BRONZE BUCKLE FROM AN ARMOUR

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #551632
N46

Bronze ornamental buckle from an armour. Kushan period, 2nd-4th century AD. In excellent condition. Max Length:15cm.

A Small Tibetan Bronze Standing Buddha - 14th C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork Pre 1492: item #526437
BR-014

A bronze figure of Buddha standing on a platform that flares outward at the bottom. It is an interesting piece. The facial features are simple - almost primitivistic in nature but charmingly expressive. The age has worn away the most of the hands and feet. Period: 14th Century Tibet Size: Height = 10.2 cm Condition: Protruding features have worn down. Has a nice patina which, under magnification, reveals that it had originally been lacquered and gilded.

NEOLITHIC CLAY FIGURINE FROM BALUCHISTAN

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian Pre AD 1000: item #501203
H79

Clay standing figurine from Baluchistan. 2nd Millennium BC. In good condition. H:6.5cm

Hand Made PERSIAN (Iran) COPPERWARE Rose-Water BASIN

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork Pre 1920: item #484353
P-321

Hand Made IRANIAN (Persia) COPPERWARE Rose-Water BASIN for cleaning/rinsing hands before or after a meal! Removable sieve with a floral design inset into a solid copper bowl with an enlarged foliate edge. Very unique interesting design and nice patina. The diameter is 12.25 inches or 31 cms. and the height is 5.75 inches or 14.6 cms. Circa: early 20th Century.

Hand Made PERSIAN (Iran) COPPERWARE POT

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork Pre 1920: item #483986
P-307

Large 12.75 inches or 32.5 cms diameter x 8 inches in height or 20.4 cms Hand-Made IRANIAN (Persia) COPPERWARE POT originally used to cook rice by nomadic tribes people; with a single seam between top & bottom sections. There had been a more recent repair to the bottom of the pot (see pix # 3) but the patina and shape are excellent. Circa: early 20th Century.

KUSHAN TERRACOTTA FRAGMENT

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian Pre AD 1000: item #483095
M98

Red slip fragment from a vase representing a running animal. Kushan period, 1st-2nd century AD. 5x6.2cm Very well mounted.

SOLID TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A MAN

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian Pre AD 1000: item #483086
M83

Solid terracotta head of a man with a moustache and wearing a crown looking headdress. Probably an army commander. Indus Valley, 1st Millennium BC. In good condition. Some encrustation. H:7cm. Well presented on a metal stand.

GANDHARA CARVED SCHIST OIL LAMP

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian Pre AD 1000: item #483082
M81

Carved schist oil lamp with protruding human heads, decorated with acanthus leaves and a lotus flower on the bottom. Gandhara art of 2nd-3rd century AD. Very weathered and encrustated surface. H:2.5cm 6x6cm.

GANDHARA CARVED SCHIST OIL LAMP

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian Pre AD 1000: item #483073
M78

Very elegant heart shaped schist oil lamp with protruding bits. Gandhara art of 2nd-3rd century AD. In excellent condition. Some encrustation. 10x9cm

Hand Made PERSIAN (Iran) COPPERWARE BOWL

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Metalwork Pre 1920: item #482453
P-329

Hand Made PERSIAN (Iran) COPPERWARE BOWL,with Koranic script in banded floral panels around the outer rim of the bowl. Condition: there is a small slight erosion spot in the base which makes it unsuitable for liquids. The height of the bowl is 4.25 inches or 11 cms. and the diameter is 9 inches or 23 cms. Circa: early 20th Century.