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Excellently preserved samurai sword made in the Muromachi period. From the collection of a Munich lawyer, acquired in the 1970s.

Funeral figurine from Tang Dynasty, China. Relatively large and finely worked body and face. Has musical instruments in her hands (cf. other figurines from this group that were sold by us). Remaining paint on the surface. Original earth and patina. Head and body were fired separately in antiquity. Head reattached in modern times. Other parts of the body reconstructed from sherds.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

From a wreck discovered 2001 in the South China Sea, identified as the Chinese merchant vessel "I Sin Ho". Perfectly preserved.

Wunderful example of the curious symbiosis of greek art and buddhist tradition in the second century. The relief shows a key moment in Buddhas life, when he abandons his life as prince Siddhartha to seek enlightenment.