LARGE CHINESE PAINTED GUARDIAN FIGURE,TANGDYNASTY Large Chinese painted guardian figure from the Tang Dynasty, modeled standing on a wooden base, with one arm raised, the other lowered and with a clenched fist, the...
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TANG POTTERY LOKAPALA HEAD WITH BIRDHEADDRESS Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Lokapala Head with Vermilion Bird of the South Headdress, 618-906 CE, traces of polychrome pigment, mounted on wood base. 9.5" H x 5.5"...
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CHINESE YUAN STYLE PAINTED STUCCO GUARDIANHEAD Possibly of the period (c. 1279-1368), polychrome pigmented white plaster, modeled with arched eyebrows, glass eyes, elongated ears, wearing a pointed helmet, on display...
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Chinese Sandstone Guardian Head on Base15''x9''...
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CHINESE JIN DYNASTY POTTERY TOMB GUARDIANSPEAR THROWER...**Originally Listed At $1200**
East Asia, China, Western Jin Dynasty, ca. 266 to 316 CE. A hollow-molded pottery tomb guardian figure of a spear thrower standing...
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ROMAN LEAD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVORoman, Holy Land / Phoenicia, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A remarkable lead sarcophagus panel executed in relief divided into 2 quadrilateral frames with braided borders,...
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2 POTTERY FIGURES OF DEITIES - MESOPOTAMIAN& EGYPTIANAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE; Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful pair of pottery...
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CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA GUARDIAN FIGURE/ EARTH SPIRITFar East, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit presenting a characteristic...
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14TH C. CHINESE MING STONE WANGZHU MONKEYEATING PEACHEast Asia, China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A large stone baluster or pillar, known in Chinese as "wangzhu," featuring a monkey and two offspring eating...
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CHINESE QING DYNASTY STONE FU LION -"FOO DOG"**Originally Listed At $300**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. An imposing stone carving of a fu lion, or "foo dog", on an integral stone plinth....
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ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHUPROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood,...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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RARE EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI SEATED SEKHMETAMULETEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely and petite amulet depicting Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of war, military strategy,...
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19TH C. PHILIPPINE IFUGAO WOOD BULULMALE IDOL FIGURESoutheast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a large hand-carved wooden guardian figure known...
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CHINESE TANG POTTERY LOKAPALA W/ SANCAIGLAZE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fantastical mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a serious expression wearing elaborate...
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CHINESE TANG POLYCHROME LOKAPALA GUARDIANFIGUREEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and robes...
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TALL 19TH C. THAI RATTANAKOSIN WOODTEMPLE GUARDIAN**Originally Listed At $4000**
*This item may be oversized. Please inquire about shipping prior to bidding.
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom,...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY BLACK GRANITE FOOLIONS (PR)**Originally Listed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A wonderful pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog)...
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY MYTHICAL RHINO BEAST,TL'DEast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A fantastic mold made pottery effigy of a rhinoceroses-pig hybrid creature, with horns protruding from the neck and...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC BRONZE SEKHMET,LIONESS GODDESS**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A stunning cast-bronze statue of Sekhmet (occasionally Sakhmet,...
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EGYPTIAN WOODEN CROUCHING ANUBIS GUARDIAN(AS JACKAL)**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A regal crouching wooden Anubis guardian depicted in his natural jackal...
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17TH C. CHINESE STONE BUDDHIST FU LIONS/ DOGS**Originally Listed At $800**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A charming pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu"...
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LARGE CHINESE TANG SANDSTONE BUDDHISTLOHAN HEADEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1270 CE. A remarkable life-sized Lohan head hand-carved from a warm-gray sandstone. The bald head and...
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BRONZE DAOIST FIGURE OF VIRUPAKSHA
MINGDYNASTY ? ????????the Buddhist Guardian General is cast standing mightily on a trapezoid podium supported with four pillars enclosing openwork panels on a larger trapezoid...
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(2) CHINESE GLAZED CERAMIC GUARDIANFOO LIONS(lot of 2) Chinese polychrome glazed ceramic foo lions, one with paw on ball, the other on cub, seated on plinth base, (one) with hairline to head and neck, (one)...
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CHINESE BRINJAL PORCELAIN GUARDIAN LIONON STAND Chinese. Brinjal glazed porcelain lidded box in the form of a Buddhist lion resting on carved wood stand. Including iron red, green, ocher, and aubergine glazes....
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PAIR, CHINESE BRONZE LIDDED GUARDIANLION CENSERS Chinese. Pair of bronze censers, each having a pierced lid with Buddhist guardian lion finials, phoenix head handles, reserves decorated with figural landscape...
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CHINESE FAHUA GLAZED "ZHENWU" FIGURE,17THC. A Chinese Fahua glazed "Zhenwu" figure, dating from the 17th C. The tortoise at the base of the sculpture identifies this figure as Zhenwa, the guardian. Zhenwu a Daoist...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TOMB GUARDIAN,TANG DYNASTY A Chinese sancai glazed tomb guardian, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). Tall and imposing, a hybrid beast crouched on a tall platform, with front hooves,...
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LARGE CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF WEI TUO,MINGD. Large Chinese bronze figure of Wei Tuo,dated to Ming Dynasty, standing with the feet wide,the hands clasped in the anjalimudra in front of the chest, and the gaze directed...
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LARGE CHINESE CARVED AGATE COVERED URNLarge Chinese carved agate covered urn, the hu-form vessel featuring a pair of lion-head handles suspending loose rings, the sides displaying the longevity medallion, the...
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LARGE CHINESE LOBED FAMILLE ROSE GEVASE,19TH C. A large, Chinese, porcelain "Gu" vase with everted lobed rim, mythical beast mask handles with free-hanging hoops at either side of the neck, and multiple low-relief...
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2 CHINESE BRONZE FU LION SEAL, QINGDYNASTY A pair of Chinese, bronze, Fu lion seals, of square section, the seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a recumbent guardian lion with it's head facing forward,...
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CHINESE IRON RED BUDDHIST GUARDIAN LIONVASE Chinese baluster form porcelain vase having ringed lion head handles, and decorated with iron red Buddhist guardian lions with a poem to the reverse side. Approx. h....
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5 CHINESE PIECES, VARIOUS VASES & GUARDIANLIONS Chinese group of glazed ceramic pieces comprising a near pair of standing Sancai glazed Buddhist lion incense holders, one bottle form white glazed vase with a meander...
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CERAMIC GUARDIAN FIGURE-LOKAPALA - ChineseTang Dynasty large standing figure of the Buddhist Guardian of the East Dhritarashtra. The form in sancai glaze with the unglazed head painted in red to accentuate the fierce...
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