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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Returnable Items Only
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Standing Foreign Court Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese painted pottery standing foreign court man, bulging eyes, high nose, wearing hat, with red black, and white pigments remaining. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907 Size...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

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Pottery

Pair Tang Dynasty Dancing Figures, China '618-907AD'
Located in Dallas, TX
Period: Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD) terra-cotta over lead clay A pair of delicate Tang Dynasty dancers with long sleeves. Both ladies are wearing a long flowing dress with flared ...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Male Attendant Figure
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery male attendant figure. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907 Size: Height 17.6 C.M. / Width 5.5 C.M. Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with s...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

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Pottery

Han Dynasty, a Set of Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Attendants
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Chinese painted pottery attendants. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: Height 18.4 - 31 C.M. / Width 7.8 - 9.7 C.M. Condition: Well-preserved old burial con...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

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Pottery

9th Century Stone Durga from Java-Stone Masterpiece, Large, Authentic - 9198
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 9th century stone durga from Java. This sculpture is one of the finest I've had the pleasure of offering in over 30 years. The Deep spiritual presence is palpable in the ...
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Southeast Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Prehistoric Stargazer Marble Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small, Prehistoric Anatolian marble head of the kiliya type. Of highly stylized geometric form, the marble head is elliptical, with a faintly defined nos...
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Turkish Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Marble

Early Mon Style Solid Cast Iron Standing Buddha from Burma, 5613
Located in Ukiah, CA
This is a very rare early Mon style solid cast iron standing Buddha from Burma, probably the 10th century. He is one of a kind- I’ve seen related pieces, but never another quite like...
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Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Northern Qi Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Standing Court Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery standing court man. Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D. 550 - 577 Size: Height 29.8 C.M. / width 9 C.M. / height including stand...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Burmese Pyu/Mon Buddhist Monk, 7968
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very early Burmese Pyu/Mon Buddhist Monk. Sits 2 7/8 inches tall, height on custom stand is 4 inches. Hard to date, but at least 800 old, and possibly o...
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Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Thai or Cambodian Hindu or Buddhist Giant from Ramakien-6-13thC- Solid Cast 7566
Located in Ukiah, CA
Highly uncommon Thai or Cambodian giant (from the Ramakien-SouthEast Asian version of the Ramayana) kneeling in devotion. I've never seen another example of from such an early period...
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Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

13/14thC Large Thickly Cast Iron Korean Buddha, 9020
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very rare large thickly cast iron Korean Buddha (a magnet sticks to it). In an extremely early backless style. I believe this piece could be as late as 1...
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Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Iron

15thC Thai Lacquered and Gilded Stone Head, 6597
Located in Ukiah, CA
Larger than life 15thC Thai lacquered and gilded stone head. Previous owner purchased in New York in the 1960s from a Manhattan antique dealer, thou...
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Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Early Chinese/Silk Road, Bronze Buddha/Bodhisattva Bust-Possibly 10thC or e 9687
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Chinese/Silk Road. Bust alone stands 7.5 inches tall. The crown, face, and overall look suggest an extremely early dating-possibly over 1000 years old. . Extremely powerful pre...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

900 Year Old Burmese Solid-Cast Burmese Monk-Special, 7510
Located in Ukiah, CA
Delightful Burmese solid-cast monk is likely late Pyu to early Pagan and in the range of 900 years old. From the personal collection of a highly respected Belgian collector who specializes in very early and rare Burmese Buddhist bronzes...
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Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

13thC Northern Thai Haripunchai Terracotta Standing Buddha-Rare - 7762
Located in Ukiah, CA
Rare 13thC Northern Thai Haripunchai terracotta standing Buddha. Extremely hard to find in complete condition. Significant wear, though the expressive face shines brightly and clearl...
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Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Ancient Hand Carved Unicorn
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of an extraordinary unicorn dating to the Song dynasty before 1279 AD. Please enjoy the beautiful remnants of its aged original ...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Ikat Munisak, Uzbekistan, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A beautiful Ikat Munisak – a woman’s uzbek robe – in traditional pomegranate design symbolizing fertility. It has a square patch in Magenta with a flower mo...
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Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cotton

Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Striding Horse, 6th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent Chinese painted pottery model of a striding caparisoned horse, Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577 AD), China, TL tested by Oxford Labora...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Very Fine 11-13thC Cambodian Uma Statue - 8323
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very fine 11-13thC Cambodian Uma statue. Beautiful face, and strong spiritual presence. Left arm shows where it was originally attached during manufacture. It is only noticeable upon...
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Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Burmese Monk, Cast Out of a Lead/Bronze Alloy, 9592
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Burmese Monk. Cast out of a lead/bronze alloy. Probably over 1,000 years old looks to be a very rare Pyu/Mon example, and likely contemporary with e...
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Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Group of Three Chinese Han Dynasty Style Gray Pottery Granary Models
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive group of three high fired gray pottery models of granaries, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) style, and most likely of the period, China. The granary models of varying cy...
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Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

7th/9thC Solid-Cast Bronze Prakhon Chai Buddha or Bodhisattva - 9688
Located in Ukiah, CA
7th/9thC solid-cast bronze Prakhon Chai Bodhisattva of Compassion. In the early 1960s, a cache of over four hundred bronze Buddhas and bodhisattvas were discovered in the east of Tha...
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Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Early Himalayan Bronze Deity - 9588
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very early Himalayan Buddhist Bronze Figure. Based on other early Himalayan Bronzes I have seen, I'd put it at 11/12thC and possibly a few centuries e...
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Tibetan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Vases in Southern China / Small Vases / 16th to 17th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is believed that pottery baked in southern China in the early Ming dynasty was imported into Japan. It is a small size. The upper part is slightly ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Kamakura/Muromachi Period Cedarwood Buddhist Priest, 12th-15th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Seated Buddhist priest Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) or Muromachi period (1333-1573). Different carved hollow blocks of cedar wood joined togeth...
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Japanese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

7/8thC Korean Bronze Bodhisattva - 9001
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very special 7/8thC Korean bronze of a Bodhisattva. One of the best in my entire collection. See Sotheby's "The Art of the Buddha" (Lot 60) on September 2...
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Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

15-19thC Indonesian or Javanese Gilt Bronze Deities - 9591
Located in Ukiah, CA
Exquisite pair of antique Indonesian or Javanese gilt bronze deities. The previous owner believes they are the 15th century and that they originally share...
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Indonesian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

13th/early 14th C' Sukothai Walking Buddha, 8993
Located in Ukiah, CA
All time favorite, and the first Buddha I have not wanted to post for sale in many years, as my heart melted the first time I laid eyes on him and I wanted to claim him for my own. He is the best of Thai sculpture- EARLY (13th/early 14th C) Sukothai Walking Buddha...
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Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

15thC/Earlier Possibly Korean Bronze Buddha-Large, one of a kind, 8343
Located in Ukiah, CA
I present to you an impressive Possibly Korean Buddha. Exceptionally rare, I cannot find any comps, so I cannot be sure of origin- I will say that I do ...
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Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ikat Chyrpy, Central Asia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Striking hand-woven chyrpy with a checkered triangle pattern in vibrant colours. Women in Uzbekistan and Northern Afghanistan wore this outdoor veiling garment (paranja/chrypy) in tr...
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Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cotton

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...
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Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

11thC Bronze Buddha- Pyu/Pagan Burma Rare, Powerful Ancient- TL Test! - 8439
Located in Ukiah, CA
One of my all-time favorites out of more than 10 thousand of Buddhas I have owned over the past 3+ decades. I believe this is a transitional piece that is late-Pyu and contemporary with the Pagan period, although I have never seen another like it. See attached Oxford TL test which dates it at up to 800 years old. YES- it really IS that green-the photos are accurate. Probably the ones that show the color the closest are the one with the ruler in it, and the two showing the recently made custom base. The two with the base were taken with a different camera. It is extremely large for its type. I've had several experts who have been amazed by this piece, as they have studied and collected Burmese sculpture...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ikat Chyrpy, Central Asia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spectacular hand-loomed Chyrpy with a checkered pattern, finished with a remarkable white wavy cotton edging. Women in Uzbekistan and Northern Afghanistan wore this outdoor veiling g...
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Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Cotton

5/6thC Chinese Bronze Buddha - 9585
Located in Ukiah, CA
Amazing personality to this very early (pre-Tang) bronze Buddhist "angel" from a huge and elaborate back-plate from a Buddhist altar from 5th/6thC. The quality and face are superb. Close to 2 3/4 inches tall and 2 5/8 wide. 4 inches tall on custom stand. This and all the other parts would have each been individually cast and attached by loops (its loop is still there, being used to attach to stand) on back of angel to back-plate. This piece is small, but extremely rare, early, finely done, and loaded with personality. One of the rarest and most museum-worthy Chinese pieces...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

15thC or Earlier Chinese Guardian Figure - 9459
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Chinese guardian figure. Hard to date because it is so unique, but based on the casting and overall look it appears to be at least 15thC or and ...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

6-9th C Chinese Bronze Bodhisattva of Compassion from the Tang Dynasty - 9685
Located in Ukiah, CA
6-9th C Chinese bronze Bodhisattva of compassion from the Tang Dynasty. This piece has a great face and real finesse in the sculpting. The casting is a quality that is only found on ...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bucket burns perfume in bronze resting on three feet. The body is sculpted with a band frieze with an archaic motif. Two inverted U-shaped handles punctuate the edge. This type of bronze bucket was cast with lost wax from molds in several parts and assembled when the piece was poured, these are the traces that can be seen on the back of the bucket. . The bronze has a beautiful green and dark gray excavation patina. This perfume burner was originally to have longer feet, no doubt arched, cut very long ago since the place of the cut has the same patina as the rest of the piece. China Zhou Dynasty...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Earthenware Guardians or Soldiers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Chinese painted pottery guardian figures Tang dynasty Each molded in mirror image of the other, each with legs spread and firmly planted on a kidney shaped base, dressed in...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Dvaravati Stucco Buddha Head from Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an early Buddha image from Dvaravati period (6-11th century) in Central Thailand. Made of stucco with an unfinished back suggesting its original use in architectural cont...
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Thai Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Stucco, Wood

Pair of Chinese Painted Pottery Han Dynasty Horse and Riders
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) painted pottery horse and riders, China. The horses modeled standing foursquare, supporting their eque...
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Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period Ancient Turquoise Roof Tile with Crane and Flower
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period ancient roof tile with turquoise finish, crane and flower. Created in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this ancient roof tile features a turqu...
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Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Bronze Age Spiral Pendants
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Pair of Spiral pendants, bronze age, Europe, circa 1000 BC, 3 and 3 half inches 7 9 cm, mounted on custom stands. Provenance: From a private European collection; formed in the 1980s.
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European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Ancient Stone Male Figure, 206 BC-220 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a rare hand carved stone male figure from the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Dimensions: 16 inches tall on its custom stand and and 6 inches wide Condition: old patina wi...
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Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large Bactrian marble staff circa late 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. The Bactrian culture was discovered by Soviet archeologists in the 1970s in Afghanistan. Also called the Oxus culture...
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Afghan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Marble

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...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

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...
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Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Glass, Stucco

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...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware

Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Camel, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
An evocative Chinese Tang dynasty (618 to 906 AD) sancai glazed pottery model of a braying camel. The camel is well modeled, standing foursquare upon a rectangular plinth, neck raised, head thrown back, and mouth open in either a defiant, or triumphant, bray. Although sancai means "three color", this particular camel is glazed with only two colors - mostly in amber, with patches of straw glaze mimicking the large patches of fur along the camel's legs, humps, head and neck. TL tested...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel Jug & Cover
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally important and highly collectable museum quality original Chinese bronze ritual wine vessel and...
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Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Artefact, Majapahit Terracotta Expressive Head, Java, 1300 AD
Located in Antwerp, BE
A figurative construction ceramic probably a water collector simply modeled, this head is very expressive and the details can clearly be seen. The Trowulan archaeological site, approximately 100 square kilometres, located in the Mojokerto Regency is believed to contain the remains of what was once the capital city of the Majapahit Empire, featured by 14th century poet Mpu Prapanca in his poem Nagarakretagama. The city was razed during a fight between Girindrawardhana and Kertabhumi in 1478. The Trowulan site is the only archaeological site dating to the Hindu-Buddha classical age to be found in Indonesia. Archaeological remnants and artefacts of the old city in the Trowulan Site were found buried underground as well as on the surface and are still being found today.rtefact:Majapahit terracotta...
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Javanese Folk Art Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

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 ...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Khmer Bronze Hairpin
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Elegant and refined Khmer bronze hairpin dating between the 12th and 15th century.
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Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Extremely Rare Late Shang Dynasty Inlaid Bronze Gu Vessel
Located in Austin, TX
Of classic trumpet form, with a round, splayed foot, narrow, waisted body and wide, flaring mouth. Two sets of large, well defined fanged and horned taotie masks cast in high relief...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Jade, Malachite, Bronze

A Stucco Torso of the Buddha, Gandhara, 4th-5th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING piece of Indian Antiquity from circa the 4th-5th Century, namely, A Stucco Torso of the Buddha, Gandhara. Ancient Gandhara is located in the rugged foothills of the Himalayas in what is today northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, was for centuries a thriving center of trade along the Silk Road linking China, South Asia, and the Mediterranean. The piece was purchased by a Private Collector at Sotheby’s, or more probably, Christies of New York Auction pre-2000. The paper label on the wooden base is “7281/465” for Sale Number 7281, Lot No. 465. Sotheby’s and Christies operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September. The Sale Number is more like a ‘Christies;’ Sale Number but we cannot locate any records for this sale online as it was pre-2004. The sculpture is a Gandharan stucco headless bust...
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Afghan Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Stucco

Han Dynasty Horse and Rider TL Tested
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tombs of the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) were typically furnished with model figures and other objects believed to be necessary for a safe journey to the afterlife. Historical records indicate that when important military officials died, the imperial Han court would give them elaborate funerals, including a full military cortege. It is likely that this figure of a horse and rider was originally part of a model funerary retinue comprised of soldiers and cavalrymen that would have been placed in such a tomb. Beautifully proportioned Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is decorated with a painted orange and black tunic. A quiver is visible attached to his back. He would have originally held a wooden bow in between his hands that has rotted away over the centuries. He is riding a beautifully sculpted white horse. TL tested...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Antique Ceremonial Urns, Song Dynasty, 12th-13th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two tall ceremonial urns dating from the 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty. These two stunning vases depict 12 traditional ritual attendan...
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Chinese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Celadon

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