GIORGIO DE CHIRICO "THE ARCHAEOLOGISTSIV" LITHO Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888 - 1978), "The Archaeologists IV (Gli Archeologi IV) from Metamorphosis," 1929, lithograph in colors, edition 89 / 100, signed lower...
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RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLEEYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted...
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RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLEEYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies...
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SUPERB MESOPOTAMIAN TEL BRAK MARBLEEYE IDOLAncient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. This marble eye idol presents a classic bell-shaped body surmounted by two hand...
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VALDIVIAN SERPENTINE CELT W/ ZOOMORPHICFLANGES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A striking serpentine axe head, hand-carved to boast silky smooth surfaces...
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HUGE NAYARIT SEATED NUDE FEMALEPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fabulous and quite massive clay sculpture of a seated female depicted nude with a long, rectangular torso,...
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ANCIENT TELL BRAK POTTERY EYE IDOLAncientNear East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia....
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NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAIC PICK-TYPE BANNERSTONENativeAmerican, Midwestern United States, Ohio, Coshocton County, Archaic Period, ca. 8000 to 1000 BCE. A pecked and polished bannerstone made from a gray-green stone. The triangular...
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RARE COLIMA REDWARE POTTERY SEATED DOGPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery dog in a rare seated pose with paws placed in front and a thick tail curling...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN LEADED COPPER APIS BULLSTATUEEgypt, Late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A gorgeous cast-leaded copper votive figure representing the sacred Egyptian bull god...
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY CERAMIC STORAGEVESSELCeramic storage vessel with small handles and rounded bottom, painted geometric design throughout. Style Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Central America. Measures 11 1/2" x 7"....
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY CERAMIC STORAGEVESSELCeramic storage vessel with small handles and rounded bottom. Style Pre-Columbian, Mayan, Central America. Measures 9 1/2" x 7". PROVENANCE: Obtained from the estate...
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AUSILIO PRIULI (B.1951) PETROGLYPH STONERUBBINGFramed stone rubbing on paper, Petroglyph, signed lower right Ausilio Priuli (Italian, b.1951), sight: 19.5"h, 14.75"w, overall: 20.25"h, 15.5"w, 2.75lbs **Note: Ausilio...
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HANNEKE LUITING (NORWEGIAN, CONTEMPORARY),VIKING BOW, ACRYLIC PHOTO PRINT, 60" X 40". UNFRAMED.HANNEKE LUITING, Norwegian, Contemporary, Viking Bow, depicting the stem of the Oseberg Viking ship found in 1904...
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LARGE JAPANESE GILT WOODEN GUANYIN FIGURELarge Japanese gilt wooden Guanyin buddha figure, standing on lotus platform over a circular platform, holding a lotus bud on her left hand, right hand in vraja, wearing robe...
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CHINESE CARVED CINNABAR COVERED BOX,18TH C. Chinese carved cinnabar covered box, 18th C,in oval shaped form with rounded corners, nicely carving on both sides, one depicting two scholars and their servant meeting...
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ASIAN BRONZE BUDDHA STATUE, 19TH C.OR EARLIER An Asian bronze Buddha statue, dating from the 19th century or earlier. The standing bronze Buddha is fitted with a peg into a rounded, tall wooden base. robes...
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THAI BRONZE BUDDHA W/ MULTIPLE ARMS,18/19TH C. A Thai bronze Buddha with multiple arms, dating from the 18-19th century. Behind the figure stands a peacock, symbolizing compassion combined with wisdom. heavily...
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CHINESE BRONZE CAST GUARDIAN FIGURE,17/18THC. A Chinese bronze guardian figure, dating from the 17/18th century. The animated figure who rides on a foo lion is mounted on an oval base. Extremely well cast detail in...
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CHINESE GILT BRONZE VASE W/ INSCRIPTION,17/18THC. A Chinese gilt bronze vase, dating from the 17/18th C. Over a deeply recessed flared base the vase widens broadly at the base and tapers to a wide oval shaped mouth. Two...
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GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN REFERENCEITEMSGroup of vintage Native American Indian reference items, to include a collection of Pennsylvania Archaeologist magazines, auction catalogs, and other materials.
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY ANTHROPOMORPHICOCARINACeramic animal head with human limbs ceramic figure, possibly an ocarina. Style Pre-columbian, Mayan, Central American. Object measures 3 1/4" x 4" x 3 1/4". PROVENANCE:...
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY PAINTED CERAMICBOWLCeramic bowl with painted design at top, style pre-columbian, Mayan, Central American. Bowl measures 4 5/8" x 6". PROVENANCE: Obtained from the estate of an American archaeologist...
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY CERAMIC STORAGEVESSELCeramic storage vessel with small handles and rounded bottom, painted geometric design. Style Pre-columbian, Mayan, Central America. Measures 7" x 6" x 5". PROVENANCE:...
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PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY CERAMIC STORAGEVESSELCeramic storage vessel with small handles and rounded bottom, painted geometric design throughout. Style Pre-columbian, Mayan, Central America. Measures 10" x 5 1/4"....
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THREE PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY CERAMICBOWLSThree small bowls, one with painted decorations, style is Pre-columbian, Mayan, Central America. Each measure approximately 5 1/2" in diameter. PROVENANCE: Obtained from...
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ANCIENT ALEXANDRIAN TERRACOTTA STATUEOF HORUS Ancient Greco-Roman Alexandrian terracotta statue of the Egyptian god Horus and Greek god Harpocrates, fourth to first centuries B.C.E., together with a fitted lucite...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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'TYDAL' CHAIR, CIRCA 1900 carvedoak50cm wide, 96.5cm high, 49.5cm deepNote: This chair is a direct copy of a chair first identified in 1878 by archaeologist Nicolay Nicolaysen (1817-1911) in the Tyldal Church...
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WOODBLOCK 'WUTAI SHAN' PRINT AND GROUPOF TWENTY-FOUR INK RUBBINGS
QING DYNASTY AND LATER ? ?????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????: ????????????the woodblock print depicting Manjusri and his...
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ANCIENT ALEXANDRIAN TERRACOTTA STATUEOF HORUS Ancient Greco-Roman Alexandrian terracotta statue of the Egyptian god Horus and Greek god Harpocrates, fourth to first centuries B.C.E., together with a fitted lucite...
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TWO ETRUSCAN REVIVAL OMBRA DELLA SERASTYLE PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURES, CA. 19TH CENTURY 20 ½" and 2 ?" Representing a nude male and female with very elongated body but heads in normal proportions, brown verdigris...
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4 pieces. Autograph Material - NotableArchaeologists: Rossi, Giovanni Battisti de. Autograph Letter Signed. Ciuitauecchia, Italy, 1874. 2 pp., 8vo. Relating in part to his work in the Catacombs. * Woolley, Leonard....
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Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels Chorreraincluding a bottle-form whistle vessel globular body surmounted by a crouching anteater issuing a cylindrical neck with a strap handle height 8 1/4 in.; and a U-form bowl...
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Luigi P. di Cesnola Civil War MOH Winner& First Director of Metropolitan Museum of Art LS Cesnola Luigi P. di (1832-1904).? Italian-American soldier who served in the American Civil War (awarded the Medal of Honor...
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A Pre-Columbian Huastec Carved StoneFigure of a Hunchback Star Gazer Veracruz Mexico carved in the form of a seated figure gazing upward having a rounded back and a distinct ridged backbone height 10 1/4 in....
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