Northern Syrian Limestone Cylinder Relief with Bird Motif (1000-800 BCE)

This Northern Syrian limestone cylinder relief, measuring 5.5 cm in height and 2.5 cm in diameter (approximately 2.17x0.98 inches), dates from the period between 1000 and 800 BCE. The artifact is ador

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A slender cylinder seal bead that is hand-carved from blue-gray steatite with smoo

Ancient Near East, modern day northern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A heavy bronze idol in the form of a cylinder with a low relief anthropomorphic face on one side. This may be a depiction of

Egyptian Wooden Polychrome BA-BIRD, 1000-800 B.C.Represented as a bird with a human head. Originally may have been attached to the top of a wooden sepulchral tablet or shrine, or perhaps the corners o

Pre-Columbian Olmec terracotta vessel, ex-Komor, c. 1000-800 BCE, Las Bocas, Mexico, the red clay jar with glyph decoration and rounded bottom, resting on lucite ring, with old Mathias Komor label and

Egyptian painted limestone relief fragment, Old Kingdom, 2868 BCE - 2125 BCE, depicting the head and shoulders of a figure with hieroglyphics, mounted on metal stand with separate wooden plinth, 8"h x

PRUTSCHER OTTO (1880 - 1949) Wall fountain decorated with a putto in the round and with floral motifs and birds in relief, execution by Wienerberger Keramik, Austria. Glazed ceramic in shades of green

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white limestone idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens at the waist, arms stretched outward

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions This cylinder seal made of calcite, featuring a distinctive dot motif, originates from the Bactria-Margiana region around the 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. Seals lik

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

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. Very fine section of a limestone or hard plaster relief used as a sculptor's model. This was a common practice where an artist of the day would create t

Yemen, ca. 1st millennium BCE. This is a pale brown limestone slab, a high-relief stela, with a carved abstract face with a triangular nose, deep set oval eyes, a small mouth, prominent brow ridge and

Egypt, Roman period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. Carved limestone pediment with male head in relief, showing distinct Egyptian coiffure, remains of original black and pink pigment still quite evident. Incl

First-quarter 20th Century; Northern California Comprising the largest twined hat with bird quill and an all-over geometric motif (3.5" H x 7 Dia.) and the smallest twined hat with a geometric motif

19th century Italian carved marble bird bath with elaborate acanthus leaf and beaded motif on the bowl, surmounting a foliated standard with carved fruit and ribbon relief, and raised on a carved colu

Hittite Limestone round-topped stela, ca. 1600-1200 B.C.E., probably from Ras-Shamra, carved in relief with robed figure seated before an eagle's nest, with the symbol of the sun god above, 12" H. Rem

This cylinder seal, crafted during the Neo-Sumerian Period, is intricately engraved with figures and motifs that illustrate the religious and social activities of the time. Cylinder seals such as this

Egypt; New Kingdom, c. 1200 BC Carved in sunk relief, depicting the god of the Nile flood, Hapi. Hapi is shown in usual androgynous form, with female breast, relating to the fertility associated with

Egyptian Limestone Relief Head of Hathor Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Depicting a section of the full face of the Goddess Hathor, displaying large outlined eyes, cow ears, and a triangular nose. Hath

An Egyptian limestone relief fragment, Ramesside, 19th Dynasty, circa 1290-1200 BC, carved in sunk relief with the bust of the god Ptah shown in profile, a chin strap holding his beard in place, weari

Egyptian Amarna Limestone Relief Panel , Dynasty 18Date: ca. 1353–1323 B.C. A group of attendants for the royal pair are depicted on this block. Two males carrying sunshades are followed by two

An Egyptian Limestone Relief of Ptolemy II Ptolemaic Period, Reign of Ptolemy II, 284-246 B.C. Length 21 1/7 inches (54 cm). Provenance: Ancient World Arts, New York, 1980s. Sotheby's, London, Antiqui

20th cen, original owner purchased from Christie's new york sale room, measures 8.5"h 5.25"w; Provenance: from a New York Gentleman

The Chinese porcelain brush pot having square tall body, slightly waisted sides with grovved corners, raised on flat base. The exterior hand painted in variegate tones and blend tints to create a mult