Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World (1193)

A very nice triangular stamp seal with a wide base engraved with the image of a Bull, Western Mesopotamia, 4th. mill. BC.

Nice and unusual carving.

Size: 32 cm. wide and 23 mm...

A superb and large specimen of an Old Elamite / Mespotamian type of bronze battle axe, c. early 2nd. mill. BC.

The axe well-modelled, the blade flares outward in a spectacular curve, its edge delineated as a thinner border. Thick socket with two spikes on the back and decorated with concenthric rings. The socket looks like the open mouth of a beast when viewed horisontically.

Size: c. 115 mm. wide and c. 88 mm. tall. The blade is c 80 mm...

A lovely untouched and intact massive terracotta jar, Indus valley / Amri-Nal culture, c. 3rd. millenium BC.

A very high quality jar with painted bulls on either side of a fancy tree and a band of Ibexes at the top.

Size: 128 mm. tall and 122 mm. wide, nice thick walls.

Condition: Extremely fine for type, intact with fully preserved glazed decoration.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection, aquired in the 1990s at Copenhagen dealer, comes with COA.

Lovely bronze battle axe, Ancient Near East, c. 2nd. millenium BC.

Finely made battle axe with a long enforced and narrow blade with a ridge at the top and an elaborately made socket in a zoomorphic shape with a broad decorated backplate.

Size: 126 mm. long and 94 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice Extremely fine, with a lovely deep redish patina with a dusting of green and earthern highlights.

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Interesting and attractive tanged bronze dagger with large broad blade, North Caspian Sea area, c. 2nd. millenium BC.

The leaf-shaped blade with a broad mid-rib and raised shoulders, short tang.

Size: 29 cm.

Condition: Good Very fine, choice green patina and great metal.

Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.

A fine specimen of the earliest metal daggers known, BMAC / Indus, Chalcolithic period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.

Interesting and collectable dagger! Leafshaped blade without ribs and a very long tang.

Size: 19,8 cm. long.

Condition: Extremely fine, choice green patina and great metal with earthern deposits.

Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.

A socketed bronze Javelin, Eastern Caspian Sea region, dating to 1st mill BC.

A fine late socketed Javelin for throwing, Assyrian-Achaemenid period. Attractive javelin with rounded shoulders and a defined central midrib. The socket about two thirds of the total lenght of c. 17 cm.

Condition: Very fine. Beautiful reddish patina.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1990's.

A nice tanged bronze lance from Ancient Near East, East Caspian Sea Area, 2nd. mill BC.

The lance with rouned shoulders and a defined, central midrib, interesting thick tang.

Size: c. 21,5 cm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, wear, but nice metal. Beautiful red patination.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1990's.

A large 'Luristani' bronze battle adze, South Caspian Sea type (Eastern region), 2nd. millenium BC.

An elaborate type with a long slender adze blade tappering to a wider bit. Enforced rilled socket with openwork spikes. Terrific lines and symethri and a large size, combined with the fine enamel patina, makes this an exceptional specimen.

Size: c. 16 cm. long and c. 5 cm...

A superb bronze battle adze-axe, South Caspian Sea type (Eastern region), early 2nd. millenium BC.

An elaborate type with a very sharp depiction of a Human Eye on each side of the rilled socket. Long slender adze and axe blades with wider edges. Rare and exceptional so nice!

Size: c. 14 cm. long.

Condition: Extremely fine, a gem of an axe with lovely red and green patina.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, aquired in the 1990s.

A nice tanged leaf shaped bronze dagger from the ancient near east, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.

Very broad, leaf-shaped blade with raised central midrib and a long tang - circa half the length of the blade, with a bend at the top, for better fastening to the wooden handle.

Length: c. 20 cm

Condition: Good Very fine, fine green patina.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1990's.

A rare and interesting bronze spear butt for a large lance for hand-to-hand combat, probably Median-Achaemenid, c. 7th.-5th. cent. BC.

The use of this fine spearbutt was known all over the Greco-Persian world in the mid 1st. millenium BC. A spear-butt covers the end of a spear that touches the ground and it would have been used as a weapon also in close combat.

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A choice and X-large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, 1200-800 BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 40 cm. long.

Condition: Nice Very fine. Beautiful green and red bronze patina...

A finely patinated large Danish Neolithic sicle, dating back to later neolithic period, ca. 2600-2200 B.C.

Wonderful sicle of a good size, measuring c. 14,5 cm. long and 4,6 cm. wide. Very broad and not crescentic. Nice workmanship have resulted in a thinbladed and exquisite flint artifact that will enhance most collections.

Fine deep brown marsh patina!

Condition: Near Extremely fine.

Ex. Danish Collection

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A wonderfully condition chisel / axe, Danish Neolithic period 3rd. millenium BC.

Though some chisels are made as late as Daggertime just before the bronzeage, this unpolished attractive chisel was likely made during the Singlegrave period, 2800-2400 BC.

Size: 165 mm. (16,8 cm.)

Condition: Near Mint condition with a razor sharp bit / edge. Fine glossy light greyish patina.

Ex. Private Collection.

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A nice and affordable chisel / axe, Danish Neolithic period 3rd. millenium BC.

Though some chisels are made as late as Daggertime just before the bronzeage, this unpolished attractive chisel was likely made during the Singlegrave period, 2800-2400 BC.

Size: 165 mm. (16,8 cm.)

Condition: Very fine, a few minor chips to the edge, light greyish patina with some brown iron oxide spots.

Ex. Private Collection.

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A lovely small childs dagger, made in the late neolithic period, Daggertime-bronzeage, c. 2000-1600 BC.

Finely knapped in dark fossilized silex!

Size: 11 cm.

Condition: Near mint!

Ex. Danish Collection

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A finely patinated Danish Neolithic sickle, dating back to the later neolithic period, ca. 2600-2200 B.C.

A sickle of a good size, measuring c. 15,5 cm. long. Nice workmanship with an old inventory number in white ink.

The patina is a warm even brown colour! Very attractive.

Condition: Choice, with a few minor ancient chips from use as seen in the pictures, covered by patina.

Ex. Old danish collection.

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