Auction 38: Fine Ancient Artifacts

A nice Near Eastern bronze pin, c. 1200 - 800 BC, with double-knobbed terminal with ridges below, the pin is long and slender and extremely well-prese

A wonderfully molded bronze Italic / Sardinian, figure of a man, c. 6th - 5th Century BC, depicted nude with legs stretched out, shoulders bent back

A small Greek bronze figure of a horse, c. 6th - 5th Century BC, of attractive style and with a nice green - brown patina. H: 1 1/3 in (3.3cm), W: 1 2

An ornate Greek bronze handle from a large vessel, c. 4th - 3rd Century BC, the top of the handle flat, an ovolo pattern around the flat sides, petals

A beautiful Roman bronze ewer, c. 1st Century AD, the body of inverted piriform shape with splayed foot, the narrow neck ending with a wide pouring sp

A beautiful Roman bronze serving vessel, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, with wide, curved pouring spout, the handle attaching at three points and decorated

A Roman bronze nude figure of winged Eros, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, holding aloft a torch, his features expressive and nicely detailed with a glossy o

A choice Roman bronze figure of a horned goat, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, standing in an alert pose with long, shaggy coat, naturalistically modelled wi

A Roman bronze decorative element in the form of a elephant or pig head, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, in lovely style the animal's head adorned with...

A Roman silver tri-penis amulet, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, in naturalistic style with an attractive tone and a large suspension loop at top. L: 1 in (2

A Roman bronze face of a lion, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, the fill-hole cover from a bronze oil lamp, the loop at top with square profile. 2.2 x 1.7 cm.

A Roman bronze ram-headed terminal from a patera, c. 1st - 3rd Century BC, naturalistically modelled with nice style and a dark olive green patina. L:

A lot of 4 Roman bronze items, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD. Lot includes a latch for a box in the form of a stylized woman, a pair of appliques in the for

A Roman bronze medical or cosmetic spoon, c. 1st - 4th Century AD, with long spiral handle and bright green patina. L: 6 2/3 in (17cm). Ex Rhode Islan

A nice Roman bronze medical or cosmetic spoon, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, the bowl round and deep with long, slender handle, three incised grooves above

A Roman bronze serving spoon, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, with large bowl with low profile and with a looped handle with a serpentine or avian head termi

A Roman bronze simpulum, c. 3rd - 4th Century AD, the shallow cup nicely turned with parallel ridges with incised grooves around the outside, a flared

A nice late Roman-Byzantine bronze spoon, c. 5th - 8th Century AD, with attractive openwork handle, the bowl pear-shaped with low profile. L: 5 in (12

A pair of antique spoons, bronze and silver. The first is a Seljuk bronze spoon, c. 12th - 13th Century, the circular bowl with an incised central med

A nice Near Eastern bronze dagger, c. 1200 - 800 BC, the hilt and blade cast as one piece. The blade is long and slender with wide flat midrib, the ha

A group of 5 Persian bronze long arrow heads - ex Guttmann collection, c. 1200 - 800 BC, the blades long and slender with raised midrib and extended t

A large iron spear or javelin point from Western Persia, c. 1000 - 600 BC, the blade of elongated diamond shape with prominent mid-rib characteristic

A collection of Bactrian projectile points, c. 600 - 200 BC. The 14 iron examples range from 2 in to 4-1/2 in in length and consist of a variety of f

A nice Byzantine/Medieval open-work arrow tip, c. 10th - 14th Century AD, with rounded base and tapering flat blade, the cut-out interior of which wit

A Hellenistic iron sword, late Greco-Bactrian, c. 1st century AD. This heavy iron weapon is 39 in long and retains many of the hilt elements, includin

A fine Kushan iron sword, c. 2nd - 6th Century AD. This elegantly curved weapon is 35 in long and retains much of the complex hilt, including the forw

A choice Warring States period bronze arrowhead, China, c. 475 - 221 BC, well-preserved with extremely long tang, the point is solid and the edges qui

A European iron axe-head mounted on a wood shaft, 14th 16th Century, the metal is stable and sealed and in great condition, the wood shaft giving the

A large and impressive Roman marble statue of a goddess, probably Laetitia, c. 1st Century AD, wearing chiton and himation, her left hand resting on a

A Roman marble head of a satyr, possibly Pan, c. 1st-2nd Century AD, after a Hellenistic prototype, tilted slightly to the right with detailed feature

An impressive Graeco-Roman marble head of a satyr with attributes of Zeus-Ammon, c. 1st-2nd Century AD, wearing mustache and short beard, his hair in

A beautiful marble head of an enraptured Venus, c. 2nd Century AD, likely once part of a paired statue with Pan, the goddess of love’s head tilted sli

A Near Eastern stone triple compartment cosmetic vessel, Holy Land, c. 1st Millennium BC, carved from brownish-white mottled stone, the surfaces smoot

A lovely Roman mosaic depicting a reclining woman, c. 4th - 5th Century AD, resting on a ‘kline’ or daybed, a form of couch used at gatherings, a cano

A Roman marble head of a woman, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, her features rounded with wide eyes and pursed lips, hair styled in waves to the side of the

A Roman marble head of a bearded man, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD, a copy of a Greek original representing a deity of philosopher, wearing a fillet and wi

An Old Babylonian cuneiform tablet, c. 1900 - 1750 BC, beautifully preserved with multiple registers of cuneiform text on either side and along the ed

An Akkadian cuneiform tablet, c. 1500 - 1300 BC, with well-preserved registers of cuneiform script. A beautiful example and in great condition1 1/2 in

A Near Eastern terracotta ram, c. 1000 - 600 BC, the body simplified with curled horns, peg legs and a wide rump. L: 4 in (10.2cm), H: 2 7/8 in (7.5cm

A Near Eastern terracotta figure of a horse, c. 1000 - 600 BC, with wide flat body with central ridge, peg feet and pinched tail, the head is simply m

A nice Ur III cuneiform tablet, c. 2029 - 1982 BC, period of king Shulgi off Ur. One side with 8 registers of text the opposite side with 10, the char

A Neolithic ceramic idol, Holy Land, c. 8th - 7th Millennium BC, with human head and tall, featureless body, feet slightly curved outward. I most inte

A Canaanite ceramic face of a deity, Israel, Jaffa, c. 1200 BC, with large angular nose, large deep-set eyes and narrow mouth, the backside concave wi

A Canaanite ceramic head of a deity, Israel, Jaffa, c. 1200 BC, with hand-modelled features - large angular nose, heavy brow ridges, pierced ear and a

A Phoenician-Canaanite ceramic mummiform figure, c. 1200 - 1000 BC, with Egyptianizing features and wearing a striated wig. H: 3 ½ in (8.9 cm)...

A nice Syrio-Hittite terracotta Asharte idol, c. 2000 - 1500 BC, with columnar body and both hands on breast, the facial features are bird-like with w

A Canaanite-Levantine ceramic fertility figure, c. 1200 - 800 BC, with Egyptianizing features. The body is columnar with flared foot, her hands at the

A Near Eastern oval plaque depicting mythological animals, c. 1st Millennium BC, a winged horse flies to right with another winged animal behind. Nice

A Greek animal group with flask like item on backside, c. 7th - 6th Century BC, the human-like flask with round spout possessing a wide, flat rim, and

An archaic Greek terracotta votive alter, c. 6th Century BC, in the form of a simple table, slab built, with four flat rectangular legs, the two on th