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Material: Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Northern Wei Dynasty
PERIOD: 386 – 535 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 404 mm x 350 mm x 230 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 530 mm x 200 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermolumin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Sogdian rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Sogdian rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 510 mm x 175 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with musician
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with musician
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 420 mm x 365 mm x 145 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 520 mm x 420 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek kylix
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Kylix
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Apulian
PERIOD: 4th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 56 mm x 165 mm x 115 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek aryballos depicting a horse head
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Aryballos depicting a horse head
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Corinthian
PERIOD: 7th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 62 mm x 55 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: E...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 655 mm x 265 mm x 210 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 05B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 645 mm x 260 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 04B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek mastoid bowl
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Mastoid bowl
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic Period
PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 90 mm x 140 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex German priva...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek figurine of a little Eros riding on a dolphin, holding a lyre
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Figurine of a little Eros riding on a dolphin, holding a lyre with remains of polychromy
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek
PERIOD: 4th – 3rd Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 145 mm x 140...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek cylindrical beaker
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Cylindrical beaker
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic Period
PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 75 mm x 76 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex German ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Roman oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Oil lamp, Type ‘Herodian’, Kennedy 3, Hadad 4
MATERIAL: Terracotta
CULTURE: Roman, Judaea
PERIOD: 1st Century B.C – 2nd Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 25 mm x 62 mm x 82 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Jerusalem private collection, acquired between 1975 – 1990.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.)
Oil lamps used during the time of Herod, which falls within the period of the Second Temple in ancient Judea...
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15th Century and Earlier Israeli Classical Roman Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
Roman oil lamp with leaves and fruit
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Oil lamp with leaves and fruit, Type Bussiere B III 1
MATERIAL: Terracotta
CULTURE: Roman
PERIOD: 1st – 2nd Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 20 mm x 65 mm x 90 mm
CONDITION: Good condit...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Greek squat lekythos with palmette
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Squat lekythos with palmette
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek
PERIOD: 5th – 4th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 91 mm x 42 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex French private collection, acquired between 1980s
PARALLEL: BRITISH MUSEUM Collection, Accession number 11.46019
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.)
Lekythoi are a specific type of oil flask...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
Bronze Age amphoriskos
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Amphoriskos
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Bronze Age
PERIOD: 2400 – 2000 B.C
DIMENSIONS: 140 mm x 145 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Emeritus collection (USA), collec...
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15th Century and Earlier Israeli Prehistoric Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Antique Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated pottery figure
Tang Dynasty circa Circa AD 618 - 906 China,
Finely sculpted Black earthenware sculpture of a court lady with remains of pigme...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Sichuan Burnished Black Han Dynasty Pottery Amphora Vase
Located in London, GB
Sichuan Burnished Black Han Dynasty Pottery Amphora Vase
Of pear form with a vertically incised band around the neck beneath a lozenge-shaped open...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure circa 16th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty glazed pottery figure Ming Dynasty circa (14-16 century AD) China,
The earthenware with green and yellow glaze
Meas...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
Chinese Song Period Celadon Glazed Bowl
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Song period celadon glazed bowl.
Really nicely thinly potted example with craquelure due to age.
Provenance: From a private London coll...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
Late Ming Era Documented Glazed Pottery Horse
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Ming dynasty pottery figurine depicting a horse in a standing pose with polychrome finish (aubergine, light brown and g...
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
Greek piriform aryballos with scale pattern
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Piriform aryballos with scale pattern
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Corinthian
PERIOD: 7th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 116 mm x 57 mm
CONDITION: Good condition, handle repaired...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Roman shipwreck amphora, Type Dressel 3
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Shipwreck amphora, Type Dressel 3
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Roman
PERIOD: 1st – 2nd Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 84 cm x 26 cm diameter (without st...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
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Greek skyphos
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Skyphos
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek
PERIOD: 4th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 125 mm x 220 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Swiss private collection, acquired since a...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Roman shipwreck amphora, Type Dressel 1B
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Shipwreck amphora, Type Dressel 1B
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Roman, Republican period
PERIOD: 2nd – 1st Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 110 cm x 29 cm...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Pottery Antiquities
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Pottery
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PROVENANCE: Ex German private collection, K.F., from and old family estate, acquired before 1980s
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This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Plate with remains of painted decoration
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CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic
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CONDITION: Good condition
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Etruscan anatomical votive model of a foot
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Anatomical votive model of a foot
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