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Exceptional Antiquities | Ethnographic Art

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, so much more! All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are unconditionally guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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Bactrian Bronze Socketed Axe Head: Central Asia, Bactria (Bactria Margiana/BMAC), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A cast bronze axe head with a cylindrical socket decorated with a projecting bird's head and tail feathers. The axe head

0092C: Bactrian Bronze Socketed Axe HeadEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Very Rare / Long Scytho-Siberian Iron Sword: Central Asia, Scytho-Siberian, ca. 5th century BCE. A large, well-preserved, forged iron sword with a flat, broad blade with a series of six narrow, low ridges that run down the center of the blade.

0093: Very Rare / Long Scytho-Siberian Iron SwordEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

1st Millennium BCE Central Asian Ring Bronze Knife: Central Asia, ca. late 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A rare example of a cast bronze knife from this region, with one edge curved and sharpened, the other slightly wider. One end has a ring handle, cast

0093A: 1st Millennium BCE Central Asian Ring Bronze KnifeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Ancient Bactrian Agate & Bronze Necklace: Bactrian Empire, Central/Western Asia, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A lovely necklace with an attractive, balanced design comprised of twenty-eight bronze beads of lozenge and rounded forms, fourteen

0094: Ancient Bactrian Agate & Bronze NecklaceEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

Rare Central Asian Key-Hole Bronze Knife: Central Asia, Steppe region, Early Iron Age, ca. 9th to 8th century BCE. A cast bronze, single-edged knife with a triangular cross-section, a rectangular handle, and a hooked tip. One end has a

0094A: Rare Central Asian Key-Hole Bronze KnifeEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Ancient Bactrian Carnelian / Gold Beaded Necklace: Ancient Near East, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Bactrian, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful necklace comprised of 19 carnelian beads of various shapes (round, ovoid, lozenge) and 18 faceted round high

0095: Ancient Bactrian Carnelian / Gold Beaded NecklaceEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Indian Gupta Sandstone - Standing Yaksha: Central Asia, North India, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A hand-carved red sandstone sculpture depicting the portal guardian Yaksa (also spelled Yaksha, Yaksi or Yaksini) standing in a graceful posture,

0095A: Indian Gupta Sandstone - Standing YakshaEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Superb Gandharan Stuccoed Stone Buddha Head: Northwest Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A finely carved and skillfully stuccoed stone head of Buddha presenting a sensitively modeled visage comprised of solemn

0096: Superb Gandharan Stuccoed Stone Buddha HeadEst. $12,000-$15,000

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Indian Gupta Red Sandstone Torso of a God: India, Gupta Dynasty, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A red sandstone panel, perhaps made to be set into the wall of a temple, depicting a sensuous, fleshy, male torso in relief and draped with elaborate

0097: Indian Gupta Red Sandstone Torso of a GodEst. $1,600-$2,400

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17th C Indian Marble Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva: India, ca. 17th century CE. A finely carved sculpture, hand carved from a single piece of white marble with creamy inclusions, depicting an Avalokitesvara - a bodhisattva figure who embodies the

0098: 17th C Indian Marble Avalokitesvara BodhisattvaEst. $30,000-$45,000

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Incredible Gandhara Schist Head - Prince Siddharta: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning gray schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress. The face is sensuously and

0098A: Incredible Gandhara Schist Head - Prince SiddhartaEst. $15,000-$20,000

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18th C. Indian Steel Katar w/ Inlaid Gold: Central Asia, southern India, Mughal Period, ca. 18th century CE. A steel katar (also katara or bundi dagger), with an H-shaped horizontal hand grip and a long, pointed, triangular blade that sits

0098B: 18th C. Indian Steel Katar w/ Inlaid GoldEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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18th C. Sri Lankan Sinhalese Terracotta Temple Tile: Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, Kandy Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine decorative earthenware impressed brick tile that depicts Hansa (the sacred goose) carrying a lotus in

0098C: 18th C. Sri Lankan Sinhalese Terracotta Temple TileEst. $400-$600

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19th C. Tibet Silver Dragon Amulet w/ Coral & Turquoise: Central Asia, Tibet or possibly Nepal, ca. late 19th century CE. A gorgeous amulet, a Tibetan version in the style of the Himalayan amulet boxes known as "jantar". One side uses stones to depict a

0099: 19th C. Tibet Silver Dragon Amulet w/ Coral & TurquoiseEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Stunning 20th C. Tibetan Red Coral Necklace: Tibet, ca. mid 20th century CE. Make a statement with this stunning red coral necklace, the coral beads of cherry red hues (red and salmon orange beads are the most valuable) strung in a balanced,

0099A: Stunning 20th C. Tibetan Red Coral NecklaceEst. $3,500-$5,250Lot Passed

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Sino-Tibetan Clay Monk Tsa Tsa Tablets, ex-Sotheby's: Central Asia, Tibet / China, ca. 19th century CE. Sixteen clay press-molded circular plaques used as devotional tablets for consecrations and prayer. They include scenes depicting fierce, multi-armed

0099B: Sino-Tibetan Clay Monk Tsa Tsa Tablets, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Southeast Asian Neolithic Stone Adze: Southeast Asia, Thailand, late Neolithic, Ban Kao culture, ca. 2000 BCE to late 1st millennium BCE. A fine, polished shouldered stone adze found in Nan Province, Thailand, near the Laos Border. The

0099C: Southeast Asian Neolithic Stone AdzeEst. $400-$600

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19th C. Thai Gilded Wood Shrine w/ Twin Buddhas: Southeast Asia, Thailand, 19th century CE. A large wooden shrine figure with two seated Buddhas in identical postures on a rectangular throne. Behind them is an elaborate decorated screen that

0099D: 19th C. Thai Gilded Wood Shrine w/ Twin BuddhasEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed

Ancient Khmer Bronze Plaque w/ Dancing Parvati: Northwest Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An elegant cast bronze relief depiction of the Hindu deity Parvati dancing before a mandorla. Parvati is the goddess of

0099E: Ancient Khmer Bronze Plaque w/ Dancing ParvatiEst. $1,100-$1,500Lot Passed

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Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Short Sword: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son Culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a cast bronze short sword with a broad, flat blade that stays wide down much of its length before

0100: Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Short SwordEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Pole Axe - Decorated: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son Culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A cast bronze pole ax (ge) with a narrow, flat blade and a highly decorated tang. The stylized anthropomorphic and zoomorphic

0101: Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Pole Axe - DecoratedEst. $1,600-$2,000Lot Passed

Fine 12th C. Khmer Bronze Seated Naga Buddha: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, ca. late 12th to 15th century CE. A detailed bronze statue of Buddha, seated on a tiered throne composed of the enormous body of the giant naga, the serpent

0101A: Fine 12th C. Khmer Bronze Seated Naga BuddhaEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

12th C. Khmer Stone Naga-Enthroned Buddha: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. late 12th to early 13th century CE. An enormous grey stone Buddha, seated on a three-tiered throne, with the flaring, hooded head of a

0101B: 12th C. Khmer Stone Naga-Enthroned BuddhaEst. $35,000-$45,000Lot Passed

12th C. Khmer Sandstone Female Goddess (Devi): Southeast Asia, Khmer Empire, Suryavarman II period or earlier, ca. 12th century CE. A brown-grey sandstone carving of a Devi (also known as a Devata or Aspara), which means 'female goddess' in

0101C: 12th C. Khmer Sandstone Female Goddess (Devi)Est. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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