Possibly a female deity, Near Eastern, 6th-5th millenium BC. Red siliceous sandstone. Height 22.2 cm. Photo courtesy Cahn International AG This idol with heavily abstracted forms is remarkable on account of its unadorned elegance. The wide hips and round...

Three cauldron attachments in the shape of bulls, Near Eastern, Ourartou, Circa 900 B.C., 1st millennium B.C. Photo courtesy Sycomore Ancient Art. Bronze. Height: 6 cm. Provenance: Ex collection Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) Literature: Animals in Ancient...