Five dynasties Yue green glaze bowl with flower shape rim, good condition with minor glaze degradation small shallow glaze nick at inner rim, please see picture for detail, size: 17 cm diameter.

Song dynasty longquan celadon bluish green washer bowl, good condition with small glaze chip at the outer rim, please see picture for detail, size: 12.5 cm diameter.

Song dynasty russet splashed black glazed tea bowl, good condition with crack line at the center, please see picture for detail, size: 10 cm diameter.

A nice tanged bronze dagger from the Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.

Blade with rounded shoulders. Short tang with hole for a rivet to fasten the handle.

Length: c. 24,4 cm

Condition: A nice dagger with fine green patina. Some roughness to the edge.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark.

A nice tanged bronze dagger from the Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.

Blade with rounded shoulders and a broad central midrib. The tang is c. half the length of the blade, with a bend at the top, for better fastening to the wooden handle.

Length: c. 25,7 cm

Condition: A nice dagger with fine green patina. Some roughness to the edge.

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark.

Width: 24 cm (9.6 in)
Height: 4.3 cm (1.8 in)

Chinese famille verte porcelain low bowl; floral decoration including peaches, bats and Shou symbols; iron-red Jiaqing marks on the base; good condition

This is a rare and tattered tunobukuro bag textile made from old hemp and rags from the Meiji period (1868-1911). This is the bag you put the sweetfish in after you catch them. It's been used a lot, so it's a little soft. It has been washed, so there is no smell. You can enjoy both sides. Size: Length: 140cm (55.1"), Width: 30cm (11.8").

Tentipet – Tnt-ipt Overseer

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

A rectangular stone stamp seal carved in a green stone. The seal is high unusual, since it depicts a whole bunch of people having great fun. They are skillfully done with lines and round heads; it looks like there a couple having sex and other humans applauding it, but it might just be my imagination(?).

Wonderful style!

Size: 25 mm. long and 23 mm wide...

Interesting Bifacial stone stamp seal, East-Anatolian, probably in the time of Uruk, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Deep carving in an attractive dark green stone with a palmtree or a palm-leaf engraving one one side and a human and a snake(?) on the other side. Early depiction of a human figure, in the nice drillstyle.

Size: 23 mm. wide over the base and 21 mm. tall.

Condition: Near VF, chip to the edge of one of the seal bases...

A 6 inch diameter signed Galle bowl on which the rim is rolled inward to give the bowl 3 lobes.. The dark red overlay of fuschia blossoms and leaves is laid on a nearly colorless ground with a satin finish. The bowl is 3 inches deep and has a ground pontil.

A very fine mask of the esoteric "Nuo" theater, representing the character of Tudigong, the God of the Soil and of the Cereals, wearing an official cap, his face illuminated by a large smile. Wood, with traces of polychrome colors under the black coating. China, early 20th century. Height: 23.7 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.

19th century netsuke made out of natural Manchurian nut shell carved in the round with relief depiction of 18 figures of arhat - the initial disciples of the historical Buddha - with their specific identifying attributes that include a tiger and a dragon. Fabulous clever crisp carving utilizing natural structure of the nut, superbly detailed, great faces, himotoshi (cord openings) neatly located among arhat figures ...

Carved in a fine glossy green stone, rectangular shape and with a low pierced handle on the back. The seal carved with an elephant in a nice early Roman style of the 1st. century BC.

The style of the Elephant is clearly in family with denarii issued from military mints at the time of Julius Caesar.

Size: 20 mm. long, 12 mm. wide and 5 mm...

A lovely intact late period stamp seal, West Mesopotamian, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

Finely made square stamp seal in a grey stone with a handle atop. The base carved with a Lion vs. Capride.

Size: 30 mm. long, 24 mm. wide and 18 mm...

A wonderful lot of 8 fibulas, incl. two of silver, Roman to Merovingian period, c. 1st.- 6th. cent. AD.

Roman Imperial, 1st.-4th...

A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze shield or tortoise brooch or Fibula decorated with intertwinned dragons, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.

Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.

Size: 64 mm. wide and 56 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, with intact needle and sound metal, mottled green and brown patina with some azurite on the back.

Ex...

Small bronze spoon from the Han Dynasty, these were usually found with miniature bronze cooking stoves, good study piece for fans of ancient Chinese bronze. There is crack that may be seen last enlargement. L: 9cm/3.5in. Free shipping.

A very large and rare Original Polychrome Porcelain FAMILLE VERTE KANGXI CHARGER (1662-1722)...

Song dynasty russet splashed black glazed tea bowl, good condition with small defect at the rim filled, please see picture for detail, size: 12 cm diameter.

Fine Ming Dynasty “sancai” pottery bed, in pristine condition, with subtle but discernable paraffin patina, consistent with an “of the period” piece. This has simple classic lines emblematic of Ming furniture. There are 4 holes in the floor of the bed originally intended to support a cloth canopy. Widths: 32cm/12.5in x 19.8cm/7.9in and height: 17cm/6.9in.

Vietnamese Annamese 15th century blue and white yuhuchun vase, fairly good condition with restoration on the top part / trumpet part, please see picture for detail, size: 24 cm height.

Vietnamese Annamese 15th century blue and white yuhuchun vase with three friend of winter motif, good condition with small damage at lower part of the rim please see picture for detail, size: 24 cm height.

This Avante garde porcelain platter is attributed to Martin Fritzsche. It is similar to works in the Broham Museum in Berlin. The platter is 17” long, 13 3/4” wide 2 3/4 inches high. It has a Seger mark under glaze, the model number 5894 incised in the porcelain and worn, unintelligible painted letters. The design is 3 dimensional with unique crystalline glazes in shades of moss green brown & turquoise. A sea maiden rising from the waters wears an ornate headdress with braids, beads and...

19th century Chinese fingering piece in a form of a natural walnut. Excellent piece to use for meditation practice, richly textured surface, superb warm patina from more than 100 years of handling, very pleasant to hold. Wonderful object for a scholar’s desk or a pocket. Height 1.69 inches.

Late 18th to early 19th century glass ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) in ball shape with blue body and decoration of blue in white elongated reserves. Beautifully made, wonderful feel of age, very pleasant patina. Diameter 0.8 Inches.

Nespaneferher – ns-pA-nfr-Hr Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Nespaneferhor, Nespahernefer, Nespaneferhor

The name means ‘The one who belongs to the beautiful faces

Prophet and God’s father of Amen, God’s father of Mut, Scribe and overseer of the recruits of the domain of Amen

Based on research of the objects it is suggested that the series belong to the owner of A.98 and not to ...

Fine hand-modeled vessel with shallow body, rounded shoulder and short neck with slightly flared rim.
The ribbon handles arching from the rim to the edge of the shoulder. On each side applied molded ribs and a spiky knob at center.
The polished surface with traces of the modeling stick.
For a related example, cf. lot no. 180 in: Ines Jucker. Italy of the Etruscans. Mainz 1991.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanova Culture, 750-650 BC
H. to rim 7.5 c...

Carefully polished impasto ware amphora of biconical shape. The handles span from the slightly flared mouth to the shoulder.
The shoulder area enhanced with molded ridges.
Hand-built dark brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface. Dendrite-like deposits.
For related examples, cf. CVA Warsaw, Musée National 6, 4345, pl. 38.5 (inv. 147348) and pl. 38.13 (inv. 147340). Beazley archive no. 1012354.
Ceramic, impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanovan Period, late 8 cent...

Etruscan bowl of shallow form with two vertical ribs and false cord decoration on the inward sloping rim. The single handle is marked with grooves. Set on a high flared foot.
For a related example, cf. lot no. 194 in: Ines Jucker. Italy of the Etruscans. Mainz 1991.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, 7th century BC
H. to handle 12 cm (4.7 in)
H. to rim 9 cm (3.5 in)
D. 17.5 cm (6.9 in)
Intact. Reddish brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface. ...

SOLD Antique Chinese, Sino-Tibetan,19th century, Qing Dynasty, trousse set, mounted in jeweled silver, comprising a knife and bone chopsticks. The knife has a sharp, sturdy, hand-forged, long steel blade cut on one side with a narrow fuller.

The hilt is composed of two buffalo horn grip scales, mounted with an embossed and finely pierced cup pommel. The rosewood scabbard is adorned with silver fittings intricately crafted in repousse low relief. The fittings are finely pierced with images ...

An Islamic seal in a terrific quality and extra large size, probably Persian, c. 17th.-18th. cent. AD or earlier!

Engraved with finely caligraphy, round seal base with a tall domed handle, pierced at the top.

Size: 43 mm. in diameter and 40 mm tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, lovely redish patina.

Ex. Baldwins Auctions 2005.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals betwe...

Superb quality antique 18th-century short sword or dagger (Kris-Keris) from the Indonesian, Malaysian-Malay Islamic Bugis tribe.

A finely hand-carved bone handle (Hulu or Ukiran) in the form of Jawa Demam, a pre-Islamic deity who is half-bird, half-human.

The blade is made of Damascus steel and has a serpentine shape. It is hand-forged and displays multiple layers of Pamor. The base of the blade is beautifully sculpted with high ridges and deep grooves. The kembang kacang, which is i...

A set of Burmese amulets in lacquered wood and gilded with gold leaf.
It is believed that this type of statuette had special powers due to the paste made from sacred ashes and medicinal herbs, which was inserted into the hole in the base of the statuette and carried by healers.

Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 4.8 - 9.4 C.M. / Width 4 - 5.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to their age). Please refer to the en...

Offered is an excellent example of late 18th Century Neoclassical style Chinese Export Porcelain for the American market, circa 1790-1810. This large and deep saucer measures about 14.5 cm across by 3.3 cm high, and weighs about 141 grams. It features a central scene of a sailing vessel on a river or lake, executed in sepia. The cavetto is decorated with a complex and well-executed gilded motif of grapes and grape leaves with a border. Condition is excellent, with no cracks, lines or repairs...

Taudjatra – tA-wDAt-ra Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Taoudjarê, Taoudjatre, Taoudjatra, Taoudjat, Taudjat, Tairetré, Iretrê, Tawedjatre

The name means ‘The one who belongs to the eye of Re

Chantress of Amen, Chantress of the pure foundation of Ptah, Great musician of the choir of Mut, lady of the sky, Mistress of the house, beloved of Hathor the mighty

Daughter of a Taywheret...