Choice ancient Egyptian green jasper scarab set into modern 14kt gold ring. Scarab dates to the New Kingdom, Dynasties 18th - 20th - Ca 1600 to 1100 BC. and is carved in typical beetle form, the underside with series of glyphs including Horus, a scorpion, 2 atef plumes, and braided cord for the border. Scarab one of the finest we have handled and measures 15 mm x 11mm with ring about a woman's size 8. ...click for details
One of the finest examples of ancient glass we have handled in many years! Ancient Islamic Glass Flask, from modern-day Pakistan, mold-made into the form of a poppy blossom, ca. 900 to 1100 AD. The poppy has long been a staple crop of Pakistan/Afghanistan and even 1000 years ago was grown to produce opium for export. Blue glass with fiery iridescence. 3" H and intact and choice with upper section showing removable earthen deposits. If buyer desires, this layer can easily be removed to ...click for details
Ancient Bronze Votive Shield, from Persia, modern-day Iran/Iraq, ca. 800 B.C. Incredibly rare and beautiful shield fragment used either in some form of military parade, or meant to be buried with a fallen soldier - perhaps explaining the fragmentary nature - possibly ceremonially "killed" in ancient times. Embossed with multiple design elements in circular form. Collected by Axel Guttman in Berlin in the 1980's. Guttman's collection has long been regarded as one of the mos ...click for details
Lovely Mayan polychrome bowl, from the Ulua Valley of Honduras. Ca 550 to 9000 AD., flared bowl sitting on small flared base, decorated inside and out. Interior with pair of abstract panels separated by mat symbols and outlined by black temple step designs. Exterior with three large black boxes with geometric design in center, and 3 panels of abstract flowing patterns. 6" D x 3" H. Small section of foot restored and bowl itself repaired almost invisibly from about 3 large pieces, ...click for details
Small string of ancient Mayan jade beads and 3 small jade pendants. Most likely from Guatemala/El Salvador, Ca 550 to 800 AD, comprised on over a dozen hand-drilled and polished jade beads with large central human-head form pendant, also in jade and 2 large abstract pendants, left in a more natural state. Total length of strand is 8" with human-form pendant measuring 3/4" L. Ex private FL collection.
One of the nicer examples of this type of dish we have seen in a very long time! Manufactured in the ancient Greek colony of Campania, on the western side of Italy, Ca 350 to 325 BC. Simple dish in blackware pottery, with a very elaborate stamped impression in the center. Impression includes eight portraits in profile along with thirteen palmettes. 7-5/8" D x 2" H, intact and choice with lovely iridescence and root marking on surface. ...click for details
One of our favorite forms! Made in the ancient Greek colony of Apulia, ca 350 BC, this was one of the more elaborate forms of wine cups used by the Greek settlers to this region of eastern Italy. Stemmed foot with goblet-formed cup and large looping handles. 6-1/8"H x 5-3/8"W, intact and near-choice with nice silvery iridescence and light root-marking on surface. ...click for details
While we have seen numerous ancient turquoise beaded necklaces, and several silver tweezers, we have never seen a tweezer in such a fascinating form! From ancient northern Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 AD, made of hundreds of small hand-drilled ancient turquoise beads from which is suspended a solid silver tweezer (used by the ancient Indians to pluck hair from the body), in spiral form. Strung on fishing line and in need of proper cord, but beads and tweezer are choice and make ...click for details
Chimu / Inca necklace comprised of nearly 100 ancient solid silver beads in football-shape, strung on modern fish-line with central Janus Head pendant in human form. Pendant appears to be hematite with head to each side and zoomorphic form to each side of head. Ca 1200 to 1400 AD. Intact and excellent, but should be restrung on proper string. Measures 18"L. Nice! ...click for details
Named for the enigmatic swimmer figures shown prone around the base, this ancient pottery polychrome bowl is in the Copador style and comes from El Salvador/Honduras, ca 550 to 850 AD. Bowl is painted in shades of red, black and ochre with two swimmers at the base and glyphoid band about upper outer rim; inside decorated with large glyphoids. 6" D x 2-3/8" H, in generally good to excellent condition, save surface wear plus one section of rim damaged. ...click for details
