Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this EXTREMELY RARE- ancient LARGE biblical black pottery oil lamp with four nozzles. A large filling-hole, whose rim is formed as a ledge with a ridge. The handle is a wide strip with two lengthwise grooves forming three raised mouldings, the nozzles are elongated with an almost straight end and finely scraped sides. Impressed circles and rows of other impressions ornament the nozzles...
RED SLIP POTTERY VESSEL
CANAANITE, Early Bronze Age, 3100 – 2700 BC
Beautiful Abydos ware burnished vessel, funnel-shaped neck with two ledge handles on the shoulderS and a last base
Dimensions:
Height: 17.5 cm
Diameter: 10 cm
Found in Jericho, Israel
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Abydos ware (a-BY-dos ware)
Pottery of Canaanite (Syro-Palestinian) origin found in the royal tombs of the First and ...
Rare snapshot of a satyr play with a pot-bellied actor in the role of the drunken satyr on a mule. The ithyphallic animal with dancing hind legs, the head thrown up, the mouth easily opened.
The rider sits as if drunk, the head turned to the side. His left hand clasps the head of the mule, while his right rests on the animal’s croup.
The actor wears a satyr mask with receding forehead, prominent eyebrows, deep-set eyes, flattish nose, open mouth and goatee beard...
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...
A very attractive pair of matching floor or wall tiles, Western Europe, ca. 12th.-14th. century AD.
Finely made with a slightly trapezoid cross-section and very thick in hard red stoneware. Green glazed with 4 rampant lions on one of them and the other with Fleur de Lis. The style of the Lions points to Brabrant or Flandern, the Fleur de Lis to France, the glazing perhaps to Germany. Garanteed medieval pre 15th. century AD...
This is an exceptional piece of history - a museum-quality bronze axe head from the Luristan region, dating back to the period of 1250-900 BC. The axe head boasts a unique design, featuring a flaring and downward-curved blade accentuated by central and side reliefs. The cylindrical ribbed shaft enhances its aesthetics, and four conical spikes ensure stability. This artifact offers a glimpse into the ancient world and the remarkable craftsmanship of that era...
Carved and polished square stone seal with winged lion or Griffin, Middle Assyrian, c. 15th.-12th. cent. BC.
The seal nicely detailed and carved in a black stone.
Size: 16 mm...
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
A choice condition and lovely terracotta fertility figure of female form, Bajaur (Indus Valley), c. 3000-2500 BC.
A hollow mould-made Indus Valley red terracotta statuette modelled in a stylised manner with applied facial features of birdlike form. Also with applied arms and beasts on the cone-shaped body.
Size: 14,5 cm. tall and 8 cm. wide...
This exquisite Near Eastern artifact is a cylindrical seal skillfully crafted from a smooth and creamy beige stone, believed to be either marble or alabaster. The seal's surface is adorned with a stunning linear pattern, intricately carved to create an intricate design that has stood the test of time. Dating back to the ancient period of 3300-2900 B.C., this masterpiece is a remarkable testament to the artistic and technical skills of those who lived in that era...
A beautiful stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, East Anatolia/West Mesopotamia, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill...
Shallow bowl redware fragment showing a fierce lion with the head turned towards the viewer.
The finely modeled lion was taken from a separate mold and applied to the bowl. The procedure was characteristic of Roman North African ceramic workshops.
The motif may belong to the realm of Roman hunt scenes or relate to Christians thrown to the beasts like St. Thecla or Daniel. Apart from that the lion may represent Christ or Marcus the evangelist.
Ceramic
Roman, North Afri...
A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze Fibula decorated with knobs and profusely engraved, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.
Size: 76 mm. long!
Condition: Nice Very fine, missing iron needle and sound metal, mottled green patina.
Ex. Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, collection formed from around 1950.
BIBLICAL TERRACOTTA WINE PITCHER
CANAANITE, LATE BRONZE AGE, 1550 - 1200 B.C
"Time of Moses"
Beautifully made with a funnel-shaped neck and a double handle
Dimensions:
Height: 17 cm
Width: 11 cm
Height on stand: 20.5 cm
Condition: Rim professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact
Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especiall...
Shabti for Psusennes II (Pasebakheniut II) Overseer
Excavated in 1940 by Pierre Montet in Tanis, tomb III
Cairo Museum, overseer JE 86959, worker JE 86958
Photo: Tanis, L’or des pharaons pg. 136-137
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, 21st Dynasty
Date: 959 – 945 BC
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 7,0 cm.
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Important large terracotta pottery figure of Aphrodites, Hellenistic period, Southern Italian workshops, 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
The figure is depicted in a wonderfull greek style as nude, posing and holding a garment or gown, so that it cover a part of legs behind. A hollowcast figure standing on a square podium.
Size: 26 cm. so very large and impressive for the type.
Condition: Attractive and intact, with some patches of corrosion and a delamination on the right...
The panels with extraordinary depictions of a gender-based division of labor.
The hunting scene shows a naked man with a spear grasping at a bird hidden behind a large ivy leaf which may represent the forest grove.
On the other side a woman with diminutive head and outstretched arms. Assuming that plants are denoted by contouring dots, she is standing next to three trees in her garden.
Figural depictions on this type of pottery are rare. Ingenuous style in silhouette techni...
Large Etruscan/Campanian impasto ware amphora of biconical shape. The bulbous body with pairs of vertical ribs on each side. The tall neck strongly tapered in the middle.
The handles span from the slightly flared mouth to the shoulder.
Impressive vase in the Villanovan pottery tradition.
Hand-built dark brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface.
Ceramic, impasto ware
Etruscan/Campanian, Villanovan Period, late 8th century BC
H. 18.8 cm (7.4 in)