You might consider contacting the Dutch Art Gallery through the link that @wiscbirddog provided. They seem to be interested in this particular artist.
Could you please post a picture of the martaban jar you think it looks like? Because it does not look anything like the jars I have seen.
No. Great harm is often done with the best of intentions.
Well, I found a site that has a way to enter Hebrew letters https://www.branah.com/hebrew (after turning it right side up), and then put it into...
According to the Japanese terminology, moriage refers to the basic technique of creating raised design. A clay slip is used to create the raised...
The Peruvians (and Mexicans) do like pom poms. The ribbon-like handle looks like it is decorated with machine stitching. But the cordage used for...
The dramatic, exaggerated style is quite characteristic of some aspects of Japanese art. It can be seen in ukiyo-e prints, for example: [IMG] I...
I think @komokwa is right on all counts - Sioux moccasins, the beaded panels may be from cuffs (Plains), and the purse is Chimayo. [IMG]...
Looks Japanese, rather than Chinese. Moriage refers to a Japanese technique of raised slip or enamel decoration.
If you have a UV light, you might try it on the label and see if there are any more letters visible.
That super clean base suggests a recent/modern reproduction. Chinese.
I believe such lamps are extremely common in ancient sites (think Greco-Roman period and earlier), and also commonly reproduced. Without...
While I don't read Arabic, I did take a class on Arabic calligraphy once. Each surah, or chapter, in the Quran starts with a phrase known as the...
The stone looks similar to carved stone figures from Sierra Leone known as "nomoli". They are found buried, and are made in the form of various...
Hmm. Much bigger than the Gan amulets. What are the light colored spots on the bottom of the legs? - shiny metal, or some other material exposed?
It does sound like a good learning project. I seriously doubt the value will be sufficient to compensate you for your time, but you will gain...
Suggestion #2: overheated faience? There does seem to be a more translucent layer over a more granular layer.
It does look like African lost wax casting. Perhaps from Burkina Faso. There are several examples of bronze scorpion amulets online, attributed to...
Fossilized cicada?
Do you mean Frederic Remington's "Done in the Open"? You do not provide sufficient information for us to assess whether it is valuable enough to...
Separate names with a comma.
