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12th C. Khmer Sandstone Panel w/ Hindu Apsara: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A playfully dancing voluptuous apsara figure, hand carved in high relief from pink sandstone within a flaming mandorla. Mid-sway with

0066: 12th C. Khmer Sandstone Panel w/ Hindu ApsaraEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

2nd C. Gandharan Gray Schist Seated Atlas: India / Pakistan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Large and quite lovely gray schist stone carving of the seated Atlas. While this region of Asia was conquered by Alexander the Great five centuries

0067: 2nd C. Gandharan Gray Schist Seated AtlasEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Laotian Carved Wooden Gilded Meditation Buddha: Southeast Asia, Laos, ca. 19th century CE. Carved from a single piece of wood and beautifully embellished with gilding and red lacquer, a Buddha presenting the Bhumisparsha Mudra (earth touching or

0067A: Laotian Carved Wooden Gilded Meditation BuddhaEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Gilded Carved Wooden Nat Figure: Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. 19th century CE. A gilded carved wooden statue of a Nat figure seated upon a double lotus pedestal with her left hand upon the knee of her folded left

0067B: 19th C. Burmese Gilded Carved Wooden Nat FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. Pair of Thai Carved Wooden Temple Chofas: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of tremendous chofas (sometimes cho-fa or chofah), dramatic wooden carvings shaped like sinuous flames that serve as finials

0067C: 19th C. Pair of Thai Carved Wooden Temple ChofasEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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19th C. Indonesian Painted Teak Temple Sections (pr): Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of gorgeous carved teak temple sections, each with an openwork column section between squared-off panels depicting repeated large, floral

0068: 19th C. Indonesian Painted Teak Temple Sections (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800

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19th C. Thai Wooden Coconut Grater - Feline Form: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lengthy carved wooden coconut grater in the form of an elongated couchant feline figure. The body is painted in lovely earthtone

0068A: 19th C. Thai Wooden Coconut Grater - Feline FormEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Late 19th C. Burmese Gilded Bronze Parinirvana Buddha: Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. late 19th to first decade of 20th century CE. A gilded bronze Buddha depicted in the lion's pose - the so-called Parinirvana Buddha, reclining upon a

0068B: Late 19th C. Burmese Gilded Bronze Parinirvana BuddhaEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Enormous Burmese Bronze Statue of Devotee: Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Skillfully cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process a very large bronze devotee figure sitting in double lotus

0068C: Enormous Burmese Bronze Statue of DevoteeEst. $7,000-$10,500

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19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Theater Puppet Head: Southeast Asia, Burma (modern day Myanmar), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted traditional Burmese theater puppet head, probably carved from Gmelina arborea

0068D: 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Theater Puppet HeadEst. $900-$1,350

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19th C. Nepalese Painted Copper Dharmapala Mask: Southeast Asia, Nepal, Himalayan, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Presenting a striking, dramatic visage, this Dharmapala mask was made from hammered copper with openwork eyes, nostrils, and

0069: 19th C. Nepalese Painted Copper Dharmapala MaskEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Fabulous 20th C. Indonesian Carved Wooden Garuda: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A marvelous Garuda figure, symbolic of all attaining wisdom, finely carved from teak wood that has developed a lustrous patina and shows

0069A: Fabulous 20th C. Indonesian Carved Wooden GarudaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Naga Temple Flame: Southeast Asia, Burma ( present day Myanmar), Ava Period, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive wooden flame, hand-carved, with feather- and scale-like relief motifs on its surface. This item was

0069B: 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Naga Temple FlameEst. $400-$600

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Fine 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Nat - Shwe Nabay: Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), Ava Period, ca. 19th century CE. A tall wooden statue painted with thick black, bright gold, and bright red details, with inlaid white and black stone

0069C: Fine 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Nat - Shwe NabayEst. $900-$1,250Lot Passed

Large Ancient Chinese Neolithic Creamware Jar: East Asia, China, Neolithic period, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A graceful, elegant biconical creamware (sometimes called plain ware) jar with two small lug handles integrated into the body and a wide,

0069D: Large Ancient Chinese Neolithic Creamware JarEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Huge Mid 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Kneeling Devotee: Southeast Asia, Northern Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. 1850 CE. A hand-carved Mandalay style wooden monk of a very large scale, liberally embellished with gold leaf and red lacquer, his eyes

0069E: Huge Mid 19th C. Burmese Carved Wooden Kneeling DevoteeEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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0070: 19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris - Old Deer Antler HandleEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Wood & Metal Sheath: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A kris (keris) with a curving serpentine blade in two tones of metal and an intricate wooden handle. The curved handle, carved from

0071: 19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Wood & Metal SheathEst. $700-$1,000

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0072: Rare 19th C. Indonesian Garuda Tom Law BladeEst. $500-$700

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Rare 16th C. Indian Bronze Shiva / Bhairava & Dog: Central Asia, India, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A bronze figure of Shiva holding attributes in four hands and standing upon a lotus pedestal. Behind him stands a dog - most likely Shvan, the canine

0072A: Rare 16th C. Indian Bronze Shiva / Bhairava & DogEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Indian Bronze Fragment - Buddha on Throne: Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A fragment of a cast bronze sculpture that once depicted the Buddha seated on a tiered throne. An attendant, still present, peeks out from one side of the

0072B: 19th C. Indian Bronze Fragment - Buddha on ThroneEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

19th C. Indian Orissa Bronze Figure: Central Asia, India, Orissa (present day Odisha), ca. 19th century CE. Cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a miniature Hindu deity holding traditional attributes on an integral base. Size:

0072C: 19th C. Indian Orissa Bronze FigureEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

19th C. Indian Wood & Brass Opium Scale (Dotchin): Central Asia, India, ca. late 19th century CE. A fascinating object, called an "opium scale" by Westerners and a "dotchin" in Asia, actually a scale used for many different purposes. The small brass

0072D: 19th C. Indian Wood & Brass Opium Scale (Dotchin)Est. $500-$700Lot Passed

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19th C. Tibetan Kapala Damaru w/ Silver & Green: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A two-headed drum, known as a damaru (damru), made from two skull caps that are held together by a strip of silver folded around their upper portions, its

0073: 19th C. Tibetan Kapala Damaru w/ Silver & GreenEst. $1,500-$2,000

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