Rare museum quality ancient Sumerian stone head of a Goddess with very sharp details, Circa, 2600 BC
This head which originally would have been with inlayed eyes, was most likely set up in a temple. Its large, attentive eyes recall those of Early Dynastic worshiper figurines.
From Western Iran, late 2nd - early 1st Millennium BC. Solid bronze with hilt cast onto blade; handle flanged to take inlays (now lost); crescent-shaped pommel. Flanges on hilt curved over to provided a cylindrical grip with three pairs of ridges, one above the other. The blade possesses square shoulders, narrow rectangular guard, and a low midrib. Nice patination! Cf. Moorey, Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum, p.75, no. 54; Dirks exactly like this have been excavat... Click for details
From ancient Persia, ca. 254 - 661 AD, Sassania. Hand-hammered silver bowl, inside incised with winged griffin; nice patina. 5-5/8"D , intact/generally excellent, save a couple of stabilized age cracks.
From ancient Persia, Nishapur, ca. 9th-12th century AD. Beautifully glazed, single spout ceramic oil lamp with single loop handle; sits on round base as part of entire lamp. Pristine with amazing iridescent surface. 3"H, intact/excellent condition.
