Seymchan Meteorite, Pallasite Class, found in Russia, 1967. A beautiful slice of the Seymchan Meteorite, featuring many olivine (peridot) crystals inside the iron. This seven sided cutting would be perfect as a pendant on a piece of jewelry. Pallasite meteorites were formed about 4.5 billion years agio when a now extinct planet was obliterated, portions of which still rain down upon the earth. 1-6/8"L, 13.1g. ...click for details
A fine polychrome painted Thangka depicting a central figure with Foo dogs at his feet. A mountain landscape scene surrounds with a dancing figure holding a platter of wood at center bottom of painting. A beautiful floral fabric surrounds with piece, with veil. 39"L x 27"W. Intact, save small pin holes in ...click for details
Alaskan Territory, ca. 1940 - 1950. A fine soapstone carving of an Inuit Eskimo crawling on all fours, with incised detail on coat, pants, and face. 7-1/2"L x 3"H. Left leg cleanly repaired.
Provenance: Ex-Farwell Collection, acquired through family d ...click for details
Rome, ca. 2nd Century CE. A superb piece of Roman glass! A tall jug-like body with tapering neck and flared spout. A slightly darker piece of green glass (strap handle), with three ridges, is applied to the shoulder vessel and attached to the spout, as a handle. Beautiful iridescence throughout. 6-1/4"H. Intact. ...click for details
A beautiful Greek squat Lekythos, slipped in black with image of running female. Bulbous body with narrow neck and flared rim, a loop handle attached at shoulder and runs alongside the neck. Red figure image depicts a young woman in long gowns and hat running to the right, with a hanging fillet to her le ...click for details
Magna Graecia, Campania, ca. 325 BCE. A terracotta askos-type vessel, slipped in black, with raised pedestal, side loop, and long neck with spout. Top of vessel has raised figure of a naked Grotesque writhing with pain, possibly giving birth. Ribbed edge around side of vessel. Stem painted red, with base left unslipped. 6"W x 5-3/4"H. Intact with surface wear. ...click for details
A stemmed Greek wine cup with twin handles. An athletic scene scene painted in black figure on both sides, between two palmettes. Attic "bull's eye" on base. 3-1/2"H x 9"W. Repaired with restoration. ...click for details
Nayarit west Mexico, Ca. 300 BCE – 200 CE. A Nayarit, Chinesca Type B proto-Classic figure. This seated figure done with the typical Type B heart shaped head has a great surface, painted details on her clothes. The piece is very thin and finely potted, an excellent example of this rare type. 9" H and intact and choice. A superb example!
Northern Peru, Ca 1000 to 1300 CE. Nice necklace comprised of hundreds of individually carved stone beads interspersed with 4 larger beads two in the form of small jars and two in scalloped design, sweet little carved stone animal hangs as central pendant. 24" in total length. Should be restrung, but still a very nice wearable necklace. ...click for details
Central Mexico, ca 1200 to 1500 CE. Superb obsidian micro-blade and core. This type of blade is among the sharpest cutting tools in the ancient - or modern - world. Used by priests in sacrificial rites, by warriors in warfare and today even by some surgeons who find them superior to modern steel. Comes with an obsidian core used by the ancient peoples to create dozens of such blades by flaking off one layer at a time. The obsidian, a natural volcanic glass, has a lovely coffee brown translu ...click for details
