A Shell Carving Amulet Depicting a Mythical Creature, Likely Indus Valley, c. 2nd Millennium BCE

Presenting a delicate shell carving amulet, sized 3 x 2 cm, featuring a mythical creature gazing backwards, a common protective symbol suggesting vigilance and foresight. Such amulets were characteris

Central Asia, Northern Afghanistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A finely carved Bactrian calcite stone seated idol depicting a person of unknown sex (although

A large rare damask silk and brocade appliqué depicting the disembodied face of the mythical creature of the skies, Chibar or Kirtimukha(Sanskrit), Tibet, Early 19th Century. Used as a decoration for

Great pair Italian giltwood carved sea creatures, 18th/19th c., Venice, plastered, bole and gilt carved wood, elaborately carved book matched figures depicting stylized fish on waves, likely architect

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A tall, thin, lost wax cast bronze figure of a woman with a zoomorphic, horse-like face. The figure stands on narrow legs endin

Henry Varnum Poor, American, 1887-1970, Ceramic Vase, circa 1932, depicting mythical creatures and street scenes, signed H Poor, inscribed HP 32 on bottom 14 1/2" H Property from the Estate of an Impo

Egyptian Alabaster figure of Thoth, Greco-Roman Period (c. 1st c. BCE - 2nd c. CE), Egypt, modeled in walking position, fists clenched, wearing a tripartite wig and short loincloth, carved with back p

DESCRIPTION: Ancient Hongshan Culture carved jade zhulong ("pig dragon") amulet depicting a coiled creature with the head of a protodragon and the snout of a pig or similar beast. Piece is pierced beh

A choice Indus Valley sandstone relief, c. 3500 - 2000 BC, beautifully carved with a kneeling ibex with long, curving horns, bracelets and anklets as well a double collar with fringed pendant. A roset

Roman style marble fragment of a left foot, Likely 1st - 2nd c. CE, white statuary marble, naturalistically modeled, the toes emerging from sandal straps and resting on a sandal sole, 4"h x 7"l x 4"w

Mughal School, fine gouache bird painting, Mughal School (likely 19th c.), depicting a black bird wth white wing plumage standing on a grape vine, unsigned, framed under glass, 12.5"h x 16.5"w (sight)

China, 17th C., jade cow, simplistic carving depicting a seated cow with legs underneath itself, horns and a thin chain connected to its nose, natural stone striations and coloring throughout. Length

Attrib. Thomas Chambers, 1808-1866, River Valley Landscape, likely Hudson River, c.1850, oil on canvas (CNEW491)(MM) Dimensions: 22 x 30, framed 28 1/2 x 36 Property from a family collection bequeathe

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely and petite amulet depicting Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of war, military strategy, and healing. Hand-carved from

Ancient GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA PERFORMING TWIN MIRACLES C.2ND CENTURY AD. SIZE 24 inches high + stand, 8 inches widest point. (Size: 610mm x 210mm; Weight: 20kg) A schist stone carving of a standing

Finely detailed marble carving depicting innocent young girl with umbrella in rain storm. Signed. Sits on a cast cement plinth. Carving 32”H, plinth 49”H.

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. An incredible, large example of a terracotta bowl painted with black outlined motifs of striding lions around it

Outstanding late 20th c. Kindel Winterthur Collection Masterworks Updike mahogany secretary in a Goddard & Townsend Newport, RI Chippendale style with block front and fine shell carving, revealing inc

Jade. China, late Neolithic, Hongshan culture, c. 3500 – 3000 BC Pendant carved in the shape of a coiled mythical creature known as a zhulong or ‘pig-dragon’. These pendants belong t

Ancient Near East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A large, hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting a scene from the early life of Buddha entitled, "The Great D

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position upon a pedestal. He tranqui

English George II Giltwood And Gesso Mirror, C. 1730, H 55" W 28 | The Mirror Offers A Cartouche And Shield Pediment With Acanthus Leaf And Flower Forms. The Frieze Depicting Shells, Acanthus Leaf, An

Solomon Islands, inlaid head carving, 20th c, (poss. earlier), shell inlaid head carving with fiber hair, with mount hole to underside, 9.5"h x 7"w x 9"d Provenance: Property from the Collection of a

INDIAN TEMPLE STELE. 12-14th c. Indian temple carving, Hindu stele depicting Revarta with attendants, Revarta holding a drawn sword astride an animal, carved in grey schist. No mark. Size: 27 1/2''H,