A nice seal carved in red jasper of the thick high relief style, popular in the later Uruk period.

The seal is carved with fleeing animals.

Size: 12 x 10 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine.

Comes with hard impression and ID card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...

Bright blue faience shabti inscribed with black hieroglyphs reading: “The Osiris Nes-Mut”.
Curiously, the epithet Osiris is noted here in retrograde writing in relation to the name.
The figurine wears a tripartite wig with a frontal band tied at the back. The face shows barely visible eyes and eyebrows. The arms are crossed and the hands hold two colored hoes. The seed bag behind is held by straps...

Another lot full of attractive seals - 10 early stone stamp seals in red, green, black and white stones, Mesopotamia, Pre-Halaf Neolithic period in the 7th.-6th. millenium BC to the 1st. mill. BC (10)

Including a lovely marple cone-shaped seal, probably Syrian c. 6th.-5th. mill BC, other seals from Halaf, Ubaid and later periods all with nice details and including seals with carvings of humans and animals on several sides...

Ancient Roman red terracotta ware from the 2nd-3rd centuries A.D. "Terra sigillata," an offering bowl of typical rounded form, with averted rim, incised with circular lines, resting on a low ring base. This type of red terracotta ware was made throughout the Roman Empire between the 1st and 5th centuries A.D.

"Terra sigillata" is a fine type of Roman ceramic, coveted for its smooth, red slipped finish that emerged around 40 B.C...

Interesting large stamp seal of the conoid type in greenish glass, Achaemenid Empire, c. 7th.-4th. cent. BC.

The seal carved with the great King standing left with weapon and other figures, incl. a winged one.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 18 mm. wide.

Condition: Fine and intact, but with several internal fisures and a small chip. Comes with the original hard clay impression from below collection and ID-Card. Aquired to the Oberländer collection in 1991. Rare...

Scarce Anatolian or Syrian square stone seal with tall handle and a depiction of a Griffin or Sphinx, Neo-Hittite states, Early 1st. millenium BC.

Finely carved seal with an elaborate handle and some great details.

Size: 16 mm. wide and 11-12 mm. tall

Condition: Extremely fine.

Comes with a hard wax impression.

Reff. See Ashmolean collection AN1913.58 for a similar style seal, attributed to Aleppo, Syria...

Interesting and massive bronze ring with standing human on the Bezel, Amlash / South Caspian Sea area, c. early 2nd. millenium BC.

An unsually large ring for it's type. Normally these are decorated with applied patterns on a spiral - in this case the ringmaker also found space for a standing human figure with a weapon or a staff in his left hand, likely a mythical figure or a warrior. Lovely red and blue-green patina!

Size: The round bezel measure 27 mm...

Two-finger amulet, Egypt, Late Period, 664 - 322 B.C.

The stylized amulet carved in grey-black stone.

Size: 21 mm. long.

Condition: Very fine, intact with minor wear and fine patination.

Two-finger amulets were used for the dead and were often found on the lower left of the torso. This is the area of the incision that was made during the mummification process in order to remove the internal organs. These amulets were meant magically to heal the wound. ...

The head of Dionysos with almond-shaped eyes, a strong nose and a small mouth with pursed lips.
The broad beard with fine wavy strands. Undulated, slender moustache. The hairdo with strands of hair that end in curls, without the hair band above. Traces of red (carmine) pigment on the forehead and the beard.
Fine archaic style, excellent modeling. Mounted on an acrylic stand.
For a related example, cf. fig. no. C388, Staatliche Antikensammlung Munich.
Terracotta decor...

Relics of the Nile is proud to present this superb ancient Egyptian bronze Horus Amulet. This bronze has a wonderful olive patina with specks of the bronze underneath showing in spots. The bronze is in solid condition with some crude detail. This amulet shows Horus as a child in his famous seated position with hand to mouth. Also known by Harpocrates in later periods, the child Horus is a very important symbol in ancient Egyptian belief. This piece remains in choice condition with only mino...

A superb quality Islamic bowl, Islamic, 12th century A.D. (494 AH – 597 AH). Central Asia - Bamiyan.

Pearly white glaze with Sgraffito decoration (relief), pottery bowl with flaring body rising from a short foot. The sides decorated with a beautiful Sgraffito pattern of ovals and center and rim decorated with splashes of brown.

Condition: Choice. Almost perfectly intact and with fine grazing and inherent iridescence.

Size: 9 cm. wide and approx 4,2 cm. high.

Attractive black-glazed oinochoe with trefoil spout and arched handle. The neck area decorated with grape wine and tendril motifs suspended from bands. The applied white color partially ‘gilded’ with a yellow ochre wash.
Fingerprints around the foot indicate that the vase was dipped into the glaze.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Archive vase no. 1001099.
Ceramic
Greek, Gnathian, around 300 BC
H. 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Intact. Trefoil mouth chipped. Exc...

Nice lot of two idol figures of deities incl. Mercury, Roman Imperial period, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Size: 46 and 43 mm.

Condition: Both w lossses to extremeties, nice patinas.

Ex. German private Collection.

A stunning terracotta figure of Horse and Rider, Parthian Empire, 1st-3rd. cent. AD.

The tall bearded figure emerging from the body of the horse, wearing folded cap, the horse with applied disc eyes, traces of decoration. Their bodies is blending into a single, triangular form, with the head and upper body of the man directly behind the horse’s head. Finely detailed features of a mature Parthian horseman, probably nobility.

Size: 111 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice...

A large and interesting interesting cylinder seal in greyish-black stone, Western Mesopotamia, 4th. millenium BC.

Thre central deities, bulls eyes and a snake!

Size: 27 mm. tall and 15 mm. wide, which gives an impressive large imprint.

Condition: Nice Very fine or better, intact with minor wear. Attractive seal and imprint!

This seal comes with hard impression and ID card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Obe...

Large skyphos with tapered body, rounded shoulder and straight lip. Oblique handles on the shoulder, standing on a ring base. Hard-fired ceramic decorated with horizontal bands of reddish glaze. Groups of wavy lines on the reserved handle zone.
Orientates on cups of the Thapsos Class and derived types.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Archive vase 9008878.
Etruscan, Italo-Geometric, 700-650 BC
Ceramic
H. 11 cm (4.3 in), D. rim 13 cm (5.1 in)
W. over han...

A finely engraved Hyksos scarab, 17th.-16th. cent. BC.

The scarab is engraved with robe pattern in the center and with other hieroglyphs to each side, untranslated.

The seat of power of the Hyksos kings was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta, from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egypt up to Cusae.

Size: 19 x 13,5 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine and completely intact with remnants of torquise glaze in the devices.

Ex. G. D. co...

Late Period, 27th/30th Dynasty, 554 - 332 BC - Egypt Material: Faience Size: ca. 11,6 cm - ca. 4,50 inches Provenance: German private collection befor 1980 Late Period, 27th/30th Dynasty, 554 - 332 BC - Egypt

Condition: look at pictures

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This item is come with an illustrated Certificate of Authenticity.