SILVER. CHINESE SILVER DRINKING VESSEL.Decorated with high relief depictions of a standing figure flanked by mystical creatures. Stamped, "Silver" alongside a Chinese character for silver. Total approx. weight...
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CHINESE BRONZE GU, DRINKING VESSEL DECORATEDIN TYPICAL...Chinese Bronze Gu, drinking vessel decorated in typical Shang style with inverted blades and Taotie mask, 16th/17th century, height 8 1/4 inches.
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HUGE 19TH C. FIJIAN WOOD YAQONA BOWL(TANOA)**Originally Listed At $2000**
Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL GLYPH BAND**OriginallyListed At $1200**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A sizable handbuilt, terracotta, cylinder vessel with fluted walls framed by upper...
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THREE 19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVERDRINKING CUPSSpanish Colonial, South America, probably Peru, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely ensemble of 3 hammered silver drinking cups. The first 2 present elegant forms,...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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MAYA PETEN POLYCHROME CYLINDER VESSELW/ CACAO PODSPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten Region, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery cylinder vessel of a flat-bottomed...
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MAYA POTTERY VESSEL W/ BIRD & SNAKE,EX ARTE PRIMITIVOPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth...
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ROMAN PARTHIAN GLASS CUP, EX-ROYAL ATHENA**OriginallyListed At $1400**
Roman, Parthian, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A squat, free-blown, emerald-green glass cup with a concave base and a rough pontil scar, short...
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PUBLISHED LARGE ROMAN GLASS MASTOIDBOWLRoman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous mold-made, translucent glass bowl of a pale green hue with occasional bands of dark purple-red near the rim....
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GREEK BOEOTIAN POTTERY KANTHAROS W/WHITE IVY MOTIFAncient Greece, Boeotia, ca. 450 to 425 BCE. A fabulous Boeotian kantharos, boasting an elegant silhouette with a cup-shaped body, a flared rim, and a pair...
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GREEK CAMPANIAN POTTERY HYDRIA W/ SATYR,TL TESTEDAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, near present-day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A spectacular pottery hydria from the Greek territories of...
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JAMACOAQUE POLYCHROME MYTHICAL BEASTVESSEL, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A large ceramic vessel in the form of a transformational beast - probably representing a shaman in...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OFFASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An elegant kantharos (wine cup) boasting a pair of sweeping high handles with support struts, and thumb spurs....
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CORINTHIAN POLYCHROME SKYPHOS W/ STAG,LION, BIRDAncient Greece, Corinth, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown pottery drinking vessel called a skyphos presenting with a discoid foot, an inverted bell-shaped...
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GREEK ATTIC RED-FIGURE STEMMED KYLIXW/ EPHEBESAncient Greece, Athens, ca. 500 to 480 BCE. A beautiful pottery kylix, expertly hand-painted with images of ephebes or Greek youths in red-figure technique. Boasting...
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GREEK BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA - DIONYSIAN& WARRIOR SCENES...Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 520 BCE. A graceful neck amphora of the type B form with a clearly defined lip and neck, a dramatically curved shoulder, and...
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LARGE COLIMA POTTERY GADROONED TRIPODJAR W/ PARROTSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous...
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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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GORGEOUS ROMAN GLASS DRINKING VESSEL**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent glass beaker cup, resting on a pad foot, with a waisted body and applied decorative...
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MONUMENTAL ETRUSCAN IMPASTO BRAZIERW/ BOAR HUNT**First Time At Auction**
Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. Wow! A truly remarkable brazier of impressive scale formed from thick impasto and showcasing...
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MASSIVE GNATHIAN POLYCHROME SKYPHOS,TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A magnificent pottery skyphos finely hand-painted in intricate decoration of...
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GREEK ATTIC BLACKWARE KRATER**FirstTime At Auction**
Greece, Attic, later Classical period, ca. 400 to 360 BCE. An elegant pottery bell krater, glazed with a thick, glossy black pigment that has attained a...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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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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CHINESE HAN GLAZED POTTERY TRAY & 3EAR CUPS**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A stunning ensemble of 3 pottery ear cups set on a sizable tray, all enveloped in...
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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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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with...
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CHINESE CARVED JADE RHYTON DRINKINGVESSEL WITH RELIEF AND INCISED DESIGN 4" X 2"Chinese carved jade rhyton drinking vessel with relief and incised design, Dimensions: 4" x 2"...
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PR CHINESE WOODEN LIBATION CUPS Pairof 18th/19th c. Zitan Wood Drinking Vessels, with handles, each with carved peaches on one side and chrysanthemums on the other side, 1 5/8" high, 4 1/2" x 2 7/8". One with...
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CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KENDIQing Dynasty (19th c.), porcelain drinking vessel, with allover blue underglaze floral and bird decoration, unmarked, 9.25"h x 6.5"w x 6"d...
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FOUR CHINESE PIECES: embroidered bluebird on flowering branch against white silk round field framed in carved mahogany height 13'' width 8.50''; plus pair carved hardwood foo dogs with traces of bone teeth smaller...
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Chinese Carved Jade Horn-Form DrinkingVessel, 19th century, the pale celadon-colored nephrite delicately carved in the form of a horn with low-relief carving of flowering vines and a four-character inscription...
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