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)...

A superb massive gold ring of 22+ carat gold with convex gemstone of garnet, depicting a lion tearing a deer, above it a crescent, in front of it a stylized plant. Graeco-persian, 2nd half of the 6th century BC.

Stunning quality engraving and a heavy gold ring, suitable for wearing today.

Ring size 9.5 (US), T (UK), 21 (F).

Weight: 13,72g.!

Provenance: Gert Cleff, Wuppertal; ex Gorny & Mosch, München Auction 137, 2004, Lot 230...

Super interesting massive amulet from an extremely old private collection, incl. the original envelope with collectors notes (late 19th.-early 20th. century).

The amulet in the shape of a double Uraeus (we think) and with an unidentified carthouche / hieroglyphs on both sides. Beautiful light torquise faiance.

Size: 39 mm. tall, incl. the loop and c. 1 cm. thick.

Condition: Extremely fine and intact.

Provenance: David Utzon Frank collection, ex...

Chief god of the underworld. Of slender form, depicted mummiform, he is wearing the atef crown, fronted with an ureas, wearing the false beard and with hands emerging from tightly fitting garment. 2 3/4 inches/7 cm high. Mounted. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. Mounted. Private AZ. collection. Ex. Bill Freeman estate collection, Santa Fe, N.M. & Scottsdale AZ., acquired 1960’s - 1970’s. Reserved

Interesting scale weight in black basalt stone, shaped as a cone, Egypt, c. 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.

Intact and choice piece, quite attractive. The base inscribed with a very old collection number in white ink.

Size: c. 37-38 mm. tall and weighing 36,28 grams, which depending on the weightstandard would have been like 3 Deben in antiquities.

Ex. Old German Collection, aquired 1960s-70s.

Head of an antique Lady carved in high relief. Given the thickness, it is likely to be a fragment of a sarcophagus. It is a Roman or a Greek.The quality is fine, the carving is precise, the finish is neat and the marble has a beautiful patina, but I think it is a 19th century creation in the style of the antique. The fragment is mounted on a green marble cube. Total height: 28cm, the fragment alone 20cm. Some chips on the base otherwise good condition.

A choice serpentine scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, c. 1400-1100 BC.

The seal engraved with a Capride with the sun & Moon symbols for Ashur and Sin above.

Size: 17 mm. long and 13 mm wide, 8 mm...

A fine condition scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, c. 1400-1100 BC.

The seal engraved with an interesting egyptianized motif which is probably representing three animals.

The seal is carved and highly polished to it's scaraboid shape in a fine greenish black stone.

Size: 14 mm. long and 19 mm wide, 8 mm...

An early figural seal, Western Mesopotamian Pre-Dynastic, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.

The thick seal is carved with animals.

Size: c. 17 mm. tall and c. 13 mm. thick.

Condition: Near Very fine, with smooth wear and patina.

Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection...

Incense burner in copper alloy (cast bronze and embossed and cut brass). Oriental work from the 19th century or before. Probably Ottoman but maybe Syrian? The hinge was consolidated by a riveted piece of metal and one of the three feet was replaced as one of the photos shows? The three legs are fixed to the base by a system of finely executed 'butterfly' nuts. The assembly is slightly twisted as can be seen in the photos. Height: 25cm Diameter: 20cm

White ground lekythos decorated in black-figure with two quadrigae at full speed to right, one overlapping the other by about a horse's length.
The charioteers lean forward in their chariot boxes and hold goad and reins.
The artist creates a mix-up with the different teams – the leading horses appear on the foreground while their charioteer is hidden behind the following team.
The frieze with a band of checkerboard pattern above and of enclosed dot rosettes below.
F...

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...

Lovely museum quality Andesite sculpture of Lord Ganesha, Early Hindu period, c. 9th.-10th. century AD.

The mischievous "Remover of Obstacles", Ganesha is worshipped to bless both the start and success of almost any undertaking. In Indonesia, he is still revered today as an important patron of the arts and sciences.

Deftly carved from a volcanic stone sourced locally on the island of Java, the four-armed deity seated on a lotus base, holding an axe, rosary, and bowl of swe...

An exceptional early image of Buddha in meditation, Indonesia, Java, late 8th century-mid 9th century AD.

The buddha is expertly carved in a high quality Andesite stone. The vulcanic stone is dense and finely polished with inclusions of other stones, incl. a fantastic green hardstone in his forehead. This stone could have been purposely selected for this inclusion - to show his divinity.

The Buddha is bareheaded and seated in deep meditation with downcast eyes and a serene...

A large and thick seal carved in a large-corned attractive brown stone, Western Mesopotamia, Kingdom of the Mittani, 1550-1350 BC.

The seal is decorated with a high relief 'eye pattern' / Rhomboid design inside a dotted frame.

The Mitanni Kingdom (Hurrians) was a strong regional power limited by the Hittites to the north, Egyptians to the west, Kassites to the south, and later by the Assyrians to the east. At its maximum extent Mitanni ranged as far west as Kizzuwatna by t...

Interesting set of large beads or perhaps spindle weights, carved with geomethric patterns, c. 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC.

Scarce objects in hard burnt stoneware, that came to us as part of an Egyptian collection. Guaranteed authentic as everything we sell.

Size: Up to 32 mm. in diameter.

Ex. Old German collection, aquired in the 1980s.

A rare large inscribed heart scarab, Rameside to Late Kingdom, c. 12th.-6th. century BC.

The heart scarab carved in a redish type of sandstone, glazed with an almost perfectly intact dark green gaze. Made as a somewhat cheaper alternative to the green basalt and hardstone scarabs of the period. Finely inscribed on the base with 7 lines of hieroglyphs, tradionally with passages from the Book of Death, but untranslated by us.

Size: 56 mm. long and rather massive in hand, bein...

A large and profusely engraved blackstone cylinder seal, Western Mesopotamia / Cappadocia, 2000-1600 BC.

Very interesting with a bird-headed deity seated in front of a fierce winged demon standing on the back of an animal; with multiple creatures, insect-like and other animals on the entire surface.

Size: 26 mm. tall and 17 mm. wide so an impressive seal in hand.

Condition: Extremely fine with some mild corrsoion in parts and fine patina with redish deposits. ...