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Kuman Thong is an effigy or statue that is revered in Thailand by Animists (folks who believe that natural physical entities – including animals and plants – possess a spiritual essence, IF given the proper respect). If so, statues such as this bring good luck and fortune to…
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- Item Number: S-1358
- Provenance/Origin: 1957 from Nakon Pathon province
- Composition: Cemetery dirt & ashes. Hair.
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 7" x 7"
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 845.00 USD
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The middle Sepik Region of New Guinea is populated primarily by the Iatmul people, inhabiting small villages along the banks of the Sepik River and its tributaries. Life in these villages centers around the Spirit House (Haus Tambaran). Within its walls are a vast display of masks,…
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- Item Number: W-0899
- Provenance/Origin: Sepil River. New Guinea. Circa 1950-1960s
- Composition: Wood, cord and vegetal
- Dimensions: 52" long x ~5" at widest points
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 387.00 USD
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Several Egyptian gods took the form of a cat . . most notably, Bastet. Bastet, half feline, half woman, was the goddess of the home, women’s secrets, fertility, childbirth…. and cats. In many ways, cats became a religious icon and as well as household…
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- Item Number: S-6339
- Provenance/Origin: Budastic Egypt. Artifact
- Composition: Stone / clay with linen, paint
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 4.5" wide x 2.25 deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
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Oil lamps appear in the Torah and other Jewish sources as a symbol of “lighting” the way for the wise and righteous. Oil lamps and the light they give were important household items as well as being used in many spiritual rituals.
I have had this single nozzle terra…
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- Item Number: O-4801
- Provenance/Origin: Israel. Circa 100 BC to 100 AD
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 3.75" long x 2.5" at widest
- Weight: 0.25 pound
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Detail: This is a gorgeous and highly detailed Avalokiteswora of the Buddhist Pantheon. Believed to protect human beings while they cross the ocean of existence. Precious ornaments adorn her body. The sealed bottom shows an engraved design that I believe is the crossed-Vajra, symbolizing the principle…
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- Item Number: S-2211
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal / Tibet. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Silver & Nickel
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 5.75" wide at base
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 132.00 USD
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This is indeed a special Warrior / Guardian Head. It is a typical image used at the entrances of Chinese temple compounds. Well carved with a fierce expression and detailed features. Alabaster stone. On a museum mount. Certainly one of a kind and in perfect…
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- Item Number: S-6514
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa 18th Century
- Composition: Alabaster stone on museum mount
- Dimensions: Head + Base: 17" tall. Head: 11" tall x 7" at widest. Base: 8" x 8" x 5" tall
- Weight: Head: 14.75 pounds. Base: 11.25 pounds
- Price: $ 3,620.00 USD
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Detail: Excavated in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. Other examples of Majapahit terracotta can be found in the National Museum in Jakarta, The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Princess Hof Ceramic Museum in Leeuwarden plus in a superb book titled Majapahit Terracotta…
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- Item Number: S-0789
- Provenance/Origin: Majapahit Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 16th Century
- Composition: Terracotta on wood base.
- Dimensions: 7" tall on base x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 2.25 pounds on base
- Price: $ 725.00 USD
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Detail: Excavated in a cavern in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. This particular piece was part of the Van de Hout collection. Maurius van den Hout was an official with the Dutch Indonesian government in the years prior to WW…
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- Item Number: S-3682
- Provenance/Origin: Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 14th Century.
- Composition: Terracotta with wood base
- Dimensions: Head: 9.5" tall x 7.5" at widest. Head + Stand: 13" tall
- Weight: Head: 4.75 pounds. Head + Base: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 2,400.00
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Detail: This unbelievable 17th Century Buddha is a classic Shan Buddha from the Shan States. The detail and coloring are superb and the iconography is accurate for a late 17th Century date. This Buddha sits on a throne in the Bhumisparsa mudra posture calling the earth to…
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- Item Number: S-3272
- Provenance/Origin: Northern Burma. Shan States. Circa late 17th Century
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: Statue: 21" on base x 7.75" at widest. Museum Base: 8.5" tall x 5.5" wide
- Weight: 5.25 pounds on base
- Price: $ 1,875.00 USD
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Detail: This have been part of my private collection for many years. Acquired from a long-time art dealer in Denver Colorado. The evident damage to the chin and nose does not detract from the elegance of this historic piece. Circa 1850’s to 1880’s. On a…
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- Item Number: S-7514
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand / Burma. Circa 1850's to 1880's
- Composition: Clay / Stone
- Dimensions: 7" tall with base x 3.5" head width. Base is 4.5" x 4.5"
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
