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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Mortar and pestle. Bronze. 15th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar and pestle. Bronze. 15th century.
Bronze mortar and pestle with a circular base and a spouted mouth decorated with a band beneath the rim. The base, facing outward, features...
Category
European Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Superb Pair Georgian Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Super pair mahogany consoles, Georgian, centre pedestals with original brass castors, super colour and condition.
29.5" high
43" wide
23" depth
You are welcome to view this item at...
Category
English Georgian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century
Spanish, 10th-12th century
Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm
Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
Category
Spanish Moorish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
AR Denarius Otho (69)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: [IMP M O]THO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head to right
Reverse: SECVR- I[TAS P R], Securitas standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre
Weight: 3.33 g
Grade: Very Fine
Referenc...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silver
$2,156
72.81 Gram Pretty Demantoid Garnet Specimen with Mother Rock From Iran
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
72.81 Gram Pretty Demantoid Garnet Specimen with Mother Rock From Iran
Weight: 72.81 Gram
Dimension: 2.9 x 6.2 x 4.2 Cm
Origin: Belqeys Mountain ( Koh-e-Belgheys), Iran
Demantoid is the green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet group of Minerals. Andradite is a calcium- and iron-rich garnet. The chemical formula is Ca₃Fe₂(SiO₄)₃ with chromium substitution as the cause of the demantoid green color. Ferric iron is the cause of the yellow in the stone
Demantoid was a popular gemstone during the Belle Époque period (1890-1915), especially in Art Nouveau jewelry. The Russian Czars...
Category
Persian Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Massive Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Impressed Pottery Jar '25-220 AD'
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and massive Chinese high fired gray pottery jar of remarkable size and girth, with impressed geometric design, Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), ...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Large Medieval carved frieze - France, 14th-15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic Limestone frieze decorated with curly foliage
North of France, 14th-15th century
59,8 x 15,6x 22 cm
This French Gothic limestone frieze, adorned with curling foliage, stands ...
Category
French Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$2,587 Sale Price
20% Off
Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Cement, Other
Large Natural Calcite Crystal Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural calcite crystal specimen. Formed over millions of years, this natural calcite specimen showcases spectacular scalenohedral crystals - also known as dogtooth spar - an...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
13th Century Italian Iron Torches: Tuscan Medieval Wall Sconces
Located in Firenze, IT
An extraordinary trio of 13th-century Tuscan iron torches, exquisite examples of medieval wall lighting that stand as a testament to early Italian craftsmanship. These hand-forged sconces, also known as torchères or wall-mounted candleholders, offer a unique glimpse into the artistry of High Medieval Tuscany. They are sold individually and price is per item.
Crafted by skilled blacksmiths in the 1200s, these iron wall lights are a Tuscan salvage showcasing an unexpected delicacy in metalwork.
The antique...
Category
Italian Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Quartz 'with Multi-Zoned Inclusions'
Located in New York, NY
Quartz (with multi-zoned inclusions)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
19.1 cm tall x 12.9 cm wide
12% of the Earth’s crust is quartz, making it among the most common of all min...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
Ceratarges armatus Trilobite from Morocco (186 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of the trilobites demonstrate a final fight against being buried alive.
This is an extremely ornamented member of the trilobites' extremely well-known and globally distributed Lichid family. These trilobites have adapted for extreme defensiveness. Their long genal appendages afford them controlled escape from the water column...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Cement, Other
Hematite Mineral with Quartz Crystal Cluster from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco.
2014 find of lustrous brick red hematite included quartz crystal cluster coated with second generation ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$13,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Nanotyrannosaurus Lancensis Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This striking fossil tooth belongs to Nanotyrannosaurus lancensis, a once-debated, now-distinct genus of tyrannosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous. Featuring sharp serrations, rich dar...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Korean Goryeo Dynasty Bronze Pedestal Bowls, 13th-15th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Korean bronze pedestal offering bowls, Goryeo Dynasty, 13th-15th century, Korea.
The Goryeo bronze bowls of generous proportions, with high sides and an ever so slightly everted rim. The bowls are supported on a pedestal base with a tall stem and wide, splayed ring foot.
The bowls plain, save for a single engraved line circumscribing the splayed foot.
The bowls with an amazingly rich and complex patina of mottled reddish browns from cuprite and dark greens from malachite. The bronze heavily cleaned to the European taste, removing most of the encrustations. Some areas of the bowls with rougher areas where the accretions could not be removed.
Crafted in two parts in the spun bronze technique, then joined. The bowls are unusually thin for bronze, with the lathe lines still visible to the undersides.
An unusual form and size for Goryeo period bronze utensils...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Han Dynasty Terracotta Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
A large Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area of modern-day Sichuan. It appears to depict a groom in full costume an...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$12,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth 95mm
Located in Scorton, GB
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, a significant 105mm Spinosaurus tooth highlights 19 million years of evolutionary prowess. Known for its sail-like dorsal fin, potent jaws,...
Category
North African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Polished Split Amethyst Geode Surrounded by White Quartz and Agate
Located in London, GB
Polished to a breath-taking finish and presented on an artistic wooden stand, this unique and beautiful piece displays a half geode. The edges of the geodes have been polished reveal...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Vintage Petrified Wood Catch-All Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood catch all / bowl, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 7"W x 6"D x 1"H. Cool piece! ...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Petrified Wood
Earthenware Ewer, Yi
Located in seoul, KR
This terracotta vessel was fired to a warm yellow-brown that shows subtle oxidation marks across the surface. Entirely unglazed, it retains a matte, tactile finish with fine pores an...
Category
East Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$1,300 Sale Price
35% Off
Collection of 10 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and fascinating collection of 10 natural mineral specimens, ex. private British collection.
Each presented on an exclusive small painted display plinths, this group contain...
Category
Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl With Concentric Decoration Ca. 3000-2500 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Ca. 3000-2500 BC A terracotta bowl from the Indus Valley in a substantial size and flaring, deep body resting upon a low ring base. While the exterior surface remains impeccably smo...
Category
Afghan Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
An Exceptional Gilt-Bronze Dragon, Presumably Six Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
An art piece presumably from the Six Dynasties period in China, spanning from the 3rd to the 6th centuries. This era is known for its political fragmentation but also significant cul...
Category
Hong Kong Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$16,250 Sale Price
35% Off
Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A stunning set of 5 graceful terracotta figurines from the Ming Dynasty '1368-1644' AD. These elegant attendants are standing on a yellow glazed lotus flower over a high hexagonal green plinth and wear fine robes in matching green and yellow glazes. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Each is carrying essential offerings for the royal family. The head is detachable as often seen on the larger figures from this period. Meticulously detailed facial expressions have been hand-painted.
Condition: Mint, finely preserved glaze and pigment, undamaged and no repairs.
Provenance: Ex. Danish Collection.
This set is guaranteed authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and TL Test from Laboratory Kotalla in Germany (The Oldest Thermoluminescence Testing Laboratory in the World).
Dimensions: Average 54 H cms
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period.
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Natural Chrysocolla Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale natural chrysocolla malachite specimen originating from Congo. A rare find, some of the world’s finest malachite comes from Congo. This exceptional mineral has an irregular form that has been moulded by nature over thousands of years. Showcasing a vibrant combination of vivid blues (chrysocolla) and rich greens (malachite), this specimen is a striking sculptural piece for an interior or collector’s cabinet, mounted on a bespoke steel stand for display.
First discovered over 4000 years ago, malachite has been adored for its colour and beauty since ancient times. While a popular item for jewels and amulets, the mineral was often ground down and the pigment used as a luscious green paint for architecture or even a vivid green eyeshadow! Chrysocolla is frequently intergrown with other minerals such as quartz and malachite like...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Steel
A Large Straw Glazed Pottery Figure of a Solider, Sui to Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This well-modeled ceramic figure depicts a Scythian warrior in full armor, likely serving as a standard bearer. The warrior stands upright on a thin rectangular base, with clenched f...
Category
Hong Kong Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Straw
$1,275 Sale Price
25% Off
Collected Sculptural Danian-Aged Round Stone Formed 63 Million Years ago
Located in København K, 84
Exceptionally beautiful balanced sculptural stone formed in the Danian age 63 million years ago. Impressive find and a exquisite natural decoration for the sophisticated interior des...
Category
Danish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
Small Orange Tinted Druzy Quartz Formation
Located in London, GB
Several small stalactites adorn this piece, covered in light orange druzy quartz.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigi...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
Green-Glazed Pottery Elephant, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece is an elephant statue made of green-glazed pottery. During the Han Dynasty, artworks depicting elephants were quite rare. However, such representations did occasionally appear. For example, the bronze vessel from the Han Dynasty housed in the Shanghai Museum is one of the notable examples of this type of craftsmanship. The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by depictions in Chinese artwork. Long thought to belong to an extinct subspecies of the Asian elephant named Elephas maximus...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$3,742 Sale Price
25% Off
Geode Section with Rare Amethyst Formation and Intense Green Shell
Located in London, GB
This striking section cut from the centre of a geode, contains an unusual formation of calcite with a blanket of amethyst crystals. The borders are polished to reveal the beautiful c...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$4,400 Sale Price
32% Off
Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
Palmarejo is located in northern Mexico and is part of the historic Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves,...
Category
Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Located in London, GB
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Marble
Anatolian
Early Bronze Age / Circa 2700 - 2100 BC
Size: 5cm high, 3cm wide - 2 ins high, 1¼ ins high
The highly stylised oval head wi...
Category
Turkish Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Hildoceras Yorkshire, England Ammonite & Bronze Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
A magnificent example of a classic Jurassic ammonite from the North Yorkshire coastline of North East England. Now suspended on THE FOSSIL STORE™ custom AES bronze stand...
Category
British Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Bronze
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 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Pre-Columbian Inka Textile Fragment - Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Pre-Columbian Inka Textile Fragment - Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton decorated with checkerboard and llama designs.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian Textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Textile
Original Vintage Water Sport Travel Poster Surfing Australia Lady Surfer Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport themed travel poster - Surfing Australia - featuring a black and white photograph of a smiling lady in a swimming suit and cap surfing on a wave with two men o...
Category
Australian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Gem Green Apophyllite Mineral with Stilbite from India (16 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India.
Exceptional formation of vivid green apophyllite crystals on matrix with large pink stilbite crystals in a wheat sheave format...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
$15,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Exceptional Heart Shaped Formation with Icy Calcites
Located in London, GB
A stunning heart-shaped amethyst formation with a central rocket-shaped
calcite covered with a blanket of amethystine quartz and black goethite.
To the left an icy calcite covered ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
“Cup of Flowers” Amethyst and Calcite
Located in London, GB
Resembling a cup of flowers, this formation consists of several circular
calcite arrangements sat on a bed of deep purple amethyst. There is a
second generation growth of amethysti...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Impressive Pair of Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. Brightly colored tan and brown tones with naturally formed patterns caused by ...
Category
Unknown Organic Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Petrified Wood
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bowl with Kufic Inscription
Located in London, GB
Glazed ceramic bowl with a convex wall and everted rim. With a cobalt blue inscription in the centre which reads, “baraka li-sahibihi” (blessing to its owner).
Ceramics such as t...
Category
Iraqi Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$30,143
Chinese Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar, 1500 - 1100 BC, China
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Chinese Neolithic to Bronze Age burnished red pottery double handled saddle mouth storage jar, Siwa Culture (circa 1500 to 1100 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China.
...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 15 x 14 cm in diame...
Category
South American Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
A Roman Blue Glass Bowl, Hellenistic Period, 1st Century B.C.
Located in PARIS, FR
A Roman blue glass bowl,
Hellenistic period, 1st century B.C.
A blue cast glass, iridescent, engraved with two circles.
17,2 cm diameter.
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Glass
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 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Anatolian Ceramic Idol, Early Bronze Age circa 2700-2400 BCE
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A interesting example of a kusura type bronze age idol. These are usually found in marble but this one is in ceramic. These idols represent a stylized female shape and represent fert...
Category
Turkish Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Decorative 395 Million Year Old Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossils
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully polished circa 395-million-year-old Ammonite Atlas Mountains fossil statues
These are some of the most decorative pi...
Category
Swedish Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
$2,671 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pre Columbian Rare Moche Warrior Vessel South Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Moche Warrior Vessel – Moche V Period, 600–700 AD, Peru
A striking and rare example of Moche ceramic artistry, this Pre-Columbian greyware warrior vessel dates from th...
Category
Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Collection of Minerals in Fan-shaped Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of minerals and crystals in a fan-shaped case. These exquisite minerals are nicely presented in a bevelled fan-shaped mahogany display case, dating to circa 1850, with d...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pyrite
Half-moon shaped Stoup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HALF-MOON STOUP
ORIGIN: VENICE, ITALY
PERIOD: 13th Century
Height: 33 cm
Width: 82 cm
Depth: 55 cm
Nembro marble
This hemispherical stoup is powerfully carved with a mascaron w...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Marble
$35,944
Large Natural Black Tourmaline Mineral Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural black tourmaline mineral specimen originating from Zimbabwe.
While tourmaline may not shine as other bright as other minerals, it offers a distinctive look almost li...
Category
Zimbabwean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rare Large Amber Quartz Rock Crystal Ball
Located in New York, NY
Rare, large translucent amber rock crystal ball with beautiful veins.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gate Pillar, Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD)
Located in seoul, KR
The Han Dynasty gate pillar held by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and this gate pillar are the only known examples of their type worldwide, highlighting its extraordinary rar...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
$5,985 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Han Dynasty Polychromed Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is dressed in orange and black on a black horse.
Measures: Height 14 inches (35 cm)
Width 12.5 inches (32 cm).
Condition: Excellent with tastefully undetectable repairs.
During the unification of China under the Han dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
15th Century Oil Painting on Board
Located in Dallas, TX
This gorgeous Dutch painting features a woman with an infant and small child. Painting is from the 1450s.
Category
European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Beautiful Intense Brown Druze Amethyst Cluster with Green Jasper
Located in London, GB
A stunning intense brown amethyst druze formation with stalactites.
The mineral sculpture is embellished by multiple stalactite formations, and gives the sensation of movement due ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 15 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
South American Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Small Korean Celadon Oil Jar with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Korean ceramic celadon oil jar with inlay design from Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392AD) circa 12-13th century. This type of mini jars from Goryeo period, were made specifically ...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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