Nevlan Culture Pottery Clay Hedgehog: A Glimpse into Ancient Artistry (2000 BCE)

Dimension: 105x55mm Rarity Level: Highly Rare Given its origin from the ancient Nevlan culture and the detailed pottery craftsmanship, this hedgehog figurine is not only historically significant but a

Dimension: 105x55mm Rarity Level: Highly Rare Given its origin from the ancient Nevlan culture and the detailed pottery craftsmanship, this hedgehog figurine is not only historically significant but a

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE; Warring States period to Han dynasty, ca. 475 BCE to 220 CE; Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A f

Ancient Near East, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2100 to 2000 BCE. A translated "biscuit", a cuneiform tablet with a rounded, pillow-like body made from fired clay. Narrow horizontal bands of the early for

Ancient East Asia, China, Yangshao culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery urn of a hefty form with a planar base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a pa

East Asia, Japan, Middle Jomon period, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. A large, deep, conical urn made using the coil method, the clay mixed by the woman who made it (women produced all ceramics in this culture

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeqye-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient pottery I have seen from this region. Brownware stirrup ve

Ancient Near East, Anatolia (central Turkey) and Northern Syria, Tell Halaf, ca. 5000 to 4000 BCE. The Halaf culture of Anatolia and ancient Syria came about in approximately 5000 BCE and created fema

Shantung Province, China, Longshan Culture, ca. 2600-2000 BC. An elegant tripod ewer with mammiform legs and an upraised beak spout, rope decoration encircling the body. Oxford TL test (documentation

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic period, late Naqada II to Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. An enormous hand-built marl clay jar with a russet-hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. The burnished v

possibly Qijia culture, circa 2000 BCE, mottled jade or bredigite with green, russet, and black inclusions throughout, 15-1/8 in. diameter; with metal stand, dimensions on stand 17-3/4 x 15-1/8 x 3-1/

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 3500 BCE. A striking pottery figure with thin slits for eyes and mouth, an enormous coiffure/headdress, and a highly stylized body with elongated legs, n

Large Egyptian style heart scarab, ex-museum, Possibly ancient (c. 664-332 BCE), terracotta clay, the head and wing case sharply defined, the underside inscribed with fourteen rows of cuneiform text,

China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large and impressive ancient mold-made pottery model of a house, amazingly intact. This is an archictecturally correct model of the home of a wealthy perso

Western Asia, Persia, Tepe Giyan, Giyan III, ca. 10th to 9th century BCE. Wow! A remarkable and large example of a ceramic vessel from one of Iran's most important ancient cities. The vessel features

Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A beautiful bowl of minimalist form, hand-carved from creamy honey-yellow marble. The vessel features a round but s

Ancient Near East, Iran, Amlash culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE (bronze sword) and Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 550 to 330 BCE (silver spear head). A pair of ceremonial weapons from ancient Ir

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

Ancient Japanese Kofun Period Haniwa Terracotta Head. Hollow clay form with perforated eyes and mouth, c. 225-550 CE. On base. Size: 7'' x 4.5'' x 5'' (18 x 11 x 13 cm); Height on stand: 11.5" (29 cm)

Ancient Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 6th century BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmer

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

Ancient Near East, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. An enormous hand-built pottery female fertility idol with its highly-burnished surface covered in tan slip. The columnar-form f

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

Egypt, New Kingdom / XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1295 to 1070 BCE. This dark pottery jar is molded with four heads of deities imitating amulets, including two heads of Hathor, her hair centrally parted and ter