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Small bronze spoon from the Han Dynasty, these were usually found with miniature bronze cooking stoves, good study piece for fans of ancient Chinese bronze. There is crack that may be seen last enlargement. L: 9cm/3.5in. Free shipping.

Two strands of Kushan/Bactrian of mixed stone (mostly carnelian) beads. I acquired these along with coins dating from 1st- 4th CE from the same site in North West Pakistan, so these can be dated no later than 1500 years old. There are a few agate and quartzite beads in the lot, some with traces of “etching”. The crescent shaped beads would have originally small ringed shaped ornaments that have been drilled and “knapped” to some extent to accommodate them being strung. Please not...

Special Offer:Just reduced for $400 to $300 with shipping included! Very rare Tang Dynasty (618CE to 907CE) terra cotta wall tile depicting the face of a Zhemushou, a fierce guardian earth spirit meant to ward off evil. It is a trapezoidal shape with much of original red and black pigments intact. Some loss to the lower lip (please see enlargements). Lower W: 19cm/7.8in, upper W: 16cm/6.1in and H: 20cm/9in.

Lovely red clay Tang soldier with traces of black and white pigment, good condition. H: 22cm/8.8in. Free shipping.

Nice Han pottery jar with traces of original reddish pigment, lovely shape with wide flaring mouthrim, please note the mouthrim has been repaired-highlighted in enlargements. H: 28cm/11in x D: 26cm/10.2in

Special Offer: “Fixer Upper”- Han ceramic well with dragon head roof, and classic lead green glaze and silver patina. This is broken into three pieces and would need to be repaired (I would recommend two part epoxy) please note that in the cover image it is just being held together with gravity. I would prefer to sell “as is” but can offer a repair but cannot guarantee it will arrive in one piece. H: 40cm/15.8in.

Eclectic ensemble of Chinese rood end molded pottery tiles. The two with “monster” face motifs are from the Northern Southern Dynasties (Nán-Běi Cháo) circa 420 – 589CE. The one tile with lotus in bloom image is in a more classical style circa Tang to Song Dynasty 700-1100CE. Condition as pictured. D: 11cm/4.3in. Free shipping!

Special Offer: Marked down from $250- now $200. Green mottled glazed censer with classic little bears as legs, some loss of glaze in the back noted in enlargements and a few chips on the mouth rim and legs. D: 21cm/8.2in and H: 13.2cm/5.2in.

Rare early “si zhi” (four straight lines) style inkstone carved from an old fired brick. The characters on the brick are in an archaic style, no longer in use today. The square shaped flat bottomed inkstone with sloping grinding surface did not become popular until the Song Dynasty, so it is possible this was made into a inkstone long after it was a brick. Chinese are very fond of creating ink stones out of “found objects” such as roof tiles etc. Please examine enlargement for co...

Special offer: 4 Tang Dynasty terra cotta statues, all have had repair i.e. heads glued back on- (two are not the original heads). The amber glazed figure has the original sancai glaze though not very shiny. Dimensions note in enlargement text.

Good Han Dynasty, 202 BCE – 220CE pottery statue of a woman. Please note the intact patterns of her gown and hair style. Excellent condition- some missing pigment on the front but no repair etc. H: 32cm/12.5in.

Special offer: Pair of Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-535CE, pottery women statues. Please note the sublime faces on these figures. For fans of David Lynch’s movie Dune these look like they could be Bene Gessiret. The heads seem to be a little out of proportion with bodies so they have are probably from other pieces from the same dig. H: 26cm/10.2in

Rare small northern Qi Dynasty 550–577CE, soldier holding a shield and wearing a helmet, with traces of original white pigment.. High fired in excellent condition. H: 20cm/8in.

Mixed collection of old beads… as follows the silver beads are old Sri Lanka beads as are the two cut cobalt blue crystal glass, two Khotan nephrite natural pebbles, one bowenite bead and two old banded agates. Scale is metric in enlargements. Free shipping.

Three rare quartzite beads, from the ancient Pyu Kingdoms of Myanmar. Carved in the shape of elephants, these were acquired in Burma about 30 years ago and date to circa 900CE or earlier. Please note scale is metric in last enlargement. Free shipping.

Rare early Chinese amphora, with small lugs. The best known documented examples of this shape are from the Yangshao Culture, outside Xian China. I believe this one is much later, Zhou Dynasties period (1046BCE-246BCE), probably fired in Zhejiang. This is very high fired with hard dense gray clay, is a stoneware, rather than pottery. One unique feature I found on this piece is a “glassy spot” under the lip of the rim noted in last the enlargement, this is actually a tiny bit of gl...

Special offer: EMS shipping (fast and trackable online) included. Good Han Dynasty gray pottery standing terra cotta warrior H: 34cm. Intact pigments, no visible damage. See “The Quest for Eternity”, publication for many examples of this type.

Unusual small Tang Dynasty figure with sancai glaze. There are glaze frits- please examine enlargements- except for face this please was completely glazed with well-balanced cream, green and amber colors. No repair or restoration. H: 17cm/6.8in. Free shipping!