A few examples of appraisal values for
BABYLON

• THEO TOBIASSE, TWO TOBIASSE ETCHINGSTheo
  THEO TOBIASSE, TWO TOBIASSE ETCHINGSTheo Tobiasse (Lithuanian / French, 1927 – 2012)Two Tobiasse etchings ca. 1980color carborundum gravure (etching) on hand made paperLot includes: Qui nous arrachera à Babylone ? and Let My People
• SAMPLER, 1863 D. Bowland, aged 11, 1863.
  SAMPLER, 1863 D. Bowland, aged 11, 1863. With tower of Babylon, bardge and light, etc.
• LOUIS VUITTON PINK MAHINA LEATHER BABYLONE
  LOUIS VUITTON PINK MAHINA LEATHER BABYLONE BB BAG Louis Vuitton Pink Mahina Leather "Babylone BB" Purse with twisted top handle and detachable cross-body strap, with all over faux-perforated signature LV monogram print, marked "made in France" to inside label, serial number "AH2187" inside inner zipper pocket. Bag: 9.25" H x 11.5" W x 5.5" D. Provenance: From a 140 East 56th Street estate. Keywords: Designer, French, Luxury, Fashion, Handbag
• SAMUEL MARGOLIES (1897-1974), "BRIDGE
  SAMUEL MARGOLIES (1897-1974), "BRIDGE TO BABYLON," 1949, ETCHING AND AQUATINT ON WOVE PAPER, PLATE: 2.625" H X 3" W; SHEET: 7" H X 7.875" WSamuel L Margolies, (1897-1974) "Bridge to Babylon," 1949, Etching and aquatint on wove paper From the edition of 250 Signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin: S.L Margolies; taped down at the tips of the upper margin corners to the original presentation mat/folder; together with the original information sheet and wove paper envelope; Miniature Print Society, Hicksville, NY, pub. Etching and aquatint on wove paper Dimensions: Plate: 2.625" H x 3" W; Sheet: 7" H x 7.875" W Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above
• ANCIENT BABYLONIAN BRONZE LION'S HEAD
  ANCIENT BABYLONIAN BRONZE LION'S HEAD Lion's head, Babylonian. Bronze. 1 1/2" H.
• EASTON PRESS PRESIDENTS LEATHER BOUND
  EASTON PRESS PRESIDENTS LEATHER BOUND 69 VOLUMES 69 Leather Bound Easton Press Volumes, dealing with Presidents / Presidential Politics, to include: The Works of John Adams (2 vols), James K. Polk (2 vols), James Monroe, Truman (2 vols), An American Life, In The Arena, President James Buchanan, Herbert Hoover, Martin Van Buren, Years of Upheaval (2 vols), Rutherford B. Hayes, The Life of Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Washington Papers, Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Speaking My Mind, The Complete Madison, James K. Polk, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grant Presidential Decisions, Zachary Taylor, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams (2 Vols), Shadow Of Blooming Grove, Zachary Taylor, The President's House, Old Tippecanoe, A Puritan in Babylon, The Federalist, Martin Van Buren, Days of McKinley, John Adams, Zachary Taylor, Benjamin Harrison, Harry S. Truman, Grover Cleveland, Presidency of J.F.K. (2 vols), Andrew Johnson, The Fourth President, William Howard Taft, Roosevelt (2 vols), And Tyler Too, Grant, Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Woodrow Wilson, Millard Fillmore, Garfield, George Bush, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Pierce, Speeches of the American Presidents (2 Vols), Lincoln, Eisenhower Diaries, Beyond Peace, Washington, Eisenhower (2 vols). Condition: Basically as new / new. All / most with Easton Press Book Plates applied.
• ESTATE GROUP OF GREEK / EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES
  ESTATE GROUP OF GREEK / EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES (6) Estate grouping of Egyptian and Greek antiquities. Including: Pottery head of Aphrodite, old labels on base, head 1.5", a blue glazed Egyptian pottery faience figure, 2.5", with suspension loop molded into head dress, a tiny "Blue Faience cat Egyptian 1350 B.C.", .5" tall, a faience figure of Sekhet (Goddess of War), 2 5/8" tall, glued at feet a bronze (?) figure of a warrior with a club, 4", a "Babylonian Seal Cylinder, showing the god Shamash receiving a petition from a worshipper who is guarded by a slave with a club", .75", and a display of 5 Egyptian faience adornments, pierced for mummification / funerary use, with a central scarab, and 4 flanking figures. 3.5" x 2.25" central scarab. From a Hollis, Queens, NY estate collection. Condition: All with small losses. Please see photos.
• A LARGE FULPER VASE IN BLUE DRIP GLAZE.
  A LARGE FULPER VASE IN BLUE DRIP GLAZE. The vase 11.5" tall, with a blue, brown and green glaze. Signed "FULPER" in vertical mark. From a North Babylon, NY estate. Condition: No issues noted.
• JUDAICA BOOKS, 12 Twelve books on Judaica
  JUDAICA BOOKS, 12 Twelve books on Judaica including: Volumes I and II of "Hebrew-English Edition of Babylonian Talmud: Baba Bathra" edited by Rabbi Dr. I Epstein, "Recent American Synagogue Architecture" by Richard Meier, "The Ten Commandments" by Chaim Gross, "Concentration Camp Dachau: 1933-1945" edited by Barbara Distel and Ruth Jakusch, "The Jewish World: The History and Culture of the Jewish People" edited by Elie Kedourie, "Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York" by Rafi Grafman, "The Glory of the Jewish Holidays" by Hillel Seidman, "A Passage in the Night" by Sholem Asch, "The Story of Reform Judaism" by Sylvan D. Schwartzman, "Code of Jewish Law" by Rabbi Solomon Ganzfried, "All for the Boss: The Life and Impact of Yaakov Yosef Herman, a Torah Pioneer in American" by Ruchoma Shain, and "The Ghetto of Venice: A History" by Riccardo Calimani. 12" H x 9" W x 1.25" D.
• LOUIS VUITTON PINK MAHINA LEATHER BABYLONE
  LOUIS VUITTON PINK MAHINA LEATHER BABYLONE BB BAG Louis Vuitton pink Mahina leather "Babylone BB" purse with twisted top handle and detachable cross-body strap, with all over faux-perforated signature LV monogram print, marked "made in France" to inside label, serial number "AH2187" inside inner zipper pocket. Bag: 9.25" H x 11.5" W x 5.5" D. Provenance: From a 140 East 56th Street estate.
• PINTAIL DRAKEWilbur R. Corwin (1852-1914)
  PINTAIL DRAKEWilbur R. Corwin (1852-1914) (attr.) Bellport, Long Island, NY, c. 1875 19 in. long An extremely hollow decoy with a slightly turned head. Working repaint with heavy gunning wear. Provenance: Way Way Yonder Gunning Club Rig, Babylon, New York Ronald S. Swanson Collection Private Collection Literature: Paul A. Johnsgard, "The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," Lincoln, NE, 1976, p. 46, rigmate illustrated.
• ROOT-HEAD BRANTGus Bishop Babylon, Long
  ROOT-HEAD BRANTGus Bishop Babylon, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 16 3/4 in. long The underside bears a Mackey ink stamp, "Gus Bishop" brand and cold stamp, and a "A.D. Haff" brand. As found. Provenance: William J. Mackey Collection Private Collection
• JOSH TIESSEN (1995- ), OCCIDENTAL BABYLON
  JOSH TIESSEN (1995- ), OCCIDENTAL BABYLON Fine Art
• Rika Noguchi b.1971. Dreaming of Babylon
  Rika Noguchi b.1971. Dreaming of Babylon #12. 1998, c-print. 27? h × 27? w in. result: $715. estimate: $600–800. Signed and numbered to artist's label on verso ‘Rika Noguchi 2/7’. This work is number 2 from the edition of 7. Provenance: D'Amelio Terras, New York | Private Collection
• AFTER DEMETRE CHIPARUS (ROMANIAN 1886-1947)
  AFTER DEMETRE CHIPARUS (ROMANIAN 1886-1947) BRONZE DANC...DESCRIPTION: After Demetre Chiparus figural bronze statue. Titled: "Semiramis" features a patinated bronze dancer depicting the Queen of Babylon. The figure posed standing with arms outstretched draped in a flowing costume and headdress. Inscribed "D.H. Chiparus" at base. Mounted to rectangular marble base. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Continental DIMENSIONS: H: 21" x W: 6" x L: 15" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• 33 EASTON PRESS BOOKS, INCUDING CLASSICS
  33 EASTON PRESS BOOKS, INCUDING CLASSICS OF MEDICINE LI...Grouping of 33 Easton Press Books, titles include 1: Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 2: Chekhov, Two Plays: The Cherry Orchard - Three Sisters, 3: Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, 4:Bronte, Jane Eyre, 5: Conrad, Lord Jim, 6: Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 7: Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, 8: Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , 9: Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 10: Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, 11: Lewis, Sherman Fighting Prophet (Volume II), 12: Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, 13: Shaw, Two Plays for Puritans, 14 & 15: Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants A Study In Command (Volume I), 16: Voltaire, Candide, 17: Conner, Comeback (signed) , 18: Alden, The American Revolution , 19: The Poems of John Donne, 20: White, A Puritan in Babylon, 21: Ohrelius, Vasa - The King's Ship, 22: Du Maurier, Peter Ibbetson, 23:Harvey's De Motu Cordis, 24 - 33: Classics of the Medicine Library - The Works of Thomas Sydenham, M. D., An Account of the Foxglove, Cellular Pathology, Diseases of theMind, William Harvey's De Motu Cordis, The Pituitary Body, The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves, The Collected Papers of Joseph Lister (Volumes I and II), Condition: All books overall very good to excellent condition.
• 11 EASTON PRESS BOOKS, INCLUDING GREAT
  11 EASTON PRESS BOOKS, INCLUDING GREAT GATSBYGrouping of 11 Easton Press books. Titles include: 1: Shelley, Frankenstein (Like new condition). 2: Verne, Around The World In Eighty Days - (Very good condition, very minor spots on the binding and some minor discoloration to the silk end pages due to sun). 3: Verne, The Mysterious Island (Very good condition, very minor spots on the gilding). 4: Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Very good condition, some minor shelf wear to the bottom of the leather binding). 5-11: F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection - The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tales of the Jazz Age, Tender is the Night, The Last Tycoon and Babylon Revisited (All overall excellent condition, very minor wear to The Great Gatsby's spine, some minor marks to page gilding). Condition: See description.
• BABYLONIAN SATRAPS AV DARIC, BABYLON
  BABYLONIAN SATRAPS AV DARIC, BABYLON MINTBabylonian Satraps AV Daric, Babylon Mint. Obverse, Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left. Reverse oblong punch. 328-280 BC. EF45 grading by ICG. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: EF45 grading by ICG.
• ALEXANDER THE GREAT AV STATER, BABYLON
  ALEXANDER THE GREAT AV STATER, BABYLON MINTGreek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Babylon Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 317-311 BC. AU50 grading by ICG. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: AU50 grading by ICG.
• ALEXANDER THE GREAT AV STATER COIN,
  ALEXANDER THE GREAT AV STATER COIN, BABYLON MINTGreek Macedon Kingdom, Alexander the Great Gold AV Stater coin, Babylon Mint, obverse of coin with head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and a standing Nike with wreath and stylus on the reverse. 317-311 BC. EF45 grading by ICG. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: EF45 grading by ICG.
• GROUP OF TEN THREE-SHEET MOVIE POSTERS.Group
  GROUP OF TEN THREE-SHEET MOVIE POSTERS.Group of Ten Three-Sheet Movie Posters. Including Double Trouble (MGM, 1967; starring Elvis Presley; framed); Donovan's Reef (Paramount, 1963; starring John Wayne; foam core mounted; bottom portion soiled); The Lady Takes a Flyer (Universal, 1958); An Old-Fashioned Girl (Eagle Lion, 1949; mounted on foam core); Lover Come Back (Universal, 1962); Back From Eternity (RKO, 1956); This Property Is Condemned (Paramount, 1966); The Queen of Babylon (20th Century Fox, 1956); The Shakedown (Universal, 1960); and Once Upon A Horse (Universal, 1958). The latter eight posters crudely encased in plastic with black tape over original borders. Condition: generally fair,with some losses along folds, light soiling, corner and marginal chipping, and other wear.
• GRP: 7 MAPS OF RUSSIA AND EUROPEGroup
  GRP: 7 MAPS OF RUSSIA AND EUROPEGroup of seven maps of Russia and Europe. Includes a map of the Kamchatka Peninsula "Carte Du Kamtchatka Dressee et Gravee par Laurent." A map of the lands inhabited by the Sami and Khanty peoples "Carte Des Pais Habites par Les Samojedes Et Ostiacs Pour L'Histoire generale des Voyages." A small colored map of the Tartar lands "Tartaria Sive Magni Chami Imperium." A map of Armenia, Babylon, Mesopotamia, and Syria "Carte De La Situation Du Paradis Terrestre. Et Des Pais Habitez par les Patriarches Kaart Van De Stant van Het Aardsch Paradys. En het Land door de Aartsvaderen. Droaaww pour bien entendre L'Histore Sainte. Par Messire Daniel Huet. Bewoond, Dienende tot Beter Yerstand van de Heylige Histoire. Door den Heer Pieter Daniel Huet." A map of Europe "Het Ryk Van Carel Den Groten te Amsterdam by R. en G. Wetstein." A map of Europe " De Oude Wereldt tot beter verstandt der Oude Geschiedenissen in het licht gegeven en nagezien door Isaak Verburg. Op zommige plaatsen zyn de voornaamste steden niet met hare oude name, maar met de namen, die zy tegenwoordig hebbenm voorbedach-telyk gesteld, tot gemak van den Nederduitschen Lezer. Aanwyzingen." SKU: 03540 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• A GROUP OF SIXTY-THREE EASTON PRESS
  A GROUP OF SIXTY-THREE EASTON PRESS BOOK TITLES, MODERN...A GROUP OF SIXTY-THREE EASTON PRESS BOOK TITLES, MODERN, comprising gilt tooled leather bound editions, selected titles include, "Winston Churchill's A History of the English Speaking People," Vols. I-IV, Churchill; "Resistance to Civil Government and Other Essays," Thoreau; "Beyond Good and Evil," Nietzsche; "Revolutionibus," Copernicus; "On the Origin of Species," Darwin; "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Stowe; "Heroes of History," Durant; "Pride and Prejudice," Austen; "The State and Revolution," Lenin; "Das Kapital," Vols. I-II, Marx; "Common Sense," Paine; "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass-An American Slave," Douglass; Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung," 1996; "Discourse on Method," Descartes; "Tao Te Ching," Tzu; "The Travels of Marco Polo," Komroff, revised; "The Interpretation of Dreams," Freud; "East of Eden," "The Grapes of Wrath," The Pearl," Cannery Row," "Tortilla Flat," "Of Mice and Men," Steinbeck; "The Beautiful and Damned," Fitzgerald; "Battle at Bull Run," Davis; "Dune," Herbert; "Magna Carta," Pallister; "A History of the Crusades," Runciman; "The Wealth of Nations," Smith; "Psychology of the Unconscious," Jung; "Principia," Newton; "Democracy in America," Vols. I-II, de Tocqueville; "Tales of the Jazz Age," Fitzgerald; "The Lessons of History," Durant; "Atlas Shrugged," Vols. I-II, Rand; "The Social Contract and Discourses," Rousseau; "De Shootinest Gent'man," Buckingham, Derrydale Press; "Two Treatise of Government," Locke; Ninety-five Thesis," Luther; "This Side of Paradise," and "Babylon Revisited," Fitzgerald; "Bhagavad Gita," Arnold, Trans.; "Silent Spring," Carson; "On Liberty," Mill; "The Koran: Selected Suras," Jeffery, Trans.; "The Principles of Scientific Management," Taylor; "The Meaning of Relativity," Einstein; "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," Vols. I-VI, Gibbon; and other titles. Condition: One text not published by Easton Press is noted, some overall expected minor wear, stains, smudges. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
• GRP: 3 EGYPTIAN ALABASTER & POTTERY
  GRP: 3 EGYPTIAN ALABASTER & POTTERY VESSELSGroup of three ancient Egyptian vessels including one small New Kingdom (1570-1085 B.C.E.) alabaster perfume jar; one alabaster vessel; and one Egypto-Babylonian bowl with traces of turquoise glaze, ca. 6th century B.C.E.. Provenance: (New Kingdom Perfume Jar) Mathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, USA; Private collection, Minnesota. (Alabaster Jar) Private collection, Minnesota. (Egypto-Babylonian Bowl) Kelekian; Private collection, Minnesota. Wide mouthed Egyptian Alabaster Vessel; height: 3 in x width: 2 1/4 in. Thin Egyptian Alabaster Vessel; height: 3 1/4 in x width: 1 1/2 in. Egyptian Clay Vessel; height: 1 7/8 in x width: 3 5/8 in. Condition: Some loss and damage to the rims. Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• FOUR PAINTED DUCK DECOYSAmerican, 20th
  FOUR PAINTED DUCK DECOYSAmerican, 20th century, comprising: painted decoy inscribed "Wildfowler Decoys Babylon, NY Pintail Drake"; large example with brown decoration; two small examples; largest 19 in. Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection Condition: each with moderate losses to painted decoration, scratching, age splits
• BABYLONIA: SELEUCUS I, AS SATRAP328-311
  BABYLONIA: SELEUCUS I, AS SATRAP328-311 BC silver stater, 16.6 grams Provenance: Private Collection Condition: dark toning throughout, fine granularity to one side
• LARGE BABYLONIAN ANCIENT CARVED STONE
  LARGE BABYLONIAN ANCIENT CARVED STONE DUCK OR GOOSE WEI...Large Babylonian Ancient Carved Stone Duck or Goose Weight B.C. stone, weight in the form of a stylized duck, hand-carved from black basalt having the head turned facing backwards and rest atop the back these were used to conduct business to buy products height 6 inches, width 4 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York Condition: : presents well Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• COLLECTION OF 25 THE TALMUD; THE STEINSALTZ
  COLLECTION OF 25 THE TALMUD; THE STEINSALTZ ED.COLLECTION OF 25 THE TALMUD; THE STEINSALTZ ED. The Steinsaltz Edition Talmud originally began as a Hebrew edition of the Babylonian Talmud by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, with his literal Hebrew translation of the Talmud along with his elucidation and commentary. DIFFERENT VOLUMES & PARTS; PLEASE SEE PHOTOS EF
• BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUE WITH EROTIC
  BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUE WITH EROTIC SCENEAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon or Sumer, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A titillating terracotta plaque presenting an erotic scene featuring a nude couple, the male standing behind the female and engaged in lascivious behavior while the woman bends over. Clay plaques like this example were produced in southern Mesopotamia from the second millennium BCE. Their iconography typically illustrated informal activities as well as the private more intimate sides of life. Although scholars have not conclusively determined their exact purpose, most suggest that they may have had magical or religious significance. Size: 3" W x 2.375" H (7.6 cm x 6 cm); 3.25" H (8.3 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #163868 Condition: Fragment of larger piece. Softening of detail, as well as nicks, chips, and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with light earthen deposits.
• BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PORTRAIT PLAQUE
  BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF HUMBABAAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary demon giant Humbaba with thick-lidded eyes, a broad nose, wrinkled jowls that coalesce at the bottom to form the chin, a toothy grimace, and a helmet-like coiffure. In Akkadian mythology, Humbaba or Huwawa was a monstrous demon giant who personified Styx, the river of the dead. Humbaba was also the guardian of the Forest of the Cedars where the other gods resided. Size: 2.8" W x 3.2" H (7.1 cm x 8.1 cm); 4.4" H (11.2 cm) on included custom stand. The most famous Mesopotamian story - entitled "The Epic of Gilgamesh" - narrates how Gilgamesh and Enkidu set out on an adventure to the Cedar Forest to slay Humbaba. Once they find Humbaba, the giant demon renowned for his terrifying, supernatural radiance, they beat him nearly to death. Humbaba's pleas for mercy were almost granted, however Enkidu convinces Gilgamesh to finally kill the beast and achieve global fame for the rest of time; subsequently, Gilgamesh acquiesces to his friend's suggestion and beheads the dreaded monster. The severed head of Humbaba was then affixed to a cedar door and sent to the temple of Enlil, king of the gods. This literary detail may explain the abundance of clay plaques depicting Humbaba's wrinkled and terrifying face as they were perhaps primarily used as charms against evil and may have been hung on entrances to homes or businesses. Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #144201 Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to face, peripheries, and verso, as well as softening to some finer details, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with light earthen deposits.
• 3 BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM TABLET
  3 BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM TABLET FRAGMENTSAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BC. This is a fine trio of terracotta tablet fragments that are impressed with dozens of characters - the completed tablets would have been covered in narrow horizontal bands of cuneiform, a very early form of writing. The largest has script on both sides - though one face contains considerably more characters, due to abrasions on the verso. The other 2 pieces are flatter and marked on one face, the characters are the most discernable at the center. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest known writing systems in the world, made using a reed as a stylus and scratching wedge-shaped marks onto clay tablets. Early cuneiform was pictographic, but in the 3rd millennium BCE it shifted to the more abstract form. While not translated, these tablets are clear enough for to discern some of the cuneiform, perhaps enough to glean some content from these ancient writings. Size of largest: 2.65" L x 0.75" W x 3" H (6.7 cm x 1.9 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #137736 Condition: All are fragments of larger pieces as shown. Chips and abrasions to faces, but characters are visible and sharp.
• ANCIENT BABYLONIAN POTTERY FACE OF HUMBABAAncient
  ANCIENT BABYLONIAN POTTERY FACE OF HUMBABAAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary demon giant Humbaba with huge, bulging eyes beneath a straight brow, a bulbous nose, wrinkled jowls that coalesce at the bottom to form the chin, and a toothy grimace with a curved lower lip. Incised horizontal striations adorn the entirety of the deity's fearsome countenance. In Akkadian mythology, Humbaba or Huwawa was a monstrous demon giant who personified Styx, the river of the dead. Humbaba was also the guardian of the Forest of the Cedars where the other gods resided. Size: 2.8" W x 3.7" H (7.1 cm x 9.4 cm); 4.6" H (11.7 cm) on included custom stand. The most famous Mesopotamian story - entitled "The Epic of Gilgamesh" - narrates how Gilgamesh and Enkidu set out on an adventure to the Cedar Forest to slay Humbaba. Once they find Humbaba, the giant demon renowned for his terrifying, supernatural radiance, they beat him nearly to death. Humbaba's pleas for mercy were almost granted, however Enkidu convinces Gilgamesh to finally kill the beast and achieve global fame for the rest of time; subsequently, Gilgamesh acquiesces to his friend's suggestion and beheads the dreaded monster. The severed head of Humbaba was then affixed to a cedar door and sent to the temple of Enlil, king of the gods. This literary detail may explain the abundance of clay plaques depicting Humbaba's wrinkled and terrifying face as they were perhaps primarily used as charms against evil and may have been hung on entrances to homes or businesses. Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #144197 Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to face, peripheries, and verso, as well as softening to some finer details, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with light earthen deposits.
• BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETAncient
  BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Middle Babylonian Period, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of rectangular form containing 9 full and 7 partial lines of impressed cuneiform script. While untranslated, this tablet perhaps provides an accounting of payments rendered to workers, or shipping manifests for certain types of goods, or even messages to loved ones living in far-away lands. Size: 1.9" L x 1.5" W (4.8 cm x 3.8 cm) Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection before 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #132673 Condition: Loss to one corner as shown. Light abrasions and minor softening to some cuneiform characters. Nice preservation to most cuneiform characters.
• NEO-BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL BEAD
  NEO-BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL BEAD W/ ANIMALS**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. early to mid-1st millennium BCE. A petite stamp seal of a cylindrical form that is hand-carved from mottled dark gray stone with tan-hued inclusions. Inscribed onto the surfaces of the seal is an intriguing scene of a singular anthropomorphic figure standing amongst either 3 or 4 animals, perhaps depicting a hunter with his dogs going after a stag. The stamp seal is perforated lengthwise through the body for suspension on a necklace strand or a bracelet. Custom putty impression included. Size: 0.4" W x 0.8" H (1 cm x 2 cm) Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #165303 Condition: Minor abrasions and softening to finer details to exterior of stamp seal, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth surface texture throughout.
• OLD BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET**First
  OLD BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A petite, hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form bearing 13 lines of inscribed cuneiform text. The gently convex faces enabled the writer to carefully yet firmly press a sharpened stick into the malleable clay to create the intricate characters just before being placed inside of a kiln. Cuneiform tablets like this example give us a glimpse into what those in the past held important or what messages they wished to communicate. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 1.6" W x 1.875" H (4.1 cm x 4.8 cm) Provenance: private A.G. collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA, before 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #156582 Condition: Repair to small area of one corner, with chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor abrasions to body and peripheries as well as light softening to some cuneiform characters. Light earthen deposits throughout.
• MESOPOTAMIAN BRONZE NUDE MALE DWARF,
  MESOPOTAMIAN BRONZE NUDE MALE DWARF, EX-CHRISTIE'SAncient Near East, southern Mesopotamia, Babylon, ca. 2000 to 1750 BCE. An intriguing bronze figure of a man resembling a dwarf, depicted nude as he stands on an openwork, quadrilateral plinth and raises his arms to hold a rectangular loop above his head. His hefty body displays a slightly bulging belly, prominent nipples, and a protruding phallus, as spreads apart his thick limbs, bending them at the elbows and knees in a squatting position. His stylized visage is comprised of huge, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and fleshy lips enveloped by a neatly pointed beard. A helmet-like coiffure crowns his head, carefully incised to display strands of straight hair. Additional incised striations wrap around his waist, delineate his fingers and toes, and add decorative touches to the top loop. Size: 2" W x 3.9" H (5.1 cm x 9.9 cm); 4.5" H (11.4 cm) on included custom stand. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The exact function of early second millennium B.C. openwork bronzes is not known. Cords, straps, or fabric were likely fed through slots in the plaque, and the rollers may have been used as horse trappings, belt buckles, furniture elements, and implements used in the production of textiles." Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Christie's, London, United Kingdom, October 29, 2003, live auction 9723, lot 247, acquired July 21, 1990 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172730 Condition: Intact and excellent with impressive preservation of incised details and rich green and russet patina.