A late period Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal in a fine blue Lapis Lazuli, dating to the 8th.-7th. century BC.
Nice core style Assyrian seal depicting the great king hunting a winged beast. His right leg raised of a Peacock bird, with the winged emblem of Ashur above and the crescent and Sun in the fields. Very thick and impressive for a seal in Lapis!
Size: 27 mm. tall and 14-15 mm...
Interesting cylinder seal, probably in faience, engraved with symethric patterns, Mesopotamia, Jemdet Nasr, 3300-2900 BC.
Size: 30 mm. tall and 10 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
BRONZE SHORT SWORD
BRONZE AGE PERSIA, 1200 – 800 BC
We are pleased to offer the opportunity for the ancient weapons collectors the chance to purchase this exquisite museum quality ancient full handled bronze short sword.
It has a prominent raised mid-rib terminating proximally into the open loop of a “C”.
Measurements: Length: 52 cm – Width: 6 cm -Height on stand: 38 cm
Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored with beautiful patina....
A scarce terracotta oillamp with a Raven, dating to the 1st. century AD.
The lamp of the type Loeschcke I B with fine brown pigments. The bird in very high relief.
Beautiful early type.
Size: 95 mm.
From a Berlin private collection, bought in 1990s.
Interesting seal pendant made in bronze with double loop and engraved with a wild beast, Seljuq Islamic, c. 11th.-12th. cent.
Size 26 mm. long, choice condition with fine green patina.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
Interesting seal or gaming token perhaps with an elaborate carving of a Sun symbol, probably 1st. millenium BC.
Rare piece carved in either a very durable bone or steatite (?), beautiful patina.
Size: 18 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A very beautifully carved and polished stamp seal, Syro-Levantine, c. 1st. millenium BC.
A very elaborately carved seal with a tall handle, carved in a cream stone, very glossy! The seal is carved with a depiction of a large bird attacking a smaller animal, perhaps a sheep. Highly unusual.
Size: 20 mm. tall.
Condition: Extremely Fine, uncleaned red dessert sand deposits in the devices.
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The cylinder seal is carved in fine white-beige stone, and can be dated to Mesopotamia, Late Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000-2900 BC. (Collon, period 1B).
The impressive seal is carved with 4 horned animals in very deep relief all the way around the thick cylinder.
Size: 30 mm. tall and 24 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, intact with some wear and corrosion and quite attractive.
Ex. Private Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, from c. 1980-1998...
BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
Roman period, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements:
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height on stand: 12 cm
Beautiful natural patina as found
Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
Mosaic glass pendant in the shape of a bearded head, surmounted by a large loop for attachment to a necklace. Phenicia, or Carthage, archaic period, 350 to 200 B.C. Height: 6.1 cm. Barely visible old accident, superbly restored, otherwise very good condition. NOTE: similar pendants are shown in the Antique Glass Collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Publications: "Les verres antiques du Musee du Louvre", Louvre Editions, Paris 2011.
A larger and impressive seal from the Early Halaf period of Western Mesopotamia c. late 7th.-6th. mill. BC.
The seal was reportedly found at the Orontes river.
Finely carved in a black stone with a tall handle, oval base and an interesting relief Grit-pattern in the base.
Size: 32 mm x 28 mm. and 18 mm...
Interesting and massive cylinder seal in a beige-white attractive stone, Mesopotamia, probably 2nd. millenium BC, provincial manifacture.
A rare depiction of a seated main deity or king at the table and a servant or lesser deity in front. A large fish is placed on the table and there's a three below and a crescent above.
Size: 38 mm. tall and 15 mm...
Attractive Greek Campanian red-figure squat lekythos with palmette. Late 4th century BC.
Height 10,8cm, ø corpus 5,1cm.
Condition: The jug intact, with minor ancient chip to the rim and encrustations. The decorations are finely preserved on this vessel. Small pinhole drilled in antiquity in the base rim.
A fine condition greek pottery amphora or Kantharos with black and red belt decorations, Southern Italian, c. 4th.-3rd. century BC.
The vessel with twin handles and very elegantly moulded and painted.
Size: c. 10,5 cm. tall and 13,8 cm. wide.
Condition: Choice Very fine, a few tiny edge chips othervise intact.
Ex. Dr. Heim collection, 1970s, sold at Hirsch 2019 / auction 245 lot 175.
This beautiful green jasper Heart Scarab is 1/2" (13 mm) long and dates to ~900 BC. Inscribed Heart Scarabs were placed over a mummy’s heart to keep it from revealing any sin during its ‘Weighing of the Heart.’ Smaller, uninscribed Heart Scarabs, like this one, were introduced ~1000 BC. (K. Liszka).
Late Corinthian plate with nice polychrome painting,
dating to 5th - 4th century BC.
Very attractive dish that was made with two holes in the rim for hanging it.
Size: 16,9 cm.
Condition: Nice VF, one fragment reattached and restored nicely.
Ex. pre-2nd. world war Bavarian collection.
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.
This is a collection of bronze (and some bone) arrow points from ancient China. Most of the bronze points will date to either the Warring States or Han periods (475 BC - 220 AD). The bone points are possibly as old as neolithic (pre 1700 BC). There were too many of these to list individually so I posted the entire collection. Email for specific prices. Pieces can be sold individually, in lots, or as a complete collection.