Gallery Elder Decorative Objects

Originates from: Rarotonga, Cook Islands Era: 12th - 9th Century BCE Dimensions: 15" H x 7" W x 3" D Intensely beautiful and sculptural Greywacke stone adze with incorporat...

Absolutely stunning and monumental adze head from Papua New Guinea - a gigantic example standing 15" high. Dating from at latest, the 19th century, likely much earlier though. Carved...

Stunning Neolithic period polished stone adze head with the most stunning tone to the stone, varying from green to soft yellow and deep brown. A beautiful example with a still sharpe...

Beautiful cylindrical rubbing mill pestle from the hunter-gatherer Capsian culture of early Neolithic Northern Africa (9000 - 5400 BCE) showing deep signs of millennia of usage and l...

Beautiful and crude mezcala figure, carved of an iron oxidized Orange and Black Jade, circa 600 - 100 BCE, Mexico. Wonderfully carved silhouette, with crude detailing across the face...

Absolutely incredible 14th - 15th century sandstone temple carving depicting Nagaraja, king of the Naga - the divine half man - half serpent beings that live in the netherworld Patal...

Brilliant Mayan Hacha, Veracruz, Mexico, circa 550 - 800 AD. A beautiful example of carved stone, depicting a male warrior facial silhouette with grimaced glare. Relief carved eye an...

A stunning and rare example of an Olmec Maskette, carved of green stone, from the Veracruz region of Mexico, circa 900 BCE. A beautiful example with lovely proportionality and almost...

An incredible and rare example of a Mezcala figure from the state of Guerrero, Mexico, carved of a black serpentine stone, circa 300 BCE. A fantastic example exhibiting deep detail i...

Bactrian large stone aniconic idol figure, a latge ritual object with unknown usage from a culture that had no written language. Circa 2000 BCE, Central Asia. Beautiful mottled stone...

Beautiful Ancient Greek Skyphos vessel, Corinthian, dating between the 7th and 6th centuries BCE. Featuring beautiful deep cup form with twin horizontal loop handles, one on either s...

An incredibly rare stone plaque from the Sabaean culture of Sheba, Southern Arabia, modern day Yemen circa 5th - 3rd Century BCE. A beautiful stylized ram is depicted on the obverse ...

A truly incredible example of Attic blackware pottery, made in Athens, Greece circa 500 BCE. A very large example, in incredible condition. A stunning bulbous form with two lug handl...

Beautiful stone architectural feature from a medieval fountain depicting a cross, circa 13th century, from a well known hub for period Knight’s Templar activity, Tomar, Por...

A stunning and intriguing example of a Neolithic era altar implement depicting a beak-faced figure carved of basalt stone, circa 4000 - 3000 BCE, from the region of modern day Turkey...

An Ancient Greek Corinthian Lebes Gamikos vessel of the most beautiful form, circa 4th century BCE. An incredible vessel, Lebes Gamikos vessels were used in ceremonial settings, most...

Incredibly enigmatic towering limestone body of an Ibis from the Middle Kingdom period (2040 - 1782 BCE) of ancient Egypt. The highly revered ibis, known as the earthly represen...

An incredibly fine and very rare example of a Black Schist Offering Plate from the Naqada II period of predynastic ancient Egypt, 3500 - 3200 BCE. This beyond uncommon plate would ha...

Incredible anthropomorphic burial urn from the Chimila culture of Colombia, circa 800 AD. These vessels were created to be placed in chambers within shaft tombs of Northwestern Colom...

An incredibly rare example of an English Knight’s Templar stone effigy, depicting a bearded crusader or knight with a rendering of his sword next to him, ...