- TAINO STONE ZEMI W/ TRANSFORMATION FIGUREPre-Columbian,
Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century,...
[more like this] - FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
[more like this] - RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEAR
GLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
[more like this] - 19TH C. RUSSIAN WOODEN ICON - JOY OF
ALL WHO SORROWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous wooden icon known as "Joy of All Who Sorrow" featuring the image of the Mother of God or Theotokos holding...
[more like this] - EARLY 20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON - CHRIST
ENTHRONEDEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A wonderful icon of Christ Enthroned, finely delineated in cyan, orange, yellow, green, red, beige, white,...
[more like this] - 20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON W/ ST. GEORGE,
PRINCESS, & DRAGONEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. Finely delineated in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a beautiful icon depicting Saint George atop a white...
[more like this] - FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
[more like this] - LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILE
PANELPre-Columbian, Peru, Lurin Valley, Pachacamac, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A finely woven textile comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers of red, yellow, umber,...
[more like this] - PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHE
VESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
[more like this] - RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /
COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
[more like this] - 11TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE RELIEF
OF A JINASouth Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A fabulous sandstone panel, meticulously hand-sculpted with the high relief scene of a Jain Tirthankara...
[more like this] - RARE TAINO CAVE SPELEOTHEM ZEMI, MUSEUM-EXHIBITEDPre-Columbian,
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is one of the most interesting zemis we have seen due to its material which is symbolically significant in...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT TAINO GREENSTONE TRANSFORMATIONAL
NUDE FIGURE...Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A marvelous greenstone zemi figure of a nude male experiencing the transformational...
[more like this] - EXHIBITED TAINO WOOD ZEMI COHOBA STAND,
C-14 TESTEDPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 15th to early 16th century CE. Incredible! An exemplary wood zemi figure that served...
[more like this] - SUPERB & IMPORTANT TAINO CORAL ZEMI
FACEPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing...
[more like this] - 19C RUSSIAN HEAVEN & EARTH WORSHIP ICON
PAINTING Russia,19th CenturyTraditional icon painting of the earthly realm and followers of Christ on the lower half and Mary in the center of the upper half surrounded by...
[more like this] - A Large Carved Wood Quan Yin Temple
Statue China 19th Century Carved in the round the serene robed figure stands on an integral carved wood lotus base polychrome painted over a gesso layer she holds a blooming...
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