- ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ICON VLADIRMIRSKAYADESCRIPTION:
An antique Russian Icon of Vladirmirskaya in a gilt silver overlaid. This religious russian piece depicts The Virgin Mother and the Christ Child shown in a tender embrace,...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE SILVER RELIGIOUS RUSSIAN ICONDESCRIPTION:
An antique silver religious russian icon depicting The Virgin Mother and the Christ Child shown in a tender embrace, the gilt silver overlaid ornately decorated with intricate...
[more like this] - 11TH C. KHMER STONE BUDDHA ON NAGA THRONESoutheast
Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 11th to 13th century CE. A monumental, finely carved stone Buddha, seated on a three-tiered serpentine throne, with the...
[more like this] - TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIO
LID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
[more like this] - TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,
EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
[more like this] - 19TH C. SUMATRA BATAK WOOD MEDICINAL
VESSEL W/ SINGASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang,...
[more like this] - PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICS
W/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
[more like this] - TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MOSAIC GEOMETRIC
MOTIF W/ CROSSNear East or Europe, Byzantine / Early Christian Period, possibly southern Spain, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A riveting mosaic presenting an elaborate, abstract...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIAL
STOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAIN
GOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
[more like this] - TIAHUANACO STONE FIGURE W/ GOLD INLAY**First
Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, Tiahuanaco (also Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 1200 CE. An impressively rare stone figure from ancient...
[more like this] - STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORD
AQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
[more like this] - CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONG
W/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
[more like this] - RARE JAPANESE GILT BUTSUDAN SHRINE FOR
DAINICHI NYORAIEast Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning lacquered wood, brass, and gold washed household Buddhist shrine (Butsudan)...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE FRENCH PROVINCIAL OAK VAISSELIERAntique
French Provincial oak vaisselier/ kitchen dresser, early 19th c., accented throughout by brass tacking, carved with foliate and floral motifs, intricate gilt metal escutcheons...
[more like this] - THREE EUROPEAN BRASS CANDLESTICKS. Late
18th-early 19th century. Eclesiastical pricket candlestick with stepped triangular base and baluster stem. Engraved religious inscriptions. 20"h. Drilled. Together with a...
[more like this] - Asian religious figure; intricately
carved wooden Buddha, carved stand, traces of paint and gilt on statue, silvered mirror. Overall: 20 1/2"H. Surface wear, small chip on foot....
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