WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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LARGE ANCIENT CHINESE STONE CARVED HEADOF BUDDHA Life-Sized Striated Granite Sculpture of the Buddha, Ming Dynasty or earlier, depicted with sublime facial expression, elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair with...
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JADE COSMETIC BOX AND COVEROf circularsection on short foot, the exterior centered with an ancient Chinese character carving in relief, the stone of celadon tone with white inclusions. D:6.3cm, H:3.5cm...
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STUNNING CHINESE JADE BAT DEITY FINIALEastAsia, China, Republic Period, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A stunning carved jade stone in the form of a stylized bat creature! The bat rests on a flat base with a drilled...
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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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NECKLACE W/ OLMEC JADE BEADS, DUCK HEADPENDANTPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning necklace comprised of nearly 100 ancient beads carved from omphacite jade,...
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FABULOUS OLMEC / PROTO MAYA JADE BEADNECKLACEPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning ensemble of 52 sizeable, hand-carved jade beads, all strung...
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TALL GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE TYPE M-14FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This is an incredible, abstract standing anthropomorphic figure of a large size,...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING MARBLE DREAM STONEIN WOOD FRAMEEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous stone slice known as a dream stone or shih-hua boasting swirling hues of caramel, mocha, light...
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MINIATURE TELL BRAK STONE VOTIVE - SEATEDBEARAncient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 3500 to 3300 BCE. An incredible polished miniature votive stone bear, a very ancient depiction of the brown bears who...
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4TH C. HOLYLAND STONE ARCHITECTURALELEMENT W/ MENORAHNear East, Holy Land, Judea, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. This a large hand-carved stone architectural piece depicting a seven lamp (6 branches plus a central...
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BEAUTIFUL BACTRIAN QUARTZ BEAD NECKLACECentralAsia, Bactria, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. This is a stunning and wearable collection of 19 rock crystals or quartz beads, hand-cut and drilled in ancient times, gathered here and...
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VALDIVIAN STONE IDOL ABSTRACT OWL FORMPre-Columbian,South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved volcanic tuff stone idol of a highly abstract form depicting what scholars believe to be an...
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EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC STONE BOWL -BEAUTIFUL COLORS!Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3100 to 2686 BCE. A beautiful bowl, skillfully hand-carved from stone to display a round yet...
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4 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS + 1 ROMANSTONE SEALAncient Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, 15th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 1650 to 1550 BCE; New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE; Late Dynastic Period,...
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RARE ECUDORAN LA TOLITA BONE FIGURALCARVING**Originally Listed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco), ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A rare example of a stylized anthropomorphic figure carved...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA JADEITE FIGURE & 2GREENSTONE PENDANTS...**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A remarkable ensemble of three carved-stone amulets from...
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19TH C. CHINESE STONE CHOP STAMP W/HORSE + INK PAD**Originally Listed At $350**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE.A stunning carved-shoushan stone chop stamp and ink pad, highly burnished...
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CHAVIN POTTERY INCISED JAGUAR VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Santana-Santa River, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A delightful ceramic vessel in the form of a stylized jaguar presenting a portly...
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ANCIENT ARGENTINE CONDORHUASI-ALAMITOSTONE MASKPre-Columbian, Northwest Argentina, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, Early Period, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An incredible funerary mask hand-carved from a large stone...
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RARE MEZCALA STONE TEMPLE W/ RECUMBENTHUMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A very rare stone carving that combines a traditional Guerrero stone temple...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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EXCEPTIONAL MAYA POTTERY SEATED SCRIBE,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $18000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond...
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MAYA GREENSTONE PECTORAL BEADS + EARSPOOL, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $6000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable...
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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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OLMEC STONE PENDANT - WERE-JAGUAR, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A remarkable andesite stone pendant or applique low relief carved into a figure...
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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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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONECONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CYLINDER VESSEL,EX SOTHEBY'S**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3150 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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RARE CHINESE BUTTERSCOTCH YELLOW JADECARVING ON FINE STAND Rare Colored Stone carved with a dramatic mountain landscape having travelers sheltering under an ancient tree, several pagodas on steep outcropping,...
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ANCIENT CHINESE CARVED STONE MONKEYAncient Chinese carved stone sculpture of a monkey with infant; 9.25"H...
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ANCIENT CHINESE CARVED STONE TEAPOTAncient Chinese carved stone teapot, Chow Dynasty 1120-770 B.C. 5"H 11.5"W 7"D; Provenance: Private collection, acquired from Mr. Lee Ki Ping of Hing Lung Jade, Hong Kong...
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