Rare Minoan Terracotta Bull Head - TL Tested

Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization, Harappa, ca. 3000 BCE. This is a slip-painted terracotta sculpture of a humped Zebu bull with a pot on his head. There is a round hole in the middle of the pot, ex

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Canaanite, Bronze Age, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. An impressive pottery vessel in the form of a bull presenting a cylindrical, horizontal body atop a pair of slender, strip-fo

**Originally Listed At $400** Central Asia, north Indian subcontinent, Gandhara, ca. 300 BCE. A delightful terracotta relief of the head of a man, perhaps a prince, presenting an expressive countenanc

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. late 8th to early 7th century BCE. A tall terracotta beer strainer used to separate solid ingredients from the liquid inside of a larger vessel. This sie

Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-907 AD An earthenware lead-glazed minqui portraying a Sogdian groom wearing an ochre, red and green glazed tunic tied at the waist. His face with aquiline nose, elongated earlobe

Pre-Columbian, Central Highlands, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 800 CE. Exceedingly rare set of four portrait heads done in heavy gray pottery, then finished in red and white added pigments. Each is car

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. An extremely rare depiction of two hand-built pottery bulls standing abreast atop

**Originally Listed At $2500** Central Asia, Persia, Gilan, Marlik / Cheragh-Ali Tepe, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautiful and rare terracotta pitcher of magnificent size, intricately adorned with

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 500 BCE. An evocative terracotta head from an larger figure. The head has distinct child-like features charact

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. Truly a wonder to behold! A rare and exemplary terracotta stemless kylix known as an "Arethusa cup" as it boasts the impression of

This is a very rare ancient artifact from the Djenne culture of Mali, Africa dating from the 14th century. This object was reconstructed from about 5 pieces and has been tested in 3 different location

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built, near-miniature terracotta bull figure with a rounded head, large horn bases, a pointed and snout-lik

Ca. 202 BC–220 AD. Han Dynasty. A hollow-formed terracotta cream-coloured rhinoceros shown standing four-square with a well-cast head with two horns of different length, rose-coloured ears pric

Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-907 AD A large and beautiful hollow-moulded terracotta horse, modelled in a standing pose on a square base. The horse's head is facing gazing forward, with its ears pricked forwa

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386 - 534. A terracotta ox painted with black pigments. The animal is depicted to be standing, with its head facing downwards. It has been made with lifelike details on th

Ca. 202BC - 220AD A huge Chinese pottery model of a guard dog in a seated position, facing forwards with head alert and ears pricked up. The dog wears an elaborate harness and a collar.This piece has

Ca. 202BC-220AD.A huge pottery model of a guard dog in a seated position, facing forwards with head alert and ears pricked up. The dog wears an elaborate red harness and a collar. The dog is the eleve

Tang Dynasty, Ca. 618-907 AD An earthenware mingqi of foreign rider on a horse modelled in a standing pose. The rider depicted with body facing outwards towards the horse's head, his head turned sligh

East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE. A remarkably realistic pottery figure of a bull standing atop a rectangular plinth presenting a prominent humped back. Head projecting forwards, the

Ca. 202 BC - 220 AD.A polychrome terracotta figure of a duck, with lifelike legs. It has colourful feathers, a red head with wide-open eyes, and a cream-coloured beak. This bird figure is a type of Mi

Ca. 202 BC - 220 AD. A rare pottery duck. The bird is standing on its stylised, well-defined bronze legs which support a globular body and elegantly slender neck terminating in a black-coloured head w

Terracotta with painting. China, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220), TL-tested ageThis large sculpture, exceptionally unusual in its form and thus particularly rare is displaying a very erect, standing phoeni

Terracotta. Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 5th cent. BCE (dated), TL-test A very rare piece. The bird's head is spherical and large, the wings' form stylized. The chest is green in color, the tail a s

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A gorgeous pottery jar elaborately incised and hand-painted with a pair of massive zebu bulls