EGYPTIAN PORPHYRY AND MARBLE OBELISK,POSSIBLY ITALIANRaised on a baroque base with a later green marble plinth and brass feet.
17 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Note: The ancient Egyptians built the first obelisk. They...
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ANCIENT AFRICAN NOK TERRACOTTA HEADFRAGMENTDESCRIPTION: Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head Fragment with carved protruded symmetric eyes and lips. The Nok culture produced sculptures of human heads and figures...
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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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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN MARBLE TORSOOF NUDE YOUTHRoman, Imperial, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A finely carved marble torso of a youth with an appropriately fleshy body, nude save the fascinating cord of amulets...
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PUBLISHED GREEK TERRACOTTA ROUNDEL OFSATYR - TL TESTED...Greece, late Hellenistic period, ca. 1st century BCE. An impressive, mold-made terracotta roundel, presenting with a raised rim, a projecting head of a...
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NANO LOPEZ "LUCY" SCULPTURE & SIGNEDSTUDYNano Lopez (Colombian, b. 1955). "Lucy" bronze AND hand-signed giclee on canvas study for "Lucy" - edition number AP (artist's proof) 18/28, 2010, bronze signature stamped...
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SICAN SILVER BIRDS W/ GOLD DETAILING(PR)Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with hammered...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO BRASS OFO SHRINEFIGUREWest Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating brass ritual object known as an ofo, presenting a tubular form intended to...
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NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME SEATEDMALEPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A polychrome terracotta male figure, seated in a cross-legged position, holding a rattle, mirror,...
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ANCIENT VIETNAMESE DONG SON BRONZE BELLS(3)Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. An attractive ensemble of 1 leaded bronze and 2 bronze bells, all enveloped in a rich green...
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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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ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM W/ COBALTHANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A stunning, free-blown glass double unguentarium comprised of a conjoined pair of tubular chambers with folded rims - both...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN AZTEC OBSIDIAN BLADE +COREPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. Two hand-knapped obsidian objects from the ancient Aztecs. First is a slender conical core with several...
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1990S PURVIS YOUNG PAINTING, TRUCK &BDGS ON FOUND SIGN...Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010). Painting on a found wooden real estate sign, c. 1990s. Signed "Young" on upper right. A striking painting of a truck...
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RARE 19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD NO'OANGA,EX-ROSMANPolynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical...
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HUARI LLAMA BONE DRUG SPOON W/ BIRD& CRUSTACEANSPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A stunning hand-carved spoon made from the leg bone of a camelid, likely a llama with zoomorphic...
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SUPERB GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOSAncientGreece, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A particularly striking core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) used by the ancients to hold perfumed oil. This near miniature...
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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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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins...
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RARE PHOENICIAN CORE-FORM GLASS AMPHORISKOSAncientEastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th century BCE. A gorgeous and rare example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos from ancient Phoenicia, boasting a graceful silhouette...
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PUBLISHED & EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE OILLAMP WITH LIONRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stupendous leaded bronze oil lamp, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with an elegant, elongated body,...
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LATE ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL OF EIKAS FROMKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A remarkable mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a seated male figure in front of the...
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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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RARE MOCHE WOOD ATLATL W/ FIGURAL DEER,PHALLUS DEITYPre-Columbian, South America, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. Preserved ancient wood is extremely scarce and COMPLETE weapons that were made of wood, even more...
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EXCEPTIONAL MAYA POTTERY SEATED SCRIBE,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $18000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond...
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MAYA STONE FIGURE JAGUAR GUARDIAN, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, probably Guatemala, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A fabulous stone sculpture of a jaguar - an important animal...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUMRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonder to behold; the most astonishing example of iridescence in Roman glass that we have ever seen! A captivating candlestick...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED GREEK COREFORMGLASS ALABASTRONAncient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A stunning core-formed glass alabastron comprised of deep sea blue glass with opaque tangerine yellow...
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HOLYLAND IRON AGE II STONE TRIPOD BOWL**OriginallyListed At $500**
Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 586 BCE. A rare and quite impressive tripod bowl, skillfully carved from a single piece of basalt to...
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GREEK FIKELLURAWARE TREFOIL OINOCHOE,EX-ROYAL ATHENAEastern Greece, Rhodes or Asia Minor, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. An elegantly constructed ceramic trefoil oinochoe with radiating crescent bands painted...
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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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[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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PRE-COLUMBIAN: PRE-COLUMBIAN OBJECTS,14+ PIECES, ANCIENT MESOAMERICA, TERRACOTTA AND STONE, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER SIMILAR, ITEMS INC...PRE-COLUMBIAN: Pre-Columbian objects, 14+ pieces, Ancient Mesoamerica, terracotta...
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PR GINO CENEDESE MURANO SCAVO GLASSSWANS Italy,1907-1973Opposing pair finished in the Scavo technique with a textured surface emulating an ancient object....
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15 ancient objects: mounted bronze finial,8 in., extensive losses ; bronze figure with cat head, possibly Egyptian, 3-1/2 in., on composition base; engraved silver clip with iron ring, 2-3/4 in., twelve other bronze...
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