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Roman Marble Head of a Youthful Barbarian

18th C. Indian Red Sandalwood Nude Ragini / Musician

Rare Moche Gilded Copper Bell - Owl - 56 g

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Bactrian Alabaster Offering Bowl w/ Handle: Central Asia, Bactria (Bactria-Margiana/BMAC), ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A shallow dish carved from creamy alabaster in tones ranging from nearly white to pale orange, with a rounded body and

0112: Bactrian Alabaster Offering Bowl w/ HandleEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Necklace: Ancient Central / Western Asia, Bactrian Empire, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A fabulous and wearable necklace consisting of 33 small seed beads which act as spacers, 25 larger spherical or cylindrical

0113: Bactrian Banded Agate Bead NecklaceEst. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Huge Gandharan Schist Head of Man: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An absolutely stunning and expertly carved grey schist, monumental head of the Buddha, depicted here in

0114: Huge Gandharan Schist Head of ManEst. $25,000-$37,500Lot Passed

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Gandharan Schist Relief w/ Buddha and Attendants: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A magnificent hand carved Gandharan grey schist relief fragment. At its center is a seated Buddha, flanked by

0115: Gandharan Schist Relief w/ Buddha and AttendantsEst. $2,000-$3,000

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2nd C. Indian Mathura Sandstone Torso - Kanishka: Central Asia, India, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Kushan to early Gupta, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A beautifully carved red sandstone torso from a relief of a figure wearing a long, flaring coat, a

0115A: 2nd C. Indian Mathura Sandstone Torso - KanishkaEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Lifesize 2nd C. Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size stuccoed head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a

0116: Lifesize 2nd C. Gandharan Stucco Head of BuddhaEst. $8,000-$12,000

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Indian Gupta Red Sandstone Relief Panel of Vishnu: Central Asia, India, Gupta Empire Period, ca. late 3rd to late 6th century CE. A lovely devotional panel carved from red sandstone with a high-relief image of the god Vishnu standing atop an integral

0116A: Indian Gupta Red Sandstone Relief Panel of VishnuEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

18th C. Indian Red Sandalwood Nude Ragini / Musician: Central Asia, Northern India, ca. 18th century CE. A stunning, stylized effigy of a Hindu ragini, a female musician known for playing traditional music in an enlivened manner. Hand-carved from

0117: 18th C. Indian Red Sandalwood Nude Ragini / MusicianEst. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

18th C. Indian 22K+ Gold-Over-Glass Thewa Necklace: Northwest India, Rajasthan, Pratapgarh, ca. 18th century CE. A stunning thewa (also theva) necklace featuring eleven pendants made via a painstaking technique involving 22K+ gold sheet and colorful

0118: 18th C. Indian 22K+ Gold-Over-Glass Thewa NecklaceEst. $18,000-$25,000Lot Passed

18th C. Indian Orissa Silver Mythical Chimera / Beast: Central Asia, Orissa, India, ca. 18th century CE. Cast from virtually pure silver - 99.9% silver to be precise - this figurine represents a mythical chimera animal - perhaps a variant of Reachisey

0119: 18th C. Indian Orissa Silver Mythical Chimera / BeastEst. $3,500-$4,500Lot Passed

19th C. Indian Necklace, Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire: Central Asia, eastern India, Cuttack, Odisha, ca. 19th century CE. An incredibly ornate piece of jewelry, distinctively Indian. The necklace consists of a latticework of gilded silver held together

0120: 19th C. Indian Necklace, Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, SapphireEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Indian Wood Shaivite Saint Corbel: Central Asia, India, ca. mid 19th century CE. A beautifully carved wooden corbel depicting a praying man. The corbel has a flat base that flares outward, its edges carved with lotus flowers in

0120A: 19th C. Indian Wood Shaivite Saint CorbelEst. $1,500-$2,000

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19th C. Indian Gold, Seed Pearl, & Gemstone Necklace: Central Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A gorgeous necklace comprised of hundreds of woven seed pearls with six small and one larger 12 karat gold hanging fish decorations

0121: 19th C. Indian Gold, Seed Pearl, & Gemstone NecklaceEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Fine 19th C. Indian Silver Belt w/ Elaborate Buckle: Central Asia, India, probably Maharashtra or Andhra Pradesh, ca. 19th century CE. A very fine and heavy silver belt - composed of three woven, flexible, snake-like chains; 6 loop-shaped separators,

0122: Fine 19th C. Indian Silver Belt w/ Elaborate BuckleEst. $3,800-$5,700Lot Passed

Indian 20K Gold Tabiz Pendant - Inlaid Diamonds: Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning gold (more than 20 karats) tabiz pendant inlaid with 21 cut diamonds diamonds (16 teardrop and 5 octagonal - measuring approximately 1.5 to 2.5

0123: Indian 20K Gold Tabiz Pendant - Inlaid DiamondsEst. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Fine Late 19th C. Nepalese Wooden Guardian Figure: Central Asia, Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting example of a carved wooden Nepalese standing guardian figure shown atop an integral circular base. The openwork body has

0123A: Fine Late 19th C. Nepalese Wooden Guardian FigureEst. $1,200-$1,700

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Khmer Stone Head of Buddha: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. late 12th to early 13th century CE. A handsome, well-preserved, warm-toned sandstone head of Buddha. Buddha's face is serene, with a

0124: Khmer Stone Head of BuddhaEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Majapahit Limestone Seated Figure - Royal Man: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A finely-preserved sculpture of a seated man, hand-carved from yellow-white limestone and meticulously smoothed to a uniform

0124A: Majapahit Limestone Seated Figure - Royal ManEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

17th C Thai Bronze Buddha Head: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, ca. 17th century CE. A sizeable bronze cast head of a Thai Ayuthia (Ayutthaya) period Buddha. His face displays an expression of the utmost serenity with

0124B: 17th C Thai Bronze Buddha HeadEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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19th C. Spanish Era Filipino Wooden Saint: Spanish Era, Southeast Asia, Philippines, ca. 19th century CE. A very tall, hand-carved religious figure holding three flowers in the crook of his right elbow with his right hand crossed over this

0125: 19th C. Spanish Era Filipino Wooden SaintEst. $3,600-$5,400

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Enormous 18th C. Nepalese Wooden Ladder: Central Asia, Nepal, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An enormous ladder used to enter dwellings built on stilts, hand-carved from a single hefty piece of caramel-hued hard wood. The ladder

0125A: Enormous 18th C. Nepalese Wooden LadderEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Indonesian Sumba Wood Drum - ex-Stendahl: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fascinating, long wooden drum in the form of a crouching human/animal hybrid, with one end a face with wide eyes and open mouth,

0126: Early 20th C. Indonesian Sumba Wood Drum - ex-StendahlEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

20th C. Dayak Bone & Rattan Chest Plate: Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A woven rattan chest plate adorned with overlapping slabs and discs of turtle and crocodile bone. Two long cords with

0127: 20th C. Dayak Bone & Rattan Chest PlateEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Indonesian Iron, Wood, Gilded Silver Kris: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kris (keris), a type of personal ceremonial sword. The Sulawesi-style handle is carved from coffee-hued hard wood

0128: Early 20th C. Indonesian Iron, Wood, Gilded Silver KrisEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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