- GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE IMPLEMENT, ROOSTER
& BRACELETAncient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A fine gathering of bronze items from ancient Greece, cast into a bracelet, bird finial, and an unusual pendant-like...
[more like this] - CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZE SHORT
SWORDEast 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...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD / FINIAL MASTER
OF ANIMALSAncient Near East, Luristan (modern day Iran), ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. An impressively preserved, bronze standard in the style of a "master of animals" presenting a...
[more like this] - RARE LUSATIAN URNFIELD POTTERY BURIAL
URN W/ WHITE HUES...Central Europe, Germany & Poland, Urnfield & Lusatian (Lausitz) culture, Bronze Age, ca. 1300 BCE to 500 BCE. An extremely rare Bronze Age ceramic vessel...
[more like this] - LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE
CONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
[more like this] - ANCIENT LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL ABSTRACT
ZOOMORPHS**Originally Listed At $1000**
Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and southwestern Turkey, Caspian Sea region, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A wonderful...
[more like this] - CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUAL
ITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
[more like this] - FINE CHINESE WARRING STATES FUNERARY
BRONZE 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...
[more like this] - TWO CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS MOUNTED
AS LAMPSpossibly Song dynasty, each earthenware vessel in pale green glaze with molded figural and dragon decoration, bronze mounts, wired for electricity, 29-1/2 in. to 40-1/2...
[more like this] - CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POLYCHROME FUNERARY
HU, TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautiful funerary "hu" vessel that was used for storing offerings of wine for the deceased. The surface...
[more like this] - CHINESE BRONZE FUNERARY MASK Probably
Liao Dynasty (907-1125 CE), natural verdigris patinated bronze, the oval metal sheet with naturalistic raised features, pierced holes in eyes, nostrils and ear lobes, on custom...
[more like this] - Chinese bronze funerary monument; structure
with figures and animals; 31" x 28" x 17" (approx.) Condition: heavy wear...
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