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Early Man: Paleolithic to Neolithic Art and Artifacts
Egyptian Predynastic Nagada Culture Red Ware Vessel, c. 3600 - 3200 B.C.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian| |Predynastic| |Nagada| |Culture| |Red| |Ware| |Vessel,| |c.| |3600| |-| |3200| |B.C.|
AB30997. Nagada vessel; height 11.5 cm, Choice, red ware fired jar with black burnished upper most portion, ovoid-conical shape slightly narrowing at the rim, small flattened bottom; rim chip and a few small scrapes; from an American private collection; SOLD


Egyptian, Alabaster Cylindrical Vase, Old Kingdom, 2686 - 2181 B.C.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Alabaster| |Cylindrical| |Vase,| |Old| |Kingdom,| |2686| |-| |2181| |B.C.|
AC34352. Alabaster vase; cf. Yale Egyptian Art, p. 52, Choice, 14.6 cm (5 3/4") tall, 15.7 cm (6 1/4") outside rim diameter; flaring walls, flat base, turned over rim; intact, a few chips; from an American private collection; SOLD


Northeast Iran, Bronze Adze-Axe Head; 2200 - 1500 B.C.

|Metal| |Antiquities|, |Northeast| |Iran,| |Bronze| |Adze-Axe| |Head;| |2200| |-| |1500| |B.C.|
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


Northern Syria, Terracotta Flask with Fertility Goddess, Late 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium B.C.

|Terracotta| |Antiquities|, |Northern| |Syria,| |Terracotta| |Flask| |with| |Fertility| |Goddess,| |Late| |3rd| |-| |Early| |2nd| |Millennium| |B.C.|
In Excavations at Tell Qasile, Mazar reports finds of two anthropomorphic vessels depicting a fertility goddess. He discusses other fertility goddess vessels found from Egypt to Greece. Some are pierced through the breasts. He suggest they were filled through the top and an offering was made by pouring through the side holes, perhaps milk. The fertility goddess on this vessel does not resemble those on the vessels discussed and referenced and is not pierced through the breasts. It is pierced through a hole that might represent the naval or vagina.

This fertility goddess form with a "bird's beak" nose and annulet eyes and breasts is a type found in considerable numbers in many Northern Syria sites, dated from the 3rd to the Early 2nd millennium B.C. We do not know of another similar vessel.
AT23896. See Tell Qasile pp. 78 - 82 for discussion of "anthropomorphic" vessels, cf. Ladders to Heaven pp. 224 - 225, 184 - 195 for similar goddess figures, Choice, complete and intact but for small chips to base, tiny chips to rim; 3.9 cm tall, 3.5 cm to rim of vessel, early 2nd millennium B.C.; pink-beige terracotta, globular flask, flat bottomed trumpet base, short neck, everted mouth, rounded rim, goddess figure attached at side and shoulder with her head extending above the rim, she has a "bird's beak" nose, annulet eyes and breasts, collar or necklace, and arms at sides, goddess and vessel pierced through at her naval or groin; ex Griffin Gallery of Ancient Art (Boca Raton FL); SOLD


Canaanite, Palestine or Syria, Terracotta Figure of Baal on Horse, 1900 - 1600 B.C.

|Terracotta| |Antiquities|, |Canaanite,| |Palestine| |or| |Syria,| |Terracotta| |Figure| |of| |Baal| |on| |Horse,| |1900| |-| |1600| |B.C.|
Muscarella notes of the very similar male figure in Ladders to Heaven, "The sylizations of the facial features and the headdress come closest to those seen on heads of figures found in the Hama Level H. Apparently similar fragmentary seated figures also appear at Hamma Level H, ALalakh Level, V, Elbla and at other sites in Palestine and Syria, sometimes with one or two similar implements held in the hands. Whether these implements have divine or royal significance is unclear, but they are surely indicative of status. The fact that several such figurines exist in clay, suggests to this writer that they emulate a well-known cult image holding the same symbols."

Curiously, in "Iron Age Figurines from Philistia," David Ben-Shlomo writes, terracotta horses and horses with riders are "especially abundant in Judaean sites." These figures are, however, of a very different style, and much later, from Iron Age II and the Persian period 1000 - 330 B.C.
AT23904. cf. Muscarella Ladders to Heaven 201 (very similar male figure on 4-legged stool) and 202 (very similar horse with saddle, no rider), near Choice, complete, right rear leg of horse reattached, museum quality, very rare, extremely rare complete, terracotta male figure (probably Baal - a god) seated facing on horse right, bearded, eyes and ears of pierced pellets, wearing ankle length garment and headdress with vertical incisions ornamenting brim, holding implement (axe?) in right hand, horse with saddle and pierced pellet eyes, from an Israeli dealer; SOLD


Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.

|Stone| |Antiquities|, |Homo| |Erectus,| |Rift| |Valley,| |Ethiopia,| |Stone| |Hand| |Axe,| |1| |Million| |-| |400,000| |B.C.|
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AA35451. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson-Shreeve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy Weapons 2; 5" x 3 1/2", Choice, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina, SOLD


South Arabian, Sabaean Hematite Seal, c. 1000 B.C.

|Seals|, |South| |Arabian,| |Sabaean| |Hematite| |Seal,| |c.| |1000| |B.C.|
AA31273. Sabaean hematite seal, 1.2 cm (1/2") long, horse rampant before seated God on X stool, drill and line cut design, the design and shape are most unusual; rare; SOLD


Egyptian, Terracotta Concubine Bust, Early Dynastic, 3100 - 2700 B.C.

|Terracotta| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Terracotta| |Concubine| |Bust,| |Early| |Dynastic,| |3100| |-| |2700| |B.C.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AT33400. Terracotta concubine head; 2 ¼" high, buff terracotta with white slip, bust features incised with traces of black, Choice, SOLD


Mesopotamian, Ram Figurine Amulet, Late Uruk - Jemdet-Nasr Period, c. 3300 - 3000 B.C.

|Western| |Asiatic| |Antiquities|, |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


Ancient Israel, Pottery High Handle Cup, Early Bronze Age I, 3100 - 2900 B.C.

|Holy| |Land| |Antiquities|, |Ancient| |Israel,| |Pottery| |High| |Handle| |Cup,| |Early| |Bronze| |Age| |I,| |3100| |-| |2900| |B.C.|
Parallels for this Early Bronze Age form have been found at Jericho and other sites in ancient Israel.

From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

Found in Israel.
AM48111. Pottery high handle cup; Amiran photo 60; light orange-buff clay, Superb, intact, hand-made, bulbous body ornamented with red painted angles and vertical lines, short neck, round flat base, high strap handle, 3 ¾ inches high; SOLD




  




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REFERENCES

Amiet, P. Art of the Ancient Near East. (New York, 1980).
Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land From its Beginning in the Neolithic Period to the End of the Iron Age. (New Brunswick, NJ, 1970).
Badre, L. Les Figurines Anthropomorphes en Terre Cuite a L 'age du Bronze en Syria. (Paris, 1980).
Deshayes J. Les outils de bronze, de L 'indus au Danube (IVe au IIe Millenaire). (Paris, 1960).
Garfinkel Y. & Miller M. Sha'ar Hagolan; Neolithic Art in Context I. (Oxford, 2002).
Gopher, A. Arrowheads of the Neolithic Levant. (Winona Lake, Indiana, 1994).
Israel Antiquities Authority National Treasures Online - https://www.antiquities.org.il/t/default_en.aspx
Johnson, D. & J. Shreeve. Lucy 's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor. (London, 1990).
Malloy, A. Ancient and Medieval Art and Antiquities XXIV: Weapons. (South Salem, NY, 1993).
Malloy, A. Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations, 2000 Objects Under $300. (New York, 1997).
Mazar, A. Excavations at Tell Qasile, Part One: The Philistine Sanctuary: Architecture and Cult Objects. Qedem 12. (Jerusalem, 1980).
Muscarella, O. (ed.), Ladders to Heaven: Art Treasures from Lands of the Bible. (Toronto, 1981).
Petrie, W. Prehistoric Egypt. (London, 1920).
Scott, G. Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale. (New Haven, CT, 1987).
Stekelis M. "A New Neolithic Industry: The Yarmukian of Palestine" in Israel Exploration Journal vol. 1 (1951), pp. 1 - 19.
Sussman, V. Oil-Lamps in the Holy Land: Saucer Lamps: From the Beginning to the Hellenistic Period: Collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Jerusalem, 2007).
Tufnell, O. Lachish: (Tell ed Duweir). (Oxford, 1938-1958).

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