Bactrian Cosmetic Palette

Central Asia, Iran / Afghanistan region, Bactrian culture, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. An unusual and rare stone palette made from a lightweight and lustrous black stone, perhaps anthracite or jet,

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful square stone palette. Decorated with geometric patterns on the outside and the rim. The four compartments inside suggest that it was used to hold cosmetics. Bactri

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1200 BCE. A pear-shaped bronze palette of a hammered ovoid body with a thick, tubular handle that flares ever so slightly to a flattened ter

Pre-Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium BC. A finely carved flat stone palette in a form of a blade with a circular attachment loop. 38 grams, 11.9cm (4 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired fro

**Originally Listed At $500** Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. A remarkable grey-green schist concave/convex disc with a low relief carving of a hippocampus on its co

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, ca. 3200 BCE. "Green" schist palette in nearly rectangular form, with a border of three incised lines, reverse left reserved. Includes custom stand. Size: 6-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. Prov

Gandhara Schist Cosmetic Palette with Mermaid, c. 1st Century B.C./A.D Gandhara, c. 1st Century B.C./A.D. Schist 12.1 cm D - 4 15/16 inches Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired in 1995. This it

A Very Rare BMAC Cosmetic Palette with Lion Era: BMAC Size: D: 9cm

ITEM: Cosmetic palette MATERIAL: Stone CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 8 mm x 120 mm x 91 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Jerusalem private collec

Ancient Gandhara Schist Stone Cosmetic Palette with Pegasus c.2nd century AD. Size 5 1/4 inches diameter, 1 inch. Rare Schist stone stele carved in high relief with Pegasus, rim decorated with geometr

Ancient Gandhara Schist Stone Cosmetic Palette with Lion c.2nd century AD. Size 5 1/2 inches diameter, 1 inch. Rare Schist stone stele carved in high relief. Upper section with Lion with wings facing

ITEM: Cosmetic palette MATERIAL: Stone CULTURE: Iron Age PERIOD: 1st millenium B.C DIMENSIONS: 16 mm x 83 mm x 69 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Jerusalem private collect

Ancient Gandhara Pottery Cosmetic Palette c.2nd century AD. Size 4 1/2 inches diameter. Rare red pottery palette with relief scene of bearded man reclining on bench with four female figures. Provenanc

Late Naqada II-III Period, 3300-3000 BC. A carved stone cosmetic palette in the form of a flat fish with notched spine and tail, drilled eye and suspension hole. 85 grams, 12cm (4 3/4") From an old Eu

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A stunning greyware container depicting a horse supporting a tall vessel emerging from the animal's back, two of its four flat-faced walls incised with

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. One of my favorites! Skillfully carved from grey-green schist, this is an ornately incised, shallow, concave vessel, with a high relief head of a raptor wi

A Nice Bactrian Chlorite Cosmetic Kohl Container with Motifs BMAC Size: 9cm Fine Condition

A pair of Egyptian cosmetic mixing palettes, Old Kingdom, c. 2613 - 2181 BC, one in carved alabaster with a shallow bowl, rounded bottom and rim, Dia: 2 in (5.1 cm), the second in terracotta with disk

A fine Bactrian bronze cosmetics vessel, 1st Millenium BC. It is 2-3/4 in high and a 4 in long applicator is included, likely not original to the vessel, but from the same period. Heavy mineral encrus

Pre-Dynastic, 4th millennium BC. A flat-section cosmetic stone palette of a bird, amphora-shaped body, pierced through the eye and back, stumpy leg below. 160 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a Hamps

Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing cosmetics vessel, hand-built from grayware pottery, depicting an abstract horse-like creature standing atop a quartet of rod-

A nice Bactrian chlorite lidded cosmetic vessel, 3rd Millennium BC, of near spherical shape with flattened base, a ladder-type pattern around the handle, which possesses a crème-colored stone inlay.

Ancient Bactrian Stone Dish c.2nd century BC. Size 3 3/8 inches length. Rare Ancient Bactrian Kingdom stone cosmetic dish heart shape with geometric etched design. Condition: Ancient chips and scratch

A Very Nice Bactrian/Gandharan Schist Cosmetic Container W: 7.5xm ******FREE INTERNATIONAL REGULAR POSTAGE******