- TEOTIHUACAN TERRACOTTA DOG EFFIGY VESSEL,
TL'DPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 400 to 600 CE. An incredibly rare Teotihuacan spouted puppy vessel! Mold-made from orange terracotta that was very much...
[more like this] - MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARY
FIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
[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] - 19TH C. TONGAN WOOD & WHALE IVORY KALI
HAHAPO HEADRESTOceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden and whale tooth inlay headrest known as a kali heap or a kali...
[more like this] - RARE / INCREDIBLE HUARI POTTERY FUNERARY
MASK TL TESTED...Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. This is an amazing pottery mask that is slightly larger than life-sized of a stylized...
[more like this] - CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,
TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
[more like this] - TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARY
STELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
[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] - 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;...
[more like this] - CHINESE TANG POTTERY LOKAPALA W/ SANCAI
GLAZE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fantastical mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a serious expression wearing elaborate...
[more like this] - CANOSAN POTTERY VOLUTE KRATER W/ EQUESTRIAN
& NIKE, TL**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Canosa, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A gorgeous polychrome volute krater, meticulously hand-painted...
[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] - EGYPTIAN STONE FIGURE - WINGED ISIS
PROTECTING 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,...
[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] - EARLY CHINESE RITUAL JADE Funerary Ritual
Jade in the Form of a Sword Slide, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC), subtle mossy celadon and umber color, carved in shallow relief with wind patterns...
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