Auction 38: Fine Ancient Artifacts

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