ROYAL DOULTON SNOWMAN FIGURE MONEY BOXDS19The Snowman Gift Collection Money Box is a pleasant smiling snowman figure sporting his green hat and scarf. A large slot is on the back for money insertion.
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17TH C. CHINESE MING DYNASTY GILT BRONZESEATED GUANYIN...East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful bronze statue rich with iconography of a Bodhisattva known as Avalokiteshwara (also Guanyin,...
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VERACRUZ POTTERY SONRIENTE FLUTEPre-Columbian,Gulf Coast Mexico, Vera Cruz, Remojadas, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. An endearing terracotta sonriente (smiling face) whistle figure. Sonrientes are the most well-known of Remojadas...
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VERACRUZ MOLDED POTTERY SONRIENTE FIGURALWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas style, ca. 550 to 950 CE. An impressive example of a mold-made terracotta whistle in the form of a Sonriente or...
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18TH C. THAI BRASS SEATED BUDDHA, EXMUSEUM**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid brass Buddha seated in lotus position atop a tiered, triangular...
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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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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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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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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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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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EGYPTIAN WOOD & PAINTED GESSO SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An attractive sarcophagus mask that is hand-carved from hardwood and perhaps depicts a high-class...
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2 OESTREICHER BRONZE ROY ROGERS LAMPS(1998)Paul Oestreicher (American, 20th century). A pair of "Happy Trails To You" silicon bronze lamps, 1998. Signature, edition numbers (AP 2/4 & AP 4/4), and date (1998)...
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PAUL OESTREICHER BRONZE SCULPTURE -ROY ROGERS (1999)Paul Oestreicher (American, 20th-21st century). Roy Rogers bronze sculpture, 1999. Signature, edition number (AP 2/4), and date (1999) are inscribed. A cast...
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VERACRUZ POTTERY ARTICULATED MALE SONRIENTEPre-Columbian,Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 900 CE. An outstanding terracotta figure known as a sonriente - meaning "smiling face" - depicted standing with...
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19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATEDBUDDHASoutheast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy...
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17TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL IVORY SANTOSLEEPING NINOSoutheast Asia, Philippines, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. An endearing sculpture of the sleeping Christ child or Santo Nino Dormido -...
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RARE PREHISTORIC ANASAZI CHACO POTTERYBOWL, LIZARD MAN...Native American, southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Southern Colorado Plateau, Pueblo I / Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 875 to 1050 CE....
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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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LOUD / TERRIFYING AZTEC POTTERY DEATHWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. In my career spanning 30+ years this is the first and only authentic example of an Aztec death whistle I have...
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JAMACOAQUE POTTERY SEATED FIGURE W/BIRD HEADDRESSPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (also Jama Coaque or Jama-Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A delightful pottery figure of an elaborately-adorned...
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18TH C. INDIAN ORISSA STONE FIGURE HINDUGOD KRISHNASouth Asia, India, Odisha (Orissa) Province, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An elegant figure of the Hindu god Krishna depicted as a young man, skillfully hand-sculpted...
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EGYPTIAN WOOD SARCOPHAGUS MASK W/ BRONZE& SHELL EYESEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A sarcophagus mask carved from cedar (or possibly sycamore) wood presenting a mesmerizing...
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TALL 19TH C. THAI RATTANAKOSIN WOODTEMPLE GUARDIAN**Originally Listed At $4000**
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Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom,...
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MASSIVE 14TH C. THAI AYUTTHAYA STONEBUDDHA HEAD**Originally Listed At $6000**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A red sandstone buddha head that is slightly over life-sized,...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BUST OF MINERVA**FirstTime At Auction**
Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful pottery bust of Minerva - Greek Athena - the Roman goddess of war and wisdom, crowned...
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JALISCO POTTERY HUNCHBACK FIGURE, EX-SOTHEBY'S**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An evocative pottery hunchback figure depicted nude and lunging forward as he sits with...
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EXPRESSIVE VERACRUZ TERRACOTTA HEADOF ELITE PERSONPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A hollow ceramic head with an expressive and naturalistic face from a larger figure...
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20TH C. CHINESE LACQUERED BRASS SEATEDBUDDHA**Originally Listed At $500**
East Asia, China, Republic to People's Republic period, ca. 20th century CE. A lovely brass sculpture of a Buddha seated in lotus position...
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18TH C. CHINESE QING STONE BUDDHA HEAD**OriginallyListed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th to early 20th century CE. A pleasing stone head of Buddha with a serene facial expression, tightly curled hair...
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CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL HARPY EAGLE FORMPre-Columbian,North Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fantastical pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a harpy eagle, the distinctive crest at the top of the head -...
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JALISCO POTTERY NUDE PREGNANT FEMALE,EX-SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Late Preclassic period, ca. 300 to 200 BCE. A charming pottery figure of a pregnant female figure depicted nude as she stands...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN HEAD OF A WOMAN, EX-SOTHEBY'SEgypt,Roman period, ca. 30 BCE. A beautifully detailed, large terracotta head wearing a conical hat with long waved hair and smiling expression. Face with plump features and dimpled...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE NUDE BOY, EX-LAREINE MARGOTRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. Skillfully cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a statue of a nude boy, standing with his right arm extended...
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CAMPANIAN BLACKWARE ARYBALLOS - GREEKCOMEDY MASK, TL'D...Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. late 4th to early 3rd century BCE. An enticing and rare pottery aryballos in the form of a head wearing a...
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"SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX" STILL BANKCirca 1930s Figural Cast Iron Bank by UK maker Chamberlain & Hill, with painted surface, stamped "Made in England" to back of hat, 4" high, 4" wide. Paint losses....
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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