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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…
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- Item Number: S-7835
- Provenance/Origin: Swenett / Aswan Village
- Composition: Limestone and coloring
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 5" widest x 5" deep
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 550.00 USD
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: I’ve spent almost a year now researching him, his family, his enemies (who turned allies), his horse, his motivations, his mental state, his death, his art, his monuments and homes… and a lot more.
Complex, intriguing, fascinating . . . with many…
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- Item Number: S-2026
- Provenance/Origin: Greece
- Composition: Casting Stone
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 5" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 96.00 USD
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Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located 30 miles northeast of Mexico City. The city – which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 – was settled in early 400 B.C. and evolved into a powerful and influential city by 400 A.D. However, when the…
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- Item Number: S-6796
- Provenance/Origin: Teotihuacan Culture. 100 - 500 A.D.
- Composition: Clay on wood stand
- Dimensions: 4" tall x 1.75" wide x 1.5" deep on stand
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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Parvati is a Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, marriage, children and devotion. Add to that: divine strength and power . . . which seems to sum up what is positive in the world today.
The esotericstuff.com thing to know is that Parvati is…
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- Item Number: S-6031
- Provenance/Origin: Jadhpur Rajasthan,India. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 5" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 6.25 pounds without tile
- Price: $ 465.00 USD
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It’s anti-establishment. It is so well crafted of resin that you have to touch it to determine it is not leather. . . . and then you are not really sure. Lots of fun gismos,…
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- Item Number: S-2003
- Provenance/Origin: Recent
- Composition: Designer Resin
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 7" at widest point x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 88.00 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 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: Surya, the supreme light, is the chief solar deity in Hinduism. In Shaivite theology, Surya is said to be one of the eight forms of Shiva. This head in a beige hard stone (appears to be harder than sandstone) is said to be 600+…
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- Item Number: S-3238
- Provenance/Origin: India. Temple. 600+ years old.
- Composition: Stone or sandstone
- Dimensions: 9" tall on base x 5" widest on statue
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $750.00 USD
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Detail: A stone Buddha head from a larger statue in a South China temple. Acquired by an art dealer who was part of a restoration team in the 1950’s. It was unclear what happened to the reesotericstuff.comder of the statue. Circa late-1700’s to early-1800’s. …
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- Item Number: S-2533
- Provenance/Origin: South China Buddhist temple. Circa late-1700's or early-1800's
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 3" tall x 2.5" at the widest
- Weight: 1 pound without base
- Price: $145.00 USD
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Detail: I think this is a stylized version of an 8th Century Dvaravati Buddha. I am a bit confused with the headdress that normally is a double bun. I would like to hear from you about this representation. I do not believe it is the Mathura…
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- Item Number: S-1735
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand?
- Composition: Brass or Bronze
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall on 3" wood base
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $50.00 USD
