COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC NEAR EASTERNSHORT BLADE Western Asiatic / Near Eastern, likely Luristan, bronze dagger with short slender blade and short quillons. 10.5" H....
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ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC NEAR EASTERNBRONZE DAGGER Ancient Near Eastern / Western Asiatic bronze dagger, likely from Luristan circa 2000 BCE - 1000 BCE, with slender blade and flaring hilt with bone inlay. 8.625"...
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ANCIENT LURISTAN TANGED BRONZE DAGGEREarly Near Eastern / Western Asiatic Luristan bronze dagger / blade with tang, overall green patina. 21.25" L x 2.25" W....
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66. CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE -CA. 1890-LARGE SHIPPO ENAME...66. Cloisonné Enamel Cane -Ca. 1890 -Large Shippo enamel handle with a substantial round and flattened knob on its integral long and tapering stem profusely...
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45. CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE -CA. 1890-OPERA SHAPED SHIPP...45. Cloisonné Enamel Cane -Ca. 1890 -Opera shaped Shippo enamel handle with integral longer stem profusely decorated with various blooms and floral...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANECa. 1880-LargeShippo enamel knob of a modified Milord shape with a round and flattened top and an integral, long and tapering body profusely decorated with various signs, emblems and blooms...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE-Ca 1890 -LargeShippo enamel handle with a flattened ball knob on its integral long and tapering stem profusely decorated on the top with four stylized chrysanthemums blooms and floral elements...
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LURISTAN BRONZE DAGGER - GORGEOUS PATINA!AncientNear East / Anatolia, eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A striking cast-bronze slender dagger with a pointed, recessed blade and...
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ANCIENT GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHA HEAD**OriginallyListed At $500**
Central Asia, Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 500 BCE. An impressive mold-made stucco Buddha head presenting as the epitome of tranquility with an arched brow,...
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INSCRIBED PALMYRAN MARBLE RELIEF W/BANQUETERNear East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An impressive Palmyran funerary relief, hand-carved from creamy white marble to depict a...
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SUPERB BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS W/ GARNETCABOCHONNear East, Holy Land, Byzantine empire, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A lovely 89% gold (equivalent to 21K+) cross pendant with solid conical arms presenting hexagonal...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF STELE - MOTHER,CHILD, LION, & BULL...Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An exemplary marble relief stele displaying 2 diverse scenes: one of a mother and...
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BEAUTIFUL BYZANTINE GOLD & GARNET OPENWORKNECKLACENear East, Holy Land, Byzantine empire, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A dazzling and wearable gold necklace consisting of a figure-8 loop-in-loop chain with an orb-shaped...
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1ST C. GANDHARAN SCHIST STUPA HEAD FRAGMENTAncientCentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A skillfully carved head with a lively visage comprised of expressive eyes, a naturalistic...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHACentralAsia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved miniature grey schist Buddha head, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure,...
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GREEK LYDIAN 15K+ GOLD HAIR CLIP, 15.7G**Originally Listed At $800**
Ancient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. An intriguing hair ring composed of 65% gold (equivalent...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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GREEK LYDIAN TERRACOTTA PANEL FRAGMENTW/ PEGASUSAncient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. This is a wonderful fragmentary piece of a terracotta panel that depicts...
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MASSIVE ARCHAIC EASTERN WOODLAND STONEFULL GROOVE AXENative American, southeastern United States, western North Carolina, Caney Fork Township, Eastern Woodland, Late Archaic period, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. An impressive...
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EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
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ANATOLIAN PHOENICIAN JANIFORM FIGURALJAR VEILED WOMANAncient Eastern Mediterranean / Western Anatolia, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE. A fascinating pottery figural jar presenting the relief image of a...
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PALMYRENE / ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD YOUTHFULFEMALENear East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved Palmyrene limestone head of a youthful female beauty, her quixotic visage comprised...
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1847 WALL MAP "THE WORLD AT ONE VIEW"Designed by H. Phelps ... New York. Published by Ensign & Thayer, 36 Ann Street, New York. (Inset views) Panoramic View of the Route to China, by the Oregon Railroad and the...
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A Very Large Collection of Maps, 19th/early20th centuries, several of France and featuring an antique map of the Bay of Naples, 1720, by C. Weigel and two mid-19th-century maps from the Atlas National Illustre - Dept....
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