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EARLY DYANSTIC SHELL POURING VESSEL 2550 - 2400 BC
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Pre AD 1000 item# 997920
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Aphrodite Ancient Art
212.987.9878
$4850
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Culture: NEAR EASTERN.
Date: 2550 - 2400 BC. (EARLY DYNASTIC).
Material: SHELL.
Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FROM THE 1940'S, PASSED BY DESCENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, WITH INSCRIPTION AND HEAD IN PROFILE OF EITHER THE MAKER OR OWNER.
Measurments: 7.5 INCHES LONG, (18 CMS).
Cf: For an almost identical vessel, see lot 63, Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 10 December 2008, (sold for $7,500),but without the head inscription, this exam ...click for details
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CANAANITE BRONZE FIGURE OF A HUMPED BULL 1700-1400 BC
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Pre AD 1000 item# 997619 (stock# NE398)
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Aphrodite Ancient Art
212.987.9878
$3650
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Culture: CANAANITE.
Date: 1700 - 1400 BC.
Material: BRONZE.
Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1960'S.
Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, WITH GREEN PATINA.
Measurements: 3.1 INCHES LONG, (8 CMS), 2.25 INCHES HIGH, (6 CMS).
Standing on a stolid pose, with pronounced dewlap, circular snout with grooved mouth, indented nostrils and large protruding eyes, his long erect phallus (denoting fertility), attached underneath his belly .
Cf: For an almost identical example, ...click for details
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PALMYRENE STELE OF A MAN, 2ND - 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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Pre AD 1000 item# 997397 (stock# NE14)
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Aphrodite Ancient Art
212.987.9878
$12,500
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Culture: PALMYRENE.
Date: 50 - 150 AD.
Material: LIMESTONE.
Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION FORMED DURING THE 1940'S.
Condition: INTACT, SUPERB, MOUNTED ON A CUSTOM BASE.
Measurements: 18 15/16 INCH HIGH, (48.2 CMS), 16 INCHES WIDE, (40.6 CMS),
With wavy full head of hair. his face is shaven without a beard or moustache, his pupils and irises are incised, he is wearing a chiton and a robe, a greek type of garment. In his left hand he holds a schedula, a strip of paper used ...click for details
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