A fine style Neo-assyrian cylinder seal, dating to 900-700 BC!
This cylinder seal is carved in hard dark-green and black serpentine. The engravings show Pazuzu, the 4-winged demon, gripping two rearing goats, the terminal a short branched tree. ...click for details
A very well engraved Egyptian steatite scarab, dating 2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC. Nice steatite scarab. Engraved with an attractive "cord" design and also engraved on the back as well. Very rare!
Beautyful Bamiyan glazed pottery bowl, dating to the 11th.-12th. century.
The bowl is very deep with a high foot. the central design is seperated in 4 compartements and decorated with green glaze and black dots on a creamy ground and with engraved/incised scrolls.
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A very interesting and extremely rare steatite scarab, dating to the late period, possibly Ptolemaic, c. 400-200 BC.
The Scarab has a very unusual shape of another insect than the dung beetle and is engraved in the base with greek or latin letters 'I-V-A'
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An artful style Chinese terracotta tomb figure, dating to the earlier Ming dynasty, c. 14th.-15th. cent. AD
We have handpicked a selection of exceptionally condition glaced and painted figures out of a large Chinese collection. Our figures are of a much better style and detail than most authentic figures on the market.
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Rare Old Babylonian cylinder seal of fine Lapis Lazuli, dating to c. 1800 BC.
The seal is engraved with a scene of worship: A demigod is leading a worshipper by the hand towards EA the great god seated on a throne. ...click for details
Fabulous pre columbian stone mortar or beaker, dating to Valvidia culture, 3rd. millenium BC. Exceptionally rare and important!
Large and impressive stone motar or beaker, most possibly of ceremonial use, carved in stone and expertly polished. An artifact that looks a bit like the Persian/Baktrian stone vessels of the 3rd.-2nd. Millen ...click for details
