Rare Cycladic Marble Palette / Dish, ex-Sotheby's

Ancient Greece, Cycladic, ca. 2600 to 2100 BCE, Syros Group. A skillfully carved marble palette / dish of a rectangular shape with a shallow depression framed by a slightly raised border, perforations

Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A beautiful bowl of minimalist form, hand-carved from creamy honey-yellow marble. The vessel features a round but s

Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A hand-carved marble dish with creamy beige and pink hues. The circular basin is shallow, gradually expanding to a

N.E. Thailand, c. 12th century. Very rare large Khmer brown and straw glazed stoneware vessel. This piece sold at Sotheby's, NYC Indian and S.E. Asian sale #6440, June 7, 1993 for $7400.00. Ex Sotheby

A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,

A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Soth

A Carved wooden mask with inset wooden studs, painted linear designs and a animal hide beard attached to the chin. Glossy surface patina and well worn edges. Bakongo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The m

Ex-Sotheby’s shallow dish decorated with two recumbent deer beneath a poem and a pine tree near a rock, four-character mark in under- glaze-blue. Large chip to rim as photographed. 5.5” diamet

gorgeous rare pair of peter rabbit wedgewood snack dishes ex condition 7 1/4" x 4 1/8" see pics

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2400 BCE.Dimensions: Size :  22cm x 11cm. Provenance: Ex private NY collector .

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. According to the Igbo traditions white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of purity, health, beauty, morality a

Including a shallow carved marble vessel or circular palette, together with a small marble pestle or polisher. Ancient Greece, Cyclades. Dia. of bowl: 7.5 cm (3 in.) H. of pestle: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Fine antique porcelains group, ex Sotheby's, 18th/19th c., (5) pieces, incl. a Royal Worcester 'Dr. Wall' scalloped edge dish, decorated in Kakiemon style, with old Sotheby's sticker label to undersid

A rare and quite old Ifugao three cavity carved wooden serving bowl from Luzon, Philippines. Such bowls are often referred to as a Chiefs dish, used for high ranking members of the tribe. This example

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A very rare archaic example of a mask with deep well handled and worn surface, classic raised facial scar designs, zig zag coiffure and kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Cross River, Nigeria, West

Ancient Roman Marble Phallus Amulet c.2nd century AD. Size 16 mm length. Rare Roman marble phallus amulet with suspension hole. Provenance: Ex Robert Haber Ancient Art NYC. Robert Haber’s interest i

Ancient Egyptian Bronze Staff with Falcon head horus Ex Sothebys. Size 6 1/4 inches high. + mount. Rare Ancient Egyptian Bronze Top of staff with Falcon head Horus late period c.625-520 BC. with insci

Ancient Byzantine Marbel Icon with Christ c.8th-12th century AD. Size 3 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches. Rare Byzantine marble Icon depicting Christ. a unique and scarce piece! Ex Private NJ Collection, acquired f

Length: 1 15/16 inches (4.8 cm.) Circa 4th Millennium B.C. Ex. Haddad family collection, acquired in the early 1970's. Highly uncommon type being that of a female. With a dot motif in the pubic area,

Rare Anasazi Stone Palette, Size: 4.05" long 3.36" wide, Ex Byron Anderson collection

Rare Anasazi Stone Palette, Size: 5.24" long 4.66" wide, Ex Byron Anderson collection

Rare Anasazi Stone Palette, Size: 4.39" long 2.54" wide, Ex Byron Anderson collection