Western Asiatic Hittite Statuette

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with ovoid socket and ribbed tongue-shaped blade, two elliptical piercings to each face extending to the socket. 285 grams, 11cm (4 1/4") From a West Sussex collect

1st millennium BC. A mixed group of terracotta figurines, each a standing female with hands clasped to the breasts, flared base, applied collar, pinched facial details. 177 grams total, 9.5-10.5cm (3

2nd millennium BC. A bronze discoid stamp seal with three-legged handle, ribbed loop above, the underside engraved with Luwian hieroglyphs and other symbols. 33.5 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Property of a D

1st millennium BC. A bronze D-section head with tall conical cap. 7.96 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve]

1st millennium BC. A cast bronze figure of a goat with detailed fleece, rectangular base. 90 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired Nadeau's Auctions, 2018, lot 111 (part);

1st millennium BC. A carved serpentine statuette of two chicks in a nest, the one to rear gazing up with beak open. Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in

2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of an antelope on a rectangular base. 14 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]

3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A haematite figurine of a boar reclining with legs drawn up under body. 40 grams, 4.6 cm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1970.

1st millennium BC. A black basalt statuette of a naked female with necklace around thick neck; arms bent at elbow and hands below prominent breasts; fleshy stomach and incised pudenda and large buttoc

8th-7th century BC. A bronze statue of a reclining stylised lion with menacing face, open mouth with visible canines, raised pellet detail to the mane, long tail curved to the side, incised pellet and

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 carved serpentine figure of a serpent with round-section body coiled into a knot of two loops; annular markings to the upper face, bottle-shaped head with two shallow eyes. 51 gra

2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A milky quartz statuette of a bull seated with legs folded beneath the body. 118.6 grams, 75.5mm (3"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s.

6th-4th century BC. A bronze figure of a standing leopard on a rectangular base, with rounded features and ribbing to the neck and shoulders. Cf. similar leopard in chalcedony in A Peacable Kingdom. T

An undated archaistic ceramic figure of a female with conical striated headdress, large nose and applied eyes and lips; necklace and hands holding a pot; legs together and pubic area indicated by inci

Western Asiatic Luristan Antelope Statuette. 1st millennium BC.(Inventory code: UA4-10)Reference:Condition: Very Fine

An undated archaistic matched pair of hollow-formed bronze figures of a ram resting with legs folded beneath the body. 555 grams total, 10.5cm (4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 200

An undated archaistic stone figurine of a standing animal, possibly a lion or a bear, on a rectangular base decorated with a series of dots. 48 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). Property of a German gentleman; ac

An undated archaistic matched pair of hollow-formed bronze figures of a ram resting with legs folded beneath the body. 481 grams total, 10.5cm (4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 200

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.

An undated archaistic carved calcite alabaster Yemeni statuette of a facing figure with two lines of Sabaean style text; mounted on a custom-made stand. 826 grams, 16.5cm including stand (6 1/2"). Pro

1st millennium AD and later. A mixed stone group comprising: a statuette fragment, torso in a tunic with arms to the sides; a discoid stamp; an openwork plaque with a fish. 815 grams total, 5-15.5cm (

A Western Asiatic gold lion-headed bracelet Circa 5th-4th Century B.C. The penannular hoop of round cross-section, each terminal formed of a naturalistic lion's heads, with applied linked chain, rope

Ca. 560 BC A terracotta temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II. Tr