Antique Australian cedar chest of fivedrawers, the drawers of tapering design, all standing on turned bun feet. Impressed mark J Ridge Croydon, approx 108cm H x 106cm W x 53cm D More Information Good clean condition...
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VERACRUZ JANUS-HEADED STONE PALMA, EX-MESSICK**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 550 to 950 CE. Hand-carved from volcanic rock palma in the form of a stylized double-headed...
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JALISCO POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGURE**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An exemplary bichrome terracotta seated figure with traits characteristic of San...
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CHIMU WOOD FIGURE OF A KNEELING LORDKING**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting a Lord-King, perhaps once used as the...
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19TH C. CHINESE WOOD ACUPUNCTURE TEACHINGMODEL**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, ca. 1860 to 1880 CE. A sizeable, carved wooden male model with black-painted inscriptions used to teach acupuncture...
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19TH C. NGAJU DAYAK WOOD MEDICAL CHARMFIGURE**Originally Listed At $400**
Southeast Asia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th / early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic charm...
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16TH C. INDIAN BRONZE STATUETTE DANCINGKRISHNA**Originally Listed At $600**
Central Asia, India, ca. 16th century CE. A cast-bronze statuette depicting Krishna in a dancing pose. The deity stands with one foot...
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20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST WALRUS IVORYTOTEM POLENative American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Alaska, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved walrus ivory totem pole of a slender form presented...
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3 COLIMA & TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, Autlan and Tuxcacuesco-Ortices types ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A fine trio of hand-built pottery...
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NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME SEATEDFEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable, hand-built pottery female depicted sitting cross-legged as she...
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SUMERIAN POTTERY SEATED FIGURE W/ BEARD,TL TESTEDAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A remarkable pottery figure of a male shown seated. Positioned with knees bent as though...
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RARE EGYPTIAN PASTE GLASS FALCON AMULETEgypt,Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful and rare example of a mold-formed paste glass falcon amulet standing with massive raptorial feet...
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FINE TAINO CARVED STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved stone figure known as a zemi, presenting in an abstract, ovoid form. Gazing forward from bulging...
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LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARDFINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
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ROMAN LEADED BRONZE LION HANDLE W/ RINGRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A wonderful example of a leaded-bronze handle cast in high relief with the stylized head of a lion. The feline countenance features...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL ANIMAL HIDEPETACA**Originally Listed At $600**
North America, New Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine example of a Spanish Colonial petaca...
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ZAPOTEC POTTERY INCENSARIO OF CAMAZOTZ- THE BAT GODPre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery incensario vessel in the form of...
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SUPERB 18TH C. FRENCH IRON & BRASS CUIRASSARMORWestern Europe, France, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A forged-iron cuirass breast and back plate fastened together with brass and leather straps to create...
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16TH C. SPANISH IRON CUIRASS ARMOR -CHEST & BACKPLATEWestern Europe, Spain, ca. 16th century CE. A battle-scarred iron cuirass that includes both the chest and black plate with remains of the original leather...
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RARE CAMPANIAN BLACKWARE MAMMIFORM BABYFEEDERClassical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fascinating pottery baby feeder presenting in the shape of a breast with a globular body...
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19TH C. AMERICAN WOOD & IRON STORAGECHEST W/ WHEELSNorth America, United States, ca. 1869 to early 1900s CE. A wooden and metal storage chest with wheels! This rustic piece is constructed from planks of wood...
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PAIR OF 1950S AMERICAN FOLK ART WOODCHIEF PANELSNorth America, United States, ca. 1950s CE. A pair of wood relief panels depicting a Native American chief in profile, one facing right and the other facing left....
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11TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE RELIEFOF A JINASouth Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A fabulous sandstone panel, meticulously hand-sculpted with the high relief scene of a Jain Tirthankara...
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19TH C. INDO-PERSIAN GILT IRON ARMORCHEST + ARM GUARDS...Central Asia, Persia / Northern India, Mughal or Indo-Persian culture, ca. 19th century CE. This is a superb gathering and display of antique iron chahar-ayneh...
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FINE KHMER SANDSTONE SCULPTURE OF GODDESSUMA**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A skillfully carved, monumental stone statue of the goddess Uma,...
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ROMAN LIMESTONE CIPPUS W/ MEDICAL GODS& INSCRIPTION**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Republican period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An important travertine limestone relief cippus or marker featuring the 3 gods...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BUST OF MINERVA**FirstTime At Auction**
Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful pottery bust of Minerva - Greek Athena - the Roman goddess of war and wisdom, crowned...
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FINE EGYPTIAN BRONZE MUMMIFORM OSIRIS**FirstTime At Auction**
Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 25th to 26th Dynasty, ca. 712 to 525 BCE. A remarkable leaded bronze figure of the mummiform Osiris, god of the Underworld....
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN STONE PANEL TOMBOF NEB-AMUN (TT90)**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, later 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV to Amenhotep III, from the tomb of Neb-Amun (TT90) in Thebes,...
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MAYA TRIPOD BOWL W/ DIGNITARY, GLYPHS,KILL HOLE**Originally Listed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Highlands (Chiapas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A fabulous...
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EGYPTIAN STONE FIGURE - WINGED ISISPROTECTING OSIRIS**Originally Listed At $2500**
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 590 to 530 BCE. An impressive siltstone statue of Osiris, the god of fertility,...
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE ISIS-HATHOR WITH HARPOKRATES**OriginallyListed At $3000**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful leaded bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held...
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE NUDE HARPOKRATES AMUNW/ GILT EYESAncient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare and remarkably preserved bronze figure of Harpokrates Amun presenting as the nude child...
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GENERAL SIR W.R. BIRDWOODS TOLE CAMPAGNECHESTEnglish, Mid 19th Century. Manufacturers plates, Llibhoy Vallijee and Sones, Mooltan Canti, Punjab, India. Now affixed to a later ebonized stand. The rectangular gilt...
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Antique Australian Cedar chest of sevendrawers, approx 118cm H x 106cm W x 45cm D...
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Antique early 19th century Australiancedar chest of five drawers. Scratch cut cock beaded carcass, fitted with two short top drawers over three graduating long drawers.each fitted with Later Heywood and Dixon...
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