpet-shaped body, ibex-head finial with the horns recurved to form handles, low-relief reserved figures and tendrils to the body, band of Kufic text b

An undated archaistic group of black glass beads, mainly melon, human-head and spherical types, with dragged trail and other detailing. 538 grams total,14-47mm (1/2 - 2"). Property of a London gentlem

An undated archaistic group of black glass beads, mainly melon and fusiform types, with dragged trail and other detailing. 492 grams total, 13-43mm (1/2 - 1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acqu

An undated archaistic group of black glass beads, mainly melon, human-head and fusiform types, with dragged trail and other detailing. 457 grams total, 11-50mm (1/2 - 2"). Property of a London gentlem

2nd millennium BC. A large carved alabaster discoid idol with shallow slot to each flat face. Cf. Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs and the Creation of the World, see www.academia.edu/1004617. 18.7 kg, 40c

Old Babylonian Period, 20th-16th century BC. A gold scarab with carapace and leg detailing, intaglio scene to the underside of a seated robed male holding a staff on a hatched base, objects in the fie

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. With frieze of advancing figures. Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 39, for type. 26.3 grams, 32 mm (1 1/4 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North

Title: Large Western Asiatic Bronze Axe Head, c. 2nd - 1st Millennium B.C. Date & Origin: Western Asiatic, 2nd - 1st Millennium B.C. Desciption: Double edge axe, one side fan shaped with thinning blad

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A substantial alabaster pillar idol of waisted cylindrical form with flaring base, the base and top both carved with a shallow groove extending as a shallow depression to the si

1st millennium B.C. Polished with an amber-coloured appearance; drilled for suspension. 12.9 grams, 43 mm (1 3/4 in.). From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.

Elamite, Ca. 1100-540 BC A bronze flat axe with a narrow back, expanding to the curved blade. To the rear a round socket with an elongated flange from which a decorative cast recumbent ram protrudes.S