Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

Central Asia, India, region of Bengal, Pala Empire, ca. 8th to 12th centuries CE. A black chlorite schist panel carved with a high-relief, openwor...

Central Asia, Sino-Tibetan, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful cast-brass statue depicting Kubera (also Jambhal, Jambhala), the god of wealth and an...

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 1000 CE. A striking, hand-carved grey sandstone head of a naga, or mythical hooded se...

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 1000 CE. A fierce, hand-carved grey sandstone head of a guardian lion - a figure whos...

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A charming sculpture, a large Hanuman figure in the form of ...

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A buff grey sandstone statue of a male and female pair with finely c...

Southeast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful, large-scale Shakyamuni Buddha carved from yellow-wh...

East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3200 to 1800 BCE. A fabulous Chinese bi disc, meticulously hand-carved from a mesmerizin...

Southeast Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. Hand-painted with rich jewel-tone hues and gold leaf, a large thangka depicting the Red Tara at the ce...

Southeast Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. Hand-painted with rich jewel-tone hues and gold leaf, a large thangka depicting Shyamatara, the Green ...

East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A stunning cast-bronze short sword (known as a duan jia...

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. Wow! An incredible example of a ceramic censer, made to resemble bronze, with a sparkling, s...

East Asia, China, Six Dynasty Period, North Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous and skillfully-defined marble carving depicting a Bodhisattv...

East Asia, China, Later Neolithic Hongshan culture, ca. 3500 to 2500 BCE. Wow! An incredibly rare nephrite jade artifact, a flaring, tubular-shape...

East Asia, China, Warring States Period to early Han Dynasty, ca. 475 BCE to 43 CE. A extremely rare example of a wooden ear cup (known as "erbei"...

East Asia, China, Longquan, Song Dynasty, ca. 1127 to 1279 CE. A striking, sizeable bowl with a lovely sky blue glaze over its smooth surface, pro...

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An incredible Han Dynasty Horse, striding forward with his front right hoof lifted, presenti...

East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. An intricately-carved stone statue depicting a Bodhisattva (also G...

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. A pair of katana components, the fuchi (metal bordering piece between the guard and handle) and...

East Asia, China, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. An incredibly preserved limestone carving of the head of Buddha, with nice remaining dar...

East Asia, Japan, late Edo Period, ca. early 19th century CE. A fine example of an iron tsuba, the hand guard from a traditional Japanese sword li...

A 2019 Australian Perth Mint Year of the Pig Gold Coin struck from .9999 fine gold (equivalent to 24K) - 10 oz. - Denomination: 1000 Dollars. Obve...

East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating, used wooden cart wheel from a large ox cart, with a thick wooden boxing/h...

North America or Siberia, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 to 25,000 years ago. A rare example of an untreated mammoth tusk in its natural ...

Ancient Western Europe, northern France, Aisne region, Homo Neanderthalensis, Mousterian, ca. 150,000 to 40,000 BCE. A beautiful knapped-stone han...

Europe, later Lower Paleolithic, Pointe aux Oies, Wimereux, France, ca. 850,000 to 600,000 years ago. A handsome grey, creamy white, and red-brown...

Old World, Acheulean tradition, found in LeGrand-Pressigny, France , ca. 450,000 to 250,000 years ago. A fine, large example of an Acheulean hand ...

South America, Atacama Desert, Chile, discovered in 1822 CE. A heavy, stony iron meteorite with neon green crystal olivine deposits over much of t...

North America, Kansas, found in Admire, Lyon County, in 1881 CE. A beautiful, large slice of meteorite, heterogeneous rock with translucent green-...

North America, Kansas, found in Admire, Lyon County, in 1881 CE. A trio of beautiful polished slices of meteorite, each heterogeneous rock with tr...

South America, Argentina, Campo del Cielo, ca. 4.5 billion years old. A massive slice in a cloud-like shape from a large and extremely heavy iron-...

North Africa, mid-Cretaceous period, ca. 100 to 93 million years ago. A nice example of a Carcharodontosaurus tooth, fossilized to a handsome red ...

Northern Europe, Poland, Early Pliocene to Early Holocene, ca. 5 million years ago to 5000 years ago. A fine large fossilized example of a mammoth...

North America, ca. 5000 to 2000 years ago. A well-preserved, fossilized skull of the American bison (Bison bison), also known as an American buffa...

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A beautiful carving using a massive found piece of creamy pale grey green and beige jadeite. A m...

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A striking, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue...

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. An extraordinary celt both in size and presentation, hand-carved from a s...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A gorgeous strand of beads depicting highly-stylized anthropomorphic trophy heads wh...

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A gorgeous, hand-carved jadeite celt of a soft blue-green color and an el...

Pre-Columbian, south-central Mexico and Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 200 BCE. A hollow terracotta seated Olmec Baby figure, presented in ...

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful female figure, hand-carved from deer bone or that of another ...

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico/northern Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE, probably later in the period. A ceremonial banded g...

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 800 CE. A spectacular hand-built Maya polych...

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Maya, ca. 550 to 950 CE. Hand-carved from human or deer bone, a ceremonial comb of a long trapezoidal form with eleven teet...

Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking and very hefty belt ornament, skillfully carved and incised with a mesmerizing ens...

Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Peten Basin, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. An incredible jar with a round, fitted lid, standin...

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A gorgeous face mask of an oblong rectangular...

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A nicely preserved sewing basket, of woven reeds with two internal chambers separated by ...

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A large mummy bundle made of coarse, woven textile, painted with black, pink, and ...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, Lemon-Carro, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. Wow! An incredibly rare artifact, a smooth, creamy ecru stone contai...

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, Lemon-Carro, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. An incredibly rare artifact, a jade-like creamy white stone spoon for use in the ta...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chongoyape, Tembladera phase, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A fabulous mold-formed brownware pottery bottle with a flat b...

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A rare example of a poporo made from a creamy pinkish white shell with incised decoratio...

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A large olive green stone fetish in the form of a corn stalk with two ears of corn, each ca...

Pre-Columbian, South/Central Coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wondrous set of two identical vessels, hand-carved from a caramel-hu...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1470 to 1523 CE. A charming hollow-built pottery bottle with a rounded base, a bulbous body, a stirrup-...

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A magnificent, rare example of a long trumpet, made from a single sheet of co...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A stunning sheet plaque formed from hammered high-grade (98%) sil...

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A thin sheet of silver (50% silver, 45% copper) hammered flat in...

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An endearing pair of high quality, solid silver (85% to 92% silver) monkeys presenting...