Rare /Important Mesopotamian Stone Shrine w/ Inset Head

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Early Dynastic IIIb to Akkadian Empire period, ca. 2500 to 2218 BCE. An impressively preserved stone head featuring carefully striated

**Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Early Dynastic IIIb to Akkadian Empire period, ca. 2500 to 2218 BCE. An impressively preserved stone head featuring carefully stria

China, Northern Wei Dynasty, ca. 386 -534 BCE. A rare and very important stone head of a Bodhisattva. Carved of gray schist, the long, slender face flanked by elongated ears and carved with full mouth

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Rare and important stone mace head in Janus-headed form. Carved of light green basalt with human head on each end, full groove around center

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. An intriguing mace head of conical form bearing a trio of hemispherical lobes protruding from around the upper body. The dark gray

Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A wonderful and rare example of a hand axe head that is hand-carved and pecked from mottled dark gray stone with red, cream, and l

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A miniature stone pendant, carved to be the shape of the head of the god of war, Mars (Ares). Featuring a large, military helmet, and a stern, bearde

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads that each co

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted by elliptical heads th

Exceedingly Rare and Important One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Figural Decoration, Stamped "ST JOHNS / STONE WARE", George W. Farrar, St. John, Quebec, Canada, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with to

A carved wooden shrine object with six ancestor faces decorated with circular designs and inset red glass. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa.A very unusual example, the sculpture measures 26 x 14 inche

Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz, Mexico, ca. 500 to 800 CE. Exceptional and important stone hacha - implement used in the ballgame - in the form of a warrior inside the head of an eagle. The warrior is shown

Ed Wiener hand-crafted and signed Sterling mid-century modern 15" 5-section choker, center stone is probably crystal as it is super clear, half marble shape round, silver medallion is 2 1/4" W x 1 1/4

Anatolian Stone Idol, c.a 3000 - 2800 B.C. Female figure, in abstract form with round incised body, short arms, oblong head. Dimensions: 3" H x 1-15/16" W; Weight: 1.5 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private coll

An ancient Ife Kingdom stone head, Nigeria circa A.D. 1000--1500, naturalistically depicting an important personnage, wearing a prestige cap, weathered and eroded from age, rare, the Ife a Yoruba peop

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I or II, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An extremely rare and oh so fine ceremonial copper tumi adorned with the head of a lord or perhaps belonging to the chief Mochica dei

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Northern Highlands, Recuay or Moche culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fine hand-carved stone effigy or architectural model of a temple or shrine, an open-sided structure with a figure

Islamic style middle eastern ring with 24K gold with birds and a red stone inset along the head. With nested bird decoration along the front and along the inside of the band. Gold verified with a Kee

Pre-Columbian, Argentina, La Aquada/Aguada culture, ca. 1000 CE. A very rare and desirable black stone kero. Having a jaguar in high relief. We can see the front section showing the head & front paws

The special form beast carved in low relief with archaic motif on both sides, inset with gemstone at head and haunch, the stone in grayish white tone with russet inclusions. 3inch L, 1.75inch W. Lady

Antique Chinese bronze head of Buddha with inset stone third eye; loss to neck, some small pits and cracks throughout; H 12" x W 7 1/2"

A stone eye idol with protrusion at head, wide body, thin neck, large eyes. Dimensions: 4" H x 2-1/4" W; Weight: 7.2 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NYNote: This lot has a reserve. T

cast bronze over stone, head fragment of a Buddha figure, loosely mounted on wood stand h. 4-1/2 w. 2-1/4 d. 2-1/2 in. (bronze) overall: h. 6-1/4 x 2-1/8 x 2-1/4 in. Provenance: from an important Gree

Including a washer carved and hollowed from a large irregular pebble, a buffalo recumbent around the sides among waves, the head turned to the right, the stone of a pale celadon color with russet incl