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This large amulet is not really a scarab, even though the scorpion is strongly associated with scarabs. The reason is that scorpions are common on the belly side of scarab beetle figures.
Scorpions like this are associated with the Egyptian goddess of Serket. She was…
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- Item Number: O-1352
- Provenance/Origin: Heliopolis artisans. Circa 1950 - 1960s
- Composition: Stone, perhaps limestone
- Dimensions: 6" long x 3.25" wide x 2'' tall
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 118.00 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.
Isis (aka Aset) – a major…
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- Item Number: M-1197
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor Egypt
- Composition: Stone with some coloring
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5 wide x 2.5 deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 180.00 USD
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Classic Veracruz culture refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 AD.
This particular statue is from the Late Classic Period or between the 6th and 8th Century…
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- Item Number: S-6969
- Provenance/Origin: PreColumbian Veracruz. Late Classic Period.
- Composition: Clay
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 4.5" wide x 4.25" deep on stand
- Weight: 1.25 pounds with stand
- Price: $ 195.00 USD
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Rangda – a dramatic manifestation of the Goddess of the Underworld, Durga – is the demon queen of the Leyaks. Leyaks are spirit/ghost-like figures in Bali that appear as humans during the daylight but – at night – their head and entrails break off from their bodies…
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- Item Number: M-9901
- Provenance/Origin: Bali. Circa 1950s
- Composition: Hair, Wood, Cloth, Paint, Metalwork, Mirrors
- Dimensions: 48" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 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 relevant 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: $ 390.00 USD
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A traditional Blanc de Chine porcelain statue from the Dehua kilns but with a celadon glaze. Such colored glazes can only be added to a specific type of porcelain clay. The “southern” kilns invented and refined the celadon technique during the Song Dynasty. Longquan kilns gained…
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- Item Number: S-0529
- Provenance/Origin: China. Dehua kilns. Fijian Province. Early 1900s
- Composition: Porcelain with celadon glaze.
- Dimensions: 9" tall x 5.5" at widest point x 4" deep
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
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Detail: I believe this is a representation of Thailand’s Rice Goddess. Made from a composite of buffalo bone and resin. Hand finished and polished to a dark burgundy tone. Gorgeous. From a private collector in San Francisco. Circa mid- to late-1900’s. Perfect condition.
- Item Number: S-3017
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Buffalo bone and resin
- Dimensions: 10.25" tall x 2.25" at base
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: As a goddess, Durga’s feminine power contains the energies of the gods. She holds – in her many arms – weapons from various gods. Durga was created as a warrior goddess to fight demons (namely Mahisha). She rides on her Dawon (lion or tiger). …
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- Item Number: S-3598
- Provenance/Origin: India. Mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 10" at widest
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $265.00 USD
