When Orpheus Sang. An ancient Bestiary

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Western Europe, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A splendid, Roman chalcedony cameo of ovoid form, skillfully carved with an image of Orpheus charming th

L:43cmW:19cm,H:48cm

H: 6.2 in. (15.7 cm)

H:39cm,W:25cm

H:83cm,W:51cm

H:80cm,W:60cm

Egypt; ca. 1000 B.C. An extremely rare and fine mummified head of a female,with delicate features and retaining virtually all skin surfaces,dentition and hair. Linen wrappings still partly in place (m

H: 2.9 in. (7.5 cm) L: 6.6 in. (16.7 cm)

Provenance: From the collection of residents of the Tibetan areas. This lot was acquired during the "Chinese Cultural Revolution" when temples were forced demolished. A Set of Eight Bronze Treasures f

L:90cm,W:38cm,H:190cm

L:78cm,W:78cm,H:85cm

Height79cm

H: 3.5 in. (8.8 cm)

H: 15.8 in. (40 cm) D: 8.3 in. (21 cm)

Provenance: From the collection of residents of the Tibetan areas. This lot was acquired during the "Chinese Cultural Revolution" when temples were forced demolished. Gilt Bronze Moon Mandala Buddha S

Height 96cm

H:20cm,W:11cm

An imposing Roman marble head of Lucius Aelius Caesar, early 2nd Century AD, over life size in veristic style. The portrait features his distinctive is curled hair and beard, his heavily lidded eyes w

A choice Greek bronze helmet of Corinthian type , c. 6th Century BC, of domed form, constructed from a single heavy sheet of hammered bronze with flaring neck-guards, the cheek-guards pointed at their

Bronze gilded eighteen Arhats

H:12cm,W:11cm

H:36cm,W:42cm

Gilt Bronze Rohula Buddha Statue, Ming Dyn.

Gilt Bronze Vajra Buddha Statue, Ming Dyn. Provenance: From the collection of residents of the Tibetan areas. This lot was acquired during the "Chinese Cultural Revolution" when temples were forced de