ANCIENT NEAR EAST LEVANT AND EGYPT CARVED AMULETS

A group of ancient Near East carved amulets from the Levant and Egypt, each bearing unique symbolism. Among the treasures are amulets shaped like crocodiles and fish, revered for their protective and

**First Time At Auction** Near East, Anatolia / The Levant & Egypt, ca. 3000 to 1500 BCE. A fertility goddess amulet- the tiny figure carved from a red jasper stone. The arms bend inward and incised l

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-carved effigy of a stylized bird modeled with impressed eyes, and incised lines across the back and wings to indicat

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads that each co

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads th

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads that each contain a pair of w

Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A skillfully carved alabaster pyxis displaying a gently rounded base, a cylindrical body, a conical neck, and a circular, lipped rim. Boa

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful stamp seal carved from carnelian boasting warm vermilion hues, perhaps created in a provincial workshop. The cylind

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Assyria, ca. 1500 BCE. A trio of hand-carved stone seals including 2 stamps and 1 cylindrical roller seal. One stamp seal of orange color features a pair of winged scara

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2500 BCE to 1800 BCE. A lovely pottery head of a goddess enveloped in a caramel-hued glaze. The fascinating visage displays carved and incised details,

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, The Levant, Archaic / Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. A fine stamp seal bead of hexagonal form carved by hand from dark blue-gray steatite. Th

This limestone amulet, carved in the shape of an elephant, hails from the ancient Near East, a cradle of early civilization. The amulet's 4 by 2.8 centimeters frame is a testament to the elephant's sy

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, probably Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3000 to 2300 BCE. A hand carved stone amulet carved into a cow / ungulate animal with slender legs and concentric circles. A suspensi

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Late Uruk, ca. 3300 to 1800 BCE. A pair of hand-carved shell leopard amulets, with elongated, reclining bodies. Their surfaces are drilled

Ancient Near East, Sumerian or Achaemenid, ca. late 3rd to mid-1st millennium BCE. A fine selection of 3 hand-carved lapis lazuli amulets from the ancient Near East. First is an abstract anthropomorph

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Late Uruk to Jemdet Nasr period, ca. 3300 to 2900 BCE. A lovely alabaster amulet, hand-carved in the form of a recumbent bull with legs folded beneath its hef

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A hand-carved stone fish amulet exhibiting a scaly body as well as textures fins created with doze

Nine Ancient-Style Items: Egypt & Near EastGroup of replicia ancient-style, Egyptian and Near Eastern, items: four shabtis, Nefertum amulet, bust pendant, ibex figurine, New Kingdom Pharoh pottery 'fr

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE; Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Parthian to Sassanian Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A collection of 5 ancient carnelia

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, ca. 3000 to 2200 BCE. A stunning lapis lazuli stone carved into the form a crouching frog, simplified with slight bumps as the eyes, the front legs faintly et

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

An ancient fist amulet, crafted from black stone with dark red inclusions, originating from the Near East or Egypt in the 1st millennium BCE. This intriguing artifact represents the symbolic power and

Near East, Holy Land, ca. 1500 BCE; The Levant, Israel; ca. 1950 CE. A hand-carved steatite bead from the ancient Holy Land area and a more recent vintage Judaica pendant made from creamy white agate.

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved lapis lazuli amulet of rare near-miniature form depicting Thoth, the ibis-headed god