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20th C. Tlingit / Haida Wood Totem Shaman Face

Charming Colima Pottery Effigy Vessel - Conjoined Dogs

Signed Jimmy Lee Sudduth Painting - "Milking the Cow"

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Japanese Showa Lacquered Wood Noh Okina Mask: East Asia, Japan, Showa Period, mid-20th century CE. A hand-made lacquered wood and vegetal fiber noh theater mask of the old man from the "Okina" ritual performance. His expressive countenance

0094: Japanese Showa Lacquered Wood Noh Okina MaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Vietnamese Dong Son Bells - 1 Bull Form & 2 Banded: Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. An attractive trio of bronze bells, each boasting a spherical form, a lengthy bottom slit, and a top suspension loop.

0096: Vietnamese Dong Son Bells - 1 Bull Form & 2 BandedEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

12th C. Cambodian Khmer Bronze Palanquin Hooks (pr): Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th to 13th century. A matched pair of lovely cast-bronze palanquin hooks with a lotus motif. The curved hooks terminate with a closed

0097: 12th C. Cambodian Khmer Bronze Palanquin Hooks (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Bronze Deity Atp[ Altar: Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th century CE. A lovely bronze sculpture of a deity standing atop an altar comprised of an openwork lotus flower on a 4-legged pedestal and a rectangular plinth

0098: 19th C. Burmese Bronze Deity Atp[ AltarEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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20th C. Burmese Bronze Temple Gong w/ Mallet: Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful, playable, bronze gong that hangs from a mahogany wood and rope framework and is accompanied by a wooden mallet with a fabulous

0099: 20th C. Burmese Bronze Temple Gong w/ MalletEst. $700-$1,050

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13th C. Majapahit Pottery Nude Female Holding Fruit: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, east Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure of a woman seated in a lotus position atop an integral trapezoidal plinth. The woman

0100: 13th C. Majapahit Pottery Nude Female Holding FruitEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Vessels w/ Sea Encrustations: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok or Sukhothai culture, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. A collection of 3 large stoneware vessels that spent centuries on the ocean floor! The tallest jar has a

0101: Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Vessels w/ Sea EncrustationsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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15th C. Thai & Vietnamese Pottery Vessels, 2 pcs: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok (Si Satchanalai), ca. 15th century CE; Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 15th century. A pair of wheel-thrown pottery vessels, an Anamese wine cup and lidded Thai jar, both

0102: 15th C. Thai & Vietnamese Pottery Vessels, 2 pcsEst. $400-$600

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8 Thai Sawankhalok + 1 Anamese Pottery Bowls (TL'd): Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok (Si Satchanalai), ca. 15th century CE; Vietnam, Anamese (sometimes Annamese), ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A refined ensemble of 9 ceramic bowls - 8 Sawankhalok

0103: 8 Thai Sawankhalok + 1 Anamese Pottery Bowls (TL'd)Est. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Thai Wood Coconut Grater, Rabbit Form: 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

0104: Early 20th C. Thai Wood Coconut Grater, Rabbit FormEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

16th C. Anamese Pottery Bowls w/ Phoenixes (6): Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 1500 CE. An elegant ensemble of 6 ceramic dishes, all adorned with blue-painted decoration of phoenixes and phytomorphic motifs atop a lustrous white glaze. Each

0105: 16th C. Anamese Pottery Bowls w/ Phoenixes (6)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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15th C. Vietnamese Anamese Stoneware Bowls Shipwreck: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A lovely pair of stoneware dishes painted with the traditional blue-on-white style with loose strokes creating an abstract foliate motif

0106: 15th C. Vietnamese Anamese Stoneware Bowls ShipwreckEst. $600-$800

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16th C. Vietnamese Anamese Pottery Jars (3): Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 16th century CE. A handsome ensemble of 3 pottery jars, each enveloped in white glaze and presenting a narrow rim, a broad, rounded shoulder, and a bulbous body

0107: 16th C. Vietnamese Anamese Pottery Jars (3)Est. $600-$800Lot Passed

Near-Miniature 16th C. Vietnamese Anamese Pottery Jars: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 16th century CE. An attractive trio of pottery jars, each enveloped in white glaze and presenting a narrow rim, a broad, rounded shoulder, and a bulbous body

0108: Near-Miniature 16th C. Vietnamese Anamese Pottery JarsEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Buffalo Horn Spoon Anthropomorphic: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, Tetum, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine spoon or ladle hand-carved from espresso-hued buffalo horn to feature a shallow, ovoid bowl and a

0109: 20th C. Indonesian Buffalo Horn Spoon AnthropomorphicEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Buffalo Horn Spoon w/ Duck Heads: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, Tetum, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable spoon, skillfully carved from the horn of a buffalo to present a shallow, ovoid bowl and an elongated,

0110: 20th C. Indonesian Buffalo Horn Spoon w/ Duck HeadsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Behemoth Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth 5-1/2"H: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. An awesome fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark - the largest fish or shark to ever exist! This

0110A: Behemoth Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth 5-1/2"HEst. $700-$900

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20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Wood, Gilded Sheath: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fabulous kris (keris) with a gorgeous wooden handle displaying eight intricately-carved abstract masks. The hard-wood sheath has a

0111: 20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Wood, Gilded SheathEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Silver & Lacquer: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A pleasing example of a ceremonial dagger known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle has a pair of abstract

0112: 20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Silver & LacquerEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Brass Sheath Jacket: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An attractive example of a personal ceremonial dagger known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle has a pair of abstract

0113: 20th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Brass Sheath JacketEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Tall Maya Redware Cylinder, Vertical Ribbing: **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A tall, wide pottery cylinder, with a vertically ribbed body painted a pale,

0113A: Tall Maya Redware Cylinder, Vertical RibbingEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Maya Brownware Vessel - Incised Step Motif: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A large, wide cylinder vessel made from grayware. The body is just slightly corsetted, standing on a convex

0113B: Maya Brownware Vessel - Incised Step MotifEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Maya Brownware Cylinder Incised Snake Motif: **Originally Listed At $900** Pre-Columbian, Maya, possibly Guatemala, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 850 CE. A stunning brownware cylinder, finely incised with a bicephalic snake against a

0113C: Maya Brownware Cylinder Incised Snake MotifEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Sican Painted Copper Mask w/ Dangling Appliques: Pre-Columbian, Sican (Lambayeque) / Chimu Culture, North Coast Peru, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An impressive copper mask painted with cinnabar, featuring dramatic almond-shaped eyes with wire danglers

0114: Sican Painted Copper Mask w/ Dangling AppliquesEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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