ANTIQUE GILT METAL CAMEROON CEREMONIALVESSEL . Human style double mask head with heavy chain,surmount 3 male fertility figures ,remainder of neck of vessel with concentric circles resting on bowl with protruding...
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COLLECTION OF AFRICAN BRONZE OBJECTSINC. BENIN. Includes (2) African Benin? bronze lidded ceremonial vessels - one displaying seated figures, and the seconds two horned animals facing opposing sides. Accompanied...
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2PC ALICE CLING & FAYE TSO NAVAJO POTTERYUnited States,20th CenturyIncludes a Yei motif handled Navajo ceremonial vessel by Faye Tso, and a tall elongated urn with highly polished exterior by Alice Cling....
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BRUNEI CEREMONIAL BRONZE VESSEL & BOWL,19TH C.A late 19th century Brunei ceremonial bronze water vessel and bowl, the panelled cast vessel decorated with molded motifs of dragons, salamanders and scorpions, rising...
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BRUNEI CEREMONIAL BRONZE VESSEL & BOWLAlate 19th century Brunei ceremonial bronze water vessel and bowl, the panelled cast vessel decorated with molded motifs of dragons, salamanders and scorpions, rising to a...
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Chinese Elaborately Carved Dark Green-BlueJade Ringed Foo Dog-Handled Tripodal Ceremonial Vessel, in the Ming Dynasty style, presented on an elaborately carved tiered custom Chinese rosewood stand, h. 10-1/2\"....
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RICHARD HIRSCH, CEREMONIAL VESSEL RichardHirsch, Ceremonial Vessel
U.S.A., 1997, ceramic, signed and dated, 11"h x 11.5"dia (base). Provenance: Property from the estate of a New England collector
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20TH CENTURY SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET AND2 CUPSCeremonial vessels engraved with Jewish emblems; Star of David and the menorah.
Kiddush cup is a ceremonial vessel to hold wine for the blessing said at Shabbat and...
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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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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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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
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GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OFFASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An elegant kantharos (wine cup) boasting a pair of sweeping high handles with support struts, and thumb spurs....
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LARGE CHINESE EASTERN ZHOU BRONZE DINGW/ LIDEast Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning and large leaded bronze ritualistic cauldron known as a ding vessel with a matched lid...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU GOLD RITUAL KERO(DRINKING VESSEL)Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chimu, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An elegant ritual kero (drinking cup) formed from a single sheet...
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TRANSLATED MAYA COPADOR CYLINDER W/STUCCO, TL'DPre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador, Ruler 13, ca. 724 to 726 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel boasting an incised band of glyphs,...
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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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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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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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NUPE PEOPLES, (2) LARGE POTTERY VESSELSNigeria, including a gourd-form water jar, pottery incised with linear bands and designs, rounded bottom, approx. 14"h x 13"dia; with, large ceremonial vessel, terracotta...
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AN OCEANIC CARVED WOOD VESSELAn Oceaniccarved wood vessel, Early/mid-20th century Appears unmarked Possibly a ceremonial vessel from Papua New Guinea, the tripod cylindrical vessel with all-over high relief carving...
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LARGE CONTINENTAL BRONZE CEREMONIALVESSELLarge Continental Bronze Ceremonial Vessel , two handles, allover applied decorative mounts , h. 19 in., w. 17 in., d. 13 in...
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AFRICAN BRONZE CEREMONIAL VESSEL ProverbialCeremonial Vessel with lid, lost wax bronze casting, Burkina Faso, West Africa, decorated at top with figures of a herdsman defending his goat from the attack of a leopard,...
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(4) ANTIQUE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY VESSELSIncludes an E-Karatsu Kashiki handled bowl, possibly Momoyama period, 4.5"h x 6.5"l x 4.75"w; a grey Shino-Oribe tea bowl with white designs, poss. Momoyama or early Edo period,...
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CHINESE BRONZE CEREMONIAL WINE VESSELON WHEELS Chinese 18th century style bronze and parcel gilt ceremonial "Phoenix Bearing Zun" wine vessel on wheels, the tall Gu form vessel with trumpet form rim rests in...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC CEREMONIAL BRONZE YIPOURING VESSEL; MANNER OF WARRING STATES PERIOD. 5 3/4"H X 9"W X 5 1/2"DChinese archaic ceremonial bronze Yi pouring vessel; manner of Warring States period., ceremonial...
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DOGON CARVED WOODEN CEREMONIAL VESSELAfrican, Dogon people of Mali, wooden ceremonial trough / ark of the world / ancestors' dish carved with twelve human figures, probably gods and goddesses, upon the rectangular...
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SOUTH ASIAN ANTIQUE BRONZE CEREMONIALVESSEL South Asian antique ceremonial bronze vessel with hammered inscription, possibly in a Tamil script. 14" H x 11" Diameter....
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CAMEROON TIKAR BRONZE CEREMONIAL OFFERINGVESSEL 29" x 14" Cameroon Tikar Ceremonial Offering Vessel, early 20th Century with figures stacked on sides and around the top....
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Collection of Four Oriental DecorativeItems, consisting of a Ch'ien Lung blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of a Foo dog seated on a pedestal, fourth quarter 18th century, h. 7-1/2"; a Kuang Hsu carved gray and...
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Two Bronze Items, the first a Tao Kuangpatinated bronze oblong ceremonial vessel in the Ming Dynasty style, second quarter 19th century, h. 9", w. 7-5/8", d. 5-5/8"; and the second a French "Grand Tour" patinated...
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Kuang Hsu Carved and Pierced Ivory CeremonialVessel, of two-handled, tiered, tripodal form, the Foo-dog masques of the second tier each fitted with a green jade ring, the curvilinear handles each fitted with a graduated...
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Decorated German metal serving/centerpiece;unusual plated ceremonial vessel with extensive engraving, decorative embossed feet and handles. Body and domed lid covered with stamped "coins" depicting numerous Germanic...
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South Appalachian Mississippian ceremonialvessel A.D. 900-1600 teardrop form with incised line designs and opposing side decorated with feline head and tail possibly representing the Great Lynx or Mishibizhiw. H6...
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Two Oriental Pots, one a Tibetan patinatediron tripodal ceremonial vessel, fourth quarter 16th century, h. 9", and the other a Chinese verdigris-patinated bronze ringed-handled vase in the Han Dynasty style (206...
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Group of Three Oriental Items, consistingof a Kuang Hsu elaborately carved, turquoise- and coral cabochon-set ivory cabinet wine ewer in "Dragon" decor, first quarter 20th century; a Chinese carved ivory dragon-handled...
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