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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Changsha Ware has distinct and recognizable designs and motifs. Painted designs often depict flowers, vines, clouds and mountain landscapes. Some painting is simply splotches of colo...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Green-glazed pottery tripod 'hill' jar, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD
Located in seoul, KR
The modelled animal figures and landscapes of this piece represent the Daoist ideology of the Han dynasty. The mountain-shaped lid refers to the sacred dwellings of the immortals, th...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Changsha bowl with abstract pattern presumed to be Islamic symbols, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The edges have been dipped in four places with brown, probably iron-oxide. The well of the bowl is freely painted in green and coffee coloured brown.
Period : Late Tang Dynasty
Prod...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Changsha Ware has distinct and recognizable designs and motifs. Painted designs often depict flowers, vines, clouds and mountain landscapes. Some painting is simply splotches of colo...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Annamese Blue and white with green glaze dish circa 15th century.
Located in seoul, KR
A parrot on a tree. Stoneware with underglaze blue and painted green. The leaves were creatively expressed with green-glaze.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam
Type : Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
1) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
2) Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route / National Maritime Museum of Korea
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
Vietnamese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Cizhou slender meiping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The elongated body is fluidly painted in brown on a white slip and under a clear glaze with a broad band of abstract floral scroll between a band of upright petals below and further ...
Category
Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Annamese Blue and white Ewer, Circa 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
Stoneware painted with underglaze cobalt blue and remnants of overglaze enamel.
Year/Period : 15th century
Region : North Vietnam
Type : Ewer
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference :
1) Phoenix Art Museum - OBJECT NUMBER 2000.108.1
2) Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Annamese Collection
3) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
Vietnamese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
14th - 16th Century, Antique Thai Sukhothai Ceramic Covered Bowl in Fruit Shape
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai ceramic covered bowl in fruit shape.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 7.6 C.M. / Width 11.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice glaze and conditi...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
A Rare Gilted Annamese Blue and white Ewer, Circa 15th Century
Located in seoul, KR
Although heavily influenced by the Chinese ceramic tradition, Vietnam materials and potting styles are unique. Technically not ‘porcelain’, which is translucent and pure white, these stonewares are different in appearance from Chinese and other Southeast Asian ceramics. Vietnamese wares are typically more heavily potted and have an off-white clay body. Cobalt oxide could have been imported from West Asia via China to produce the blue tones.
Year/Period : 15th century
Region : North Vietnam
Type : Ewer
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
Vietnamese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
14th-16th C., A Pair of Antique Sukhothai Pottery Jars with Shell from Shipwreck
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Sukhothai pottery jars with natural shell and barnacle from shipwreck.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 26.5 - 26.9 C.M. / Width 1...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Byzantine pilgrims badge / plaque with incised cross and inscription
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Pilgrims badge / Plaque with incised cross and inscription with original suspension chain
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Byzantine
PERIOD: 5th – 8th Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 95 mm x ...
Category
Unknown Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Lion Figurine Pillow, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
To meet overseas demand, shapes of Changsha wares were also greatly influenced by exotic elements from beyond China. For example, lion-shaped artifacts were found, as were a number o...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
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
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Han Dynasty, A Pair of Antique Chinese Pottery Granary Jars
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Chinese pottery granary jars with bear-shaped legs, cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs.
Age: China, Han Dynasty...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
11C Red Sandstone Pot Bellied Vishnu Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning 11C Red Sandstone Pot Bellied Vishnu carving.
From Central India.
This piece has impeccable Provenance !
It was purchased by a...
Category
Indian Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 29.7 C.M. / Width 17.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected de...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier 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
Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 30 C.M. / Width 17.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degr...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
12th Century, Angkor Vat, Antique Khmer Bronze Gong with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer bronze gong with nice green patina with stand.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of gong only: Diameter 29.5 C.M. / Thickness 5 C.M.
Size including s...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 32.5 C.M. / Width 20 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degr...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier 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
Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Vishnu Seated on Garuda Buff Sandstone Central India
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning piece of Indian antiquity from the 12th century, namely, a Vishnu Buff Sandstone Central India.
From Central India.
This piece has impeccable Provenance !
It...
Category
Indian Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
A Han (206BC -220AD) Glazed Hu Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a fine, heavily patinated example of a Han hu wine storage vessel, buried for the afterlife. The compressed globular body narrows to a slender waisted neck, covered with a da...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Gandharan Carved Stucco Greco Buddhist Bodhisattva Head Bust 400-500 CE
Located in Portland, OR
An ancient Gandharan carved stucco head, 4th-5th Century CE.
This carved stucco head represents a Bodhisattva wearing an elaborate headdress, raised on a custom steel stand.
The anci...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
12th Century, Angkor Vat, Antique Khmer Bronze Tray with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer bronze tray with nice green patina with stand.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of tray only: Diameter 35.1 C.M. / Thickness 3.2 C.M.
Height includi...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
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
Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier 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...
Category
Israeli Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Han Dynasty Terracotta Figures Circa 2nd Century BC
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of standing guardian figures in gray clay,with traces of polychrome. Dating to Han Dynasty, circa 2nd century BC.
These rare figures are mounted on custom vintage stands.
Dime...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Clay, Terracotta, Paint
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...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Song Dynasty Green Glazed Buddhist Funerary Jar and Cover - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A vibrant Song Dynasty funerary urn that captures the short-lived, yet fruitful period of Song dynasty artistic production. The body is globular ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Iron Age Amlash ring
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Ring
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Iron Age, Amlash
PERIOD: 1st millenium B.C
DIMENSIONS: 21 mm x 28 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection...
Category
Asian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
14th - 16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Sukhothai Thai Celadon Glazed Dish
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai celadon glazed dish.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Sawankhalok kiln, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.7 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Co...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Stoneware Naga
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai stoneware Naga.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size of Naga only: Height 34.8 C.M. / Width 12.5 C.M. / Length 15.5 C.M.
Size including stand:...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Iron Age Amlash ring
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Ring
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Iron Age, Amlash
PERIOD: 1st millenium B.C
DIMENSIONS: 20 mm x 29 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection...
Category
Asian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) Pottery Earth Spirit Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful and rare pair of "Earth Spirit" guardians from the Shaanxi province region along the Yellow River valley of northern China. These figures were created from clay earthenwa...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Rabbit - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A large terracotta rabbit that is depicted in an extremely naturalistic manner, characteristic of Han Dynasty artistic practice. It is depicted in a recumbent pose, ears bent backwar...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
14th - 16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Glazed Ceramic Fish Dish
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai glazed ceramic fish dish.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.2 C.M. (size...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Bird - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A beautiful terracotta bird that stands on a pair of well-defined bronze legs with large, splaying feet. These support a globular body and slender neck, stretched forwards. The remai...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Egyptian seal with Ptah, Anubis and vulture
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Seal with Ptah, Anubis and vulture
MATERIAL: Stone
CULTURE: Egyptian
PERIOD: Middle Kingdom, 2040 – 1782 B.C
DIMENSIONS: 39 mm x 45 mm x 32 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENA...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Roman statuette of Eros-Harpocrates
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of Eros-Harpocrates
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Roman
PERIOD: 1st Century B.C – 1st Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 82 mm x 31 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Ameri...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
An elegant hollow-moulded terracotta horse. This horse is modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated with the use of a scalloped red design with white dotted details. The head is well modelled with notched ears pricked on either side of a feather ornament, with a tasselled rope looped around the top of the neck and tufted ornaments on the chest collar, the back is covered with a long red cloth with white dotted detailing, gathered at the bottom atop the flaring mudguard. The rump is encircled by a series of intricate tassels, attached to a tufted back piece. This terracotta may represent a horse fitted for a parade.
Horses were an important status symbol in ancient China. These animals were brought to China via the Silk Road and were considered luxury goods. As such horses were a sign of wealth among the elite, and there were strict laws which restricted the ownership of horses to people of elevated rank. In fact, soldiers serving in China’s military...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Song Dynasty, A Pair of Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Panel with Figures
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Chinese painted pottery panel with figures.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panels only: Height 26 - 26.7 C.M. / Width 19.7 - 20.5 C.M.
Heigh...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
12th - 13th Century, Bayon, Antique Khmer Dark-Brown Glazed Pottery Honey Pot
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer dark-brown glazed pottery honey pot.
Age: Cambodia, Bayon Period, 12th - 13th Century
Size: Height 9 C.M. / Width 13.8 C.M.
Conditi...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier 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
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Set of Four Egyptian Antiquities, Pair of Sarcophagus Faience & Two Figurines
Located in New York, NY
This captivating authentic Egyptian Faience set was realized in ancient Egypt circa 3100 BCE. It offers two sarcophagus figurines- suggestive of miniature versions of King Tut's tomb- hand finished in a beautiful turquoise hue (a glaze created by pulverizing the stone into pigment). Additionally, the set features two figurines (one representative of the Egyptian god Anubis), and the other seemingly a depiction of one of the ruler's as a young child also in a turquoise glaze atop volumetric rhombus plinths with tapered sides in a refined terra cotta hue. Full of historical importance (and stunning as stand alone objects) this collection of Egyptian antiquities...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Faience
Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Bull - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A naturalistic representation of a Chinese Tang Dynasty bull in a standing pose. This beautiful figure has its neck bent and head angled downwards, with a curved belly with a hole an...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Bactrian hardstone weight with creamy stone color and 2 holes on the top, the base is flat. In the ancient time, the two holes were used to tie up with rope and measure the weig...
Category
Afghan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
Israeli Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figyure of Shar Pei Dog - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Chinese terracotta shar pei dog, crafted with remarkable skill and artistry, this magnificent Chinese pottery model of a seated Shar Pei dog showcases a seated canine in ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
10/11C Pot-Bellied Vishnu Buff Sandstone Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING piece of Southeast Asian Antiquity, namely, a 10/11C Pot-Bellied Vishnu Buff Sandstone Sculpture from Central India.
This piece has impeccable Provenance!
So...
Category
Indian Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column
With a fluted spiral central column shaft rising to a carved integral capital with Corinthian ‘acanthus’ leaf decoration, the base with ...
Category
Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Marble
An Over Life-Size Powerful Roman Male Portrait Head of Constantine the Great
Located in London, GB
An Over Life-Size Powerful Roman Male Portrait Head of Constantine the Great (c.272 - 337)
Wearing the ‘Imperial Oak Wreath’ the decorative border of his ‘tunic’ can still be clearly seen on the left hand side
Marble
Italy
Early 4th Century AD
SIZE: 38cm high, 24.5cm wide, 25cm deep - 15cm high, 9¾ ins wide, 10 ins deep
PROVENANCE:
Ex Private collection, Cambridge, England
note:
For a very similar over life-size portrait head of Constantine I (the Great) wearing an identical wreath dating from the early 4th century AD see: Yorkshire Museum, York, inv. no. ‘YORYM’ 1998.23. Found in ‘Eboracum’ (York) in 1823
LITERATURE:
Rinaldi Tufi, S., Yorkshire. ‘Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani (Great Britain)’; vol. 1, fasc. 3, Yorkshire. Oxford University Press, 1983; 23, no. 38, pl. 12
In AD 306, Constantine was hailed emperor in the Roman city of York; he was the first emperor to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, the son of Flavius Constantius, and Helena, a woman of low birth and a christian. Following his campaigns in the eastern provinces, Constantine was recalled in 305 AD to fight alongside his father in the province of Britannia. After his father’s death in 306 AD, Constantine was acclaimed as ‘imperator’ by his army at Eboracum (York) eventually being declared victorious after the civil wars against emperors, Maxentius and Licinius to become sole ruler of the Roman Empire in 324 AD.
Constantine’s Christian belief cannot be underestimated, establishing the foundations of ‘Western Christendom’. In 313 AD he was influential in the proclamation of the ‘Edict of Milan, declaring tolerance of Christianity within the Roman Empire. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the purported site of Jesus’s tomb...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Iron Age Amlash ring
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Ring
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Iron Age, Amlash
PERIOD: 1st millenium B.C
DIMENSIONS: 24 mm x 31 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection...
Category
Asian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Iron Age Amlash ring
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Ring
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Iron Age, Amlash
PERIOD: 1st millenium B.C
DIMENSIONS: 23 mm x 32 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection...
Category
Asian Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
13thC. Fantastic, Southern Thai Buddha with a strong Khmer.
Located in Ukiah, CA
Best of its type- 13thC. Fantastic, Southern Thai Buddha with a strong Khmer/Uthong influence. I've seen a number of closely related examples over the years, but they were all much ...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Carved Stone Buddha Head Sculpture, Provenance Royal-Athena Galleries NY
Located in Miami, FL
Ancient Carved Stone Buddha Head Sculpture, Provenance Royal-Athena Galleries NY
Offered for sale is an ancient carved stone Buddha head sculpture which was acquired at Royal-Athena...
Category
Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Materials
Stone
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