Important Sumerian cylindrical jar with cuneiform

Extremely Rare and Important Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Cobalt Inscription, Alexander and William Boughner, Greensboro, PA, 1863, cylindrical jar with heavily-tooled midsection, semi-round

Early Dynastic, 2900-2350 B.C. A cylindrical terracotta jar with stepped shoulder and broad neck, integral pierced lugs to the shoulder, decorative incised panels populated with zigzags composed of pr

Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, ca. 1974 BCE. Very fine pottery biscuit used to capture an ancient transaction. The tablet is dated to month X of year 3 of King Shu-Suen of Ur. The tablet comes from the st

A Sumerian, 2190 - 2000 B.C., terracotta foundation cone (clay nail) with 2/3's of the body having cuneiform text. Dicoidal shaped head with wide body that tapers to a point. The dedication text has b

Konischer Grundstein Sumerisch, Lagasch-Dynastie, Herrschaft von Gudea, Mesopotamien Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. L 17 cm. Provenienz: - Kanadische Privatsammlung, Montreal (erworben in Libanon,

Ancient Near East, Sumerian, ca. 2100 BCE. A beautiful terracotta foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. A narrow tip gradually widens to a th

3rd millennium B.C. A bifacial pillow-shaped tablet bearing cuneiform text to both faces. 170 grams, 87 mm (3 3/8 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman an

Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A petite rectangular "biscuit" or tablet with rounded lateral sides, angled edges along the top and bottom, and slightly convex faces. The face

Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A petite rectangular "biscuit" or tablet with rounded lateral sides, angled edges along the top and bottom, and slightly convex faces. The face

Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, Dated to the Reign of King Shulgi, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2094-2047 BC. The tablet is completely preserved, 15 lines of Sumerian cuneiform. The tablet records sheep and goa

Mesopotamian Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, Third Dynasty of Ur,c. 2080-2030 BC, Administrative document relating to the purchase of goats by an individual for offering to a temple. Material:Terracotta Si

Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Tablet C. 2400 BCE, With Hero And Lion Verso, H 1.5'' W 1.75'' Depth 0.75'' | Includes box and typed notes on box from Edgar Banks states "found at Jokha, the ruin of the ancie

A large Sumerian cuneiform tablet, Ur III, c. 2100 - 2000 BC, with multiple registers of incised text on either side. 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in (6.9 x 4.8 cm). Surfaces cleaned with light deposits. Ex New York

Sumeria, Ur III, 1976 BCE, dated to month 1, year 6 of the rein of King Amar-Suen. Clay "biscuit" used as receipt in the transaction of a loan of silver. Some of the earliest recorded writing of manki

Third Dynastic Period of Ur, c. 2255-2040 BC, from the city of Drehem, according to the cuneiform, the tablet is a receipt for animals delivered, as the text lists the animals, intact, with some crack

Chinese enamel Small cylindrical jar of jade with cover decorated with an openwork gilded setting mounted with semi-precious stones and raised enameled decoration of cranes and clouds; the cover with

Jar with cylindrical neck decorated with a band of sinuous mythological creatures and with globular body decorated with a band of quadrupeds. Mayan, probably Ulua Valley, Honduras, circa 600 AD Burnis

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A triangular terracotta tag with holes to two corners, the broad surfaces with impressions from the scribe's cylinder seal, overwritten with cuneiform text to two faces and one

A fine cast face of a Romano-Egyptian funerary mask depicting a youthful woman with tender facial features. The eyes painted white with stark black pupils and borders. She bears an aquiline nose above

Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C. Dimensions: 2 inches (5.1 cm.) x 1 15/16 inches (4.9 cm.) Ex. Private East Coast, USA collection; ex- Massachusetts, USA, Collection, collected in the 1960s Guaranteed to

A SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONE Near East, Sumer / 3rd – 2nd mill. B.C. /

possibly Norwalk, CT. Mid 1900s. Some roughness around rim. 9" tall.

CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN CYLINDRICAL JAR, H 16", DIA 7 1/4":A cylindrical form jar, having lobed sides and decorated with two bird & foliate themed vignettes at either side. All behind blue and

A redware cylindrical jar with several manganese splotches - 12"H x 7 1/4" dia. - firing imperfection on side where it may have stuck against another jar, otherwise very good condition with no chips,