Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Amazing shape and color! From the ancient Near East, ca. 600 - 800 AD. Green glass bowl with fluted sides and footed base, slightly everted rim. Heavi

From the ancient Near East, ca. 1000 - 1200 AD. Ancient light green glass with bulbous body and everted rim; with indented body and deeper indenting a

Bronze Age, Hallstadt period, ca. 2nd Millennium BC. Bronze arm band or very small neck ring; twisted detailing. 5"D, intact. Provenance: Ex...

Ca. 2nd millenium BC. Terracotta voitve figure of a bull with curving horns, short legs and tail. 3-1/8"H x 5"L, repaired. Provenance: ...

From the southern Mediterranean, Persian era, ca. 400 BC. A round-based alabaster amphoriform shaped vessel tapering towards the neck, with a constric

Beautiful in its simplcity... from the southern Mediterranean region, ca. 400 BC. Alabaster vessel with globular body, short cylindrical neck and a fl

Near Eastern, ca. 2nd - 3rd Millennium BC. Alabaster female bust, probably a priestess/worshipper with delicately sculpted features, including almond-

Cyprus, late 2nd / early 1st millenium BC. Buff terracotta round bellied jug decorated with a brown geometric pattern, ring-shaped carrying handle and

From the ancient Near East, Iron Age I, ca. 1350-1000 B.C. The hollow bronze socket cast in the form of the foreparts of an ibex, front legs tucked

Ca. 4th to 6th Century A.D. The hexagonal bowl on short tripod feet, three loops on the everted rim, suspended from chains with attachment hook above.

From ancient India, dating to ca. 300- 400 AD. Fragment from a larger statue, a pair of stucco hands holding a cornucopia (horn of plenty) which most

South China, Ca. 12th Century AD. Cast image of the Buddha seated in a meditative posture, his face with benign expression, almond-shaped eyes, and w

China Ca. 12nd century AD. Lovely form in with incised stipple decoration with fine braid handles, a chestnut glaze on upper half with natural red cl

Yuan to Ming Dynasty, Ca. 14th to 16th Century AD. A large and impressive serene figure seated in a meditative posture with legs crossed and wearing

Ming Dynasty, Ca. 14th to 17th Century AD. Disc shape with raised central hub and bird/floral relief decoration. Nice rich patina and deposits. 8-1/

China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. Orangeware hollow-molded pottery pig, standing on four legs; depicted with textured mane, wrinkled face an

From ancient China, Han Dynasty, 206 BC to 220 AD. Grey earthenware beast, solidly molded, rendered squatting on haunches; with broad, rounded back; t

China, ca. 1900. Carved polychrome wood figure. 18?T, very good condition. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starti

China, ca. 19th century. Handsome portrayal of Mandarin holding book. Chinese Export ceramic, high fire glazed porcelain with enameled details. 10?

Southern China (Yao?), ca. 1900. Carved from polychromed wood in an animated portrayal of a ferocious god (Guan Yu?) wielding a sword (missing) ridi

Rare form! China, Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A sancai glazed pottery pouring vessel; demonstrates the highly-desired three-glaze technique, which inspi

Chinese, probably Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1644. Well-carved brown, black and celedon green jade qilin / nian (mythical beast) with long, curly tail and w

China, Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911. Apple-green jade model of a bear with with areas of light russet rivering; he stands with upheld paws, the defined spi

China, Ming Dynasty ca 1368 to 1644 AD. Terracotta standing musician holds a trumpet-like instrument in his right hand; he wears a long robe with thic

China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th century AD. Large pottery open-work window in floral pattern, covered in deep green glaze, now with light touches of iri

Celadon pottery was first made in China, where potters from the Northern and Southern Dynasties discovered that when ash landed on ceramic works being

China, Han Dynasty, Ca 200 BC/AD. Tall, thin pottery tomb attendant in buff terracotta decorated with remains of red slip. Standing at attention, hi

The artifact was produced in China, probably in the region of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, during the Sung Dynasty period (960 - 1279. Meant to hol

Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayuthia period, Ca. 16th to 17th Century AD. Cast with a serene facial expression with heavily laden meditative eyes, aquili

Central Asia, Seljuk Dynasty, ca. 800 - 1000 AD. Solid bronze lion in alert position with his head pointed forward, mouth slightly agape, forepaws out

Japan, ca. 1800. Lacquer and gilding on wood. 10?H. Provenance: This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the pric

An impressive Aztec carved stone figure measuring nearly 13" tall. This sculpture dates to circa 1300 A.D. – 1500 A.D., and shows a seated figu...

Colombia SA, Tuza Class Ca. 1250 AD. Very rare in the corpus of Pre Columbian art to find square or rectangular bowls. Here we have one on raised on

Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A good example of molded standing female with arms out at sides and with traces of blue pigment remaining. She wears a smooth ba

West Mexico, San Sebastian, Ca. 300 BC/AD. An orangeware sculpture of excellent form. He has pleasant facial features, nosering, earclips and headdr

Hispanolia, Before 1500 AD. Taino effigy representation of a spirit, incised details, from a vessel rim. Approx 2” H, condition as shown and include

North Coast Peru, Ca. 1100 to 1450 A.D. Woven in slit tapestry technique with vertical bands and complex stepped handle pattern. Colors in yellow, br

Mexico, Ca. 100 BC. A lovely dark green veined worked stone with deep eyes and mouth; pierced for suspension. 2-3/4” L, intact with polish. Miniatur

Pre-Columbian, from Southern Mexico, Guerrero, Ca 500 BC. Nice long strand of jade / jadeite beads accented in center with small human head pendant. E

South central coast Peru, Ca. 1000 to1425 A.D. A colorful section from a panel having diagonal double step elements with rows of stylized birds in sh

Mexico, Ca. 200 to 500 AD. Carved wearing a thick headband. Facial features include grooved eyes and mouth, and triangular nose. Carved in a dark g

Atlantic Watershed Central Highlands Zone, Middle Period, Ca 400 to 850 AD. Buff clay, burnished and red painted ritual vessel raised up on three hol

Guanacaste / Nicoya Region of Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 400 AD. Dark green jade / jadeite pendant with string-cut features. The name "ax god" c...

Pre-Columbian, from west coast of Central America, Costa Rica/Panama, ca. 700-1500 AD. A set of four depletion gilded tumbaga owls, each perched upon

Late Intermediate Period, Ca. 1000 to 1400 AD. A flattened tool, pointed at the base and with incised geometric bands devices to body. The top has tw

West Mexico, Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250 A hard polished greenstone carved stylized seated figure with openwork arms resting on upraised l

A huge female figure from the ancient Colima, Mexico region, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This impressive example measures 10" tall (item alone, u...

A fine and relatively large Colima female figure from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures approximately 7 1/4”

Peru, Ca. 800 to 1200 AD. Constructed in sections of sheet metal, attached with thin flat strip staples and depicting a human face wearing a high bri

From Bocono Estado Trujillo, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. Dimunutive abstract pinched figure; with wide head and hips, loop hands held to sides. 2-5/8” H, c