Ancient / Ethnographic From Around the World

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Ancient / Ethnographic From Around the World

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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping!

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Sumerian Chlorite Bull & Egyptian Steatite Head: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, ca. 2500 to 2200 BCE. A lovely black chlorite bull amulet, larger than most of this type, pierced through its back for suspension and featuring a powerful

0052B: Sumerian Chlorite Bull & Egyptian Steatite HeadEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal w/ Figures: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A tall and slender cylinder seal carved from rich black hematite with a suspension hole drilled

0052C: Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal w/ FiguresEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Anatolian Bronze Bull w/ Gold Leaf Face Mask: Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful cast-bronze bull figurine, a symbol of both fertility and virility in the ancient world, with a stocky body standing atop a

0052D: Anatolian Bronze Bull w/ Gold Leaf Face MaskEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

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Pretty Necklace w/ Ancient Persian Amber / Carnelian: Ancient Near East, Persia, ca. 1000 BCE. A beautiful modern necklace made with ancient amber and carnelian beads. Of the carnelian beads, there are two rectangular carnelian beads, ten flat

0052E: Pretty Necklace w/ Ancient Persian Amber / CarnelianEst. US$400-US$600

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Sasanian Glass Bowl w/ Dimpled Pattern: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sasanid) Empire, ca. 3rd to 6th century CE. A beautiful bowl formed from semi-translucent glass of a yellow-green hue that was blown in a mold to

0053: Sasanian Glass Bowl w/ Dimpled PatternEst. US$600-US$900

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Complete Anatolian Urartu Bronze Warrior's Belt: Caucasus region, modern day eastern Turkey (Anatolia) / Armenia, Urartu culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A stunning, incredibly rare complete Urartian belt - although hundreds of fragments are

0053A: Complete Anatolian Urartu Bronze Warrior's BeltEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Rare South Arabian Alabaster Lion: South Arabia or the Near East, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A rare and stunning creamy white alabaster sculpture of a lion, shown in a crouched hunting stance, stalking towards its prey. The powerful legs

0053B: Rare South Arabian Alabaster LionEst. US$1,700-US$2,500Lot Passed

Ancient Persian Glass & Stone Necklace - Wearable!: Near East, Persia, modern day Iran, ca. 1st millennium CE. A lovely necklace featuring nine glass beads of complementary black and yellow hues and many grey stone spacers arranged in a balanced,

0053C: Ancient Persian Glass & Stone Necklace - Wearable!Est. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Rare Ancient Sasanian Silver Ovoid Bowl: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A fascinating and rare vessel made from a thin, hammered sheet of almost pure (97%) silver. The

0053D: Rare Ancient Sasanian Silver Ovoid BowlEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

Very Early Anatolian Stone Jar: Western Asia, Anatolia (Turkey), ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A delightful small jar, perhaps made for holding salt or other spices, made by shaping a piece of banded red and brown stone into a

0053E: Very Early Anatolian Stone JarEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

Tall Byzantine Pottery Storage Urn: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 10th century CE. An enormous, wheel-thrown pottery storage vesssel of a tall, amphora-like form with a narrow, rounded base, an inverted

0054: Tall Byzantine Pottery Storage UrnEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Byzantine Bronze Pilgrim's Oil Lamp + Stand: Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A pretty example of a cast bronze pilgrim's oil lamp with lion-footed stand, decorated with a cross-form-shaped handle and a

0054A: Byzantine Bronze Pilgrim's Oil Lamp + StandEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Rare Byzantine Brass Crucifix Covering w/ Greek Text: Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A repousse brass sheet, shaped to wrap around the upper arm of a large cross, that was likely once part of a brass covering for a

0054B: Rare Byzantine Brass Crucifix Covering w/ Greek TextEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

10th C. Islamic Brass Right Hand of a Noble: Medieval Middle East and Central Asia, Islamic culture, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A fine disembodied right hand that was at one time part of a cast-brass statue depicting a member of Islamic

0055: 10th C. Islamic Brass Right Hand of a NobleEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

12th C. Islamic Glazed Ceramic Bowl w/ Inscription: Middle East to Central Asia, Islamic culture, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery ceramic bowl glazed with a pale yellow-green hue that showcases darker Arabic text around the

0055A: 12th C. Islamic Glazed Ceramic Bowl w/ InscriptionEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

Exceptional Nishapur Turquoise Glazed Pitcher w/ TL: Ancient Near East / Western Asia, Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, ca. late 10th century to early 13th century CE. An incredible, exceptionally well preserved mold-made ceramic pitcher covered with a

0055B: Exceptional Nishapur Turquoise Glazed Pitcher w/ TLEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

19th C. Qajar Painted Wood Mirror Case: Persia, Qajar, late 19th to early 20th century. A stunning Qajar painted wooden mirror case, the arched front cover finely decorated with Persian miniature painting depicting multiple court and

0056: 19th C. Qajar Painted Wood Mirror CaseEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Bactrian Alabaster Offering Bowl w/ Handle: Central Asia, Bactria (Bactria-Margiana/BMAC), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A shallow dish carved from creamy alabaster in tones ranging from nearly white to pale orange, with a rounded body and

0056A: Bactrian Alabaster Offering Bowl w/ HandleEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

Large Bactrian Red Stone Bread Stamp: Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A deep, wine red stone, carved on its broadest face with a deeply incised motif that resembles the branching antlers of a massive stag - a symbol

0056B: Large Bactrian Red Stone Bread StampEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Pair of Bactrian Bronze Kohl Jars w/ Bells: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A fine pair of cast-bronze jars used to hold cosmetic make-up known as kohl. Each vessel rests atop a quartet of sinuous legs and

0057: Pair of Bactrian Bronze Kohl Jars w/ BellsEst. US$600-US$900

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Gandharan Schist Relief Panel with Many Figures: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A multitude of carefully carved relief figures on a panel, rendered in a dark grey schist, all standing and sitting in

0057A: Gandharan Schist Relief Panel with Many FiguresEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Gandharan Stucco Head of Prince: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE, probably later in this period based on the use of stucco. A stucco head of a prince, modeled in the traditional

0057B: Gandharan Stucco Head of PrinceEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

1st C. Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha: Central Asia, region of Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A beautiful stucco head of Buddha with heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, a naturalistic nose, puffy

0057C: 1st C. Gandharan Stucco Head of BuddhaEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Indian Stone Relief Panel: South Asia, India, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. A hand-carved stone relief panel of an arched form featuring two figures delineated in high relief. To the left is a crowned, four-armed goddess, perhaps

0058: Indian Stone Relief PanelEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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