Violin type idol. Cyclades Islands, Greece, Early Cycladic I, Grotta-Pelos culture, ca. 3200-2700

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

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II - III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A beautiful and abstract marble figure known as a "violin" idol for its resemblance to the orchestral stringed

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II-III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fine marble idol known as a "violin" idol because of its resemblance to the orchestral stringed instrument. Th

Ca. Early Bronze Age 2700-2300 BCE. Possibly the oldest piece offered in this auction. Approx. 5" x 3 1/4". Anatolian marble idol, "Kusura-Beycesultan type". Purchased from la Riene Margot, Paris, 199

Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A superb marble idol known as a "violin" idol for obvious reasons, of the Kasura type, quite similar to contemporary Cy

Asia Minor, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. Remarkable marble idol in the form referred to as a "violin" idol. Contemporary with the more famous and definitely more expensive Cycladic idol, probably used as a f

AN ANATOLIAN MARBLE "VIOLIN" IDOL EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2300 B.C. Height: 13cm Provenance:  British Private Collection 1993 Acquired from Above

Ancient Cycladic Marble Head ca. 2500-2400 BC. Size of the head without the stand 1 7/8 inches high. The lyre-shaped, slightly convex head has broad cheeks, a long aquiline nose set high up, a rounded

CYCLADIC FIGURE - Figurine of a Man, from Syros (Cyclades), Greece, ca 2600-2300 BCE. Alabaster, 9 1/2" tall, on a museum mount. Old repair to face.

Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2400 BCE.Dimensions: Size :  22cm x 11cm. Provenance: Ex private NY collector .

A Cycladic marble fragmentary torso Late Spedos Type, Early Cycladic II, circa 2500-2400 B.C. With a soft waist, flat stomach, and rounded hips, an incised pubic triangle and leg cleft, 11cm high Foo

Ancient Greece, Cycladic, ca. 2600 to 2100 BCE, Syros Group. A skillfully carved marble palette / dish of a rectangular shape with a shallow depression framed by a slightly raised border, perforations

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 Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 530 to 520 BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmeri

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, late Naqada II to early Naqada III, ca. 3200 BCE. A stunning ovoid jar with an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Egypt. The vessel is hand-carved from sumpt

Late Naqada II to Early Naqada III, Ca. 3500 - 3200 BC. A charming breccia jar with an ovoid body that tapers in towards the narrow base and deep red-brown veining which permeates the pale-yellow ston

Early Dynastic Period, Ca. 3100 - 2700 BC. An Egyptian greywacke bowl with shallow form, an inverted rim and central round depression. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 1561, Antiquities, Lot.

Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous lekythos attributed to the Haimon Group, featuring an action-packed depiction of Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion created via the black figure t

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. An incredible and rare example of a goblet carved from a single piece of jade stone that is a translucent, pale green with sm

Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Maya, Ulua Valley, Dedalos type, early classic Ulua I period, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery cylinder vase decorated with 3 human figures kneeling among fruitful caca

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

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense, presented in the form of a Teotih

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This is an incredible, abstract standing anthropomorphic figure of a large size, hand-carved from dark gray stone

Northern Europe, Viking / Norse culture, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A stunning and exceedingly rare complete Petersen Type L sword. The forged-iron weapon has a straight blade with a slightly-raised