ANATOLIAN KUSURA-BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL FRAGMENTAsia Minor, Anatolia, modern-day Turkey, Early Bronze Age II to III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. This is a portion of a highly stylized marble idol in a form known...
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MINIATURE ROMAN STONE PHALLUS PENDANTRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This is an interesting hand carved stone amulet in the form of a phallus, symbolic of virility and fertility. The male genitalia...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIA LIMESTONE FERTILITYIDOLAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic, ca. 6000 to 3000 BCE. A petite limestone fertility figure depicting a woman with enlarged, voluptuous...
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PUBLISHED ANATOLIAN BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL, EX EDEAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Beycesultan type, Early Bronze Age I-II, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A captivating, hand-carved marble figural effigy...
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AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TENERIAN FLINT KNIVES/ SKINNERS (2)Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Niger region, Tenerian (also Tenerean) culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A fine pair of nicely proportioned hand...
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery fertility idol exhibiting characteristically feminine...
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2 POTTERY FIGURES OF DEITIES - MESOPOTAMIAN& EGYPTIANAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE; Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful pair of pottery...
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FEMALEFIGURE, TL TESTEDAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery fertility idol exhibiting highly stylized feminine...
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female fertility idol of a characteristically...
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ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA STEATOPYGOUS IDOLAncientNear East, Northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A standing steatopygous idol presenting a form that emphasizes her fertility with exaggerated broad hips and buttocks,...
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ANCIENT AMLASH LIMESTONE IDOL - GODDESSOF FERTILITYAncient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white limestone idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens...
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MAYA GREENSTONE PECTORAL BEADS + EARSPOOL, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $6000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable...
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MAYA GREENSTONE HEAD OF TLALOC DEITYW/ SUSPENSION LOOP...**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, late Maya or Vera Cruz / Aztec, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fantastical hand-carved greenstone deity head...
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19TH C. TURKOMEN SILK EMBROIDERED CHYRPYCAPES**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Turkmenistan region, Turkmen culture, Tekke peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful pair of handmade...
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19TH C. INDIAN TAMIL NADU GOLD THALIDOWRY PENDANTSouth Asia, southern India, Tamil Nadu and Keralal region, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely high-quality gold 84.07% (equivalent to 20K+) Thali pendant with a brass...
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PHOENICIAN BRONZE SEMI NUDE FEMALE FIGUREW/ SNAKE**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Phoenician, Byblos, Iron Age, ca. 800 BCE. An impressive and rare bronze figure of a bare-chested female standing with...
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TINY NEAR EASTERN RED JASPER FERTILITYGODDESS AMULET**First Time At Auction**
Near East, Anatolia / The Levant & Egypt, ca. 3000 to 1500 BCE. A fertility goddess amulet- the tiny figure carved from a red jasper...
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MESOPOTAMIAN MARBLE EFFIGY FELINE FORM**OriginallyListed At $1200**
Near East, Anatolia, Turkey / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 2000 to 500 BCE. An adorable marble or alabaster effigy of an animal with an elongated...
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ROMAN 24K GOLD RING EYE AGATE INTAGLIOW/ ANT**Originally Listed At $4500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A fine 99.3% gold (equivalent to 24K) ring with a smooth and rounded band adorned...
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EGYPTIAN STONE FIGURE - WINGED ISISPROTECTING OSIRIS**Originally Listed At $2500**
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 590 to 530 BCE. An impressive siltstone statue of Osiris, the god of fertility,...
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE ISIS-HATHOR WITH HARPOKRATES**OriginallyListed At $3000**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful leaded bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held...
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CHIMU EFFIGY VESSEL + MOCHE LIZARD EFFIGYVESSEL**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A wonderful blackware...
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COLIMA EFFIGY VESSEL CONJOINED DUCKS**OriginallyListed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A cute burnished two-tone redware double duck effigy vessel, the form comprised of co-joined ducks,...
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PHOENICIAN POTTERY VOTIVE FIGURE - TANITAND BABYAncient Eastern Mediterranean / Western Anatolia, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE. A lovely, mold-made terracotta votive figurine representing Tanit, the Phoenician...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTIW/ HIEROGLYPHSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A lovely faience ushabti with finely delineated facial features as he stands mummiform atop an integral...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTI**OriginallyListed At $600**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful faience ushabti standing in mummiform position atop an integral plinth with a dorsal...
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PNG PENIS GOURD + THAI PALAD KHIK PHALLICAMULETOceania, Papua New Guinea highlands, ca. mid-20th century CE; Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A koteka, also known as a horim, penis gourd,...
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4 PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY FIGURES - COLIMA/ CHUPICUAROPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, Chupicuaro, & Michoacan, ca. 300 BCE to 600 CE. A collection of 4 ancient Mexican pottery figures which may have been...
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TAINO RHYOLITE CEREMONIAL SCEPTER W/CACIQUE FIGUREPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An exceptionally rare rhyolite ceremonial scepter depicting...
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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE FIGURE OF PRIAPUSRoman,Imperial period, ca. 2nd century CE. An excellent leaded bronze figure of the Greco-Roman god Priapus - god of fertility and protector of vegetation, livestock, and male genitals...
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AFRICAN FERTILITY STATUE Standing CarvedWood Figure of a Female, Ashanti/Asante, Ghana, ca. 1900. She is depicted with accentuated anatomy, her hands on her belly, having traditional stacked neck rings, scarification...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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An African Fertility Fetish, ca. 20thCentury A hand carved wooden statue of a fertility idol. Unmarked and unsigned. Measures approx. 21"T....
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Hopi Dance Wands Pair of Marau paddles;painted with katsinas and ears of corn; verso with two rows of parallel lines length 22.5 in.ca 1930Women used these wands in the Mamzrau society dance which was a dance to...
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Ghana Mother and Child Fertility Sculptureca. 20th Century Carved wood female figure with child seated breast feeding part of a series of fertility sculptures depicting motherhood and the caring of children. With...
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