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Featuring antiquities and works of art ranging from the third millennium BCE to the present. From West to East, including the Near East and Central Asia, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia, plus art from select European countries. Convenient in-house shipping.

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15th C. Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Jar - Sea Encrustation: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok culture, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful pottery bowl, presenting a rotund body with a wide hip, a slanted shoulder, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a

0052E: 15th C. Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Jar - Sea EncrustationEst. $600-$900

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18th C. Thai / Cambodian Gilded Wood Buddha: Southeast Asia, Thailand or Cambodia, ca. 1750 to 1900 CE. A large wooden statue of a seated Buddha with traces of a gilded surface. He sits in a meditative pose upon a tall lotus pedestal, wearing

0053: 18th C. Thai / Cambodian Gilded Wood BuddhaEst. $1,400-$2,100

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18th C. Thai Ayutthaya Leaded Bronze Buddha Torso: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, ca. 18th century CE. A fine leaded bronze Buddha from the waist up, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in a shrine or temple. The hands

0053A: 18th C. Thai Ayutthaya Leaded Bronze Buddha TorsoEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Thai Sawankhalok Stoneware Jar, ex-Museum, TL Tested: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok (Sawankalok) culture, Sukhothai Period, ca. 15th century CE. A lovely, brown-glazed stoneware bottle with a ring foot, a piriform body, and petite strap handles.

0053B: Thai Sawankhalok Stoneware Jar, ex-Museum, TL TestedEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Thai Gilded Bronze Reclining Buddha Lion's Pose: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive bronze Buddha with lustrous, gilt details, depicted in a pose known as the lion's pose or parinirvana - reclining to his right side with

0054: 19th C. Thai Gilded Bronze Reclining Buddha Lion's PoseEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Brass Buddha, ex-Museum: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin period, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful cast brass rendition of the Buddha seated upon a tiered pedestal, in the full lotus position, upright posture, with one

0054A: 19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Brass Buddha, ex-MuseumEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Thai Brass Seated Buddha, ex-Museum: Southeast Asia, Thailand or Cambodia, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. This is a tranquil cast brass depiction of the Buddha seated upon a double tiered lotus petal pedestal. The Buddha is in half

0055: 19th C. Thai Brass Seated Buddha, ex-MuseumEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Copper Alloy Buddha: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin period, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning Bangkok Style (Rattanakosin) gilt brass Buddha seated in half lotus position, atop a three-tiered, flame spiked throne

0055A: 19th C. Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Copper Alloy BuddhaEst. $1,100-$1,600Lot Passed

19th C. Thai Stucco Temple Finial Rider Atop Elephant: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful stucco elephant and mythical rider sculpture that once adorned a palace or temple. The elephant kneels with a human

0055B: 19th C. Thai Stucco Temple Finial Rider Atop ElephantEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Late 19th C. Thai Wood & Iron Coconut Grater - Rabbit: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit with a raised head and a pair of floppy ears draped atop its

0056: Late 19th C. Thai Wood & Iron Coconut Grater - RabbitEst. $550-$825

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Early 20th C. Thai Wood, Iron & Glass Coconut Grater: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit. The figure has a thick body with a tab-shaped tail on the verso

0057: Early 20th C. Thai Wood, Iron & Glass Coconut GraterEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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20th C. Fillipino Ifugao Wood Guardian Figure 45" Tall: Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:

0058: 20th C. Fillipino Ifugao Wood Guardian Figure 45" TallEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Rare 20th C. Filipino Tau't Bato Wood Warrior Idol: Southeast Asia, Philippines, Mimaropa, Palawan Province, Singnapan Basin, Tau't Bato (also Tau't Batu) people, ca. early 20th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden warrior figure from

0059: Rare 20th C. Filipino Tau't Bato Wood Warrior IdolEst. $5,500-$8,000Lot Passed

Bactrian Stone & Shell Bead Necklace, ex-Christie's: Central Asia, Bactria, ca. late 3rd millennium BCE. An incredible necklace made of ancient beads restrung in modern times to restore its ancient glory. Strung in three strands, it centers on a

0060: Bactrian Stone & Shell Bead Necklace, ex-Christie'sEst. $5,500-$8,250Lot Passed

Beautiful Bactrian Agate Bead Necklace: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A stunning ensemble of 66 ancient Bactrian beads, all skillfully hand-carved from agate stones and strung on a modern strand with a lobster claw

0060A: Beautiful Bactrian Agate Bead NecklaceEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

Ancient Bactrian Stone Aniconic Idol: Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A smooth, rounded piece of dark brown marble with deep red streaks throughout. It has a flat base, an egg-like body, and twin holes drilled

0061: Ancient Bactrian Stone Aniconic IdolEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Enormous Ancient Bactrian Stone Idol / Ritual Staff: Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. An intriguing stone idol of an enormous form, hand-carved from a mottled forest-green stone with both dark and light inclusions. The idol

0062: Enormous Ancient Bactrian Stone Idol / Ritual StaffEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

15th C. Indian Rajasthan Stucco and Stone Bust: South Asia, Southern India, Rajasthan, Rajput culture, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A hand carved stone bust covered in stucco of a man on an integral plinth, looking forward with a serene

0063: 15th C. Indian Rajasthan Stucco and Stone BustEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Indian Chandraketugarh Vessel Processional Frieze, TL'd: South Asia, eastern India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh, ca. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE. A marvelous mold-made pottery jar intricately decorated with the frieze of a procession. Sitting upon a

0063A: Indian Chandraketugarh Vessel Processional Frieze, TL'dEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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Indian Kushan Fragment of Vishnu Bust: South Asia, Northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A Kushan terracotta bust of Vishnu, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, known as the preserver in the Hindu trinity

0064: Indian Kushan Fragment of Vishnu BustEst. $5,000-$7,500

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14th C. Indian Sandstone Panel of Goddess Parvati: Central Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 14th century CE. A sumptuous panel depicting a standing goddess, perhaps Parvati, hand-carved from red-brown sandstone and sanded smooth. The ancient deity stands

0065: 14th C. Indian Sandstone Panel of Goddess ParvatiEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

13th C. Indian Red Sandstone Head of Vishnu: Central Asia, eastern Pakistan or northern India, Punjab, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. A gorgeous pale red sandstone fragment depicting the head and shoulders of a god, probably Vishnu. The figure is

0065B: 13th C. Indian Red Sandstone Head of VishnuEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

14th C. Indian Granite Sculpture Chandikeshwara: South Asia, India, Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagar Empire, ca. second quarter of 14th century to 15th century CE. A sizable sculpture of Chandikeshwara (also Chandeshvara, Chandeshwara, Chandesha, or Canda),

0065C: 14th C. Indian Granite Sculpture ChandikeshwaraEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

18th C. Indian Basalt Figure - Ganesh / Elephant Head: Central Asia, India, ca. 18th century CE. A hand-carved black basalt depiction of Ganesh (also Ganesha or Ganapati), the elephant-headed deity known as the "Remover of Obstacles." Ganesh's portly

0066: 18th C. Indian Basalt Figure - Ganesh / Elephant HeadEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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