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Chinese Archaic Bronze Hu and Cover, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese Han Dynasty archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, hu, and cover, ex. Michael Goedhuis, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China.
The archaic ritual bronze hu of typical...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Hadda, 4th - 5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Gandharan modeled stucco head of a Bodhisattva, Kushan Period, 4th - 5th century, Ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, probably Hadda, Afghanistan.
The unidentified Bodhisattva is...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Hellenistic Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Dong Son Bronze Bells, Group of 6, circa 3rd - 1st century BCE, Vietnam
Located in Austin, TX
A highly decorative group of six Dong Son Culture cast bronze bells, circa 3rd to 1st century BCE, modern day Vietnam.
The bells of various sizes, shapes, and designs. All with hea...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Khmer Bayon Bronze Garuda on Naga Finial, 12th/14th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Khmer cast bronze finial or standard featuring a fantastic image of Garuda atop Naga, Angkor Period, Style of the Bayon, 12th to 14th century, Cambodia.
The t...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Korean Goryeo Bronze Bottle Vase with Green Patina, 12th/13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and unusually large Korean Goryeo bronze bottle vase with green patina, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th/13th century, Korea.
The graceful vase of typical bottle form, with a bulbous...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Pottery Camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and rare Chinese painted high fired gray pottery model of a wooly camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, with TL test.
The charming camel is portrayed stand...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Han Dynasty Standing Cowled Lady, Gray Pottery, 202 BC - 9 AD, China
Located in Austin, TX
A tall and dramatic Chinese high fired gray pottery model of a standing lady wearing a hood and a flared skirt, Western Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 9 CE), Shaanxi, China.
This striking ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Chinese Red Pottery Lotus Jar, Five Dynasties, 10th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A boldly painted Chinese pottery "lotus jar" with incised decoration, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Dali Kingdom, 10th century, Yunnan, China.
The ele...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Pottery Lotus Jar, Five Dynasties, 10th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A stately Chinese molded, carved, and painted "lotus jar", Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 - 979 AD), Dali Kingdom, China.
The elegant vessel of fir...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Horse and Rider, TL Tested, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Chinese Tang Sancai glazed model of a horse and rider, Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 CE), early 8th century, China.
This fantastic sculpture portrays a male figures se...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Pair Gandharan Stucco Heads of Donors, 3rd-5th Century, Gandhara
Located in Austin, TX
A charming pair of Gandharan molded stucco heads of donors, ancient region of Gandhara (modern day Pakistan / Afghanistan), probably Taxila, circa 3rd-5th century.
The two heads most likely represent donors. Donors to temples would often have their images enshrined in the artworks of temple walls in thanks for their support.
One head portrays a youthful figure with a plump, smiling face, and full head of hair arranged in fat curls and secured by a headband. The androgynous figure...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Antiquities
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Chinese Dian Culture Large Gold Cuff, circa 2nd Century BC, Southern China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive solid high karat gold cuff from the Dian Kingdom, circa 2nd century BC, modern day Yunnan Province, China.
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This striking cuff is crafted from hand hammered ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Gold
Gandharan Column Capital Fragment with an Image of the Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and expressive Gandharan carved gray schist column capital fragment, circa 2nd - 3rd century, ancient region of Gandhara.
The fragment of a c...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Sculptures
Materials
Schist
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century.
The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
The Tirthan...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Pre-Khmer Pottery Pouring Vessel, Kendi, 6th-8th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
An evocative large pottery pouring vessel, kendi, pre-Khmer, 6th-8th century, Cambodia.
The large kendi of typical form, with a bulbous body set on a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Large Pre-Khmer Pottery Pouring Vessel, Kendi, 6th - 8th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
A large and attractive pre-Khmer red pottery kendi, pouring vessel, 6th - 8th century, Cambodia.
The large vessel crafted of a red pottery, with a wid...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Red Pottery Vessel, 2200 BC - 1600 BC, China
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive Neolithic Chinese burnished red pottery vessel, Qijia Culture (2200 BC - 1600 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China.
The vessel of compressed globular form set on a short, pieced pedestal foot, and featuring two ear handles, a short, wide neck, and slightly everted mouth. A simple incised band decorates the otherwise plain body.
The red pottery with a beautiful rich terracotta hue. The slight burnishing makes the vessel glow.
The Qijia Culture was a late Neolithic...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Korean Silla Dynasty Footed Jar, circa 6th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean high fired gray pottery stoneware footed vessel, Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, circa 6th century.
The vessel of traditiona...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Red Pottery Vessel, 2200 BC - 1600 BC, China
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese neolithic burnished red pottery jug, Qijia Culture (2200 BC - 1600 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China.
The simple jug of alluring form, with a voluptuous body, short, narrow neck with slightly everted mouth, and a single ear handle.
The red pottery of gorgeous shades of terracotta, and slightly burnished.
Overall surprisingly contemporary for a piece over three thousand years old.
The Qijia Culture was a late Neolithic...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Bianhu, Han Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, called a bianhu, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China.
The bianhu with a flattened oblong body,...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar, 1500 - 1100 BC, China
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Chinese Neolithic to Bronze Age burnished red pottery double handled saddle mouth storage jar, Siwa Culture (circa 1500 to 1100 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Gandharan Terracotta Figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, 4th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very rare and decidedly charming half-scale terracotta sculpture of the bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, ancient region of Gandha...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Korean Bronze Bottle Vase, Goryeo Dynasty, 11th/12th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive Korean Goryeo Dynasty bronze bottle vase with traces of gilding, 11th - 12th century, Korea.
The vase of typical form, with a short recessed foot supporting a pear s...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Western Han Dynasty Bronze Garlic Head Vase, 206 BC - 25 AD
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and attractive Chinese bronze "garlic head" vase with an encrusted patina, Western Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 25 AD, China.
Of classic form, the bronze vase is set on a short, s...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Gandharan Stucco Head of the Buddha, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Greco-Buddhist stucco head of the Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd-5th century.
A fragment of a larger statue, the Buddha's face...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Donor, 4th-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime molded stucco head of a young male donor from the ancient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century.
The youthful nobleman sculpted in an idealized...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Sculptures and Ca...
Materials
Stucco
Han Dynasty Gray Pottery Figure of a Female Kneeling Long Sleeve Dancer
Located in Austin, TX
A stunningly quiet and elegant Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE) high fired gray pottery figure of a female long sleeved dancer.
The young dancer is portrayed in a moment of quie...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Massive Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Impressed Pottery Jar '25-220 AD'
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and massive Chinese high fired gray pottery jar of remarkable size and girth, with impressed geometric design, Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Khmer Bronze Buddhist Triad, Style of the Bayon, 12th-13th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
An important Khmer bronze Buddhist triad group featuring an image of the Buddha sheltered by a naga, and flanked by the bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Prajnaparamita, Angkor Period, Style of the Bayon, late 12th-early 13th century, Cambodia.
This triad represents one of the most important images in Khmer art...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gand...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antiquities
Materials
Schist
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse and Rider, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Tang dynasty painted pottery figure of a horse and mounted noble rider. TL tested by Oxford Authentication.
The horse portrayed standing fours...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Han Dynasty Silver-Decorated Garlic Head Bronze Hu Vase, 3rd Century BC
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and striking late Warring States (475 to 221 BC) or early Han Dynasty (221 to 206 BC) cast bronze and silver-decorated garlic head hu vessel.
Of elegant bottle form, w...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady
Located in Austin, TX
Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Acrylic
Chinese Painted Stucco Head of a Luohan, Song Dynasty, 11th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa 11th century, China.
The amazingly life-like figure depicts a luohan (sometime spelled lohan), also known as an arhat, one of the original disciples of the Buddha. The elderly man has been molded in stucco with inset glass eyes and painted with idealized, if slightly exaggerated features.
The unidentified luohan sports a bald, or perhaps shaved, domed head above a bulging forehead, symbolizing his vast wisdom. The wrinkles in his furrowed brow, and creases around his eyes add to his realism. The learned man stares out wisely from deep set, heavily lidded inlaid glass eyes that catch the light.
The luohan has high cheekbones and a prominent jawline. His lips full and pursed as if about to speak. The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly in a faint smile, causing his gaunt cheeks to dimple charismatically. A series of dots above the upper lip indicate he may originally have sported a mustache of real hair.
This life sized head with extremely realistic features fits into a very narrow time frame of Chinese Buddhist art. Perhaps the most recognized group of large, finely molded Chinese luohan...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Stucco
Khmer Bronze Uma, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
A small Khmer bronze figure of the Hindu goddess Uma, Angkor Period, Style of Angkor Wat, circa 12th century, Cambodia.
This small Khmer bronze devotiona...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Lopburi Style Cast Bronze Figure of Uma, 13th-14th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and unusual cast bronze figure of the Hindu goddess Uma, Lopburi Style, 13th-14th century, Thailand.
Uma, the Hindu goddess of love and beauty, also known as Parvati, i...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Large Thai Ban Chiang Painted Pottery Vessel, Late Period, circa 300 BC
Located in Austin, TX
A massive Ban Chiang culture painted pottery vessel, circa 300 BC, Thailand.
The large storage jar painted with a bold spiral pattern in red ochre on a b...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Jars
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Liao Dynasty Amber Glazed Stoneware Strap Handle Ewer, 11th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese amber glazed pottery pouring vessel, Liao Dynasty (907 to 1125 AD).
The vessel featuring a globular body with an elongated neck sligh...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Central Javanese Bronze Footed Offering Vessel, 8th-10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeously patinated bronze pedestal offering tray, talam, Central Javanese Period, Java, 8th-10th century.
The offering tray of beautiful form and proportions, with a splayed a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Tang Dynasty Brown Glazed Jar with Lug Handles, 9th-10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Tang dynasty (618 to 906 AD) brown glazed jar with applied lug handles, circa late 9th or early 10th century, China.
The jar of somewhat st...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Central Javanese Bronze Footed and Lidded Offering Vessel, 8th-10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and rare Javanese bronze footed offering vessel and cover, Central Javanese Period, 8th-10th century.
The ritual offering vessel of elega...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and rare Chinese archaic bronze gui, a type of ritual bronze vessel used to hold grain, either for feasting, or for making offerings ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Six Dynasties Pottery Model of an Armored Horse, 3rd-4th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An extremely rare Chinese painted pottery model of an armored horse, Six Dynasties period (220-581 AD), TL tested by Oxford Authentication.
The stocky ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Large Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Bell
Located in Austin, TX
A large and finely cast ritual bronze bell from the Dong Son Culture (circa 1000 BC-200 AD).
Of unusually large size, the thinness of the bronze speaks to the advanced techniques ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Drum, 4th-3rd Century BC, Vietnam
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast and intricately decorated bronze drum from the Dong Son culture, circa 4th - 3rd century BC, Red River Delta, Vietnam.
The face of the drum features a central 8 pointed...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Covered Storage Jar
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Han Dyansty (206 BC-200 AD) storage vessel. The circular body set upon three legs and fitted with a lid. The entirety covered in heavy leaded green glaze, imitating bronz...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers.
The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
