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BOOK:  “The Life and Actions of Alexander the Great”.  1843.  Hardcover.  Rare

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    Alexander the Great:  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 “no… Continue reading

The Temple:  Meeting Place of Heaven and Earth.  New Book. Lundquist.

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  The idea of a temple as a holy precinct, the meeting place of heaven and earth, is central to many of the world’s religions.  Offering a wide-ranging study of sites of worship, from tomb-temples of ancient Egypt to the temple of Hephaistos in Athens, the Kaabah in Mecca… Continue reading

Coptic Christian Cross.  Prayer.  Blessing. Handmade.  Abyssinian.  Ethiopia

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  This Abyssinian Cross reflects the elaborate style of Ethiopian crosses. The history of Christianity in Ethiopia is longstanding, dating back to the fourth century A.D.. At that time, King Ezana, ruler of Aksum, made it the court religion.   Ethiopian monarchs gave notable monasteries larger crosses,  but just… Continue reading

Buddha. The Spread of Buddhist Art in Asia. Hardbound Book. Rare. Japan

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If you like phenomenal full color Buddhist photos, you will love this 219 page book.  Text is in Japanese with English text on all exhibits.  Published in a large format (9” x 11”) in 1998, this book has over 150 color plates depicting various Buddha statues / representations… Continue reading

Very Sacred & Old Tibetan Human Bone Mala – Kapala – Necklace, Tibet

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Detail:  There is no question in my mind that these very spiritual human bone beads – carefully hand cut – are authentic and quite old.  People donate their own reesotericstuff.coms to nearby temples and the bones are converted into beads that form a very, very powerful spiritual mala.… Continue reading

Bronze Ganesh / Ganesha Chaturthi Statue, Nepal / Northeast India

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Detail:  Five-headed, multi-armed Ganesh originally acquired from an Indian woman who was living in Thailand until the mid-1980.  It appears to have a number of coats of colored lacquer applied.  I acquired it from an art collector in San Francisco in 2000.  In very good condition.… Continue reading

Wooden 17th Century Shan Burmese Temple Buddha, Shan States of Northern Burma / Myanmar

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Detail:  This unbelievable 17th Century Buddha is a classic Shan Buddha from the Shan States.  The detail and coloring are superb and the iconography is accurate for a late 17th Century date.  This Buddha sits on a throne in the Bhumisparsa mudra posture calling the earth to… Continue reading

Bronze Ganesh / Ganesha Chaturthi Atop Kalinga / Kaliya the Serpent Statue, Nepal / South India

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Detail:  Ganesh and Krishna often share the same poses and symbols.  Kalinga – the snake – is most often associated with Lord Krishna.  Cast in bronze with lost wax method.  Circa early- to mid-1900s.  Acquired from a gallery in Columbus Ohio in 1999.  In very good condition.

Bronze Avalokitesvara Consecrated Temple Buddha, China

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Detail:  This is one of my favorite temple bronze statues.  Not quite the 1000 arms  (although there are many hundreds cast in the background) but this Buddha does have the 7 heads.  The double Dorje or Wisha Vajra is stamped on its metal base and represents… Continue reading

Seated Bronze Buddha Statue, Thailand

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Detail:  I acquired this from a reputable antique dealer in Thailand upon his visit to the United States.  He claims that this statue is from the late-1700s to the early-1800s.  It is a bit on the crude side but that was the general nature of a statue… Continue reading
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