Interesting and elaborate cylinder seal carved in greyish black stone, with a bearded whorshipper standing before the combined alters of Ashur and Sin or Nabu. Nice Assyro-babylonian style and fine details.

Size: 20 mm. tall and 8-9 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine, light wear and completely intact.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and our imprint. (pictured).

A larger cylinder seal carved in a fine redish-orange stone, Middle Assyrian, provincial, later 2nd. millennium BC.

A sharp seal showing a bowman aiming at a horned animal and another animal behind, perhaps a Lion, in the fields the symbols of the Sun and Moon for the ruling deity, Ashur and his servant on planet earth the Assyrian king...

The horizontal inscription reads: “Illuminate the Osiris of the priest of the goddess Smentet, PA-DI-USIR”. He was a priest of the goddess Smentet and priest of the sanctuary of Ptah-Un! His moters name is given as Irbinat.

This ushabti figurine is depicted as a worker holding two hoes for work in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife. He is wearing a tripartite wig which falls down between the shoulders. He has an Osiris-type beard which ends in a tight forward curl...

Shabti for Mehy - Kha 2

Origin: Egypt

Period: New Kingdom, late 18th-early 19th Dynasty Date: c. 1300 B.C.

Material: White glazed Fayence

Dimension: 11,3 cm...

Bichrome faience amulet of Udjat/Wedjat - eye of RA and Horus, Late Period, c. 712-332 BC.

Massive piece around a 1 cm. thick. with a fine relief.

Size: 25 mm. long and c. 10 mm. thick.

Condition Extremely fine.

Provenance: P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart collection, comes with a certificate from the nice gallery Artemission in london, june 2006.

An attractive and scarcely seen cosmetic vessel, Egyptian, Middle-New Kingdom, early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.

The fine jar, ovoid in form with a pointed base and a collar at the mouth.

Size: c. 60 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, small chips to the rim and minor wear, othervise intact.

Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection

An Egyptian Cosmetic vessel, Middle to New Kingdom, 2nd. millenium BC.

An alabaster cosmetic vessel of squat baluster form, a rather substantial and attractive specimen with ancient remnants of Kohl inside!

Size: 56 mm. tall and 53 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice VF, the lip with some small edge chip, othervise superb and attractive for it's type.

Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection.

Fine Egyptian Cosmetic vessel, c. 25th.-30th. dynasty, 712-332 BC.

The vessel of slender form and beautifully polished, the vessel tapering to a rounded base and circular disc rim, probably a cosmetic vessel.

Size: 52 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection, Ex. MEDUSA Ancient Art, this vessel comes with a Certificate and invoice from Medusa Art from august 2007, ($475 total)...

Daunian krater with bulbous body, short funnel-shaped mouth and slightly upturned handles.
The shoulder area with bluish-black bands and hanging angles underneath.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeometric II, 550-400 BC
H. 16.3 cm (6.4 in)
W. over handles 29 cm (11.4 in)
Small shard out of the mouth restored, otherwise intact and fine...

Appealing Etruscan chalice with shallow rounded floor and slightly reentrant, straight wall. Standing on a low conical foot.
Similar, Pandolfini Aste Firenze, June 2013 sale, part of lot no. 246
Ceramic, buccheroid impasto
Etruscan, 600-550 BC
H. 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
D. 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
Intact, fine condition. Carefully burnished surface.
Swiss private collection.

The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.

Stemmed dish with a shallow floor ending in an indistinct, slightly rounded lip. The flared foot hollow underneath.
Rare shape. For a similar example, cf. Pandolfini Aste Firenze, June 2013 sale, part of lot no. 248.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Villanovan/Etruscan, 850-800 BC
H. 10.3 cm (4.1 in)
D. 14 cm (5.5 in)
Intact and fine. Several chips out of the base of the dish...

Am interesting ready made collection of 18 pottery oil lamps around c. 4th - 7th century AD.

Collection of Late Antiquity clay lamps. Eastern Mediterranean and biblical! Among them a scarce and beautiful frog lamp (length 8,7cm). 19 pieces!

Condition: F-VF, Weathered and with some smaller missing fragments, overall well preserved.

Ex. 1970-1980s collection.

This ancient Roman artifact is a large, vibrant red terracotta bowl known as "Terra sigillata" that dates back to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The bowl's walls are thin and convex, while its base is flat and shaped like a wide disk. This unique piece of pottery provides an intriguing glimpse into the artistic and functional skills of the ancient Romans and is a testament to the enduring legacy of their civilization...

A GREEK GOLD EARRING WITH FEMALE FIGURE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Earrings of a female figure with spiral decoration on the side of her head. Although deformed, the woman has full-body,well crafted down to chest and toes. The amphora can slide up and down. In good condition, but the body is slightly bent.
4.8cm high

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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...

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...

This remarkable tube-shaped glass bead can be traced back to the ancient Near Eastern region, specifically Gilan, dating back to the 4th-3rd century B.C. This glass bead is a testament to the exceptional craftsmanship of the ancient artisans in creating intricate and exquisite pieces of art. The bead's unique shape and color make it a rare and valuable find for anyone interested in the history and culture of that era: spindle-shaped with an onyx-like pattern.

MEASUREMENTS: Length 4 cm (1....

Ancient solid silver belt plaque from the Scytho-Siberian (Siberian Scythian) civilization, dating back to the 5th-3rd century B.C. The plaque is shaped like a crouching feline, possibly a leopard, and has two loops at the back for attachment. The loops are made of silver strips soldered to the plaque's rear. The plaque was cast and then hand-reshaped using the repousse technique. Additionally, it was pierced and chased to create its intricate design.

MEASUREMENTS:

Overall length in a...

An important Germanic Visigothic belt buckle from the Migration Period, 6th century AD, Kingdom of the Visigoth, Iberian Peninsula.

The buckle plate is rectangular and has been made using the Cloisonne technique.

The front surface of the buckle is adorned with lozenge-shaped natural lapis lazuli stone set in a solid gold setting. Green and cobalt blue glass and copper alloy straps surround it.

The rectangular plate has been connected to a thick oval loop by two hinges, with a prong f...

A fantastic quality Middle- or Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal of a tall and thick type, c. 12th.-8th. century BC.

The seal carved in a rare attractive green-black stone with an Archer and winged sphinx. Top and bottom with a fine herringbone band. Multiple symbols in the fields and the archer has a detailed quiver on his back.

Size: 41 mm. tall and 14-15 mm. thick.

Condition: F-VF, break professionally mended and filled, othervise, extremely fine depiction.

Unlike the typical amulet form, this small statuette was presented as a votive offering.

The light blue faience figure depicts the goddess Isis nursing her son, Horus.

She is seated on her throne resting her feet on an integral plinth, wearing a tripartite wig fronted by a uraeus, crowned by the throne hieroglyph.

Her son Horus is depicted nude while seated on her lap.

Provenance: Old German collection befor 1983.

Condition: Restored, ...

Shabti for Pakap p3-kp

Statuette funéraire momiforme débout sur une base trapézoidale, appuyée contre un pilier dorsal. Les corps et pilier dorsal sont gravés de Cinq colonnes hiéroglyphiques (Chapitre VI du Livre des MOITS) au nom de Pakap avec la filiation maternelle, né de Her-ert „La Fleur". Pakap est coiffé de la perruque tripartite lisse et d'une barbe postiche tressée et recourbée å son extrémité typique des personnages depuis la XWIé dynastie. Les bras sont cr...

A rare and quite attractive set of two knives and a sicle type of cutter (3), knapped in finely patinated Silex, Egyptian stoneage / Neolithic period, 5200 - 4000 BC.

These comes from an old French collection and the two knives with tags in white and black ink giving the finding place to 'Fayoum' and 'Le Fayoum' - a region just south of Cairo, close to the Nile.

Rarely seen and a must for collectors of Egypt antiquities.

Size: Each between 9-10 cm. in length.

Ancient Egyptian artifacts from the Predynastic Period, specifically the Naqada II (Gerzean) era, which dates back to around 3600 - 3150 B.C. The artifact is a hand-carved war mace head made of reddish-brown stone, possibly Breccia. The mace head has a globular shape with a large cylindrical perforation in the center, which tapers towards one end. The base of the hole is carved with a pronounced reinforced rim, which was used to attach the head securely to a wooden handle.

Egyptian warriors...

Superb quality prehistoric, European stone hand axe-celt, Stone Age, Neolithic Period, dating from 3600 BC to 2200 BC.

This hand ax is extremely well-knapped and polished from creamy-beige flintstone. Its thick-butted form has a convex, almost semi-circular, nicely polished blade with a finely profiled cutting edge. During the Neolithic era in northwestern Europe, people relied heavily on a variety of tools to aid them in their daily lives. These tools played a crucial role in activities s...

Ancient European, Celtic Hallstatt culture, from the late Bronze Age, dating back to approximately 1200-800 B.C. It is a well-preserved example of a bronze socketed spearhead. The spearhead is superbly cast and hand-finished, featuring a faceted petaloid blade head with a thick midrib that tapers to a point. The blade has a hollow tapered socket that bisects it to the tip, and there are two pierced holes below the blade on each side, designed for attachment to a spear shaft.

MEASUREMENTS:...

A deeply engraved cylinder seal in beige stone, depicting the 4-winged Pazuzu as the Master of Animals, between winged erect bulls. Neo-Assyrian period, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

Height: 2 cm, ø 1cm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, very sharp with small chip below.

Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and COA.

An attractive Assyrian black serpentine cylinder seal of a large size, carved with a Deity in front of a prancing horse or Unicorn, many symbols in the fields, Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian period, 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

Height: 31 mm, and diameter is c. 10 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine and completely intact. Deposits and old clay in the devices so the imprint could surely be even better.

Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and CO...

A fine depiction of a Mesopotamian Cylinder seal in black stone, Neo-Assyrian Epire, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

The seal is carved with the enthroned Great King or Ashur himself seated, drinking from a cup in front of a table with a large wine amphora or vase. Behind the table there's a standing attendant with a Fan.Crescent and star symbols in the fields.

Size: 26 x 12 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine and intact, deposits and old clay in the devices so the imprint cou...

Ancient European early Bronze Age (2700-2000 BC) copper alloy celt - axe with a flared, slightly convex cutting edge. The rectangular, solid butt is characteristically snapped after the casting process, and it has grooves for attaching a wooden shaft.

DIMENSIONS:

Overall length: 8.7 cm (3.43 inches).

Height of the cutting edge: 3.8 cm (1.5 inches).

Weight: 247 grams

CONDITION: Despite its age, the item is in good condition, although it does show signs of use and wear. Th...

A high quality intaglio, large for type and carved in an even coloured transperant carnelian stone, probably MUGHAL/SAFAVID, 16th.-17th. century AD.

Rather complicated oval cartouche, carved with artful caligraphic arabic within a double border.

Size: c. 21 mm. long and almost 6 mm. thick.

Condition: Extremely fine, completely intact with inky deposits.

Ex. L.P. Niederrhein, aquired before 1980.

Fine quality bowl with five half open lotus flowers impressed on the inside floor.
Bowl of rounded profile curving up sharply to a slightly incurved rim. Standing on a low rounded foot with beveled molding.
For similar stamps, cf. Beazley Archive database, vase no. 9006433.

Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 3rd century BC
D. 17 cm (6.7 in)
H. 6.6 cm (2.6 in)
Intact apart from minor abrasion. Black lustrous gloss, partially turned red on the outside....

Very large black-glazed cup with single handle. Covered with fine quality black gloss inside and out. The deep bowl with an almost flat, inward sloping rim. Standing on a low ring foot. Underside reserved.
For a similar cup close in size, cf. item no. 6211a 1 in: Morel 330-300 BC
Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 350-300 BC
D. 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
W. over handle 19 cm (7.5 in)
H. 5.9 cm (2.3 in)
Intact and fine, superb black gloss.
Swiss private collec...

Large single-handled cup covered with fine quality black gloss inside and out. The deep bowl with an almost flat, inward sloping rim. Discoloration on the floor with the imprint from the foot of another cup. Standing on a low ring foot with reserved underside.
For a similar cup close in size, cf. item no. 6211a 1 in: Morel 330-300 BC
Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 350-300 BC
D. 14 cm (5.5 in)
W. over handle 17.7 cm (7 in)
H. 5.9 cm (2.3 in)
Intact and ...

Black-glazed kylix of Ionian shape with a steep bowl and offset rim. The slightly tilted handles attached on the shoulder. The widening foot with flat resting surface.
The outside of the rim and the handle zone are reserved, as well as the small band inside the lip.
The type originates from Eastern Greece and was widely exported and soon enough copied in Athens and Greek South Italy.
For a similar cup, cf. item no. 4, pp. 6-7 in: John W. Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss ...

Couple of Daunian drinking cups of shallow bowl and single loop handle. One decorated with faint bands of brownish slip inside and out.
Ceramic
Daunian, 4th Century BC
D. 9.5 cm (3.7 in) and 10.2 cm (4 in)
W. over handle 12.4 cm (4.9 in) for both
The undecorated cup intact and thin-walled with slight chipping inside and out. The decorated cup with minor surface wear and reattached handle.
Swiss private collection, plain cup acquired June 2008 (invoice co...

Ancient egyptian faience Shabti 6,5cm.

inscription: "Osiris; The singer of Amun, justified."

This ushabti figurine is depicted as a worker holding two hoes for work in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife.

He is wearing a tripartite wig which falls down between the shoulders.

Only the hands crossed over the chest and holding the already-mentioned agricultural implements.

Third Intermediate Period, 21th/22th Dynasty.

Materia...

Shabti for Neb-Neheh

White glazed Faience

The Shabti with the epithets for Osiris Neb-Neheh, in this instance the first appears to be the name of the deceased. He wears a distinct long lappet wig and more unusually at the back the basket lies diagonally below the yoke with two water pots.

Origin: Egypt

Period: New Kingdom, late 18th-early 19th Dynasty

Date: c. 1300 B.C.

Material: Fayence

Dimension: 12,7 cm.

A pair of attractive Celtic bronze attachment rings with engraved decor and remains of iron pins. Beautiful turquoise patina!

Length 5,5cm and 6,6cm.

Ex. Collection of Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Carved in a grey stone and finely polished in the Neo-Assyrian period, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

The seal is carved with a depiction of a deity tending a capricorn, below the symbols of the Sun and Moon, interesting eye symbol as well as a large star.

Height: 2cm, ø 1cm.

Condition: Near Extremely fine.

Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and COA.

The scarce figural forpart of an early medieval bronze cross encolpion, Byzantine, c. 8th. cent. AD.

The cross decorated with Virgin Mary holding child Jesus, with portraits on each arm of the cross. Loop at the top, and thus wearable.

Size: 91 x 66 mm.

Condition: Nicely preserved obverse part of the Encolpion, smooth wear from use and nice dark green patina.

Ex German Private Collection.

A very attractive large brownstone stamp seal of the oval gable form, c. 4th. millenium BC.

The seal finely polished and engraved with a stag with long horns.

Size: c. 32 mm. long.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact.

Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977.

Comes with hard imprint and COA.

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.

A fine bronzeage weapon celt, North European bronzeage, later 2nd. mill. BC. Specimen probably from Northern Germany.

The celt with a loop in the side, fine sturdy design and probably made for warfare and not wood-carving.

Size: 83 mm. tall.

Ex. Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1970-1999.

A wonderfull white marble cylinder seal, Sumerian, Pre-Dynastic period, later 4th. millenium BC.

Very attractive seal of a massive size carved with architecture (temple facade) and bull, 6 small globules. See similar BM Inv. 102416, Collon, First Impressions Kat. 28., dated to the early Jemdet Nasr period.

Size: 2,8 cm. tall and a diameter of 2,2 cm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact.

Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977.

Large bulbous vessel topped by cylindrical spouts and a twofold handle between them. One spout with a red strainer on the top, the other with red wash inside and a strainer on the base.
Decorated with blue-black lines, wave scrolls, an undulating line with ivy leaves and a chain design. Ornaments below the handle, floral motifs near the base.
For another larger than usual example with comparable decoration, cf. Beazley Database, vase no. 9002188.
The so-called listata styl...

Apulian black-glazed guttus of globular body with gently sloped shoulder, upright narrow neck and flared spout. The flared rim decorated with impressed rings.
The loop handle is attached on the shoulder, which is embellished with horizontal grooves. Red wash around and underneath the foot.
For a related vessel, cf. vase no. 5452a 1, pl. 17a, p. 365 (vol. 1) in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Greek Apulian, 350-300 BC
H. ...

Daunian krater with bulbous body, short funnel-shaped mouth and slightly upturned handles.
The shoulder area with bluish-black bands and raised triangles, metope-like spaces within thin vertical lines. Hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database vase no. 1005779.
Ceramic Daunian, Subgeometric II, 550-400 BC
H. 18.5 cm (7.3 in) W. over handles 30 cm (11.8 in)
Lower part assembled from fragments. Minor losses at th...

Daunian krater with globular body and short funneled mouth. The vertical loop handles on the shoulder area alternate with two red colored stumps.
Brown-red linear decoration around the body, wavy lines at the handle area, hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
One handled reattached with bone glue, a medium that was in use until the 1950s.
For a related example, cf. inv. no. 1912,1220.9 in the British Museum database.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeometric III...

Daunian krater with globular shaped body and funnel-shaped lip. The vertical loop handles on the shoulder area alternate with two red colored plates.
Brown-red and bluish geometric decoration around the body, wavy lines with ivy leaves at the handle area, hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
The geometric decoration is cold-applied and slightly rubbed in places.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database, vase no. 1009620.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeomet...

Attractive and substantial cylinder showing horned animals protected by hero against attacking lion. Mesopotamia, Early dynastic, 3rd. millenium BC.

Height: 3 cm, diameter 1,7cm.

Condition: Very fine, intact with typical light wear for material.

Ex. Karl Müller, 1950-1977.

A beautiful stamp seal in the form of a reclining cow, carved in a glossy hard white stone with extreme polishing, Jemdet Nasr, 3300-2900 BC.

The stamp is carved on the sealing surface with two globules. Interesting very small seal, incredibly nicely carved in such a small size!

Length c. 10 mm. wide.

Condition: Extremely fine for type and age.

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

An Anatolian Marble stone Idol of a lovely 'female' form, Kusura-Beycesultan Type, Early Bronze Age II, Circa 2700-2300 B.C.

The particular shape of this fertility idol is also called a 'Violin-shape', carved as it is in a nice white marble.

Size: c. 5 cm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine and perfect, with much adhired sandy pockets, that can be cleaned if so desired.

Old german collection of R. K., Nordrhein-Westfalen, before 1980.

An interesting and well-engraved seal ring made of an alloy of bronze and silver end probably once gilt, Sasanian, c. 4th.-5th. century AD.

The ring engraved with a very nice enface portrait of a Sasanian king. Cleaned but retaining some patina. The ring has a closed hairline crack at the back, othervise intact.

Size: The ring is c. 25 mm. wide.

Ex. Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1980-1999.

A lovely large amulet carved as a mythical beast in white calcite, drilled for inlay to the eyes and with a drill through the body for mounting it on a string. Mesopotamia, Uruk-Jemdet Nasr, 3300-2900 BC.

Finely shaped archaic beast. With old collection mark at the back.

Size: 43 mm. long.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with slightly rough surfaces.

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

A very beautiful tall figural alabastron in form of Kore, Eastern Greek, Middle of the 6th century BC.

The portrait is in the tradition of the Kore representations, here as a young elegant woman holding a bird in her left hand, red-brown terracotta.

Height: 18,2cm.

Condition: Good Very fine, completely intact with very minor wear and deposits.

Ex. Old Austrian Private Collection, 1960-1990.

A fine and large Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris in mummyform, Late Period, 26th Dynasty (Saite Period), about 627 - 525 B.C.

The large figure depicts the mummiform Osiris wearing the Atef-crown holding crook and flail. Interestingly, there's remains of ancient gilt on the body in many places.

Size: c. 17 cm.

Condition: Choice and intact. At the back of his feet, a small padding mark over a depression in the metal and inscribed with a collection number, probabl...

A terrific oversized bronze figural Bell, Luristan, c. 1200-800 BC.

The bronze Goat with exceptionally long curving horns and forelegs and with it's body evolving into a large openwork bell. Probably once with a small loop at the end, now lost.

Size: 13,6 cm. long and 9 cm. tall. A high unusual size for these which are normally quite small.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, but for the lost loop finial. Lovely dark green patina with earthern encrustations.

A high quality cylinder seal carved in a hard pinkish stone, Neo-Assyrian Empire of the early 1st. mill. BC.

The seal is carved with the Great King and his High Priest on either side as worshippers of the alter and winged emblem of Assur, the Assyrian Sun god. Behind them symbols of the Sun and the Moon.

Size: c 25 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, light wear to the lower edge but extremely sharp and with a lovely colour.

Provenance: The Karl Mül...

Interesting and rare bronze bell, perhaps from a a church or monastery, Early Byzantine c. 8th.-10th. century.

The wide Bell with a solid loop and inscribed all the way around the body with: O AΓHOC BΛACHOC=The Saint Blaise.

Diameter: 7,2 cm. and c. 6 cm. tall.

Blaise of Sebaste in Latin: Blasius (martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is c...