AFRICAN LUBA WOOD, COPPER, BONE CEREMONIALPIPE African, Luba People of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hand-Carved Wood and Bone Ceremonial Pipe with copper metal mountings, the mouthpiece and bowl carved in the...
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JAPANESE PAINTED METAL HANIWA CANDLEPRICKETS, PR Pair of Japanese painted cast metal candle prickets in the form of the archaic Japanese terracotta statues made as ritual objects to be placed in tombs, the first...
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TWO TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS,QINGThe rounded eight-pronged vajra with knob center finely cast in bronze, decorated with religious figures and symbols. 41cm£»The instrument is decorated with a seashell...
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5 COLIMA OBSIDIAN BLADES IN RIKER CASEPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of 5 stone spear blades hand-knapped from sizeable pieces of lustrous, black obsidian. The largest blade presents...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO BRASS OFO SHRINEFIGUREWest Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating brass ritual object known as an ofo, presenting a tubular form intended to...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU GOLD RITUAL KERO(DRINKING VESSEL)Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chimu, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An elegant ritual kero (drinking cup) formed from a single sheet...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS DIPPER CUP W/IRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A dazzling dipper cup or pan known as a trulla, made from translucent blue green glass to present a deep, ribbed...
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COSTA RICAN BASALT JAGUAR EFFIGY METATE**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A hand-carved basalt stone jaguar effigy grinding platform known as a metate, supported...
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RARE MAYA OBSIDIAN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES(PR)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, probably Central Lowlands, Maya, Classic to Late Classic Period, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An incredibly...
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18TH C. BURMESE KAREN LEADED BRONZERAIN DRUM**Originally Listed At $1200**
Southeast Asia, Myanmar and Thailand, Karen people, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A stunning and quite impressive leaded bronze rain...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUALITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
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19TH C. TIBETAN RITUAL CUP / KAPALA(SKULL)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A kapala, a ritual cup made from a human bone from the skull-cap, the surface...
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COSTA RICAN STONE METATE - ABSTRACTJAGUAR HEADSPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone grinding platform known as a metate supported atop a quartet of thick feline...
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RARE 19TH C. YUPIK WOOD SPIRIT MASK(NEPCETAQ)Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yup'ik culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastical wooden spirit mask known as a Nepcetaq...
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COSTA RICAN BASALT METATE - FELINE FORMPre-Columbian,Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved basalt grinding platform called a metate in the form of an abstract...
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A Collection of Five Related OceanicArt and Culture Publications. Sculpture Monumentale d'Oceanie. Sculpture monumentale de Nouvelle Guinee et des Nouvelles Hebrides. Catalogue d'exposition Galerie Jeanne Bucher...
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IBO PEOPLES, RARE LARGE BRONZE OFO RITUALOBJECT Nigeria, bronze shrine vessel on four legs, cast with raised rope and spiral decoration, 10"l...
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IBO PEOPLES, (5) RARE BRONZE OFO RITUALOBJECTS Nigeria, bronze shrine vessels on three legs, cast with raised rope and spiral decoration, 7"l (largest)...
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SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE SEATED DEITYIn elaboraterobes, with headdress, seated cross-legged, with arms lowered holding a ritual object, on a lotus plinth. Height 4 in. Width 2.5 in. (Cond: loss to areas of gilt finish, overall...
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ASIAN: THREE RITUAL OBJECTS, 20TH C.,INCLUDING: A TIBETAN PHURBA (DAGGER); TIBETAN KARTIKA (KNIFE/AXE); AND AN ASIAN THREE PART STA...ASIAN: Three Ritual objects, 20th C., including: a Tibetan phurba (dagger);...
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE GILT METAL FILIGREE WITHCORAL BEADS MEGILLAH ESTHER SCROLL, 19TH CENTURY CORAL BEADS MEGILLAH ESTHER SCROLL, 19TH CENTURY, probably Izmir, Turkey owing to its sophisticated ornamentation, the scroll...
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2 CHINESE JADE CARVED CONG ,QING DYNASTYTwo Chinese jade carved Congs, dating from the Qing Dynasty. Two cylindrical cubes encased in a square prism, which hark back to ritual objects, one is a dark spinach color...
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TIBETAN THANGKA OF KALACHAKARA & VISHVAMATATibetan Thangka of Kalachakara holding Vishvamata in a Tantric pose, Kalachakara having four faces and multiple arms, each hand holding a Buddhist ritual object, standing...
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GROUP OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY, 19th and Early 20th Century, A pair of circular hammered brass trays engraved with prayers in a Mandala form, a dragon-decorated ewer, height...
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ASIAN: MIXED METAL BUDDHIST FIGURE,ASIA, 20TH C.- MODERN, HOLDING RITUAL OBJECTS, SEATED ON LOTUS THRONE, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE, 7 3/4" H.ASIAN: Mixed metal Buddhist figure, Asia, 20th C.- modern,...
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CHINESE UNDERGLAZE COPPER RED RITUALOBJECT Chinese underglaze copper red scholar's object, the cylindrical tube flanked by a pair of chilong form handles, all above a rectangular stand decorated with swirling...
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ARCHAIC STYLE CHINESE HARDSTONE RITUALOBJECT Possibly c. 2000 BCE, axe shaped ceremonial object with saw-tooth edge and central circular opening, on museum mount, 9.25"h x 5.5"w (stone), 10.5"h (with stand)...
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DAN PORO SOCIETY CARVED WOOD RITUALOBJECT AfricaEarly 20th CenturyCarved wood figure with two faces, one decorated with with triangle shape to forehead and the other with a line of dots. The Poro society is...
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FANG BYERI RELIQUARY GUARDIAN HEAD:Fang reliquary guardian figures are ritual objects used by the Byeri to obtain their goodwill. The fetish appears to be a hornet's nest and the wood is dry/brittle with various...
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A Bronze Dorje or Varja The heavy scepteris typical of the Indian Dorje or the Tibetan Varja cast in bronze and possibly once fire gilt finish. ("Thunderbolt" and "Diamond" in Sanscrit) a ritual object common to...
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Tibetan Thangka (Scroll Painting) 19thcentury, ink and pigment on cotton panel, central seated lama (teacher) holding a dorje (ritual object) in his right hand and accompanied by the goddess Blue Tara and a green...
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A Bronze Dorje or Varja Apprx. 9"L theheavy scepter is typical of the Indian Dorje or the Tibetan Varja cast in bronze and possibly once fire gilt finish. ("Thunderbolt" and "Diamond" in Sanscrit) a ritual object...
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Thirty-Five Native American Ritual Objectsof various ages sizes forms and materials. Width of widest 12 3/8 inches....
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A Chinese Gilt Bronze Figure of Avalokitesvaramodeled seated in vajrasana on a waisted lotus base with the two principal hands raised in prayer the other two holding ritual objects depicted with a serene downturned expression...
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Vijayanagar-Style Bronze Figure of Vishnu19th Century or Earlier The crowned figure standing on a circular waisted pedestal performing the abhaya mudra with one hand lifted and fingers extending upwards the other...
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