Bactrian Schist Cosmetic Dish

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

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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

Ca. 3rd Millennium BC A beautiful flat-bottomed cylindrical vessel skillfully carved from grey schist. The pronounced rib runs through the middle of the outer wall, dividing the surface into two, rath

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. Skillfully carved from grey-blue chlorite schist, this is an ornately incised vessel of a cylindrical form that rises to a very slightly flared, unpronoun

Title: Egyptian Wood Duck Cosmetic Dish, N.K., c. 1550-1320 B.C. Date & Origin: Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1320 B.C. Material: Wood Dimension: 9.7 cm L - 3 13/16 inches Provenance: Belgian private c

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pretty, heavy stone cosmetic dish, round, with low, straight walls, aside from a projecting swan's head from one side that forms

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. One of my favorites! Skillfully carved from grey-green schist, this is an ornately incised vessel in the form of a floral motif or possibly a bird claw, di

Assyrian, Bronze Age, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a gorgeous grey-green serpentine cosmetic dish with two delicately detailed faces, one bearded and one either female or youthful male, and two owl-like face

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. An unusual oil lamp carved from a single piece of blue-grey schist, the form a triangle with its interior resembling a stylized flower or leaf. Each of t

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC. This tubular cup, endowed with a pronounced rim, rests elegantly atop a splayed foot, elevating both form and function to a harmonious zenith. Yet, it is the meticulous ador

**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

Afghanistan/ Pakistan, Bactrian culture, ca 1000 to 500 BCE. Unusual and large oil lamp of a form found only in this region of Central Asia. Carved from single block of grey schist with deep, almost r

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A cylindrical vessel carved from grey-green schist and incised with several concentric horizontal rings as well as two bands of petite concentric circles.

Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A cylindrical vessel carved from grey-green chlorite schist and incised with three contiguous abstract renderings of stylized palm fronds. Polished stone

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. An attractive and very unusual oil lamp carved from a single piece of grey schist, the form a variant of a quatrefoil resembling a stylized flower or fou

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A lovely cosmetic dish, hand-carved with the image of 2 figures in high relief surrounded by a lotus flower-like backgr

Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A lovely jar of a miniature form, hand-carved from forest-green schist with dark grey inclusions. The piriform body rests upon a petite base, has

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

Ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC. Crafted with meticulous intention, this vessel bears the distinctive attributes of a rather shallow composition, its base impeccably flat, while the walls bestow a delicatel

Lot of 2 Ancient Levant Alabaster Cosmetic Dish and Bowl c.8th-7th century BC. Size 3 3/4 - 2 1/2 inches diameter. Unusual lot of Dish and a small bowl. Condition:old chip and repair to the bowl, dish

Rare Korean celadon glazed square form cosmetic dish with elaborate floral designs to interior; as-is condition with minor chips and flaws; W 2 3/4"Provenance: private Garden Grove, CA collection

Ca. 2nd millennium BC. A schist bead of elongated, bi-conical shape is both elegant and practical, allowing it to be easily strung onto a necklace or other piece of jewelry. The central section of the