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Nothing . . that would adequately describe this Buddha head.
The crown of hair (aka Ushnisha) – one of the most iconic features of Buddhist art – is fully in tact with the common peppercorn-like curls (representing freedom) and moving upward…
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- Item Number: S-0489
- Provenance/Origin: Collector's hands since late 1960s. Thailand
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall (18" on stand) x 8" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 10.5 pounds
- Price: $ 715.00 USD
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Detail: From the Fujian Province in China. An operatic statue in red, green and blue lacquers with gold leaf designs. In our Tingjiang collector’s family for 4 generations. For the
Serious Collector.
- Item Number: S-0106
- Provenance/Origin: China, Fujian Province. Private Collection.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 7.5" wide
- Weight: 2.7 pounds
- Price: $650.00 USD
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Ramesses II, reigning from 1279 – 1212 B.C., was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Despite a difficult start to his rule, he used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom (Ancient Egypt’s Golden Age).
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- Item Number: S-5419
- Provenance/Origin: Private Auction 1969. Luxor Egypt. Age unkknown.
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 4.5" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 7.5 pounds
- Price: $ 480.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Elephants were always the most popular for these…
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- Item Number: S-8453
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early 1900's
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 7.75" long
- Weight: 3.25 pounds
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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Detail: This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies. It’s head is made of bone. The original owner is a member of the Nimo Tribe located on the Aria River, a tributary of the May River. Specifically used to hunt HUMANS, but not that…
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- Item Number: W-5189
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bone and Bamboo
- Dimensions: 62" long
- Weight: 6 ounces
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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Chi Lin – or the Dragon Horse – is a classic feng shui protection cure and mythological creature. Loyal to its owner and a protector to the owner’s house, the Chi Lin is of a royal status than other guardians.
Xiu Jade – aka Xiuyan…
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- Item Number: S-5092
- Provenance/Origin: Xiuyan City China, Hand carved
- Composition: Natural green Xiu (Xiuyan) jade
- Dimensions: Pair: 7" tall x ~9" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: Pair: 12.75 pounds on stands
- Price: $ 1,375.00 USD
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A shotel is a curved double-edged sword originating in Ethiopia or Abyssinia. The Ethiopian swordsmen who were trained in using this weapon were known as shotelai. The curve on the shotel’s blade varies from the Persian shamshir.
Battle use of the Shotel involves “hooking” attacks both against…
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- Item Number: W-1486
- Provenance/Origin: Ethiopia. Circa late 1800s to early 1900s
- Composition: Metal, wood, leather
- Dimensions: 35" long in sheath
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 445.00 USD
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Authentic headhunting swords like this were popular in the mid- to late- 1800s . . . even up to the mid-1900s (in certain locations).
The primitive weapon collector I purchased it from said it had a sterling silver foundation with copper inlay and brass handle . .…
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- Item Number: O-9373
- Provenance/Origin: Replica. Southeast Asia. Circa early- to mid-1900s
- Composition: Sterling silver, copper and brass
- Dimensions: 8" long total. 6.25" blade
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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A funerary vessel found near Yichang, western Hubei Province and near the Yangtze River.
Such vessels were quite common and they were left with the deceased in hopes that their souls would eventually reside in the vessel. The culture did not last long and was preceded…
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- Item Number: V-0821
- Provenance/Origin: Shijiahe Culture, Late Neolithic, Yichang. 2500 - 2000 B.C.
- Composition: Clay
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 11" wide, handle to handle
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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By now you know the significance of this Hindu deity riding between the Garuda (protector) wings. If not, ask me. I have books on the symbolism .
Carved in the 1940s -1950s in the town of Ubud in the…
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- Item Number: S-1250
- Provenance/Origin: Ubud Bali. 1940s - 1950s
- Composition: Wood, gold leaf, paint
- Dimensions: 36" tall x ~34" at widest
- Weight: ~25 pounds
- Price: $ 1,650.00 USD
