Bronze Age - Middle East - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Rare iranian cylinder seal
Seal with mythological creatures in near perfect condition. From the late 3rd Millennium BC.
Price: on requestPainted Bronze Age cupThe 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.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cylinder seal with cuneiform inscriptionWorship scene for a god. Mention of the Babylonian gods of storm, moon and sun in the inscription.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cylinder seal with cuneiform inscriptionWorship scene for a god. Mention of moon god Sîn and Aya, wife to the sun god, in the inscription. 1900 to 1600 BC.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder seal with sun godThe seal from Old Babylonian times is superbly engraved and shows a scene with the Babylonian sun god Shamash who is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cylinder sealThis Old Babylonian seal with a worship scene is made from lapis lazuli, a very rare choice for this period.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cylinder seal for IpqatumStunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cuneiform tabletLarge clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Ur III to Old Babylonian times.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cuneiform tabletVery nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Old Babylonian times.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cuneiform tabletVery nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.
Price: on requestHittite beak-spouted ewerImposing vessel with well preserved paint. It shows geometric figures and sun wheel. From the 2nd millenium BC.
Price: on requestElamite cylinder seal for Aham-LurshiEngraved in fine detail and well preserved. Scene with three gods. Three columns of cuneiform inscription name the owner Aham-Lurshi. Approx. 1900 to 1600 BC.
Price: on requestElamite cylinder seal for Shuk-KukuFantastic seal carved out of amethyst. It shows his owner Shuk-Kuku with the goddess Ninsianna. Five columns of Elamite cuneiform inscription frame the scene.
Price: on requestEarly Old Babylonian cylinder sealCylinder seal made of black rock. It bears a religious scene dating shortly prior to or right at the beginnings of Old Babylonia.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder sealWhite cylinder seal dating to the Akkadian period. A mythological scene is engraved into the cylindrical body.
Price: on requestCylinder Seal from the late Uruk periodSmall seal made of appealing igneous rock. The engraved wave pattern is typical for the late Uruk period of Mesopotamia.
Price: on requestCylinder seal with god of the moon and inscriptionCylindrical seal with religious scene and inscription from the Third Dynasty of Ur. A worshipper is lead to the god of the moon Sin.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder sealSeal made of white stone with depiction of scorpions. Late Uruk to early Jamdat Nasr period.
Price: on requestCylinder seal with wrestling sceneStunning white seal made of shell. Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period III.
Price: on requestAnatolian porphyry stamp sealBasic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with scorpionInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with haresInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestBronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
Price: on requestBronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
Price: on requestBronze dagger from IranLong dagger or short sword of good craftsmenship dating to the transitional period between Bronze Age and Iron Age. Rare form. 46cm long. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestBronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
Price: on requestMitanni cylinder sealNice seal with wave design and griffins. 2nd Millenium BC. From a museum collection.
Price: on requestEarly Elamite cylinder seal from a museum collectionCompact seal with geometric design from Elam. 3rd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestBabylonian carnelian cylinder sealPrime example made of beautiful orange carnelian. Highly detailed engraved scene with king offering to the weather god Hadad. First half of 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestRam-headed pendantFinely polished stone shaped like a stylized ram head with spiral horns. Bronze Age amulet from the Middle East.
Price: on requestElamite ceramic vessel with geometric friezeCeramic vessel in perfect condition with original painted frieze. Magnificent attest to the Middle Elamite civilization of Bronze Age Iran.
Price: on requestSumerian cuneiform clay tabletSmall tablet with drill hole. Cuneiform receipt for bricks or pottery. Very well preserved piece from the late 3rd millenium BC.
Price: on requestClay tablet with cuneiform scriptSmall tablet with well preserved cuneiform engravings. Interesting Bronze Age document from Mesopotamia.
Price: on requestCuneiform tablet from UmmaRecord of beer and bread rations for laborers. Probably from the Bronze Age city of Umma. The cuneiform tablet was studied and conserved at Yale University.
Price: on requestElamite vessel with painted friezeImpressive ceramic jar in prime condition. The geometrical shapes and animals of the frieze are a typical stylistic feature. Found in Susa, from the time of the Ur-III dynasty, around 2000 BC.
Price: on requestAkkadian cylinder seal of shell coreTwo lions are fighting with two buffalos. The balance and detail of the scene is an impressive demonstration of the Akkadian seal engraver's skill. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.
Price: on request