Middle Eastern Collectibles

PAZUZU History's Original Demon Black stone statue, quartzite-limestone, raw stone finish, 8 inches tall (20 cm), 5.25 inches width (13 cm), 2 inches depth (5 cm), stand-up or wall-hanging statue, with description. Reproduction of the ancient Sumerian Tomb Guardian Pazuzu, elemental "Storm Demon" of wind and pestilence. As archetypal monster, he incorporates a composite of astrological characteristics and is portrayed with horns, serpentine face, wings of an eagle, the legs and paws of a lion and scorpion tail. Pazuzu is the oldest of all Demons, first to appear in the historical record and responsible for a plethora of demons, devils and genies in the religious traditions that followed.

Essential piece of camping kit if you like a hot cuppa,soup,coffee etc. Samovar is used to boil water and brew tea using the teapot on top. 5.5 L SAMOVAR CHAMPING TENT WATER HEATER TEA KETTLE COOKING STAND TEA URN 186oz USD 59.99.

GHILAF KİSWAH USED HOLY KAABA. PHOTO PİECE 100 CM X100 CM.

Vtg/Atq Brass Table Top Map & Cedar of Lebanon, Etc. Great antique collectable of Lebanon. Seriously great and special collectable. Map shows location of Note: Map Locations are spelled just as seen above.

<p>This lovely Vintage Moroccan mirror is octagonal shaped and has been decorated with brass metal. Crafted with handcut pieces of Camel bone. </p><p>This piece exhibits some wear consistent with it's age.</p>

Antique Persian Dynasty 3” Drink Glasses. Condition is used. Theses glasses are from an estate full of lovely Persian antiques. A Persian friend of mine said her grandmother brought a tea pot over from Iran when she migrated with this sand design.

Trim is white and tightly stitched to rug. Ideal size for use as a seating mat or decoration.

ENUMA ELISH Chaldean Genesis Tablet Museum quality terracotta tablet (not plastic), 3.5 x 2.25 inches (9 x 6 cm) one inch thickness (25 mm), six-point cuneiform inscription both sides, with display stand, translation & description sheet. British Museum replica Tablet III of the Enuma Elish Sumerian Epic Of Creation, dated to 1500 BC, recovered from the underground Library of Nineveh in northern Iraq in the late 19th century. Tablet Three, the best example of the seven cuneiform tablets that give an account parallel with the Bible. The tablet's discovery was first published in 1876 under the title "The Chaldean Genesis." A version of this very ancient Sumerian story is presumed to have found its way into the Biblical record during the five century Babylonian Captivity of the Israelites.

Item is in very good condition.

SATURN TABLET OF KANDALANU 650 BC Stone tablet, quartzite-limestone composite, 2 x 2.5 inches (6 x 5 cm), half inch thickness (14 cm), with translation & description. Replica clay tablet fragment (BM76738) recovered from the underground library of King Ashurbanipal at Sippar in Iraq during the mid 19th century. The tablet records observations from a Babylonian Astronomical Diary describing movements of the planet Saturn during the reign of Kandalanu 647-627 BC. The earliest known Astronomical Diary dates from just five years earlier, around 650 BC. The tablet represents a scribal copy of an earlier Sumerian original. The text lists the dates of successive first and last appearances of Saturn dated by the ruling king and lunar calendar.

She is dressed in a traditional dress and head covering with jewelry. Painted on face.

I believe the piece may be Middle Eastern. The piece does show normal wear.

Stands about 2 ⅞” tall x 1 ⅞” wide x 1” thick x 1 ⅛” across the base. Stands with Cap Chain.

She is dressed in a traditional burka and has pants a tunic and a head scarf underneath. Embroidered face. Hand beaded and looks hand made.

(From the estate of an elderly couple who travelled the world - Age and origin is unknown).

ANCIENT CYLINDER SEALS 
REPLICA SET Set of four stone cylinder seals, quartzite-limestone composite, ... duplicates of authentic ancient Middle Eastern stone seals. Seal designs are depicted on roll-out impression tablets below. SEAL #1 "GOD OF THE EARTH GREETS ASTROLOGER"
 KASSITE 1500 BC 
One & a quarter inches (30 mm) engraved agate seal from Iraq, dated to the Kassite Dynasty around 1500 BC. The name of the seal’s owner, a Kassite ruler, is written in Babylonian cuneiform script. A classic "Presentation Seal," Ea god of the earth, sits upon a throne which is symbolically a creature of the earth. He is approached by the court astronomer who warns him of cataclysmic changes written in the stars. A crescent moon and symbols of stars and planets fill the space between them.

There are pretty blue and red birds in thick decorative foliage. A small signature is found at the bottom of the piece of bone.

ANCIENT CYLINDER SEALS Set of four stone composite cylinder seals ... direct mold duplicate cast authentic ancient stone seals. Seal designs are depicted on roll-out impression tablets pictured below. SEAL #1 ASSYRIAN CYLINDER SEAL 900 BC 30 mm (1.25”), Assyrian circa 900 BC. Around 900 BC the simple linear style of earlier Assyrian seals was replaced by more elegant dimensional designs fashioned with hand-powered cutting wheels and fine drills. They typically depict classic mythic themes with arched Babylonian style figures with long angular faces, winged goddesses and the elaborate modeling found on Assyrian reliefs, including the well-known horned stags. SEAL #2 INDUS VALLEY CYLINDER SEAL 1700 BC 30 mm (1.25”), engraved stone cylinder seal from the ruins of Pakistan’s ancient Indus Valley civilization, dated to circa 1700 BC.

Plaque Height 3 1/2" x 5 1/8".

CUNEIFORM IDENTIFICATION SET Set of three stone tablets, quartzite-limestone composite, approx 2 x 4 inches (10 x 5 cm) with translation and cuneiform transliteration for each. From a unique collection of handmade cuneiform tablets produced by Italian cuneiform scholars in the 1950's as a study tool for identifying the three main types of cuneiform. The tablets record cuneiform excerpts from the so-named "Cuneiform Rosetta Stone," the famous cliff-face inscription the Persian king Darius left at Behistun in western Iran. It gives clear side-by-side examples of the three main types of cuneiform used in the ancient world.

Middle Eastern Brass and tin lined Coffee maker,ibrik.

Condition - good. We will try to work it out with you if at all possible.

<p dir="ltr">Vintage Middle Eastern Coin Tribal Amulet Pendant with rough cut blue stone on one side and heart shape on the opposite.  Condition is Used. </p> <p dir="ltr">Shipped with USPS First Class Package.</p>

BRASS MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE EWER PITCHER, LARGE. Also I appreciate any information or corrections if you see anything.

THE EBLA TABLETS Secrets of a Forgotten City Stone tablet, quartzite-limestone, 3 x 2.75 inches (7 x 7.5 cm) with display stand & description. Cuneiform tablet from the Royal Library of the ancient city of Elba, discovered in 1968 at Tel Mardikh in Syria by the Italian Archeological Mission. The tablet dates to around 2500 BC and was found with approximately two thousand others. It is the largest cache of tablets discovered from the 3rd Millennium BC. The tablets are unique, although inscribed in Sumerian Cuneiform characters they record an ancient Paleo-Hebrew language related to Canaanite that existed 1000 years before Moses. The tablets reveal that Ebla was a major cultural and economic centre of the Land of Canaan with a thriving metropolis of 260,000 people.

"House with Free Slave" 2550 BC Pre-Sargonic Tablet Stone tablet, quartzite-limestone composite, 3 x 3 inches (7.5 x 7.5 cm), half inch thickness (15 mm), on 6 x 4 inch acrylic mount, with display stand, description & Sumerian transliteration. Louvre Museum replica Sumerian tablet from the period of King Shurrupak 2550 BC describing the transaction of a house and land (one and a half "SAR" approx 54 square meters) which includes a free male slave. Well preserved example of Early Dynastic Sumerian Cuneiform soon after it's emergence from the pictographic construction of the early Archaic Period into a sophisticated phonetic shorthand capable of recording the spoken sound of any tongue.

Griffin Plaque. This is a reproduction of an ancient sculpture of the mythologic Griffin. Made of cast stone. Unlike plaster, which is soft, light and weak, cast stone is hard, heavy and strong. Cast stone feels like, and is heavy like a real stone would be, which can be experienced as soon you try to lift it.

Condition is Used, holding up good.

It is my desire to demonstrate that communication is paramount. Item is used and may contain light wear marks consistent with its age.

Made of cast stone. Unlike plaster, which is soft, light and weak, cast stone is hard, heavy and strong. Cast stone feels like, and is heavy like a real stone would be, which can be experienced as soon you try to lift it.

Condition is Used.

Condition is Used.

Condition is Used.

Filigree sections each with a round ceramic tile with a scene that is different.