TWENTY TWO REFERENCE WORKS ON ANCIENTARTTwenty two reference works on ancient artlot includes: 1. Tansu: Traditional Japanese Cabinetry. Ty & Kiyoko Heineken. NY: Weatherhill, 1988. 2. Crafting Devotions: Tradition...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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AN ANCIENT ROMAN STYLE TRAVERTINE LIMESTONEFREE STAND ... FREE STAND SOAKING TUB, MODERN, hewn from a single block of russet, gray, and cream figured stone, with a flat rolled edge rim, on an oval basin with paired...
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GRP: 26 ANCIENT GREEK BOOKSGroup of26 books about Classical Antiquity. Includes "The Odyssey," and works by famous ancient Greek authors including Plato, Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Sophocles. Additionally includes...
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PUBLISHED MESOPOTAMIAN GLAZED HEAD -GYPSUM & BITUMENAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in...
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EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONEMASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
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ROMAN LEAD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVORoman, Holy Land / Phoenicia, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A remarkable lead sarcophagus panel executed in relief divided into 2 quadrilateral frames with braided borders,...
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FANTASTIC EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE- 19 STRANDSAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fabulous necklace containing thousands of petite faience...
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19TH C. SILVER RING W/ ROMAN JASPERINTAGLIO OF DIANARoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Europe, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A stunning jasper intaglio of ovoid form in mottled hues of red...
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SIGNED BETTY GOLD IRON ARTIST PROOF,CA. 1980Betty Gold (American, b. 1935). Iron artist's proof, inscribed "A.P. B.G" (Artist's Proof / Betty Gold) at base of one side, ca. 1980. A special work by American artist...
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WEARABLE TAIRONA QUARTZ & ELECTRUM HUMMINGBIRDNECKLACE...Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wearable necklace comprised of 48 ancient quartzite crystal and carnelian beads with an electrum pendant...
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PUBLISHED THRACIAN SILVER DIADEM, EX-ROYALATHENAEastern Greek / Thracian, ca. 4th century BCE. Finely hammered and modeled in repousse, a beautiful diadem or plaquette comprised of a copper silver alloy and presenting...
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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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ROMAN / BYZANTINE MOSAIC, BANQUET SCENEKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a banquet scene of several figures...
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ROMAN IRON SELLA CASTRENSIS STOOL, EX-ROYALATHENARoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare ancient iron campaign folding stool known as a sella castrensis, a seat reserved for Roman officers and signifies...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS FOOTEDCHALLICERoman, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A free-blown cup atop a stemmed base, all exhibiting verdant yellow-green hues. The deep basin is surrounded...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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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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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (ITALIAN,1720-1778)Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante (View of the temple of Jupiter Tonans), 1756
Etching
The temple to the left of the...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART ??????????????????????Including:Brown, Roxanna M. The Ceramics of South-East Asia: their dating...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON CHINESE ART: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS ?????????????????????Including but not limited to:Art Chinois: Musée Cernuschi acquisitions...
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[JADES AND BRONZES]
A group of importantreference books about Chinese jades and bronzes, comprising:
BAGLEY, Robert W. Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, 1987.—SALMONY, Alfred. Carved Jade...
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[CHINESE WORKS OF ART] A collectionof 31 reference works and catalogues on Chinese art, comprising:
Daily Life in the Forbidden City. Viking, 1988.--YANG, Xiaoneng. The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated...
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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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[CHINESE CULTURE]
A group of referenceworks about Chinese Art, comprising:
— ZHANG, Daoyi. Zhongguo gudai tuan xuan. Nanjing: Jiangsu meishu chubanshe, 1991.
— YANG, Hong. Weapons in Ancient China. New York:...
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ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF APOLLO, 1ST CENTURYB.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D. 21 1/2 X 8 1/2 X 5 IN. (54.6 X 21.6 X 12.7 CM.) ABOVE A STEPPED WOODEN BASE B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D., standing in contrapposto with his weight on his...
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COLLECTION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS ONANCIENT POTTERY A set of reference books focusing on ancient pottery and antiquities, including: "Romische Lampen" by Karin Gorethert-Polaschek; "The Golden Deer of Asia",...
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ANCIENT EGYPT REFERENCE BOOKS, 10 Tenreference books on Ancient Egypt comprising "Egyptian Treasures : from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo" by Tiradritti & De Luca, "Tutankhamun" by Zahi Hawass, "Hatshepsut from...
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MESOAMERICAN PRE-COLUMBIAN ART BOOKS,10 Ten Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian art reference books, including: "The Ancient Maya" by Sylvanus G. Morley and George W. Brainerd, "Pre-Columbian Art and Later Indian Tribal...
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FOUR REFERENCE BOOKS ON ANCIENT NEAREASTERN SEALS All 4to (12 in.), to include: Von Der Osten, Hans Henning. Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell (Chicago: University of Chicago Press,...
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COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
SWATVALLEY, 8TH CENTURY ??? ??? ?????????cast seated in padmasana on a slightly waisted podium supported on a single lotus throne further raised on a stepped plinth, holding the...
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THREE PLASTER IMPRESSIONS FROM CARNELIANINTAGLIOS, POSSIBLY PRINCE PONIATOWKI'S COLLECTION Exceptional plaster impression "Ancient Greek God Pan Seducing Psyche ," 40mm x 36mm x 8mm, inscription in Greek, reference...
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A George IV Collection of Wax Impressionsc. 1825 after Classical plaquette subjects including twelve impressions of Roman Emperors in black wax and seven impressions of ancient and modern subjects in blue wax with...
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TWENTY-NINE REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES.Relating to American antiques and folk art Southern pottery and Southwest Navajo rugs and pottery. Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians 1600-1880 Larry Frank and...
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* A Collection of Reference Materialson Chinese Bronzes comprising Selected Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes a board folio containing 25 loose plates illustrating the bronzes...
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