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Amulets are made in very limited batches and commonly commemorate the passing of a highly venerated monk. Amulets produced by monks at temples are consecrated which entails the mixing various materials that is in turn pressed by hand into custom wooden moulds. All through the process…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1582
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand temple
- Composition: Metals, bronze specifically, glass, enamals
- Dimensions: 1.75" tall x 1.125" wide x 0.5" thick
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Egyptian tapered monolithic pillars (obelisks) were erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient temples. Often carved out of one piece of stone – usually granite from Aswan – they were covered in alloys of gold and silver. All four sides were embellished with hieroglyphics, …
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1365
- Provenance/Origin: Likely Aswan Egypt. Age unknown.
- Composition: Stone composite
- Dimensions: 15.5" tall x 4" x 4" square at base
- Weight: 4.25 pounts
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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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 → - Item Number: R-1459
- Provenance/Origin: Paperback, 128 pages, 2012, new
- Dimensions: 8.25" x 6" format
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 16.00 USD
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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 → - Item Number: C-7610
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Copper with brass
- Dimensions: 2.5" tall x 4.5" diameter
- Weight: .5 pound
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: Contents: Buddhist Sculpture; Celts in Central Asia?;Shahi Sculpture Revisited; Wall Painting of Western Tibet; The Temple of Mustang; Interview with the Founder of the Nyingei Lam Collection; Lhasa’s Old Buildings; Asian Art in London; Pacific Asian Show; Gallery News. Very good condition.
- Item Number: R-5546
- Dimensions: 11.25" x 8.25"
- Price: $10.00 USD
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Detail: In Buddhism, these statues represent Arhat (or Lohan) . . a spiritual leader or practitioner who has reached high stages of attainment such as insight into the true nature of existence and nirvana (spiritual enlightenment). Due to their abilities to ward off evil, they have become guardian angels of…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-9468
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua, Fujian Province, China. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: Ranges from 5.25" to 7.75" tall
- Weight: 14 pounds for all pieces
- Price: $245.00 USD
