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Funerary Pottery Head.  Akan.  Ghana

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    Such terracotta and clay sculptures were made to serve a strictly funerary purpose, honoring – as well as commemorating –  the dead. This head may represent a deceased man. It may have stood alone or have been part of a group of figures in or around the… Continue reading

Large 19th Century Lacquerware Alms Box.  Buddhist.  3-Piece.  Designs. Elephants.  Mandalay. Northern Myanmar.  Burma.

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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… Continue reading

Old Shrine Vessel.  LP Thad Alms / Offering Bowl.  With lid. Ayutthaya.  Thailand

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    This is an old authentic shrine alms bowl used to celebrate Luang Phor Tuad (aka LP Thaud), a legionary high priest of Buddhism.  His story starts from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya period (circa 1580 A.D.) and he lived during the reign of King Maha Dhammaraja.  LP… Continue reading

Stunning Copper / Turquoise / Coral Pot / Container. Alms. Tibet

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This is just gorgeous!  Inlaid with turquoise, coral and metal designs, you will have difficulty finding this anywhere.  Even designs on the bottom are detailed and quite elegant.  Circa early- to mid-1900s.  NOT Chinese made. For the Serious Collector.

Vintage and Ornate Copper & Brass Offering Bowl, Tibet

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Detail:  With hand tooled brass dragons and rim/base designs, this copper offering bowl was used by Monks in their monastery / temples.  Circa early- to mid-1900’s.  It was found in a back alley antique store in Nepal.   It has been in my private collection for… Continue reading

Bronze Dragon Offering Urn, China

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Detail: Chinese bronze urn on a base. Style dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. Lots of detail on engravings / casting. From an estate sale in a rural village in Northern China. Age unknown   This item has SOLD.  Thanks M.H. !!!
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