Rare Ancient Hawaiian Basalt Adze

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania / Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 1400 CE. A heavy grey basalt adz (adze), quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawaii, hand-knapped, made to be used for cutting, smoothing,

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact era, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable stone adze blade of a utilitarian form that is hand-carved from dark gray-black basalt. The tool exhibits a

North Pacific, Hawaii, Big Island, Mount Kea, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An attractive and hefty basalt adze blade of a utilitarian form that is hand-carved from dark gray hardstone. The sizable too

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, eastern Big Island, Kalapana, Black Sand Beach, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved basalt hand tool known as an adze with a trapezoidal

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-knapped basalt blade used for a utilitarian adze. The trapezoidal blade features a dense butt end that would be fitted atop the head of an

**Originally Listed At $300** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved black basalt adze blade with an upturned tang, a thick midsection, and a downward-sloping blade edge t

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty adze (adz) blade of an elongated trapezoidal form made to be used for cutting, carving, and smooth

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 15th to 18th century CE. A beautiful example of an adze (adz) blade of a relative trapezoidal form, hand-carved from dark gray basalt. The larg

North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A hand-carved basalt poi pounder of a hefty conical form bearing a convex pounding face, a tapered body, and a knob-shaped handl

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved basalt hand chisel or adze blade boasting dark gray to nearly black hues. The sturdy tool features a

Ancient Bronze Age Basalt Stone Bowl c.3100 BC. Size 3 3/4 inches diameter x 3 inches high. Rare Ancient Jordan Bronze Age Basalt stone bowl. Condition: Ancient chips at the rim otherwise perfect. Pro

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A huge and heavy gray basalt adze (adz) head, probably quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The

Ancient Near Eastern Basalt Stone Mortar c.1st Millenium BC. Size 8 1/2 inches diameter x 5 3/8 inches high. Rare Near Eastern, probably Jordanian? Basalt Stone Mortar. Condition: minor wear otherwise

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holyland, Iron Age II, ca. 1200 to 586 BCE. A rare and quite impressive tripod bowl, skillfully carved from a single piece of basalt to present a hemispher

A very rare carved stone idol with exaggerated features and inset cavities filled with Gold. This stone idol was reportedly excavated by a Mr Raymond Burns near Tiwanaku , Bolivia in 1915. This stone

The hilt and belt parts wrought entirely of silver and decorated en suite: engraved, nielloed and parcel gilded in characteristic motifs, comprising half of the large, lobed pommel and the nearly inta

Near East, from area that is modern-day Ukraine, Southern European Russia, and Crimea, ca. 5th century BCE. Comprised of three independent high karat gold elements; a central magnificent element has g

IMPORTANT AND RARE ANCIENT ROMAN GOLD CAMEO PENDANT, Tests as high carat gold. The hardstone cameo depicting a bust of a man. The surmount decorated with multiple rows of granulation. The cameo believ

Near East / Central Asia, Northwestern Iran, Parthia / Amlash, late Bronze Age, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A remarkable bull effigy cast from bronze with a symmetrically proportioned body! Although hollow,

South Italy, ca. 350 BC. A fine and delicate ancient Campanian Lebes Gemikos, a two-part vase with a female seated on a rocky outcrop and holding a fan, tongues on the shoulder, palmettes below the ha

Rare Ancient Chinese Jade Dragon Creature. Provenance: Ex collection of Dr. Horacio Fabrega, Pittsburgh, PA. Sizes: 2.25'' x 6.5'' x 3'' (6 x 17 x 8 cm).

Rare Ancient 16th C Joseon Korean Dynasty Porcelain Painted Pot 11x8", 4-lbs Lip with ledge and Miniature Handles are highly unusual along with pattern of young Deer with High Relief Accent.

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A rare and ancient walrus ivory carving of an anthropomorphic effigy figure. The minimal

South Italy, ca. 350 BC. In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the kernos (Greek: κέÏνος or κέÏχνος, plural kernoi) is a pottery ring tray to which are attach