Byzantine Limestone Coptic Chess Piece with Animal Faces (330-640 AD)

This unique limestone chess piece from the Byzantine era measures 1.18 inches by 0.79 inches (3x2 cm) and features carvings of four distinct animal faces. Each face is skillfully rendered, displaying

32 Metal chess pieces with animal figures, etc.

Ancient Byzantine Egyptian Coptic culture limestone relief, circa 4th to 7th century C.E., deeply carved in high relief with a naked boy leaning behind a foliate branch, raised on Lucite stand. Relief

Ancient Egyptian Coptic Limestone Stela Circa 5th century AD. Depicting a boy seated in a niche and holding a dove and grapes, traces of pigment. Size 19 inches H. Provenance: Ex Collection Florence K

Dated 1240 AH = 1825 AD, 208 x 167 cm, South West Persia, Fars In this rare early collector’s piece, representations of animals and humans have been incorporated into the basic design and a date, 12

Egyptian carved limestone head of a royal, with remains of the nemes head cloth framing his face; 332 BC-30 AD; Provenance: Northern California collection acquired by descent; H: 6 1/4", wood stan

1103. FIVE COTTON ORNAMENT ANIMAL THEME | Pressed cotton painted faces. | 4"-4.5" h. | Cat with ball is a later piece, crepe clothing partially torn on standing cat, overall (Excellent Condition) | $2

4-piece lot of Late Roman and Byzantine Gold Solidii. Consists of: Zeno A.D. 475-491, S-21514; Anastasius I, S-5; Justin I, S-56; Justinian I, cf. S-137. Each sharpness of Extremely Fine and better an

Languedoc, France, 12th century A.D. A carved, square-topped limestone capital, a stylised human head facing outwards from each corner, each with shoulder-length hair, an elongated U-shaped face featu

14th century A.D. A large carved limestone statue of standing Virgin Mary carrying infant Jesus on her raised left arm; wearing a high crown with flowers and a veil, beautifully carved oval-face with

9th-10th century AD. A micro-mosaic of the bearded face of Christ Pantocrator with tesserae in a palette of browns, yellows and reds, embedded in a matrix and modern frame. 2 kg, 42cm including frame

Ca. 1200 AD An amethyst cameo depicting Christ Pantokrator which is represented in half-length and full-face, his head slightly turned to the left. He wears a tunic and a cloak that covers his arm, an

Constantinople, 11th century A.D. A flat-section silver cross bearing a niello engraved design to one face, showing the Virgin and Child seated at the centre, bust of an evangelist within a roundel to

Ca. AD 100-300.A silver phalera formed as a lion's mask within a circular frame. The animal's head with prominent brow and eyes, an open mouth, and a detailed mane framing the face. The phalera is the

Circa 3rd-5th century A.D. A bifacial, oval-shaped lead tessera bearing Abraxas to one face, composed of the head of an animal, torso of an armoured man with muscled cuirass and pteryges, and serpent

Qing Hetian white jade animal face pattern furnace 清 和田白玉兽面纹炉 Dimensions: H: 11.5CM。W: 20CM

HAN DYNASTY ANIMAL FACE PATTERN JADE CUP; L:20.5cm W:8.5cm H:26cm Wt:1270g

H:13.5cm D:12.5cm Wt:1479.5g

H. 16 cmW. 21 cmWeight. 3583 gram

H:23.5cm W:19cm wt:1441g

H: 9 3/8 in(23.8cm) W: 7 1/4 in(18.4cm) wt:2650g

H:18cm W:11cm wt:800g

H:20.5cm D:28.5cm Wt:5800g

A Northwest Coast bentwood lidded box Of rectangular form, the slightly tapering lid with opercula shell inlay on two ends, the body painted with formline animal faces on two sides in red and black an