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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2 BALINESE RITUAL CLOTHS2 Balinese ritualcloths: one wrapping cloth ("Kain Sembiran"), cotton, metal-wrapped thread, Sembiran village, Singaraja; and one ritual cloth, plant fibre and metal-wrapped thread, Bali,...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL 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...
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RARE MINIATURE EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN PESESH-KEFAMULETAncient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, 8th to 9th Dynasty, ca. 2181 to 2140 BCE. Perhaps one of the most unique and unusual Egyptian artifacts, a hand-carved black...
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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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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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RARE PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOOD / SEED STORK(DEMA RITUALS)**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered...
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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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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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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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ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN, (AMERICAN, 1911-1988),NOAH, THE THIRD DAY (NOAH''S ARK) [FROM PREVALENCE OF RITUAL], 1974, SCREENPRINT IN COLORS, IMAGE: 36 X 30 IN., SHEET: 40 X 32 IN.ROMARE HOWARD BEARDEN (American, 1911-1988)...
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A NIGERIAN RITUAL SPOONA Nigerian ritualspoon, Late 19th/Early 20th Century; Igala people, Southeast Nigeria Ritual wood spoon with horned mask handle 20.5" H x 4" W x 2" D Provenance: Harry Franklin Gallery,...
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PABLITA VELARDE [TSE TSAN], GROUP OFFOUR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHSPablita Velarde [Tse Tsan], (Santa Clara, 1918 - 2006) Group of Four: Pottery Market + Untitled (Koshare Ritual) + Landscape with Skunk and Ants,...
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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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PATINATED METAL FIGURE OF A DEITY ANDA TIBETAN DECORATED LEATHER RITUAL CROWN, H: 15 IN. (38.1 CM.)Patinated Metal Figure of a Deity and a Tibetan Decorated Leather Ritual Crown,, Dimensions: H: 15 in. (38.1...
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COLLECTION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN METALRITUAL ARTICLES, 19TH-20TH CENTURYCollection of Southeast Asian Metal Ritual Articles, 19th-20th Century,...
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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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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 ARCHAIC CALCIFIED JADE HANDLEDRITUAL LIBATION CUP, HAN DYNASTY. 2"H X 4 1/2"DIAChinese archaic calcified jade handled ritual libation cup, Han Dynasty., Carved dot and scroll patterning to exterior, key...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC TYPE BRONZE TRIPOD JUERITUAL WINE VESSEL. 9" H X 7" W X 3 1/2" DChinese archaic type bronze tripod Jue ritual wine vessel., Dimensions: 9" H x 7" W x 3 1/2" D...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE LIDDED DUI RITUALCENSER OR BOWL, PERIOD: LATE CHOU DYNASTY (1122-206 B.C.) 7"H X 7"W (W/ STAND)Chinese archaic bronze lidded dui ritual censer or bowl, period: Late Chou dynasty (1122-206...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL'CHUEH' LIBATION CUP, SONG DYNASTY. 6 3/4"HChinese archaic bronze tripod ritual 'chueh' libation cup, Song Dynasty., Taotie mask on pouring handle. Dimensions: 6 3/4"H...
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CHINESE HAN STYLE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUALPOURING VESSEL. 8"H X 10"W X 6 1/2"DChinese Han style archaic bronze ritual pouring vessel., Handle with incised decoration, chop mark under base with words in the real script...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE COVERED RITUAL,YOU, WINE VESSEL. 6 1/2"H X 5 1/4"W X 3 1/4"D (HANDLE DOWN)Chinese archaic bronze covered ritual, You, wine vessel., Band of relief design on body just below mouth rim, and...
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AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD 2PC: BAULESUN MASK AND DOGON RITUAL MEDICINE HORSE BOX WITH LID, MALI. 10"H X 23"W X 6"D (LARGEST)African Tribal carved wood 2pc: Baule sun mask and Dogon ritual medicine horse box...
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(LOT OF 2) TIBETAN METAL RITUAL MASKS(lot of 2) Tibetan metal ritual masks, comprising a gilt metal mask of a skull with a fierce expression and grinning teeth and another skull mask with red painted eye sockets...
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(LOT OF 2) TIBETAN POLYCHROMED WOODRITUAL MASKS (lot of 2) Tibetan polychromed wood ritual masks, each modeled with a diadem of dried skulls, flaming brows, a trio of bulging eyes, a snubbed nose, and bared...
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YONI BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL Likely 19thc., India, ritual pourer, 4.25"h x 14.25"l x 6"w...
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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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GILT-BRONZE 'DOUBLE DRAGONS' RITUALBELL, BIANZHONG
19TH-20TH CENTURY ??????? ??????????heavily cast, the cylindrical body boldly surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons each crisply cast with a finely scaled...
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CHINESE MUSTARD GLAZED RITUAL VESSEL,GUANGXU MARK Chinese mustard glaze covered ritual vessel in the archaic taste, the domed lid having impressed characters and a leiwen band at the rim, resting on a globular...
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EARLY CHINESE RITUAL JADE Funerary RitualJade in the Form of a Sword Slide, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC), subtle mossy celadon and umber color, carved in shallow relief with wind patterns...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARLCROCODILE MOTHER WITH BABY RITUAL SCULPTURE 21 ½" overall Carved wood ritual sculpture with patina, depicting 3D mother crocodile with baby laying on top, baby accented...
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TWO AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN TRIBAL RITUALMASKS 9 ¼" x 6 ¾" x 4 ½" and 9 ¼" x 6 ¾" x 4 ¾" Hand carved light wood tribal ritual masks, painted in polychrome over gesso, depicting crocodile and monkeys in high...
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BENIN BRONZE RITUAL SMOKING PIPE 18"x 3 ¼" Cast Benin bronze with patination ritual smoking pipe with anthropomorphic design and elephant heads....
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELGU. Shang Dynasty 13th/12th century B.C. Of slender waisted form with wide trumpet mouth cast with a band of thick flat scrolls forming two taotie masks divided by low flanges...
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