Sold2016Western Asiatic Hittite Duck-Billed Axehead2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with ovoid socket and ribbed tongue-shaped blade, two elliptical piercings to each face extending to the socket. 285 grams, 11cm (4 1/4") From a West Sussex collectSee Sold Price
Sold2022WESTERN ASIATIC DUCK-BILLED AXECa. 2000-1750 BC A finely cast ancient Canaanite bronze socketed D-shaped axe head featuring a semicircular tongue-shaped cutting blade, decorated with two incised channels, two elliptical countersunkSee Sold Price
Sold2017Near Eastern bronze ‘Duck-Billed’ axe-headA Near Eastern bronze ‘Duck-Billed’ axe-head, c. 2nd Millennium BC, with two oval openings and curved cutting edge. A pleasant example of this distinctive type with mottled green patination. 3 3/8See Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Hittite Terracotta Idol Collection1st millennium BC. A mixed group of terracotta figurines, each a standing female with hands clasped to the breasts, flared base, applied collar, pinched facial details. 177 grams total, 9.5-10.5cm (3See Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Axehead with BirdEarly 1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with C-shaped asymmetric blade, ovoid-section socket with rim to the mouth, rear flange formed as two bird's wings spread for flight and regardant head on a lSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Hittite Stamp Seal with Luwian2nd millennium BC. A bronze discoid stamp seal with three-legged handle, ribbed loop above, the underside engraved with Luwian hieroglyphs and other symbols. 33.5 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Property of a DSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Syrian Bronze Duck-Billed Axe HeadAncient Near East, Syria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. This is a really fantastic, wide example of one of the most distinctive cast bronze forms from the ancient Near East. It is the "duckbill" design, creSee Sold Price
Sold2016Canaanite Bronze Duck-Billed Axe HeadCanaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. This is a finely shaped, bronze flat axe head with the "duckbill" design -- two ovoid openings near the shaft. This piece would be wonderfuSee Sold Price
Sold2022Western Asiatic Comb-Backed Axehead with Lion13th-6th century B.C. A bronze axehead with ribbed openwork socket terminating in a butt formed of four cones, the blade expanding from the mouth of a growling lion with a flowing mane; mounted on a cSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Roaring Lions1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flaring blade decorated with a crouching lion with hooked axe shape coming out of its mouth; blade is attached to the haft by a lion head; haft decorated withSee Sold Price
Sold2018Western Asiatic Mesopotamian Duck Weight2nd millennium BC. A haematite weight in the form of a duck, head along the back of the body. Exhibited: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Genève Exhibition, 30 March-20 September 2000: Animaux d'Art et d'HSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Boar13th-6th century BC. A bronze adze with expanding triangular-section blade, tubular socket with rib detailing, figure of a boar to the rear of the socket modelled in the round with hatched bristles anSee Sold Price
Sold2022A WESTERN ASIATIC AMETHYST DUCK WEIGHT, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.A Mesopotamian amethyst duck weight with head turned back. This is a common shape of weight, "sleeping duck". 19 mm. length. 3 grams.CONDITION Very good condition. PROVENANCE In an English art marketSee Sold Price
Sold2017Western Asiatic Elamite Axehead with Beast-Head2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead comprising a tubular socket with thickened rim above mouth to the lower rim, D-shaped rear flange with median rib, narrow blade with curved edge. Cf. Godard, F. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2017Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Figures2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, slightly hooked to the underside; projecting section to the back with standing male figure to either side. 310 grams, 13cSee Sold Price
Sold2018Western Asiatic Bactrian Axehead2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with narrow lentoid-section shank, flared blade with raised Y-shaped lateral strips, concave mouths to the socket, scroll detailing to the mouths and finial. 210 grSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Wrestlers2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with leaf-shaped blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the side small figures of two men wrestling. 187 grams, 16cm (6 1/4") ProSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with spiked butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender blade with rounded expanding edge. 318 grams, 15cm (6") Property of a North West LondSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with rectangular blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the rear, a curved spur. 315 grams, 17cm (6 3/4") From an old German collSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Achaemenid Axehead6th-4th century BC. A bronze axehead comprising a tubular body with ribbed collars, pelta-shaped blade, three large lugs to the reverse. 232 grams, 88mm (3 1/2") Property of a North West London gentleSee Sold Price
Sold2017Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead1250-650 BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket, triangular-section blade with convex edge, scooped profile to blade; lower edge of socket acutely angled. 352 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a LonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, ribbed collar to lower edge of the socket and open-mouthed beast-head above. 171 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2") Property of a rSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Miniature Axehead1st millennium BC. A miniature bronze axehead with square socket ribbed to each face, triangular blade with spur to the upper edge; old collector's label '274' to one face. 70 grams, 74mm (3") PropertSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with rounded butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender blade with rounded expanding edge. 80 grams, 79mm (3 1/4") From an important privateSee Sold Price