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Heading: Author: Tyrell, Henry Title: The History Of The Present War With Russia Giving Full Details Of The Operations Of The Allied Armies [and] History of the Russian Empire: From its Foundation, b

Title: THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Author: Edward Gibbon Publishing: James S. Virtue, London, ca.1870 Edition: Illustrated edition Subject: History Two volumes. Half-leathe

Near East, Sasanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. An absolutely beautiful rare example of dark glass from the last Persian empire before the rise of Islam, a crucial period in Iranian history. Applied strips an

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** South Asia, India, Bihar region, Pala Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning hand-car

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A tall, handsome mosaic depicting a young man holding an armful of food - possibly cuts of meat, possibly large fruit - in a white

Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An attractive marble torso of a statue depicting a male figure, most likely Herakles (Hercules), the quintessential hero of ancient times, as he appears to be

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pres

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning gray schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress. The face is sensuously and reali

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. An incredible sword with a remarkable 91% to 94% silver repousse hilt and scabbard, the depressed a

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Sensual and evocative, this is a dark grey schist sculpted torso of a prince. The figure wears a draped skirt, a pe

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 and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional Greco-Buddhist manner with

Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE, purportedly found in Britain. Exceptionally rare iron short sword Gladius or Semi-Spatha. Long tapered blade with tip nearly pointed, extended tang with the po

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. One of the finest examples of a sculpted woman from this culture that we have seen, this is a sensitive and lifelike ca

**Originally Listed At $5000** Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments repousse formed into roaring lion heads

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular knobs engraved with roundel

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 14th century CE. A large, beautiful iron processional cross of the pommee style, with flaring arms that terminate in small balls made of 95% silver.

Central Asia, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An exceptional, larger-than-life head of the enlightened Buddha, skillfully sculpted from gray schist to portray his divine visage in traditi

**Originally Listed At $7500** Pre-Columbian, Peru and Ecuador, Inca Empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A stone game board in the form of a Chimu or Inca fortress depicting tiered structures as well as smal

**Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. Painstakingly carved from volcanic stone, this sculpture represents a seated male figure of import, most likely

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A lar

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

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. In my career spanning 30+ years this is the first and only authentic example of an Aztec death whistle I have ever held in my hands. Rarer tha