Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World (1205)

A very interesting and rare Scaraboid seal of the Phoenician type, ca. 800-600 BC.

The seal of perfect high scaraboid shape with a low relief stamp of a war elephant engraved in the seal plate. Horisontically pierced for mounting. Extremely rare shiny greenstone used, perhaps a Fluorite, semi-transperant with cloudy green inclusions. Finely patinated and weathered.

Size: 15 x 13 x 10 mm.

Condition: Choice.

Ex. Danish Private Collection

A fine larger blackstone stamp seal of the gable form, popular in Northern Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Ubaid period, 4th. mill. BC.

The seal shows a horned animal in a strongly archaic style.

Size: 35 mm. wide and 29 mm...

A very beautiful head of an armored horse Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Archaic period 750–600 BC.

The finely made head with remnants of pigments It's drilled for mounting in the bottom but does not come with a base.

Size: 55 mm. long

Ex. Old Danish Private Collection

From an important private Danish collection of European decorative ironworks, here's an amazing early Iron lock, from a door, South-Germany, Renaissance period, c. 1600 AD.

An early lock with a perfectly preserved locking mechanism. A snap lock with two bolts for extra security.

Size: c. 18,5 cm. long and 18,7 cm. wide.

Provenance: Danish Private collection of Grethe Pedersen, Ledøje, Denmark, ca. 1950-1997. Purchased at Ole Jensen, Antique Dealer, 1969.

A non-matching pair of really large and impressive silver 'Temple' rings of the spiral type, Viking age, Viking settlers of Scandinavia, Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus, present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.

Beautiful and still wearable rings in fine solid silver. One is round and the spiral inside and the other with the spiral below. This rings were worn from a headband around the temples, hence the name Temple rings.

Size: 4,2 and 4,6 cm...

A fine Viking style bronze Torc or Torque, Early medieval period, likely Baltic Vikings (Vikings or the Rus), ca. 800-1000 AD).

An open necklace, likely for a warrior, open at one end, the ring finely fluted and the terminals with dot and line geomethric decoration.

A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together.

Size: Nearly 17 cm. in diameter...

A very attractive unpolished Danish neolithic axe of the Single Grave slender type, dating c. 2800-2400 BC.

Very nicely knapping details on the sides and several old collection tags! The axe has finding date in black ink given as 4. september 1924, found in 'Hestehave'.

Size: c. 17,7 cm. in length.

Condition: Near EF...

A very large and well-made flanged Javelin head, Danish stoneage, Neolithic period, Daggertime, latest fase, after 2000 BC.

The head is knapped in the parallel style, othervise only known from the fine daggers of the period, with flanges and with microchipping towards the edges.

Size: c. 7 cm. long.

Condition: Intact and choice with a few micro ancient losses. Fine white and calsified patina.

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A stunning lot of 3 very attractive larger silex axes for the period, dating to the Singlegrave and Daggertime periods, 2400-2000 BC.

All three axes with highly attractive brown and orange patinations, all three also well-knapped!

Size: ca. 15,4 cm., 13,7 cm. and 13,5 cm. long each.

Condition: Very fine, with minor and mostly ancient chips to the edges.

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An interesting lot of three ancient Bronze weapons from the Near East. Luristan, 2nd.-1st mill BC.

The lot consist of a tanged dagger, 19 cm., a large, tanged javelin, also 19 cm. and a tanged lance 22-23 cm.

All three items come with nice patinas andin choice condition.

Ex. Danish Prvate Collection.

A nicely moulded votive terracotta figure, Roman, early imperial style, c. 1st.-2nd. century AD.

A nice votive, quite detailed, depicting a mature and stately woman with headdress and wearing a dress.

Size: 10,3 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice, Nice Very Fine and basically intact with greyish deposits.

Old German collection of the Nordrhein-Westfallen, before 1980.

A nearly superb Danish neolithic Sickle dating to around Daggertime, 2400-2000 BC.

Beautifully knapped sickle with sharp edges and a glossy blade.

Size is 8,5 cm. - c. 3,5 inches.

Condition: Nearly superb - with only a few very small chips to the edges. Fantastic amber patina.

Ex. Private collection.

*** This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...

A fine and substantial Roman terra sigillata pitcher, probably Nothern Africa, c. 4th. cent. AD.

Attractive vessel in a nice redish colour, low slung discus-shaped type, probably for wine.

Size: 16 cm. tall and 15,5 cm. wide of the fat belly.

Condition: Good Very fine, much preserved red slip and only a few tiny chips to the very rim.

Ex. Dr. Heim Collection (1950s-1980s), ex Hirsch auctions 2019

A fine large stamp seal of rare low cone-shaped form, Northern Mespopotamian, c...

A pair of very rare and historical interesting pottery oillamps, 1st.-2nd. century AD.

1) Oillamp with it's discus decorated with a rearing panther over a Vase, with a three in the background. Very beautiful scene in good style and high relief, single handle. Part of base missing.
2) Oillamp with a very rare decorations of arms and armor! The decoration includes a Roman Cuirass, Battleaxe, different shields, helmet, shield w. spear etc. Loss of handle and holes in the base. ...

A lovely larger stamp seal in form of a stepped Pyramid, Neo-Hittite Kingdoms of the East Anatolia and West Mesopotamia, 1st. mill. BC.

finely carved and pierced at the top in a light brown stone. The top also engraved. The base engraved with a mythical winged animal.

Size: 21 mm x 21 mm. and 14 mm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, intact with nice patina.

This seal was aquired 2002 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below c...

Scarce and attractive ancient glass vase with funnel mouth, Roman 1st.-3rd. century AD.

The flask in blue-green glass with nice silverish patination.

Height: Near 10 cm.

Condition: Superb. Strong with good walls.

Provenance: Old Private Collection and aquired before 1990 in the German antiques market.

Reddish limestone. Animal battle scene with crossing bulls and crescent moon standard, worshippers in between. A larger seal in an attractive red-orange stone. Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian, ca. 2002-1594 BC.

Height 26 mm and diameter is 13 cm., so fairly thick.

Condition: Very fine, smooth wear but intact with a nice patina.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his imprint.