Relief fragment representing Buddha standing beside a column, his right hand holding his robe, his left hand in blessing posture, with a worshipper kneeling in front of him. Grey schist. Graeco-Buddhist art, Gandhara period, 1st to 3rd century. Height: 17 cm. Mounted on a plexi stand. Good condition. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam auction sale 1993.
Interesting cylinder seal carved in greyish black stone, with worshippers standing either side of the Tree of Life, with the winged emblem of Ashur / Assur above. Nice Neo-Assyrian style and fine details.
Size: 20 mm. tall and 10 mm. wide.
Condition: Good Very fine, light wear and completely intact.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his imprint.
A terrific hardstone cylinder seal made in a fine gemstone of amethyst with rock-crystal inclusions, Neo-Assyrian period, c. 1000-800 BC.
Beautiful and extremely rare cylinder, due to the stone used. Fine depiction of the winged Ashur hunting a winged animal with a sword or spear, fishes swimming below and start above.
Size: c. 27 mm. tall and 13 mm...
A lovely core-style cylinder seal in an agate type of stone probably calchedony, Achaemenid Empire, 550-331 BC.
The seal in a very beautiful realistic style depicting e Kneeling archer (The Great Persian King) aiming at an ibex, a hunting dog is helping him catching the prey and there's an alter for Ahura Mazda behind below a crescent moon above star.
Size: 30 mm. tall and 13 mm...
A nice Yue mise lobed bowl covered with green glaze.Flat and glazed base with five spur marks.Tang - Five dynasty period.Bowl in good condition with just found little tiny chipped at the rim(please see at picture six).14cm diameter.4,5cm high.
An exceptional early image of Buddha in meditation, Indonesia, Java, late 8th century-mid 9th century AD.
The buddha is expertly carved in a high quality Andesite stone. The vulcanic stone is dense and finely polished with inclusions of other stones, incl. a fantastic green hardstone in his forehead...
Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha ware bowl. this type type little bit different because the foot rim is higher than the usual. 14,5 cm diameter. 6,3 cm high . there some smalls chipped at the rim, and glaze degradations. Free from any repair and crack.
A fine Chinese Northern Wei to early Sui dynasty amber glaze bowl. Dia. 10.8cm. Condition: no chip, 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.
Beautiful semi-transperant calchedony stone seal carved with a priest of Marduk in the base, Neo-Babylonian, 8th.-6th. cent. BC.
Attractive and finely polished seal.
Size: 17-18 mm. tall.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, thin light surface calcification.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
PERFUME POTTERY JAR
Holy Land, Canaanite, biblical Middle Bronze Age, 1850 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham
Double-shaped handle, ovoid body with a rim folded outwards!
Dimensions:
Height: 13.5 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Height on stand: 9 cm
Condition: Rim chipped as shown with age weathering on the surface otherwise intact.
Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultu...
A extremely decorative large Jar. Five Dynasties ( 618 - 906 ) with five lug handles and a bold 2 dragons design. Very nice typical Five Dynasties glaze.
H : 28 cm.
Condition : No chip, no crack, a small insignificant inconspicuous repair to one of the five lugs.
H. 23 cm. Original painting, good condition. Tang Dynasty (618-906).
A large and profusely engraved blackstone cylinder seal, Western Mesopotamia / Cappadocia, 2000-1600 BC.
Very interesting with a bird-headed deity seated in front of a fierce winged demon standing on the back of an animal; with multiple creatures, insect-like and other animals on the entire surface.
Size: 26 mm. tall and 17 mm. wide so an impressive seal in hand.
Condition: Extremely fine with some mild corrsoion in parts and fine patina with redish deposits...
Diameter approximately 15 cm. Repaired. In good condition.
A very finely carved late- to Neo-Assyrian red stone cylinder seal, depicting a human headed, winged demon with Scorpios tail and a large Bull. In between them a tree and above star and crescent.
Interesting and beautiful composition, probably depicting Pazuzu. Beautiful jasper -like stone, quite hard.
Size: 25 mm. tall and 12 mm...
Green serpentine cylinder seal, Mesopotamia c. early 2nd. mill. BC. Adoration or presentation scene before an alter.
Height: 2 cm, diameter 0.8 cm.
Condition: VF, intact with surface corrosion. Better than imprint indicates.
Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with his imprint and COA.
A nice Chinese Tang dynasty Xing ware white glaze dish. Dia. 11.5cm. Condition: no chip, 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.
A fantastic quality Middle- or Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal of a tall and thick type, c. 12th.-8th. century BC.
The seal carved in a rare attractive green-black stone with an Archer and winged sphinx. Top and bottom with a fine herringbone band. Multiple symbols in the fields and the archer has a detailed quiver on his back.
Size: 41 mm. tall and 14-15 mm. thick...