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Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Coffin Fragment | with Scarab and Funerary Scene | Circa 664–30 BCE
Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Coffin Fragment | with Scarab and Funerary Scene | Circa 664–30 BCE
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- $6,000.00
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- $6,000.00
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Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
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- $5,000.00
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- $5,000.00
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Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | 14th–15th Century | Indonesian Hindu Artifact for Sale
Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | 14th–15th Century | Indonesian Hindu Artifact for Sale
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- $5,000.00
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- $5,000.00
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Stained Glass - Medieval - with Angel & Lightbox Display | Circa 16th Century
Stained Glass - Medieval - with Angel & Lightbox Display | Circa 16th Century
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- $4,000.00
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- $4,000.00
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Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Large Han Dynasty | Painted Terracotta Foot Soldier Figure | Circa 206 BCE–220 CE
Large Han Dynasty | Painted Terracotta Foot Soldier Figure | Circa 206 BCE–220 CE
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Large Chancay Figural Effigy Urn | Ancient Peruvian Artifact | Pre-Columbian Terracotta Sculpture | 1000–1400 CE
Large Chancay Figural Effigy Urn | Ancient Peruvian Artifact | Pre-Columbian Terracotta Sculpture | 1000–1400 CE
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Ancient Greek Boeotian Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure | Detailed Provenance | Circa 700–500 BCE
Ancient Greek Boeotian Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure | Detailed Provenance | Circa 700–500 BCE
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- $3,000.00
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- $3,000.00
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Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
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- $3,000.00
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- $3,000.00
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Monumental Chinese Reclining Lady Sculpture on Hardwood Pedestal | Doctor’s Lady–Type | Circa Mid-20th Century
Monumental Chinese Reclining Lady Sculpture on Hardwood Pedestal | Doctor’s Lady–Type | Circa Mid-20th Century
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Ancient Veracruz Ceremonial Stone Head Hacha | Classic Period | Circa 600 – 900 CE
Ancient Veracruz Ceremonial Stone Head Hacha | Classic Period | Circa 600 – 900 CE
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Colima Terracotta Female Figure with Headdress and Body Paint | Ancient Mexico | Detailed Provenance | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Colima Terracotta Female Figure with Headdress and Body Paint | Ancient Mexico | Detailed Provenance | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Northern Wei Dynasty | Court Attendant Figure with Traces of Polychrome Pigment | Circa 386–535 CE
Northern Wei Dynasty | Court Attendant Figure with Traces of Polychrome Pigment | Circa 386–535 CE
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Ancient Chinese Painted Terracotta Group of Madam Tang and Her Mother-in-Law | Yuan–Ming Dynasty | Circa 14th – 17th Century
Ancient Chinese Painted Terracotta Group of Madam Tang and Her Mother-in-Law | Yuan–Ming Dynasty | Circa 14th – 17th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Hand-Painted Greek Orthodox Icon on Wood | Christ Pantocrator with Saints | Circa 16th–18th Century
Hand-Painted Greek Orthodox Icon on Wood | Christ Pantocrator with Saints | Circa 16th–18th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Ancient Colima Five-Spout Ceramic Vessel | West Mexico | Circa 200 BCE – 500 CE
Ancient Colima Five-Spout Ceramic Vessel | West Mexico | Circa 200 BCE – 500 CE
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Large Ancient Chinese Ding-Form Terracotta Censer | Eastern Zhou–Han Dynasty | Circa 475 BCE–220 CE
Large Ancient Chinese Ding-Form Terracotta Censer | Eastern Zhou–Han Dynasty | Circa 475 BCE–220 CE
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Ancient Yortan Culture Pig Effigy Vessel | Anatolia | Early Bronze Age | Detailed Provenance | Circa 1700 BCE
Ancient Yortan Culture Pig Effigy Vessel | Anatolia | Early Bronze Age | Detailed Provenance | Circa 1700 BCE
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Pair of Ancient Chinese Terracotta Funerary Attendants | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 9 CE
Pair of Ancient Chinese Terracotta Funerary Attendants | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 9 CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Devotional Panel | Depicting Christ at the Scourging Column with Angelic Scroll | Circa 18th Century
Devotional Panel | Depicting Christ at the Scourging Column with Angelic Scroll | Circa 18th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Classical Limestone Relief Fragment | Two Carved Human Figures | Mediterranean or Near Eastern | Circa 500 BCE–500 CE
Classical Limestone Relief Fragment | Two Carved Human Figures | Mediterranean or Near Eastern | Circa 500 BCE–500 CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Pre-Columbian Chimu Black-Fired Stirrup Vessel | Ritual Frog Imagery | 550–770 Years Old
Pre-Columbian Chimu Black-Fired Stirrup Vessel | Ritual Frog Imagery | 550–770 Years Old
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Neolithic–Early Bronze Age Pottery Jug | Double-Handled Ritual Vessel | Central or Eastern Europe | Circa 3000–2000 BCE
Neolithic–Early Bronze Age Pottery Jug | Double-Handled Ritual Vessel | Central or Eastern Europe | Circa 3000–2000 BCE
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Medieval French Rent Roll | Villers Family of Dombes Land Record | Burgundy | Circa 1459–1462 CE
Medieval French Rent Roll | Villers Family of Dombes Land Record | Burgundy | Circa 1459–1462 CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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"Bateaux – Boat" by Jules Ribeaucourt Galerie Bernard Desroches Provenance | Circa Early 20th Century CE
"Bateaux – Boat" by Jules Ribeaucourt Galerie Bernard Desroches Provenance | Circa Early 20th Century CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
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- $1,350.00
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- $1,350.00
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Mid-19th Century English School Oil Portrait of a Gentleman | Early Victorian Era | Circa 1835 – 1850
Mid-19th Century English School Oil Portrait of a Gentleman | Early Victorian Era | Circa 1835 – 1850
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- $1,275.00
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- $1,275.00
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Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Large Chinese | Terracotta Seated Flute Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
Large Chinese | Terracotta Seated Flute Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Large Terracotta Seated Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
Large Terracotta Seated Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Ancient Roman and Near Eastern Archaeological Study Collection | Glass, Pottery & Stone Artifacts | Framed | Circa 1000 BCE – 400 CE
Ancient Roman and Near Eastern Archaeological Study Collection | Glass, Pottery & Stone Artifacts | Framed | Circa 1000 BCE – 400 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pair of Chinese Turquoise and Aubergine Glazed Ceramic Court Officials | Late Ming to Early Qing Dynasty | Circa 1600 – 1750 CE
Pair of Chinese Turquoise and Aubergine Glazed Ceramic Court Officials | Late Ming to Early Qing Dynasty | Circa 1600 – 1750 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pre-Columbian Colima Gingerbread Figures (2) | Teco Variant Terracotta Effigies | Detailed Provenance | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian Colima Gingerbread Figures (2) | Teco Variant Terracotta Effigies | Detailed Provenance | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Group of Two Ancient Roman Terracotta Kassérine Bowls | Tunisia | Detailed Provenance | Circa 2nd–3rd Century CE
Group of Two Ancient Roman Terracotta Kassérine Bowls | Tunisia | Detailed Provenance | Circa 2nd–3rd Century CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Idol Figure | Stylized Anthropomorphic Form | Circa 3rd–2nd Millennium BCE
Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Idol Figure | Stylized Anthropomorphic Form | Circa 3rd–2nd Millennium BCE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Early Georgian Spirit Box | Mahogany Case with Four Parcel-Gilded Square Decanters | England | Circa Early 19th Century
Early Georgian Spirit Box | Mahogany Case with Four Parcel-Gilded Square Decanters | England | Circa Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Collector Insights
Explore key questions about historical art, ancient ceramics, sculpture, and collectible objects, including how they were made, used, dated, and preserved across different cultures.
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What is the difference between pottery, ceramics, and terracotta?
Ceramics is the broad term for objects made from clay and hardened through firing. Pottery usually refers to functional or decorative ceramic vessels, while terracotta is a porous fired clay commonly used for ancient vessels, figurines, architectural elements, and sculpture.
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Why were terracotta figures created in ancient cultures?
Ancient terracotta figures served many purposes. Depending on the culture, they could represent deities, ancestors, attendants, animals, or scenes from everyday life and might be used as religious offerings, funerary objects, household decorations, or symbols of status. The collection includes examples from Greek, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, and other traditions.
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What is polychrome decoration in historical art?
Polychrome means decorated with multiple colours. Pigments were applied to wood, stone, terracotta, and other materials to make figures and architectural elements more lifelike or symbolically meaningful. Surviving traces of original paint can provide valuable evidence about how historical artworks originally appeared.
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Why do ancient ceramics and sculptures often survive as fragments?
Objects can become fragmented through centuries of use, burial, environmental exposure, structural deterioration, or accidental damage. Even a partial ancient sculpture, ceramic vessel, or architectural fragment can preserve important information about artistic style, craftsmanship, symbolism, and cultural traditions.
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How are ancient ceramics and historical artworks dated?
Researchers consider characteristics such as materials, manufacturing techniques, form, decoration, pigments, iconography, stylistic features, and surface aging. Comparisons with excavated, museum, and other documented examples can help establish an object's likely period and cultural origin.
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