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From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
This type is very similar to the various adze-axes found at Tepe Hissar at the III level. AM36806. Bronze adze-axe head; DeShayes, XXXVIII, 2221; Malloy Weapons 43; 7 ½ inches long; short shaft hole, expanding sides on axe blade, adze blade rounded, Choice, areas of green patina, SOLD
Mesopotamia, Clay Cuneiform Tablet, c. 2400 - 700 B.C.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Sumerian culture are the "cradle of civilization." Man's recording of history, science, mathematics, and literature began with clay and a reed stylus. Only a small percentage of tablets have been translated. Reading cuneiform is extremely difficult and a word for word translation is often impossible. Often it is only possible to get the gist of a tablet. Most are receipts for payments in kind, the number of lambs, goats, or oxen donated to a temple, for example. This tablet is untranslated but it is perhaps this type of receipt.AS87307. Buff clay, 5.27 x 4.36 cm; complete and intact, from an American Collection, ex Edgar L. Owen Ltd. (2012), ex collection of a New York City professional entertainer (acquired in 1980's); SOLD
7 1/2" Assyrian Terracotta Flask, 900 - 600 B.C.
AAA31012. Assyrian Terracotta Flask; height 19.5 cm (7 1/2"), Choice, scale-like inscised surface decoration, lentoid body, two thick handles from shoulder to rim, trefoil mouth, stopper inside; SOLD
Proto-Elamite (South-Western Iran), Cylinder Seal, 3000 - 2500 B.C.
The Elamites called their country Haltamti, but it is Elam in the Hebrew Bible, where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of Shem (Genesis 10:22, Ezra 4:9). To the east of Mesopotamia, Elam was part of the early urbanization during the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age). Written records from around 3000 B.C. parallel Mesopotamian history. In the Old Elamite period (Middle Bronze Age), Elam consisted of kingdoms on the Iranian plateau, centered in Anshan, and from the mid-2nd millennium BC, it was centered in Susa in the Khuzestan lowlands. Its culture played a crucial role in the short lived Gutian Empire of the 22nd century B.C. During the Persian Achaemenid dynasty that succeeded Elam, the Elamite language remained among those in official use.AS48860. Cylinder seal; cf. Amiet 1028 - 1029, Choice, carved black steatite, drill and linear design with two animals and tree, 23 mm long, from Alex G. Malloy Sale, 5/99, #1329; SOLD
Drehem, Neo-Sumerian Empire (UR III), Mesopotamia, Cuneiform Clay Tablet, 2113 - 2006 B.C.
Found at Drehem. The city Drehem or ancient Puzrish-Dagan, was the centralized state redistribution center for the Neo-Sumerian Empire. Thousands of cuneiform tablets account for the livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) received at Drehem and redistributed to officials, the temples of Nippur, and the royal palaces of Sumer.
This tablet comes with transliterated text and a summary translation, "listing livestock slaughtered and received by the receiving official."AS48862. cuneiform tablet; 22 mm X 22 mm, Superb, lists livestock slaughtered and received by the receiving official at Drehem; expertly re-fired for preservation; from Alex G. Malloy Sale 11/99, #1000; SOLD
Western Asiatic, Bronze Recumbent Lion, 6th - 5th Century B.C.
AB23907. Bronze recumbent lion, cf. Mildenberg Collection 105; striated forelegs, notched ruff, grooved whiskers, and crosshatched tufted tail, Superb, cm 6.7 cm (2 1/2") long, cm 2.9 cm (1 1/8") high, comes with a custom Lucite stand as shown, ex Griffin Gallery of Ancient Art (Boca Raton FL); ex Sotheby's New York auction, 31 May 1997, lot 363 (Sotheby's auction catalog included); SOLD
Mesopotamian, Ram Figurine Amulet, Late Uruk - Jemdet-Nasr Period, c. 3300 - 3000 B.C.
AS58662. Ram figurine amulet, 29 x 23 mm, Choice, cream calcite, circle-dot eyes and two circle-dots on body, legs curled up, pierced vertically for suspension, from an American private collection, from Alex G. Malloy (1/1/97); SOLD
Babylonian Letter-Orders, Cuneiform Clay Tablet, Old Babylonian Period, 1900 - 1700 B.C.
This tablet reads, "Say to Imgur-Sin: "Thus says Nur-lipissu: ' Send me the gift of Lipit-Eshtar and Ki… (unclear, under dirt), send me his adversary, so the king can question him, let them speak to him,… (unclear line), … years.'"
Most Babylonian letters relate to state business, usually the transfer of goods.AAA30983. height 5.3 cm (2"), width 4.1 cm (1 1/2"), excellent condition, few small chips and some encrustation, attractive and interesting!; SOLD
Elam, Cylinder Seal, Middle Ellamite Period, c. 1600 - 1200 B.C.
AS35627. Cylinder seal; black serpentine; animals and birds with appearance of movement in two levels; 20 mm X 9.5 mm, Superb, SOLD
Babylonian (Mesopotamia), Carved Hematite Duck Weight (2.963g), Bead, or Amulet, c. 1900 - 1600 B.C.
Stylize duck shaped weights, with its head turned back and resting on its back, are found from Egypt to Mesopotamia, but mostly in Mesopotamia where apparently most were made. They were carved hematite from the Old Babylonian period until Neo Babylonian times, c. 1900 - 1600 B.C. Hematite is widely found in Syria and Turkey, but was imported into Mesopotamia because it was not found locally. After about 1600 B.C., weights made in Mesopotamia were carved from a black stone that looks similar but which is not hematite. Similar ducks were also carved in lapis lazuli, agate, carnelian and other stones. Pierced ducks may have been used as beads or amulets.AS111495. cf. Met Collection 74.51.4438; see Hendin Weights p. 149, 75 (lapis lazuli) and 77 (1.95g, 1/4 shekel), Choice, closed crack; 2.963g, 10.0x14.7x8.4mm, c. 1900 - 1600 B.C.; carved hematite, the form of stylized duck, its head and neck turned back, hugging the body with the head resting flat on the center of the back, flat base, pierced lengthwise, ex Antiquities Unlimited (Barry Wakeham, Ferryside, UK); SOLD
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