Near East Bronze Adze w/ Gorgeous Patina

Ancient Near East, ca. 1700 BCE. This is a round-socketed cast bronze adze blade, nominally a wood working tool, but probably made also to be used as a sign of wealth and prestige and a burial good. T

Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 700 to 330 BCE. A large cast bronze bird finial, portrayed with a sharply downcast beak and elongated, conical body. The bird appears to be a stylized

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A gorgeous weapon with a rare patina, this is a lost wax cast flat axe head with a spiked butt. The head is elongated and rectangul

Near East, Seljuk Dynasty, ca. 11th century CE. A cast bronze lion presenting an alert pose with an upright head, perky ears, a pronounced snout, and an open mouth as if roaring. The wild feline stand

**First Time At Auction** Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A cast-bronze personal cross displaying a minimalist depiction of Jesus Christ on the crucifix. He wears simple vestm

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $1200** Near East / Holy Land, Byzantin

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A gorgeous, shallow, cast bronze bowl that stands on three round, ball-like feet. The walls of the

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular knobs. Dozens of impressed bullseye-form

**Originally Listed At $150** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A gorgeous pair of circular bracelets made of cast bronze, each with a sturdy composition forming a h

Ancient Near East, ca. 2000 BCE. This is a gorgeous example of a large cast bronze axe head with clean, simple design and an elongated ovoid socket. Size: 7.4" L x 3.4" W (18.8 cm x 8.6 cm). Provenan

Near East, modern-day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A rare example of a lost-wax cast bronze adze head with its cylindrical socket in the form of a snarling lion. The blade itself is flat and u

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A gorgeous bronze sword formed via the lost-wax (cire perdue) technique with an elegant yet deadly style. The blade is presented wi

Ancient Near East, Urartian culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A rare example of a cast-bronze dagger with a tall, slender handle bearing columns of dense openwork motifs. The rhombus-shaped guard f

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A beautiful, fascinating leaded bronze object from a wealthy Byzantine church or home - a round, spoke-like component of a candelabr

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A fantastic find! A short bronze dagger with a short, straight blade ending in an abruptly tapered tip. A thin handle made of silver has an upturned pommel i

Ancient Near East, modern day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. This is an amazingly-preserved bronze sword with crescent design atop the upper ridge. This is particular sword was made from lost wa

Near East, Holy Land, Byzantium, Middle Period, ca. 843 to 1204 CE. A beautiful, cast-leaded-bronze bell with a tapered ovoid body, a narrow shoulder, and a tiered upper platform with an integral, per

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A slender cast-bronze situla with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a gently

Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 1900 to 1300 BCE. A gorgeous bronze axe head, made to imitate a fierce weapon but with ornate flourishes on its blade and haft-hole. The blad

Ancient Near East, Holyland, Bronze Age, ca. 2100 to 1100 BCE. An elegant pottery vessel presenting a narrow, flat base, a conical bottom, a wide, carinated hip, a gently rounded shoulder that tapers

Near East, Luristan to Achaemenid, ca. 1000 to 330 BCE. A very unusual drinking vessel made of bronze with a finely delineated pictorial scene featuring a pair of horned, ungulate animals - possibly t

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a pair of bronze hollow tubular finials that would have capped standards in the style of a "master of animals," a subhuman fi

**Originally Listed At $1200** Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 550 to 330 BCE. An incredible woven bronze chain in the spiga (wheat) chain style, with a rectangular belt buckle depic

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A forged-iron dagger blade that is fitted inside a cast-bronze hilt exhibiting a corseted grip and a lunate pommel. Size: 11" L x 1