Archaistic Figurative Sculptures

Beautiful limestone head depicting a bearded and heavily moustached man with a slightly grimaced smile of Celtic origin circa 2nd century BCE. Beautiful carving within the beard has weathered slightly less than the facial features, giving this piece a  beautifully haunting presence, with new details found on each view.  These pre-Romano Celtic stone heads...

Rare and exeptional sculpture made of oakumed plaster in two elements assembled representing the "Victoire de Samothrace" with its prow as it ca...

These petite ceramic sculptures are a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì or "spirit object." Depicting the pleasures of daily life, míngqì figurines ensured comfort and special treatment in the afterlife. Míngqì sculptures take the form of servants, entertainers, animals, furniture, and in this case, food and food offerings. These tiny sculptures...

Pacific Northwest Columbia River style hardstone carving depicting a humanoid face, mounted on a black metal stand. 12.5" H x 4" W x 4" D. Provenance...

Presenting a very nice vintage Indian Pumice stone carving of Ganesha. We believe this to be a 20th Century piece (probably mid 20th Century, circa 1950) because of the patina of ...

A Kore wearing a polos headdress atop her curled hair and large disc earrings. Her right arm raised. Measures: 27 cm (h) excluding base Ex Petit Musée, Montreal, 1994 A Kore (plural Korai) is the modern term used for a type of free-standing ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic period...

The wood standing Buddha in standing position was executed in a typical Laotian style, which features a slim and elongated body and a serene facial expression. The Buddha's hands are...

A small ceramic Vinca mother goddess. This refined sculpture was made by the Vinca culture (6-3th mill. BC) A stone age culture which existed between th...

A finely carved sandstone head of Vishnu from Khmer Kingdom (now Cambodia) in Preah Koh style, circa late 9th century. The Hindu god was depicted with a gentle facial expression of s...

A carved red sandstone head of the Angkor period style, circa 12th-13th century. The iconic facial features is reminiscent to the "Smiling God King" found widely in Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom...

A large Cambodian Angkor Wat attributed sandstone stone fragment of an Apsara Buddha shrine with flame crown, 12th century. Measures: Height 12 inches (30 cm) Width: 10 inches (25....

Set of one mudra hand and one roman architectural fragment

Created, circa 1910 this carved marble figure called a Kore is done in the Archaistic style of ancient Greece and was made as a Grand Tour item to...

Wonderful pair of Chinese terracotta warriors or soldiers from the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang. Amazing re-creations each with a different uniform...

An excellent horse and rider figure from the Cypro-Archaic period of Iron Age Cyprus. Dating to around 750-475 BC, this pottery representation survives in a very good state of preservation. In the Iron Age, Cyprus was divided into many kingdoms, seemingly engaged in internal and external strife, as can be surmised from the numerous figural depictions of warriors on and off horseback, as well as horse drawn chariots. The bearded rider is shown holding onto the horse’s stiff mane with both hands. The elaborate painted decoration on the horse has survived in very good condition. The horse has a large head and broad forelock and neck. Both eyes are depicted in relief. The horses spout, ears and top of the head are painted red, as is the rider’s pointed conical helmet. Horizontal red and black bands adorn the neck and forepart of the horse’s body. Vertical black and red bands adorn the back of the horse and the rider’s lower torso. Further traces of black pigment appear on the horse’s tail, which is raised. Albeit stationary, the entire sculpture conveys a rather dynamic, anticipatory pose! An excellent, honest example of an iconic type of ancient Cypriot art...