Syrian cylinder serpentine seal showing the seated water god, Enki, with streams of water flowing, before him approch the man with a goat, flanked by two deties. Missing a small part of the relief, 40 mm, Circa III-II Millenium BC.
Priest. Its crown spread over three levels and his body is adorned with ornaments important evidence of his rank within the clan. Terracotta with remnants of polychromy. Bahía.21 cm high, Ecuador 500 BC- 500 AD.
Chimu Blackware Double-Bodied Whistle Vessel, represents a bird, surely this vessel served a ritual function, 900 AD to 1200 AD, 19 cm high and 24 cm long. Some restorations and missing material in the mouth.
A Etruscan stemmed dish, belonging to the Genucilia Group, in interior decorated in umber to tan slip with a radiating petal motif and scroll pattern rim, 14'5 cm diam., Provenance: Swedish private collection, ex Bonhams.
Valdivian Fertility Goddess, 2500-1500 BC., This stunning Valdivian ceramic figurine is a magnificent representation of The Great Mother, source of perpetual renewal and of fertility, is a sensual figure, which represents the femininity because she is a woman naked and the masculinity because his silhouette is a phallus symbol of man.the legs are attached, 9'3 cm high.
A mug South italian xenon ware miniature, black glazed with decoration added in pink, consisting of friezes of meander motif,5'7 cm high. Provenance: DR. Desmond Morris, ex Christie's
Egyptian amulet, 2ND-1ST Millenium B.C., a green glazed composition scribe's tablet with twin styli,this in later pendant mount. Provenance: Formerly in the Maurice Nahaman (1868-1948).
Figure Jama Coaque, 200-400 B.C. The elaborate costume and jewelry this woman wears confirm her high rank in society. Her gesture, arms held straight out from the sides, palms open, is almost certainly an attitude of prayer, an appeal to the gods. Some repairs, 22 cm high.
