Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic - Fall Variety

Greek Proto-Geometric Pottery Transport Amphora w/ TL

Gandharan Stone Relief with Three Figures

18th C. Spanish Colonial Painting - San Felipe Neri

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Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic - Fall Variety

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse and Rider: East Asia, China, Late Han Dynasty, ca. 0 to 220 CE. A mold-made earthenware horse and rider, finely modeled and covered with nice remains of white, red, and black pigments. During the Han dynasty,

0057: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse and RiderEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Chinese Han Dynasty Lifan Pottery Amphora w/ TL: East Asia, western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE. A dark brown earthenware vessel of incredibly distinctive form. There is incised decoration on the neck and a raised swirl pattern on the

0057A: Chinese Han Dynasty Lifan Pottery Amphora w/ TLEst. $1,200-$1,600

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Chinese Zhou / Han Bronze Arrow Tip Assortment: East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou, ca. 770 to 256 BCE and Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A collection of ten bronze arrow tips, one with wood remaining around its tang, and a bronze parasol fitting

0057B: Chinese Zhou / Han Bronze Arrow Tip AssortmentEst. $500-$700

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Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An incredible bronze mirror with cast motifs on its decorated back and a raised, nub-like handle on the back. The handle is pierced through

0057C: Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze MirrorEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Jade Scabbard Slide w/ Dragon: East Asia, China, probably Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A carved stone scabbard slide with a bas relief dragon. The dragon is shown from the side, in a dynamic, leaping pose. The stone is a

0057D: Chinese Ming Jade Scabbard Slide w/ DragonEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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18th C. Chinese Jade & 24K Gold Ring - 7.7 g: East Asia, China, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A beautiful jade stone carved with an anthropomorphic figure and inlaid into an ovoid setting of a modern 24 karat gold ring. The figure is smiling and

0057E: 18th C. Chinese Jade & 24K Gold Ring - 7.7 gEst. $1,000-$1,400

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19th C. Chinese Stone Circular Dragon Plaque: East Asia, China, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A mottled cream and deep brown stone openwork plaque, consisting of mythological animal forms - including a dragon and possibly a phoenix -

0058: 19th C. Chinese Stone Circular Dragon PlaqueEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Dog - TL Tested: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A charming ceramic dog, lying in a prone position with his legs tucked beneath him, a perky tail curled above his haunches, and a very alert

0058A: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Dog - TL TestedEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Head: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A lovely mold-formed pottery head of a female tomb attendant with petite eyes, a triangular nose, thin lips, and a tall forehead, all beneath a

0058B: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery HeadEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Ceramic Tomb Figure - Warrior: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fascinating tomb guardian figure of a standing warrior. The figure is made from ceramic, with extensive traces of pigment remaining on the body,

0058C: Chinese Tang Dynasty Ceramic Tomb Figure - WarriorEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Pair Late Sui / Early Tang Dynasty Straw Glazed Pottery: East Asia, China, late Sui Dynasty to early Tang Dynasty, ca. late 6th to early 7th century CE. A pair of near-identical ceramic figures, two men dressed in distinctive tunics with curved hats, with

0058D: Pair Late Sui / Early Tang Dynasty Straw Glazed PotteryEst. $1,200-$2,000Lot Passed

Large / Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Vessel: East Asia, Japan, late Early to Middle Jomon period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A large, deep, conical urn made using the coiling method, the clay mixed by the woman who made it (women produced all

0058E: Large / Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery VesselEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Japanese Painted Wood & Papier-Mache Mask: East Asia, Japan, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An incredibly-striking, hand-carved wooden Noh mask covered in a thin layer of papier-mache. This mask depicts an imposing demonic guise and boasts

0058G: Early 20th C. Japanese Painted Wood & Papier-Mache MaskEst. $600-$900

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20th C. Signed Sadao Watanabe Woodcut, Good Samaritan: Sadao Watanabe (Japanese, 1913-1996), woodcut print entitled, "The Good Samaritan," dating to 1976 CE. A colorful signed woodcut stencil print by Sadao Watanabe depicting The Good Samaritan having

0058H: 20th C. Signed Sadao Watanabe Woodcut, Good SamaritanEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Japanese Edo Tsuba - Iron, Copper, 18K Gold: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A fabulous forged-iron Maru Gata tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on Japanese swords. The obverse side of the tsuba displays a

0058I: Japanese Edo Tsuba - Iron, Copper, 18K GoldEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Large / Rare Guerrero Xochipala Stone Plate: Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican Formative Period, Guerrero State, Mexico, Xochipala culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE. A shallow grey-green stone basin with a rounded base and a thick body. The basin

0059: Large / Rare Guerrero Xochipala Stone PlateEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

Chavin Stone Miniature Early Man Idol Pendant: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Tembladera phase, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A miniature, hand-carved anthropomorphic stone idol of a man wearing a simple loincloth. The figure's legs are bent and

0059A: Chavin Stone Miniature Early Man Idol PendantEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Fine Olmec Greenstone Celt: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A beautiful ceremonial celt, hand-carved from a mottled emerald-green stone with light inclusions. The celt, or

0059B: Fine Olmec Greenstone CeltEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Chavin Copper Tumi - Inscribed: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A lunate, hammered flat copper knife blade surmounted by a thick flat handle incised on one side with original standing anthropomorphic figures -

0060: Chavin Copper Tumi - InscribedEst. $1,200-$2,000

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Large / Rare Olmecoid Jade Maskette: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. An arresting face panel or maskette carved from hard, semiprecious jadeite with gorgeous white inclusions created by the Olmec

0061: Large / Rare Olmecoid Jade MasketteEst. $4,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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Proto Nazca Wood Figural Carving: Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, proto-Nazca period, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A hard-carved wooden figure, probably made to be votive, of a woman with long breasts and a simian-like face complete with

0061A: Proto Nazca Wood Figural CarvingEst. $1,700-$2,550

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Impressive Chavin Sodalite & Gold Necklace: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. Definitely a necklace that will catch anyone's attention, comprised of 9 cylindrical sodalite beads - 8 along the strand and 1 - the

0061B: Impressive Chavin Sodalite & Gold NecklaceEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of twenty-one terracotta spindle whorls, each decorated with incised artwork depicting stylized

0062: Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead NecklaceEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large anthropomorphic standing axe god, hand-carved and string-cut from a deep green-grey stone (probably andesite), the

0063: Guerrero Mezcala Andesite Axe GodEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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