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Families placed cocoon jars with auspicious designs containing magical mixtures of mulberry leaves in tombs for departed’s souls to drink to transform in afterlife.
Luristan nomads made sophisticated bronzes prized in the ancient world for their designs and fine craftsmanship. This Iron Age finely cast curved long horned goat is set on a lucite base.
Rare bronze/copper alloy ring-shaped Sukhothai bangle bracelet with 3 raised knobs and decorative ends made for person of importance and stature. Fine patina.
This earthenware brick tile bordered with a deep scalloped frame depicts a vase with a bouquet of propitious flowers: a chrysanthemum and a peony wrapped with an elegant ribbon. Tiles like this were made to decorate the large numbers of buildings created during the prosperous Song dynasty and to adorn tombs. This elegant brick is in good condition for its age with expected chips and cracks, some restoration of background and a re-glued frame break on each side. It has earth adherents from its burial in a tomb.
Early Christianity oil lamps were also seen as a symbol of light and a manifestations of the presence of the divine.
This Roman ceramic flagon is a uniquely shaped vessel used to store and pour potable liquids. A crème slip carinated jug with a high profile and a trefoil pouring spout, it has a strap handle attached from the carinated edge to just below the rim for easy handling. Roman coarse wars like this were use for liquids and to make offerings to household deities.
The shape of this elegant carinated ancient earthenware pouring vessel used to hold and dispense potable liquids: water, wine and other drinks. They were used to hydrate everyone including laborers, field workers, ship-rowers, army personnel and people in their homes and were placed wherever they were needed.
Made in the Roman North Africa, this ancient carinated ceramic flagon called coarse wear for daily use made of inexpensive durable clay was used to hydrate all kinds of people and on home altars for offerings to family deities. Carinated pottery, where the top and lower sections are angled in opposite directions forming a pointed edge, was common ancient pottery shape, this one with a handle.
A fine ancient Roman platter produced for upper classes, this is refined and delicate and has stamped decorative images in complex circles. Although rough areas with small losses remain, it is an ancient piece otherwise in very good condition that, especially considering its age and use, remains a remarkable surviving piece of history.
H: 11” W: 9.5” D: 2” | SOLD
As part of the The Song dynasty cultural expansion, government and public buildings and tombs were built with interior walls decorated with earthenware unglazed mold-made brick tiles. This fanciful vibrant tile with a scalloped frame portrays two people playing a board game called wéiqí which originated in China over 2500 years ago. It is the world’s oldest and most complex board game still played.
This ancient bronze ge dagger-axe is a true glimpse of the changes in military history and would be a great addition to a collection of weapons throughout the ages. Widely produced and used in the Han it virtually disappeared after introduction of chariots and tightly military formations.
Ancient spearpoints with this triangular blade called triangular lanceolate projectile spear point were found under multiple feet of sediment about 40 miles from Austin, Texas are revising ancient American history as they are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America. Considerably older than those made by the Paleoamerican Clovis culture, formerly…
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