All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1460669 (stock #MB670)
Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Bowl with Dragon Handle

This rare and unusual pottery vessel was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery, relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. The outer surface of the bowl is decorated with a surrounding groove below the rim, but its most interesting feature is its handle in the form of the head of a dragon...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre AD 1000 item #1254380
In the shape of an animal. H. 6 cm, diameter 6,5 cm. Excellent condition. Tang Dynasty ( 618-906).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre AD 1000 item #677260 (stock #GEAR-006)
Two blue glass earrings from Cambodia most likely a pair. Size: Width. 2.5cm and 2.4cm. Condition: Some incrustation from being buried so long. Age: 300 to 100 BC.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436887 (stock #MA224)
Rare Chinese Western Zhou Dynasty Bronze Chariot Bell

This rare and interesting bronze bell was made during the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1100 - 771 BC). It would have originally been fitted to a horse-drawn chariot, ringing constantly as the chariot went along...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #656876 (stock #CHOP-013)
Tang official's bronze seal of the 2nd rank. Size: 2.3 x 2cm. H. 1cm. Condition: No repairs. Nice patina.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #791802 (stock #lot480)
Description:

Rare stone bust from the Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE). Piece is in fine condition, with its original whitish coating preserved. The bust depicts a solemn image of a devoted pupil or perhaps a slave, with head dress. Facial features are well carved and very effective in communicating the mood of the piece.

Minor wear and abrasion caused by age, but these do not distract from the beauty of the piece...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1448429 (stock #MB565)
Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Hu Jar with Animal Frieze (with Oxford TL Test)

This tall pottery jar (hu) was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) from a fairly high-fired pale reddish-brown pottery. The neck and shoulder are decorated with deeply incised bands but the main decoration is around the waist, a moulded frieze of a hunting scene including a man on horseback, dragon and leopard...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #899934 (stock #PT-003)
A pottery jar glazed with a green lead glaze. Half of it is still green while the other half has oxidized to a silvery iridescent color. The variance in color is due to how the piece was buried and the effect of moisture getting under the surface of the glaze and "lifting" it to give it the pearl-like sheen. We've nicknamed this the Yin-Yang jar because of its unusual natural patterning. What makes this unique is its beautiful silvery- gold iridescence...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #524622 (stock #CHOP-002)
A bronze official's seal with the Chinese characters meaning "natural" and "pure." The top of the seal has a seated rabbit with its long ears folded behind its head. The rabbit is well-formed and proportioned down to the details of the toes on its paws. Period: Western Jin Size: (Seal) 2.4 cm x 2.4 cm., Height = 2.7 cm. Condition: Very good.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1470845 (stock #MB969)
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a reddish-brown pigment with black and white pigments to highlight the head, mane and tail. The horse stands straight, alert, looking ahead.

Height 22 cm (8.5 inches)...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1484702 (stock #MA256)
Large Chinese Neolithic Machang Painted Pottery Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)

This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a pale yellowish-brown pottery, the colour of which varies in places due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #367537 (stock #lot024)
Description:This superb glazed bowl was made in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). The bowl has been glazed in a yellowish glaze with the freely-drawn design in green and brown glazes. Diameter 15 cm. Condition: There is a tiny chip to the rim and the four areas of brown flaking glaze to the sides have been touched up .An unique example very rarely offered for sale. Similar example was seen at the book of "The Chinese Potters' Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes".
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Prehistorical item #1336205
The shape of the jar is very typical for the Siwa Culture with the curved mouth and the handles. Apart from some minor repairs to the mouth rim it is in good condition. H. 13 cm. This jar is from a collection of 30 Neolithic pieces that I bought from a Dutch collector.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Prehistorical item #1463123 (stock #lot1217)
A Neolithic Jade Ring was found in nice type.
It can be easily used as a pendant.

Width:5.5cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Prehistorical item #1336204
The shape of the jar is very typical for the Siwa Culture with the curved mouth and the handles. Apart from some minor chips it is in good condition. H. 22 cm. This jar is from a collection of 30 Neolithic pieces that I bought from a Dutch collector.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Prehistorical item #1490765 (stock #12545)


JOMON STONE GLANS

Tip part of ancient Japanese ritual phallic object called 'Sekibo' (lit. 'Stone stick') dated back to the Jomon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE), excavated from the Jomon site in Takayama, Gifu area, attached with wooden stand with plaster inside of hole for stabilising. Total with stand: H 7.3 cm (2.87in), Sekibo itself: H 5 x 4.5 x 5 cm (1.96 x 1.77 x 1.96in)...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Geological item #1475484 (stock #MC015)
GENUINE Dinosaur Egg Fossil - Hadrosaur

This fossilised dinosaur egg is from the Hadrosaur species, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (c...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Geological item #1451858 (stock #MB616)
Genuine Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil (4 eggs) - Hadrosaur

This partial nest comprising four fossilised dinosaur eggs is from the Hadrosaur species, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (c...