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Ancient Coins, Artifacts & Hoi An Ceramics
12:00 PM PT - Dec 7th, 2003

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Malter Galleries Inc.

17003 Ventura Bl. Suite 205
Encino, CA 91316
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111 Items

Lot Description Estimates
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553 Lot 553

Carthage, c.150 AD. A nice red slip flat bowl, with ring-footed base. Maker's initials 'CN' and symbol st...

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554 Lot 554

Syro-Hittite, c. 1500BC, a miniature terra cotta head in the form of an astarte figure. Typical simplisti...

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555 Lot 555

Holy Land pottery lot! Four terra cotta pieces (3 crème slip, one in black) Including a cup, a vial and ...

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556 Lot 556

Syro-Hittite, c.2000 - 1500 BC. A terracotta chariot body with high front-piece decorated with two openin...

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557 Lot 557

Pre-Columbian art, Ecuador, c. 1500AD, a set of 5 small attractive and interesting earth toned ceramic mi...

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559 Lot 559

Pre-Columbian art, Mayan, c. 500-900AD, a large and sturdy orange ware four legged plate. Legs are mammi...

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560 Lot 560

Hellenistic, c. 300BC redware terra cotta trefoil pitcher. Single loop handle with small base. Body is ov...

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561 Lot 561

Afghanistan, c. 1800, lovely fish bead necklace in grossularite Garnet! 13 jade fish beads from 20mm-30mm...

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562 Lot 562

Pre-Columbian art, Peru, Chancay, 1200--1500AD, a miniature ceramic effigy doll. In typical pose in stand...

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563 Lot 563

Africa, Nigeria, Nok, c. 600BC-200AD, an earth toned terra cotta janiform head. Simplistic features with ...

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564 Lot 564

Islamic silver "Koran" box, circa 1700. Hexagonal in shape ad beautifully incised on top and sides with ...

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565 Lot 565

Pre-Columbian art, Western Mexico, Jalisco, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A seated and pregnant(?) woman with long t...

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566 Lot 566

Pre-Columbian art, Western Mexico, Colima, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A ceramic in red slip of a seated man in sl...

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567 Lot 567

Pre-Columbian art, Mexico, Chupicuaro, c. 600-100BC, a miniature standing pregnant woman, In yellow-crème...

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568 Lot 568

Pre-Columbian art, Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c.250 BC - 250 AD. A larger head fragment all painted in ...

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569 Lot 569

Pre-Columbian art, Mexico, Guerrero, c. 300-100BC, a large grayish buff carved stone fertility goddess w...

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570 Lot 570

Africa, Congo, Katanga cross. Measures 7" across. Nice condition. THE UNUSUAL KATANGA CROSS, By Joel Ande...

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571 Lot 571

Africa, Congo, Katanga cross. Measures 9" across. This one larger that the above piece! Nice condition.

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572 Lot 572

Africa, Benin, Fon Tribe, 20th century, a silver necklace with thin looped cire chain with an amusing li...

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573 Lot 573

Peru, Inca, c. 1200-1500 AD. A lovely textile doll of a man with turkey standing on his right shoulder. B...

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574 Lot 574

Peru, Inca, c. 1200-1500 AD. A simple but interesting red ware bowl with 4 lug and holed handles at the s...

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575 Lot 575

West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma(?), a carved wooden headdress of a female with distinctive 4 rowed coiffure. ...

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576 Lot 576

England, 14th - 15th Century. Another lot of 4 nice bronze bells, sans clappers, which were iron. All in ...

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577 Lot 577

Mali, Dogon, tall carved wood "Primordial" Couple! Old! Tall seated male and female. Both with hands hand...

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578 Lot 578

United States, c. 1880, a fine wooden stereoscope with brass and ivory fittings. Expensive features like ...

750
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579 Lot 579

Indonesia, c. 1875, Dayak Tribe, "Head Hunter's Sword". Intricately carved wood sheath with leather and t...

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1 Bid
580 Lot 580

Qing Dynasty, a large scroll depicting a sort of bird's eye view of the Chinese countryside along a river...

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581 Lot 581

Qing Dynasty, a similar but slightly smaller scroll depicting many different species of birds such as pea...

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583 Lot 583

Qing Dynasty, lot of three wooden measuring rulers each with inlaid silver markings. L: 13+ inches. W: 5/...

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584 Lot 584

Qing Dynasty, Kuang-Hsu Period, c. 1875 A. D. a fine brass lock and key, incised on top with floral scen...

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585 Lot 585

Qing Dynasty, Kuang-Hsu Period, c. 1875 A. D. a fine brass lock and key, incised on top with floral scen...

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586 Lot 586

Qing Dynasty, Kuang-Hsu Period, c. 1875 A. D. a fine brass opium pipe with an etched scene of two group...

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587 Lot 587

Qing Dynasty. a green jade chop with scarab-like design for seal. H: 6 cm.

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588 Lot 588

Qing Dynasty, a green "boulder" carving of a bearded sage with an attendant who is serving tea from a ...

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589 Lot 589

Qing Dynasty, a black jade carving of stylized animal-baby elephant sans trunk with fish-like attributes....

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590 Lot 590

China, Ming Dynasty, a cast lion/ox in two parts both sharing exactly half of the same inscription. Reput...

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591 Lot 591

Qing Dynasty, an old seal box with just a lovely small bronze chop left of a fu dog. Dim: of box 7 x 3.5...

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592 Lot 592

Qing Dynasty, Six bronze fu dog seals similar to above example. None of these were engraved with a seal ...

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593 Lot 593

Tibet, 14th cent. Bronze "guo" amulet box with incised design of Jambhala., god of good fortune. H:9.3 ...

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594 Lot 594

Tibet, c. 1700, bronze seated Buddha, holding a small jar in his two hands which rest on his lap. Beau...

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595 Lot 595

Tibet, c. 1800, a copper reliquary box with fine repousse` detailing, made in similar fashion to Japanese...

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596 Lot 596

Tibet, 19th century, terra cotta chortan (stupa) amulet, the top coated with red paint. H: 4 cm.

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597 Lot 597

Tibet, 19th century brass dorge. L: 6.5". See Stone, Weapons p. 632., along with a chatelaine with two m...

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598 Lot 598

Korea, 16th-17th century, a fine archer's ring carved from deer horn ..L:6 cm. . Very rare.

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599 Lot 599

Burma, c. 1800 -1850. A lot of 3 opium weights in the form of bird-like creatures called henthas. H: 5.2-...

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600 Lot 600

Indonesia,, Java, c. 1700. A "Jatim" or large combed blue and white glass bead with feathered or herring...

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601 Lot 601

Indonesia, Java, c. 1700. a strand of 21 Javanese millefiore beads or Jatim beads. Similar to ancient...

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602 Lot 602

Indonesia,, Java, c. 1850, A fine pair of krisses with ivory handles., wooden sheaths, meteorite blades...

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603 Lot 603

China, Qing Dynasty, a fine sculpture in alabaster of a laughing Buddha-like dwarf standing on wood base....

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604 Lot 604

China, a wonderful and ornately embroidered silk ceremonial priest's robe, likely Buddhist, probably circ...

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