Small Dagger Handle, Shang Period, 1600-1100 BCE

Chinese. With tapering blade with a median ridge on both sides that continues over the tubular socket to the tang. Shang Dynasty period. (c. 1600-1046 BCE) Width: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm)

Chinese Shang Period (1600 to 1050 BCE) pottery jar, 3.75"h x 5.25"d

Chinese Archaic Bronze Dagger, Late Shang Dynasty, (1600-1100 BC). The blade with a hafting hole on a hilt cast with channels intended for inlay; encrusted with a green patina with some areas of brown

Greek Persia, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th century BCE. A single bronze cast forming a small dagger with a griffin's head turned to one side; the guard curls out away from the blade, which tapers down

Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 330 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous cup with twin small handles and a vine decoration in relief around the lower part of the body. The bowl was thrown on a potters' wheel inside

Cyprus, Archaic period, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. This is a tall, slim vase with a conical neck and a wide, flat rim and a small handle at the shoulder. The decoration style is simple and beautiful,

Ancient Near East, ca. 1000 BCE. A very small bronze dagger with a cast on handle terminating in a small, crescent-shaped pommel. The blade itself is finely symmetrical and very flat, with no ridge or

Near East, Northwest Iran, Luristan, ca. 1250 to 1100 BCE. Lovely bronze dagger, blade in leaf-shape with pointed tip, sculpted handle and twin "knuckle" pommel. A lovely and deadly blade! Size: 11.4"

The jade ritual ornament carved in the form of a dagger, with a stringing hole on the carved handle, the jade is of celadon yellow color tone with russet. Shang Dynasty period. Length: 12 1/2 in (31.8

The jade ritual ornament carved in the form of a dagger, with a stringing hole on the carved handle, the jade is of white and brown color tone. Shang Dynasty period. Length: 13 in (33.0 cm) 商 &

A Chinese bronze dagger, dating to the Warring States period (ca. 475-221 BCE), A dagger, raised in the center of the blade, pointed tip and sharpened centuries ago on both sides, with small cross gua

A Chinese bronze dagger, dating to the Warring States period (ca. 475-221 BCE), A dagger, raised in the center of the blade, pointed tip and sharpened centuries ago on both sides, with small cross gua

China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1046 BCE. The Shang Dynasty is the first Chinese dynasty in its recorded (emphasis on recorded) history. During this period China was known for its incredible skill i

Greece, Hellenistic period, ca 3rd century BCE. Lovely small amphora (amphoriskos) in the classic transport amphora shape. Small button at base, wide body with two large strap handles, thin neck and f

China, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A beautiful small twin-handled pottery jar decorated with a complex black and red pigmented geometric pattern around the shoulder, neck, and handles. Thi

Rome, ca. 1st century BCE. This pottery lamp, from the early Imperial period, has a round nozzle and a large discus with small pour holes. It has no handle. The decoration on it shows Eros and another

Western Caspian Basin, Iran, ca. 1000 BCE. Rare and desirable bronze dagger. Thin in form with long tapered blade, small crescent decoration where blade joins handle, flared grip once holding some for

A large Middle Assyrian smocky quartz cylinder seal. Middle Assyrian Period, c. 1400 - 1100 BCE. Dimension: 2.9x1.5cm. The design features a mythological hunting scene. A mustached hero or god wearing

Green Jade Dragon Collared Disc, Late Shang Dynasty, c. 1600-1100 B.C. Provenance: Dallas W. Boesendahl, $5500, see last photo. (W622208){WK} Measurements: 9" Dia

East Asia, China, upper Yellow River region of Gansu and eastern Qinghai, Neolithic Period, Qijia culture, ca. 2200 to 1600 BCE. A beautiful triple huang bi disc comprised of 3 flat, arc-shaped sectio

DESCRIPTION: Ancient Shang period li bronze food vessel featuring three legs and a flared lip. Piece is finished with a loop handle on either side and bears marks on side resembling a worn pattern. Pr

Ancient Central Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400 to 1100 BCE. A rare and finely preserved sword forged from bronze with ribbed handle beneath a discoidal pommel

China, Warring States Period, bronze vase with cover, on a slightly raised base, with a small loop handle on each side, four patterns of geometric designs encircling the surface, heavy patina. Height

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th-20th Dynasty, 1292-1069 BC. A green schist heart amulet, Ib, with jar-shaped body, small lug handles to the side, with suspension ring to the top; engraved to one s