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Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern (3)

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Glass Painted Inside Snuff Bottle, China, 19th C.

Old "Nuo" Theater Mask, China, Early 19th C.

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Stone Seal, Persia, Ca. 6th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000 item# 265521 (stock# 1-0101)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Euros 160
Dome-shaped seal, with incised design of a male bust in profile. Hole pierced throughout for attachement to a necklace. Agate, with deep calcification due to a long stay underground. Persia, Sassanian Period, 5th/6th century A.D. Height: 1 3/4" (2 cm). The seal is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand which bears a patinated plaster imprint of the incised design. Erosion and a few tiny chips, otherwise very good condition.

Small Statue of a Chimera, Luristan, 9th C. B.C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000 item# 672328 (stock# 1-0460)
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Small statue of a reclining chimera. Bronze, with dark and light green encrusted patina. Iran, Luristan, Ca. 9th century B.C. Length: 2 3/8" (6 cm). The statue was originally affixed to a custom wood stand, which bears an old inscription ("griffon", meaning griffin in French) beneath. Very good condition. Ex; old French collection.

Terra-cotta Ram On Wheels, Syria, 2nd Millenium B.C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Pre AD 1000 item# 705516 (stock# 1-0488)
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Terra-cotta toy representing a ram, with circular horns, small forelegs, its back supporting a kind of elaborate stand, its hind legs a cylinder which must have held wheels originally. Pinkish terra-cotta, with soil encrustations. Near Eastern Region, Syrian or Elamite, 3rd to 2nd century B.C. Dimensions: height: 2 3/4" (6,5 cm), length: 4 1/4" (11 cm). Very good condition despite obvious signs of use and age. A rare piece. Ex. old French collection.

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