WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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FIVE ANCIENT NEAR EAST STONE & POTTERYSTAMP SEAL BEADS...Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey / Syria, Archaic period, ca. 3rd millennium BCE; Iron Age II to III, 10th to 6th century BCE. A fabulous ensemble of...
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LURISTAN BRONZE DAGGER - GORGEOUS PATINA!AncientNear East / Anatolia, eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A striking cast-bronze slender dagger with a pointed, recessed blade and...
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12TH C. MAJAPAHIT STONE HANUMAN FIGUREMONKEY-FORM**Originally Listed At $3500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A charming sculpture, a large Hanuman figure...
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MINIATURE TELL BRAK STONE VOTIVE - SEATEDBEARAncient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 3500 to 3300 BCE. An incredible polished miniature votive stone bear, a very ancient depiction of the brown bears who...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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INSCRIBED PALMYRAN MARBLE RELIEF W/BANQUETERNear East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An impressive Palmyran funerary relief, hand-carved from creamy white marble to depict a...
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ROMAN STONE MOSAIC - IVY VINE W/ HEART-SHAPEDLEAVES**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN ROUND MOSAIC - HOUSEHOLDDEDICATION**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to...
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PUBLISHED ROMAN STONE MOSAIC HEAD OFOCEANUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very fine Roman stone mosaic comprised of thousands of stone tesserae, depicting the head of Oceanus - the personification...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN STONE HANDLED VESSELAsiaMinor/Western Asia, Anatolia, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful stone bowl with steep side and clear drill marks around its interior, showing how ancient artisans made the...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN STONE JAR W/ LUG HANDLESAncientNear East, Anatolia, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A handsome stone jar, ovoid in profile, tapering to a narrow, round base from a wide, ovular mouth. The rim is slightly...
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LOT OF 3 NEAR EAST STONE AMULETSAncientNear East, Jemdet Nasr (Iraq), ca. 3100 to 2900 BCE. Two stone pendants, each of an abstract avian form. Also, Mesopotamia, ca. 1500 BCE. A stone bull/phallic amulet. Size...
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EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC STONE BOWL -BEAUTIFUL COLORS!Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3100 to 2686 BCE. A beautiful bowl, skillfully hand-carved from stone to display a round yet...
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST STONE SEAL BEAD W/QUADRUPED & SNAKE**Originally Listed At $300**
Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone...
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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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GREEK LYDIAN TERRACOTTA PANEL FRAGMENTW/ PEGASUSAncient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. This is a wonderful fragmentary piece of a terracotta panel that depicts...
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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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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 INTAGLIO IN GOLD PIN SETTING,EX-CHRISTIE'SRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming 87% gold (equivalent to 20K+) brooch with an ancient carnelian intaglio stone set in an ovoid bezel....
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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FINE SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEADAncientMiddle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues,...
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ANCIENT ROMAN NECKLACE 22K+ GOLD & CHALCEDONYBEADSRoman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning and wearable necklace strung with 22 lavender hued chalcedony stones and 21 high quality 93.48%...
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ROMAN / BYZANTINE MOSAIC, BANQUET SCENEKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a banquet scene of several figures...
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LATE ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL OF EIKAS FROMKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A remarkable mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a seated male figure in front of the...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING SCHOLAR'S STONEOF PETRIFIED WOOD**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's stone that is actually...
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SOUTH ARABIAN STONE HEAD**First TimeAt Auction**
Ancient Near East, Southern Arabia, near modern day Yemen, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. An impressive and quite noble stone head presenting typical...
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TINY NEAR EASTERN RED JASPER FERTILITYGODDESS AMULET**First Time At Auction**
Near East, Anatolia / The Levant & Egypt, ca. 3000 to 1500 BCE. A fertility goddess amulet- the tiny figure carved from a red jasper...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL,GEOMETRIC**Originally Listed At $4500**
Roman, late Imperial Period, Eastern Empire, modern-day Syria, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A mesmerizing mosaic depicting a 2-stranded...
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MESOPOTAMIAN STONE HEAD W/ CHIGNON HAIRSTYLE**OriginallyListed At $600**
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Early Dynastic IIIb to Akkadian Empire period, ca. 2500 to 2218 BCE. An impressively preserved stone head featuring...
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HOLYLAND IRON AGE II STONE TRIPOD BOWL**OriginallyListed At $500**
Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 586 BCE. A rare and quite impressive tripod bowl, skillfully carved from a single piece of basalt to...
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TEL BRAK / MIDDLE URUK POTTERY EYE IDOL**OriginallyListed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An intriguing, abstract terracotta figure with a broad, annular...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN STONE IDOL W/ GREEKSCRIPT**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An intriguing stone figure of anthropomorphic...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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TWO PIECES OF ANCIENT CHINESE CARVEDSTONE Two carved stone sculptures of a camel and horse. See Inaugural Exhibition: Vol. 2 Chinese Metalwares and Decorative Arts, 1993, from the Museum of East Asian Art in...
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