FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOK, RITUALE ROMANUM,1795 Rituale romanum Pauli V ... jussu editum, printed 1795. Bound in period tooled red leather with elaborate gilt on both covers, spine, and page edges. Held together...
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TIBETAN DUNG-DKAR WHITE CONCH SHELL,SILVER AND GEMS RITUAL TRUMPET 8 ¾" x 4 ¾" x 3 ¾" Carved and polished conch shell right-handed Dung-Dkar Trumpet, high silver mounted with lavishly hand embossed and chased...
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NAMJI CAMEROON FERTILITY DOLLDESCRIPTION:An african Namji figure fertility doll hand crafted from wood representing a human figure and further adorned with red and blue beads. This is a wooden figure doll from the...
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7 SECRET SOCIETY RELATED ITEMS, INCL.ODD FELLOWS1st item: IOOF Odd Fellows FLT ritual medallion/medal on braided cord necklace 16 1/2" L, folded. 20th century. 2nd item: 19th Century IOOF Odd Fellows red and...
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A JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRIEST ARMORIALMON WOVEN SILK BROC... MON WOVEN SILK BROCADE KESA ROBE, TACHIBANA FAMILY MON, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and a conforming border with a single row of red ink...
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20TH C. TLINGIT FELT & BUTTON BLANKETW/ TOTEMIC BEARNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable example of traditional...
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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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20TH C. INDIAN NAGA NECKLACES GLASSBEADS W/ PENDANTSSouth Asia, India, Naga peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pair of glass bead necklaces with brass face pendants that were made by the Naga culture...
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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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SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER LIBATION TABLE,BULL & IBEXESSouth Arabia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, probably Qatabanian culture, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A huge slab of thick alabaster, carved into a table...
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LARGE NAYARIT SAN SEBASTIAN REDWARESEATED FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A massive pottery figure depicted seated on a two-legged...
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LARGE MAYA CONCH SHELL TRUMPET W/ CARVINGSPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A magnificent trumpet carved from a massive conch shell and incised with geometric patterns. The...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OFFASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An elegant kantharos (wine cup) boasting a pair of sweeping high handles with support struts, and thumb spurs....
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MASSIVE 19TH C. TIBETAN SILVER CONCHSHELL TRUMPETCentral Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive conch shell trumpet covered in a sterling silver repousse plating adorned with...
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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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ROMAN BRONZE MIRROR CASE WOMAN IN PROFILERoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous bronze mirror case with an applied cast bronze relief of a woman's face in profile on its smooth, polished back side;...
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CHAVIN MARANON REDWARE VESSEL LOBSTER/ CRAYFISH**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (Ecuador border), Chavin Maranon, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A charming ceramic vessel depicting a lobster or crayfish...
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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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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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TWO BAN CHIANG POTTERY JARS, RED ONBUFF & BLACKWAREAncient Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang culture, ca. 1st millennium BCE. An impressive pair of pottery vessels from ancient Ban Chiang culture: a globular...
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GREEK CANOSAN POLYCHROME FIGURE NUDEEROS**Originally Listed At $750**
Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Canosan, Hellenistic Period, ca. mid-4th to early 2nd century BCE. An adorable pottery figure...
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AFRICAN 3 HORNED MASK: African ritualmask having 3 surmounting horns with red polychrome border, heavily incised design to face. Approx. 15.5'' h x 9'' l x 6.5'' w.
CONDITION: Prior repair at horns, chips & rub...
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THE PRUEN OINOPHOROS
NORTH AFRICA, C.LATE 3RD - EARLY 4TH CENTURY A.D. terracotta, the wine jug in the form of a satyr, depicted with almond eyes, hooked nose and full lips, the ears shown projecting from the...
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CHINESE CELADON JADE CONG BEAD NECKLACEPossibly Qing Dynasty (19th c.), the Ritual Cong jade beads incised on all sides with toatie masks and scrolls, alternately strung with carved red coral beads, 1"l (jade bead),...
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A LARGE INDIAN CARVED BLACK STONE KRISHNASCULPTURE 20th century, the youthful Krishna is depicted as a cowherd playing the flute, the lure of his music was irresistible to his female admirers, the gopis, who symbolize...
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CHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSH POT, ATTRIBUTEDQING DYNASCHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSH POT, attributed Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), columnar with hand painted ritual scene depicting children in a warmed bath, poetic prose on reverse,...
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A TIBETAN THANKGA PAINTING OF HVASHANG19th or 20th century, ink, colors, and gilt on fabric, very finely painted with many wonderful details, Hvashang, the Patron of Arhats, is seated by a lacquered table with...
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CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE CONVERTEDTO TABLE LAMP HEIGHT (TO BASE OF HARP): 18 IN. (45.72 CM.) TO TABLE LAMP, painted in pinks and greens, with a central depiction of a Chinese ritual vessel with flowers, on...
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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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(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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THANGKA DEPICTING CHAKRASAMVARA
QINGDYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ??????with a body blue in colour, four faces, striking in alidhasana on a multi-coloured lotus throne, his twelve arms hold various ritual implements...
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KOREAN POTTERY RITUAL CUP, SILLA, 380-600AD In terracotta clay with black and red decoration, tapered cup having single lug, scribed and ribbed sides, four splayed strap legs having ring foot, 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"....
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(3) NEOLITHIC ASIAN/CHINESE RITUAL POTTERYTALL FOOTED BOWLS Including: Ban Chiang Pedestal Bowl, Thailand, 400 BC - 200 BC, in slip decorated terracotta with three red stripes having black lining at top, the interior...
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AZTEC RITUAL BOWL 2 ¼" x 6 ?" Potterybowl with earthen red glaze and intaglio design around the exterior....
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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