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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Large Pre-Columbian Pottery Jar
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Pottery Jar with Human Heads from West Mexico. Lobed base and series of human heads emerging from upper shoulder of vessel. Dates between 200 BC and 200 AD. 16” x 16” x 16”. Ex...
Category
North American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Clay
Natural Amethyst Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural amethyst crystal sculpture with multi peaks.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Amethyst
Steel Colored Heart Shaped Open Quartz Geode
Located in London, GB
This open geode is lined with steel coloured quartz and embelished with a large central calite covered with tan coloured amethystine quartz. Several other calcites to the side.
Di...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and highly decorative pair of Costa Rican terracotta bowls are ovoid in shape and come from the Talamancan Mountains region. They are decorated stylized human faces in...
Category
Costa Rican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Clay
Blurry Purple on Rhomboidal Quartz Amethyst
Located in London, GB
A beautiful blur of purple runs through this medley of rhomboidal quartz
crystals. All preserved on a thin celatonite shell, left in its rough condition.
This piece was legally and ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Grey schist
India
3rd - 4th Centuries AD
SIZE: 19cm high, 11cm wide, 12.5cm deep - 7½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 5 ...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Schist
Fine Kashan Pottery Ceramic Bowl, Persian, 13th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine kashan pottery ceramic bowl
Persian, 13th century
Measures: Height 7.5cm, diameter 19cm
Depicting a bird, this charming piece is an example ...
Category
Persian Kashan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mimetite from San Pedro Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Mimetite from San Pedro Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Well defined undamaged specimen of olive yellow-green ball aggregates of mimetite cr...
Category
Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Other
Beige Prehistoric Stone Sculpture, Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
Prehistoric Indonesian stone sculpture.
Shape and holes formed from years of exposure to underwater currents.
Category
Indonesian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
41.40 Gram Pretty Demantoid Garnet Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
41.40 Gram Pretty Demantoid Garnet Specimen From Balochistan, Pakistan
Weight: 41.40 Gram
Dimension: 5.3 x 3.8 x 2.4 Cm
Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
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
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
19th Century Sponge Ware Bake Dish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine sponge ware pottery bake dish in fine condition. This is a sponge design pattern. This is in very good condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
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 ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qingbai Small Model of a Granary Set, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Two granary model porcelains. East Asia, This pottery representation of a granary sits on a layered base, topped with a conical lid that also acts as its roof, all finished in a greyish-blue glaze characteristic of Qingbai ware. The round structure features vertical, embossed strips intersected by a sliding door marked with horizontal lines on one side. Above, a tiled roof completes the model, topped with a central finial that doubles as the lid's handle. The interior of the lid, along with the edge and bottom of the piece, retains the unglazed finish known as biscuit.
Period : Song Dynasty(960~1279)
Type : Porcelain Model
Medium : Qingbai
Dimension : 11 cm(Height), 9cm(Lid Diameter)
Condition : Good
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Artemis Gallery...
Category
Hong Kong Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Pyrite Cluster Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large pyrite cluster specimen originating from Peru, displayed on one of our exclusive museum-quality painted plaster bases.
Naturally formed over millions of years, this huge pyr...
Category
Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pyrite
Crinoid (Codiacrinus) on Matrix from Morocco (15.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Crinoids, also known as sea lilies, are members of the Echinodermata phylum along with starfish and sea urchins. This well preserved sea fossil is from Morocco. Crinoids have the app...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Cement, Other
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
African Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Primitive carved sandstone
Located in Miami, FL
Archaïque polished probably ritual stone ring from Central America or Caraïbe island .
Face carved and polished sandstone or granite.
Category
Unknown Folk Art Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Works of Art Polychrome Guardian Angel with Candelabrum, Netherlands
Located in Antwerp, BE
This 15th century oak angel a piece of works of art is a great quality the carving is sober but extremely refined the artist has succeeded wonderfully in displaying this very modest moment in which the miraculous reveals itself in a very serene and tranquil way.
We see the hand of an unknown master in this Gothic polychrome guardian angel in oak.
Low Countries, Mosan region,Gothic 15th...
Category
Dutch Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
A Rare Yue Celadon-Glazed Figural Vessel, Western Jin dynasty (265-420)
Located in seoul, KR
This vessel is well-modeled as a recumbent winged lion with detailed decorative elements. It features a grimacing face with large protruberant eyes under heavy brows and a gaping mouth, which forms a large aperture. The piece has a tail that arches to form a loop handle, and the wings are incised on the sides. The whole piece is finished with a thin olive-green glaze.
This kind of figural vessel dates back to at least the Western Han dynasty, with the design fully developed in the Yue kilns of Zhejiang province during the 3rd and 4th centuries. Such zoomorphic forms became popular among the literati and were transformed into various functional objects like wine ewers and water pots.
There is a pair, and you can check it in the uploaded list. If you would like to purchase two in pairs, please leave a message.
Period : Western Jin Dynasty (266 - 316 AD)
Type : Figural vessel
Medium : Yue celadon(Stoneware)
Provenance : The piece was acquired in Hong Kong in late 1990s.
Reference :
1) Sotheby's New York 17 March 2015 - Chinese Art Through The Eye Of Sakamoto Gorō – Ceramics Lot 33
(Price Range : 15,000 USD-20,000 USD / Type : Highly related)
2) Sotheby's London 17 May 2023 - A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection Online. Part I - Lot 30
(Price realised : 13,970 GBP / Type : Closely related)
3) Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany - Pouring vessel in animal shape, China, Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, late Western or early Eastern Jin dynasty, 4th century
4) Sotheby's London 16 May 2018 - Important Chinese Art Lot 68
(Price realised : 50,000 GBP / Type : Closely related)
5) The MET - Accession Number: 1985.207 - Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)
(Type : Closely related)
* Yue Celadon
Yue celadon, also known as Yue ware, is a type of Chinese pottery with a celadon glaze, originating from the eastern Han dynasty in the Zhejiang province. The name 'Yue' comes from the Yue kilns which were among the earliest to develop the celadon technique. Yue ware is known for its jade-like glaze, which can range in color from bluish-green to olive green.
Yue celadon was highly regarded during its time and was the first Chinese ware...
Category
Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Celadon
Two Pair of Annamese Porcelain Crab Boxes, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Vietnamese stoneware crab boxes. Light blue glaze. This is one of the representative types of miniature works of Hoi An ships.
Dates : 15th century Le Dyn...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Natural Rock Crystal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Natural rock crystal sculpture with stand.
18 inch x 8 inch x 6 inch without stand.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 32.5 C.M. / Width 20 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degr...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Somis, CA
A fantastic petrified wood specimen. Original petrified bark on one side, polished interior of tree on the other. All original. 3 lb.
Category
Indonesian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Petrified Wood
Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Covered Storage Jar
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Han Dyansty (206 BC-200 AD) storage vessel. The circular body set upon three legs and fitted with a lid. The entirety covered in heavy leaded green glaze, imitating bronz...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Gorgeous Highly Polished Rainbow Obsidian Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous highly polished rainbow obsidian paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful colors and measures 6.25"W 4....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Chinese pottery Green-Glazed Hu Vase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Chinese pottery Hu Vase or Jar , Han dynasty
The Hu form body and shoulder is encircled by various bow-string bands that enclose a pair of taotie masks and fixed-ring han...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Triangular Geode Section with Perched Calcite
Located in London, GB
A beautiful triangular geode section in lilac amethyst with a gold coloured
calcite perched on a bed of red druzy quartz.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment from Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique pre-Columbia textile fragment likely from Peru Chancay culture in Central coast that thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Horizon, A.D. 1200-1550. Abstract geomet...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
79.04 Gram Beautiful Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
79.04 Gram Beautiful Bi-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 79.04 grams
DIMENSIONS: 6.6 x 2.7 x 2.6 Cm
ORIGIN: Afghanistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an extr...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chinese Blue Porcelain Dish
Located in Tampa, FL
A Chinese ming dynasty porcelain dish. The color has a lot of blue in it with lots of designs as well. China, Ming dynasty so therefore they could be anywhere from the 1300s to the 1...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Korean Silla Dynasty Footed Jar, circa 6th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean high fired gray pottery stoneware footed vessel, Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, circa 6th century.
The vessel of traditiona...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Spinosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth.
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper T...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
Chinese Ancient Hand Carved Wood Lion Guardian
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of a fantastic Bixie dating to before Song dynasty 1279 AD.
Please enjoy the beautiful remnants of its aged original swirling painted surfaces. It has been traditionally carved and assembled in three sections. The tail may be a later replacement.
Period: Song dynasty
Dimensions: 6 inches high and 15 inches wide
About Bixie
The “bixie” is a mythological creature commonly thought to be able to ward off evil forces with its magical powers. In fact, its name means “to ward off evil” in Chinese. In the Han dynasty, “bixie” were commonly represented as winged, four-legged beasts, a form that was probably transmitted from Western Asia.
Provenance:
This is from a private collection and were acquired by us along with a larger wooden horse...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Authentic Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box (.75" x .25" x 2" 12.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosauru...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Washington, DC
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
Category
French Rustic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
Five Dynasties, Antique Chinese Pottery Lotus Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery lotus jar.
Age: China, Five Dynasties, A.D.907 - 960
Size: Height 27.5 C.M. / Width 17.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
15th Century Majapahit Terracotta Handmaiden Figure (Woman Holding Her Hair)
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
The sculpture captures a moment of serene grace, as the woman delicately holds her hair with her right hand, exuding an air of elegance rarely found in similar works. What makes this piece particularly unique is its unusual coloration: unlike most terracotta figures, which typically exhibit reddish-brown tones, this figure has darkened over time to a striking grey-black-brown hue. This transformation occurred due to centuries of submersion in the mud of the Brantas River, where the natural elements enriched the statue with its distinct coloration (refer to the photos of discoveries during the extraction of other statues, as seen on pages 16-17 of the catalog).
Originating from the Trowulan region in East Java, this handmaiden figure is documented on page 161 as figure number 28 in the Majapahit catalog and stands as a rare example of terracotta craftsmanship from this ancient civilization. The piece has been carefully studied and authenticated by Professor Agus Aris Munandar, a distinguished scholar in Indonesian archaeology.
Professor Munandar, born in 1959, is currently the professor of Indonesian Archaeology at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. His extensive research focuses on Hindu-Buddhist archaeology, iconography, and the ancient history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He served as a member of the Indonesian team of experts at National Cultural Heritage from 2015 to 2018 and previously held the role of Head of Institute and Research at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Indonesia. Now the head of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Indonesia, Professor Munandar has authored numerous articles and 19 books, many of which delve into Majapahit culture and artifacts, solidifying his reputation as a leading scholar in the field.
This extraordinary figure is accompanied by a preface from Professor Massimo Vidale of the University of Padua, who offers invaluable insights into the significance of Majapahit terracotta...
Category
Javanese Folk Art Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
16th century Very special bronze Burmese Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Very special antique bronze Burmese Buddha statue
Material : bronze
36,8 cm high
18 cm wide and 10,5 cm deep
With traces of the original lacquer and 24 krt. gilding
Ava style
Bhumisp...
Category
Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Style Italian Religious Painting
By Sandro Botticelli
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful old Italian master painting Madonna
Oil on panel
Alessandro Filipepi, also known as Sandro Botticelli, is the first artist that come...
Category
Italian Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Diminutive Copper Alloy Head of Buddha, Thailand Sukhothai Period (1350-1400)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This Sukhothai Period copper alloy (bronze) head cast with tightly curled ‘snail shell’ hair beneath a domed ushnisha rising to a flame shaped finial - denoting an enlightened state ...
Category
Thai Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare Nursing Virgin from the 14th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RARE NURSING VIRGIN FROM THE 14TH CENTURY
ORIGIN : ITALY
PERIOD : 14TH CENTURY
Height : 60 cm
Width : 20,5 cm
Depth : 11 cm
Wood
Seated and in a very maternal position, Mary is wearing a red dress with a long, flowing cloak covering her narrow shoulders and falling down her body, with one side hugging her bust.
Her hair, half hidden under a veil, frames an oval face featuring a high forehead, a long and thin nose, a small mouth with thin lips and half-closed eyes.
Mary is carrying her son, the infant Jesus, who is wrapped in a cloak, in her lap. Jesus is being nursed by his mother, held by her left hand.
This remarkable depiction, imbued with such gentleness, is directly inspired by the iconographic theme of the Virgin and Child in Majesty. It breaks with the hieratic, impassive style of the models from the 12th and 13th centuries, adding a touch of realism. From Virgin Queen, Mary became Virgin Mother.
Linked to the development of the Marian cult, this type of representation, sometimes known as Virgo lactans, Virgin of Milk or Nurturing Virgin, remains extremely rare. This image of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus is an extremely delicate representation of the intimate bond formed...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
14th-16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Thai Sukhothai Stoneware Naga
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Sukhothai stoneware Naga.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size of Naga only: Height 34.8 C.M. / Width 12.5 C.M. / Length 15.5 C.M.
Size including stand:...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. Coll piece! #3899
Category
Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Petrified Wood
10-12th century Special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara, dating back to the 10th-12th century, is a rare and highly valuable piece of Jain art. Expertly craf...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Hindi Sandstone Carving of Nandi / Nandikeshwara, 600-800 Years Old
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hindu sandstone carving depicting Nandi God in human form.
600-800 years old most likely older.
An exceptional sculpture carved in sandstone from te...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
15th century Antique bronze Burmese Ava Buddha statue in Bhumisparsha Mudra
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Antique bronze Burmese Ava Buddha statue
Material : bronze
29,2 cm high
19 cm wide and 14 cm deep
With light traces of 24 krt. gilding
Ava style
Bhumisparsha mudra
15th century
Weigh...
Category
Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vibrant Pre-Columbian Nazca Textile Poncho, Peru 200-600 AD, Ex Guillot-muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent Pre-Columbian Nazca Textile Poncho with a Geometric Step Design in Vibrant Ochre, Red, Green and Brown colors with its Original Fringes. Moun...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Textile
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 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Agate
Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Large Pottery Amphora Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa culture large pottery Amphora jar.
Age: China, Neolithic period, 1350 B.C.
Size: Height 33 C.M. / Width 26.2 C.M.
Condi...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Pottery Amphora Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa culture pottery Amphora jar.
Age: China, Neolithic period, 1350 B.C.
Size: Height 17.8 C.M. / Width 21 C.M.
Condition: ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation
Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stone
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 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Curved Lid Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CURVED LID CHEST
ORIGIN : SPAIN
PERIOD : EARLY 16th CENTURY, CA. 1500
Height : 49 cm
Length : 106 cm
Depth : 42 cm
Softwood
Wrought iron, nails, hasp lock...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
15th Century Majapahit Terracotta Handmaiden Figure (Fertile Woman with Child)
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Immerse yourself in the captivating legacy of the Majapahit Empire with this rare and beautifully preserved 15th-century terracotta handmaiden figure. Depicting a fertile woman tenderly holding her child, this evocative sculpture symbolizes the deep-rooted cultural values of fertility, family, and domestic protection that were integral to Majapahit society. These figures were often kept in households as guardians of the hearth, believed to bring prosperity and ensure the well-being of the family.
This statue radiates a sense of ancient spirituality and reverence. Its connection to both the sacred and the everyday life of Majapahit culture makes it a fascinating piece for collectors and historians alike.
Hailing from the esteemed Trowulan region in East Java, this rare piece has journeyed through centuries before finding its place in the private collection of Anacleto Spazzapan. Documented in the Majapahit catalog on page 144 as figure number 11, it has been meticulously studied and authenticated by Professor Agus Aris Munandar, a prominent authority in Indonesian archaeology.
Professor Munandar, born in 1959, is currently the professor of Indonesian Archaeology at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. His extensive research focuses on Hindu-Buddhist archaeology, iconography, and the ancient history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He served as a member of the Indonesian team of experts at National Cultural Heritage from 2015 to 2018 and previously held the role of Head of Institute and Research at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Indonesia. Now the head of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Indonesia, Professor Munandar has authored numerous articles and 19 books, many of which delve into Majapahit culture and artifacts, solidifying his reputation as a leading scholar in the field.
Professor Munandar's endorsement, complemented by a preface from Professor Massimo Vidale of the University of Padua, offers invaluable insights into the religious and decorative significance of Majapahit terracotta...
Category
Javanese Folk Art Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Ming Dynasty, A Set of Antique Chinese Pottery Court Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Chinese pottery standing court man.
Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 1368 - 1644
Size: Height 25.9 - 27.4 C.M. / Width 8.9 - 9.1 C.M.
Condition: well-preserved old burial...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Impressive Pair of Raw Petrified Wood Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of petrified wood bookends, circa pre-history. The bookends were formed by fossilization over millions of years and are finished with the exterior edges retaining...
Category
Unknown Organic Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Petrified Wood
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