Retro West German Dumler & Breidon Pottery Vase Mark 523-18 circa 1967

Orange, Red Outer Glaze and Dark Blue Interior Glaze.

Medieval Storage Pot circa1350 AD London, England

Provenance: Archaeological dig find,London and then via Antiquities Sale Room, London.

Age: (c) 650 years old

Size: approx. 220mm across

Condition: Good condition - chip to rim that has been professionally restored.

Indus Valley Pot - Painted Buff Ware with linear designs and 3 suspension holes near the rim. Nal Phase, circa 3,300 - 3,000 BC Mehrgarh Culture, PAKISTAN

Provenance: From the Archaeological dig of 1960 and purchased from a private collection via antiquities auction house.

Age: (c) 5,000+ years old

Size: 80mm diameter

Condition: Some minor chipping to the rim, earth accretions evident, overall good condition.

Greek Hellenistic Black Painted Pottery Dish circa 300 BC, CYPRUS

Provenance: Archaeological dig find, purchased by the original owner  from the site, Southern Cyprus circa 1925. Ex. German Collection.

Age: (c) 2,300 years old

Size: approx. 12.5 cm across

Condition: Good condition

Clay Cooking Pot possibly Markham Valley Area, circa 1960's Papua New Guinea

Provenance: Collected in the 1960's in Papua New Guinea and Purchased ex. Paul Camilleri collection

Age: (c) 50 years old

Size: 30 cm across

Condition: Excellent with bottom burn marks.

Bactrian Painted Red Ware Pottery Vessel with twin Lugs, Chalcolithic Period, Mundigak III-IV, (c) 3000-2500 BC, AFGHANISTAN

Provenance:Purchased in antiquities saleroom via private collection. 
Age: (c) 4,500 to 5,000 years old.
Size: approx: 11.5cm

Condition: Good condition with earth accretions.

Pale Green & Blue Glazed Ceramic Ginger Jar, (c) 16th Century AD, CHINA

Provenance:From a sale room auction, Melbourne. From a private collection
Age: (c) 300 years +
Size: approx: 12 cm

Condition: Excellent condition

Sung Dynasty Brown Glazed Pottery Bowl, circa 960-1279 AD, CHINA

Provenance: ex Private collection and Melbourne Sales Rooms
Circa: 960 - 1279 AD
Age: Approx.750 years old
Size: 13.9 cm/diameter 5.0 cm 
Condition: Excellent

Chinese ceramics of the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) constitute perhaps the foremost expression of ceramic art, not only in China but in all the world. During the Sung period, a unity of the essential components fundamental to the art: vessel shape, potting techniques, glaze, decoration, firing processes, and aesthetic theory were all combined in a high standard of excellence.

In general, the shapes of Sung dynasty are simple and sedate by comparison to what preceded them and what was to follow. Likewise, the glazes tend to be monochromatic and subtle, a fluid, integral part of the form of the vessel they cover, with a depth of color and texture that invites the spectator to both touch and contemplate.

Sung aesthetic sophistication was matched by an incredible inventiveness, which led to a variety of classic wares, usually associated with a specific region of China. These included the court-patronized Lung-ch'uan celadons, Kuan and Ju porcelains, Ting ware, Northern celadons, as well as the more pedestrian Tz'u-chou ware, Ch'ing-pai ware, and the compelling varieties of Chün and Chien stoneware. Several of these regional ceramic wares were so valued during their day that they were used as tribute and yearly taxes to the imperial court. In terms of technical expertise, inventiveness, and aesthetic perfection of glaze and shape, the Sung period stands unrivaled for the quality of its ceramic ware.

Pre-Colombian pottery vessel, circa 600-1200 AD, COSTA RICA

Provenance: ex Lillian Hoffman collection (Deceased Estate) Sydney
Circa: 600 - 1200 AD
Age: Approx.800 to 1400 years old
Size: 6.5 cm/diameter 11.0 cm 
Condition: Excellent

This exquisite little pottery vessel as an applied figural decoration of a crab which bespeaks the importance of the sea and surrounding waters including fresh water to the Pre-Colombians.

Small: Pre-Colombian Pottery Vessel, c.1st -5th century CE (COSTA RICA)

Item:	SMALL PRE-COLUMBIAN POT POTTERY VESSEL
Date:	1st - 5th CENTURY CE
Historical Period:	Pre-Columbian Era
Description 1:	Painted , decorated with geometric designs and applied animal heads
Location:	COSTA RICA
Size:	8.4cm (height) x 11.6cm (Diameter)