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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Neolithic Chinese Red Soapstone Bi Disc Carving on Iron Base
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite red soapstone Bi disc is a remarkable artifact from Neolithic China, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. Set on a modern iron base, the disc reflects the timeless be...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone, Iron
Late Bronze Age Sword
Located in London, GB
Saint Nazaire Sword, Late Bronze Age, circa 800-900 B.C.
An exceptionally well preserved Bronze Age sword, with elegant, finely incised decorations,...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neanderthal Flint Core from Prehistoric Northern France
Located in London, GB
A Levallois Flint Core, from Fransu, Somme, Northern France
Middle Palaeolithic, Mousterian, circa 100,000–40,000 years ago
A wonderfully tactile artefact, offering a glimpse into t...
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French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ancient Roman Marble Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Ancient Roman marble sculpture. Includes custom iron stand. This is the real thing!
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Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Bronze Age Cypriot Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
Cypriot Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I, c. 2100 - 1850 BC.
Low fired burnished earthenware pottery with lime-filled incisions
A Cypriot plank idol, an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus...
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Cypriot Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Extremely Rare Roman Glass Fragment with Iridescent Patina – 1st–4th Century AD
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A remarkable and rare fragment of ancient Roman glass, dating from the 1st to 4th century AD. The glass is preserved in excellent condition and displays a stunning natural iridescent...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom. The marble is a breccia type with striking vains i...
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Afghan Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category
Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Trio of Pre-Columbian Foot Vessels, West Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trio of Pre-Columbian Foot Vessels, West Mexico
The first is a reddish brown pottery shoe vessel from the Chipicuaro culture (ca. 500 BC – 300 AD) with a burnished surface and a wid...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Alabaster Chalice
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian alabaster chalice, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering formed base with a undeep rimmed cup. The alabaster is strikingly vained. ...
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Afghan Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
526.38 Gram Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx with Clock from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx With Clock
Weight: 526.38 gram
Dim: 13.8 x 15.1 x 4.7 Cm
Shape : Boat
Origin: Pakistan
Green onyx is a mesmerizing gemstone that captivates ...
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Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Southern Costa Rica or Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. A very fine example of the goldwork of the Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis region. A pendant in Carbonera style of a supernatural being, a composite monster with human torso and feline (probably jaguar) head. The figure is set in a frame decorated with little animal heads, one at each corner. The hands have also turned into animal heads. In place of genitalia is a stylized serpent head suspended by a twisted cord that was supposed to continue across the frame. A minor casting accident prevented it form being attached to the frame. A modern goldsmith would solder in two short lengths of twisted wire, but the ancient goldsmith did not have the equipment to make such repair. A double thread ending in spirals goes across the frame behind the neck of the figure, helping to fill up the frame and avoiding a large empty space. The word "thread" reminds us that the twisted and straight cords were, in the original wax model of the pendant really extruded wax threads, turned into metal by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The braid pattern on the frame is illusory, just two twisted threads of extruded wax laid side by side. The goldsmith made the toes out of extruded wax thread too, very decorative as well. The piece comes with a certificate of authenticity by Mr. Robert Sonin, 5 May 2006. ref. photo roll 3301. A world renowned expert on Pre-Columbian Artifacts...
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Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Archaic Jade Bi, Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Translucent green and brown jade Bi from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C. to 256 B.C.). The organic shapes created by the blending of these two main colors evoke a flame-like beauty, whil...
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Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a gui...
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Swedish Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Sculpture of Petrified Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polished & shaped petrified & mineralized wood created using diamond abrasives to achieve a “Scholar’s Stone”, an alluring Form.
A rare coloration greatly...
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Indonesian Organic Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Petrified Wood
Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Southern Costa Rica/Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. Gold Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis twin figure pendant cast by the lost-wax (cire perdu) grasping an imaginary club with their claws, with bat ears and pop out eyes and each figure ending in the shape of a jaguar tooth, symbolizing the power of the jaguar and the ability to see in the dark; The casting process did not go entirely smoothly. Part of his mold, on the side of the proper right figure (viewer's left side), did not fill with metal. The Pre-Columbian goldsmith carried out a superb repair, probably making a wax patch and pouring gate on the gold pendant, then enclosing it in a new mold and pouring in more metal. The patch is hardly visible on the outside. A modern goldsmith, who cannot do it as well, would use his gas torch to solder on a patch. The gold is of such high grade or karat, possibly unalloyed native gold...
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Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Rare Yellow Fluorite Cube Formation from China
Located in London, GB
Large rare cubed yellow fluorite formation from China mounted on a mirrored steel base.
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crystals and minerals from a...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top. The colomn has incrustation on the side where it laid on the...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru
Located in Point Richmond, CA
9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru.
These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...
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Peruvian Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
South Coast Wood Ceremonial Leeboard with Open Lattice Designs, Ex-Sotheby's
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A South Coast wood ceremonial leeboard, Ica Valley region, Late Intermediate Horizon, ca. A.D. 1100-1400.
This large 'remo' made from the hard algarrobo wood, features twelve figure...
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Flint
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