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Egyptians used silver as early as the Predynastic Period (ca. 4400–3100 B.C.) and was important – as was gold – for personal ornaments and decorative/religious objects in Egypt through Roman times.
Since Egypt essentially had no silver from its lands, sources were from neighboring countries specifically Persia…
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- Item Number: C-6854
- Provenance/Origin: Handcrafted. Early 1900s. Cairo Egypt
- Composition: Silver & other metals. Turquoise
- Dimensions: 6.5" tall with lid on x 3.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 290.00 USD
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Original pieces from ancient Egypt are almost impossible to acquire at a reasonable price. And there are the issues of importing, exporting, authentication and language.
With that said, here is an item that is old but not necessarily ancient.
Pharaonic figures painted on a small…
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- Item Number: C-1710
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor antique shop. Likely from the 1930s or earlier
- Composition: Box is wood. Ushabti is stone
- Dimensions: Box: 7" wide x 5" deep x 4" tall; Shabti: 4.75" tall
- Weight: 2 pounds for both
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Batak tribes are well known for their carved medicine containers like this (see C-7734, for another). This one is less artistic and more functional, but using the traditional motifs of the Singa (protective creature) and ASO (human-like heads).
Functional? This particular container was used (lightly)…
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- Item Number: C-0450
- Provenance/Origin: Halangan. N. Sumatra. Age unknown.
- Composition: Wood, metal, cord
- Dimensions: 10" long x 4.5" deep x 5.25" tall
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 110.00 USD
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From Mandalay – the city and royal capital of northern Burma.
Elephants, elephants, elephants . . . all around and on the bottom. Elephants are most revered among most animals by Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia . . .and they appear all over this box along…
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- Item Number: C-7919
- Provenance/Origin: Mandalay Burma. Late 19th Century
- Composition: Lacquerware
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter, 12" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 895.00 USD
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Detail: Elegant hinged box is richly hand-enameled over copper. Brass bezel and beading. Recently made. We have a variety of colors. Contact us.
- Item Number: O-2410
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Metal and enamel
- Dimensions: ~ 2" in diameter x 1" thick
- Weight: 1.4 ounces
- Price: $15.00 USD each
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Detail: This box has dimensional dragons on each side plus some drawings on a flat surface on each corner. Very unique. It has been in my personal collection for over 20 years. Circa mid-1900’s. In pristine condition.
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- Item Number: C-8888
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 3.5" tall x 3.75" wide
- Weight: 2.4 ounces
- Price: $65.00 USD
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Detail: Betel is the leaf of a vine that is valued as a mild stimulant and for its medicinal properties. Wrapping leaves and stuffing them into the Areca nut – itself a stimulant – is called, at least to those in Southeast Asia, Betel Nut. This antique brass container is…
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- Item Number: C-3363
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo family. Circa late-1800's.
- Composition: Heavy brass
- Dimensions: 9.75" wide x 4.25" tall x 5.5" deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $345.00 USD
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Detail: This medicine container was used by the Batak Tribes in Sumatra. Carved from one piece of wood. Singa (mythical protective creatures) heads are looking up on each end of the box. An ASO (human-like head) adorns the top of the lid. These boxes are used to store medicines or…
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- Item Number: C-7734
- Provenance/Origin: Sumatra. Circa mid- to late- 1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 13.25" wide x 6.5" tall
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $195.00 USD
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Early 1900’s or older. Extremely rare and museum quality. Shaman’s carrier. 17 Dayak figures adorn the carrier. It appears that there are figures corresponding to illness and medical conditions. Teeth and boar tusks are original as well as the coins that are embedded near the rim. Most likely lightweight items…
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- Item Number: C-1993
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo or Sumatra, early 1900's or older
- Composition: Wood, rattan, bone, metal
- Dimensions: 19" tall x 16" wide x 14" deep
- Weight: 10.75 pounds
- Price: $7,800.00 USD
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Detail: This is a Raja (village headman) box used to store valuable heirlooms and jewelry. The male Singha heads on each end are mythical protective creatures. Note the human figures beneath the Singha heads. A Cicak (a small nocturnal lizard commonly found in houses) carved on top represents deities who…
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- Item Number: C-9758
- Provenance/Origin: Village North Sumatra. Circa late 19th to early 20th Century
- Composition: Wood, perhaps Ireng
- Dimensions: 24" wide x 13" tall x 12" deep
- Weight: 23.75 pounds
- Price: $575.00 USD
