POTTERY MASK
Roman, 1st - 3rd Century AD

Measurements:
Height: 12.5 cm
Width: 11 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm

Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand of high quality.

Condition: Untouched as found.

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# 715598

ALABASTER COSMETIC VASE WITH A BRONZE APPLICATOR
CANAANITE, Middle Bronze Age: 1850 – 1550 B.C...

MESOPOTAMIAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING WORSHIPER
Babylonian period, 1800 BC

Measurements:
Height: 10 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 13 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand on high quality.

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POTTERY WINE FLASK WITH AN ATTACHED CUP
Biblical, Iron Age, 1000 – 900 BC
First temple period
“Time of Kings of ancient Israel”

RARE- Ancient pottery wine flask with an attached shallow bowl, two small loop handles extended from neck to shoulders...

TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WARRIOR WEARING A HELMET
Roman Imperial, 1st Century AD

A charming hollow terracotta figure of a warrior wearing a helmet.

Measurements:
Height: 20 cm
Width: 8 cm

Condition: Good condition with beautiful natural patina

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

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# 6978

BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Byzantine Empire, 5th - 6th Century AD

Cast bronze, the outside rim of the bowl incised with two lines pattern, three loops on the rim joined to suspension chains.
The use of censers in Christian worship became widespread after the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great. The burning of incense had a central place in Christian ritual and was more important in the eastern than the western liturgy. The censers were hung in various places in the church...

POTTERY SAUCER OIL LAMP WITH FIVE WICK SPOUTS
Biblical, Iron Age, 1200 – 1000 BC
First temple period
“Time of King David”

RARE - A charming wheel-made pottery oil lamp, bowl with thick side, five pinches on sides. It has been suggested that five-spouted lamps were used for ritual purposes...

ALABASTER FIGURE OF A FEMALE
Roman period, 3rd Century A.D...

COPPER AXE-HEAD AND MACE HEAD
Canaanite, Late Chalcholithic - Early Bronze Age, 3500 - 2200 B.C.
Found in the Holy Land

Rare- ancient Canaanite copper Flat Axe-head and a Mace-head (Set)

Cast copper alloy flat / proto-palstave axehead from the early Bronze Age with a crescent-shaped blade. The body of the object thickens towards the middle and there are ridges along the sides, running perpendicularly to the blade...

ZOOMORPHIC DECORATED POTTERY WINE VESSEL
Byzantine Empire, 5th – 6th Century AD

A fascinating ancient Byzantine decorated pottery zoomorphic wine vessel in the form of a cockerel with a loop handle.

The liquids could be poured through the orifice in the animal's head...

Antique Chinese hanging scroll with calligraphy signed Tie Bao. 19th century. The poem alludes to the benefits of meditation during the night improving one's perception of the arts. TiE Bao (1752 - 1824) It measures overall 12.5" x 78.25", 8" x 50".

Antique Chinese hanging scroll of a young woman in the garden under moonlight, signed Fei Dan Xu (1802 - 1850) 19th century, Qing dynasty. It measures overall 17.75" x 73", 12.75" x 17.25"

POTTERY OIL LAMP WITH A CROSS-SHAPED HANDLE
Byzantine Empire, 5th – 6th Century AD

Ancient Byzantine pottery oil lamp with a looped handle in the form of a cross.

Measurements:
Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm

Condition: Perfect condition with beautiful natural patina

Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

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Antique Chinese scroll of a young beauty with an old man signed Qian Hui An. A young woman stands behind the gate to her home as an old man admires her beauty from outside. It is signed Qian Hui'An (1833 - 1911) 19th century. It measures overall 21.5" x 89.5" the image measures 13.75" x 53.25".

A CHARMING TERRACOTTA FEMALE BUST
Greek period, 300 - 100 BC

Measurements:
Height: 14 cm
Width: 13 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm

Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite†display stand of high quality.

Condition: Good condition, untouched as found.

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#2746

Alabaster cosmetic ointments pot
Canaanite, Middle Bronze Age, 2nd Millennium B.C.

Measurements:
Height: 5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height on stand: 6.5 cm

Condition: Minor ancient chip otherwise intact and in good condition

Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand on high quality.

Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Israel

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# 623569

Large and early terracotta pipe bowl, BAMILEKE or TIKAR, Cameroon Africa. Gritty terracotta clay with losses as seen. Size 7.75" by 4"

Original woodblock of a samurai by Japanese master and teacher Toyokuni Utagawa, 1769-1825. Signed in lower left, the print is float mounted. In very good antique condition, there is some worm hole damage along the right edge. Measures sight size 13.5 inches high, 9.25 inches high.

Chinese 19th century crackled glaze Small bowl. 10,5 cm diameter. Good condition.

Original Chinese scroll painting of beautiful pink and purple flowers, signed Shao You Xuan (1918-2009). Great original condition. Size: (entire scroll) 63" H, 24" W (artwork only) 12.5" H, 18.5" W

Antique Chinese scroll of a rooster with peonies. The rooster is painted naturalistically with white feathers and a grey/blue face with pink peonies in the background. There is a wax seal on a tag, threaded through the scroll. Seal says "Shen Shi " (named Nanpin). Attributed to Shen Quan (Shen Nanpin). It measures overall 19.75" wide by 76" tall, 16" by 52.5".

A stunning Chinese black lacquer 6-panel coromandel screen. Beautiful hard stone inlay depicting scenes of many auspicious objects and flowers in vases. Hand carved with images of dragons and lotuses symbolizing potent auspicious powers and the perfection of beauty of the heart and mind. The lacquer is in exceptional original condition.

Early 20th Century Style hinges (pin and eye hinge)

Size: 72" H x 96" L

Width 9 cm. Minor frittings on the rim of box, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

Height 7 cm Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

Height 9.3 cm Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restotrations.

Height 8.2 cm Re attahe and restore on arms of lady and on the back side.

Small globular jar covered by celadon glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 5 cm hight. CONDITION: glaze chip on the body, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

Small globular jar covered by celadon glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 5 cm hight. CONDITION: minor frit on the rim , no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

This is a song era big plate in Ying Ching/qingbai glaze, restored

A rare chinese crackle glaze Yue Kiln jar with four lugs of late Tang to Five dynasties period

An impressive mokubi painting in ink and gold on silk depicting the Zen Buddhist patriarch Bodhidharma/Daruma in profile. Signed and sealed: Imai Tenroku (b. 1866), a specialist in the painting of Buddhist subjects. The present painting is dated Taisho 8 (1919). Fully inscribed box and paper w. artist’s data. L 185, W 52 cm. Picture frame: L 112 cm, W 40.5 cm. Condition: Very fine (at the bottom a small portion of the silk has loosened from the mounting).

Antique Tibetan trunk with black and red lacquer, hand painted imagery of butterflies and flowers. The interior is very roomy with a round locking front. The base is carved with panels depicting flowers. Size: 29.25" H, 41.5" W, 26.5" D

Height 6.5 cm Width 5.5 cm Restorations on the minor frit on the rim. No hairlines or cracks.

Width 7.5 cm Height 4.5 cm Small chip to the lid, no hairlines or cracks and free from restorations.

Antique Japanese painting of a Goju-no-to, five storied pagoda of the typical Japanese Buddhist temple. The pagoda is decorated using Kanji with a repeated sutra and other passages. Horin, the nine rings atop the pagoda are each a symbol. It measures 21.25" by 10.13". Some signs of age. Painted in sumi ink on paper. Meiji period 1868-1912.

Height 6.5 cm Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Height 8 cm No chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

Height Vase 1 = 5.5 cm Vase 2 = 5 cm Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free fro restorations.

Porcelain figurine of a standing boy holding leaf of lotus covered by bluish qingbai glaze and decorated in brown iron spotted on the head and blue splash on the body and also character script above the foot rim. In Taoist literature, the child epitomizes the ideal innocence of the holy sage, absorbing all that he sees...

Old Chinese stone ware bottle. This shape is fairly generic and could date anywhere from Jin Dynasty to Ming, so I am taking the middle road and attributing it as Yuan. The mouth is chipped but it has a nice shape, note my photo editing software tend to truncate images, so this piece is more elegant in real life than the photos indicate. The glaze has traces of a paraffin patina. H: 24cm/9.5in and D: 18cm/7in.

Antique Japanese woodblock print of Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing. This print is originally from a triptych by Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chickanobu, 1838-1912. A lady in waiting to the empress, demonstrates western style techniques for sewing and cutting cloth. The woman wears a fitted French style mantelet. During the Meiji period, noble ladies were encouraged to wear western wear to demonstrate to foreign visitors that Japan was of equal standing with other nations...

Antique Japanese woodblock print of a sumo wrestler of the Utagawa Kuniyoshi studio. Kuniyoshi was a pupil of the master Utagawa Toyokuni. He is part of the Ukiyo-e tradition of print making. His works are noteworthy for their use of color and patterns. He developed a style for portraits of kabuki actors and warriors with an emphasis on omens, dreams, apparitions, and extraordinary feats...

Antique Japanese woodblock print of a sumo wrestler of the Utagawa Kuniyoshi studio. Kuniyoshi was a pupil of the master Utagawa Toyokuni. He is part of the Ukiyo-e tradition of print making. His works are noteworthy for their use of color and patterns. He developed a style for portraits of kabuki actors and warriors with an emphasis on omens, dreams, apparitions, and extraordinary feats...

Antique Japanese woodblock print of a sumo wrestler of the Utagawa Kuniyoshi studio. Kuniyoshi was a pupil of the master Utagawa Toyokuni. He is part of the Ukiyo-e tradition of print making. His works are noteworthy for their use of color and patterns. He developed a style for portraits of kabuki actors and warriors with an emphasis on omens, dreams, apparitions, and extraordinary feats...

Description This polychrome jar is decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, yellow and brown...

Elegant shape of covered bowl with white glazed to the foot. Glaze base. Ming Dynasty. Diameter = cm ; Height = cm Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration

A small celadon bottle vase, decorated to the body with iron-brown spots and rising with spiral form neck. Northern Song period PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 9.7 cm height. CONDITION: very good, minor frittings on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

A Rare Chiness Five Dynasties Yue Kiln celadon brush washer or brush licker, in good condition

A Chinese five dynasties straw glaze olive green fish bowl. In good condition

Budha Figurine– China, 618-907 C.E. – This brown glazed pottery was made during the Tang Dynasty. Height = 6 cm 5 cm Length No Chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Budha Figurine– China, 618-907 C.E. – This green glazed pottery was made during the Tang Dynasty. Height = 5.1 cm 7 cm Length No Chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Bird Figurine– China, 618-907 C.E. – This green glazed pottery bird was made during the Tang Dynasty. Length = 10 cm. Missing on 2 front legs

Chinese Tang or Five Dynasties whistle with bird figure. Yue ware. Good conditions , no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations. 8 cm wide. 5cm high.

This is an Chinese Yue green glaze celadon container powder box (currently used for agarwood chip for burning) it is from Five Dynasties to Northern Sung Dynasty era. Condition not perfect as the base portion glaze already degraded, the cover not perfect with hairline crack as shown but can be an sample study piece. size >10cm for the diameter, please look carefully before buying it....thanks

Group Lot of Roman Bronze Fragments, great for a beginning collector or someone interested in how ancient bronze patinas .

A Qingbai six-lobed saucer-dish, Northern Song (960-1127) 2.3 cm high; 10 cm diameter Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

Covered with celadon glaze to the foot rim, unglazed base. Diameter = 7.2 cm, height = 6 cm. Yuan Dynasty. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

A small celadon bottle vase, decorated to the shoulder with iron-brown spots and rising with spiral form neck. Northern Song period PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 9.2 cm height. CONDITION: very good, small chips to the foot ring, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

A shallow dish, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the A shallow dish, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The recessed base is glazed while the foot rim is dressed with an iron brown wash. Periode : Qing Dynasty : 19th Century Diameter : 42 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Porcelain decorated with floral spray in the center and petal lappets with scroll on the exterior. Diameter = 30.5 cm. Periode : 15th- 16th Century Condition : a hairlines to the rim and free from restoration.