1900's Chinese Silk Embroidered Civil Rank Badge Metallic Threads with Bird

It is 10.7 inches (27.5 cm) long and wide. It is 51 gram.

It has stains, frayed at the edges, loose, pulling, and missing threads, separation, split seams, tears, papers stuck at the back, toning, wears, and discoloration (as seen in the photos).

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A rare and elaborate bronze battle axe, Late bronze age or early Ironage, Caspian steppe ca. 1200-800 BC.

A finely made late bronzeage axe that combines stylistical elements of the Indo-European nomadic style with the Indo-Iranian style.

A heavy axe with a large oval socket with 4 ridges and a broadening downward curving blade. Peculiar for this culture is the large pronounced ridge on top on the blade near the socket

Size: 12 cm. long, 8 cm...

A rare and elaborate bronze battle axe, Late bronze age or early Ironage, Pontic–Caspian steppe ca. 1200-800 BC.

A finely made late bronzeage axe that combines stylistical elements of the Indo-European nomadic style with the Indo-Iranian style.

A com pact axe with a large oval socket with 4 ridges and small dots and a small deadly blade. The full axe is shaped like a stylized birds head.

Size: 9 cm.

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Outstanding four-spiral fibula of the Amendolara type.
Made of two single wires coiled into opposing spirals. In the center a disc with embossed edge.
A separately worked fibula underneath with one end coiled to extend into a pin, the other bent down into a hook...

Large Etruscan oinochoe of oval body. The flared neck pinched to form a trefoil shaped mouth.
The cylindrical handle spans from rim to shoulder. Standing on a splayed foot.
Rasmussen's oinochoe type 6a. The absence of a ridge at the junction between neck and shoulder and the lack of decoration gives this group a very plain appearance.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Archive vase no. 9012079.
Ceramic, grey bucchero
Etruscan, 600-575 BC
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Rare funerary cone with three registers of sunk hieroglyphs reading: (1) The Bearer of the brazier (2) of the temple of Amun, (3) Nekhy.
This cone and a second one held in a Japanese collection are the only known examples of the type, which is enumerated as 650/B.23 by Zenihiro.
Both the name and the title on the cone are uncommon. The personal name Nekhy is not listed with Ranke...

A glass plique-à-jour vase with polychrome enamel held by the silver thread with goldfishes. Taisho period 1920 ca. Sizes: 13 x 9 cm Condition report: Good – slight hairlines

A rare tabako-ire in the shape of bear claws and netsuke with eagle claw that holds a glass sphere held by a rope, with turquoise ojime. This tabako-ire belonged to an Ainu in the northern of Japan on the island of Hokkaido where the native people, the Ainu, lived. In this extraordinary find there are the symbols of the two animals most revered by this people, the bear that lives free in the tribes and the eagle that was hunted for its feathers. Edo-Meiji period 19th century Sizes: 1...

An antique Japanese Tsuruoka Bo Tansu (chest with locking bar) made of Sugi (Cryptomeria) wood. Original Urushi lacquer finish and hand forged iron hardware including the Kakute handles. The locking bar features a flying crane amidst a forest of Sho Chiku Bai (Pine trees, Bamboo and Plum blossom trees). The lock plate on the bottom drawer features an auspicious sea turtle...

A very rare type with multible knobs on a swollen head and with a tubular shaft, Caspian steppes / Indo-Iranian, later bronzeage, ca. early 1st. millenium BC.

Interestingly there's oulined a reclining animal on the socket below near the rim, perhaps a lion. Size: ca. 8,1 cm.

Condition: Superb, nice even dark-green patina with some uncleaned dirt.

Ex. Danish Collection of ancient weapons, bought at the Danish Antiquities market in the 1980-90s.

A superb bronze mace head decorated with faceted knobs around the swollen head and flanked by grooved bands with a tubular shaft, later bronzeage, ca. 1200-800 BC.

Size: Ca. 10,5 cm.

Condition: Superb for type, wonderful even green patina.

Ex. Danish Collection of ancient weapons, bought at the Danish Antiquities market in the 1980-90s.

A superb bronze mace head decorated with faceted knobs around the swollen head and flanked by grooved bands with a tubular shaft, later bronzeage, ca. 1200-800 BC.

Size: Ca. 10,4 cm.

Condition: Superb for type, wonderful even green patina.

Ex. Danish Collection of ancient weapons, bought at the Danish Antiquities market in the 1980-90s.

porcelain kuan-yin enameled in iron red and copper green. Green enamel has an unusual iridescent metallic appearance that seems to be peculiar to an era or a production site. The statuette is made in a mold in 2 parts, the joint is visible below. The unglazed parts, at least the base, were covered with lacquer and gold which have disappeared leaving only traces (look photo). I attach the picture of a Guan-Yin with similar green. Usual wear. Good condition. Hight about 7 cm H: 86mm

Antique Indian carved figure of Ganesha, the elephant headed Hindu deity known as the Remover of Obstacles. Carved of soapstone and with traces of pigment. Ganesha sits on a bench with one leg up. His gently curling trunk rests on his large round belly. According to legend, Ganesha was created from mud by the goddess Parvati in order to guard her while she bathed...

Antique Indian figure of dancing Ganesha. Carved of stone, possibly serpentine. Ganesha, the Remover of Obstacles stands on one foot with knees bent as he dances. In one hand he holds a string of prayer beads and in the other, a club. By his right hand is his vehicle (vahana), a mouse. Ganesha is the beloved child of Shiva and Parvati.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 8" high x 4 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep

An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket reminiscent of an outdoor garden fence. Bicolor bamboo strips in an open weave design. The handle is intertwined with young and old mature bamboo symbolizing a family's support over many generations. The old bamboo has segmented root nodes often referred to as Eyes. The overlapping slats on top of slats in the main body represents both support in numbers as well as the idea of abundance. The foot is woven bamboo in a low profile...

Antique Chinese pair of large joss stick incense holders. Made of porcelain in bell form. Decorated with painted designs of dragons, lingzhi and scrolling vines in red-orange overglaze standing out against a dramatic black ground. Each joss holder has four large dragon medallions, two on the top portion and two on the bottom...

This Manchu style jacket is out of Northern China during the late Qing Dynasty...Hand loomed heavy weight cotton fabric with wool sleeve borders and embroidery trim. fits small woman...and makes an impressive wall display