18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Color: Black
Amethystine Black Galaxy Landscape Formation
Located in London, GB
An exceptional formation resembling an other-worldly landscape. This spherical
geode has been exposed to reveal a gorgeous amethystine quartz interior, the
tinted stalactites resem...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Agatised Geode Slice with Rare Central Calcite Formation and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
Bordered by a thick, blueish agate layer, this wonderful slice preserves an interior
of large white quartz crystals with a prominent centr...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Pair Wedgwood Egyptian Revival Black Basalt Sphinxes Made 18th Century, England
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
These stunning Wedgwood black basalt sphinxes are a true masterpiece of Wedgwood craftsmanship and artistry. These mythical creatures are a sight to behold with their majestic woman's head, mighty lion's body, and elegant wings.
Each sphinx sits atop a raised rectangular base, adorned with a geometric design of circles and fleur-de-lis.
Each sphinx features a 'lotus flower' nozzle to hold candles, adding a touch of whimsy and charm.
Made in the eighteenth century, circa 1785, these sphinxes showcase Wedgwood's exceptional attention to detail and dedication to quality. The underside of each sphinx is marked with an impressed "Wedgwood" signature in lowercase letters. With a height of 10.2", a depth of 7", and a width of 3.6", these sphinxes are truly imposing in size and presence. In excellent condition, this pair is a rare and highly coveted find for collectors of Wedgwood black basalt.
Reference: "The Dictionary of Wedgwood" R Reilly and G Savage pg 323.
Dimensions: 10.2" height x 7" deep x 3.6" wide
Condition: Excellent with tiny edge chips invisibly restored
Price: $6,600
Background of Wedgwood black basalt:
In the mid-18th century, Josiah Wedgwood created black stoneware, which he named "Black Basalt," as it resembled Egyptian basalt...
Category
English Egyptian Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
This sculpture of great quality presents obvious similarities with Virgins from Lorraine, designated by William Forsythe...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
End of 16th Century Ecce Homo Sculpture Papier-mâché and Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
Late 16th - early 17th century Ecce Homo
Papier-mâché and terracotta, cm alt. 56 x depth 29 x width. (base) 43
The Christ, represented half-length while reaching forward with h...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Geode Slice with Very High Peaked Crystals
Located in London, GB
A striking geode slice with very high peaked deep purple amethyst crystals. The
thick, prominent crystals allow us to appreciate the intense cloudy qualit...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Amethyst Section with Cut Stalactite Eye and Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful oval shaped amethyst section with deep purple amethyst and two
cut amethyst eyes near the centre. A small calcite to the right completes the
composition.
This piece ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Dark Brown Thin Slice Agate on Stand, Brazil, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian thin slice of agate mounted on a wooden stand.
Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz.
The lovely brown color patterns and cream banding...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Frosty Agatised Amethyst Cluster with Polished Exterior
Located in London, GB
A beautiful amethyst cluster with polished borders revealing multiple agatised
layers. The interior of this specimen has a wonderful frosty appearance with
purple amethyst, creamy ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Amethyst “Jewellery Box” Formation
Located in London, GB
In this alternative display, the stunning large geode with its agatised borders is
shown with the top presented vertically. The deep purple, high peaked crystals
are visible on the...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture, Uruguay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The amethyst geodes from Uruguay are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across the border into southern Brazil and are igneous (volcanic) in orig...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with black tourmaline and crystals on a petrified wood base
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966.
The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The tourmaline and crystals have been applied to the fragment vase and mimic the texture and color of the painted distressed fragment.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal
A Large Swedish 18th C. Tole Swag Architectural Element Mounted on Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century large tole architectural swag mounted on an iron stand. This antique swag came from a building in Sweden. This unique piece consists of a rich foliage motif that appears to be draping on its stand. The general color of this unique piece is a moss-green tone. With its classical elegance, this 18th century Swedish architectural...
Category
Swedish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Tôle, Metal
Other Worldly Landscape with Grey-Lilac Druze
Located in London, GB
A stunning half geode containing many tall stalactites resembling an other
worldly landscape. The stalactites covered in grey-lilac druzy quartz. the borders
polished.
This piec...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Glazed Figure of a Frog
Located in Stamford, CT
Kangxi period (1662-1722) turquoise & aubergine glazed porcelain frog. Covered in an overall rich turquoise & aubergine glaze.
This charming frog is m...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amethyst Cluster with Stalactite Formations and Calcite Crystals
Located in London, GB
An exquisite and rare amethyst cluster with stalactite formations and calcite crystals.
The stunning piece’s shape resembles a “Cascade” or “waterfa...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Egg Shaped Polished Organic Geode Quartz/Druze Section
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous geode section is egg-shaped in form, with a beautiful field of
grass like green druzy stalactites and several larger cut stalactite “ey...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Ancient Grecian Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limestone female bust with stand. Made in Greece circa 5th century AD.
Provenance: Owned by Sagroniz family, the ambassador to Spain in Italy.
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Amazing Geode with Stalactites and Stalagmites with Amethyst and Grey Druze
Located in London, GB
This extraordinary piece is a stunning geode displayed stylishly on a decorative a wooden stand. The interior of the geode comprising a dark grey amethys...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Agate
Deep Purple Amethyst Cluster with Calcite Surrounded by Agate
Located in London, GB
An interesting and stunning amethyst cluster with a striking mineral and colour mix.
In this aesthetic piece the edges have been polished to reveal layers of a vibrant green celadonite, blue-grey agate and white quartz, which frame the intense purple colour of the amethyst.
The interior of the mineral sculpture is endowed with a gorgeous very deep purple amethyst...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda or surrounding area, 3rd-5th century.
The Bodhisattva is sculpted of stucco in an idealized manner as a youthful male, with soft and kind features, a benign expression on his face. He wears an elaborate pleated turban wrapped around his head, with two sweeping lobes at the front.
His turban secured on one side by a small image of a roaring lion. The lion may be read as a reference to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, who is often depicted as riding or subduing a roaring lion, a metaphor for taming the wild thoughts of the mind.
Manjushri gazes outwards in a beatific manner from almond shaped eyes, a gentle smile on his lips. The eyes at different levels when looking at the sculpture head on, indicating the original placement of the head was meant to be viewed at an angle.
Remnants of pigments to the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
Mounted on a custom black metal stand.
Hadda was an important center of Buddhist learning in the early history of Greco Buddhist Gandhara, and at one time may have housed a bone relic of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The sculpture and architecture of Hadda followed Hellenistic artistic conventions faithfully, leading some scholars to believe the distinct Greco Buddhist style of Gandhara was first developed in Hadda before spreading to the rest of the region.
The kingdom of Gandhara was situated at a crossroads of trade and cultures. Being one of the last remnants of Alexander the Great's Empire, the inhabitants of the Greco-Bactrian Buddhist kingdom preserved Greek culture and heritage for centuries after the decline of the Greek Empire...
Category
Afghan Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
Geode with deep purple amethyst crystals, a central stalactite and agate borders
Located in London, GB
A stunning spherical shaped geode of a deep purple amethyst. The piece is of a wonderful example of a three dimensional geode with particularly thick agate border, revealing grey aga...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gem grade Amethyst Geode sculpture
The amethyst geodes from Uruguay are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
Petrified Wood Slice from Arizona
Located in London, GB
A large section of a petrified conifer tree trunk, (Araucarioxylon arizonicum) from Northern Arizona, dating to the Triassic period, circa 225 million years ago.
Over hundreds of m...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Amethyst Mineral Sculpture with High Crystal Peaks on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
A stunning deep purple amethyst cluster with unusually high peaked crystals on metal stand. The polished frame shows mineral layers developing from the rough basalt, to the grey/blue...
Category
South American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Beautifully Shaped Amethyst Cluster with Agate, Celadonite and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
An exquisite deep purple amethyst cluster with stalactite formation. This natural piece is surrounded and adorned with a beautiful polished frame, where it is possible to see the min...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Agate, Amethyst
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Oliver Cromwell, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of Oliver Cromwell, MP: rebel, regicide, suppressor of Ireland, persecutor of Catholics, and Dictator. He was posthum...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Heart Shaped Amethyst Formation with Central Stalactite "EYE" and Agate Border
Located in London, GB
This natural piece is surrounded and adorned with a beautiful polished border, where one can see the mineral layers developing from the rough basalt, to the grey/blue agate, white qu...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Period Carved Lohan Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Chinese Qing period carved Lohan figure in draped robes. Very finely carved heavy dark rosewood. The aged surface patina with tight gra...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Stunning Very Large Amethyst Cluster with Agate and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily large half geode with a vibrant color. The interior of the piece reflects the beauty of a natural wonder, due to its intensely deep purple amethyst crystals.
The edges of the geodes have been polished, revealing a vibrant combination of grey/blue agate, pink jasper...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Agate, Amethyst
Ralph Wood Staffordshire Pearlware Medici Lion
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Ralph Wood Staffordshire pottery earthenware color glazed figure which features a Medici lion, stood on a plinth base. Decorated 'in the round', decoration...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pearlware
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 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Very Large Polished Amethyst “Open Geode” with Calcite Formation and Agate
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily complete geode, split in two and mounted atop a custom metal Stand. This piece celebrates the visual phenomenon of the geode in its entirety, with some par...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Unusual Wide Amethyst / Red Druze Mineral Sculpture with Stalactites
Located in London, GB
Colors fuse together in this uniquely beautiful piece, presenting the viewer with purple amethyst mixed with red-orange Druze, creating a lovely combination.
The mineral sculpture...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
High Quality Deep Purple Amethyst with Calcite Surrounded by Quartz and Hematite
Located in London, GB
A stunning deep purple amethyst piece with calcite formation. From the rough basalt on the outside, to the high quality rich purple amethyst crystals inside and calcite formation, th...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gandharan Stucco Head of the Buddha, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Greco-Buddhist stucco head of the Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd-5th century.
A fragment of a larger statue, the Buddha's face...
Category
Pakistani Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
Amethyst Black Druze Quartz or “Black Galaxy Amethyst” on Metal Stand Decor
Located in London, GB
An exquisite black amethyst druzy quartz cluster with polished stalactites.
Rare and notoriously difficult to find, this stunning and unique black amethyst druzy quartz, is known...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Agate
Rare, Ming-Dynasty, Terracotta Figural Procession
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Beautiful and unusual, hand-molded, painted and glazed, eight-person procession of robed attendants both surrounding, and bearing a litter born on poles. The central figures and litt...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
African Terracotta Equestrian Sculpture, Ghana, 14-15th AD Century
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional antique African Tribal Art terracotta sculpture representing a rider on his horse. It dates back from the 14th -15th century AD ...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Gem grade, Amethyst Geode Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gem grade, Amethyst Geode Sculpture
The amethyst geodes from Uruguay are mined from the same rock formation as their relatives just to the north across...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
18th Century Pair of Spanish Torch Holder Angel Gold Gilded Wooden Figures
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century pair of Spanish torch holder angel gold gilded wooden figures.
Total dimensions with base: 33 x 10.5 x 21
without base 30 x 9 x 21 cm.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Silvered Brass Anglo Indian Lion Sculptures Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of silvered brass Anglo Indian guarding lion sculptures or bookends.
Category
Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rough Amethyst Calcite Formation Surrounded by Green Celadonite and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
In this piece, the rough amethyst's rich purple colouration is brilliantly pierced by the matt cream calcite formation that is bordered by a green celad...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Greek Black Glazen Column Krater (4th Century BC)
Located in Soho, London, GB
Black Glazen column krater,
mid-4th century BC, Apulia.
With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth.
The two handles form loops around t...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Circular Polished Amethyst Formation - Vibrant Mineral Art
Located in London, GB
An exquisite cut and polished partial amethyst geode with a circular shape. The front of the piece presents beautiful, vibrant, deep purple color amethyst with high peaked crystals. ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Deep Purple Beautifully Shaped Amethyst Cluster with Stalactites on Metal Stand
Located in London, GB
Exquisite deep purple beautifully shaped amethyst aesthetic cluster with stalactites formation. Colours fuse together in this uniquely beautiful piece, presenting the viewer with pur...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
17th Century Venetian Renaissance Bronze Bust
Located in New York, NY
Bronze bust of Aretino, signed. Unidentified signature.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Greek Black Glazen Column Krater (4th Century BC)
Located in Soho, London, GB
Black Glazen Column Krater
mid-4th century BC, Apulia
With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth.
The two handles form loops around the...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
French Zinc Lion Head Fragment on Stand, circa 1780
Located in West Hollywood, CA
French zinc lion head fragment on a metal stand, circa 1780s.
Category
French Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Khmer Bronze Figure of Prajnaparamita with Eleven Faces
Located in Austin, TX
The embodiment of transcendental wisdom, Prajnaparamita is often referred to as the mother of all Buddhas.
In this extremely rare tantric form, she is portrayed seated in the half lotus position. Her eleven faces are arranged in two tiers (seven on the first, with an additional four above), all surmounted by a rising conical chignon. Each face has an associated pair of arms which radiate outwards, each hand holding a discreet attribute.
Careful attention has been paid to her clothing and jewelry. She wears a heavily pleated sampot with a cross hatch pattern, elegantly turned down at the waist and tied with an ornate belt...
Category
Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Cluster of Amethyst Stalactite Formations - Mineral Display piece
Located in London, GB
This piece comprises a stunning example of deep purple amethyst, elegantly displayed on a metal stand, with a naturally decorative multiple stalactite formation.
The polished borders of the formation allow one to appreciate the visible grey and brown agate, green celadonite and pink jasper...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
17th Century Rare Southeast Asian Medieval Tobacco Pipe
Located in Chicago, IL
17th century southeast Asian Rare Medieval tobacco pipe. Unearthed in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam near the Cambodian Border Tay Nguyen Plateau, Montagnard, Jarai Tribe Est, 17t...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gupta Empire Torso of Vishnu
Located in Chicago, IL
A mesmerizing Gupta Empire (mid-3rd century BCE - 543 AD) mounted terracotta torso of a standing Vishnu. Vishnu is the preserver god, which means he p...
Category
Bangladeshi Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Costa Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 AD-1500 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God,
Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. A.D. 1-1500
Of celt form depicting the mythical part human- part avian figure, with circular eyes...
Category
Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Jade
18th Century, Spanish Conquistador Carved Wood Figure
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish Conquistador carved wood figure.
18th century Carved and painted wood Spanish Conquistador figure or sculpture. This beautif...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Grayish Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare grayish rock crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Natural Amethyst Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
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