A very atractive bronze seal ring with two standing figures - helmeted and probably female deities, Late Roman, 3rh.-5th. century AD.
The ring of a typical Roman design with raised shoulders and rectangular bezel.
Ringsize (inner diameter): c. 19 mm.
Condition: Very fine, small chip to the side of bezel, attractive museum-style cleaning and preservation...
A fine stamp seal in a greenish black serpentine stone, probably Northern Mesopotamia, 5h.-4th. millenium BC.
A very early hemispheric seal with a fine free style engraving of an animal on the face and a loop at the back.
Size: 21-22 mm...
Attractive and impressive large stamp seal, engraved with a standing mufflon, Anatolia, c. 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
A thick seal in a square gable form, deeply engraved with a vivid motif in the black serpentine stone.
Size: c...
A wonderful large stamp seal with stag and perhaps a young stag below, Anatolia, c. 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
A thick seal deeply engraved with a vivid motif in a serpentine stone.
Size: c. 34-35 mm...
A scarce to rare hemispheric stamp seal with loop at the back, probably Luristan, pre-historic period, 5th.-4th. millenium BC.
The seal of an excellent style in a greenish-black stone, carved with a star radiating from circular border and a central dot / Leaf-shaped pattern.
Diameter: c. 19 mm...
Important large stamp seal made in pale green calcite, South Mesopotamia, Late Uruk / Jemdet nasr period, 3300-2900 BC.
Hemispheric seal with a wonderful free carving in a drill style of birds in a highly attractive and rare stone for the period. Pronounced collar round the ends of the perforations. This particular feature is rarely seen on such a large Uruk seal.
Size: 38 x 33 mm. 16-17 mm...
Vase in the shape of a fish. Iron inlaid with gold and silver. Turquoise stone detail and red eye, either glass or ruby. On the reverse, a tie was soldered to the pewter later to be able to suspend it and thus make it a wall vase. But it seems to me that the object was simply made to be placed on a table. The silver inlays are very numerous, but oxidized in black, they have become almost invisible, however they are clearly distinguishable on the enlargements...
Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BC.
A large elaborate bronze cloak pin, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process with poppy flower shaped terminal.
Used to fasten clothes, in this case due to the unusually heavy fabric and decoration, likely leather for presentation use - perhaps for a very thick cape or leather armor. The lower terminal decorated with knobs and 3 spikes.
Size: 15,8 cm...
A pair of silver bowls with great potential for repairing, Sasanian, c. 3td.-6th. century AD.
Lot includes a hammered bowl with fine decoration in repousé and a larger crack and loss, plus another hammered bowl without decor with a small crack and loss. Both bowls are hammered in rather thin silver and uncleaned with some green encrustation.
A nice lot that can be much more valuable when finely restored!
Size: 14,7 and 15,3 cm...
An ancient-medieval bronze bowl of the high tin content 'white bronze' type with engravings of the Gaznavids, dating to c. 10th-11th. century AD.
A massive bowl and perhaps our finest, likely a food bowl for really large parties. The interior of the bowl is almost completely covered with fine green patina and when cleaned would likely reveal fine design of incised patterns exterior with a lovely star-shaped engraving, pluse hexagons, concenthric circles and finely the attractive bulls...
An ancient-medieval bronze bowl of the high tin content 'white bronze' type with engravings of the Gaznavids, dating to c. 10th-11th. century AD.
A massive bowl, likely a food bowl for really large parties. The interior of the bowl is almost completely covered with fine azurite patina and when cleaned would reveal the fine design of incised circles-dots (bulls-eye) and perhaps hexacons as well; the exterior is cleaned and plain.
Size: 24 cm. wide and 8 cm. tall.
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An ancient-medieval bronze bowl of the high tin content 'white bronze' type with engravings Gaznavids, dating to c. 10th-11th. century AD.
A massive bowl, likely a food bowl for really large parties. The bowl almost completely covered with fine azurite patina on the exterior and when cleaned would reveal the fine design of incised circles-dots (bulls-eye), likely hexacons as well.
Sizre: 22,2 cm. wide and 8,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Superb for type, exceptional fr...
Wonderful quality cast bronze whetstone handle. Luristan culture, 9th-7th century BC.
A large handle measuring c. 12 cm. in length. A cast bronze implement handle with rounded socket to hold a whetstone for sharpening knifes and swords.
In the form of a three-dimensional crouching ibex with long horns curling over its back. The animal is fully rendered with limbs curled under its body and careful attention paid to the details of head and horns. Handle pierced for attachment of wh...
A lovely lot of handpicked bronze stamp seals with fine caligraphy, Ottoman / Syrian?, c. 15th.-18th. cent. AD.
The lot incl. a couple of rare larger seals of fine style as well as early personal seals with greek letters!
Condition: Choice, fine patinas, one seal bend and one with handle lost.
Interesting lot of 5 ancient miniature glass vessels, in the shape of jars, bowls and bottles, 3rd.-6th. cent. AD.
Very nice lot with iridescence, measuring up to 27 mm.
Ex. Old Danish Collection, bought the 1980s.
An ancient Jemdet Nasr cylinder seal from the famous Erlenmeyer collection.
This is a typical Jemdet Nasr cylinder seal of the "seated women“ or „pigtailed“ group and are often made of red or pinkish limestone.
The amulet was bought from Galerie Günter Puhze and will come with their CoA.
For comparable ones see:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 62.70.74
British Museum, BM/Big number: 89355 or 129598
Date: Late Uruk - Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3300 - 2900 B....
An important extra large bronze humped bull sculpture, Amlash circa 1000-800 B.C.
A very attractive bronze bull, standing on it's stout legs and with a oversize hump and pierced through the body. Highly unusual this detailed and in the impressive size!
Size: 84 mm. long and 63 mm. tall.
Condition: Superb for type, with very nice metal and great mottled green patina.
Ex Bavarian private collection, Germany between 1974-2015.
A finely made bronze Phalera or medallion, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
The medallion depicts the head of a bridled horse and was likely military related as something you would wear in the legions.
Size: 47 mm. wide.
Condition: Choice and intact with a fine mottled light green patina.
Ex. Old private collection, 1974-2015
A lovely seal of hard burnt pottery, depicted the bust of a knight with helmet and chainmail, ca. 7th.-10th. century AD.
Interesting depiction and likely Islamic but could be Byzantine as well.
Size: 6,8 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Superb for the fragile type with preserved handle at the back.
Ex. Old Private collection, 1895-1973.
A lot of three fine and rare pottery seals, Ancient Near East, likely Egypt, Early Islamic period 7th.-10th. century AD.
The lot includes a very rare depiction of a horned animal with a bird above, and two more depictions of a a building within a 5-rayed star and a floral or medallion shape. Two with loop handles on the back.
Sizes: From ca. 6,5 cm. to 7 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Choice! One seal with handle lost and minor ancient chips to the rim, the two oth...
An Amlash bronze humped bull pendant, circa 1000-800 B.C.
A very attractive bronze bull, standing on it's stout legs and with a oversize hump and pieced through the body.
Size: 64 mm. long and 48 mm. tall.
Condition: Superb for type, with very nice metal and great patina.
Ex Bavarian private collection, Germany between 1974-2015.
Adorable bronze figurine from the medieval period, Islamic, Seljuq Empire, 10th.-11th. century AD.
The Lion standing on erect with stylized double-legs and incised details of the mane and head.
A classic antiquity from this period and does not come better or more charming.
Size: 45 mm. long and 35 mm. tall.
Condition: Superb for type, with very nice metal and great patina.
Ex Bavarian private collection, Germany between 1974-2015.
Extremely rare cloak pin cast in silver, Ancient Near East, 'Luristani', ca. 1200 to 800 BC.
While examining this massive cloak pin, we discovered that it is not made in the usual cuprite-red bronze alloy, but in silver! A elaborate and heavy cloak pin, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process with poppy flower shaped terminal.
Used to fasten clothes, in this case due to the unusually heavy fabric and decoration, likely leather for presentation use - perhaps for a very ...
A very attractive pottery bowl, in a very original state for type with caligraphy, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.
A larger rounded bowl, decorated with wonderful caligraphy in black on cream glaze.
Size: 23 cm. wide and 8 cm. tall.
Condition: Extremely fine for type. Original crackled glaze with much patina. See the closeups for the condition of the glaze - very limited restoration of the glaze, if any!
Provenance: Important Danish Pr...
A very attractive pottery bowl, in a nice fairly original state for type with caligraphy, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.
A larger bowl both wide and tall and decorated with wonderful caligraphy in black on cream glaze with red drops added.
Size: 24 cm. wide and 9 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice for type with original crackled glaze with much patina. Some breaks restored and repainted, especially in the center.
Provenance: Important Danish...
A choice and beautiful pottery bowl with torquoise glaze, black markings and a finely decorated pattern on the interior. Seljug period, 11th.-12th. century, likely Kashan.
The bowl is covered with fine silvery iridescence on the surface of the interior. Very beautiful colours.
Size: 15,5 cm. in diameter and 8,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice, completely ancient surfaces! The iridescence could be cleaned but it's a shame to it even though the torquise colour would be...
A lovely and very impressive pottery bowl with caligraphy, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.
A conical bowl wide and tall and decorated with superb style caligraphy in black on white glaze.
Size: 28 cm. wide and 10 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice for this rare type and large size. Restored from only a few larger fragments repainted in the joint-areas, perhaps some strengthening, but much original crackled glaze. See the closeups for the condition of th...
A very fine pottery bowl with nice simple design, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.
A larger conical bowl decorated on the rim with ornamentation in green red and black, all on a cream-white ground glaze.
Size: 25,3 cm. wide and ca. 9 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice! Much original crackled glaze, very honest bowl, restoration of a few larger fragments with some repaint of joint areas, wear and patina to the glaze. See the closeups for the condition of ...
Interesting lot of three amulets, two in stone and one in bronze dating from ca. 2000 BC-1000 AD.
The lot consists of a larger Islamic bronze pendant or amulet, 55 mm. long and another serpentine stone amulet with engraved decoration or writing (Hittite?), ca. 1st. millenium BC and a third amulet in stone, grooved and likely a fertility amulet Anatolia or Mesopotamia, 2nd.-1st. mill BC.
Nice lot that calls for more research!
Ex. German Private Collection
A very nice assortment of Ancient Near Eastern cylinder seals, Mesopotamia, ca. 2200-1800 BC.
The selection consists of three Old Babylonian and Isin Larsa types with a worshipper before the throne of Ea, along with provincial types. They are carved in different types of hardstones
The largest seal measure 28 mm. and the smallest ca. 15 mm.
Condition: Largest intact group with some wear, the larger seal with chips.
Ex. Old German and US Collections, ...
A wonderful lot of three very nice bronze antiquities!
Lot includes a lovely finial of a bronze rooster with a scorpios tail (!), quite unusual and beautifully sculptured for the medium, redish patina and 8,3 cm. tall. Another stylized rooster finial in bronze 5,5 cm., both Islamic Khorassan style, ca. 10th.-12th. century AD and a very interesting intact clasp in bronze with a finely modelled Lions mask on the front, still wearable today, 5,5 cm.
Ex. German Collection since...
A delicate female sculpture of terracotta, capturing a goddess of fertility, Indus, Harappa Fase, 2500-1900 BC.
Abstract form with delineated legs, curved arms, voluptuous breasts situated beneath an incised pectoral collar, and broad shoulders. Highly stylized face with impressed circular eyes, prominent nose, slender lips, and tall forehead topped with a neatly arranged coiffure.
Condition: Choice for the fragile and always repaired type, this figure is nicely repaired se...
A choice and large tanged bronze lance, later 2nd. mill. BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.
An advanced and impressive bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.
A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.
Size: c. 32 cm. long. - c. 13 inches.
Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.
Ex. Danish Pr...
A choice and large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, mid 2nd. millenium BC. Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.
A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.
A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.
Size: c. 42 cm. long. - 16 inches.
Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.
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An attractive bronze figure of a Rooster on top of a seal ring, 10th.-12th. century AD.
Very attractive with fine redish and green patina.
Size: 7,1 cm. tall.
Ex. Collection of a Goldsmith in the Rhineland, ca. 1960s.
Mesopotamian incantation bowl with a nonsensical text consisting of repetitive scribbles.
Bowls with nonsensical non-writing or pseudo-script were not uncommon. The four lines of writing enclose two demonic figures. Possibly male and female.
The heads are rendered in profile with large eyes, the line applied between nose and chin may be a tongue sticking out.
Both demons appear with crossed arms and legs, suggesting that they are bound. The feet with indicated toes.
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