Mongolian Antiques

DENVER (AP) – A lawsuit in Denver’s U.S. District Court names a “fossilized Tyrannosaurus bataar skull” as the defendant. The legal maneuver essentially repatriates the skull, 67 million years after the dinosaur’s demise, as if it were a living, breathing Mongolian citizen. The giant oval skull with long razor teeth will soon join a worldwide […]

NEW YORK – In 1526, the Mughals, descendants of the Mongol leaders Tamerlane and Genghis Khan, created an empire stretching from the Indus Valley and northern Afghanistan to sub-continental India. The empire endured until the 19th century, and flourishing trade sparked Mughal artisans to innovate within a wide range of arts and crafts, from textiles to […]

NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will celebrate Asia Week by presenting 280 lots from New York City-area estates on Sunday, March 20. Highlights include a pair of Indian Nandi sculptures, a large Mongolian censer, a Chinese Chang’e crane maiden scroll painting, a Southeast Asian Khmer torso and a pair of Chinese cloisonne fu lions. The […]