A lovely green glazed ancient Egyptian Scarab, pre 300 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 5/8" long (16 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup. Guaranteed – purchase price refunded if the piece is returned unaltered within 30 days from the date of purchase.
A lovely tan ancient Egyptian Scarab, pre 300 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 9/16" long (14 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. The scarab comes in a jewelry display cup. Guaranteed – purchase price refunded if the piece is returned unaltered within 30 days from the date of purchase.
A lovely blue/green ancient Egyptian Scarab, before 300 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 3/8" long (9 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. Each scarab comes in a jewelry display cup. Guaranteed – purchase price refunded if the piece is returned unaltered within 30 days from the date of purchase.
A lovely blue/green ancient Egyptian Scarab, before 300 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 3/8" long (9 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
An ancient Egyptian bronze figure of Nefertum. Depicted striding on his integral base, wearing a tripartite wig, fronted with ureas, with his left foot forward, with arms along his side, wearing the lotus crown and with suspension loop behind. 3 1/4 inches high. Mounted. Said to have been purchased on the Paris art market @ 15 years ago...
Finely carved stone scaraboid with winged lion, Middle Assyrian, c. 14th.-12th. cent. BC.
The seal nicely detailed and carved in a black stone.
Size: 17-18 mm...
A scarce large stamp seal, Western Mesopotamian, Halaf-Late Ubaid period, Neolithic-Chalcolithic, c. 6th.-5th. millenium BC.
Interesting very early stamp seal of a triangular shape with the handle shaped as a Cicada with closed wings!
Size: 27 mm long and 24 mm. wide, 17 mm...
A nice round stamp seal with handle, with precise finding place near the ancient city of Antioch, and dating to the Mesopotamian late Halaf-early Ubaid period, Late Neolithic - Early Chalcholite, c. 5th. millenium BC.
Nice early hemispheriod stamp seal with low handle.
Size: 26 mm wide, 12 mm...
A scarce larger stamp seal, with precise finding place near the ancient city of Antioch, and dating to the Mesopotamian Halaf period, Neolithic, c. 6th.-5th. millenium BC.
Interesting very early stamp seal of a triangular shape that almost looks like flat-iron. with pierced handle.
Size: 31 mm long and 20 mm. wide, 15 mm...
Painted wood panel depicting a seated Anubis, depicted with the head pf a canine, with prominent details, wearing a long garment and with arm raised in adoration. 5.5 inches high X 2 inches wide. Late Period, 600-30 B.C. Purchased on the Amsterdan art market. Said to be originally purchased in the 1950s-1960s in the Middle East. Private collection Owner of the antique and carpet shop Persepolis in The Hague, 2021. Contributed by the family to a Dutch auction house in 2022...
Interesting early Gable stamp seal of the Ubaid period and probably made in the later 5th. mill. BC.
The seal depicts an artful motif of two juxtaposed stylized animals with long legs.
Size: 29 mm. long and 22 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, some weaer to the edges.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008...
Wonderful Halaf period Booth-shaped stamp seal in a glossy green hardstone (rare!), Syro-Levantine part of Mesopotamia, probably 6th. mill. BC.
A pre-historic / Neolithic seal carved with a fine grit pattern in the base and shape like a boot or foot.
Size: 10 mm. wide and 11 mm. tall.
Condition: About Extremely fine.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1991...
Interesting large glass amulet tessera, drilled to use as pendant, black glass, dated to the Ptolemaic period, c. 200 BC, but could perhaps malso be early Roman (see id card)
The unusually large and finely preserved piece decorated with a Lion in high relief.
Size: 28 mm. wide and 17 mm. tall.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006, comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer...
Interesting lot of quite scarce glass amulets or tesseras in fine conditions, Early Roman Imperial, Roman Egypt, c. 1st.-2nd. century AD.
The motifs includes Hercules, Mercury and a fine Imperial couple in the style of the time of Nero.
Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable deal...
A nice small bronze figure of a seated Panther or Lion, Roman Imperial, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
The piece probably from furniture perhaps a kind of a lock mecanism for a casket.
Size: 45 mm.
Ex. Saxony collection of c. 1970.
Choice grey pottery terracotta oil lamp with profiled ring handle and sharp decoration of rosettes on the sides, Greek hellenistic, c. 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
Size: c. 10,7 cm. long.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact.
Provenance: Bärbel Kasper collection, Germany since 1950.
A really nice specimen of the sought after type III flint / silex dagger, c. 2000-1800 BC.
Very attractive and finely made neolithic dagger from the latest fase of the Danish stoneage neolithic period.
The dagger is classified within the type III group of daggers. The cross-section of the handle is square shaped and both surfaces and edges of the handle and blade has the classic "stitching" style of flaking. Stitched handles first appear with type III daggers. This configur...
Attractive Djet pillar amulet in glass in the colour of Egyptian blue, late period, c. 7th.-3rd. century BC.
Scarcely seen in glass and rather substantial at that.
Size: 23-24 mm. tall.
Condition: Very fine, Intact with a minor chip and a fine ancient patina with earthern brown sediments.
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886-1973). He was a famous German Art director and head of the Berlin National Gallery as we...