Beautiful Ghandaran modeled stucco head. This artifact is from the McCloud collection. Ghandara refers to the Peshawar valley and some parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This region was heavily influenced by greco-roman style as a result of Alexander the Great's campaign in the far east. The facial features are more european with almond shaped eyes and a bow shaped mouth...
You are considering an ancient Roman steatite dice dating to 1st Century AD
Measurements: 1.4 cm
Playing Dice was very popular game among the Romans. The Romans called these tesserae
This game was played in taverns as well as gambling houses, brothels and on the street. The emperor Commodus was fond of gambling with dice, and once turned the Imperial Palace into a brothel and gambling house to raise money for the treasury he bankrupted...
An exquisite Roman marble head of Satyr, dated from 1st-2nd Centuries AD
Facial features reveal attractive young chubby male face with snub nose; lips slightly parted and mouth agape revealing teeth. Prominent cheekbones lidded almond-shaped eyes under shaggy eyebrows and gnarled furrowed forehead...
PERFUME POTTERY JAR
Holy Land, Canaanite, biblical Middle Bronze Age, 1850 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham
Double-shaped handle, flat base with some ancient paint pigments around the body!
Dimensions:
Height: 12 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Height on stand: 15.6 cm
Condition: Handle/Neck professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact
Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
Antiquities are valuable because of thei...
A beautiful large pottery food bowl, Pre-Columbian Moche culture, TL tested to be c. 2000 years old.
In orange ware with decorative red line at the rim.
Size c. 20 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact. With some glue below the base from a previous mounting.
Comes with a Ralf Kotalla TL test from 1991!
Ex. Old German private Collection, aquired in the 1980s.
Small figurine finely cast in the shape of a human being in a crouching posture, with horn shaped hairdo. Bronze, with reddish-green patina. This particular object appears to be the support of a large bronze base, as shown on a picture of similar objects exhibited at the National Historical Museum in Beijing (cat. Bronzes, NHM, Beijing, 1995, no. 1037, p. 287), which we show on our last photograph. The piece dates back to the Warring States period (475-221 BC). Length: 4.4 cm. Height: 5.2 cm...
With traces of the original pigments. No visible repairs, although repairs are common on early pottery. H. 26 cm. China, Tang Dynasty (618-906)
Ancient Byzantine highly decorated incense burner
Dated from, 5th - 6th Century AD
Measurements: Height: 13 cm - Diameter: 15 cm
Condition: Base with a hole from antiquity, minor upper side section has been professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact!
Found in Jerusalem, Israel
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A SET OF THREE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CONICAL COLLARED COSMETIC VESSELS
Middle Kingdom, Circa, 1985 – 1773 B.C
Old Kingdom, 2494 – 2181 B.C
Measurements:
Height: 6 – Diameter: 4.5 cm
Height: 6 cm – Diameter: 2.5 cm
Height: 7 cm - Diameter: 3 cm
Condition: Un-touched as found, not repaired and not restored
Mounted on a custom plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand
Provenance: Aweidah's collection before 1970 - Registered at the IAA
A...
A fine Chinese Tang dynasty red clay camel. Ht. 31cm. Lt. 24cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
An exquisite ancient Roman marble head of Aphrodite, C. 1st - 2nd Century AD
Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right. The long thick waving hear centrally-parted falling in tresses. Shapely lips and small rounded chin. Her heavy-lidded articulated eyes set beneath a defined brow...
A Group of Very Rare Temple’s Roof Tiles from 3 Kingdoms:
Korea, Silla and Bakjae Period, 4th-6th Century,
There were three dynasties in 3 Kingdom Periods (3th -7th century);
Silla, Baekjae and Goguryo Dynasties...
Small head of Buddha, the face reflecting a serene expression. Bronze, with a nice partly encrusted green patina. Graeco-Buddhist art of the Gandhara Civilisation, 1st to 5th century. Height: 8.3 cm. Very good condition
Museum quality Chinese Han dynasty lead green glaze vessel with beast face decoration. Ht. 46.8cm. Condition: small firing frit to the body, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
Chinese Zhou / Warring States Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel with Cover (8/8/88)
This rare bronze vessel dates to the Eastern Zhou period (770 - 221 BC). Such vessels are invariably referred to as "ritual wine vessels". It is of a rounded rectangular form. The body stands on four feet, one in each corner and of a mythical winged-human form. The front has a loop handled surmounted with a stylised buffalo head, its mouth open wide...
Five dynasties Yue "Mise" bowl decorated with twin butterfly incised on the center. 15,5cm diameter. Bowl has been broken on restorations.
RARE - Terra-cotta belly-shaped wine amphora
Roman, Herodian, 37 BC – 70 AD
Second temple period
Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great
Extremely rare and excessively “Egg-shell” thin pottery belly-shaped wine amphora with an elegant cylindrical shaped neck and two handles...
A wonderful symethric style scarab of stylized form, Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos Period, Dynasty 15th -17th. 1786 – 1650 BC.
Interesting type with fish inside bullseye oval.
Size: 17 mm.
Condition: Nice VF, attractive brown patina and intact with some minor chipping.
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886-1973)...
An extremely rare scarab seal, carved as an Udjat eye in grey-brown steatite, Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 15th.-14th...
Five Dynasties Yue "MISE" bowl decorated with incised flower motive at the center. Bowl has a crack at center rimand glaze degradations. Free from any restorations. 17,5cm diameter.
For your consideration is this nice, Holyland pottery juglet. Originally used as a dipper or juglet. This piece dates from the time of David, Iron Age II (circa 930-586 BC), First Temple Period.
Measures: Height: 4.5"
Condition: Good. Handle reattached, but else nice.
Mounting stand is included with this piece.
Provenance provided to purchaser.
Very fine and extremely rare Japanese Haniwa sculpture of a farmer with a charming expression, pointed hat, large hoop ear jewelry below a butterfly hairstyle, arms held to the front, 3rd Century AD (Kofun Period) created for a rice farmer to represent wealth. Rice farmers were among the most prosperous of Japanese society in the Kofun period. Provenance: Property formerly owned by the Honolulu Academy of Art. Collection Number is on the bottom of the piece. A similar example, a National Treasu...
A beautiful Chinese Han dynasty green glaze granary with carbonized crops around 2000 years. Ht. 31cm. Condition: glaze deterioration, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
An exceptionally large and attractive Linga / Lingam, depicting the head of Shiva, Gupta period, Madhya Pradesh, 4th.-5th. century AD.
The face of the Hindu god Shiva emerges from this linga, the emblem through which he is most commonly worshiped. Most lingas are non-figural, their abstracted phallic shape alluding to Shiva’s transcendent power and generative energy. Here, Shiva is also represented in anthropomorphic form, manifesting himself to devotees. Shiva’s third eye, placed...
Ancient Roman marble female head with beautiful sharp details
Dated from, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements: Height: 11.5 - Width: 10 cm - Height on stand: 23 cm
Found near Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
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Extremely rare ancient Canaanite pottery head of a god wearing a conical helmet with incised eyes, dating to approximately, 2200 BC
Measurements: Height: 9 cm - Width: 4 cm - Height on stand: 14 cm
Condition: Good condition with earthy natural patina as found
Found in Israel
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We are pleased to offer this important and very rare ancient biblical Iron Age pottery figure of an Astarte "Fertility/ Mother Goddess"
Dated from, Dated from, 1000 - 586 BC "Time of the Kings of ancient Israel
The general consensus appears to be that the pillar figurines probably represent some form of "Mother Goddess" personifying fertility, possibly the goddess Astarte of the Canaanites, sidonians, and Philistines
Hand-formed body and a mold formed head, solid cylindrical pillar...
Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this ancient very rare museum quality Roman - Egyptian pottery FROG oil lamp with a star potter's mark on the backside, dating to around 200 AD
THIS LAMP WILL SURELY MAKE A MAJOR ADDITION TO THE FINEST OIL LAMP COLLECTION, A REAL MASTERPIECE
Measurements: Length: 8 cm - Width: 6.5 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored very well preserved
The symbolism of the frog related to childbirth and new life
Thi...
Ancient Roman marble head of a woman, depicted in her youth, her oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, the almond shaped eyes beneath a softly curving brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her hair pulled behind her ears in a majestic way
Roman, 1st Century AD
Measurements:
Height: 10 cm - Width: 6 cm - Height on stand: 21.5 cm
Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel
The head is nicely mounted on a plexi-...
A very rare pair of wooden tomb figures with original painting. China, Han Dynasty (206 BC-221 AD). Condition: one head broken, appropriate age wear. H. 27 and 25 cm excluding the stands.
A faience (blue green glazed) clay Ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. Egyptian faience is a non-clay based ceramic composed of crushed quartz or sand, with small amounts of calcite lime and a mixture of alkalis, displaying surface vitrification due to the soda lime silica glaze often containing copper pigments to create a bright blue-green luster. Mounted...
Majestic ancient Roman imperial marble figure of an eagle, 1st Century AD
Standing on an integral trapezoidal base with its wings closed and crossing over the tail, with a short rounded beak and bulging eyes, thick feathers densely covering the legs, breast, neck and wings
Measurements: Height: 22 cm - Width: 10.5 cm
Condition: Head professionally restored heard to see as shown in the pictures.
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Scarce and attractive steatite scarab of the New Kingdom period, inscribed with the royal name / cartouche of Seti I, 1294-1279 BC.
Carved in greyish steatite with fine details of the beetle and inscribed with 'men ka re'. Thanks to a good collector friend reassigned from Thutmosis (men kheper re)
Size: c. 15 mm. long.
Condition: Extremely fine, particularly sharp and finely preserved specimen, patina with web-like crackles.
Ex. P. Treffz-Eichhöfer,...
Relics of the Nile is pleased to offer this brown flint curved blade knife with chipped tail style handle. This knife was created from one large piece of flint; using localized pressure (as opposed to striking the blade with a hammerstone), a craftsman precisely removed small flakes of flint to produce the ripple-flake on both sides and serrated cutting edge. This bade is typical of the Naqada II to 2nd Dynasty style, ca. 3,500 - 2,686 B.C.. Among the many uses was as a weapon for butchering li...
Eclectic collection of 11 ground slate stone “arrowheads” circa 3000 BCE-1900 BCE. The artifacts correspond to the Longshan Culture or a concurrent culture. See enlargements for scale and condition.
This rare Archaic E-Notch point, made from translucent gray glossy flintridge, is in perfect condition. It has heavy grinding on the base and in the bottom portion of the notches. This is a classic example of the type and is beautifully beveled. It was found near Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. Comes with a Gregory Perino certificate of authenticity and shows very nice mineralization and patination.
