Asian & European Arts & Antiques, Samurai swords, September 5, 2026

1A: Early Christianity, Terracotta Chalice, Near East, 1000 BC-33 AD

1B: Etruscan heavy bronze libation bowl (500-600 BC), amazing lace decoration, genuine patina

1C: Philistis, wife of Hieron II, Lead applique, 308 BC-215 BC, Greek Sicily, Syracuse

1G: Roman phallus shaped bronze ring, size 8.0, 100 BC-200 AD

1H: 東周 戰國 銅幾何紋帶鉤 Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC) bronze belt hook, China

1I: 東周 戰國 Warring States to E. Zhou dynasty (1046 B.C. - 256 B.C.), Chinese archaic ancient belt bronze buckle /hook with a head of dragon, holding a “pearl of wisdom”

1J: Archaic Chinese bronze 金蟾 Jin Chan toad/frog, Tang dynasty 618-907 AD

1K: 清代瑪瑙廟府犬 Exceptional Chinese carved agate temple Fu Dog, Late Qing Dynasty

1L: Qing dynasty, Carved fluorite crystal fish “Boy sitting on the head of the Ao”

1R: Scythian battle iron Akinakes (Acinaces) Sword, 200-600 BC, Northern Black Sea region

1S: The original Sarmathian-Scythian iron short sword Akinakes, 300-500 BC.

1X: Etruscan, life size, mounted, terracotta goddess head, 600-500 BC

1Y: Ancient Phoenician terracotta goddess Astarte with a child statue, circa 500-300 BC

2: Phoenician marble sculpture of BA'AL HAMMON & TANIT, 600 BC-300 BC

2A: Mycenaean Greek terracotta pottery jug, Bronze Age, 1750 BC-1050 BC

2B: “Two Samurais + cicada” antique Satsuma Vase, Japan, Edo period

2G: Three Samurais, Joshuya Kinzo (上州屋金蔵), Japanese woodblock print, Edo period

2H: Ottoman antique iron armor: Helmet, Tabar axe, Dhal buckler shield

2I: Pistol and Revolver Digest, by Dean A. Grennell, Illinois

2M: European medieval Viking long iron sword blade, Kievan Rus, 800-1200 AD