Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

19th century AD. A carved Tang style marble statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara modelled in the round in Tang Dynasty style, standing with l...

Early 20th century AD. A carved green serpentine rectangular pallet with a low-relief carving of two circles with slightly raised rim surrounded b...

Mid-1st millennium AD. A finely carved leaf-shaped agate water bowl for calligraphy, drilled hole to the D-shaped handle. 204 grams, 14.5cm (5 3...

17th-19th century AD. A group of agate mounts consisting of: seven shield-shaped, three domed, twelve eye-shaped beads; each pierced to the base f...

1st-3rd century AD. A standing schist figure of the Buddha, hair pulled into a top knot, urna to the centre of the brow, moustache and elongated e...

2nd-3rd century AD. A schist head of the Buddha, hair pulled up into a top knot, elongated ears, gently smiling mouth and eyes half closed in medi...

1st-3rd century AD. A schist head of Bodhisattva with finely carved features and moustache, urna, plaited band and fanned ornament to the brow; mo...

2nd-3rd century AD. A schist head of the Bodhisattva Maitreya with urna between the brows, eyes half closed in meditation, moustache, and rosette ...

1st-4th century AD. A carved schist head of Buddha with wavy hair and top-knot, urna to the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 20.2 kg, 42cm ...

1st-4th century AD. A carved steatite(?) frieze fragment with standing figure in turban, pleated tunic and boots with a tiger(?) baring its teeth....

Pala Empire, 8th-12th century AD. An upper part of a dark brown stone panel with a high-relief carving of a torso of goddess Lakshmi, wearing a lo...

2nd-3rd century AD. A schist relief panel depicting Buddha seated on a throne under the Bodhi tree wearing monastic robes, hair pulled up into top...

3rd-4th century AD. A schist frieze with a line of putti carrying flowering garlands, between corbelled architectural mouldings; mounted on a cust...

2nd-3rd century AD. A schist relief frieze with a large stupa in the centre with three tiers of parasols to the top with streamers flowing out; do...

1st-4th century AD. A carved steatite architectural panel with geometric and foliage detailing. 18.3 kg, 83cm (32 3/4"). Private collection, Nor...

1st-3rd century AD. A schist arched frame in the form of the Bodhi tree with numerous branches and leaves, small figure of the Bodhisattva Maitrey...

9th-10th century AD. A large schist statue of of the goddess Durga as Mahishasuramardini, 'slayer of the buffalo demon', standing on the head of t...

9th-10th century AD. A carved stone statuette of a phallus on a flat circular base, an old label to the underside 'Siva-Lingam, Rajastan, India. 8...

9th-10th century AD. A ceramic statuette of a phallus on a rectangular base; to one side a face of Bhairava with long hair, large ears and emphasi...

10th-11th century AD. A sandstone statue of a youthful torso, possibly Krishna, with bands of necklaces falling down to the stomach and large neck...

11th-12th century AD. A sandstone statue of Shiva standing with necklace at throat, armlets and Brahmanic thread across body in the form of a snak...

16th-17th century AD. A hollow-formed gold discoid plaque with outer ring of rectangular cells each set with a cabochon garnet, central rosette of...

1st-4th century AD. A discoid bifacial gold pendant with pelleted border, to one side a bust of female from a profile with one arm stretched in fr...

18th-19th century AD. A silver repoussé mask with full lips, long nose, almond-shaped cut eyes, pelletted eyebrow and scroll decoration to cheeks....

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bronze dish with raised rim, low-relief image of a standing zebu with head inclined. 913 grams, 25cm (9 3/4"). Acquired...

2nd millennium BC. A ceramic figure of a seated male with bird head, arms extended forward, necklace around neck. 55 grams, 96mm (3 3/4"). Ex Ge...

7th-9th century AD or later. A very large ceramic statue of a standing male, possibly a Bodhisattva, wearing long folded skirt with traces of red ...

7th-9th century AD or later. A very large ceramic statue of a standing female wearing a long folded robe holding a bundle of dark blue flowers; ci...

1st-3rd century AD. A ceramic head of a youth with long wavy hair, a pair of flowers decoration to the ears, slightly opened mouth, prominent nose...

2nd-3rd century AD. A stucco head of a youth with curly hair fastened with a wide headband to the top; soft face features with small mouth, promin...

16th-17th century AD. A broad ceramic bowl with beige and yellow glaze, and panels of geometric design and triangles in a brown pigment, inscripti...

16th-17th century AD. A broad ceramic bowl with beige glaze, to the rim two panels with geometric pattern and a floral swirl between. 620 grams,...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A broad terracotta jar with band of polychrome panels to the shoulder featuring a bull with birds, gryphon, and two fish. S...

15th-17th century AD. A restrung necklace of carnelian cylinders, agate rounded and green glass beads. 53 grams, 25cm (9 3/4"). Private collecti...

18th-19th century AD. A group of five stone Shiva Lingas, conical egg shape in a buff coloured fine grained stone with natural red markings to the...

17th-18th century AD. A carved wooden statuette of an elephant with legs extended on a rectangular base, covered with silver sheet; the base with ...

Tamil Nadu, late 18th century AD. A teak temple or palace door with frame and pediment; the door comprising four rectangular panels connected by t...

900-600 BC. A finely carved apple-green jade head of an infant with artificial cranial deformation, large closed almond-shaped eyes, wide flat nos...

Post-Classic Period, mid 10th-early 16th century AD. A large carved jadeite head of a spider money with large circular eyes, wide flat nose and sl...

Classic Period, 3rd-8th century AD. A rich green jadeite carving of a youthful male face of maize god with flat nose, almond-shaped eyes and full ...

8th-5th century BC. A large green serpentine standing anthropomorphic figurine, with elongated bald head and cranial deformation, rectangular eyes...

Late 11th-early 12th century AD. A hollow glazed ceramic figure of a seated lion on a rectangular base, with almond-shaped eyes, raised nose and s...

14th-16th century AD. A large brass pen box of rectangular shape with rounded corners, composed of a main body, a lid with two hinges and a decora...

1501-1736 AD. A bronze holy water vessel, with flat rim engraved with text, angled shoulder and tall foot, to one side an arching beak shaped spou...

17th century AD. A matched pair of gold drop earrings, each a substantial round-section loop and D-shaped plaque formed with filigree scrolls; row...

7th-8th century AD. A gold earring comprising a central cuboid chamber with domed boss to five faces, aperture to the sixth; each boss with rosett...

12th-13th century AD. A gold penannular hoop earring with filigree ropework collar, openwork bulb finial with filigree bands and granules. 15 gr...

10th century AD. A silver-gilt two part, teardrop-shaped pendant with hinge to the top; scrolling floral decoration to both halves. 6 grams, 24m...

17th-18th century AD. A gold openwork plaque with dentilled edge and applied ropework border, two ribbed loops above; incised design of sun and fo...

12th-14th century BC. A restrung necklace of barrel-shaped carnelian beads with round glass beads between; towards the lower half eleven gold open...

19th century AD. A restrung necklace of oval carnelian beads with sixteen pelleted gold plaques, teardrop repoussé bracteate coin-pendants. 32 g...

17th-18th century AD. A silver torc with S-shaped clasp, body of torc decorated with punched dot pattern and scrolling vine motif; to the bottom f...

18th-early 19th century AD. A silver openwork ring with wide shoulders decorated with plant motif; ribbed bezel set with a sapphire showing faint ...

13th-15th century AD. A bronze vessel comprising of a hexagonal body on six miniature feet and a conical lid made of six triangular panels; each p...

10th-12th century AD. A squat bronze jar with tiered body, everted rim, discoid lid with central recess and knop handle with band of arabesque scr...

12th-15th century AD or later. A Khorasan style bronze ewer with drum-shaped body, tubular neck with flared rim pinched to form a pouring lip; app...

13th-15th century AD. A bronze vessel with lobed handle, neck decorated with scrolling plant and panels with calligraphy and animals; body of vess...

8th-10th century AD. A bronze piriform vase with discoid base, tubular neck with gusseted rim; four strap handles to the shoulder, each with a len...

12th-14th century AD. A Khorasan large bronze bowl with wide shallow base decorated to the inside with figure of a winged horse to the centre in a...

14th century AD. A discoid bronze tray with flange rim, incised floral interlace on a field of stamped ring-and-dot motifs, two concentric bands o...