LOT OF 3 CHINESE SONG DYNASTY POTTERYBOWLS W/ SHELLSEast Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYERW/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details...
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CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
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19TH C. CHINESE WOOD ACUPUNCTURE TEACHINGMODEL**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, ca. 1860 to 1880 CE. A sizeable, carved wooden male model with black-painted inscriptions used to teach acupuncture...
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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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3 COLIMA & TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, Autlan and Tuxcacuesco-Ortices types ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A fine trio of hand-built pottery...
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5 LARGE ISLAMIC EGYPTIAN FUSTAT GLASSBEADSNorth Africa, Egypt, Fustat, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 sizeable glass beads, each presenting a barrel form and formed using...
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3 PETITE ROMAN UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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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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4TH C. HOLYLAND STONE ARCHITECTURALELEMENT W/ MENORAHNear East, Holy Land, Judea, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. This a large hand-carved stone architectural piece depicting a seven lamp (6 branches plus a central...
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PUBLISHED 12TH C. BYZANTINE IRON PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. An exquisite cast copper-iron processional cross composed of two flared sections pinned...
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AN IMPORTANT TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MARBLEALTAR TABLETOP...**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period,...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF STELE - MOTHER,CHILD, LION, & BULL...Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An exemplary marble relief stele displaying 2 diverse scenes: one of a mother and...
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OVER-LIFESIZE ROMAN BASALT HEAD OF SERAPIS**Thisis an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely sculpted...
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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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3 ROMAN POTTERY OIL LAMPS W/ RELIEFDECORATIONRoman, possibly Holy Land region, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 3 pottery oil lamps, each mold-made to display an extended...
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3 ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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ANCIENT PARTHIAN GOLD EARRINGS - CHEVRONFORMAncient Near East, Parthia, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A gorgeous pair of intricate earrings with loop-form bodies suspended by modern gold-plated wire to...
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17 ROMAN BRASS, BRONZE, GLASS, & AMETHYSTRINGSRoman, Imperial to Early Byzantine Period, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 17 ancient rings - 7 brass, 6 leaded bronzes, 1 bronze, 1 leaded brass, 1...
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FINE ROMAN CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE -WEARABLERoman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous and stylish necklace constructed with 39 hand-carved carnelian beads exhibiting...
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7 ROMAN BRONZE, BRASS, BONE, & IRONMEDICAL TOOLSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An interesting group of 7 Roman bronze, brass, iron, and bovine bone medical tools - all showing the fascinating...
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5 CHAVIN, BAHIA, TEOTIHUACAN & HUASTECPOTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan,...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY JARLETS, BINTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 pottery jarlets, each presenting an apple-form body, a flat shoulder, and...
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6 CHINESE MING POTTERY VESSELS BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of 6 Chinese pottery vessels: 4 jars and 2 bowls. Enveloped in a pale gray-green...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY BOWLS W/ MARINEENCRUSTATIONSEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely collection of 5 pottery bowls, each presenting ring-form feet and impressively thin walls that...
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CHINESE SONG, YUAN, MING & ANAMESE POTTERYVESSELS (6)East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE; Yuan Dynasty, ca. 1271 to 1368 CE; Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE; Southeast Asia, modern day Vietnam, Anamese...
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4 CHINESE MING SWATOW WARE CUPS, BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. This is a fabulous group of four petite Swatow porcelain cups all from a shipwreck near the Binh Thuan...
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3 LATE BYZANTINE POTTERY SGRAFFITO BOWLS- SEA FINDNear East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 13th century CE. A gathering of 3 pottery bowls with a decorated interior that is incised with birds and linear patterning....
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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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20TH C. US POSTAGE STAMP MINT SHEETS& DOLLAR BILLS**First Time At Auction**
North America, United States, ca. 20th to 21st century CE. A great collection of stamps and three circulated American $1- and $5-dollar...
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PUBLISHED / HUGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHAHEADCentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE 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...
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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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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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TRANSLATED SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE STELEABYD**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking limestone stele finely carved...
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4 CHINESE MING POTTERY BOWLS, MARINEENCRUSTATIONSEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 bowls, each presenting a ring-form base and flared walls that rise to a wide,...
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