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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Viking, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! All items legally acquired, legal to sell and guaranteed to be as described. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Large 16th C. Korean Joseon Pottery Jar: East Asia, Korea, Joseon Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A delightful wheel-thrown pottery vase with a ring base and smooth walls that gently expand to a curved shoulder, a cylindrical neck,

0150: Large 16th C. Korean Joseon Pottery JarEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Kang Hsi Porcelain Bowl w/ Lotus: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, Kang Hsi (also Kangxi) period, ca. 1661 to 1722 CE. A beautiful blue on white porcelain bowl with scrolling floral patterns. The bowl rests on a short ring base with a

0151: Chinese Qing Dynasty Kang Hsi Porcelain Bowl w/ LotusEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Marble Seated Buddha: Southeast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy white marble. The elegant deity

0151A: 19th C. Burmese Marble Seated BuddhaEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Nephrite Jade Lidded Jar: East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty to early Republic Period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A marvelous, lidded vessel skillfully carved from a beautiful jade of sage, midnight green, mocha, and

0151B: 19th C. Chinese Qing Nephrite Jade Lidded JarEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Polychrome Bodhisattva Guanyin: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A magnificent and large stucco head depicting the Bodhisattva Guanyin in the round, donning an elaborate crown adorned with carved symbols and

0153: Chinese Ming Polychrome Bodhisattva GuanyinEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Marble Pagoda Roof Spire w/ 8 Immortals: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. An exceptional pagoda roof spire skillfully hand-carved from creamy white marble and presenting an octagonal base and rounded top. Expertly

0153A: Chinese Ming Marble Pagoda Roof Spire w/ 8 ImmortalsEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Granite Panel w/ Palace Scene: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring a scene of 3 scholars and a young man. The scholars display

0153B: Chinese Ming Dynasty Granite Panel w/ Palace SceneEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Granite Carvings of Monkeys: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A splendid pair of hand-carved granite balusters, each displaying the form of a seated monkey on a cuboid plinth with legs drawn up before him as

0153C: Chinese Ming Dynasty Granite Carvings of MonkeysEst. $7,500-$11,250Lot Passed

Massive Chinese Ming Stone Basin w/ Zoomorphic Reliefs: East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful and massive stone basin with symbolic zoomorphic forms carved in low relief across the faces. The interior

0153D: Massive Chinese Ming Stone Basin w/ Zoomorphic ReliefsEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Large Japanese Jomon Pottery Vessel w/ TL Test: East Asia, Japan, Jomon Period, ca. 14,000 to 300 BCE, coming with a TL Report showing it was fired/ produced around 4,000 years ago. A considerable hand-built terracotta vessel of a sprouting form

0154: Large Japanese Jomon Pottery Vessel w/ TL TestEst. $4,500-$6,500

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Ancient Japanese Jomon Terracotta Jar, TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2000 BCE. A graceful, hand-built terracotta vessel presenting a flat base, a cylindrical body, an expanding shoulder with a thick rim, and a perforated

0155: Ancient Japanese Jomon Terracotta Jar, TL TestedEst. $4,500-$6,500

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Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL Tested: East Asia, Japan, Middle Jomon period, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. A large, deep, conical urn made using the coil method, the clay mixed by the woman who made it (women produced all ceramics in this

0156: Ancient Japanese Jomon Pottery Jar, TL TestedEst. $4,500-$6,500

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Large 19th C. Japanese Edo Wood Jizaigake Hearth Hook: East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive ceiling hook known as a jizaigake, made of a lovely cherry wood with a fiber cord. The hanger would be suspended

0157: Large 19th C. Japanese Edo Wood Jizaigake Hearth HookEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Chinese Qi Dynasty Stone Seated Buddha: East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus position. Capped by tightly curled hair in a

0157A: Chinese Qi Dynasty Stone Seated BuddhaEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Sandstone Buddha in Lotus Pose: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, T'ien Lung Shan type, ca. 8th century CE. An elegant and attractive sculpture, of a sizable form carved from pale-grey sandstone, depicting the Buddha seated in a

0158: Chinese Tang Dynasty Sandstone Buddha in Lotus PoseEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Very Large Korean Silla Dynasty Grayware Pottery Jar: East Asia, Korea, Silla Kingdom, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. A large very fine example of a high-fired grey stoneware vase. Thin foot flaring to wide shoulders, slightly flaring neck and broad flat

0158A: Very Large Korean Silla Dynasty Grayware Pottery JarEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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Chinese Qing Pottery Vases w/ Dragons & Foo Dogs (pr): East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. 1840s CE. A gorgeous set of two matching pottery vases with inverted piriform bodies, flat bases, slightly carinated shoulders, and tapered rims meant to

0158B: Chinese Qing Pottery Vases w/ Dragons & Foo Dogs (pr)Est. $3,000-$4,500

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Huge 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Wood Buddhist Altar: East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty to early Republic Period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A sizable, hand-carved wooden Buddhist temple altar of a tall, rectangular form that rests upon an

0158C: Huge 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Wood Buddhist AltarEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua Figure: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the

0160: Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua FigureEst. $3,600-$5,000

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15th C. Thai Glazed Pottery Wine Vessel - Bird & Rider: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok culture, ca. 1350 to 1450 CE. A remarkable hand-built pottery wine vessel exhibiting the form of a figure riding a bird enveloped in a lustrous celadon-hued

0160A: 15th C. Thai Glazed Pottery Wine Vessel - Bird & RiderEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

15th C. Thai Glazed Pottery Candle Holder - Elephant: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok (Si Satchanalai), ca. 15th century CE. A charming hand-built pottery candle holder in the form of a seated elephant boasting a beautiful celadon-hued glaze. The

0160B: 15th C. Thai Glazed Pottery Candle Holder - ElephantEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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15th C. Thai Sukhothai Glazed Pottery Hamsa Kendi: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A fabulous, hand-built pottery kendi vessel modeled after a hamsa (also hansa or angsa) that is interpreted as goose or

0160C: 15th C. Thai Sukhothai Glazed Pottery Hamsa KendiEst. $1,600-$2,400

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18th C. Thai Brass Phra Phrom (Four-Faced Buddha): Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exquisite and quite sizeable brass rendering of Phra Phrom, also known as the Mahabrahma, and outside of Thailand as the Four-Faced God or

0160D: 18th C. Thai Brass Phra Phrom (Four-Faced Buddha)Est. $3,600-$5,400

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19th C. Burmese Brass Seated Buddha w/ Glass Eyes: Southeast Asia, Burma, Mandalay Period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful cast-brass seated depiction of the Buddha, seated in full lotus position with hands making the Bhumisparsha mudra, the "earth

0161: 19th C. Burmese Brass Seated Buddha w/ Glass EyesEst. $1,600-$2,400

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