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Egyptian Late Dynastic Limestone Relief w/ Priest

1940s Native American Arapaho Ceremonial Beaded Dance Yoke

19th C. Thai Brass Buddha Hand w/ Chakra Flower

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19th C. Turkoman Tekke Wool Textile Carpet Panel / Bag: Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke people, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful woven and knotted wool pile textile presenting traditional motifs in a striking color palette of

0053: 19th C. Turkoman Tekke Wool Textile Carpet Panel / BagEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Middle Eastern Bedouin Brass Choker / Kirdala: Middle East, Saudi Arabia or Yemen, Bedouin culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful brass collar necklace known as a kirdala, a traditional piece for Bedouin women. The piece is

0054: Middle Eastern Bedouin Brass Choker / KirdalaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Scythian Stone Knife Handle w/ Bull's Head: Western Asia, Scythian culture, ca. mid-1st millennium BCE. A fabulous stone knife handle, hand-carved with the zoomorphic relief of a bull's head above a stylized image of a fish or petaloid motif.

0055: Scythian Stone Knife Handle w/ Bull's HeadEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Ancient Azerbaijan Meshkinshar Spouted Bowl, TL'd: Ancient Central Asia, southern Azerbaijan and northern Iran, Ardabil region, Meshkinshar, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000 BCE. A marvelous and massive pottery bowl with a short, tapered spout and a broad

0056: Ancient Azerbaijan Meshkinshar Spouted Bowl, TL'dEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Gandharan Glass & Gold Beads: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A stunning necklace comprised of 10 bell-shaped beads made from 87.5% gold (equivalent to 21K) with detailing and

0058: Necklace w/ Gandharan Glass & Gold BeadsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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1st C. Indian Kushan Sandstone Head of a Yakshi: Central Asia, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd centuries CE. A wonderful red sandstone head of a yakshi, a nature goddess associated with birth and nourishment who is normally depicted as the ideal of a

0059: 1st C. Indian Kushan Sandstone Head of a YakshiEst. $900-$1,350

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0060: 18th C. Indian Wood Carving Narasimha in 8-Headed FormEst. $4,000-$6,000

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18th C. Indo-Portuguese Ivory Statuette of Mary: South Asia, western India, Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) or Goa, Indo-Portuguese culture, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful ivory carving of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception depicted draped in

0061: 18th C. Indo-Portuguese Ivory Statuette of MaryEst. $4,000-$6,000

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19th C. Tibetan Gilded Votive Plaque - Mahakala / Tantric Deity: Central Asia, Tibet / Mongolia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A gilt copper panel repousse decorated with a detailed scene of the wrathful tantric deity known as Mahakala in a frightening

0062: 19th C. Tibetan Gilded Votive Plaque - Mahakala / Tantric DeityEst. $1,000-$1,500

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19th C. Naga Headhunter Pectoral - Trophy Head Depiction: South Asia, India / Burma border, Nagaland, Naga people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A bone face maskette carving - likely from a large animal such as an ox or camel. Piercings are drilled

0063: 19th C. Naga Headhunter Pectoral - Trophy Head DepictionEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

19th C. Azerbaijan Wool Textile Panel, Soumak Technique: Central Asia, Azerbaijan / Iran, Shahsevan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful square panel woven from wool using the soumak tapestry technique that almost resembles

0064: 19th C. Azerbaijan Wool Textile Panel, Soumak TechniqueEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Miniature 19th C. Indo-Persian Paintings (on Camel Bone): Central Asia India/Persia, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Three Indo-Persian miniature paintings, finely delineated with gouache and/or watercolor on camel bone, including two pendant scenes of a royal

0065: Miniature 19th C. Indo-Persian Paintings (on Camel Bone)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Indian Naga Necklace w/ Conch Shell Discs & Carnelian Beads: South Asia/Southeast Asia, India/Burma (present day Myanmar) border, Nagaland, Sumi Naga people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A large Naga shell necklace made from thick conch (chank) shell discs

0066: Indian Naga Necklace w/ Conch Shell Discs & Carnelian BeadsEst. $700-$1,050

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19th C. Tibetan Buddhist 2-Headed Drum (Damaru): Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A two-headed drum, known as a damaru (damru), made from wood covered in stretched reptile skin (possibly monitor lizard) and a thick strap sewn

0067: 19th C. Tibetan Buddhist 2-Headed Drum (Damaru)Est. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Sino-Tibetan Thangka Honoring Lama Tsongkhapa: Sino Tibetan, 19th century. A fine, hand-painted Sino-Tibetan thangka created to honor the Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), a 15th century saint and scholar of Tibet who was the founder of the Gelug

0067A: 19th C. Sino-Tibetan Thangka Honoring Lama TsongkhapaEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Thangka - Tsongkhapa, Disciples, Deities: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful and intricate thangka, a silk and canvas textile for Buddhist devotion and meditation. The scene is very detailed with dozens

0068: 19th C. Tibetan Thangka - Tsongkhapa, Disciples, DeitiesEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Wood Damaru Drum w/ Silver & Coral: Central Asia, Tibet or Mongolia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A two-headed drum, known as a damaru (damru), made from wood dyed green skin. The silk textile handle is ornate and

0068A: 19th C. Tibetan Wood Damaru Drum w/ Silver & CoralEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Tall Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 2000 BCE. A sizable and deep hand-built terracotta vessel with an applied and corrugated pattern made by pressing a cord onto the wet clay before

0069: Tall Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL TestedEst. $7,000-$11,000Lot Passed

19th C. Japanese Edo Figural - Kannon Bosatsu / Bodhisattva: East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 19th century CE. An ornate wood sculpture of Kannon Bosatsu or bodhisattva seated in lotus position with an elaborate, openwork mandorla and an annular copper plate

0069A: 19th C. Japanese Edo Figural - Kannon Bosatsu / BodhisattvaEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain Plate: East Asia, Japanese, Meiji period, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid porcelain plate of the Imari tradition boasting a scalloped rim that resembles the petals of a flower and hand-painted floral and

0070: 19th C. Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain PlateEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

19th C. Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vases (pr): East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of Satsuma ware vases, white porcelain overpainted with vibrant pigments! The scenes are figural, scholars or elite men in robes

0071: 19th C. Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vases (pr)Est. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

20th C. Japanese Painting - Bird & Flowering Branches: East Asia, Japan, early to mid 20th century. Signature/chop at lower left. A lovely Japanese painting on silk depicting a sweet bird with a crown of blue feathers perched among flowering branches

0072: 20th C. Japanese Painting - Bird & Flowering BranchesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chinese Warring States Bronze Crossbow Bolts, Arrowhead: East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 476 to 221 BCE. A set of 4 cast-bronze crossbow bolts, each of a lengthy form with a triangular head, as well as a cast leaded-bronze arrowhead with split

0072A: Chinese Warring States Bronze Crossbow Bolts, ArrowheadEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Warring States Bronze Chariot Axle Caps (pr): East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 476 to 221 BCE. A pair of cast leaded-bronze chariot axle caps shaped like stylized zoomorphic creatures, each perhaps a doe. The heads each present with

0072B: Chinese Warring States Bronze Chariot Axle Caps (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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