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Place of Origin: Afghan
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Hadda, 4th - 5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Gandharan modeled stucco head of a Bodhisattva, Kushan Period, 4th - 5th century, Ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, probably Hadda, Afghanistan.
The unidentified Bodhisattva is...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hellenistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Metal
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Located in London, GB
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Stucco with ‘earth pigment’
Some old ‘restoration’ to the nose
Afghanistan
3rd Century AD
Size: 26cm high, 14.5cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
Gandharan Small Stucco Buddha Head, Style of Hadda, 5th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely small stucco head of the Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda, 5th to 6th century, modern day Afghanistan.
Beautifully rendered, the small Gandharan Buddha...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom. The marble is a breccia type with striking vains i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Alabaster Chalice
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian alabaster chalice, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering formed base with a undeep rimmed cup. The alabaster is strikingly vained. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top. The colomn has incrustation on the side where it laid on the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Marble
A Stucco Torso of the Buddha, Gandhara, 4th-5th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING piece of Indian Antiquity from circa the 4th-5th Century, namely, A Stucco Torso of the Buddha, Gandhara.
Ancient Gandhara is located in the rugged foothills of the Himalayas in what is today northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, was for centuries a thriving center of trade along the Silk Road linking China, South Asia, and the Mediterranean.
The piece was purchased by a Private Collector at Sotheby’s, or more probably, Christies of New York Auction pre-2000. The paper label on the wooden base is “7281/465” for Sale Number 7281, Lot No. 465.
Sotheby’s and Christies operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
The Sale Number is more like a ‘Christies;’ Sale Number but we cannot locate any records for this sale online as it was pre-2004.
The sculpture is a Gandharan stucco headless bust...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
Biconvex Bronze Age Bactrian stone Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian biconvex stone idol. Alongside column and figurative idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture. An ancient civilization dating between the 3th a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Slate
Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large Bactrian marble staff circa late 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. The Bactrian culture was discovered by Soviet archeologists in the 1970s in Afghanistan. Also called the Oxus culture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Old Rare Afghan Musical Instrument like a Sculpture
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Lovely old "Saranji", rare Afghan musical instrument. It's an oriental lute from Naxçivan, the town which owes its origine to the tribe Nakh. In Your home it may be like a sculpture ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Other Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Fruitwood
Bactrian Ritual Object
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Bactrian culture, Afghanistan. 3rd or early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Afghan Antiquities
Bactrian Ritual Object
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Bactrian ritual object, Bactrian culture, Quetta, Afghanistan 3rd or early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Afghan Antiquities
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12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
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A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
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Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Spear Early Iron Age Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
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Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Stucco head of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara, 3rd - 5th century AD. Mounted on a custom made brass base.
12 inches high ( head alone 8.2 in ) 5.5 wide 5 deep
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
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Bronze Siamese Asian Buddha Antiquity Hand Sculpture Fragment, 15th-16th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and very special piece.
This bronze buddha hand sculpture, perhaps a fragment of a larger piece at one time, originally came from the prestigious Doris Wiener Gallery ...
Category
16th Century Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 2.25 in W 5.5 in D 2.25 in
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 28.5 C.M. / Width 7.7 C.M.
Height i...
Category
18th Century Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Temple Corbels with Characters
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of 19th century Chinese hand-carved temple corbels featuring stylized characters. Each corbel showcases a great wood openwork carving featuring a...
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19th Century Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Head of a Warrior
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Haniwa terracotta head of a warrior, Haniwa figures are Japanese terracotta funerary figures that accompanied the dead buried in early Japan, ...
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Materials
Terracotta
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century.
The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
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15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
H 27 in W 34 in D 10 in
Pair Gandharan Stucco Heads of Donors, 3rd-5th Century, Gandhara
Located in Austin, TX
A charming pair of Gandharan molded stucco heads of donors, ancient region of Gandhara (modern day Pakistan / Afghanistan), probably Taxila, circa 3rd-5th century.
The two heads most likely represent donors. Donors to temples would often have their images enshrined in the artworks of temple walls in thanks for their support.
One head portrays a youthful figure with a plump, smiling face, and full head of hair arranged in fat curls and secured by a headband. The androgynous figure...
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Materials
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Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady
Located in Austin, TX
Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...
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15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
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Bust Grand Tour Ajax in Patinated Bronze and Marble Column Base
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century patinated bronze depicting the hero Ajax or Menelaus, king of Sparta, mounted on a column-shaped base of grey veined marble, a classic souvenir of the Grand Tour
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Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
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Previously Available Items
Stone Bactrian disc Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian stone 'bag' idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture. An ancient civilization dating between the 3th and 4th m...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Stone Bactrian Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian stone 'bag' idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture. An ancient civilization da...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Ancient Gandharan Carved Stucco Greco Buddhist Bodhisattva Head Bust 400-500 CE
Located in Portland, OR
An ancient Gandharan carved stucco head, 4th-5th Century CE.
This carved stucco head represents a Bodhisattva wearing an elaborate headdress, raised on a custom steel stand.
The anci...
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15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stucco
H 9.25 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Bactrian hardstone weight with creamy stone color and 2 holes on the top, the base is flat. In the ancient time, the two holes were used to tie up with rope and measure the weig...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Set of 2 Bactrian Stone Aniconic Idols
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A pair of carved limestone ovoid or aniconic idol with distinctive holes to the narrow end. Lovely color and patina. Rare to find a matching pair. Fine condition.
Bactrian culture, c...
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15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Marble
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stone
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Bactrian hardstone weight with creamy stone color and 2 holes on the top, the base is flat. In the ancient time, the two holes were used to tie up with rope and measure the weig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stone
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Bactrian hardstone weight with creamy stone color and 2 holes on the top, the base is flat. In the ancient time, the two holes were used to tie up with rope and measure the weig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stone
2-3 B.C., Afghanistan, Rare Ancient Antique Bactrian Hardstone Weight
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Bactrian hardstone weight with creamy stone color and 2 holes on the top, the base is flat. In the ancient time, the two holes were used to tie up with rope and measure the weig...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Small Bactrian Mottled Marble Cup
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian Alabaster offering vessel, second millenium BC, A small veined alabaster vessel with assymetric waisted cylindrical form. The interior half way down in a U bouwl. Composite ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
Small Bactrian Alabaster Offering Vessel
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian Alabaster offering vessel, second millenium BC, A small veined alabaster vessel with assymetric waisted cylindrical form. The interior half wa...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
Bactrian Alabaster Aniconic Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A carved alabaster ovoid or aniconic idol with distinctive hole to the narrow end. 10.3 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). Fine condition.
Bactrian culture, circa 2nd millennium B.C.
The Bactrian culture existed between the 3rd millennium B.C. and the 6th century in Central Asia comprising modern Afghanistan and bordering India. Its origins as a bronze age civilization was only recently (1970s) discovered by Russian archaeologist. And it was only in the 1990s that Western countries learned about it.
At its most famous site, the Bactria-Margiana complex, they found an astonishing amount of remains which still is being researched today. Apart from beautiful metal objects a lot of stone idols...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
