Senatus Consulto sells neolithic axe, spear, cylinder seal, scarab, tools, ceramic
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1488619
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$450.00
A large and rare stamp seal made in a superbly polished beige-white stone, South Mesopotamia, Late Uruk / Jemdet Nasr period, 3300-2900 BC.

Domed hemispheric seal with a very slight gable, carving of multiple running animals in fine drill style in the base.

Size: 31 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Good Very fine.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and our hard imprint.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1488631
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$575.00
The cylinder seal is carved in fine white-beige stone, and can be dated to Mesopotamia, Late Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000-2900 BC. (Collon, period 1B).

The impressive seal is carved with 4 horned animals in very deep relief all the way around the thick cylinder.

Size: 30 mm. tall and 24 mm. wide.

Condition: Very fine, intact with some wear and corrosion and quite attractive.

Ex. Private Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, from c. 1980-1998...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1479881
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$225.00
A fine intact stone wig / separate hair, BACTRIA-MARGIANA COMPLEX, late 3RD- early 2ND mill B.C.

Separately made hair of green chlorite for a large composite stone figure. These have often lost their hair, since they were not tightly fixated and would have fallen off and cracked.

A very detailed and elaborate wig or hair carved with groves.

Size: 32 x 25 mm.

Ex. Old Danish Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1488677
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$975.00
An interesting and nicely preserved cylinder seal in brown stone, Neo-Babylonian, 8th.-7th. century BC.

An iconographic scene of the Great Babylonian King and a high priest, both bearded and wearing long dresses, on either side of the alter of the Moon god Sin, probably in the version of local patron Nabu. Behind them in the field, we see the typical Neobabylonian temple or alter structures and above a Sun symbol.

Size: 22 mm. tall and 11 mm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1490732
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$375.00
A nice yellowish patinated shell seal Akkadian, ca. 2340 - 2193 BC.

Interesting and rare depiction of two enthroned deities with attendant or worshipper between them.

Size: 30 x 19 mm.

Condition: Very fine and intact, with some wear and low relief to the top of the image.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his hard imprint.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1490733
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$275.00
A nice and very early Mesopotamian cylinder seal in a scarce stone type of Aragonite, Early dynastic 2600 - 2340 BC.

The seal engraved with an animal fight.

Size: 25 x 12 mm.

Condition: About Very fine.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his hard imprint.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #1474932
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$165.00
Interesting large stamp seal of the conoid type in greenish glass, Achaemenid Empire, c. 7th.-4th. cent. BC.

The seal carved with the great King standing left with weapon and other figures, incl. a winged one.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 18 mm. wide.

Condition: Fine and intact, but with several internal fisures and a small chip. Comes with the original hard clay impression from below collection and ID-Card. Aquired to the Oberländer collection in 1991. Rare...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1488469
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$295.00
A very large amulet of the Wedjat or Wadjet type, 'The Eye of Ra', Late period, 660-332 BC.

Nicely glazed in three differnet colors and with horisontically drilled loop.

Size: 53 mm. long and 33 mm. tall.

Condition: About Very Fine, basically intact but with minor losses and wear to the glaze.

Ex German private collection T.R. (Düsseldorf before 1983). Comes with COA.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1463044
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$385.00
A set with fine patinas, all dating to the 3rd. millenium BC.

In an old Danish collection we found these three harvesting tools in patinated silex that goes so well together in this lot.

Size: 6,8-7,8 cm.

Condition: Extremely fine to about Mint conditions, with nice patinas!

Ex. Karl Hougaard collection, formerly in other old danish collections.

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1484830
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$6,850.00
We're happy to present a very rare and absolutely stunning Danish Fishtail dagger, latest neolithic fase in Daggertime, around 1800 BC.

The rather large dagger with finely made microseams on each side of the handle. On this type, the cross-section of the handle is diamond-shaped on the front and more oval flat on the back. The handle is also decorated with a particularly beautiful mid-seam. The blade worked very thin and symethric.

Size: c. 19,4 cm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #1444255
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$995.00
A beautifully carved sculpture of a lady in an erotic pose, Gandharan, ca. 1st.-5th. century AD.

Clearly inspired by classical greek and roman art. She is holding her longs strands of hair and wearing garments that exposes her naked shoulder and arm. Archictorial piece, impresive size. Some remnants of pinkish pigments still on the surface. Mounted to a metal base.

Size: ca. 32-33 cm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #1458396
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$450.00
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...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1488468
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An interesting and very rare Wedjat Eye amulet in the openwork design and inscribed on the back with the cartouche of Cartouche of Maatkare (Hatshepsut), New Kingdom, ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

These Eye of Ra amulets are very rarely inscribed with cartouches on the back. This particular amulet is also of special interest since it bears the name of greatest female ruler in the history of the Dynasties, Hatshepsut.

Size: c. 19 mm.

Reff. see The Met Accession Number: 26....
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #1439987
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$250.00
Egypt, Coptic culture, later 1st. millenioum BC

A delightful female idol carved from bone. The face is dominated by huge, round eyes and a small nose and mouth. Incised lines form bands around the head, neck, and waist, female genitals outlined.

Size: 5,2 cm.

Ex. Dr. Beck Collection, Bonn. In Germany since 1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #1487967
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$175.00
A very attractive early powder flask, Greater Persia, shaped as the first stomach of the Camel with fine engravings, c. later 18th. century AD.

Size: 23 cm.

Condition: Intact, fine quality with preserved pattern and deep patina.

Ex. Old Danish Private Collection and the flask comes with an identity card from the collection, added in 1992.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1488446
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$145.00
A finely detailed and attractive glazed steatite stone amulet of the Dwarf-god Bes, Egyptian Late period, 660-332 BC.

The figure depicted naked with tall headdress and a loop at the back, light glossy stone with remnants of green glaze in the devices.

Size: 25 mm.

Condition: very fine, a few small chips, attractive!

Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.

Comes with COA.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1456054
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$950.00
A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, 4th. millenium BC.

An attractive and impressive polished axe. Well proportioned design with an exceptional colour.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would likely have been used for offerings, because of it'...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1489024
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$195.00
A bronze sickle with three raised ribs to the outside of the curve and with the reverse flat, Germany, Early Bronzeage bronze sicle, c. 1800 BC. The interesting type with the large knob at the base.

Size: 136 mm.

Condition: Choice Very fine, intact with a nice glossy dark green patina and uncleaned deposits.

Ex. Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1970-1999.