Carved from a small limestone monolith, this statuette is certainly one of the first three-dimensional images of elephant in Near Eastern art; moreover, these large mammals were rarely represented in the rich animal iconography of this prominent culture.
Modeled from a small terracotta plaque, this figurine belongs to a large group of statuettes known as “pappadès”, because of their polos (a high cylindrical hat) that makes them look like Orthodox priests.
This small, beautiful object is composed of two elements: a parallelepiped that serves as a base for two statuettes of young bulls, whose bodies are merged together and placed head to toe.
Carved from two fragments of dark green stone mottled with light patches (steatite probably), these two objects represent animals with highly stylized and abstract shapes.
Carved from two fragments of dark green stone mottled with light patches (steatite probably), these two objects represent animals with highly stylized and abstract shapes.
This head was virtually carved in the round, but would have been inserted into a relief or a wall, as suggested by the rough rendering of the upper and, especially, the posterior part of the skull.
This axehead is made of a dark green stone mottled with black. It was carved from a long and thin fragment of jadeite. The shape recalls that of a drop, with a slender, well-rounded butt and an arched blade, which is not completely sharpened.
This blown glass bottle is transparent with pale green shades. The patina adds a beautiful iridescent polychromy in places, the intensity of which depends on the light.
This beautiful gold bracelet is embellished by a circular bezel set with an agate. It is composed of a thick, twisted gold wire and of a circular, trapezoidal bezel, which is remarkable both for its width and for its height: this bezel is attached to the bracelet by an elaborate hinge system
This charming bronze statuette (full cast) represents a young draped woman in motion (the weight of her body rests on the right leg).
This perfectly cylindrical seal was carved from a pebble of pink limestone. It is pierced by a hole, which allowed its owner to suspend it from a string and to wear it.
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