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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pre Columbian Ancient Pedestal bowl Charci / Nariño Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PEDESTAL BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA  ECUADOR A HAND MODELED POTTERY BOWL FROM THE CARCHI / NARINO  BORDER REGIONS OF  ECUAD...
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Colombian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Egyptian Limestone Relief
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculpted in sunk relief, this superb limestone carving features a pharaoh facing right, wearing a broad collar and either the Red Crown or Double Crown fronted by a uraeus. He prese...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
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Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

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Pottery

Two Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of two canopic jars represents unequivocal masterpieces of the type. Carved out of a beautifully rich white veined caramel alabaster, both jars are deftly executed and of r...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

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Alabaster

Ancient Egyptian Bronze and Gold Oxyrhynchus Fish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of the finest known examples of the type, this superbly cast, and delicately gilded Oxyrhynchus fish is a masterpiece of the highest order. Naturalistically rendered with deeply ...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant Rare original Columbian gold copper alloy Tairona Tumbaga effigy. This beautiful piece of jewelry from the 10th to 12th century Tairona culture...
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Colombian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ancient Egyptian Sandstone Relief of a Bearded Deity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking image, sculpted in sunken relief of a male bearded deity, likely represents Hapi, the Nile God. The features are prominent, with boldly carved lines, sharp contours, a...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient Roman Marble Mosaic Panel of Eros
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This superb marble mosaic is a Roman original from the 3rd to 4th Century AD. It features a winged Eros, wearing a billowing cape, holding his bow in his outstretched right arm and ...
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Lebanese Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a superb Hellenistic terracotta female figure with an host of delicate remaining details and finely painted elements. A finely pleated himation envelops both of her arms and...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Egyptian Grey Marble Sphinx
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mythological composite creature that first appeared during the 4th Dynasty, the sphinx is one of the most iconic compositions in ancient Egyptian art. Featuring the body of a lion ...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Ancient Egyptian Green Faience Shabti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For Padiusir, this Shabti figure displays a serene countenance, with finely delineated facial features and elegant proportions. He stands mummiform with arms crossed, holding two ag...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Faience

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
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Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Ancient Greek city-states such as Corinth were defended by the hoplites (derived from the hopla or round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. S...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

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Bronze

Old Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Large Egyptian Mummy Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Elegant old cedar wood sweet large Egyptian mummy mask, 13 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips, erosion and li...
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Egyptian Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Byzantine Mosaic Panel
Located in London, GB
A rectangular Byzantine mosaic, comprising six lines of Greek text in black and red tesserae set within a blue rectangular frame against a white background. The second line down is i...
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Turkish Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cartonnage masks such as this were used to protect and idealize the facial features of the deceased in burial. The oversized eyes outlined with extending cosmetic lines and conformin...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Linen, Wood

Figure of Khnum
Located in London, GB
A striding figure of the Egyptian god Khnum, in bronze. The god is depicted as a man with a ram’s head, with two large horns curving inwards and forwards towards the face, in the sty...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mould-made, with white slip, this large terracotta female protome is as lively as she is enchanting. She wears a stephane and a himation with dark blue zigzags along the edge. The h...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Kachina Effigy Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America Southwest comes this unique ancient hand carved stone "Kachina" sculpture, Chaco culture, Farmington, New Mexico region. ...
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American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Portrait Head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Located in London, GB
A marble portrait head of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 A.D.), in his fourth and final portrait type. Known as the Capitoline Imperatori 38 type, after the most famou...
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European Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Ancient American "Human Effigy" Stone Pipe, Woodland Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
Early American Pre-Historic Human Effigy stone pipe, woodland period, 2500 BP Formerly in the Harold French collection, Amboy, Indiana (photo) All st...
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American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Pre Columbian Large Chancay Cuchimilco Urn South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Chancay Anthropomorphic Urn Vessel Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru 1000–1450 CE An imposing and characterful Chancay culture ceramic urn, fashioned in the form of a sty...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian  Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America  A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay   Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...
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Colombian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Marble Head of Hermes
Located in London, GB
Roman head of the god Hermes in an archaising style, following a Greek model from the fourth century B.C.. Hermes is depicted in manner typically found on herms, with a full beard of...
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European Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Ancient Egyptian Limestone Sculptor s Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This superb sculptors model is carved in raised relief with the bust of a pharaoh in profile to the right. The noble face features a prominent chin and thick lips. A delicate eye-lin...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...
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Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Cycladic Idol
Located in London, GB
A marble figure of the early Spedos type of sculpture produced during the Early Cycladic II Period. The simplified figure is depicted in the canonical posture, with incised arms fold...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Height...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Roman Marble Dionysiac Herm Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lively and enchanting depiction, this exquisitely rendered flat-backed Herm bust depicts the Roman Bacchus (Dionysus to the Greeks). The youthful god of wine is shown with promine...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Americas Earliest Known Pyrography Vessel 400AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
World's earliest known pyrography vessel, Nazca Culture , circa 400 AD This unique work of art is a hand-incised half gourd using an early pyrographic (pyrography) wood burned techn...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware. This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Ancient Roman Stele Relief Fragment
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ancient Roman Stele Relief Fragment Circa 1st Century BCE–1st Century CE This rare marble stele relief fragment is a remarkable artifact of ancient history. Dating to the 1st centur...
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Greco Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico A lively pre-Columbian Colima dog vessel sitting back on its haunches, with one foot slightly lifted off the ground as i...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Olla Pot
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Olla Pot, Arizona, c. 1150-1450 , Zoomorphic Polychrome Decoration. The Casas Olla Pot is made of clay and has a rounded, bulbous shape. It's surface is de...
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American American Classical Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Torso of a Youth
Located in London, GB
A marble statue of a youth in contrapposto position. The torso is idealised but has only softly suggested muscles, giving the impression of youth. The beginnings of the slender arms ...
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European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief Traces of original polychrome Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent Ex Rupert Wace Limited London Ex Private London collection cf A...
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Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5 inches tall. This piece embodies the timeless artistry of Classical Greece, featuring h...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Jewelry Artifacts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of assorted ancient jewelry. Likely Gandharan in origin. In verdigris covered bronze. Comprising 1 beaded necklace, 3 bracelets, 1 signet ring, 2 band rings,, 2 pendants, 4 rams head buckles...
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Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle vessel South Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle Vessel Circa 15- 16th Century Ad A fine Inca greyware vessel double chambered with a bird whistle on ...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Teotihuacan Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing redware figure was crafted in 400 A.D. from the ancient Teotihuacan region of Mexico. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Roman Marble Inscribed Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and masterfully carved dedicatory plaque, this marble panel features an inscription executed on a piece of warm brown marble with touches of creme, tan, and caramel highl...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

AR Denarius Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus (219-220)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right, showing later coiffure with small bun Reverse: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera, star in left field Beautifully detaile...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The loop attached to an oval fitting with radiant decoration. The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Ancient Greek Terracotta Antefix in Form of the Head of Artemis Bendis, Taranto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ancient Greek mould-made terracotta antefix decorated with the female head of the Goddess Artemis Bendis. Western Greek, Italy, Taranto, early 4th century BC. Two small feathered win...
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Italian Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Located in London, GB
Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child, Carved in very dense heavy hard wood Measures: Height 14 inches, 36 cm weight, 1.5 kg approx Ex collection of a Oxford Academic, reputed to have came from Pit rivers...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...
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Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Linen

Ancient Egyptian Wood Dummy Canopic Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautifully rendered 'dummy' canopic jar is In the form of the human-headed Son of Horus, Imsety. It features an incised line indicating the division between the jar and the lid...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or...
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Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design
Located in London, GB
A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design Sandstone Late Celtic - Early Christian 7th – 8th Century AD
 Size: 62cm high, 28cm wide, 19cm deep - 24½ i...
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British Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient Persian Khurasan Islamic Engraved Calligraphy Bronze Oil Lamp c.1200
Located in Portland, OR
A 12th Century Islamic bronze oil lamp, Eastern Persia, Khurasan. The cast bronze body of compressed globular form, raised on a trumpet shaped foot, the...
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Persian Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Plate with Lion Motif
Located in London, GB
A plate of silver gilt bronze, incised with a large image of a roaring lion. The lion is depicted mid-stride, with its foreleg raised in front of it. The lion’s mouth is opened wide,...
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Persian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Apulian Kylix – South Italian Greek Pottery Antiquities 4th Century BC
Located in London, GB
Apulian Geometric Kylix – South Italian Greek Pottery, 4th Century BC A fine Apulian kylix from South Italy, dating to the 4th century BC, decorated in a bold geometric leaf/foliate motif typical of the Apulian workshops. This elegant drinking cup features a shallow bowl, graceful elongated handles with upturned ends, and a low foot—classic elements of the South Italian Greek kylix form. The exterior displays a warm natural clay ground contrasted with strong black-painted decoration, while the interior is finished in a rich, lustrous black slip. The combination of geometric leaf stylisation and refined proportions places this kylix within the later phase of Apulian regional production. the style developed in Athens and later was widely adopted by Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Apulian vase...
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Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

African Tribal Art Antique Ancient Koma Terracotta Ghana Abstract Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A striking abstract modelled terracotta figural torso the expressive visage gesticulating with open singing mouth and beard and ridged coiffure carrying a object on his back, in heavy solid terracotta with red pigment A splendid and rare example of ancient abstract art. Size: H 8.5 " W 5 W 2.5 . 22x12 x6cm on included high quality custom metal stand. overall height including stand 13.5 " , 35 cm West Africa, Ghana, Koma Land culture, 13th to 16th century CE Ex Anthony Powell...
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Ghanaian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form, exquisitely detailed, one holding a teapot, the other holding a charger, rising on rare sculptural plinth...
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Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Necklace with Six Frogs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Gold Quimbaya necklace with beads in the shape of six frogs of delicate and slender shape with a beautiful gold color and patina, very nice expression with two narrow lines on the ba...
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Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Antique Jar, Korea. Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A jar, Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE). Raised, wide foot with openwork decoration. Impressed decoration on the body. Ash glaze. Wear consistent with age. PROVENANCE Johanne Huitfeld...
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Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Ancient Paestan Red-Figure Kylix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to The Painter of Naples 1778. Elegantly potted this kylix sits on a high foot, with a lively painted satyr and draped female figure decorating the tondo. The satyr stand...
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Italian Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

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