12th C. Pre-Contact Yupik Thule Whale Bone Axe Head

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik & Inuit, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 12th to 18th century CE. A walrus ivory tool that may have been used as a sewing threader or awl. Th

pre-Contact Oceanic Polynesian Stone Axe head Size 5 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches - Ex Oceanic collector James Barzyk of Chicago, USA. Found in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. From the field collection of Dutch

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 10th to 18th century CE. This is a superb example of a fishing hook that is perfectly intact, hand ca

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 10th to 18th century CE. A beautiful walrus ivory bead or amulet that has been hand carved with 2 per

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact Era, ca. 17th century CE. A splendid and sizeable stone pestle displaying a thick, round pounding head and a lengthy body that tapers to a

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A huge and heavy gray basalt adze (adz) head, probably quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved stone hand chisel of sturdy form with a lengthy carving head, a tapered midsection, and a thick handl

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved stone adze blade of a hefty form bearing a trapezoidal body, an upturned handle, and a tapered head w

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A pair of miniature hand knapped stone adze heads. The first is a gray stone with flattened faces and a tapered butt e

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th century CE. A beautiful red sandstone sculpture of the deity, Brahma, carved to be viewed in the round with 4 faces encir

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, ca. late 12th to early 13th century CE. Skillfully carved from a stone of rich taupe hues, the head of a Buddha - perhaps a royal presented as Buddha - carved w

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe head with a ro

Northern Europe, Viking, Anglo-Saxon, or possibly other Germanic, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. Both magnificent and terrifying, an enormous iron double-headed broad-axe with a central socketing shaft. T

Northern Europe, Viking, Anglo-Saxon, or possibly other Germanic, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. Both magnificent and terrifying, an enormous cast-iron, double-headed broad-axe with a central socketing sh

Early Mughal-style tabar axe head, gilt and engraved, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".

The jade ritual ornament is of axe-head shape, with two sides jagged, and two sides sharp, center with large hollow hole, the jade is of reddish-orange color tone. Length: 4 9/16 in (11.6 cm) Width: 4

circa 400 B. C.; head of goddess of wisdom, wearing Athenian battle helmet with crest and ram head relief decoration, detailed face and hair, 10 1/2 in. H., mounted on new marble block base; From the

Karoo Ashevak / Mungnelli Inuit, Spence Bay/Taloyoak, (1940-1974), a carved whalebone sculpture depicting a flying figure, a second face verso, signed in syllabics. height 13 3/8in, width 12 3/8in, de

12th/13th C. Song Dynasty, Framed Ma Yuan (馬遠; 1160/65-1225) Framed Chinese traditional painting on silk and calligraphy, signed, and dated. The central panel with grisaille ink painting

2 Large Chinese vases in blue and white with traditional scenes. 16.75" H x 8" D top. Condition: One has a couple of cracks and a chip. Please examine all photos closely. Contact C. Biddle Auction Gal

Oil on canvas, Illustration for Arrow Shirts. Unsigned; most certainly in the manner of J. C. Leyendecker. Contact the auction house for more specific information regarding this painting. 23.5in. X 38

Tibetan bronze figure of Shyama or "Dark Green" Tara, the Mother of all Buddhas, Tsang district, c.12th century or later, with later "cold gold" paint, 13 x 5 x 2.25 inches, weight 1300 grams. Goddess

Chinese Large antique vase in mottle blue. 15"H, 8.5" diameter at widest point. Condition report: tiny chip/rough spot on the top rim. Please examine all photos closely. Contact C. Biddle Auction Gall

A Roman marble janiform head, c. 2nd - 3rd Century AD, one of the faces bearded and wearing a head band, the opposite head youthful and wreathed with ivy. A lovely example with expressive features and