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A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Located in London, GB
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Stucco with ‘earth pigment’
Some old ‘restoration’ to the nose
Afghanistan
3rd Century AD
Size: 26cm high, 14.5cm...
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15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
Vintage Asian Indian Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh Tribal Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage Asian Indian ethnic Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh
Typical Ladakh ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Traditional necklace
850 grade silver with coral beads
Conditi...
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1980s Indian Vintage London - Antiquities
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Silver
Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Meiji
Beautiful and elegant example of Japanese lacquer ware with and gold gilt, Rice bowls ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique London - Antiquities
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Wood, Lacquer
Epitaph for Quirinia Felicia
Located in London, GB
A rectangular marble slab carved with the Latin inscription ‘QVIRINIAE C(retr.) L / FELICLAE / OLLAM DAT / C VALERIVS PYLODAMVS’, which translates as ‘Gaius Valerius Pylodamus gave t...
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15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique London - Antiquities
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Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Cup
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Cup with dragon handles, and with birds and bamboo chased and embossed around the body. The cup is supported by a furth...
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine C (2800-2600 BC).
Located in London, GB
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine Circa (2800-2600 BC).
A rare female pottery cup bearer figurine in terracotta with pointed facial features and applied diamond sha...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique London - Antiquities
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Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver bowl circa 1890, with later blue glass liner. The bowl is pierced and has wonderfully detailed chrysanthemum decoration and sits on a plain collet foot. The r...
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Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks with Glasgow import marks for the firm of George Edward & Sons, 1899. The Scottish firm was one of the few UK companies that stocked Chi...
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Vintage Asian Indian Silver Bracelet Oriental Jewelry Jewellery
Located in London, GB
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High grade silver
Width 4 cm weight ...
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Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Card Case embossed and chased with figural scenes on a matte background, including playing Go and horse-riding. The top has a plain oval cartouche. It was ret...
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Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Asian Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet
Period early 20th century
Fine quality celadon type jade decorated with silver and semi precious stones
Condition: Fine...
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Magnificent Sinhalese Portuguese Kastane Rhino Ceremonial Ceylon Sword 17th C
Located in London, GB
A magnificent 17th century Ceremonial Sri Lankan Kastane sword with Rhino handle and gold and silver Portuguese inlayed blade.
A kasthane is a short traditional ceremonial or decorative single-edged Sri Lankan sword. The sword is featured in the Flag of Sri Lanka.
The main aspect of this Kastane Hilts shows the central monster accompanied by supporting minor iconic forms and the peculiar guard arrangement incorporating Buddhist style Vajra quillons.
The scabbard of this Kastane sword is made of Rhino horn and is decorated with brass, silver and gold. It is a testament to the skill of the traditional craftsmen operating in Sri Lankas ancient Royal Sword Workshops.
The sword measures 75cm in length
The Dutch East India Company (VOC or Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie in Dutch) regularly gifted swords to the Kandyan court as part of their strategy to protect their trading privileges. Many of these swords had the traditional Sinhalese decoration but with VOC-marked blades.
From 1467 to 1818, Kandy was an independent kingdom in Ceylon—present-day Sri Lanka. In the 18th century, the Kingdom of Kandy was recognized for its outstanding metalwork and craftsmanship. Unfortunately, their fine metalworking came to an end when Kandy fell under British rule in the early 19th century.
The kasthane served as symbols of rank and office, presented by the king to noblemen and local chieftains. The silver-mounted kasthane was reserved for the Adigar, the highest officials or feudal lords who also acted as ministers and governors. It also served as a diplomatic gift from the court to European visitors.
It was a Sri Lankan tradition to wear the kasthane as a symbol of rank to mark ceremonial occasions. However, the sword type, with an animal-decorated hilt and curved blade, was of European origin. It has its roots in the European hunting swords...
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17th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique London - Antiquities
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Chinese Song Dynasty Green Glazed Buddhist Funerary Jar and Cover - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A vibrant Song Dynasty funerary urn that captures the short-lived, yet fruitful period of Song dynasty artistic production. The body is globular ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
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Terracotta
Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Bird - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A beautiful terracotta bird that stands on a pair of well-defined bronze legs with large, splaying feet. These support a globular body and slender neck, stretched forwards. The remai...
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Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Rabbit - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A large terracotta rabbit that is depicted in an extremely naturalistic manner, characteristic of Han Dynasty artistic practice. It is depicted in a recumbent pose, ears bent backwar...
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Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
An elegant hollow-moulded terracotta horse. This horse is modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated with the use of a scalloped red design with white dotted details. The head is well modelled with notched ears pricked on either side of a feather ornament, with a tasselled rope looped around the top of the neck and tufted ornaments on the chest collar, the back is covered with a long red cloth with white dotted detailing, gathered at the bottom atop the flaring mudguard. The rump is encircled by a series of intricate tassels, attached to a tufted back piece. This terracotta may represent a horse fitted for a parade.
Horses were an important status symbol in ancient China. These animals were brought to China via the Silk Road and were considered luxury goods. As such horses were a sign of wealth among the elite, and there were strict laws which restricted the ownership of horses to people of elevated rank. In fact, soldiers serving in China’s military...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Bull - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A naturalistic representation of a Chinese Tang Dynasty bull in a standing pose. This beautiful figure has its neck bent and head angled downwards, with a curved belly with a hole an...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Antique Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated pottery figure
Tang Dynasty circa Circa AD 618 - 906 China,
Finely sculpted Black earthenware sculpture of a court lady with remains of pigme...
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16th Century Chinese Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figyure of Shar Pei Dog - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Chinese terracotta shar pei dog, crafted with remarkable skill and artistry, this magnificent Chinese pottery model of a seated Shar Pei dog showcases a seated canine in ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
An Over Life-Size Powerful Roman Male Portrait Head of Constantine the Great
Located in London, GB
An Over Life-Size Powerful Roman Male Portrait Head of Constantine the Great (c.272 - 337)
Wearing the ‘Imperial Oak Wreath’ the decorative border of his ‘tunic’ can still be clearly seen on the left hand side
Marble
Italy
Early 4th Century AD
SIZE: 38cm high, 24.5cm wide, 25cm deep - 15cm high, 9¾ ins wide, 10 ins deep
PROVENANCE:
Ex Private collection, Cambridge, England
note:
For a very similar over life-size portrait head of Constantine I (the Great) wearing an identical wreath dating from the early 4th century AD see: Yorkshire Museum, York, inv. no. ‘YORYM’ 1998.23. Found in ‘Eboracum’ (York) in 1823
LITERATURE:
Rinaldi Tufi, S., Yorkshire. ‘Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani (Great Britain)’; vol. 1, fasc. 3, Yorkshire. Oxford University Press, 1983; 23, no. 38, pl. 12
In AD 306, Constantine was hailed emperor in the Roman city of York; he was the first emperor to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, the son of Flavius Constantius, and Helena, a woman of low birth and a christian. Following his campaigns in the eastern provinces, Constantine was recalled in 305 AD to fight alongside his father in the province of Britannia. After his father’s death in 306 AD, Constantine was acclaimed as ‘imperator’ by his army at Eboracum (York) eventually being declared victorious after the civil wars against emperors, Maxentius and Licinius to become sole ruler of the Roman Empire in 324 AD.
Constantine’s Christian belief cannot be underestimated, establishing the foundations of ‘Western Christendom’. In 313 AD he was influential in the proclamation of the ‘Edict of Milan, declaring tolerance of Christianity within the Roman Empire. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the purported site of Jesus’s tomb...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique London - Antiquities
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A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column
With a fluted spiral central column shaft rising to a carved integral capital with Corinthian ‘acanthus’ leaf decoration, the base with ...
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Marble
Antique Aesthetic Movement Anglo Japanese Dinner Gong 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb quality Aesthetic Movement Anglo-Japanese dinner gong in the manner of Edward William Godwin, Circa 1880 in date.
This fabulous gong is...
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1880s Antique London - Antiquities
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Other
Ancient Marble Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man possibly Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
This impressive bust is depicted with head turned slightly to the right and gaze lifted. His eyes are articulated, with the pupils indicated with a drill, giving the face a striking realism. The shoulders are draped with a cloak. Straight brows sit beneath a mass of thickly curling hair, which continues to a full beard. It is worked with great skill, evident in the heavy drill work articulating and highlighting the voluminous curls, and the highly polished surfaces, giving the appearance of soft skin. The contrast between these textures gives a chiaroscuro affect which is one of the main traits of the best Antonine busts.
Roman marble portraits reached their apotheosis of craftmanship and technique under the Antonine emperors, as is evidenced in this masterful bust. The evolution of the style may be traced back to the emperor Hadrian, who was the first emperor to wear a full beard. The articulation of pupils and iris appears on busts of his lover Antinous, a novelty which continued in later Antonine portraits, such as this one. The features of this bust point to a possible identification of Emperor Lucius Verus...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
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Marble
'Bellon' Vase
Located in London, GB
A baluster-shaped ceramic vase with siliceous paste painted in manganese and cobalt, under a transparent glaze. With hand painted blue and white decorations. Stone paste or ‘fritware’ vessels with lustre, turquoise, white and cobalt blue glazes were famously crafted in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, situated on the Euphrates River. They were often utilitarian in design, but elegant and intricate in decoration. This present example was most likely used as a storage vessel. Like many transportable ceramics in the region, it is possible this piece was exported out of the city, either to be traded or as a container for more expensive goods.
Published
Collection H Hoffmann...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
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Ceramic
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...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Antiquities
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Ceramic
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure circa 16th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty glazed pottery figure Ming Dynasty circa (14-16 century AD) China,
The earthenware with green and yellow glaze
Meas...
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Pottery
Two Glass Inlay Pairs
Located in London, GB
Two pairs of two halves from the same bar, finely detailed, with pointed ears and eyebrows, opaque yellow face, opaque red on the mouth, nose, eyes and ears, translucent cobalt blue edges to the mouth, nose and ears, with translucent emerald green leaves above and between the translucent cobalt blue brows and eye line, translucent pink pupils, with translucent cobalt blie and opaque white snake scales below the face, in translucent cobalt blue matrix, cut in the lower part of a cartouche design.
These rare heads might represent the Agathos Daimon, the tutelary deity of Alexandria, who was also identified with Serapis, the male counterpart of Isis-Thermouthis (who in turn was a graecisized form of the early snake harvest goddess Renenutet). In a statue of Isis-Thermouthis in Alexandria museum (no. 25773, ex-collection King Farouk I), reproduced in Gotten, Pharaonen, no. 151, the snake goddess...
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