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Marlik Culture Crescent Hilt Dagger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000 item# 814705
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This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani pp 59 and 71. The unique attribute of this piece is that on most examples, the penannular or crescent guard is solid whereas on this piece it is flanged to hold an inlay of some mater ...click for details

Luistan Culture Bronze Socketed Axe Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000 item# 801308
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This is a heavy but smaller than average bronze socketed axe from ancient Persian - probably the Luristan culture. It is intact and a strong specimen. It measures just under 19 cm along its longest axis. It weighs 293 grams.

Beautiful Han Period Bronze Dong Son Dagger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000 item# 801307
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This is a beautiful bronze dagger from the Dong Son culture in early Southeast Asia. It dates to the Han period (ca 200 bc). The very fine quillons that are often missing on pieces of this type are present and intact, making this a truly rare and high quality find. It measures 31.5 cm in length and weighs 371 grams. It appears to have a repair to the very tip, which is not uncommon for these daggers.

Rare Viking Sax dagger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval: Pre AD 1000 item# 801288
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This is a scramasax, or long knife, from the Viking culture. It dates to roughly 900 AD. The scramasax style of knife was common to a broad time period which we can narrow down based on the provenance of the piece. This piece wasfound in the banks of the River Cock outside the city of York in the 1950’s. York is the location of what was once one of the most important of Viking cities and several Viking encampments and villages were located along nearby rivers. This scramasax was recovered alon ...click for details

Rare Intact Viking Sword and Sax Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: European Medieval: Pre AD 1000 item# 801285
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This is an early Viking sword dating to circa 900 AD. It has a bronze, five-lobe, two-stage pommel and a thin tang. The guard is boat-shaped and made of iron. The blade is unfullered. The letter “T” is chiseled into the blade just below the guard. The letter “T” on the blade may be a reference to Tyr, the Viking God of War. It is also possible that the “T” may represent the Viking God Thor or it may even be a reference to the Christian cross. Even though it was not until roughly the 12th ce ...click for details

Unique Globular Hoi An Blue and White Porcelain Pot Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1700 item# 799608
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n the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the “Dragon’s Embrace.” Around 1994 local fishermen began finding pottery in their nets. Thus what has become known as the "Hoi An Hoard" was discovered. This blue and white porcelain bowl is from that famous find. It was also part of the original Butterfields auction of Hoi An pieces. The Butterfield's sticker is still on the piece but no matching numbered cer ...click for details

Hoi An Blue and White Porcelain Bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1700 item# 799607
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n the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the “Dragon’s Embrace.” Around 1994 local fishermen began finding pottery in their nets. Thus what has become known as the "Hoi An Hoard" was discovered. This blue and white porcelain bowl is from that famous find. It was also part of the original Butterfields auction of Hoi An pieces. The Butterfield's sticker is still on the piece and a matching numbered cert ...click for details

Porcelain Bowl from the Hoi An Hoard Butterfields Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Ceramics: Pre 1700 item# 799606
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In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the “Dragon’s Embrace.” Around 1994 local fishermen began finding pottery in their nets. Thus what has become known as the "Hoi An Hoard" was discovered. This blue and white porcelain bowl is from that famous find. It was also part of the original Butterfields auction of Hoi An pieces. The Butterfield's sticker is still on the piece and a matching numbered cer ...click for details

Bronze Offering Vessel from Yunnan ca 960 AD Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork: Pre 1492 item# 799568
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This is a large, hammered bronze offering vessel from the Yunnan Province in China. It likely dates to the Song Dynasty (906-1279 AD). For a nearly identical example see “Offering Vessels of Yunnan” by Michael C. Teller, TK Asian Antiquities 2004, p. 53. These mysterious vessels were apparently used for making votive offerings and have been found containing items such as shells, paper, and personal artifacts etc. This particular example is relatively large compared to other known examples. ...click for details

Enormous Celtic Iron Sword LaTene Period ca 200 BC Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000 item# 799564
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This is an iron sword and sheath from the Celtic culture. The name “Celtic” was a term applied to the ‘barbarian’ tribes of Europe that constantly threatened the more civilized Mediterranean world. Members of various Celtic tribes likely never referred to themselves by any name other than their tribal name and probably never even considered themselves part of a larger European culture. Celtic culture is divided into two main archaeological periods. Each named after the geographical site where ...click for details

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