Tang dynasty changsha bowl with spout decorated with flower at inside the bowl. 9cm wide.7,8cm diameter.5cm high.bowlingood condition with just has degradations glaze.
A lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, more than 2,300 years old, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 9/16” long (14 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup...
A lovely and unusually large scaraboid seal, Middle-Neo-Assyrian, c. 12th.-9th. century BC.
Winged Deity, probably Ashur tending the Tree of Life, all within an oval frame. Stylized scarab carved in an attractive greenish brown stone.
Size: 32 mm. long and 27 mm...
An exceptional style more than lifesize stone head of a Buddhist Monk, Indonesia, java, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
The head carved in Andesite in the wonderful style of early Borobadur with serene features. Downcast eyes and full lips with the prominent nose typical for early Buddhist art of Indonesia.
Size: c. 26 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. deep. It's weighing c...
Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Glazed Granary Jar with Cover
Although many different Han Dynasty granary jars are known, this example is quite rare. It was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) from a relatively high-fired red pottery, quite "heavily-potted", that has been glazed in two different colours. Mostly it is coated in an attractive amber coloured glaze...
Tularosa Black-on-White Olla with Dog Head Lug. Ca. 1175 to 1300 ad. This is a beautiful piece that is in as found condition, not broken and has no restoration or repaint. Dog head lug is intact with a little chip out of tip of head. It is 6"high X 6"wide. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com
Important large terracotta pottery figure of Aphrodites, Hellenistic period, Southern Italian workshops, 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
The figure is depicted in a wonderfull greek style as nude, posing and holding a garment or gown, so that it cover a part of legs behind. A hollowcast figure standing on a square podium.
Size: 26 cm...
A very early archaic bronze figure of seated Kore, Italic bronzeage, Etruscan, c. 7th. century BC.
A lovely figure with fine details of Kores archaic features, the elaborate gown and the wonderful expression. She wears a spiked diadem holding her long hair.
Very unusual depiction of Kore half seated, where the usual depiction is a motionless standing image.
Size: c. 69 mm. for the figure alone and 120 mm. incl. the vintage stepped podium.
Ex...
Pair of ancient Persian small cast bronze mythical creatures. Each figure has a rounded head, the short horns of a bull, an arching neck and a single hoofed foot. Various holes and slots point to a utilitarian as well as decorative function. Most likely these were feet used for a ritual incense vessel. The holes were for the censor to hang from above but the tripod vessel could also stand. Lovely coloring and encrustation of bronze consistent with age. (ref sources: Luristan, Persia...
Relics of the Nile is thrilled to present this amazing and extremely rare limestone Amarna relief. This is a finely incised talatat fragment dating to the Amarna Period (18th Dynasty, 1344-1344 B.C.) and depicts a hand and arm of Akhenaten and rays from the solar disc...
Dong Son ( 500 - 100 BC ) lime container. Bronze. Excavated in east Java Indonesia.
H : 7 inc.
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this magnificent ancient Greek Pyxis for your consideration. The Pyxis remains completely intact with no restoration and features a design of palmettes with a nicely detailed figure of Eros on the side. The lid remains in excellent condition with attached handle with braided "knot of Hercules" design. This is a truly rare form and an excellent display piece. 16.5 cm in height. Greek, 4th Century B.C. Ex-Swiss Private Collection.
Beautiful Ghandaran modeled stucco head. This artifact is from the McCloud collection. Ghandara refers to the Peshawar valley and some parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This region was heavily influenced by greco-roman style as a result of Alexander the Great's campaign in the far east. The facial features are more european with almond shaped eyes and a bow shaped mouth. The hair falls in loose curls and is drawn into a bun atop the head called the ushnisha, the flame of supreme enlightenm...
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a globular shaped body, decorated with carved vertical and chambering horizontal lines. Combed wavy lines in shallow relief adorn each chamber, scrolling around its body and shoulders and its base remains fully unglazed.
Measurements: height 8”inches.
Condition: Excellent condition.
Photos by: The Oriental Room®️
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A magnificent and rare figure of a fat lady made of painted terracotta.
Fat ladies are among the most famous objects of the Tang Dynasty (618-906) and they are a wellknown symbol of wealth.H. 31 cm.
Condition: no traces of repairs are visible, most of the original colour is still present.
Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this EXTREMELY RARE- ancient LARGE biblical black pottery oil lamp with four nozzles. A large filling-hole, whose rim is formed as a ledge with a ridge. The handle is a wide strip with two lengthwise grooves forming three raised mouldings, the nozzles are elongated with an almost straight end and finely scraped sides. Impressed circles and rows of other impressions ornament the nozzles.
Roman, Herodian, 37 BC - 70 AD
Time of Jesus and King Herod th...
You are considering an ancient Roman steatite dice dating to 1st Century AD
Measurements: 1.4 cm
Playing Dice was very popular game among the Romans. The Romans called these tesserae
This game was played in taverns as well as gambling houses, brothels and on the street. The emperor Commodus was fond of gambling with dice, and once turned the Imperial Palace into a brothel and gambling house to raise money for the treasury he bankrupted. In this he may have followed a precedent set b...
A lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1500 BC, XVIII Dynasty, 5/8” long (16 mm) and made of violet-blue steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.