Whimsical dog with bulbous eyes, perked ears, protruding muzzle and toothy smile with attached grayware whistling vessel. Footed bottom with cylindrical shaft, twin opposing lugs near upper rim. Black and cream pigment. Chip to vases inner rim and base and left ear of dog. Intact and in excellent condition. Circa 800 - 1200 C.E., 10 3/8" high.
This large wheel thrown storage jar from Southwestern Iran has a buff spherical body with a short neck and a wide mouth. The shoulder is decorated with two spread wing eagles facing left and two smaller birds in profile. The remainder of the body is ornamented with wavy lines. This particular eagle design has been found on numerous vessels excavated in Susa and nearby sites between 2400 and 2200 B.C. Some minor chips to ridge and some incrustation; otherwise in wonderful shape.
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Internal Revenue Stamps for Special Tax for Retail Liquor Dealer assigned to Hotel Lenox, Boston, MA, dated 1905 $75. Trustee Bond for Erie Railroad Co. dated 1941, $50. Stock Certificate for Philadelphia Bourse dated 1895, $50
Softly rounded face carved with delicate, crisply defined facial features framed by neat line of hair drawn into topknot. Urna consists of finely carved image of Buddha. China, 960 - 1279 C.E. 18 1/2" high, in excellent condition.
Miniature Byzantine Bronze Tripod Bronze Incense Burner with hexagonal bowl supported by three Lion Heads and claw feet, ca. 6th Century CE. Hung by later suspension chains from three loops and the outside rim dotted with a diamond pattern. Ex: Private German collection. 3" high and in excellent condition. On custom lucite base which stands 18" tall.
Roman Glass Yellow Jar, ca. 4th Century CE. Ex: Gershon Bineth collection, Israel. Pinched ovid body, funnel shaped neck and dual handles. 2.480" high and in very good condition with beautiful patina.
Large Babylonian / Persian Incantation Bowl written in Mandaic script, circa 6th - 8th Century CE. Found in The Holy Land. FULLY TRANSLATED, this bowl asks for health and welfare of dwelling of Nihye, son of Niway and Mihroy daughter of Maskoy. Intact with earthen encrustation due to age. Entirely legible script pigment, and in excellent condition. 11" diameter.
Maya Mold made Pottery Bottle depicting Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl, meaning "feathered serpent." With elaborate headdresses on front and reverse side, double rows of glyphs on rounded sides believed to be the calendar. Traces of red pigment, on custom stand, circa 550 - 950 C.E., h. 4 1/2" Intact and in excellent condition.
Tang dynasty cold painted equestrians from Shaanxi Province, various costumes and personalities, incised features on horses, pigment in good condition with little age wear, circa 700 C.E., h. 14" In excellent condition.
