COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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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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CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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EARLY BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP W/ CROSSHANDLENear East / Holy Land, early Byzantine culture, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A wonderful leaded bronze oil lamp presenting a slipper-form body that tapers to an annular...
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CANAANITE LEADED BRONZE / COPPER DUCKBILLAXE HEADS (2)...Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A fine pair of cast leaded-bronze and copper axe heads with a characteristic...
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ANATOLIAN KUSURA-BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL FRAGMENTAsia Minor, Anatolia, modern-day Turkey, Early Bronze Age II to III, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. This is a portion of a highly stylized marble idol in a form known...
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3 LURISTAN BRONZE IBEX PENDANTS, 1 W/DOUBLE HEADAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A handsome trio of Near Eastern cast bronze ibexes, each stylized with high horns...
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4 GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE OINOCHOE AMULETSGreece,Geometric Period, ca. 8th to 6th Century BCE. This is a fine collection of 4 bronze oinochoe or pitcher-shaped amulets. Each is mold cast with a rounded, piriform body, a...
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GREEK THRACIAN BRONZE SPECTACLE FIBULAE(LOT OF 8)Northern Greece, Thrace, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A lovely ensemble of 8 bronze fibulae, all of spectacle or double spiral form and made from a single elongated...
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FINE CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZE SHORTSWORDEast Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A fabulous example of a short sword known as a duan jian that exhibits a classic form, all formed from bronze...
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9TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE HANGING CANDELABRUMW/ CROSSNear East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A beautiful, fascinating object from a wealthy Byzantine church or home - a near-round, five-sided...
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200+ ROMAN, BYZANTINE, & ISLAMIC COPPER/ BRONZE COINSRoman, Imperial Period, 1st to 5th century CE; Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 14th century CE; Islamic, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A collection of...
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LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD W/ RECESSEDHANDLEAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A formidable short sword that is cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique....
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ROMAN LEADED BRONZE PENDANT - MOUSEEATING FOODRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An adorable leaded bronze pendant of a mouse holding a petite wheel-shaped piece of food to his mouth with his...
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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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GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE IMPLEMENT, ROOSTER& BRACELETAncient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A fine gathering of bronze items from ancient Greece, cast into a bracelet, bird finial, and an unusual pendant-like...
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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE ELECTRUM HAIR COILEARRINGS (PR)Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A dazzling pair of earrings formed from electrum hair coils that have been set with modern gold-plated hooks to be...
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FINE / COMPLETE HALLSTATT BRONZE AGEBRONZE BELTCentral Europe (Germany, Austria), Hallstatt Culture, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A beautiful bronze belt, composed of dozens of identical cast bronze pieces, each with...
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ROMAN LEADED BRONZE CHARIOT TERRET RINGS(PR)Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A fine pair of leaded-bronze terret rings used as fittings on horse drawn chariots. The terret secured and guided the...
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3 ROMAN LEADED BRONZE PHALLIC AMULETS**OriginallyListed At $250**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An interesting group of 3 leaded-bronze amulets depicting double phalluses and a "manus fica" with a phallus....
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ROMAN IRON SPATHA W/ BRONZE POMMEL,IVORY HANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful forged iron spatha of a bifacial design bearing a shallow midrib, extremely sharp edges, and a pointed...
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ETRUSCAN LEADED BRONZE DANCING SATYRFIGUREEtruria, northern Italy, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A fine leaded-bronze satyr figure cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, in a dynamic pose as if dancing....
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RARE GRECO-PERSIAN BRONZE DAGGER W/GRIFFIN HEADGreece or Central Asia, Persia, Hellenistic to Greco-Persian, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a fantastical single bronze cast forming a small dagger with...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZE STANDARD,EX ROYAL ATHENAAncient Central to Eastern Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 10th to 11th century BCE. A magnificent bronze pendant cast into 4 pieces and assembled as a massive ornament...
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SIGNED 20TH C. JON ZAHOUREK BRONZE "THELOVERS"Jon Zahourek (American, b. 1940). "The Lovers" bronze, ca. 1960s to 1980s. Edition 2 of 20. Signed and numbered behind the man's head. A stunning bronze sculpture of...
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SUPERB LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORDAncientNear East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful short sword cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue)...
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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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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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ANCIENT EUROPEAN HALLSTATT BRONZE SERPENTINEFIBULA**Originally Listed At $2500**
Southern Europe, Hallstatt culture, Bronze Age, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fantastic bronze fibula consisting of a thick wire that is skillfully...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUALITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
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2 ANCIENT GREEK CLASSICAL ELECTRUM FIBULAEBROOCHES**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Greek, Classical Period, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A lovely pair of electrum fibula brooches, both over 50% gold (equivalent to...
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VIKING BRONZE BRACELET W/ INCISED TERMINALDESIGN**First Time At Auction**
Northern/Eastern Europe, Baltic Vikings/Viking Rus, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A lovely bronze bracelet boasting a minimalist yet elegant...
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ARCHAIC GREEK BRONZE KNEELING NUDE KOUROS(MALE YOUTH)Ancient Greece, Archaic to Classical Period, ca. 640 to 430 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of a nude male youth called a kouros in a kneeling position with feet drawn...
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S. L. YORK BRONZE HORSE, ANCIENT IMPRESSIONSERIES Star Liana York (American b. 1952), patinated bronze horse caught in the action of rolling to its feet, from the Ancient Impressions series, based on prehistoric cave...
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