Syro Hittite Pottery Bird w/ TL Test

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 1580 BCE. A charming hand-built pottery effigy of a bird with its wing's outstretched upon a pedestal with a flared base. The bird is simply de

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, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A charming example of a hand-built pottery pull toy in the shape of a fattened ram meant for a child. The

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

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

East Asia, Japan, Jomon Period, ca. 14,000 to 300 BCE, coming with a TL Report showing it was fired/ produced around 4,000 years ago. A considerable hand-built terracotta vessel of a sprouting form wi

Ancient East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and slender form exhibiting fine patterning and ancient charm. The vessel presents with a planar base, a c

East Asia, Japan, Middle Jomon period, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE, most likely about 4,500 years old. A sizeable, hand-built terracotta vessel of an elegant form with a flat base, a gently tapering body

Near East, Persia (Iran and Turkey), Kashan or Nishapur, Medieval Period, ca. 1200 CE. A gorgeous pottery pitcher resting on a ring foot and covered in bright, turquoise blue glaze. The pitcher is mol

Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. A gorgeous coil-formed Bell Plain pottery jar boasting a tiered and rounded base, a globular body, and a broad neck that stret

Southeast Asia, Northeastern Thailand, late Ban Chiang culture, ca. 200 CE. An elegant pottery jar of minimalist form comprised of a bulbous body, a corseted neck, and a flared spout. The red clay ext

Near East / Western Asia, Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, ca. 9th century or slightly later CE. An early example of Nishapur's ground breaking pottery, a pitcher with a white ground and black fine line

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A tall orange-hued terracotta vessel with a large flared body resting upon a solid rin

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 600 to 750 CE. A mold-formed stirrup vessel featuring a flat base and bulbous body depicting a charming frog, perhaps a toad, with a curious look on its face.

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A wonderful pottery trumpet with an anthropomorphic figure forming the bell. The trumpet is hand built from a red terracotta and painted with

Pre-Columbian, Central/North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 600 CE. A handsome, mold-made figural stirrup vessel in the form of an owl with a well-executed minimalist motif painted in alterna

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A beautiful gourd-shaped stirrup vessel in varying shades of russet and burgundy red. The vessel is set on a flat bottom and features

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A finely-detailed terracotta example of some of the earliest decorated pottery in central Asia. This is a short,

Near East, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2800 to 1500 BCE. In the style of those found at Tell Halaf, this is a small pottery fertility idol, an abstract figure that has some female features. Size: 1.1" W x 2.5"

Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Nazca to Huari transition period, ca. 500 CE. A charming mold-formed pottery jar featuring a flat base, a rotund body, a wide neck, and a cylindrical mouth bearing

Ancient Near East, Syria, Syro-Hittite, 2750 BCE to 1900 BCE. An extremely fine Syro-Hittite pillar figurine with mysterious eyes and an almost bird-like presence, yet the monolithic body with hands c

Syrian deity. Circa 1000 B.C. Measures 10-7/8” H x 3-1/2” W x 3-1/2” D (including base). Weighs 18 OZ. U.S. SHIPPING $25 + INSURANCE.

Ca. 2000 - 1500 BCE. Approx. H: 2 1/4" W: 3". Guaranteed genuine ancient artifact. Ex-Nooter coll.

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