- CHINESE RUBBING OF XUE TAO EX. MALCOLM
LEINChinese stone rubbing mounted to scroll. Possibly a portrait of Xue Tao (Hsueh Tao), a female scholar.
Provenance: From the collection of Malcolm E. Lein, former director...
[more like this] - CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA
& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
[more like this] - RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLE
EYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted...
[more like this] - TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARY
STELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
[more like this] - 18TH C. JAPANESE GILT WOOD AVALOKITESHVARA
FIGUREEast Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th to mid-19th century CE. This is a gorgeous wooden stature of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and celebrated bodhisattvas...
[more like this] - RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLE
EYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies...
[more like this] - 17TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL IVORY SANTO
SLEEPING NINOSoutheast Asia, Philippines, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. An endearing sculpture of the sleeping Christ child or Santo Nino Dormido -...
[more like this] - 19TH C. JAPANESE EDO / MEIJI WOOD SHO
KANNON BODHISATTV...East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful wood carving of Sho Kannon the Japanese version of Guanyin or Avalokiteshvara,...
[more like this] - GANDHARA SCHIST LIDDED RELIQUARY W/
FLORAL MOTIF**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A hand carved schist reliquary or casket jar, made from 2...
[more like this] - 2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPA
MODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
[more like this] - CHINESE DOMESTIC SHRINE STAND; PERSIAN
HELMET Comprising a Chinese carved wooden stand for a Buddha or similar devotional figure, late 19th century, of carved wood with red lacquer and gilding 24 in. H., 13 in....
[more like this] - Chinese carved wood devotional triptych;
with two hinged-lid closing panels; interior carved Buddhas with flowers and characters in relief to exterior; mark to base; 6 1/2" x 7 3/4" x 3 1/4" (opened, approx.) Condition:...
[more like this] - Chinese carved stone standing Buddha;
with mandorla adorned with various devotional beings and imagery; 31 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 7" (approx.) Condition: wear, losses...
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