1058 - 12 ancient, mostly figurative metal artifacts and one figurative glass fragment, dating from the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. to the 13th century A.D.

12 ancient, mostly figurative metal artifacts and one figurative glass fragment, dating from the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. to the 13th century A.D. 1) Hittite nail-shaped idol (Tesup, god of weather?) made of bronze. Stylized body in the shape of a long cone with arms bent forward. In contrast, the face is relatively detailed, featuring anatomical features. On the head is a horizontally ribbed, cone-shaped hat. The surface is slightly rough and covered with light incrustations. Height: 7.7 cm. 2) Hittite nail-shaped idol (the weather god Tesup?) made of bronze. Stylized body in the shape of a square nail, with arms curved forward at the top and a stylized head wearing a conical hat. The eyes are represented as perforations in the lateral curve of the head. Dark patina. Height 7.4 cm. 3–5) Three small bronze animal idols. Quadrupeds with ears and stubby tails. Necks and legs of varying lengths. Two specimens have eyelets on their backs. Intact. Length 3.3 cm – 3.5 cm. 6) Provincial Roman bronze bust of an Oriental deity. Bearded man wearing a conical headdress. Dark patina. 1st–3rd centuries. Height 3.7 cm. 7) Bronze bird sculpture. Short feet and long tail feathers. Long, slightly arched neck and short beak. A small eyelet on the back for hanging. Northeastern Greece, 8th–7th centuries BCE. Length when standing: 5.5 cm. Height: 4.5 cm. 8) Bronze base of a small vessel in the shape of a stylized griffin with a cloven foot. A human face on the chest. Hollow on the back. Dark patina with inlays. Height: 4.9 cm. 9–10) Bronze bird sculptures, likely lamp finials. A rooster and a bird with a long, hooked beak and slightly spread plumage. Lengths: 3.3 cm and 4.2 cm. 11) Fragment of a grotesque glass mask bead; face made of blue glass; a blue glass disc fused to the back, which originally had an eyelet at the top. Eastern Mediterranean, 5th–3rd centuries BCE. Height 1.7 cm. 12) Head of a man with a short haircut on a long, round neck. Probably part of a “doll.” Intact. The head, worked on both sides, is flat. Assembled from two halves. Roman, 1st century CE. Height 4 cm. 13) Small lead unguentarium with an all-over vine scroll decoration, a beaded rim, and a tapered, pointed base. Intact. Height 7 cm. Some of the objects have pedestals. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: Private Bavarian collection, acquired from a Bavarian private collection (estate), purchased for this collection from the 1970s through the early 2000s. Condition: I -