OLD EMBROIDERED CEREMONIAL HANGING/TIRAI,SUMATRAEmbroidered hanging, "tirai", for Chinese temple, beads, metallic wrapped thread, braiding, bangles on silk, Sumatra. Size: 21'' x 77'' (53 x 196 cm).
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OLD BALINESE CEREMONIAL TEMPLE TEXTILE,IDER-IDERBalinese "ider-ider" or ceremonial temple decoration, cloth with pigment, highly detailed work on one continuous canvas depicting an episode form a Balinese version...
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OLD BALINESE CEREMONIAL TEMPLE TEXTILE,IDER-IDERCeremonial temple hanging, "ider ider", with rabbits, embroidered cotton, Negara, Bali, mid 20th century. Size: 12'' x 106'' (30 x 269 cm).
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LARGE BALINESE CEREMONIAL TEMPLE TEXTILE,IDER-IDERCeremonial temple hanging ("ider ider"), perimeter hanging depicting an incident from the Ramayana, silk embroidered cotton, Negara, Bali. Size: 172'' x 10'' (437...
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3 BALINESE CEREMONIAL TEMPLE TEXTILES3Balinese ceremonial temple textiles: a rectangular hanging ("tabing") depicting Vishnu astride Garuda, embroidered cotton, Negara; a temple perimeter hanging ("ider ider")...
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY SACRIFICIALLEG VESSEL**Originally Listed At $1600**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Quebrada Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A fascinating mold-made terracotta stirrup vessel with...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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MONUMENTAL MANTENO BLACKWARE SITTINGCACIQUE INCENSARIO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. An exemplary and sizeable incensario, skillfully modeled in the form of a male figure - likely a...
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INCA STONE CEREMONIAL VESSEL W/ SNAKESPre-Columbian,North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine hand-carved stone ceremonial bowl featuring high relief snakes across the sides. The vessel's body has a rounded but stable...
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20TH C. CENTRAL AFRICAN KUBA WOOD PORTRAITCUPCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating carved-wood cup in the form of a human head. Sitting upon...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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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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RARE ROMAN OR BYZANTINE SILVER MENORAHPENDANTLate Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful 94% silver pendant charm of an ovoid form with an integral suspension loop, depicting a seven-lamp...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAINGOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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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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COSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL ZOOMORPHIC MACEHEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mace head of bulbous form with a protruding...
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RARE OLMEC / MAYA STONE JAGUAR MASKPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Maya cultures, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mask of grand form depicting a stylized jaguar in all of its ferocity. The...
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CEREMONIAL SWORD& SCABBARD1865-1881 Secret society fraternal Knights of Pythias ceremonial dress sword and scabbard. Ornate scabbard has a man between pillars, pulling them down (similar...
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A JAPANESE RED LACQUER NEGORO SERVINGTRAY Muromachi period (1336-1573) or Momoyama period (1573-1615), a square tray with angled corners, traditional negoro decoration of red cinnabar lacquer above black lacquer...
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GROUP OF JAPANESE PRINTSGROUP OF JAPANESEPRINTS, including Hiroshige oban tate-e print of two sailboats, Toyokuni oban tate-e of a seated lady with tea ceremony implements beyond, a modern view of a temple in a forest,...
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN EARTHENWARE TEMPLE RELIEFPLAQUE Likely 16th c., Burmese, two ceremonial dancers carved in relief, script incised above the figures, remnant green and red glaze, fragmented plaque mounted on modern...
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Chinese glazed roof tile in the formof a temple figure wearing elaborate ceremonial robes; pierced through head, minor inclusions, glazing imperfections, wired through verso; L 8" W 4 1/2" H 18" (Approx.)...
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TWO JAPANESE SILK UCHIKAKE WEDDING KIMONOS20th century, includes two uchikake, the first with ivory silk ground embroidered with silver metallic arches, large floral blossoms in reddish orange and pale yellow, green...
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SOUTH PACIFIC DAYAK CEREMONIAL WOODCONTAINER 15 ½" x 6" x 3" Carved wood figural ceremonial temple container with lid, dowel fastener....
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CHINESE PAKTONG CEREMONIAL TEMPLE CENSERChina,19th CenturySimplistic form with octagonal gallery decorated with incised ocean wave panels supported by ribbed tripod legs....
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A George Medal and WWII five medal groupto Detective Constable Edward N. Snitch Metropolitan Police comprising GM Exemplary Police Service Medal 1939-45 star France and Germany star DM and WM; with a scrap album...
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Georges Weil (1938-) silver and 18ctgold 'Aaron' at the Yom Kippur Temple ceremony of Azazel wearing a gold ribbon about his head inscribed 'Kaddush Lishem' inset with semi-precious stones signed numbered 2...
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Hiroshige 19th Century View of villagersin the snow View of temple in the snow Interior ceremony: Three Woodblock pri...
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