WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RITUAL BURIALMASKTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ritual Burial Mask . A ritualized burial mask made of light colored serpentinite. Undecorated concave back. Stone masks are believed to be characterized...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RARE STONE ANTHROPICCOHOBA STA...Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) An Exceedingly Rare Stone Anthropic Cohoba Stand. The large eyes and gaping mouth attributed to the supreme male god of fertility, Yucahu....
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PRE-COLUMBIAN TAINO DUHO RITUAL WOODENSEATPre-Columbian Taino Duho Ritual Wood Seat. Possibly depicting the fertility goddess Atabey. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 25'' x 8'' x 14.5''...
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KANGLING TIBETAN/ BUDDHISM TRUMPET ANDPIPEA two piece lot consisting of a pipe and a horn. An 8" wood and silver opium pipe, large 14" blowing horn, carved bone with silver metal and various stone, high relief...
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ANTIQUE TIBETAN PERAK (RITUAL HEADDRESS),LADAKHAntique Tibetan Perak (Ritual Headdress), Ladakh. Richly applied overall with turquoise, coral, and various stone beads. Centered by a silver roundel inset with turquoise.
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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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VERACRUZ STONE HACHA - ABSTRACT FACEW/ CINNABARPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A fabulous example of a hand-carved stone hacha depicting an abstract...
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HANDSOME AZTEC STONE FACE OF MANPre-Columbian,Central & Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz region, Aztec culture, Post Classic period, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. A dramatic mask carved from a gray volcanic stone, the head of a young...
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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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VALDIVIAN STONE AXE HEAD**OriginallyListed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A very fine stone celt or axe head that is comprised of a straight handle side and slightly...
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MAPUCHE STONE MASK - FINE EXAMPLEPre-Columbian,South America, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche Culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. If ever there was a mask that captured the element of surprise, this one is it! A remarkably rare...
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MASSIVE / SPECTACULAR OLMEC JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe...
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AZTEC MASK MOON GODDESS COYOLXAUHQUIW/ MONTEZUMA GLYPH...Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 16th century CE. Wow! An extraordinarily rare greenstone mask of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui with an...
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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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RARE / GORGEOUS OLMEC BLUE JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A rare, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green coloration and an elegant presentation....
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COSTA RICAN NICOYA STONE MACE EFFIGYCROCODILE HEADPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 500 CE. An incredible stone mace, pecked and polished into a crocodilian or reptilian head,...
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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONECONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
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MAPUCHE STONE MASKETTE**First Time AtAuction**
Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche Culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. An evocative maskette, hand-carved from stone with simplistic yet haunting...
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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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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ 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...
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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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PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICAN STONE REPTILIANMACE HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A sizable and hefty mace head, hand-carved from a calcite...
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MINIATURE CUPISNIQUE / CHAVIN JASPERJAGUAR EFFIGY JAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in...
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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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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM MARBLE JARAncientEgypt, Old Kingdom Period, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. An elegant marble jar of a squat form with a round yet stable base, a broad shoulder, and an inward-curving...
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RARE OLMEC / MAYA STONE JAGUAR MASKPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Maya cultures, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mask of grand form depicting a stylized jaguar in all of its ferocity. The...
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OLMEC GREENSTONE BLOODLETTER - HUMMINGBIRDPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A charming bloodletting tool called a piercer in the shape of a hummingbird, all hand-carved from mottled blue-green...
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TRIBAL: TIBETAN INSTRUMENTS, FOUR PIECES,HIMALAYAS, BONE, METAL, STONE, RITUAL BUDDHIST INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING: TWO HORNS MADE OUT O...TRIBAL: Tibetan Instruments, four pieces, Himalayas, bone, metal, stone, ritual...
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COLLECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY INTERNATIONALWOOD AND STONE DEVOTIONAL ARTICLES, INCLUDING ROCK CRYSTAL AND TWO BRONZE RITUAL PEGS OR PHURBACollection of Predominantly International Wood and Stone Devotional Articles,...
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WUCAI 'MEIPING' VASE
QING DYNASTY, 17THCENTURY ? ????????the exterior painted with an officer wearing a court hat and holding a hu ritual baton in his left hand, escorted by an attendant covering him with a large...
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BACTRIAN RITUAL STONE DISK. Late 3rd-early2nd millenium BC. Polished stone bisected by incised line on both sides. Edge chips. 2.5"h. 8.75"d....
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*A Group of Five Pre-Columbian StyleArticles comprising one stone mask two stone plaques depicting figural scenes and two pottery fragments depicting ritual bloodletting. Height of tallest 9 inches....
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