Extremely Scarce Set of Five Prehistoric Korean Arrowheads from Korea's Neolithic Period 8000-1500 BCE. These faceted arrowheads are identical to the Neolithic arrowheads on page 31 of the catalog, the 29th United Association of the University Museums of Korea Exhibition - Korea's Bow and Arrow, The Military Academy Museum. Sizes range from 1.75 to 3.25 inches. It is unlikely you will ever again see prehistoric Korean arrowheads offered for sale.

This copper awl with antler handle and perforated for suspension was found by Dr. Allen Heflin in Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan in 1947. It is 8 1/2 long. Please view my youtube video of this item at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C30caNNItA.

Inca 5 1/4" Copper Condor Effigy Knife of a mother feeding her chick was found in Peru. Patinated Copper. The blade is still sharp and in excellent condition. What a find! The Andean condor is an impressive animal being the largest flying bird in the world with wing span of up to 10 feet. Even with its enormous size, this incredible bird can fly and soar at heights of over 15,000 feet...

A large flat bottom blue and white porcelain washer from Qing Dynasty. Over all good condition with a very tiny chip at the inside edge of the rim, and a few minor kiln flaws on the glaze. Diameter: 9-5/8"; height: 3". Provenance: from the Collection of C. Philip Cardeiro .

Pair of fine Chinese Ming dynasty pottery lion stand. Ht. 12.5. Condition: minor chips, 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.

A nyoi scepter (in Chinese: ruyi) made of a natural branch of lacquered wood. For the scholar’s table. Late Edo to early Meiji. L 42 cm. Condition: Fine all-over.

A Japanese inlaid Shakudo bronze flower pot from Meiji Period (1868-1912).

Chinese pottery warrior wearing poncho with red and white pigments remaining.

Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 22.5 C.M. / Width 6.5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

A pair of Chinese export boat paintings, see text on flags, circa 1840's. Gouache on paper (not rice paper). Under glass in hand painted frames with gold Chinese 'cash' decoration. Frame size 48x47 cm. For reference see catalogue from Martyn Gregory Gallery London 1986 for similar painting plate 23 and cover(shown here for reference).

Antique Tibetan tsakli card depicting a wrathful deity (Heruka) wielding a knife on the back of a fu-lion. Painted in mineral colors on paper with Sanskrit description on the back.

Tsakli cards are powerful miniature paintings of Buddhist deities and objects. They have many different ritual uses. They can be used for teaching when a lama holds the card out for a student to focus on, thus helping them with the visualization and meditation on that deity and what it represents...

Authentic pair of gilded bronze bejeweled hands and arms with intricate detailed casting. Mounted on wooden display stands. Height (of metal) 25cm, length(of metal) 23cm. Undated, estimated to be late 19 th century or earlier. Each with Thai export seal attached. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide, weight unpacked 5 kilos.

White glaze covering to foot rim , unglazed base. Diameter = 21.5 cm Period : 14 th-15 th Century. Very good condition, two small frittings, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restoration.

A set of five Chinese export silver serving pieces with beautiful pierced bamboo design. Each flatware with French import mark of a swan. Condition: traces of usage. The trowel's handle probably with a restaured area. Dimension: largest piece: c. 20.2 cm long and 6.6 cm wide. Total weight: 222 g.

Three Chinese Export flat plates from the Kangxi period. Decorated with the "100 antiques" motif in the Imari palette and gold. The rim in underglaze dark brown. Condition: minor wear to gold. Two plates with few tiny rim frits and flakes and with total 3 rim chips (see picture 10). Dimension: diameter: 22.5 cm.

Hard porcelain vase created by tominaga genroku (1860-1920). Decorated with peonies painted underglaze in a classic cobalt blue, yellow, green and pink enameled details. Elegant shape, well-designed flowers, harmonious colors. Classic model typical of this period. The Ureshino kilns located in kyushu produced this type of porcelain from the end of the 19th century.Peonies are a symbol of immortality. A crack in the neck. Cobalt blue mark painted below: Made by Tominaga Genroku Height 31cm.

A Chinese storage or makeup box made of rosewood, with old glass mirror panel on the front door. Late Qing Dynasty or early Republic period. Condition: the key for the door lock is missed; the mirror is faded; joint separations and small chips on wood. Please see photos for condition details, additional photos will be provided upon requested. Dimensions: 16"L X 8-8/5"H X 8-5/8"W.

collection of 4 west African 'Gris gris' leather bound talismans containing protective amulets largest 13cm excluding neck cord. undated, estimated to be early to mid 20th cent. can be viewed in central London.

A Stove from Tek Sing Shipwreck.good condition,no crack,no chipped and free from any restoratons.15,5cm high

Vietnamese blue and white jar. 14th-15th century. Good conditions, except few 1 cm hairlines at the rim. No chips or repair. 10 cm diameter. 6 cm high.

This exceptional artifact is a one-piece dagger blade made of bronze, originating from the North-Western part of Asia during the Ancient Bronze Age, which existed from 1500 to 1200 B.C. The blade is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, displaying a tapering double-edged structure with a pronounced central rib. The rib, which runs down the center of the blade, would have added strength to the weapon...

Antique Tibetan Dzi bead, agate with single white band. The mystical Dzi beads are implements of ancient Tibetan and other Asian cultures for several hundreds of thousands of years. Dzi beads are believed to hold magical properties bringing prosperity and protection to whomever wore these beads...

Chinese Tang dynasty or Five dynasties figure of bird whistle. good conditions except glaze erosion because this item found from under water. 7 cm wide.

Miyako-jofu woman's kimono with fine kasuri which is hand-woven of choma (ramie) and dyed with Ryukyu-ai. Wefts and warps are hand plied. Miyako-jofu has been woven in Miyako Island in Okinawa since 14th century. It was called "Satsuma-jofu" in Edo period as the island belonged to Satsuma feudal domain. It was imposed as tax. It is time-consuming process of thread making, thread plying, weaving as matching wefts and warps kasuri pattern...

Description:

A silver washer was nicely in floral shape and was decorated on the side with motifs of bamboo troves.
The beautiful pattern was well rendered by excellant chiselling and engraving workmanship.
Nice and darken patina was yielded when some old restorations were found in portions.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width: 9.7cm, Height: 4.4cm.

A Beautiful necklace was from an elegant lady now retired from collection field.

Width:3.5cm(main item)

With good meaning- 虛己而能容Humble to Yourself and You will be Compatible and Inclusive, a hanging scroll of Chinese calligraphy was well done by a talented artist who was unknown to the public.

Date:19th century.

Provenance :Japan.

Length:193cm, Width:34.5cm.

Chinese pottery warrior wearing a "wind" hat with side and back flaps, with red and white pigments remaining.

Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 23 C.M. / Width 7.4 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this lot of 7 New Kingdom terra-cotta molds from Tell el-Amarna. Two molds have numbers on the bottom in black and red. The molds include a well defined rosette, a seated figure, scepter, collar element, figure of Bes, a scarab and an ankh. Each mold looks to have been used with remains of faience paste inside. The molds range in size from 7/8" to 1" in length. From a private collection in Massachusetts formed in the 1960s and 1970s...

Antique, early 19th century, Southeast Asian Burmese Silver mounted dagger Dha, Dah (or dha-hmyaung).

DETAILS: The hilt in classical Burmese style, encased by silver collar adorned with bands of roped silver wire, mounted with an extremely sharp, sturdy, hand forged, recurved single-edged blade showing on each face laminations watered pattern and secure at the base with copper washer...

Description:

A straight bamboo stalk was well shaped into a useful walking stick.
In very good condition,the bamboo stick was preserved with nice patina and can be as firm as being used now. A new plastic plug was added at the tip.

Date: 1950s

Length: 88cm.

A 19th Century embroidered tabako-ire with a dragon amidst water, the kanamono of silvered metal in shape of a dragon, and the kagamibuta with a dragon in silvered metal and an imitation ivory bowl.

Square-shaped ivory netsuke manju depicting four lacquered frogs in different positions. It has a cavity inside where the himotoshi hole is located. Origin: Japan Period: Edo 19th century Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 1cm. State of conservation: Very good

A lovely water pot of Tang covered with brown glaze, umglazed base. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD). MEASUREMENT : 9 cm wide, 6 cm height. CONDITION : no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations

Unusual porcelain bowl in the shape of a double gourd with two separate compartments...

ㄧ去風雲應有日，莫因香餌誤生涯。Gone with wind in destined Time, Would Have No Regrets in Your Future Life.
A wonderful calligraphy with good meaning was kept in good condition.

Date:19th Century.

Provenance :Japan.

Length:167cm, Width :32.5cm.

Chinese hardwood low table, made from Jumu (elm) wood. Gorgeous natural woodgrain with original finish. Attractive ribbed side panels. Dates from the 19th century.

Size: 30.5" L x 17.5" W x 10" H

Rare antique classical period Kandyan standing Buddha, carved from Jackwood, circa 18thCE. H: 18cm/7in, please note in enlargements outstretched hand in the abhaya mudra and unisha are missing.

Description:

A root wood mountain was in nice looking.
By natural shape, the root wood was touched with the least manual work.
Nevertheless, it was represented in favoured scholar taste.
Darken patina was yielded in some areas due to age when some portion of the wood was in a quality that in original lighter tint.

Condition: Perfect.

Date: Late 19th Century.

Length: 23.5cm, Height: 13.5cm.

A fine and rare incense burner for the scholar’s table of carved and polished black stone. Rectangular in shape, a pair of open-work handles in the form of scrolls on four short legs. The two main sides carved with dragons in archaic style. China, mid-Qing, 18th cent. W 9 cm, D 4.5 cm, H 5 cm. Condition: Super (minor wear due to age, but very good patina all-over).

Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Lion-Goddess Sekhmet 1200-300 BC Authentic ancient Egyptian ca. 1200-300 B.C blue glaze faience amulet of Sekhmet, the lion-goddess, standing in a long gown with a necklace draping down her chest, hands at her side. She wears on her head the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.

She was both a fierce lioness and the goddess of medicine connected with the soothing of illness and warding off trouble in general.

...

Meiji period, 1868-1912

This shallow bowl-form dish is decorated with a peony growing from a rocky ground in underglaze cobalt blue. It is set on a high foot--characteristic of classic Nabeshima dishes. The foot is painted with the so-called comb tooth pattern often seen on dishes of this sort. It is glazed overall in an even, clear glaze that takes on a very slight, pale celadon tinge on the exterior. The base is glazed and the fine paste is exposed on the footring. The condition is very ...

Chinese stone Seal mark with inscriptions. 4,5cm high.

18th century netsuke of a seated mother monkey patiently suffering the indignity of her young grabbing her ear as it climbs onto her head. Fantastic expression of existential contemplation on her face, excellent incised and etched coat, beautiful wear. Netsuke of characteristic 18th century triangular section, superb honey colored patina. Height 2 inches.

Japanese late Meiji to Taisho period Tokyo style rectangular naga hibachi with beautiful zelkova (keyaki) wood grain. Five storage drawers on the front have copper warabite handles. A removable rectangular wood insert is placed over the fire container which contains an original copper liner with nice patina. Two inset carrying handles are at the sides. Early 20th century. Measures 13" high (15 1/4" high to the top of the wood insert) x 26 3/4" long x 14 1/4" deep. Good, solid overall condi...

Decorated with a fish biscuit in the center. W=12 cm. Early Ming 1368-1398. Condition : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairline or restoration

Hishaku-gata style yatate in bronze with brown patina. The hishaku-gata style was developed at the beginning of the Edo era, in the 17th century. It is characterized by an ink compartment (sumi tsubo) in the shape of a ladle. Here it is decorated with a frog.
The frog (kaeru) is associated with luck and wealth. Kaeru means both "frog" and "coming home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the ability of the frog to return each year to the pond of its birth. A gong in the shape ...

Antique wedding blanket, circa late 19th CE/early 20th CE, from the Bouyi/Buyi (possibly Zhuang) China. This is tightly woven in three panels, from very fine handspun cotton thread with a silk floss yarn supplementary weft “well” pattern. The black cotton lattice gives the overall pattern depth. The wide woven-in border has a “wanzi” swastika meander pattern that seamlessly transitions from the black cotton to silk pastel. There is a simple repair on the edge (noted in enlarge...

Antique Tibetan tsakli card depicting a wrathful deity (Heruka) wielding a sword and banner. He wears a tiger skin around his middle and a human skin tied around his neck. Painted in mineral colors on paper with Sanskrit description on the back.

Tsakli cards are powerful miniature paintings of Buddhist deities and objects. They have many different ritual uses. They can be used for teaching when a lama holds the card out for a student to focus on, thus helping them with the visualiz...

Architectural element, of triangular form, finely carved in relief to represent a celestial being, half chimera half human, carrying a banner and surrounded by clouds. Wood, age patina. Nepal, 18th century. Length: 36.5 cm. Nicely mounted on a custom stand. Good condition.

Mini censor in satsuma earthenware. Decor of enamelled characters, gold and silver motifs. The cover is excessively large. Anonymous. Japan late 19°. Height: 65mm Good condition. Usual wear for a century-old golden object.

Antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty extremely well carved ornate gilt wood figure of a laughing Buddha – Budai.

This seated deity wears a loose robe parted in front, revealing his large, protruding belly. His left hand resting on a raised knee, grasping a peach fruit string his right hand is holding the string of a cloth bag at his side.

MEASUREMENTS (approximately):

Height: 25 cm (9.84 inches).

Width at the widest point: 21 cm (8.27inches).

CONDITION: In good ...

Burmese bronze standing elephant.

Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement: Height 15.5 C.M. / Width 11.5 C.M. / Length 18 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall. 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.

Chinese pottery court lady.

Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 20.5 C.M. / Width 5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). 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.

Descriptions:
A group of Burmese metal figures was decorated on the surface in painted gold.
They were well preserved in old mood.

Date:18th Century.

Height Range: 4.8cm to 8.6cm

This late 19th century Chinese blue and white vase is 9 ¼ inches high and 4 ½ inches on the widest part. It depicts a mother lion playing with her cub. Aside from two small chips on the rim, it is in great condition.

Three well painted Shunga scenes with a loving couples. Silk with ink and colors. Fitted on traditional, gold-spotted cardboard. Meiji, ca. 1880. H 17 cm, W 19 cm. Condition: One in very good condition, the other two : over-all quite good. Minor spots.

Edo Period Japanese woodblock print triptych by Kunisada (also known as Toyokuni III) depicting actors portraying a scene from the kabuki theater. Published by Yamazakiya Seishichi in 1855. Each panel bears the signature "Toyokuni ga" in a red cartouche with yellow snow, a publisher's seal, date seal, and censor's seal (see enlargement 5). Each panel measures about 14 1/2"V x 9 3/4" - 10"H. Very good overall condition with margins. The triptych is not backed and the baren marks and image are cle...

Edo Period Japanese woodblock print triptych by Kunisada II (1823-1880) titled "Moon" from the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers" published by Yamamotoya Heikichi in 1852. Each panel bears the signature "Kunisada ga", a publisher's seal, date and censor's seals (see enlargement 7). Each panel measures nearly 14 1/4"V x 9 7/8"H. Very good overall condition. The triptych is not backed and the baren marks and image are clearly visible on the back. No tape or tape stains. There is an ink spot on the b...

Creamy glazed Samkanpaeng dish with plain design. Northern Thai Ceramic, Sankampaeng, kilns were found in Chiangmai province.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Sankampaeng kiln, 14th-16th Century
Size: Diameter 26 C.M. / Thickness 5.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. 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.

Eisen print , please contact for details