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Tang Dynasty Painted Clay Burial Tomb Figure. Ceramic. China

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I guess I could spend a few hundred dollars having a thermoluminescence test done on this to validate the Han Dynasty claim but I have some doubts about the outcome. The pose and stance is not Han Dynasty. It is likely a Tang Dynasty… Continue reading →

Item Number: S-6273
Provenance/Origin: China. Tang Dynasty-style.
Composition: Ceramic
Dimensions: STATUE: 13.5" tall x 8.5" wide x 2.5" deep
Weight: 5.5 pounds for statue and box
Price: $ 495.00 USD

Posted in Products, Statues | Tagged antique, burial, ceramic, China, clay, figure, for sale, Han dynasty, pottery, rare, statue, tomb, valuable

Funerary Pottery Head. Akan. Ghana

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Such terracotta and clay sculptures were made to serve a strictly funerary purpose, honoring – as well as commemorating – the dead. This head may represent a deceased man. It may have stood alone or have been part of a group of figures in or around the… Continue reading →

Item Number: S-1054
Provenance/Origin: Akan. Ghana. Circa early 1900s
Composition: Clay
Dimensions: 7" tall x 5" wide x 5" deep
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $ 185.00 USD

Posted in Products, Statues | Tagged africa, afterlife, akan, burial, clay, for sale, funerary, ghana, grave, head, offering, pottery, ritual, sculpture, statue

Inlay Mayan / Aztec Mosaic Burial Death Mask. Obsidian. Other Minerals. Mexico

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A beautiful Mexican mask, fully constructed from the minerals found in Mexico such as Onyx, Jasper, Abalone, mother of Pearl, Turquoise, Obsidian and quartz types. The front is highly polished and with various minerals intact . . . and in beautiful condition. The Aztecs made masks… Continue reading →

Item Number: M-9775
Provenance/Origin: Mexico. Circa late 1900s - early 2000s
Composition: Minerals: obsidian and others
Dimensions: 8" tall x 6" at widest x 3.5" deep
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Price: $ 76.00 USD

Posted in Masks, Products | Tagged abalone, aztec, burial, death, funerary, jasper, mask, mayan, mexico, mosaic, mother of pearl, obsidian, onyx, quartz, rituals, turquoise

Ancient Clay Pottery Pitcher. Jug. Wine. Water. Funerary / Burial. Greek / Roman. Israel.

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This was acquired from an estate of an Israeli archaeologist . . . about him, I know little or nothing. This vessel seems very primitive to be a Greek or Roman Burial vessel. It is more likely to be an ancient funerary vessel placed in the tomb… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-5971
Provenance/Origin: Middle East. Estate of an archeologist
Composition: Clay
Dimensions: 9" tall x 5.25" at widest point
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $ 210.00 USD

Posted in Products, Vessels | Tagged ancient, burial, clay, container, funerary, greek, israel, jug, middle east, pitcher, pottery, roman, water, wine

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