A PAIR OF CHINESE LARGE FLOOR CARVEDHARDSTONE URNS WITH COVERS 20th century, mottled hardstone in tones of gray, dark orange, and yellow, each urn on tall foot with flanges to left and right side and above flanking...
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CHINESE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND ASSOCIATEDJADE FINIAL Chinese jade tripod censer and associated jade finial, carved in imitation of an archaic bronze ding, the globular body flanked with a pair of looping handles...
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LARGE TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / BALLPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball...
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LARGE CASAS GRANDES STONE MANO & TROUGHMETATEPre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A large trough-style metate, carved from volcanic stone, displaying a porous surface...
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GREEK EARLY CYCLADIC ALABASTER DISHAncientGreece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A lovely dish of a near-miniature size that is hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster. The charming...
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NATIVE AMERICAN HOPEWELL STONE PIPEW/ SKULLNative American, Northeastern United States, Hopewell Indians, Middle Woodland Period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A beautiful and unusual example of a smoking pipe, hand-carved...
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FINE TEOTIHUACAN STONE FIGURE PLANARANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A lovely fragment of a planar anthropomorphic figure that is hand-carved from mottled...
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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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18TH C. HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT BASALTPOI POUNDERNorth Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE TYPE M-22AXE GOD FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A large and pretty example of a hand-carved greenstone axe god of the Type...
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NEO-BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL BEADW/ ANIMALS**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. early to mid-1st millennium BCE. A petite stamp seal of a cylindrical form that is hand-carved...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR W/ QEBEHSENUEFLIDAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate to early Late Dynastic (Saite) Period, 21st to 26th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 525 BCE. A gorgeous and sizable canopic jar from ancient Egypt...
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3 NATIVE AMERICAN FLINT SPEAR TIPSNativeAmerican, Midwestern United States, Missouri, Archaic period, ca. 8000 to 3000 BCE. A wonderful collection of 3 spear tips, all hand-knapped from flint to exhibit long, inward...
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NATIVE AMERICAN EASTERN WOODLANDS CHERTSPEAR POINTNative American, central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 500 to 1500 CE, found in Warren County, Missouri. A hand-knapped chert spear point exhibiting...
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RARE PETITE VALDIVIA CHORRERA GREENSTONEJAGUAR MORTARPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia-Chorrera culture, Late Formative Period, ca. 1500 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous jaguar mortar of a near-miniature size that is hand-carved...
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THREE CHINESE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLESThefirst, a large gray and brown agate example; the second, crystallized agate mottled with amber and carved with a figure; the third, a smoky quartz with hues of amethyst. Height...
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THREE CHINESE CARVED JADE OBJECTS 19THCENTURYTHREE CHINESE CARVED JADE OBJECTS, 19th Century, 1) Faceted white jade cicada. Old collector's label. Length 2.25". 2) Mottle gray jade recumbent fu dog pendant....
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CHINESE CARVED MOTTLED GRAY AND WHITEJADE BI LENGTH 5.25”. JADE BI, Surmounted by a qilong holding a pearl in its mouth. Bi with raised boss design. Dimensions: Length 5.25"....
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CHINESE CARVED MOTTLED GRAY JADE FIGURALCARVING LENGTH 2". CARVING, A wrestling qilin and a pig with some russet skin tones. Dimensions: Length 2"....
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(LOT OF 5) CHINESE MOTTLED JADE ARCHER'SRINGS (lot of 5) Chinese mottled jade archer's rings, the first of bone white tone and carved with an inscription in seal script; the second of mottled white tone and carved...
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Five pieces Chinese carved stone, smokytranslucent hardstone fluted bowl, flower stem and ring handles, base with Qianlong mark (1736-1795), 1/4 x 5-1/4 in., shaped wood stand, two petals with chips and losses;...
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Carved Jade "Hehe Erxian" Chinese, 19thcentury, mottled yellowish-white with several gray streaks, the twins seated together, one holding a box, the other holding a flowering lotus stem over their heads, his left...
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A Chinese Agate Brush Washer mottledgray black and brown stone carved in the form of a curled lotus leaf borne on flowering leafy branches with a crab clambering up one side and with a fish on another height...
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Three Chinese softstone carvings: ShakyamuniBuddha, gray stone with areas of green, 6-34 in., areas of abrasion, very minor chips to curls verso, scratches to base; archaic style goat, celadon stone with black inclusions...
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Pair Chinese carved jade shishi (guardianlions) late Qing Dynasty mottled gray-brown seated figures on pierce-carved stands. overall H5 1/4'' W3 1/2'' D2 3/4'' (2pcs) Provenance: South Carolina private collection....
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A Chinese Mottled Gray and Black NephriteJade Figure of a Guardian Lion Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) carved resting on its side with its bushy tail curled toward its head with a pronounced ridged backbone full mane and...
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Three Chinese archaic style stone carvings1) Votive axe head with raised insect design, gray stone, 8 1/2 in. L.; 2) Spearhead, mottled gray-green stone, 11 3/4 in. L.; 3) Bi disk, one side with stalking dragons...
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Chinese carved nephrite jade coveredcenser 19th century bird finial on paneled cover on paneled vasiform vessel with pierced dragon and fret motifs flanked by ornate handles and raised on pedestal base elevated...
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Chinese softstone seal, mottled graywith an amber skin, carved as a tiger on a rocky precipice, base with three-line inscription, 20th century, 4-12 x 4-12 x 3 in., in fitted fabric-covered box, 3 x 7 x 6-14...
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A Chinese Jade Figure of a Water Buffalomottled gray-green and brown stone carved as a recumbent water buffalo with one leg raised as if to stand height 3 1/2 in. length 7 3/4 in. fitted wood stand overall height...
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Chinese hardstone ruyi scepter, mottledgray-green stone, carved as lingzhi fungus, shaft embellished with lingzhi fungus, irises, bamboo, phoenix perched at head, 20th century, 15-1/2 in....
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