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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TALL GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE TYPE M-14FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This is an incredible, abstract standing anthropomorphic figure of a large size,...
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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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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 EGYPTIAN GOLD & CARNELIAN NECKLACEAncientEgypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 26th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 525 BCE. This is a stunning necklace made from 27 carnelian stones and 10 high quality...
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BEAUTIFUL BACTRIAN QUARTZ BEAD NECKLACECentralAsia, Bactria, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. This is a stunning and wearable collection of 19 rock crystals or quartz beads, hand-cut and drilled in ancient times, gathered here and...
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LARGE NORTH AFRICAN ACHEULEAN STONEHAND AXENorthwestern Africa, Algeria / Morocco, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic), ca. 1.2 million to 500,000 years ago. A large and remarkable stone tool, hand-knapped to function...
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LOT OF 8 ANCIENT MEXICAN POTTERY & STONEOBJECTSPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE; West Mexico, Jalisco and Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd...
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VALDIVIAN STONE IDOL ABSTRACT OWL FORMPre-Columbian,South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved volcanic tuff stone idol of a highly abstract form depicting what scholars believe to be an...
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NORTH AFRICAN ACHEULEAN STONE HAND AXENorthwesternAfrica, Algeria / Morocco, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic), ca. 1.7 million to 130,000 years ago. A sizeable and splendid stone tool, hand-knapped to function as a hand axe....
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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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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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RARE ECUDORAN LA TOLITA BONE FIGURALCARVING**Originally Listed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco), ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A rare example of a stylized anthropomorphic figure carved...
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CHAVIN POTTERY INCISED JAGUAR VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Santana-Santa River, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A delightful ceramic vessel in the form of a stylized jaguar presenting a portly...
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MASSIVE / SPECTACULAR OLMEC JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe...
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ANCIENT ARGENTINE CONDORHUASI-ALAMITOSTONE MASKPre-Columbian, Northwest Argentina, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, Early Period, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An incredible funerary mask hand-carved from a large stone...
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RARE MEZCALA STONE TEMPLE W/ RECUMBENTHUMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A very rare stone carving that combines a traditional Guerrero stone temple...
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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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SUPERB AZTEC STONE COILED SERPENT /QUETZALCOATLPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 CE. An incredible stone carving of a serpent with the coils interlacing, forming a large and solid ball,...
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RARE / GORGEOUS OLMEC BLUE JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A rare, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green coloration and an elegant presentation....
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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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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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RARE MOCHE WOOD ATLATL W/ FIGURAL DEER,PHALLUS DEITYPre-Columbian, South America, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. Preserved ancient wood is extremely scarce and COMPLETE weapons that were made of wood, even more...
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MAYA STONE FIGURE JAGUAR GUARDIAN, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, probably Guatemala, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A fabulous stone sculpture of a jaguar - an important animal...
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MAYA GREENSTONE PECTORAL BEADS + EARSPOOL, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $6000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable...
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OLMEC STONE PENDANT - WERE-JAGUAR, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A remarkable andesite stone pendant or applique low relief carved into a figure...
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NECKLACE W/ OLMEC, MEZCALA & MAYA APPLEGREENJADE BEADS...**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, Mezcala, & Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 900 CE. A beautiful collection of 58 apple...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED GREEK COREFORMGLASS ALABASTRONAncient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A stunning core-formed glass alabastron comprised of deep sea blue glass with opaque tangerine yellow...
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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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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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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTICNAQADA I BRE...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting...
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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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PRE-COLUMBIAN: VERACRUZ HACHA, ANCIENTMESOAMERICA, C. 600 - 900 AD, STONE, CARVED VERACRUZ STONE HACHA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANCIENT...PRE-COLUMBIAN: Veracruz Hacha, Ancient Mesoamerica, c. 600 - 900 AD, stone,...
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FOUR ANCIENT STONE CELTSFour ancientstone celts, largest - 4 3/4" l.
Condition:
As found, unrestored. Provenance: very large private Virginia collection....
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SEVEN ANCIENT STONE ARTIFACTSSeven ancientstone artifacts, to include a Delaware stone gouge, mano stone, etc., largest - 8" l.
Condition:
As found, unrestored....
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