Classical Antiquities & Ancient Art

From the ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 - 800 BC. Axe head mounts to shaft in middle of head, and is surrounded by rows of raised bronze formin

From the ancient Near East, Ca. 1st Millennia BC. Solid bronzeIbex depicted standing on rear legs, lifting front legs into the air. Detail given to e

This is an absolutely wonderful bronze beaker from ancient western Iran and dating to the 9th-8th century B.C. The beaker has a slender and cylindrica

Ancient city of Babylon, (630-562 BC), 85 kilometers south of Bagdad, Iraq. An incredibly detailed administrative or commercial tablet, written dated

From the ancient Near East, Pakistan, Ca 300 to 100 BC. Bronze dental implement used for scraping and/or picking teeth. On a small, molded ring with d

From the ancient Near East, Pakistan, Ca 500 to 100 BC. Pair of cast bronze amulets in almost cookie-cutter form. One almost shamrock shaped and the s

Bronze Age, Ca. 2nd to 1st Millennium BC. Bronze compartmental stamp seals, each in the shape of a cross within a circular form. The round form is d

Ca. Late 3rd Millennium BC to Early Ist Millennium BC. Press molded plaque with the female standing, possibly the goddess Astarte, in relief, holding

Middle East, Ca. 7-9th Century AD. Stands on raised glass base, carved glass lines on body create an illusion of twisted glass, as well as a nice tex

Middle East, Ca. 7-9th Century AD. Beauty in compactness! Miniature ancient glass vessel sits on raised glass base, body and handles form traditional