ANCIENT NEAR EAST, REIGN OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II

An important terracotta brick, The brick is rectangular with a border panel enclosing the text.ca. 604 to 561 BCE. Provenance: Ex Private NY Collection . Length: 7.8 inches Width: 5 inches

Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, ca. 604 to 561 BCE. An important terracotta brick, stamped with a dedication to the most famous of all Kings of Babylon – Nebuc

Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, ca. 604 to 561 BCE. Two fragments of an important terracotta brick, inscribed with a fragmentary dedication to the most famous of

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A fine pair of hand-built terracotta foundation cones with roughly-three-quarters of their conical bodies wrapped in ide

Ancient Near East, Sumer, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2010 BCE; reign of Ishme-Dagan of Isin, ca. 1953 BCE. A fine pair of clay foundation cones, each with a conical body, with one boasting a discoi

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A fine hand-built foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in cuneiform text. The body ta

Ancient Near East, Parthia, reign of King Orodes I, ca. 90 BCE. AR silver drachm. Obverse: diademed and draped bust left, long pointed beard, pellet-ended spiral torque, border of dots. Reverse: beard

Ancient Near East, Old Babylon, reign of King Sin-Iddinam of Larsa, ca. 1849 to 1843 BCE. A gorgeous terracotta barrel cylinder of a biconical form with a planar base and a small perforation. The cyli

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 586 BCE. A rare and quite impressive tripod bowl, skillfully carved from a single piece of basalt to present a hemispher

Originally listed at $1,500... Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fantastic pottery rhyton in the form of a bull standing upon 4 tubular legs with flared feet. The ancien

Ancient Near East, Early Bronze Age II to III, ca. 2900 to 2650 BCE. A wheel thrown pottery baby feeder with a stable flat base, a spherical body with a slightly carinated lower section, and a broad,

**Originally Listed At $175** Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A set of five wheel-thrown terracotta vessels from the Iron-Age Holy Land. First is a small cup with

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A large hand-built terracotta offering vessel with two main components. First is an openwork conical pedestal with a slight concave base

Ancient Near East, Holyland, Judea, Iron Age II, ca. 8th century BCE. A fabulous stone mortar and pestle from ancient Judea! Sitting upon 3 triangular legs, the mortar presents a broad rim and a shall

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. late 8th to early 7th century BCE. A tall terracotta beer strainer used to separate solid ingredients from the liquid inside of a larger vessel. This sie

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type - also known as violin type - marble idol of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic for

Ancient Near East, Holyland, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2900 to 2650 BCE. A delightful pottery jug presenting a spherical form crowned by a petite spout and twin loop handles, all sitting upon a round y

Ancient Near East, Holyland, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2900 to 2650 BCE; Magna Graecia, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An attractive pair of ancient pottery vessels: a Holyland handled jar and an Apulian

Ancient Near East, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age II, 1900 to 1550 BCE. This is a long, thin ceremonial axe head made of cast bronze and dipped in lead, giving it a very interesting white patina. This styl

Ancient Near East Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 800 to 500 BCE ,An attractive wheel-thrown terracotta thymiaterion (or incense burner) which boasts an elegant chalice-form body It has a ringed foot, a t

**Originally Listed At $125** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A tall terracotta vessel with a slight concave base, a rotund body with rounded shoulders, a tapere

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A terracotta redware vessel with a slightly rounded base, a bulbous body, rolled shoulders, a wide mout

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A squat wheel-thrown terracotta redware vessel with a rounded base, a bulbous body, tall cylindrical ne

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Late Bronze Age II to Iron Age I, ca. 1200 to 1100 BCE. A sizable pottery pitcher with an egg-shaped body, a rounded shoulder, and a thick rim. A sturdy strap handle exte