Song dynasty longquan large alms lotus bowl with cover, good condition with chip and crack at the rim no restoration please see picture for detail, size: 14 cm diameter, 12.5 cm height.
Qing dynasty Dehua white glaze blanc de chine deity Arhat seated on Qilin, good condition with touch up at the left arm and qilin tail, please see picture for detail size: 21 cm height, 19 cm diameter from head to tail.
Rare Five dynasties yue ware celadon large incense burner, good condition with small damage restoration on lower rim and near foot ring, good glaze please picture for detail size: 17 cm diameter 10.5 cm height.
Three small amulets cast in the form of deities standing in formal dress. Bronze, with partly encrusted reddish-green patina. China, Han dynasty. Height: 52, 54 and 54 mm. All in good condition.
Small statue of Buddha, in monk's robes, sitting cross-legged on an elevated lotus throne, holding a bowl in his left hand, his right hand in protecting and blessing posture (abhaya mudra). The statue was cast in the style of the Liao dynasty Buddha images. Bronze, with fine age patina. Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Slight abrasion due to age, otherwise very good condition.
A late Halaf or Early Ubaid Period stamp seal, Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic period, Mesopotamia c. 5th. millenium BC.
Interesting type with handle and engraved with a criss-cross pattern and four perforated globes or pellets in each corner of the base.
Size: 33 mm. long and 24 mm. wide.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact...
Interesting early scaraboid stamp seal, shaped as a stylized Egyptian Scarab, North-Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
Size: 18 x 16 mm.
Condition: Nice very fine, lovely deep relief.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A rare type dated in newer research to the Neolithic period of Eastern Anatolia / Northern Mesopotamia, 7th.-6th. mill. BC.
Drop or leaf shaped amuletic seal with tiny gritt patterns and loop at the top.
Size: 24 mm. long and 11 mm...
Interesting North-Mesopotamian type and probably from the Halaf period, although the round shape is rare for this period, we date this 6th.-4th. millenium BC.
Size: 27 mm. in diameter - a substantial seal.
Condition: Very fine, with the top the handle lost to extensive use, othervise attractive...
A very nice rectangular gable seal engraved with stylized birds (?), Ubaid period of Mesopotamia, 4th. mill BC.
Size: 21 x 18 mm.
Condition: Attractive Very fine specimen, intact with even smooth wear.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
Interesting cylinder seal, probably in faience, engraved with symethric patterns, Mesopotamia, Jemdet Nasr, 3300-2900 BC.
Size: 30 mm. tall and 10 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A choice and attractive stamp seal of the Ubaid period in blackstone, Mesopotamia, c. 5th.-4th. mill. BC.
Oval shape with low handle and a very complicated grit-pattern engraved in the base.
Size: 22 x 18 mm.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A seal that can be dated to mature stoneage, Mesopotamian, Pre-Halaf-early Halaf period, c. 6th. millenium BC.
Interesting early seal, rectangular with a fine grit-pattern in the base and a pierced handle or loop.
Size: 32 mm. long and 18 mm...
Á nice rectangular gable type of stone seal, engraved with a 4-legged animal, Anatolia, Pre-Hittite period, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
Size: 23 x 15 mm.
Condition: Good very fine, really nice.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
Attractive rectangular seal, carved in a glossy red-brown stone with low handle and gritt-pattern in the base, Mesopotamia, Halaf / Early Ubaid period, c. 6th.-5th...
No two faces are the same on this incredible Toyoraku ceramic stacking box covered in gold and silver Maki-e lacquer dating from the 19th century. Inside is typical Oribe style green over crackled cream colored glaze with floral designs in iron. Outside lightning strikes in silver separate the multitude of intense lattice designs in fine gold lines on black lacquer. Stacked they are 15 x 13 x 17 cm, each vessel 15 x 13 x 4.5cm tall, and in excellent condition.
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Burmese wooden lotus Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 13 C.M. / Width 8.6 C.M. / Depth 4.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age).
Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
Very fine, unusually small Tang image of a courtier, excellent condition with complete original pigments. Lovely face with calm and dignified expression. H: 17cm/6.8in