Ancient Near East Terracotta Idol w/ Bird Face

Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing idol of abstract form, hand-built from pottery, with a columnar body and a slightly flared base. The slender figure ho

Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing terracotta idol with a roughly triangular body, rounded peripheries, and a pair of pierced 'eyes' surrounded by thinly

Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 2200 to 1900 BCE. An enticing, hand-built pottery figure of Astarte - known as Ishtar in parts of Mesopotamia - the goddess associated with

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Late Roman Imperial to early Byzantine period, ca. late 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed terracotta oil lamp resting on a circular foot with

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery idol of characteristically abstract form depicting a female goddess standing atop fused columnar legs

Near East, Iran, Marlik, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A large burnished terracotta pitcher boasting a long, graceful spout and a loop handle decorated with an angular mythological animal of a horned bull or p

Ancient Terracotta Ashtar Bird-Face Idol c.3rd Millennium BC. Size of the Idol 5 1/8 inches high. Rare ancient standing Terracotta female Idol. Rare... Custom mounted. Condition: old chips otherwise p

Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2750 to 1900 BCE. A finely preserved pottery idol figure of an intriguing form depicting the mother goddess Astarte. She stands with slender legs a

Ancient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia. It has a wide

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An intriguing stone figure of anthropomorphic form presenting the char

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3100 to 2900 BCE. A stone cylinder seal deeply etched with seemingly abstract, linear markings t

Ancient Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. An abstract pottery figure of the goddess Astarte, made to have a simple physical form until it reaches the arms and shoulders, where it becomes

**Originally Listed At $750** Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing terracotta idol with a roughly triangular body, rounded peripheries, and a pair of pierc

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A trio of mold-formed pottery oil lamps with circular bases, expanding walls, large fill holes, tab-shaped handles, a

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East / Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic period, ca. 5500 to 3000 BCE. A fine example of a hand-built terracotta idol head of a t

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A beautiful example of a mold-formed pottery plaque depicting a right-facing woman seated on a throne or chair. Th

**Originally Listed At $1200** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a body composed of an abstract quadruped stand

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of bronze hollow tubular finials that would have capped standards in the style of a "master of animals," a subhuman fi

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of bronze hollow tubular finials that would have capped standards in the style of a "master of animals," a subhuman fi

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A standing steatopygous idol presenting a form that emphasizes her fertility with exaggerated broad hips and buttocks, perky breasts,

Ancient Near East, Sumeria or Babylon, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A well-preserved ceramic plaque bearing a mold-made depiction of a mythical beast. The animal has four legs, with the front two go

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely upper half of a press-molded clay plaque displaying a standing relief figure, probably representing Astarte (

Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract pottery figure with a conical body and an equally sized large, flaring pair of round, open discs th

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is certainly the most interesting bronze axe head from Luristan that I have seen! The blade is thin