Nineveh 5 Incised ware  jugletUnpainted wheel made.Very rare on the antiquities marketIntact60mmNinevite 5 period2900–2600 BCEx my own collectionAcquired Vincent McCarthy 1988

Price: 625.00 GBP

Syro-Hittite female goddess figurineSome repairs as seen, to the necklace and rejoined in the middleI believe the head to be genuine but the body may well be a modern restoration.That's…

Price: 175.00 GBP

Amlash Burnished Grey Ware beaker: wonderful shape170mm high. Intact, lovely metal-like surface. Very tiny chip in the rim.As is frequently seen with "Amlash" pottery  there is an…

Price: 875.00 GBP

Indus Valley Culture statuette from Mehrgarh, Pakistan.Terracotta statuette of a naked and a stylized female (presumed to be a mother goddess though due to  difficulty in conclusively…

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A rather large and imposing Luristan type javelin blade: the bent "rat tail" tang type.Has a slender leaf-shaped blade with a pronounced midrib. The tang, which bends towards the end is…

Price: 445.00 GBP

A Bactrian bronze cosmetic vesselThis was probably used to contain kholThe zoomorphic topped bronze  applicator is stuck solid in the pot and can't be removed.A good size at 174mmCentral…

Price: 295.00 GBP

Luristan terracotta beaker/cupIn a quite delicate buff coloured fabric, with simple horizontal decoration.Tapers to ring foot.150mm high, 95mm across the rimIntact2nd millennium BCFrom my…

Price: 475.00 GBP

Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of HistoryPaperback  published by  ‎RoutledgeMay 1994 Almost as newContents: Preface, Prologue Part I: Setting the scene: Chapter 1.…

Price: 40.00 GBP

This somewhat rudimentary unfired clay female figurine is of a type as one can see at the British Museum. (See photos) Though this one has larger arms than the more commonly seen stump…

Price: 625.00 GBP

Very attractive, tiny  cylinder seal in haematite.With identification note from the late Prof. W G LambertExtremely fine workmanship given its diminutive size!Only 11mm x 6mmCirca 1600…

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Nice Early Dynastic white marble cylinder seal.With identification note from the late Prof. W G LambertIn the upper register a banquet scene with one of the seated figures drinking beer…

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A really elegant anddistinctive shape I think!The 'spindle bottle' is a distinctive shape of containers in the so-called Red Lustrous Wheel made ware production. They have been found all…

Price: 2750.00 GBP

Ancient bronzes from Luristan.  P. R. S. Moorey:British Museum Publications Ltd. for the Trustees of the British Museum, 197451 pp., 20 plates. Good condition but some highlighting of text…

Price: 35.00 GBP

Uruk Mesopotamia & Its Neighbors Cross-Cultural Interactions in the Era of State Formation -  School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series 2002by Mitchell S RothmanGood condition…

Price: 45.00 GBP

Bronzes de Luristan et d'Amlash ancienne collection : Eric De WaelePublished by Louvain-La-Neuve, 19824to, soft cover with dust jacket, which a few small repaired tears. The front cover is…

Price: 95.00 GBP

Very fine and rare terracotra funerary siren : similar to one in the Louvre.The pose here, with a hand raised to her breasts and the other to her hair is the iconic typical gestures of…

Price: 1995.00 GBP