JAPANESE PAINTED METAL HANIWA CANDLEPRICKETS, PR Pair of Japanese painted cast metal candle prickets in the form of the archaic Japanese terracotta statues made as ritual objects to be placed in tombs, the first...
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RARE BLACK POTTERY WINE VESSEL, JUE
SHANGDYNASTY ? ???elegantly potted, the oval body supported on three blade legs, the mouth extended to a cupped pouring tip at one end and a raised pointed tip at the opposite...
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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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NEPALESE RITUAL BELL GHANTADESCRIPTION:A Nepalese ritual bell/ghanta composed of cast metal. "Made In Nepal" label on inside. CIRCA: 20th Ct. ORIGIN: Nepal DIMENSIONS: H:8.5" x D:4.5" CONDITION: Great condition....
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2 BALINESE RITUAL CLOTHS2 Balinese ritualcloths: one wrapping cloth ("Kain Sembiran"), cotton, metal-wrapped thread, Sembiran village, Singaraja; and one ritual cloth, plant fibre and metal-wrapped thread, Bali,...
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TIBETAN BUDDHIST CROWN RINGGA & TIBETANBONE BRACELET1st item: Tibetan Buddhist ritual crown ringga comprised of five (5) individual polychrome painted images on metal, each metal plaque depicting various deities,...
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7 SECRET SOCIETY RELATED ITEMS, INCL.ODD FELLOWS1st item: IOOF Odd Fellows FLT ritual medallion/medal on braided cord necklace 16 1/2" L, folded. 20th century. 2nd item: 19th Century IOOF Odd Fellows red and...
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KANGLING TIBETAN/ BUDDHISM TRUMPET ANDPIPEA two piece lot consisting of a pipe and a horn. An 8" wood and silver opium pipe, large 14" blowing horn, carved bone with silver metal and various stone, high relief...
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BAULE & DAN MASKS, CHOKWE RITUAL VESSELABaule Ivory Coast Dance Mask, and a Dan Mask with metal framed eyes inset teeth and applied fabric and hair; together with a Chokwe Ritual Tripod Bowl with Mask faces from...
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5 COLIMA OBSIDIAN BLADES IN RIKER CASEPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of 5 stone spear blades hand-knapped from sizeable pieces of lustrous, black obsidian. The largest blade presents...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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MOCHE GOLD TWEEZER IMPLEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian,Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fine pair of tweezers skillfully made from a hammered sheet of 50.89% (equivalent to over 12 karat) gold folded in...
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LARGE MOCHE COPPER DISC PECTORAL W/REPOUSSE FACE**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. An incredible copper disc that may have been worn as a pectoral,...
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RARE MAYA OBSIDIAN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES(PR)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, probably Central Lowlands, Maya, Classic to Late Classic Period, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An incredibly...
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19TH C. TIBETAN RITUAL CUP / KAPALA(SKULL)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A kapala, a ritual cup made from a human bone from the skull-cap, the surface...
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ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE / LIBATIONBOWL (FOR WINE)Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A gorgeous libation bowl used for holding wine known as a phiale that exhibits a slightly...
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KONGO PEOPLES, LARGE FETISH "NKISI NKONDE"figure 20th c., Yombe group, DRC, carved wood figure with aggressive posture and expression, with applied animal hide, bones, metal, plant fibers, pigment, seeds and glass,...
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ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN SILVER METAL RITUALEWER Late 19th c., silver or silver plate, repousse decoration with dragon handle and engraved Shou, lid lacking chain, 6.5"h x 5"w...
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ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN SILVER METAL RITUALEWER Late 19th c., silver or white metal and brass, with floral engraving and avian central medallion, 9.5"h x 6"w...
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A GROUP OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST RELIGIOUSITEMS Early to mid 20th century, includes a Tibetan traveling Buddhist prayer shrine with well cast ornate decoration to the front including Buddhist Treasure Motifs, a Tibetan...
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COLLECTION OF EAST ASIAN ITEMSCollectionof East Asian.
A Nepalese Jhyali, a folk instrument made of 5 different metals. Threaded on a hide rope.
A Tibetan metal prayer bowl.
A bronze shrine ornament.
A Tibetan...
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THREE PATINATED METAL FIGURAL ARTICLES:DANCING SHIVA, SEATED BODHISATTVA INCENSE BURNER, AND LION-FORM RITUAL EWER, H OF TALLER: 11 IN. (27.94 CM.)Three Patinated Metal Figural Articles: Dancing Shiva, Seated Bodhisattva...
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TRIBAL: TIBETAN INSTRUMENTS, FOUR PIECES,HIMALAYAS, BONE, METAL, STONE, RITUAL BUDDHIST INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING: TWO HORNS MADE OUT O...TRIBAL: Tibetan Instruments, four pieces, Himalayas, bone, metal, stone, ritual...
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ASIAN: THREE RITUAL OBJECTS, 20TH C.,INCLUDING: A TIBETAN PHURBA (DAGGER); TIBETAN KARTIKA (KNIFE/AXE); AND AN ASIAN THREE PART STA...ASIAN: Three Ritual objects, 20th C., including: a Tibetan phurba (dagger);...
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE GILT METAL FILIGREE WITHCORAL BEADS MEGILLAH ESTHER SCROLL, 19TH CENTURY CORAL BEADS MEGILLAH ESTHER SCROLL, 19TH CENTURY, probably Izmir, Turkey owing to its sophisticated ornamentation, the scroll...
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A TIBETAN KAPALAA TIBETAN KAPALA (Sanskritfor "skull") ritual implement (bowl) with lift top, used in both Hindu Tantra and Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana), elaborately carved with hand made metal mounts, 7-1/4"H x 8-1/2"L....
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PATINATED METAL FIGURE OF A DEITY ANDA TIBETAN DECORATED LEATHER RITUAL CROWN, H: 15 IN. (38.1 CM.)Patinated Metal Figure of a Deity and a Tibetan Decorated Leather Ritual Crown,, Dimensions: H: 15 in. (38.1...
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COLLECTION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN METALRITUAL ARTICLES, 19TH-20TH CENTURYCollection of Southeast Asian Metal Ritual Articles, 19th-20th Century,...
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ASIAN: MIXED METAL BUDDHIST FIGURE,ASIA, 20TH C.- MODERN, HOLDING RITUAL OBJECTS, SEATED ON LOTUS THRONE, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE, 7 3/4" H.ASIAN: Mixed metal Buddhist figure, Asia, 20th C.- modern,...
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Two Indian white metal ritual hand fans,one marked silver, approximately 363g/Provenance: The Rookery, Middlesex...
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(LOT OF 2) TIBETAN METAL RITUAL MASKS(lot of 2) Tibetan metal ritual masks, comprising a gilt metal mask of a skull with a fierce expression and grinning teeth and another skull mask with red painted eye sockets...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC STYLE RITUAL DING TRIPODVESSEL Possibly Western Zhou Dynasty (10th c. BCE), patinated metal, the bell-shaped body with studded rim and upright loop handles on round tapering legs, with elaborately...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC STYLE RITUAL DING TRIPODVESSEL Possibly Western Zhou Dynasty (10th c. BCE), patinated metal bowl, the bell-shaped body with studded rim and upright loop handles on round tapering legs, with elaborately...
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A Large Tibetan Copper and Silver MetalEwer Hand hammered bhumpa (ritual water pot) in copper with silver metal repousse spout handle decorations on the neck and lid the handle with the form of a makara (mythical...
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2 vols. Late Czarist Russian FamilyPhoto Albums. Ca. 1895-1910. Folio & 4to, orig. leather bound albums, one with metal onlay based on statue of Peter The Great in St. Petersburg. Approx. 150 photos, incl....
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*A Collection of Native American Utilitarianand Ritual Implements including Inuit and other examples in metal bone ceramic and wood comprising a flute a comb a hook and others; 30 items total. Length of longest 20 inches....
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