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Egyptian Graeco-Roman Mosaic Glass Inlays - Pornoboskos

Chinese Western Zhou Bronze "Jue" Wine Vessel

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Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana

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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront farmhouse known as "The Homestead," which was built in 1735. An aristocratic family hailing from Holland, the Van Wycks played a prominent role in American history. Several members of the Van Wyck family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and held important political offices.

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Fine Bactrian Etched Carnelian Bead: Ancient Central/Western Asia, Bactrian Empire, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful hand-carved carnelian bead of a round tablet-like shape, etched with a white honeycomb-like design that makes a

0092: Fine Bactrian Etched Carnelian BeadEst. $500-$800

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Gandharan Schist Panel - Buddha, Acrobats, Animals: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A carved relief schist panel, made to decorate the walls of a temple or palace. It depicts a fabulous scene: the body

0092A: Gandharan Schist Panel - Buddha, Acrobats, AnimalsEst. $4,500-$6,000Lot Passed

Gandharan Schist Relief Panel with Many Figures: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A multitude of carefully carved relief figures on a panel, rendered in a dark grey schist, all standing and sitting in

0092B: Gandharan Schist Relief Panel with Many FiguresEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Chandraketugarh Pottery Plaque of Goddess - Yakshi: Central Asia, eastern India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh, ca. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE. A mold-formed pottery plaque depicting a goddess known as a Yakshi (or Yakshini), a semi-divine deity who

0092C: Rare Chandraketugarh Pottery Plaque of Goddess - YakshiEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Indian Limestone Relief Panel Fragment - Lotus Mandala: Central Asia, India, Sattavahana Dynasty, ca. 2nd century CE. A fabulous and finely-preserved relief panel, meticulously carved and incised from chalky-white limestone, depicting a mandala-form lotus

0093: Indian Limestone Relief Panel Fragment - Lotus MandalaEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Lovely Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A petite stuccoed head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a generous ushnisha

0094: Lovely Gandharan Stucco Head of BuddhaEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Superb Lifesize Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha: Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to mid-5th century CE. A massive stucco head portraying the Buddha's face with sensitively-modeled features characteristic of

0095: Superb Lifesize Gandharan Stucco Head of BuddhaEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

12th C. Indian Black Stone Stele - Parvati w/ Peahen: Northeastern India, Pala Period, ca. 12th century CE. A finely carved black stone stele depicting the deity Parvati, goddess of love and family adored for her assistance in marriage, fertility, and

0095A: 12th C. Indian Black Stone Stele - Parvati w/ PeahenEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Enormous 18th C. Nepalese Wooden Ladder - 72" Tall!: 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

0095B: Enormous 18th C. Nepalese Wooden Ladder - 72" Tall!Est. $5,000-$7,000Lot 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

0095C: 19th C. Indian Necklace, Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, SapphireEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Indian Painted Sandstone Relief Panel - Krishna: Central Asia, India, Middle Kingdoms period, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. An intricate, high relief sandstone carving of the Hindu god Krishna. He is presented standing between a pair of dwarf

0096: Indian Painted Sandstone Relief Panel - KrishnaEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Seljuk Leaded Bronze Oil Lamp - Avian Form: Central Asia, Persia, Seljuq, ca. 1040 to 1196 CE. A finely cast bronze oil lamp depicting a perched bird with a beaked visage atop a long neck at the front of the vessel, low relief and incised

0096A: Seljuk Leaded Bronze Oil Lamp - Avian FormEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

16th C. Indian Kerala Bronze Bull: Central Asia, India, Northern Kerala/Southern Coastal Karnataka, Tulu Nada/Bhuta cult, ca. 1500 to 1800 CE. A cast bronze figure of a bull, standing on four thin legs and with a large head with

0096B: 16th C. Indian Kerala Bronze BullEst. $1,200-$1,700Lot Passed

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Huge Antique Tibetan Agate dZi Bead: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A large example of a deep brown-etched-on-white agate stone dZi bead with a chaotic banded wave form, rounded in cross-section, with a slightly bowed-out

0096C: Huge Antique Tibetan Agate dZi BeadEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Indian Bronze Seated Ganesh Figure: Central Asia, India, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sweet and solid cast bronze statuette of the elephant-headed deity Ganesh, the Lord of Good Fortune who provides rich fortune, success, and

0096D: 19th C. Indian Bronze Seated Ganesh FigureEst. $600-$900

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Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Axe Head - Curved Form: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son Culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. An elegant curved axe head with an asymmetrical blade and ovoid socket as well as an opening at the top of the socket. The

0097: Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Axe Head - Curved FormEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Spear Point: Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A cast-bronze axe head with a hollow construction, carinated top and bottom peripheries, and flat faces which taper to

0098: Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Spear PointEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Ancient Dong Son Bronze Spear Head: Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. A cast-bronze spear head with a tapered socketing shaft, a diamond-shaped blade with a sharpened point, and a pair of

0099: Ancient Dong Son Bronze Spear HeadEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Java Majapahit Glass Bead Necklace: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Majapahit, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. An attractive strand of 52 beautiful Indonesian glass beads of both rounded and rounded-square forms presenting gorgeous teal,

0100: Java Majapahit Glass Bead NecklaceEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Majapahit Bone Token with Nautical Scene: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A delightful carved ungulate bone token, perhaps a votive, in the form of a disc with one side incised with a

0101: Majapahit Bone Token with Nautical SceneEst. $500-$700

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19th C. Indonesian Brass Bell w/ Garuda: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A handsome brass bell with relief figures around its wide bell and a large handle in the form of a standing garuda with wings spread

0102: 19th C. Indonesian Brass Bell w/ GarudaEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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19th C. Burmese Bronze Meditation Nipple Gong: Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. 19th century CE. A fine and playable example of bronze nipple gong that hangs from a mahogany wood and rope framework. A star shape is lightly incised into the patina

0103: 19th C. Burmese Bronze Meditation Nipple GongEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Thai Wood / Iron Rabbit Coconut Grater: Southeast Asia, Thailand, late 19th to early 20th century CE. An endearing rabbit coconut grater, carved from wood to represent a recumbent rabbit and fitted with an iron grater extending from its

0103A: 19th C. Thai Wood / Iron Rabbit Coconut GraterEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Thai Wood, Iron & Nacre Coconut Grater: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent feline with tucked legs, a tapering body, and a sinuous tail draped

0103B: 19th C. Thai Wood, Iron & Nacre Coconut GraterEst. $500-$700

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