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18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly

Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl

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America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Mid-20th C. Javanese Painted Wood Female Kris Holder: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden statue of an ornately dressed woman standing barefoot atop an integral circular base. The figure wears an

0130: Mid-20th C. Javanese Painted Wood Female Kris HolderEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Tibetan Wood Citipati Masks: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fierce pair of carved wooden masks, each depicting the face of a Citipati, a skeletal protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism. Each has a leering,

0131: Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Tibetan Wood Citipati MasksEst. $1,400-$2,000

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19th C. Sumatran Batak Steel Piso Halasan & Wood Sheath: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hammered steel short sword known as a Piso Halasan (also Piso Eccat, Ekkat, or Engkat) with a sharp,

0131A: 19th C. Sumatran Batak Steel Piso Halasan & Wood SheathEst. $350-$500Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Taman Dayak Beaded Cotton Skirt: Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Taman Dayak people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely, well preserved beaded skirt featuring a black cotton upper portion, a bright red waistband,

0131B: Early 20th C. Taman Dayak Beaded Cotton SkirtEst. $300-$450

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Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura Type: Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type idol (also known as a violin type for its shape) of an abstract anthropomorphic form carved

0131C: Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura TypeEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Sumerian Red Jasper Stamp - Ibexes: Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A brilliant, large red jasper stamp seal bead, pierced through vertically for suspension, bearing a fascinating incised image of repeated

0132: Sumerian Red Jasper Stamp - IbexesEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Luristan Bronze Short Sword w/ Forked Handle: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword of a slender form with a narrow blade bearing a thick midrib as well as an integral tubular handle

0133: Luristan Bronze Short Sword w/ Forked HandleEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

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Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura Type: Near East/Western Asia, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type - also known as violin type - marble idol of extremely simplified anthropomorphic form. The idol is

0134: Anatolian Marble Violin Idol - Kasura TypeEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Sumerian Faience, Carnelian, Agate & Alabaster Necklace: Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An elaborate and attractive necklace formed from dozens of pale-blue and chalky-white faience beads, smooth carnelian beads of a warm

0134A: Sumerian Faience, Carnelian, Agate & Alabaster NecklaceEst. $600-$900

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Rare Western Asiatic Bronze Cylinder Seal: Western Asia/Iran, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating and rare bronze cylinder seal with a vertical opening for suspension. Its surface is cast with a standing anthropomorphic

0134B: Rare Western Asiatic Bronze Cylinder SealEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura Type: Ancient Near East, Anatolia, southeastern Turkey, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A finely preserved idol figure of an extremely simplified anthropomorphic form, hand-carved from

0134C: Anatolian Marble Idol - Kusura TypeEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Anatolian Silver Icon & Bead Necklace - 38.4 g: Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Balkans area, Chalcolithic to Bronze Age, mid to late 3rd millennium BCE. A very special necklace comprised of three rare Anatolian silver ring or annular idols as

0135: Anatolian Silver Icon & Bead Necklace - 38.4 gEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Large Indus Valley Polychrome Bowl: Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. Gorgeous and quite sizeable, this polychrome vessel presents a classic form with impressively thin vertical

0135A: Large Indus Valley Polychrome BowlEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Group of 3 Canaanite Bronze Duckbill Axe Heads: Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A trio of iconic Holy Land artifacts, three finely shaped, bronze flat axe heads with the "duckbill" form - two ovoid

0136: Group of 3 Canaanite Bronze Duckbill Axe HeadsEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Fine Babylonian Terracotta Portrait Plaque of Humbaba: Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary demon giant Humbaba with thick-lidded eyes, a

0137: Fine Babylonian Terracotta Portrait Plaque of HumbabaEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Rare Sumerian Pottery Seated Female Votive Figure w/ TL: Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built pottery seated female figure presenting nude with ample hips above bent knees, a slender waist, voluptuous breasts in front of

0138: Rare Sumerian Pottery Seated Female Votive Figure w/ TLEst. $2,400-$3,000

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Amlash Limestone Female Idol - Goddess of Fertility: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white limestone idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens at the waist, arms stretched

0138A: Amlash Limestone Female Idol - Goddess of FertilityEst. $15,000-$22,500Lot Passed

Neo-Hittite Stone Cylinder Seal Bead w/ Creatures: Ancient Near East/Western Asia, Anatolia, Neo-Hittite, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A rare stone cylinder seal carved from diorite or a similar material, with a speckled black, grey, and white surface. It is

0138B: Neo-Hittite Stone Cylinder Seal Bead w/ CreaturesEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Fine Anatolian Copper Bull Figure: Ancient Near East, Anatolia, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful cast-copper bull figure with its front legs folded back beneath its stocky body in an almost sacrificial manner. The extended

0139: Fine Anatolian Copper Bull FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Luristan Copper Cylindrical Mace Head: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-copper cylindrical mace head made to be hafted atop the end of a wooden or metal staff. The body has repeating columns of

0140: Luristan Copper Cylindrical Mace HeadEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Luristan Leaded Copper Stag Pendant: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A charming pendant in the shape of a standing stag, cast from leaded-copper and exhibiting smooth patina in hazy hues of

0141: Luristan Leaded Copper Stag PendantEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Luristan Bronze Cheek Pieces & Bit w/ Bulls: Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A very interesting piece, a horse bit with matching cheekpieces that has been cast via the lost wax technique into the shape of

0142: Luristan Bronze Cheek Pieces & Bit w/ BullsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal Bead with Ibex: Near East, Sasanian Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. One of my favorites! A large domed stamp seal, pierced laterally for suspension, bearing on its face an incised image of an ibex with enormous

0142A: Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal Bead with IbexEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Rare South Arabian Alabaster Lion: South Arabia or the Near East, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A rare and stunning creamy white alabaster sculpture of a lion, shown in a crouched hunting stance, stalking towards its prey. The powerful legs

0142B: Rare South Arabian Alabaster LionEst. $1,700-$2,500Lot Passed

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