Rare Ancient Terracotta Solar Deity Stamp Seal, Near East (3rd Millennium BC)

Carved in the 3rd millennium BC, this terracotta stamp seal is an exquisite representation of ancient Near Eastern iconography. With dimensions of 4x3.5 cm (1.57x1.38 inches), the seal bears the impre

With sumerian inscriptions. Circa 3rd-2nd millennium b.c. provenance: provenance: private new york, new york, usa collection. Condition: intact.

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Syrian Provincial, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A bifacial steatite stamp seal of a rectangular form with rounded corners. The front face of the seal features a

A very early 3rd millennium BC bulbous vessel decorated with geometric design and two hanging lugs, a remarkable early vessel, Ancient Near East, possibly Egypt. 5 1/8 in. x 6 diameter

Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey / Syria, Archaic period, ca. 3rd millennium BCE; Iron Age II to III, 10th to 6th century BCE. A fabulous ensemble of five stone seal beads from the Ancient Near Ea

A lot of three Near East stone stamp seals. The first is a Chalcolithic steatite seal, c. 4th Millennium BC, with pointed handle drilled for suspension and rectangular base incised with angled lines.

A Near Eastern black steatite stamp seal, c. 3rd Millennium BC, roughly oval shaped with domed back and large suspension loop, on base a pair of antelope, one leaping and the other grazing. 2.5 x 2.5

Lot of 4 Ancient Near Eastern Stamp Seals c.1st MILLENNIUM B.C. Size 17-22 mm. Great Collection of 3 Neo Babylonian Stone stamp seals 2 carved with Deity hands raised to the Sun, together with a Hemat

A Levantine ceramic stamp seal in the form of a human foot, late 3rd – early 2nd Millennium BC, with glossy dark gray-brown surfaces, on base an incised floral vase design; horizontal suspension thr

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A terracotta figure of a reclining man, his body largely smooth aside from a few incised circles designed to ward o

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine example of a foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. The body tapers to a rou

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, Northern Syria, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A finely preserved example of a hand-built pottery figure depicting Astarte, an ancient goddess known throughout the Ne

Ca. 3rd millennium BC. A square stone seal with polished sides featuring a mythical creature. This creature has three heads combining: a bull, a unicorn, and an antelope. The reverse side showcases a

A COLLECTION WITH 159 !! BEADS AND SEALS Indus Valley, Ancient Region of Gandhara, Bactria and China, 3rd-2nd Millennium BC and later. The lot comprising beads and seals of different shapes, including

Ancient Near East, Syro-Hittite, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. Wow! A rare example of a wheeled "toy" bull, with a long, hollow, cylindrical body, panel-like front and back legs, and wheels that

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, 6th millennium BCE. A female fertility idol carved from alabaster. She stands on attenuated, stubby legs with her right arm held straight by her side and her left arm f

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A tall, thin, lost wax cast bronze figure of a woman with a zoomorphic, horse-like face. The figure stands on narrow legs endin

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. An incredible sword with a remarkable 91% to 94% silver repousse hilt and scabbard, the depressed a

Near East, from area that is modern-day Ukraine, Southern European Russia, and Crimea, ca. 5th century BCE. Comprised of three independent high karat gold elements; a central magnificent element has g

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 Near East, modern Syria, Tell Brak, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. An eye idol of monumental proportions, hand-carved from white limestone. The idol is defined by a flat base, a gentl

Near East / Central Asia, Northwestern Iran, Parthia / Amlash, late Bronze Age, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A remarkable bull effigy cast from bronze with a symmetrically proportioned body! Although hollow,

Ancient Near East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A large, hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting a scene from the early life of Buddha entitled, "The Great D