A HORSE BIT IN THE FORM OF A HUMAN-HEADED WINGED BULL, LURISTAN, CIRCA 900-800 BC

One face of a horse bit from Luristan. A winged man headed bull, a very common subject for this type of object. 78 by 79 mm. Bronze Luristan 900-800 B.C.PROVENANCE Ex-European private collection acqui

A Near Eastern bronze horse bit with cheek pieces, c. 1000 – 800 BC, the central bit solid with curled loop at each end, the cheek pieces of open-work construction in the form of a horse, with loops

Large Luristan Bronze Winged Stag and Fawn, Horse Cheekpiece, Persia c. 900 B.C.Cheekpiece in the form of a standing winged stag. The wing decorated with incised lines, the head facing the viewer has

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550-1070 BC Finely modelled in the form of human-headed Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Horus, guardian of the liver wearing a beard with a curled tip and voluminous wig, the face wi

Up for auction is a rare amethyst and white jadeite Olmec mask, circa 900-400 BC. The Olmec people were located in present day Mexico from 1400-400 BC. The mask is not fully human, the jaguar was the

Circa 800-650 BC. Upper portion of a cylinder seal formed of black stone. The design, which was put between upper and lower bands of chevron, shows in the middle of a winged solar disc above a stylise

Davids notes: This object is tested and guaranteed to be 22k gold.It might be as high as 24k gold.------28.7 dwts-------------------------------------David Killen Gallery believes this object is ancie

An Olmec Jade Maskette Mexico, Circa 800-500 B.C. Height 3 inches (7.6 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Estate of Sr. Mejia, 1983. [with inventory label no. 65576]

Two European bronze multiple spiral fibulae Bronze Age, circa 1200-800 B.C. Both fibulae formed from a length of wire, with pin and catch closing mechanism, the long pin wound into eleven tight coil

Ancient Luristan, ca. 800 BC. A very large example with graceful proportions. The finest we have seen. Very sculptural.Custom stand. Can also be wall-hung (see photos). Ex: Merrin Gallery, New York Ci

A Sasanian orange carnelian domed seal with a Gopatshah. Sasanian Persian, 224 - 651 CE. Dimension: 2x1cm. On its truncated round surface, it is engraved in intaglio a winged human-headed bull, or a G

Two Achamenid Gold Lion-Headed Appliques Circa 5th century B.C. Each delicate embossed profile head with openwork curling mane, meant to be set into a diadem or crown. Diameter of each 3 inches. C The

Near Eastern votive bronze double horse and chariot, c. 1000 - 800 BC, the horses stylized in pleasant fashion with slender body and tapered legs, the riders schematized, the chariot attached to a pai

A Greek Bronze Horse   Geometric Period, Circa 8th Century B.C. Height 2 1/2 inches. Provenance: Private Collection, New York, 1970s.

A GREEK GNATHIAN WARE BLACK GLAZED BELL FORM KRATER, APULIA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY BC, the tapering finely ribbed sides partitioned by a flat band of yellowish white painted long branches ending in styliz

Ancient Luristan, Iron Age, Bronze Idol ca. 900 - 800 BCE. Size 3 5/8 inches high. + mount. Fine cast bronze female idol with round shape eyes long nose with long horns both hands raised. Great detail

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A slender cast-bronze beaker with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a

A Luristan bronze dagger Circa 11th-9th Century B.C. The tapering blade with a medial ridge and crescentic guard, the pommel terminal formed into a flat disc with ridges spaced along the grip with a

A Veracruz Stone tenon or hacha Mesoamerica, Post Classic, circa 700-900 A human head with fleshy facial features sharply contrasting the deeply carved eye sockets -- perhaps once inlaid w

A MINOAN CHALCEDONY BULL SEAL, LATE PALACE PERIOD, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY B.C. Length: 2cm Property of an American Collection 

An unusual Hermes equestrian themed grouping of three pieces in silvered bronze and wood circa 1890. Including a trefoil form horse legged table, side chair, and two stools. Dimensions: Ht: 30"

A pair of carved walnut stylized winged griffin form pedestal tables circa 1890. The standing griffins holding a scroll form bracket and supporting a circular top. Ht: 39" Dia: 16"

A pair of carved walnut stylized winged griffin form pedestal tables circa 1890. The standing griffins holding a scroll form bracket and supporting a circular top. Ht: 39" Dia: 16"

Pre-columbian Olmec serpentine mask, Mexico, 900-600 BC. Carved serpentine mask of a human mask with corn symbols in high relief. 7.9"