ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES

Eastern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 534-550 .An Eastern Wei schist stele fragment, finely carved to form a chaitya arch. A figure of Shakyamuni Buddha sta...

Late Shang / Early Western Zhou Dynasty, Ca. 12th-11th century BC.A cast bronze ding vessel with a bulbous basin sitting atop three elaborately de...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A large Tang dynasty terracotta camel sculpted with meticulous attention to details. The animal features a sandy pelt...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty terracotta figure, commonly known as 'Fat Lady'. The woman stands in in a swayed posture with a long r...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty terracotta figure of a court attendant, presented gracefully standing on a low trapezoidal base. His r...

Ca. 5th Century BC.A wheel-thrown lekythos which sits upon a well-formed discoid foot, with elegant straight walls that rise to a flat shoulder an...

Ca. AD 100-300.A bronze figurine of Cupid, the cherubic god of love in Roman mythology. The winged deity stands in a graceful, nude pose, with han...

Ca. 1900 BC.A clay barrel bearing cuneiform inscriptions around its body. Cuneiform, one of the earliest known systems of writing, employed wedge-...

Ca. AD 200-300.A schist stone teardrop-shaped oil lamp with a flat base, serrated rim, two bud-shaped protrusions to the tipped end, and a decorat...

Possibly Gandharan, Ca. AD 200-300 or later .A grey schist-carved portrayal of a Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara holding a lotus flower. The figure is...

Ca. AD 200-300. A well-formed stele, carved with three registers, the two of which depict narrative scenes with Buddha and his followers. The bott...

Ca. AD 300.A schist panel with the tutelary deities Panchika and Hariti seated upon a rectangular plinth with carved foot supports. Panchika, char...

Possibly Gandharan Ca. AD 300 or later.A stucco slab with a high relief depiction of a monk, possibly engaged in the practice of marana-sati (cont...

Western Zhou Dynasty, Ca. 1050-771 BC.An intricate Chinese Western Zhou Dynasty bronze ding, an ancient ritual cauldron adorned with a wealth of o...

Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - AD 220. A Han dynasty terracotta horse depicted standing on all four. The animal is presented in a naturalistic manner, ...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty terracotta statue of foreign rider on a horse. The rider is depicted with body facing outwards and hea...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty terracotta female polo player, seen riding a hollow-moulded horse. The rider's face is detailed with r...

Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A Han dynasty terracotta ram, seen standing atop four slender legs with nicely outlined hooves. The animal featur...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty terracotta figure of a ‘lokapala’, a Buddhist guardian. Depicted standing on a bull, clenched fists an...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907. A Tang dynasty terracotta camel sculpted with meticulous attention to details. The animal is seen in a standing on a...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty hollow-moulded terracotta horse, modelled in a free-standing pose with its right foreleg raised. The a...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907.A Tang dynasty hollow-moulded terracotta horse, modelled in a standing pose on an integral rectangular base. The anim...

Ca. 202 BC - 220 AD.A bird figure expertly crafted from terracotta, with naturalistically shaped bronze legs that lend a sense of lifelikeness to ...

Eastern Han Dynasty, Ca. AD 25 - 220.An Eastern Han dynasty earthenware tile moulded in a rectangular shape. The front displays a ram head with lo...

Eastern Han Dynasty, Ca. AD 25 - 220.An Eastern Han dynasty earthenware tile moulded in a rectangular shape. The front displays a protruding ram h...

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-534.A Northern Wei dynasty terracotta brick portraying a seated Buddha performing the Abhaya and Varada mudras. T...

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-534.A Northern Wei dynasty terracotta brick portraying a seated Buddha performing the Varada mudra. The deity is ...

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-534.A Northern Wei dynasty terracotta brick portraying a seated Buddha performing the Abhaya mudra. The deity is ...

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-534.A Northern Wei dynasty terracotta brick portraying a seated Buddha performing the Abhaya mudra, a symbol of f...

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-535.A Northern Wei dynasty terracotta brick portraying a seated Buddha performing the Varada mudra. The deity is ...

Song Dynasty, Ca. AD 960-1279.A pair of Song dynasty terracotta tiles moulded in bas relief. Both depict scenes of the everyday-life, including a ...

Possibly Ming Dynasty, Ca. AD 1368-1644.A Ming dynasty glazed terracotta mingqi depicting a standing attendant on a tiered, integral base. Portray...

Possibly Ming Dynasty, Ca. AD 1368-1645.A Ming dynasty glazed terracotta mingqi depicting a standing attendant on a tiered, integral base. Portray...

Possibly Ming Dynasty, Ca. AD 1368-1646.A Ming dynasty ochre-glazed terracotta dog depicted sitting on its haunches, with its tail curled over its...

Ca. 20th century AD.A blue and white porcelain set of 11 figures of officials. Each standing atop an integral base, wearing a long robe adorned wi...

Ca. AD 20th century.A colourful set of four porcelain figures, organized in two identical pairs, all representing Qing dynasty Emperors. Each figu...

Possibly Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - AD 220.A stunning Chinese Han Dynasty Hu jar that is covered in a thick lead based green glaze. The vessel has ...

Ming Dynasty, Ca. AD 1368-1644.A large ceramic vessel with a raised rim and a bulbous body gently tapering to a flat base; tooled in groove at the...

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618–907.A group of four terracotta sancai glazed bowls. Each bowl has a circular disc foot and slightly rounded, unglazed wal...

Ca. 19th-early 20th century AD.A beautiful and highly-detailed hollow-formed, gilt bronze Buddha. The figure is sitting cross-legged on a lotus-fl...

Ca. AD 618-907 or later.A bronze mirror with a convexly curved and finely polished mirror face. On the reverse side of the mirror, a central raise...

Possibly Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618-907 or later.A bronze mirror featuring a round-shaped body with a central raised boss. The reverse side depicts ...