Western Asiatic Carved Bull's Head Pendant

An undated archaistic group of stone items including a statue base, a bull figure, two heads, a triangular-section bird figure, a ram figure, a seated female, three headdresses. 865 grams total, 26-10

3rd millennium BC. A carved serpentine bifacial pendant of a bull; accompanied by an old handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham,1970-1993.

An undated archaistic carved amethyst pendant of a lion's head with almond-shaped eyes and incised whiskers to the muzzle; hollow to the underside; integral loop to the reverse. See Aruz, J. Art of th

An undated archaistic group of carved stone pendants, a calligraphic disc and a beast-head with jaws open. 242 grams total, 34-90mm (1 1/2 - 3 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 20

Antique Chinese Carved Jade Pendant of Bull Head, Ming Period or Earlier. Size: 3.3 cm X 2.5 cm. Provenance: A New York Collector.

33rd-30th century BC. A group of six lapis lazuli amulets comprising: a bull's head; a rabbit; a crouching feline; a vulture; a reclining ibex; a reclining cow. 12 grams total, 12-19mm (1/2 - 3/4"). P

13th-6th century BC. A hollow-formed bronze rumbler bell with ribbed exterior, bull-head with bulbous eyes and crescent horns. 36 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an impor

4th-3rd millennium BC. A group of sheet gold repoussé plaques, two of a winged bull advancing with tail looped and head lowered, and a similar fragment. Cf. Aruz J. et al. The Golden Deer of Eurasi

A WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE 'BULL' RHYTON, CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM BC The tall conical cup supported on a two flat bases, terminating into a horned aurochs-bull head with a small spout issuing from its mout

An undated archaistic group of carved stone idols, each a D-shaped body with stepped base, socket to the upper face to accept a separate carved head. 542 grams total, 64-72mm (2 1/2 - 2 3/4"). Propert

1st millennium BC. A carved limestone pendant of a cicada in flight with drilled facial features, hatched underside. 5.30 grams, 24mm (1"). From an important French collection formed since the early 1

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items comprising: a lion sitting on its haunches with mouth open; a bulb finial with faceted collar and bands of calligraphic text; a horse-head finial. 1 k

An undated archaistic group of stone items including two statue bases, four headdresses, three heads, a block with linear strands; a duck with face to the underside. 555 grams total, 24-83mm (1 - 3 1/

5th-4th century BC. A bronze bull with head erect, legs folded beneath the body. 125 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

2nd millennium BC. A carved chalcedony ram's head amulet with shallow sockets to the eyes; with later gold granulated cap fitting and suspension loop. 27 grams, 49mm (2"). From the family collection o

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A flat-section gold foil plaque of the head of a bull in profile with textured horns and body. 1.37 grams, 24mm (1"). From an important private London collection; formed in the

6th-4th century BC. A flat round gold plaque with a bull head in a centre, pelleted border and four pierced lugs for stitching. See Reeder, E. (ed) Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient Ukraine, New Y

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

2nd millennium BC or later. An hollow-formed ceramic figure of a recumbent zebu with head raised and back legs curled; panels of polychrome painted ornament to the flanks. 173 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2").

Ca. 1000 BC.A hollow terracotta vessel with an elongated body and a bull protome. The bull has a finely detailed head with staring eyes, a long snout and wide curved horns. The vessel sits on four sho

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items, two feline heads and a stylised bat with hole through the body. 2.3 kg total, 8-15cm (3 1/4 - 6"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 20

4th-6th century AD. A carved agate stamp seal depicting a stag's head, accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of

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

3rd millennium BC. A large carved marble idol of Kasura-Beycesultan type with discoid body and lateral lobes, long neck with D-shaped head and lateral notches. 197 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a