All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Textiles : Pre 1900 item #96192
This is an ANTIQUE PRAYER RUG, a GHIORDES circa 1900. From a VIRGINIA ESTATE the size is 4 1/2' X 6 1/2' approximately. Even Wear and border not wearing away. HARD TO FIND ANTIQUE PRAYER GHIORDES from the Cosmopolitan WASHINGTON, D.C. area
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #548965
Priceless Past
$895.00
This is an exceptionally rare bronze age sword (or possibly a spear) from the Ganges Valley dating to approximately 1500 BC. The patina is suggestive of a high copper content indicative of the early bronze age. This extraordinarily rare piece measures an impressive 444 mm and weighs 415 grams. It has two perforations in the blade near the handle one of which has an original ring still attached...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #548967
Priceless Past
$1095.00
This is a fantastic, antennae hilted, bronze age sword found in Northern India. The patina suggests a high copper content. This museum quality piece measures roughly 495mm and weighs 523 grams. The blade is 8mm thick in the center and the antennae are roughly 12 mm thick. The measurement between the outer edges of the antennae is 8.5cm. The blade edge is jagged but the metal is solid and stable with no signs of repair. This is a very rare sword that needs to be in your collection!
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #549578
Priceless Past
$329.00
This is an interesting ancient bronze dagger from Persia circa 1200 BC. It measures 280 mm and weighs 420 grams. It has some old damage to the face of the blade that should be visible in the photos. It is also slightly bent. Its simplicity adds to its character.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #549695
Priceless Past
$379.00
This is a bronze dagger from Luristan dating to roughly 800 BC. It measures 310mm in length and weighs 107 grams. There are no repairs and the only damage appears to be on the "rams horn" decorated pommel. The bronze has a nice untouched patina. The metal is stable and solid.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #552588
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$119.00
This is a fantastic little copper point from the Afghan/Turkestan area. It dates to circa 300 BC. It measures 142 mm in length and weighs 37 grams. It has a circular perforation in the tang. The piece has a light, attractive patina and is very solid and stable with no signs of damage or repair.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #552599
Priceless Past
$225.00
This is an ancient bronze dagger or spear from Judea. It dates to roughly 1100 BC, around the time of King David. This elegant weapon measures 208mm in length and weighs 103 grams. It has a beautiful,natural patina and shows no signs of damage or repair except a slight bend near the tip. The metal is solid and stable.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #559819
Priceless Past
$595.00
This is an exceptional example of a bronze sword from ancient Luristan (circa 1000BC). It has a choice patina and is very clean overall. The handle would have been inlaid with bone, wood or ivory which is now long gone. Three original rivets remain in the handle and at least one of them moves freely back and forth without falling out. This sword measures 387mm and weighs 226 grams. The blade has a pronounced mid rib. It shows very little wear or damage...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #752755 (stock #IS160)
An antique ceramic bowl that was made in Nishapur during the 10th century A.D. (4th Century A.H.) in the style of the Tang dynasty. It is decorated with splashes of green, yellow, and brown glaze in the Chinese Tang-dynasty sancai style. The bowl is made of red earthenware, with a white slip, incised engobe, and decoration in the sgraffito technique.

CONDITION: repaired clean breaks and small areas of restoration.

MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 21cm (8 ¼ in)...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Textiles : Pre 1900 item #821218
Zentner Collection
$8,000.00
Antique Kazak rug with rust and dark blue colors, late 19th century. Size: 50" wide x 65" long
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #846070
This is an eye bead from china warring states period, mostly pheonician, it is in badly corroded condition after under burial for more than 2 thousand years...it is a very nice piece, please feel free to enquire! Thanks
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #863338
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
Kuba Caucasian Wool Handknotted Carpet, good design and coloration, running dog border, 44"W 74"L, old restoration, age wear, pre 1920s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Textiles : Pre 1910 item #870342 (stock #SK138)
Galerie Hafner
$280.00
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The basic fabric is a very fine plain weave, probably cotton with some silk, embroidered with pastel colored silk yarn and metal threads. Worked identically on both surfaces. Condition: few losses of metal thread, six small holes, little patina. Dimension: 214 cm x 36.5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #908955 (stock #6057)
The China Coast
$435.00
Islamic and probably from Syria, charcoal brazier, decorated in incised, etched and pierced fashion; consists of several parts: the sphere, surmounted by a knob, a short "stem" with small sphere, and all resting on a large round base. The upper half of the sphere is joined to the lower half with a hinge. The top half of the sphere is decorated with eight niches filled with arabesques, above a border of cartouches filled with Islamic script...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1900 item #947111 (stock #3898)
Galerie Hafner
$680.00
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Of rectangular form with sliding lid. The top and reverse differently carved with the rose and nightingale "gul-u-bulbul" motif. The undecorated mirror is not fixed. Condition: few traces of usage, the mirror glass with some imperfections. Dimension: 19.3 cm x 12.8 cm, weight: 324 g.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1004913 (stock #Misc149)
This old Indo-Persian Bronze bowl has ornate repousse pattern and is heavily patinated with use and age. The upper rim edge has a few small chips from ages past. The bowl is 4.5 inches in diameter and about 2.3 inches high. The bowl is an artifact from the early 1800'S.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #1013427 (stock #Misc151)
This is a traditional style full length silk robe, aka Chapan, from Uzbekistan/Tajikistan area. The pattern was made using an ikat dye technique, and the robe is padded and machine quilted. Excellent condition, shows very little wear...stunning
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1900 item #1013909 (stock #3960)
Galerie Hafner
$980.00
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A large wooden lidded box of rectangular shape, made in Qajar Persia. The surfaces overlaid with micro-mosaic in colored wood, bone and metal, forming different stellar motifs. All with a lacquer finishing, shining golden. The interior with a folding mirror and roughly painted with flowers. The drawer is partitioned, the metal fittings made of sheet metal...