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Tropfenförmige Öllampe mit Standfläche. Darauf Spuren von einer Drehscheibe. Rand an der Nase leicht nach innen gebogen.

Hohe tropfenförmige Öllampe mit Standfläche. Auf einer Drehscheibe gefertigt. Rand an der Nase ganz leicht nach innen gebogen.

Fantastic animal shaped vessel with the mouth serving as a spout. From Iron Age Azerbaijan. The piece comes with a TL analysis from 1981.

Small conoid clay nail with cuneiform inscription. From the main temple of Uruk, that is also mentioned in the Epos of Gilgamesh. Circa 3rd Millenium BC.

The beige seal shows three groups of stylized fish. Am artefact from Bronze Age Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

This seal from Old Babylon has been reworked in Old Assyrian style, probably in Anatolia or Northern Syria. It tells a story of political and cultural diversity in the ancient Near East.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Krug mit seitlich angesetzem Henkel. Fund aus Palästina, Gefäßtyp aus Südpalästina. Perfekt erhalten. Mit originalen Fundablagerungen.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Dezente Verzierungen. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Mesopotamische Tontafel aus Ur mit administrativem Text in Keilschrift. Die Tafel datiert in die Zeit des Königs Shu-Suen (auch Shi-sin), der während der 3. Dynastie von Ur in Sumer und Akkad regierte. Der Text hält die Ausgabe von Essensrationen fest, namentlich die Menge eines Getreideeintopfes, die an 15 weibliche Mehlmahlerinnen ausgegeben werden soll. Jede von Ihnen hat 6 Quart zu erhalten, wobei die Gesamtmenge 90 Quart zu betragen hat.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Rußspuren durch Befeuerung. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Ende Frühe bis Mittlere Bronzezeit. Ca. 2500 v. Chr. bis 1500 v. Chr.

Seal with mythological creatures in near perfect condition. From the late 3rd Millennium BC.

Female figurine from Bronze Age Syria, 3rd to beginning of 2nd millenium BC. With characteristic bird shaped head.

The unusually long seal shows two horned animals with grain and eye symbols. A wonderful artefact from ancient Mesopotamia.

Made of beautiful red stone, worked with the drill. From the transitional period between Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The seal made of light-colored stone dates from the Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. The stylization of the depicted eyes is reminiscent of the well-known eye idols.

The seal made of nice red stone shows three gazelles walking in line. A wonderful artefact from the Jemdet Nasr period.

The seal shows a stunning stylized scene with a Bronze Age temple facade next to a wild animal and eyes. From Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

Magnificent example of Sassanid craftsmanship of the highest quality. With a gilded bas-relief of a dancing woman in the tondo. Ex Sotheby's.

Bronze finial from Iron Age Northern Iran. Decorated by stylized panthers and a janus headed hero or god. Possibly a teraphim, a house god, as referred to in the Old Testament.

Small amulet of nice red stone in the stylized shape of a pig. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Sphärisches Gefäß mit aufgemaltem Liniendekor. Möglicherweise als Kochtopf verwendet. Frühe bis Mittlere Bronzezeit. Ca. 3000 v. Chr. bis 1500 v. Chr.

Schale mit Standfuß und Zierband aus äquidistanten Einkerbungen. Durchmesser 158 mm. Mittlere Bronzezeit II bis Späte Bronzezeit, 2000 bis 1200 v. Chr.

The jar has a biconical body and a spout in form of a stilized bird's head. From ancient Iran at the beginning of the 1st Millenium BC.

Heavy and high quality vessel from Bronze Age of Mesopotamia, reminescent of similar Egyptian stone vessels. Ex Christie's.

The nice seal of orange carnelian is engraved with a schematic scene. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Wonderful piece made of dark orange Carnelian. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Dark orange Carnelian with engraved schematic depiction of the mythical creature. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Wonderful stone, a cream-coloured agate. The engraved animal is probably a gazelle ready to jump. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Mold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.

The seal of light red stone shows two panels with interposed and stylized aquatic animals. Made around the onset of Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The well preserved Bronze Age pottery bears a geometric painted pattern. Acquired in 1977 at Davies Antiques in London, it is claimed to have been found in Syria.

Heavy head of a mace with a globular shape. Nicely polished stone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.

Fund aus Israel, Ausfuhr mit Genehmigung der israelischen Kulturbehörde (IAA) 2008. Höhe 122 mm, Durchmesser 74 mm, durch Gewicht und Größe ein sehr beeindruckendes Objekt.