ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES - DAY 1

Ca. AD 618 – 907.A Chinese terracotta kneeling camel. A beautifully modeled bactrian figure in dynamic pose, where the camel is balancing itself o...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A large terracotta figure representing a standing Sogdian merchant with exaggerated facial features, including a furrowed brow, b...

Ca. AD 619 - 907.A terracotta court lady holding a small dog. She stands upright with hands clasped to the chest, cradling the animal in voluminou...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A terracotta figure of a rabbit modelled in a seated posture, with forelegs straight and hind legs tucked beneath the body. Th...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A moulded terracotta figure of a crouching rabbit with upright ears and rounded haunches. The body is compact, with the forepa...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A Chinese terracotta warrior painted with red, yellow and black pigments. The standing warrior is dressed in a long robe with ...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A terracotta figure of a male courtier kneeling in a position of deference, on an integral square base. The head is lifted slight...

Ca. AD 2-3rd Century. A stone carving of Matreiya. His hands in Abhaya mudra and with serene facial expression, dressed a long robe with detailed ...

Ca. AD 386-534. A votive stele with a central image of a seated Buddha in dhyana mudra, flanked by two standing bodhisattvas in high relief. The B...

Ca. AD 2-3rd Century. A Gandharan narrative relief panel, possibly depicting the scene of the Birth of Siddhartha. The scene involves a female fig...

Ca. AD 2-3rd Century. A carved stone panel depicting the story of the Great Departure, when Prince Siddhartha left the palace to begin his journey...

Ca. AD 2-3rd Century. A panel depicting the Preaching Buddha, atop a lotus pedestal supported by a lion throne. He is flanked by two standing bodh...

Ca. AD 2-3rd Century. A Gandharan stone panel, depicting a celebratory or festive scene. The panel presents a procession of male figures, some eng...

Han Dynasty, Ca. 206 BC - AD 220. A bronze halberd blade of the ge type with a long, tapering main blade and a shorter, rectangular lateral tang. ...

Ca. 1200 BC. A Gandhara Grave Culture jar featuring a large rounded body, raising from a short, flat foot. The vessel narrows at the neck and flar...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A terracotta figure of a goose, naturalistically modelled with a rounded body and arched neck. The bird stands on separately c...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A terracotta figure of a goose, naturalistically modelled with a rounded body and arched neck. The bird stands on separately c...

Ca. AD 386 - 534.A collection of three terracotta figures representing officials, each depicted standing with formal posture and hands held to the...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A pair of female musician terracotta figures, both depicted standing upright with long flowing robes and high coiffed hair. One h...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A pair of female musician terracotta figures, one shown seated and the other standing. The seated figure plays a harp, held close...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A pair of terracotta female dancers, each depicted in arched, dynamic pose with one arm raised and the other extended outward. Ea...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A painted terracotta figurine of a dancer, standing with both arms raised and curved outward. The figure wears a long, flowing ro...

Ca. AD 618 - 907.A terracotta figure of a seated female harpist. The woman is shown kneeling with her legs tucked beneath a wide, flaring skirt pa...

Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A polychrome terracotta rooster with a hollow body, incised wings, and a layered tail. The head is held upright, with a promin...

Ca. AD 1368 - 1644 or later. A collection of three glazed pottery zodiac animals. The first on the left is a pig with a rounded body, short legs, ...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A large ovoid jar with flaring neck and pronounced rim, painted with a continuous band of overlapping lozenge motifs encircling...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A collection of three pottery cups, each decorated in black over reddish or buff slip. The first is roughly cylindrical, with a...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A pair of globular pottery vessels, each painted in black over reddish slip. The one on the left is decorated with two bulls sh...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC. A red pottery jar painted with two birds, each depicted with a large circular eye, outstretched wings, and crosshatched body. ...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A globular jar decorated on both sides with the same long-bodied animal, shown with a segmented back and outlined legs. Wavy an...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A pottery jar with a wide body tapering to a short neck, decorated on both sides with matching stylised birds composed of curve...

Ca. 3200 - 2800 BC. A flat terracotta dish with a raised, rounded edge. The central field is decorated with four large fish, interspersed with sma...

Ca. 3200 - 2800 BC. A flat terracotta dish with a raised, rounded edge. The central field enclosed by linear bands is decorated with four birds ar...

Ca. 3200 - 2800 BC. A flat terracotta dish with a raised, rounded edge. The central design shows three large fish swimming in different directions...

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC.A rare and quite Indus Valley, Kulli culture, remarkable pottery bowl of deep, cylindrical form painted with linear and geometr...

Ca. 2600 - 1900 BC. A steatite square stamp seal with a central motif of a large-horned zebu bull shown in profile, facing an altar. A row of scri...

Ca. 2300 BC. A square plaque with a suspension loop of one piece on the back. The design on the face shows a standing "bison" with its head up, an...

Ca. 2300 BC. A square plaque with a suspension loop of one piece on the back. The design on the face shows a standing "bison" with its head up, an...

Ca. 2300 BC. A square plaque with a V-shaped suspension loop of one piece on the back. The design on the face shows a prancing quadruped with an o...

Ca. 2300 BC. A square plaque with pierced handle on the back, of one piece. The design on the face shows a standing "bison" with its head up, and ...

Ca. 3100 - 2900 BC. A carved stone stamp seal with circular form and slightly convex faces. Each side is engraved with an image of a stylised bird...

Ca. 2700 - 2300 BC. A stylised stone idol with a tapering body surmounted by a pair of prominent circular and perforated eyes.Size: 90mm x 45mm; W...

Ca. 3700 - 3500 BC. A rectangular stone idol surmounted by a pair of deeply recessed circular eyes carved in high relief.For similar see: The Mero...

Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC. A pair of alabaster vessels. The first on the left has a low, rounded profile with a flat base and recessed cavity. The other ...

Ca. 2000 - 1500 BC. A square schist lid with slightly rounded corners, finely engraved with a central recessed circle surrounded by incised geomet...

Ca. 1000 BC. A stylised horse head carved from lapis lazuli. The head is upright, with a short muzzle, incised eyes, and short, upright ears. A su...

Ca. 1000 BC.A matched pair of gold earrings characterised by a hollow-formed construction. The earrings are ovoid with a central hole.Size: 24-25m...

Ca. 1000 BC. A polygonal agate bead with alternating red and white banding along the longitudinal axis. The body is faceted with subtle tapering t...

Ca 1000 BC.A polygonal agate bead with alternating brown and white banding along the longitudinal axis. The body is faceted with subtle tapering t...

Ca. 1000 BC. A banded agate bead of elongated polygonal form with multiple faceted sides. Each terminal is fitted with a plain gold cap.For simila...

Ca. 1000 BC. An agate bead cut in a broad triangular shape with rounded edges. The body is perforated laterally through the top section. The surfa...

Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A pair of banded agate beads, one in warm reddish-orange tones and the other in dark hues with alternating layers of black, gr...

Ca. 1000 BC. A bead of elongated biconical form, cut from banded red agate with sharply defined natural strata.For similar see: Christie's, Live A...

Ca. 1000 BC. A pendant of faceted polygonal form, cut from banded agate with alternating brown and white strata in angular chevron-like patterns. ...

Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC. A restrung necklace composed of small striped reddish beads interspersed with gold spacers. The lower section includes 12 carn...

Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC. A restrung necklace with the upper section composed entirely of fine tubular carnelian beads. Towards the bottom, the tubes ar...

Ca. 2600 - 2400 BC. A stone jar with a tapered body and a flat base. The exterior is intricately incised with a coiled snake winding around the lo...

Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC.A terracotta jar with a globular body that narrows towards the flat, circular base and a short, slightly flared neck with an ev...