 
Special: A pair of beautifully incised Antique Persian bronze bowls, 19th Century AD, each decorated with scenes of men and woman drinking amidst elaborate floral devices. An inscription runs around the rim of both vessels. Intact with incredible workmanship. 5 1/8" (13 cm) diameter. Ex English collection. #0910233: SOLD
Islamic Persia, c. 17th-18th century AD. Bronze ring set with a beautiful carnelian intaglio delicately engraved with beautiful Persian script. 31 mm tall, about a US size 8. ex-Southern California collection. #A110211x3: $175 SOLD
Ancient Persian Handwritten Documents:
Book of Kings (Shah-Nameh)
Achaemenid, ancient Persia, 4th – 3rd Century BC. Great Achaemenid bronze bowl. Formed from hammer sheet bronze, the bowl quite deep with ribbed lower body, the mouth widely flared. Well-preserved and a very nice example! Dia: 4 5/8" (11.9 cm); H: 3" (7.5 cm). Nice olive green patination with light deposits. Ex Coliseum Coin Exchange, (May, 1996) lot 449. #AP2447: $399 SOLD
Achaemenid, ancient Persia, c. 5th Century BC. A choice Persian gold foil plaque. In the form of a sphinx with bearded head of a king of hero wearing a short headdress, wings curled forward. 24 x 19 mm. Nicely detailed with four holes which fastened to a belt or garment. Ex David Liebert, Time Machine, NY. #AP2402: $1500 SOLD
Ex-Museum deaccession!
Iran. Proto-Elamite, c. 3400-2500 BC. Incredible red steatite Looped cylinder seal. Engraved with a net pattern, and linear borders. Not holed, this had a suspension loop, broken in antiquity. Gorgeous stone. L 2.31cm. Ex California Museum of Ancient Art De-Accession (Inv. #CS3118), acquired in 1989. Comes with museum-quality rollout. #AP2206: $650 SOLD
Ancient Persia, Achaemenid period,
c. 5th-3rd century BC. Great bronze arm-fibula. The earliest "safety pin"! Big and chunky 52 mm (over 2 inches) with olive-green patina, earthen deposits. Pin repaired otherwise intact. ex-Los Angeles, CA private collection. #AP2025: $99 SOLD
Amlash, ancient Persia, c. 7th – 6th century BC. Beautiful gold clothing ornament. Masterfully crafted from hammered sheet gold, with central raised boss and repoussé decoration. Dia: 3/4" (19.5 mm), 0.27 g. Perforated for attachment. Ex Taisei Gallery. Gorgeous! #AP2052: $299 SOLD
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Special: Achaemenid, ancient Persia, c. 6th - 5th Century BC. Great silver head of a bull. With naturalistic features and round ornaments at the tip of each horn. Well preserved with great surfaces and an attractive dark tone. H: 1 1/2" (3.8 cm). Mounted on a custom lucite base. Ex Los Angeles private collection. #0611117: $625 SOLD
Special: Sasanian, ancient Persia/Iran, c. 3rd-6th Century AD. Gorgeous carnelian intaglio (ring seal). Depicts an animal with what appear to be tusks and a ridge down its back, possibly a boar.
Could still be set into a ring today! 9 mm (3/4") diameter, with great red tone. #272128x2: $199 SOLD
Achaemenid Dynasty, ancient Persia. 5th-4th century BC. Fantastic silver plaque depicting a standing nude female figure, made in reposse. Nicely toned, and intact! Extremely rare. H: 18 mm (just under 3/4"), weighs 0.35 grams. ex-Los Angeles private collection. #AP2024: $375 SOLD
Ancient Persia, c. 6th – 4th Century BC. Nice Persian terracotta head of a bearded man, perhaps a king or priest, wearing folded headdress and diadem, his features nicely detailed. H: 1 3/4" (4.4cm). Light deposits, fingerprints of the ancient maker still clearly visible on back! On old metal base. Ex Wiltshire, UK private collection: From the estate of Amold Walter Lawrence, 1900-1991, younger brother of TE Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"). Historian who participated in, among others, the excavation of UR. Collected prior to WWII. #AP2138: $425 SOLD
A Persian terracotta head of a man, c. 5th - 4th Century BC, wearing pointed cap and with mustache and beard. H: 1 5/8 in (4.3 cm). On old metal base. Ex Wiltshire, UK private collection: From the estate of Amold Walter Lawrence, 1900-1991, younger brother of TE Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"). Historian who participated in, among others, the excavation of UR. Collected prior to WWII. Attractive, better than photo. #AP2140: $250 SOLD
Museum Deaccession! Ancient Persia. Amlash, c. 1200 – 1000 BC. Rare Amlash bronze pendant in the form of a bird. With large central hole form suspension and attractive green patination. 25 x 21mm. Fantastic amulet, resembling a piece of modern art with its abstract appearance. Ex-East Coast private; Ex-California Museum of Ancient Art, acquired in 1989 (accession #0749). Extremely rare! #AP2396: $399 SOLD
Parthian, ancient Persia, c. 3rd century BC - 2nd century AD. Nice bronze arrowhead set into custom .925 silver necklace. Arrowhead trii-lobate (3 bladed) type. cf. Petrie 69-71. Malloy, Weapons, Plate XIV #116. From an old Los Angeles, CA collection. Arrowhead thick and sturdy with olive-green patina, measures 33 mm (1 5/16"); necklace 25" long. #WP2305: $350 SOLD
Ancient Persia, Achaemenid period, c. 5th-4th century BC. Rare bronze "hand" brooch. The earliest "safety pin"! With two rectangular sections on each side of the body, L: 1 1/8 in (3 cm). Well-preserved with original pin, which is incredibly rare. Olive-green to reddish patina, light earthen deposits. Ex-Peter Cheremisinoff estate, NJ. #AP2595: $125 SOLD
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Amlash, ancient Persia, c. 7th – 6th century BC. Beautiful gold clothing ornament. Masterfully crafted from hammered sheet gold, with central raised boss and repoussé decoration. Dia: 3/4" (20 mm), 0.27 g. Perforated for attachment. Ex Taisei Gallery. Gorgeous! #AP2051: $250 SOLD
Ancient Persia, c. 8th - 11th Century AD. A gorgeous Persian Khorasan bronze pedestal oil lamp. Made with pedestal base and decorated with incised decoration. H: 80 mm (3 1/8"), L: 105 mm (4 1/8"). Handle and lid now missing, nice glossy brown patina. Old museum collection number inked on base. Ex Southern California private collection. #AP2125: $499 SOLD
Medieval Persia, c. 14th - 15th Century. A great Persian green-glazed oil lamp. Made with a thick rounded base, long spout and single loop handle. H: 5 1/2 (13.6cm). Well-preserved with gorgeous blue-green color. Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. An excellent display-piece! #AP2272-N2YK: SOLD
Achaemenid Persia, c. 5th Century BC. Fine limestone head of a man, museum de-accession! An Achaemenid limestone head of a man, with extremely well-detailed features in a handsome, soft style. Very scarce with light surface deposits. H: 2-7/16" (6.2 cm). Ex-New Jersey private collection; ex-California Museum of Ancient Art, de-accession. #AP2279: $650 SOLD
Ancient Persia. Sasanian, c. 3rd – 7th Century AD. Gorgeous Sasanian carnelian beaded necklace. The vibrant orange beads are of varying shapes but mostly uniform in size and strung with tubular crème colored composition beads from an earlier period. At the center of the strand are a few larger beads including a nice translucent biconical pendant bead. L: 36 1/2" (92.6cm). Ex Oxford, UK private collection. The necklace is strung on 20th century string, but I could re-string on sturdy Softflex jewelry wire with silver-plated clasp for an additional $15 upon request. #JS2117: $399 SOLD
Ex-Museum deaccession!
Iran. Proto-Elamite, c. 3400-2500 BC. Nice black serpentine cylinder seal. Engraved with 3 zigzag registers with horizontal line separating the bottom register. Lovely stone, light deposits. L: 2.31cm. Ex California Museum of Ancient Art De-Accession (Inv. #CS3115), acquired in 1989. Comes with museum-quality rollout. #AP2203: $475 SOLD
Ancient Persia. Achaemenid Empire, c. 550-350 BC. Silver ring, the terminals formed by two snake / serpent's heads. W: 24mm, weighs 5.80 g. US ring size about 6. Still wearable! Nice original find patina. Ex Pars Coins, Northern California. #AP2567: $375 SOLD
Luristan, ancient Persia, c. 1200 - 600 BC. An unusual bronze fragment from a fibula or hair pin, the curved terminal with a small mouse or rabbit, a small looped element below., L: 1 11/16" (4.3 cm). Green patina with heavy earthen deposits, spots of light green corrosion present. Ex collection of William Ashby. #AP2594: $75 SOLD
Ancient Persia. Nishapur, c. 10th - 12th Century AD. Nice Nishapur blue-green glazed ceramic oil lamp. On raised saucer base, the spout pinched with single handle surmounted by a thumb rest. Old museum or collection number inked on base. The glaze is nicely preserved and overall an excellent example of the type! 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in (8.6 x 5.7 cm). Ex Connecticut museum collection. A lovely little display piece! #AP2510: $299 SOLD
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