THREE CHINESE QIJIA NEOLITHIC VESSELSFinelypotted with painted geometric designs and inserted shell fragments on the shoulders and handles. Rare examples from either the Qijia ( ca. 2200 to 1800 BCE) or Siba (2000-1600...
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN SWIRLING EYE VESSELVerybeautifully formed and burnished blackware pottery vessel in the unusual style of this region and period. The graceful shapes may refer back to the Neolithic shapes and styles....
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN SWIRLING EYE VESSELVerybeautifully formed and burnished blackware pottery vessel in the unusual style of this region and period. The graceful shapes may refer back to the Neolithic shapes and styles....
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC YANGSHAO POTTERY JARAncientEast Asia, China, Yangshao culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery urn of a hefty form with a planar base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY JAR GEOMETRICMOTIFEast Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE A stunning pottery vessel of sizable form decorated with a complex brown and russet painted...
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THREE CHINESE NEOLITHIC GREENSTONE DISCSW/ BOXEast Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3400 to 2250 BCE. An impressive set of three hand-carved greenstone discs from Neolithic China, all intricately...
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STUNNING CHINESE JADE BAT DEITY FINIALEastAsia, China, Republic Period, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A stunning carved jade stone in the form of a stylized bat creature! The bat rests on a flat base with a drilled...
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NEOLITHIC NORTH AFRICAN STONE SPHERES- LOT OF 3**Originally Listed At $500**
Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. Three fascinating carved stone spheres of small form with...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC XIAJIADIAN POTTERYTRIPOD VESSELEast Asia, Northeast China, Middle Neolithic, Xiajiadian culture, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A fascinating pottery vessel with 3 pointed legs, a squat body, and a...
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BEAUTIFUL CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BLACKWAREAMPHORA W/ TLEast Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE. An impressive, dark-gray earthenware amphora of a remarkably distinctive form. Panels of incised linear...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIA LIMESTONE FERTILITYIDOLAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic, ca. 6000 to 3000 BCE. A petite limestone fertility figure depicting a woman with enlarged, voluptuous...
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AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TENERIAN FLINT KNIVES/ SKINNERS (2)Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Niger region, Tenerian (also Tenerean) culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A fine pair of nicely proportioned hand...
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NEOLITHIC CHINESE MAJIAYAO PAINTED POTTERYFOOTED DISHEast Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl of utilitarian form with a flared foot beneath the broad basin...
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BLACKWARE AMPHORA,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE. A lovely, dark-gray earthenware vessel of an incredibly distinctive form. Panels of incised linear decorations...
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RARE SET MIXTEC SILVER BELLS - MONKEYHEAD FORM (4)Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 4 silver bells, all in the form of monkey heads. Each of the adorable simians...
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17TH C. CHINESE MING DYNASTY SCHOLAR'SSTONEEast Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's rock or stone, this example is a naturally...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC HONGSHAN NEPHRITEFIGURAL PENDANTAncient East Asia, China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3500 to 2900 BCE. An intriguing anthropomorphic figural pendant of a slender form that is...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN POTTERY ABSTRACT HEAD,TL TESTEDNear East, Turkey, Anatolia, Neolithic / Chalcolithic, ca. 5500 to 4300 BCE. A wonderful and rare hand-built pottery head with an elongated brow, impressed narrowed...
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20 NEOLITHIC MAURITANIAN STONE ARROWHEADS**OriginallyListed At $350**
Northwestern Africa, Mauritania, Neolithic Period, ca. 6500 to 3500 BCE. An ensemble of 20 hand-knapped stone arrowheads exhibiting crimson, russet, caramel,...
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ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON TERRACOTTA VESSEL,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with...
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TALL ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON POTTERYVESSEL, TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2600 to 1400 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and conical form exhibiting the ancient coil and scrape methods...
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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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CHINESE HONGSHAN JADE PECTORAL - MASKFORM**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Northeast region, Hongshan culture, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. Rare and fine translucent jade maskette from the late Neolithic...
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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONECONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
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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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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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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC MAJIAYAO BICHROMEJAR W/ HANDLES**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. An impressive pottery jar of a voluminous form hand-painted...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING DYNASTY SCHOLAR'SSTONEEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's rock or stone, this example is a naturally formed piece...
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RARE ANCIENT CHINESE ZHOU DYNASTY MARBLECONGEast Asia, China, Zhou Dynasty, ca. 1046 to 256 BCE. A rare example of a Zhou Dynasty cong carved from solid marble exhibiting creamy hues of white, cream, brown, and...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC STYLE PAINTED GRAYPOTTERY COVERED VESSELChinese Neolithic Style Painted Gray Pottery Covered Vessel,...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY COVERED JAR,3RD MILLENIUM BC Ceremonial Jar in white clay, Liangzhu culture, having a tall hollow pierced foot, low bulbous belly with long broad tapered neck having two small lugs, the...
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SCARCE COVERED CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERYJAR Neolithic period, Majiayao culture (ca. 3300?2050 B.C.), terracotta with black and red geometric glazed figure decoration, small lid having an animal head knop, two lugs...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC COVERED JAR TexturedBulbous Terracotta Jar, no slip decoration, with downturned solid cylindrical lugs, domed lid having a round tapered knop, 9 3/4" tall, 9" x 7 /2". Good condition....
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Chinese Neolithic-Style Covered TangHu, of squared baluster form, the gray clay body with painted archaic designs and stylized plantain leaves at the neck, the body with slightly splayed foot rim, low-relief...
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Massive Chinese Neolithic-Style CoveredTang Hu, of squared baluster form, the body with slightly splayed foot, the body and lid with traces of painted details and burial encrustation, h. 17-3/4"....
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