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According to Chinese tradition, green jade represents the five human virtues of courage, modesty, justice, compassion, wisdom . . . with strong spiritual vibes connected to the heart chakra.
And mix that with some handcrafted bronze work and you have an outstanding piece of art from…
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- Item Number: V-9817
- Provenance/Origin: Nanyang China. Dushan mines. Early 1900s
- Composition: Jadestone, bronze
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 5.5" in diameter
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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This master Tibetan singing bowl is handmade (hammered) and consists of seven metals from a bronze alloy.
Such master bowls are thought to have more power resonating during meditation, Chakra healing and body therapy.
Many people are using this specific 349Hz frequency for healing while others…
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- Item Number: C-6661
- Provenance/Origin: Artisan village in the Himalayan foothills
- Composition: 7 metals
- Dimensions: 10.5" in diameter 4.5" tall
- Weight: 6.75 pounds for all items
- Price: $ 255.00 USD
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Like all the singing bowls I carry, this green crystal bowl is of the highest quality with a purity higher than 99.99% quartz.
Put the rubber “O” ring beneath the bowl. Tap the outside rim of the bowl and begin to guide the striker around the…
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- Item Number: O-5839
- Composition: Quartz
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 10" in diameter
- Weight: 5 pounds with mallet and ring
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Like all of my the singing bowls, this orange crystal bowl is of the highest quality with a purity higher than 99.99% quartz.
Put the rubber “O” ring beneath the bowl. Tap the outside rim of the bowl and begin to guide the striker around the…
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- Item Number: O-1412
- Composition: Quartz
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 9" in diameter
- Weight: 4 pounds with mallet and ring
- Price: $ 148.00 USD
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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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With the image of Isis (aka Aset) – a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world – these two bookends are cast in a stone composite material and stained to resemble a light green and gold patina.
Isis – known as…
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- Item Number: S-7405
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown
- Composition: Stone composite
- Dimensions: 8.75" tall x 7" at widest x 2.5" thick. Each
- Weight: 7 pounds both
- Price: $ 145.00 USD for pair
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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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The phurba – aka kila – was and is used as a ritual implement to signify stability on sacred grounds/earth during ceremonies.
As a tool of exorcism, the kila can hold demons in place . . . binding and pinning down negative energies from the mind…
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- Item Number: W-4135
- Provenance/Origin: Kathmandu Valley. Early 2000s
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 2.25" wide x 2.25" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 155.00 USD
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This is a representation of a medicine man (Nele). A spirit is summoned from the figure and the soul of the patient is placed within. To aid in the healing process, the shaman chants and the burning of cacao beans in a clay censer beneath the…
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- Item Number: S-6356
- Provenance/Origin: Carti sector: Guna Yala (San Blas islands), Panama. Acquired in the late 1900s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 2.25" at widest point
- Weight: 0.75 pound
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
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Acquired from the Hunt Slonem’s collection, an American painter and sculptor. Interestingly enough, one of his most well-known quotes is: “I would say my whole life could be summed up by the word ‘exotica’”. Wonder what the rest…
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- Item Number: S-6330
- Provenance/Origin: 18th Century, Thailand. Slonem Collection
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 7" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
