CHINESE QI DYNASTY STONE SEATED BUDDHA**OriginallyListed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus...
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18TH C. EUROPEAN NEOCLASSICAL CARNELIANINTAGLIOWestern Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A charming near-translucent carnelian intaglio depicting a hero lounging on the end of a ship,...
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BYZANTINE GOLD EARRING W/ FILIGREE SPHERENearEast, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A gorgeous high quality 77% (equivalent to 18K+) gold earring with a spectacular filigree orb at the center....
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8 EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC & ROMANO POTTERYHEAD FRAGMENTSEgypt, Late Dynastic and Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE; Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. This...
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4 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS + 1 ROMANSTONE SEALAncient Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, 15th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 1650 to 1550 BCE; New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE; Late Dynastic Period,...
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18TH C. THAI BRASS SEATED BUDDHA, EXMUSEUM**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid brass Buddha seated in lotus position atop a tiered, triangular...
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ROMAN GOLD RING W/ INSCRIPTION - VTRFELRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A beautiful gold ring boasting a ribbon form band that expands to an ovoid bezel bearing the inscription "VTR FEL" -...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NAQADA II BLACKTOP POTTERYBOWL - INTACT!...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, early Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3400 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed redware pottery bowl exhibiting a nearly conical body with...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. An ancient Egyptian ushabti, carved from a single piece of limestone standing with fused legs...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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YOSHITORA UTAGAWA WOODBLOCK "BATTLEOF DAN'NOURA" 1861Yoshitora Utagawa (Japanese, active 1830-1880). "The Great Battle of Dan'noura" woodblock (triptych), Edo period, 1861. Marks: censor's seal aratame. A striking...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF A MALERoman, ImperialPeriod, ca. 1st to 4th period CE. A skillfully carved marble bust depicting the head of an imperial male figure presenting classicizing features and a wavy coiffure with each...
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MASSIVE ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHORON W/LION HEAD & PAWRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A handsome, large marble table leg, also known as a trapezophoron, with a giant clawed foot, leg joint, and smooth...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON TERRACOTTA VESSEL,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with...
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TALL ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON POTTERYVESSEL, TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2600 to 1400 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and conical form exhibiting the ancient coil and scrape methods...
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EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL W/ PORTRAIT,EX EDEEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous, hand-carved sandstone relief of rough trapezoidal form depicting the left-facing visage of a god or king. The...
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INDIAN CHANDRAKETUGARH POTTERY JAR DANCINGFEMALES TL'D...India, Chandraketugarh, Period III, Shunga (Sunga) Period, ca. 185 BCE to 50 CE. An incredibly rare find from a little-known area, this is an example of fine...
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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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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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GREEK ARCHAIC POLYCHROME PROTOME, PERSEPHONEDEMETER TL...**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Archaic period, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Doesn't she take your breath away? This beautiful, mold-made terracotta protome bust probably...
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EGYPTIAN SEBENNYTIC-PTOLEMAIC GLASSINLAY**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. 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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SUPERB FRANKISH MEROVINGIAN GOLD & GARNETRING**First Time At Auction**
Central Europe, Frankish, Merovingian Dynasty, Migration Period, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A beautiful gold and garnet ring, with a thick hexagonal...
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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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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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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI AND TIP SHABTIFRAGMENTAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE; Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A set of 2 ushabti,...
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SEA-ENCRUSTED ROMAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA,TL TESTEDRoman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A large transport amphora enveloped in extensive oceanic encrustations- attesting to centuries spent at the bottom...
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EARLY 19TH C PERIOD SHIP MODEL OF THEU.S.S.CONSTITUTION (OLD IRONSIDES). A VERY EARLY SCRATCH BUILT MODEL FOUND IN MASSACHUSETTS. 48" HIGH, 58" LONG. SHOWS VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGGING....
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FOUR ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH KEYSFour pocketwatch keys, the wide-topped one marked 10k. Victorian or Edwardian period. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house....
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ANTIQUE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FOOTEDDISH BOWLAntique Chinese export hand painted famille rose enameled quatrefoil form bowl depicting a wiseman with lotus blossoms and peaches. Signed to center with poem. Bowl...
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ANTIQUE GOLD SHARK TOOTH STICKPINUnmarked,likely 9k gold. Circa Edwardian period. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house....
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A JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SHIP'S CHEST Edo period (1615-1868), long narrow box, with hand forged iron hardware, half moon shaped handles to either end, front side has a long bottom drawer, above on the right two...
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GILT-DECORATED CORAL-RED- GLAZED TEABOAT
QING DYNASTY, JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD ??????? ????????????of boat form, the base of the interior painted with a lotus surrounded by four butterflies, each side...
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