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Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Babylonian Sale Document

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Babylonian Sale Document

Babylonian

Anthropomorphic female figurine

Anthropomorphic female figurine

Syrian

Engraved Circular Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Engraved Circular Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Etruscan

A scene in a temple in which an elderly man holds an infant as other robed figures look on

The Presentation in the Temple, 1703 - 1765

Corrado Giaquinto

A perforated plate with a long straight handle.

Engraved Hand Mirror with Ram's Head Terminal

Etruscan

Mirror

Mirror

Chinese

Polished carved jade formed into the shaft of an axe with a broken blade

Ceremonial Shafted Jade Axe with Fragmentary Blade

Chinese

An earthenware vessel that stands on three small feet. The body is a cylindrical shape with a round, pointed lid. The sides are painted red with a purple swirling pattern. The lid is grey with a purple and green painted organic and floral carving.

Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

Chinese

An oblong shaped vessel with a small, flat foot and a narrow flared top lip. The entire piece has a vertical pattern of red stripes, pink stripes, and large white and pink swirls.

Cocoon shaped jar

Chinese

An earthenware vessel that is round in body and stands on three narrow legs. It has a round, flat lid and two handles that stand straight up on the left and right. The body of the piece is colored green with a red and white swirling pattern. The handles and legs are brown.

Covered tripod cauldron (ding)

Chinese

A cold-painted vessel with a square foot, a widely curved body, and a square top with a pointed lid. The base color is black with a swirling pattern on it that is colored light blue, yellow, and purple. There is white along the top lip.

Covered Square 'Fanghu' Storage Jar with Scrolling-Cloud Decor and Simulated Ring-Mask Handles

Chinese

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Chinese

A medium grey and white earthenware object that has a low dish as the bottom, a short stand in the center, and a stout, wide pointed shape on top. The pointed shape has a thick, swirling pattern with the negative spaces cut out. There are small red lines around the edges of the bottom dish.

Bronze-Form Censer with Openwork Cover in the Form of a Mountain (Boshanlu)

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Decoration of the Animals of the Four Quadrants, the Eight Trigrams, and Flying Apsarases

Circular Mirror with Decoration of the Animals of the Four Quadrants, the Eight Trigrams, and Flying Apsarases

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Decoration of "TLV" Pattern and Animals of the Four Quadrants

Circular Mirror with Decoration of "TLV" Pattern and Animals of the Four Quadrants

Chinese

Two green cast bronze disks that have a small open circle in their centers. There is a swirling pattern around the center and fine engraved lines.

Cheekpieces for a Horse's Harness (One of Four)

Chinese

Two green/grey cast bronze disks that have a small open circle in their centers. There is a swirling pattern around the center and fine engraved lines.

Cheekpieces for a Horse's Harness (One of Four)

Chinese

A small box-like terracotta container embellished with figures in relief

Cinerary Urn with Reclining Man and Battle Scene

Etruscan

The Cortile del Belvedere; verso: The Pyramid of Cestius and the Porta San Paolo

The Cortile del Belvedere; verso: The Pyramid of Cestius and the Porta San Paolo, c. 1537 - c. 1591

Giovanni Battista Naldini

Lamp with Gladiatorial Scenes

Lamp with Gladiatorial Scenes

Roman

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