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Attic Black-Figure Column Krater - Deity Assemblage, TL

2nd C. Gandharan Schist Buddha Torso Lotus Position

Chorrera Pottery Zoomorphic Vessel, Ex-Arte Primitivo

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Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze Bell: Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. 1000 BCE to 100 CE. A pyramidal shaped bronze bell, cast with 2 loops for suspension. The sides are smooth and unadorned, and the clapper ball

0095: Ancient Vietnamese Dong Son Bronze BellEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

8th C. Indonesian Javanese Gold / Copper Earrings (pr): Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Central / Classic Javanese Period, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A stunning pair of copper alloy earrings covered in 53.56% to 59.7% (equivalent to 12K+ to 14K+) gold

0095A: 8th C. Indonesian Javanese Gold / Copper Earrings (pr)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed

12th C. Thai / Cambodian Spouted Kendi: **Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand or Cambodia, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery teapot known as a kendi with a thick foot, an apple-shaped body, a slender

0096: 12th C. Thai / Cambodian Spouted KendiEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

14th C. Thai Sukhothai Bronze Buddha Head: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sukhothai to Ayutthaya period, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A beautiful fragmentary piece from a cast-leaded bronze Buddha head with the classic,

0096A: 14th C. Thai Sukhothai Bronze Buddha HeadEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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13th C. Thai Sukhothai Glazed Pottery Kendi: **Originally Listed At $350** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sukhothai period, ca. 13th century CE. A fine pottery pitcher known as a kendi presenting a bulbous body, a slanted shoulder, a tapered neck,

0096B: 13th C. Thai Sukhothai Glazed Pottery KendiEst. $300-$450

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13th C. Indonesian Majapahit Nude Female Lotus Position: **Originally Listed At $750** 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

0096C: 13th C. Indonesian Majapahit Nude Female Lotus PositionEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

19th C. Turkoman Tekke Wool Textile Carpet Panel / Bag: **First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke people, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful woven and knotted wool pile textile presenting traditional motifs in a

0097A: 19th C. Turkoman Tekke Wool Textile Carpet Panel / BagEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Dugong Bone Handle: **Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely example of an Indonesian kris (keris), a type of ceremonial sword, featuring a dugong bone handle, a brass

0097B: 19th C. Indonesian Steel Kris w/ Dugong Bone HandleEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Bronze Gong w/ Lotus Flower Motif: Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive and playable bronze gong of a considerable scale hanging from a mahogany wood and rope framework, accompanied by a wooden

0098: 19th C. Burmese Bronze Gong w/ Lotus Flower MotifEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Sapphire Cabochons (12 matching): Southeast Asia, probably Burma, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A collection of 12 matching sapphire cabochons, each a natural rich blue color in a convex, ovoid form. The cabochon cut is the oldest

0098A: 19th C. Burmese Sapphire Cabochons (12 matching)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed

Impressive 19th C. Indonesian Wood Wagon Wheel: *This item is oversized and requires special shipping* Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 19th century CE. A large wooden cartwheel with a square axle hub, the surface polished from the many

0098B: Impressive 19th C. Indonesian Wood Wagon WheelEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Handcarved Hilt Abstract: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved ivory hilt depicts an abstract, forward-leaning creature

0099: 19th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Handcarved Hilt AbstractEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

15th C. Tibetan Copper Mandorla Halo for Buddhist Deity: **Originally Listed At $1500** Central Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A repousse copper mandorla or aureole that was a decorative back for a devotional statue, the arching panel

0099A: 15th C. Tibetan Copper Mandorla Halo for Buddhist DeityEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Burmese Brass Seated Buddha w/ Inscription: Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 1870s CE. A beautiful cast-brass seated depiction of the Buddha, seated in full lotus position with hands making the Bhumisparsha mudra, the

0100: 19th C. Burmese Brass Seated Buddha w/ InscriptionEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Early 20th C. Fillipino Woven Headhunter Basket: **Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early 20th century CE. A woven rattan, bamboo, palm fiber headhunter's basket known as an inabnutan from the Ifugao

0100A: Early 20th C. Fillipino Woven Headhunter BasketEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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20th C. Thai Teppanom + Tibetan Bodhisattva Vajrasattva: Southeast Asia, Thailand; Tibet, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful pair of brass figures both elaborately adorned, enveloped in lustrous gold pigment, and seated on integral plinths. The larger

0101: 20th C. Thai Teppanom + Tibetan Bodhisattva VajrasattvaEst. $800-$1,200

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Buddhist Prayer Beads, Bowl, Seal / Phurba & Tiger, 5pc: **First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Himalayan region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A collection of 5 Buddhist devotional pieces: a cast brass lion / tiger lying on a wood

0101A: Buddhist Prayer Beads, Bowl, Seal / Phurba & Tiger, 5pcEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Filipino Wood Grave Marker (Sunduk): **Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, southern Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Bajau (boat people), ca. mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a hand-carved wooden grave marker or

0101B: 20th C. Filipino Wood Grave Marker (Sunduk)Est. $300-$450Lot Passed

Sri Lankan Sinhalese Ola Palm Leaf Manuscript: South Asia, Southern India / Sri Lanka, ca. early 20th century CE. A Sinhalese palm (ola) leaf book contains approximately 100 leaves bound by a cotton cord between a pair of wood slat covers. The

0102: Sri Lankan Sinhalese Ola Palm Leaf ManuscriptEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Ritual Cup / Kapala (Skull): Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A kapala, a ritual cup made from a human bone from the skull-cap, the surface highly polished along the cut rim. Kapala are ritual cups used

0102A: 19th C. Tibetan Ritual Cup / Kapala (Skull)Est. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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Prehistoric European Fossilized Cave Bear Canine Tooth: Eastern Europe, Pleistocene epoch, ca. 1.2 million to 24,000 years ago. An incredible fossilized tooth from a prehistoric European cave bear (Ursus spelaeus)- a canine tooth, likely from the lower

0102B: Prehistoric European Fossilized Cave Bear Canine ToothEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Fossilized Gazella Gaudryi Skull w/ Horn Cores: **Originally Listed At $2000** Central to East Asia, likely Mongolia or China, Late Miocene to early Pliocene, ca. 11.6 to 1.8 million years ago. A magnificent, fossilized skull from a relative to

0102C: Fossilized Gazella Gaudryi Skull w/ Horn CoresEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Fossilized Ammonite Shell w/ Fiery Iridescent Ammolite: **First Time At Auction** North America, Canada, Alberta, Bearpaw formation, late Cretaceous, ca. 71 million years ago. A beautiful ammonite fossil has formed a fiery iridescence across the surface

0102D: Fossilized Ammonite Shell w/ Fiery Iridescent AmmoliteEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Incredible Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs in Stone Matrix: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Cretaceous Period, ca. 65.5 to 145.5 million years ago. A clutch of fossilized dinosaur eggs within a stone matrix from a species of ornithopod, three

0103: Incredible Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs in Stone MatrixEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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