Catalog (1132)

A massive vulcanic stone carving block, Central Java, Indonesia, first influx of Buddhism, 8th. century AD.

Very interesting and important antiquity that shows three worshippers or followers of Buddha, seated restful in gowns and trowses and with big necklaces and earrings, style of early Candi Sewu carvings. This representation combines traditional Javanese cultural art with the Buddhist and Hinduist arts that came in from China and India during this period of religious expansion in ...

A wonderful bronze inkwell, Northern Italy, ca. 1580-1600 AD.

A tripod inkwell, typical for the period, each leg shaped as forparts of horses in a very fine style!. On the vessel also Representations of winged deities, Cupids.

A rare Inkwell with a particularly fine thin brown patina.

Size: ca. 11 cm. wide from leg to leg and 8,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice for the type, intact and fine metal.

Ex. Egeskov Fine arts, ex private collection.

A larger green & white glazed pottery vase from 18th century Burma, the Mon Tribe.

The vase with a broad base and a globular shape to the vessel.

Decorated with floral motifs in grreen on white underglaze.

Size is 15,5 cm in height. - 6,1 inches.

Condition: Choice with some wear to the glaze. Very minor chip to the base. Intact and unrestored with a nice 'klinging' sound.

Ex. Danish Collection of Southeast Asian ceramics and pottery.

A mint condition blue & white pottery juglet from Le Dynasty Vietnam, c. 15th century AD.

The vessel is beautifully decorated with a scene from a pond or a river: birds, flowers, insects and trees in a tranquile scenario in blue colors on a white underglaze.

According to tag on the base, the juglet is a part of the find of the Hoi An Wreck.*

Size: c. 9,5 x 8 cm / 3,7 x 3,1 inches.

Condition: Mint. Flawless

Ex. Danish Collection of Southeas...

A rare Gran Chiriqui-Culture style pottery bowl, of the tripod rattle design, famous from Costa Rica among other locations, Panama, ca. 14th.-15th. century.

Nice piece from a rare sub-culture. The Tripod bowl with three hollow legs of birds head form and the bowl decorated with red and black on a cream ground, the interior with abstract humanoid figures and on the ourside with symethric lines and patterns.

Size: Approx 14,4 cm. in diameter and 8,5 cm. high.

Cond...

A rare Gran Chiriqui-Culture style pottery vessel, Panama, ca. 14th.-15th. century.

Expressive and artful intact vase or vessel modelled as a crouching Dwarf decorated in red and black on a cream ground.

Heright: 11,3 cm.

Condition: Superb, a perfect piece for the type and period with intact glaze.

Ex E. Würfel (German private Collection).

A rare Gran Chiriqui-Culture style pottery bowl, of the tripod rattle design, famous from Costa Rica among other locations, Panama, ca. 14th.-15th. century.

Exceptional large and intact piece from a rare sub-culture. The Tri-pod bowl with three hollow legs of animal head form and the bowl decorated with red and black on a cream ground, the interior with a pair Demons or monsters and on the ourside with symethric lines and patterns.

Size: 21,5 cm. in diameter and 12 cm. high...

An interesting pair of ancient Architectorial fragments of marble from Egypt, dating 2nd.-1st. millenium BC

A fine pairs of white marble stone slabs, bought back from Egypt by a Danish Collector in the 1960s. Both are squarish in the design and with remnants of Hieroglyphs or decoration; one a hman eye, the perhaps the tail of a fish or part of another hiroglyph.

Size: 13 cm. x 12 cm and 12cm x 11 cm. for each.

Weight: 2,7 and 2,1 kilograms

A heavy ancient bronze bracelet with thick terminals, shaped as Lions paws, Median or early Achaemenid, 7th.-6th. century BC.

Very attractive and intact bracelet profusely decorated with patterns of engraved lines.

Outer diameter: 7 cm. x 6,5 cm.

Weight: 118,7 grams

Condition: Superb, exceptional green patina with uncleaned deposits.

Ex.Rheinland, 1925 - 1979.

Larger vessel in the shape of a bird, Colima cultures, Early to Middle Classic (200-600 A.D.).

Beautiful bird vessel even outlined wings and engraved with a star; in brown clay with remnants of decorations.

Size: 23 cm. (length)

Condition: Superb.

Ex. Jan Pelle Collection

An important and highly interesting Cypriot terracotta chariot Biga, Cypro-Archaic, c. 7th. Century BC.

Pulled by ywo horses, the chariot is driven by a warrior or perhaps Athena with high crested helmet. The figure with his arms on the railing and holding the reins. The Chariot with finely outlined wheels and other details and placed on a rectangular base.

Size: ca. 18 cm. long (plint) and ca. 13 cm. high.

Condition: Superb for type, some honest reattachment o...

A superb ancient Vietnamese pottery bowl dating to c. Ly Dynasty - 11th-13th cent AD.

The bowl with creamy white celadon glaze and delicately carved floral patterns in the interior. Narrow base with rounded walls and nicely foliated rim. 5 stacking rings in the center.

Exterior is also covered with glaze, except for the base.

A very beautyful pottery bowl from ancient Vietnam.

Size: c. 16 x 6,5 cm / 6,3 x 2,6 inches.

Condition: Superb wi...

A beautiful blue and white glazed pottery dish from 15th-16th century Thailand, city of Sawankhalok in the Sukhothai province.

A larger dish with beautiful decorations in blue on a white underglaze. Decorative motifs consists of three fish arranged with flowers. The exterior is aso decorated, except for the base. The glaze with very defined and beautiful crackles of age.

Size: c. 22,5 x 3 cm. - c. 9 x 1,2 inches.

Condition: Superb, nearly as made. Minor imperf...

A very beautiful blue and white glazed lidded pottery pitcher from 15th-16th century Thailand, city of Sawankhalok in the Sukhothai province.

The vessel on a wide base with a globular body and a canopy-shaped lid. The vessel is decorated with large fish motifs, floral designs and conecentric lines in blue on a white underglaze.

Size: c. 22 x 22cm. - c. 8,7 x 8,7 inches.

Condition: Superb, as made w. minimum of wear for type and age.

Ex. Danish Priv...

Interesting complicated gold wire earring, and an extra ring from jevellery, both Roman Emperial, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Size: 28 mm. for the earring, combined weight: 2,07 grams.

Ex. Collection of Matthias Steinhausen, aquired at Antiquitäten Katebi, Köln in 1970s-1980s.

A superb Cameo of a banded Carnelian with lady or godess, 1st.-2rd. century AD.

The Cameo, of terrific Greek style and in two colours, using the colours to make a red background for the pale white portrait.

Size: ca. 14 mm.

Condition: Superb, great style!

Ex. Collection of Matthias Steinhausen, aquired at Antiquitäten Katebi, Köln in 1970s-1980s.

A fine Roman Gold earring with a pearl hanger, 1st.-3rd. cent.

The earring finely preserved and includes a round beautiful pearl also ancient.

Size: 22-23 mm long, 0,63 grams.

Ex. Collection of Matthias Steinhausen, aquired at Antiquitäten Katebi, Köln in 1970s-1980s.

Nice hammered Roman Gold earring with gemstone, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Size: 15-16 mm. 1,06 grams

Condition: Intact as seen in the picture.

Ex. Collection of Matthias Steinhausen, aquired at Antiquitäten Katebi, Köln in 1970s-1980s.