Chinese Elaborately Carved Dark Green-BlueJade Ringed Foo Dog-Handled Tripodal Ceremonial Vessel, in the Ming Dynasty style, presented on an elaborately carved tiered custom Chinese rosewood stand, h. 10-1/2\"....
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VINTAGE CHINESE SILVERED METAL & JADEAXE BLADEVintage Chinese silvered metal ceremonial ace blade with carved green jade plaques and disc. Measures approx. 9" length x 5" width (22.8cm x 12.7cm).
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LOT OF 3 CHINESE SONG DYNASTY POTTERYBOWLS W/ SHELLSEast Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILE PANEL- ORACLE SPIDERS...**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, Central / South Coast Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely fragmentary textile panel comprised...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE CEREMONIAL COPPER DISK**OriginallyListed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A wonderful 99.5% copper ceremonial disk adorned with an openwork oracle...
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5 AZTEC COPPER TEPOZTLI AXE HEADSPre-Columbian,Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 5 copper axe heads of several shapes. The 2 widest have a straight spine and a blade edge that...
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EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONEMASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
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FABULOUS OLMEC / PROTO MAYA JADE BEADNECKLACEPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning ensemble of 52 sizeable, hand-carved jade beads, all strung...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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TAIRONA GREENSTONE AXE HEADPre-Columbian,Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A nice example of a sweeping axe head that is hand-carved from mottled grass green stone with beautiful dark gray, beige, and...
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CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZE SHORTSWORDEast Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A handsome example of a short sword known as a duan jian that is mold-cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire...
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LOVELY GREEK HELLENISTIC BRONZE PHIALEW/ OMPHALOSGreece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A remarkable, cast-bronze phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a hollow, rounded,...
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MASSIVE / SPECTACULAR OLMEC JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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RARE & STUNNING OLMEC JADEITE CEREMONIALPECTORALPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 to 550 BCE. This astounding and rare jadeite pectoral or funerary mask has been skillfully pecked into...
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LARGE CHINESE EASTERN ZHOU BRONZE DINGW/ LIDEast Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning and large leaded bronze ritualistic cauldron known as a ding vessel with a matched lid...
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19TH C. TIBETAN SILVER / LEATHER CHUCKMUCK(FIRE START)...Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A gathering of 3 decorative leather straps and a belt pouch decorated with iron and gilt silver...
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20TH C. TIBETAN LEATHER & SILVER TINDERPOUCHES, 2 PCSCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pair of stunning leather tinder pouches adorned with turquoise, red copal, brass, and high quality 84%...
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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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FINE CHINESE WARRING STATES FUNERARYBRONZE SHORT SWORD...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A lovely short sword - known as a duan jian - that is cast from...
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CHINESE JADE AXE PENDANT Chinese axependent of a nicely mottled white to spinach green jade carved in low relief, resembles an archiastic ceremonial axe. 2" H x 1.75" W...
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CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZE CEREMONIAL VASEW/ FIGURES Chinese. Peacock-green glazed ceremonial vase with a band of applied immortal figures and mountain side. Apparently unmarked. Approx. h. 10.25"....
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TWO DAHL JENSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROMFOREIGN LANDS, A ROYAL COPENHAGEN FIGURE OF AN OPIUM SMOKER AND A LLADRO TEA CEREMONY FIGURE FOREIGN LANDS, A ROYAL COPENHAGEN FIGURE OF AN OPIUM SMOKER AND A LLADRO TEA CEREMONY...
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CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE CEREMONIALHORNED MASK Celadon Green, encrusted, Late Zhou Dynasty style Tao-Tie Mask (the original circa 1050–256 B.C.E.) , in celadon green jade, encrusted, featuring long curling...
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CHINESE CEREMONIAL SWORD WITH JADE BLADEPeople Republic Era or later (mid-late 20th c.), China, light celadon green blade decorated with carved floral scrolls, mounted to hardstone hilt with foo lion guard, inset...
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3PCS CHINESE MING STYLE CEREMONIAL POTTERYThree pieces of Chinese Ming style ceremonial pottery, comprising a two piece Sancai glazed and hollow molded pottery figure of a male court attendant, the figure depicted...
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A LARGE CHINESE VASE W/ FIGURE GROUPS,19THC. A large,19th C. Chinese, porcelain vase, ovid with wide flared mouth and a pair of decorative gold handles at either side of the neck, the body painted in a Cantonese manner...
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A Chinese Turquoise Green Glazed CeremonialWine Pot probably Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier heavily potted globular body with a grooved arc handle raised on a splayed foot with applied scrollwork decoration and...
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NEOLITHIC CHINESE JADE CEREMONIAL AXBLADE - Polished variegated green stone bearing seven hand drilled mounting holes. Overall fine condition with minor losses along blade and back edge. 12 3/4'' (32.4 cm) x...
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NEOLITHIC CHINESE CEREMONIAL JADE BIDISC - In three sections with hand drilled holes for lacing. A soft green jade with cloud like figuration on professionally made Plexiglas stand. 8 1/8'' (20.7 cm) diam. 3...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE CEREMONIAL AXEBLADE of variegated green stone bearing seven mounting holes hand drilled from both sides. With low relief carving of stylized bird form along upper edge. Lustrous polished...
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A Chinese green hardstone ceremonialaxe head 11 x 14.5 cm a hardstone kylin length 12 cm and a brown hardstone terrapin pendant....
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NEOLITHIC CHINESE JADE CEREMONIAL BIDISC - In deep green jade with rich cloud-like figuration. Soft polished surface with very minor edge flaking. 8 3/4'' (22.2 cm) diam. 2 1/8'' (5.4 cm) opening 1/4'' (.6 cm)...
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