Rare Tang to Five Dynasies ( 618 - 960 ) bowl. Fine crackled white glaze with " Tear Drops " on a pale grey porcelain body. Diameter : 15,6 cm. H : 6,6 cm. Condition : Perfect

Very rare ewer, Tang to Five Dynasties ( late 9th - 10th century ) Porcelainous ware with grooved and impressed comb design, brownish glaze. Phoenix - headed spout. There is a small lost at the right site of the spout ( look the photo ) and a nearly not viseable hairline around the spout, but not broken. H : 7,5 inc.

Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha bowl. 15,5 cm diameter, there is some small chipped at the rim. Free from any repair.

Of the over 10,000 artifacts that the late world famous Dr. Allen Heflin found, this little miniature hand-molded ceramic figurine ranks among the rarest. It is from the unattributed Preclassic Period, C1200-900BC. It is 2" long and in perfect condition with no chips or dings. It still has traces of red and white pigment. Heflin found this little treasure on 12-21-60 and is so marked on the back. It is from Cuautitlan. It is wearing ear spools, headdress and armbands.

A large black serpentine cylinder seal, showing a horseman in infight with a rearing Bull and an eight-pointed star in the fields. Middle-assyrian, 14th - 10th century BC.

The scene is quite rare with the detailed horseman!

Height: close to 40 mm and thick with a diameter of 15 mm. – quite impressive in hand.

Condition: Good Very fine for the type...

Ancient Egyptian alabaster KOHL pot with a stopper. Artfully exploiting the banding in the stone.

Dated from, New Kingdom, 1550 – 1070 BC

Measurements:
Height: 5 cm – Diameter: 4 cm

Condition: Minor chip at the cover as shown otherwise intact, not repaired and not restored

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Cosmetics and other toiletries were highly valued by the ancient Egyptians...

Although just a fragment, the imagery is outstanding in this substantial gray pottery piece. Molded and carved, it depicts two seated chieftains facing one another over a table (?) resting on a skull. The imagery is crisp and clear. The piece measures 6" X 2-5/8", while the image itself is 4" in width by 1-3/4". Dating to the 5th - 8th century AD.

Large Chinese pottery jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 52 C.M. / Diameter 34 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

This is one of the finest Columbia River Gem Points known to exist. It may be the finest Gunther Barbed/Rogue River ever found. It is the largest example I have ever seen. It is a huge 2 3/4" long. It is made from the finest quality translucent moonstone white agate. It has beautiful patina. The tip and barbs are perfect, not even a spider bite anywhere on the piece. It is a G-10+. It was made by a master knapper. I purchased it in 1988. I have full provenance that goes to the buyer...

An attractive glass head of a Lion, in black glass becoming multible colours at the rim, Egyptian, c. Ptolemaic-Roman period, 3rd. cent. BC-1st. century AD.

Size: c. 1,7 x 1,5 cm. and mounted on a much larger black base.

Ex. German collection of P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart,, aquired 1980s-2006 from older collections.

Interesting and elaborate cylinder seal carved in greyish black stone, with a bearded whorshipper standing before the combined alters of Ashur and Sin or Nabu. Nice Assyro-babylonian style and fine details.

Size: 20 mm. tall and 8-9 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine, light wear and completely intact.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and our imprint. (pictured).

An attractive and substantial cylinder seal carved in blakc Haematite, Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian, ca. 2000 - 1800 BC.

The seal is carved with an introduction of the king to standing sun god with saw. Another worshipper or lesser deity is also depicted and there's and interesting large emblematic staff between them.

Height: 2.3cm, diameter: 1.1cm.

Condition: Nice VF for type and intact with even wear.

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Very rare Tang Dynasty (618CE to 907CE) terra cotta wall tile depicting the face of a Zhemushou, a fierce guardian earth spirit meant to ward off evil. It is a trapezoidal shape with much of original red and black pigments intact. Some loss to the lower lip (please see enlargements). Lower W: 19cm/7.8in, upper W: 16cm/6.1in and H: 20cm/9in.

An ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1450 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is a beautiful piece of blue steatite, 3/8” long (10 mm), an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.

A lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, more than 2,300 years old, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 3/8” long (9 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup. Hathor is pictured...

This is an eye bead from silk road, it is in badly corroded condition after under buial for more than 1 thousand years...it is a very nice piece, please feel free to enquire! Thanks

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...

This is an ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1250 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 5/8” long (16 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup. It was chipped by the artisan maker, who then used glaze to lock the piece back in place when it was fired.