Western Asiatic Jug with Fish and Ibex

1st millennium BC. A ceramic biconical jug with flared base, funicular neck and flange rim, strap handle to the rear; band of pellet ornament to the shoulder with lozenge and rosette motif, pairs of f

2nd millennium BC. A schist teardrop pendant with incised figure of an ibex beneath a crescent moon and star. 15 grams, 44.25mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previ

13th-6th century BC. A hollow-cast bronze tapering socket with folded leg detail to the underside, short curved neck, triangular head with pellet eyes, triangular beard and recurved horns attached to

13th-6th century BC. A bronze whetstone finial in the form of a leaping ibex with tubular body, forelegs drawn up beneath the shoulders, arched neck, curved horns with lobes to the outer faces; mounte

Ca. 1000 BC Depicted is a standing ibex (genus Capra) with the huge neck and distinctly shaped, notched horns that are typical for the animal. For similar see: Pamela J. Crabtree, Douglas V. Campana,

13th-7th century BC. A bronze finial comprising a ring with two rearing ibexes facing each other, their forelegs conjoined into a second ring, horns recurved with knop detailing. 50 grams, 87mm (3 1/2

12th century BC. A cream-glazed terracotta jug with deep belly, flared basal ring, broad neck with flared rim, strap handle formed as two twisted bands with knot above; painted black geometric panels

2nd millennium BC. A ceramic jug with biconvex body, flared base, bell-shaped shoulder, baluster and funicular mouth; twisted round-section handle to the shoulder; bands of painted geometric and flora

Ca. 1250-650 BC A bronze terminal for a whetstone in the form of an ibex with small triangular head, long recurved horns, large discoid eyes and lanceolate ears, lying in a recumbent pose underneath a

12th-14th century A.D. A terracotta jug or flagon with a carinated body, everted neck and ribbed handle to one side, decorated with a medial frieze of scrolling tendrils and interlace motif. 592 grams

3rd-7th century AD. A stone oval intaglio engraved with the figure of a reclining ibex with wings to the back, cross to the front of the head. 2.56 grams, 24mm (1"). Private collection, North London;

1st millennium B.C. Modelled in the round with incised scale detailing, annular eyes and open slit mouth; pierced through the dorsal fin. 8.4 grams, 33 mm (1 1/4 in.). Collected from 1969-1999. From t

A mixed group of undated archaistic glass fish beads each with applied eyes and dragged trail scales. 239 grams total, 7.5-9cm (3 - 3 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. [6, N

Iron Age, 12th-9th century BC. A bulbous ceramic vessel with basal ring, tubular neck with raised vertical rim, strap handle, U-section spout with perforations; horizontal black and red bands to the b

3rd-7th century AD. A flat discoid carnelian appliqué with intaglio image of an ibex standing in profile. 1.57 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980.

3500-2500 BC. A ceramic jug with a high, beak-shaped neck, and a round, globular body; single strap handle connects to mouth and the body; applied circles in the shape of triangles on the body between

2nd millennium BC. A bronze sceptre top comprising: a waisted and balustered bronze tube with flared mouth and everted flange; an opposed pair of ibexes(?) with feet and forelimbs each forming a ring.

1st millennium BC. A gilt bronze belt plate, flat to one side and half moon to the other; decorated with repousse ibex to the top and bottom with oval shield to the centre; two pins to the back. 12 gr

2nd millennium BC. A pyramidal lapis lazuli seal, intaglio motif of an ibex at rest. 4.95 grams, 16mm (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reser

3rd-7th century AD. A discoid carnelian intaglio with recumbent ibex, objects in the field. 1.48 grams, 16mm (1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [N

5"inches Weight: 163 grams

2nd millennium BC. A serpentine scaraboid bead with intaglio ibex and other motifs to the underside. 5.33 grams, 21mm (1"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since

2nd millennium BC. A plano-convex black agate seal matrix with ibex and objects in the field. 24 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London, UK collection; acquired UK art market, 1970-1990. [No Reser

3rd-7th century AD. A carnelian stamp seal with dome-shaped body; engraved to the underside with an ibex head facing right, horns curving down, small star to top of head. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seal