TWO WAYNE HEWELL FACE JUGSProperty froma Private Collection, Georgia two ceramic face jugs, one with five openings and signed on bottom 'Wayne Hewell, No-3, 2002', the larger one with a lizard on forehead and...
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NATIVE AMERICAN SENECA FALSE FACE MASKCirca 1900. Carved and painted wood, brass. Plate 13. The Iroquois reverently address the wooden Face used in their Midwinter and curing ceremonies as Grandfathers. Its twisted...
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LANIER MEADERS AND CHESTER HEWELL, FACEJUGS, LOT OF 2 Lanier Meaders and Chester Hewell, Face Jugs, lot of 2
Southern USA, late 20th century, pottery, the Lanier Meaders with incised signature dated 1988, together...
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A LARGE EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD MASK WITHTHE LARGEST FACE A Large Egyptian Carved Wood Mask with the largest face, the 1977 receipt notes it period as "26th Dynasty, from Minia (mid-to-upper Nile/Egypt, 900BC-600BC)",...
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PR. RALPH E. EARL PORTRAITS, HARDY CRYERAND WIFEPair of Tennessee portraits by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (1788 - 1838) depicting the Reverend Hardy Murfree Cryer (b. 1792--1846), in dark coat with ruffled collar,...
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2 OLEN BRYANT SCULPTURES, FACE VASEAND NUDE FEMALETwo (2) sculptures by Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017). 1st item: Asian inspired terra cotta face jar with lipped opening at top, over a molded...
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IVORY COAST GUERE-WOBE MASKGuere-Wobemake from Ivory Coast with teeth and horns; measures approximately 7" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
Bete carvers are renowned for one particular type of...
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FIVE WEST AFRICAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMEDMASKScomprising: three Cameroonian examples, Fang style, possibly late 19th/20th century, near pair with deeply concave forms with protruding foreheads, braided fiber hairstyles,...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA COWRIE SHELL MASKcarvedwooden face with elongated nose and spiked tusks, with cowrie shells, fiber hair, beard and face painted with black and white pigment, hanging rope attached to back, 26 x...
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EXCEPTIONAL FOLK ART CARVED GILTWOODSUNBURST TRADE SIG...19th century, made for the Sun Insurance Society, London, large dramatic form, rays centering a deeply carved detailed face, fine old surface, 54 x 54...
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RARE / LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PUKARA STONEJANIFORM HEAD**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, 250 BCE to 700 CE....
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COLIMA POTTERY PORTRAIT VESSEL W/ HELMETPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the shape of a portrait head. The vessel exhibits a slightly convex but stable...
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STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLDMAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the...
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LARGE GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE MASKETTEPENDANTPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large face maskette of a solid composition, hand-carved from a mottled light...
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FINE COLIMA POTTERY SEATED ITHYPHALLICFIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated ithyphallic figure. Highly...
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PUBLISHED / HUGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHAHEADCentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EGYPTIAN PAINTED / GESSO CEDAR SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous and endearing example of a mask that is hand-carved from finely grained cedar that would have attached...
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REMARKABLE OLMEC POTTERY WAILING BABYFIGUREPre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting...
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SUPERB TEOTIHUACAN SERPENTINE MASKPre-Columbian,Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 450 to 650 CE. How lovely! An exemplary Teotihuacan mask sculpted from serpentine in rich hues of midnight green, olivine, and sage, and presenting...
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RARE & LARGE JALISCO BICHROME NUDE SEATEDFEMALE FIGURE...Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A splendid pottery female figure shown seated with legs stretched before her and slender arms bent...
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FINE SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEADAncientMiddle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues,...
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ORNATE 8TH C. JAVANESE GOLD LEAF MASKOF KALASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Classic Period, ca. 8th to 11th century CE. Stunningly detailed and brimming with sophistication, an ornate funerary mask made...
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LIFESIZE+ 2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST HEADOF BUDDHACentral Asia, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An exceptional, larger-than-life head of the enlightened Buddha, skillfully sculpted from gray schist to...
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4TH C. GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD ENLIGHTENEDBUDDHACentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO SPIRIT MASKS OKOROSHIOJO STYLE**Originally Listed At $750**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of dark wooden masks in the Okoroshi Ojo style carved...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SARCHOPHAGUS MASK NATURALISTICFEMALEAncient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 300 CE. A sarcophagus mask of a woman's face, made from layers of plaster or stucco upon papyrus or linen, and painted...
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ROMAN EMPIRE STYLE MARBLE HEAD OF AGODDESS, PROBABLY VENUS POSSIBLY RENAISSANCE PERIOD, 14TH-17TH CENTURYRoman Empire Style Marble Head of a Goddess, Probably Venus, Possibly Renaissance Period, 14th-17th...
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CHINESE SAND STONE CARVED LUOHAN HEADON STAND Chinese well carved and expressive limestone head of a Luohan, dated to Ming Dynasty, Luohan also called arhats, were the original disciples of the Buddha and are...
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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC GILT CARTONNAGEMASK
CIRCA 2ND/1ST CENTURY B.C. Polychrome pigment and gilding over cartonnage, the tripartite wig elaborately decorated with the upper section a gold and blue checked pattern,...
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MATTHEW HEWELL (GA, 1972- ) FACE JUGGeorgia Folk Art Stoneware Face Jug, by fourth generation Hewell family artisan, Matthew Hewell, with applied lizard to forehead, applied facial features, china teeth and...
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BENIN HEAD OF PRINCE, EDO PEOPLES, BRITISHBENIN 11 ?" x 6 ?" x 5 ¾" Bronze (brass) head bust, hollow cast. Well formed and executed casting of a youthful, well- nourished male. The hair is in fact a beaded crown...
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BENIN HEAD OF AN OBA, EDO PEOPLES, BRITISHBENIN 11 ?" x 7 ¾" x 7" Bronze (brass) head of a king (Oba), hollow cast. A high crested headdress crowns this sculpture of a Benin Oba. The upper portion is a thick curved...
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Hewell face jug, snake across forehead,runny alkaline glaze, broken china teeth, base signed "Nathaniel Hewell 2003" (son of Chester Hewell, Gillsville, Georgia), 10-3/4 in....
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Igbo Peoples Face Mask, Nigeria, thewood mask with attached cloth costume fragment around the perimeter, the elaborate deeply incised design hairdo with human hair applied at the top, the kaolin-covered face...
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Pende Peoples Face Mask Called "Mbuya",Democratic Republic of the Congo, the wood face painted with black and white pigment and with perforated openings for the eyes, nostrils and mouth, the latter crescent-shaped,...
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