THE ART OF ANCIENT ASIA

C. AD 618 and 907. Tang Dynasty. A delicate Tang Dynasty lady wearing long flowing gowns with overlength sleeves which hide her hands. It appears ...

c. 1271-1368. Yuan dynasty. The elegant standing figure wearing a green dress draped around her shoulders, holding an unidentified object, perhaps...

Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. Ceramic Horse with Rider. An elegant ceramic figurine depicting a grey horse in a standing pose with its neck stre...

Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. A fabulous set of two mould-made, glazed ceramic zodiac figures. Each wearing long draping gowns of rich green, ye...

C. AD 618 and 907. Tang Dynasty. A delicate Tang Dynasty dancer wearing long flowing gowns with her hands uncovered. The dress is a deep orange, w...

C. AD 618-907. Tang Dynasty. A terracotta head of a court employee with a calm expression denoted by a prominent nose, round chin and smiling lips...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl with 5 black painted running ibexes. The centre shows a five-p...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl decorated with black concentric circles showing geometric patt...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured hemispherical bowl with high foot and black painted fowl design. Th...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured hemispherical bowl with high foot and black painted design. The out...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful, large alabaster vessel with amber-coloured slip and dark bands swirling around its body. Clearly, the craftsm...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A large and impressive stone jar with a lid. The vessel has a round flat body and the lid shows traces of incisions, pr...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A fine Bactrian alabaster vessel, featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards terminatin...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Beautiful Medieval Seljuk terracotta pouring jug with handle, decorated with a low relief of flowers on the should...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Beautiful Medieval Seljuk terracotta pouring jug with handle, decorated with a low relief of geometric patterns. T...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Beautiful Medieval Seljuk terracotta pouring jug with handle and spout. The body is decorated with a low relief of...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Bronze lamp from the Seljuk Empire with a hinged lid and a joined loop handle. The body is incised with various Is...

c. 2000- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Western Asiatic Master of Animals Sceptre . A central tube terminating into a human head. Flanked by ani...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Heavy cast bronze mortar with broad flange base, tubular body, and flared rim, elaborate decoration to the body. T...

c. 1100- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Large bulbous bronze vessel with flat base and a long spout. Decorated with hemispherical rivets encircl...

c. 224-651 AD. Early Persian, possibly Sassanian. Beautiful shallow bronze plate with an extended rim. The outside is decorated with ribbed bands....

c. 2000- 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Beautiful bronze vase featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards termina...

c. 224-651 AD. Sassanian. A silver boat-shaped vessel with a rectangular plan, sloping sides and rounded bottom. The Sassanian empire which ruled ...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A stunning stone vessel shaped like a six-pointed star. Each spike has an opening. The rim of the round centre is decor...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful square stone palette. Decorated with geometric patterns on the outside and the rim. The four compartments ins...

C. AD 618-907. Tang Dynasty. Two beautiful terracotta jar covered with a chestnut-coloured glaze. The bulbous bodies taper into a slender neck wit...

C. AD 618-907. Tang Dynasty. Green glazed terracotta jar with lid. Of ovoid form and covered in a green glaze down to the foot rim the jar is fine...

c. 960-1279. Song Dynasty. Pair of tall Chinese Song Dynasty Porcelain Dragon Vases. Each decorated with a dragon as well as clouds and human figu...

C. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. An interesting large size Chinese Ming dynasty hollow glazed ceramic offering table. With beautiful dark green, ora...

c. 960-1279. Song Dynasty. A pair of fine Chinese Song Dynasty terracotta bricks with nicely carved high-relief figures. Both are depicting runnin...

C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty. A terracotta brick in a cream-coloured fabric featuring a beautiful depiction of a seated Buddha with...

c. 960-1279. Song Dynasty. A set of three fine Chinese Song Dynasty terracotta bricks with nicely carved high-relief figures. One is showing a sta...

C. 386-534 AD. Northern Wei Dynasty. A painted brick featuring a reclining Buddha figure placed within a rectangular recess. Buddha, who supports ...

Ca. 618-906 AD. Tang Dynasty. A finely moulded Tang Dynasty terracotta figurine of a female court attendant, depicted standing in an attentive man...

Ca. 618 to 906 AD. Tang Dynasty. Pair of terracotta female musician figures. One is playing a drum, the other one is playing the flute. Both are d...

Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. Ceramic Horse with Rider. An elegant ceramic figurine depicting a grey horse in a standing pose with its neck stre...

C. AD 618 and 907. Tang Dynasty. A delicate Tang Dynasty pair of female dancer figures. Both wearing long flowing gowns with the hands uncovered. ...

Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Ming Dynasty. Ceramic Horse with Rider. An elegant ceramic figurine depicting a grey horse in a standing pose with its neck stre...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Painted terracotta vessel. Spherical shaped body with corseted spout and nicely painted with trad...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Beautiful terracotta coloured bowl decorated with black concentric circles showing geometric patt...

C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Civilisation. Painted terracotta vessel. Bulbous shaped body with corseted spout standing on a small foot. The ...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Beautiful conical bowl, with tapering walls and a flat base. Sculpted to exploit the natural veining of the stone. Clear...

C.3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. Stunning dark alabaster chalice. A tall stem and a conical base are topped with a bowl with slightly flaring walls. Alab...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A fine Bactrian alabaster vase, featuring a flat foot with the sides of the body slightly flaring outwards terminating ...

c.10th-12th century AD. A hollow-cast bronze mortar with flange rims top and bottom, decorated with circumferential bands. The Seljuks were a Turk...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Beautiful, simple bronze bowl. Shallow with slightly extended rim. Good condition; superb pa...

c. 224-651 AD. Sassanian. A silver boat-shaped vessel with a rectangular plan, sloping sides and rounded bottom. The Sassanian empire which ruled ...

c.10th-12th century AD. Seljuk. Beautiful bronze lamp from the Seljuk Empire. The lamp has a globular body, projecting spout, and a curving handle...

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Extraordinarily elaborately worked out pin with a stylized ibex with cylindrical mouth, roll...

c. 2000 to 7th century BC. Western Asiatic. Large bulbous bronze vessel with flat base, attached lid and curving handle. Excellent condition; supe...

c. 3rd century BC. Western Asiatic, Greco-Bactrian. An elegant ceramic vessel with an ovoid body and ring foot; a studded strap handle projects fr...

C. 224 to 651 AD. Sassanian. A rare bronze vessel with a tapering neck, biconical body and flat base. The Sassanian empire which ruled from Afghan...

C. 1100 AD. Seljuk. An elegant bronze tripod stand with elegant human-shaped feet supporting a stand with six interconnecting bowls arranged aroun...

C. 1000 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Bronze vessel with short neck, globular body, ring foot and L-shaped, elongated spout. This gorgeou...

c. 1100 AD. Seljuk. Heavy bronze mortar and pestle. The mortar comprises an out-turned rim, cylindrical body decorated with pyramidal bosses, and ...

C. 3000-2000 BC. Bactrian. A robust dark stone incense shovel, with barrel-shaped, bulging handle and a deep, spade-shaped pan. The object is cove...

C. 224 to 651 AD. Sassanian. A decorated glass flask. This beautiful flask made of aquamarine glass comprises a flaring rim, narrow, cylindrical n...

C. 224 to 651 AD. Sassanian. A decorated glass cup or bowl. An excellent example of a Sasanian glass bowl or cup in a yellowish-green fabric, with...

C. 224 to 651 AD. Sassanian. A decorated glass flask. A rare example of a decorated glass flask in a yellowish-green fabric. The piece comprises a...

c. 300-200 BC. Hellenistic, Eastern Greek. An exceptional silver tiger's head protome, probably once originally attached to a rhyton. The tiger is...