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Huge Gandharan Schist Bust of Buddha as Siddhartha

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13th C. Byzantine Pottery Bowls w/ Sea Encrustations, 3: Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 13th century CE. A collection of 3 terracotta bowls salvaged from the ocean, probably from an ancient shipwreck. Each is wheel thrown and has a similar

0066: 13th C. Byzantine Pottery Bowls w/ Sea Encrustations, 3Est. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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Tall Ancient Bactrian Alabaster Vessel: Ancient Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A tall and slender vase that is hand-carved from creamy honey-yellow alabaster that fluoresces when placed next to a bright light. The vessel

0067: Tall Ancient Bactrian Alabaster VesselEst. $900-$1,350

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Bactrian Pottery Zoomorphic Kohl Jar: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating greyware container depicting a quadruped - perhaps a horse or camel - supporting a tall vessel emerging from the animal’s back,

0068: Bactrian Pottery Zoomorphic Kohl JarEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Huge Gandharan Schist Bust of Buddha as Siddhartha: Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning gray schist bust of Buddha as the Indian Prince Siddhartha, heavily adorned in a bejeweled

0069: Huge Gandharan Schist Bust of Buddha as SiddharthaEst. $24,000-$36,000Lot Passed

Gandhara Schist Pedestal Base - Feet of Bodhisattva: Central Asia, Afghanistan / Pakistan to Northern India, Gandharan Empire / Kushan Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A dark-gray schist pedestal base and the remains of the feet of a Buddha or

0070: Gandhara Schist Pedestal Base - Feet of BodhisattvaEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

17th C. Indian Goan Ivory Saint Francis on Wood Box: South Asia, India, Goa, Portuguese Colonial period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A lovely hand-carved ivory santo of Saint Francis of Assisi holding a skull in one hand and a crucifix in the other.

0071: 17th C. Indian Goan Ivory Saint Francis on Wood BoxEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

18th C. Tibetan Gilt Tantric / Wrathful Deity Hayagriva: Central Asia, Himalaya region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fabulous gilt brass tantric and wrathful deity known as Dharmapala, manifesting as Hayagriva , standing upon a pedestal,

0072: 18th C. Tibetan Gilt Tantric / Wrathful Deity HayagrivaEst. $4,500-$6,750Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Brass Amitabha Buddha: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely brass Amitabha (or Amitayus) Buddha - bodhisattva that reached supreme enlightenment through Buddhist teachings and became a Buddha himself - seated

0073: 19th C. Tibetan Brass Amitabha BuddhaEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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19th C. Tibetan Necklace - Prayer Beads: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely necklace comprised of 108 small carved bone beads and two large bone end-cap beads, all from a human skull, with inlaid silver or multi-colored

0074: 19th C. Tibetan Necklace - Prayer BeadsEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Sino-Tibetan Brass Amitayus Buddha Deity: Central Asia, Tibet / China, ca. late 18th to 19th century. A beautiful cast brass Sino-Tibetan Amitayus Buddha statue seated in full lotus position with 4 arms and forming a mudra gesture. In 3 arms

0075: 19th C. Sino-Tibetan Brass Amitayus Buddha DeityEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

19th C. Nepalese Brass Tantric Deity Mahakala: Central Asia, Himalayan Region, Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A fierce cast brass tantric deity known as Mahakala, the Tantric wrathful protector of Dharma, standing upon the prone body of the elephant

0075A: 19th C. Nepalese Brass Tantric Deity MahakalaEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

19th C. Nepalese Brass Multi-Headed Brahma Lalitasana: South Asia, Northern India or Nepal, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A cast brass sculpture of the deity, Brahma, seated at ease in the lalitasana pose with 8 arms holding implements and 4 faces

0076: 19th C. Nepalese Brass Multi-Headed Brahma LalitasanaEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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19th C. Nepalese Bone Diadem Plaque Buddha Atop Skull: Central Asia, Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A fine diadem plaque carved from bone of a Buddha seated atop a skull with an arching aureola surrounding. The piece is set in a vintage velvet line wood

0077: 19th C. Nepalese Bone Diadem Plaque Buddha Atop SkullEst. $1,200-$1,800

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2 Afghan Baluch Handwoven Wool Prayer Rugs: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Balochistan, ca. late 20th century CE. A gorgeous pair of hand-woven Baluch "Persian" rugs with geometric and stylized floral and architectural patterns in a very dense

0078: 2 Afghan Baluch Handwoven Wool Prayer RugsEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Pottery Jars (pr): East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao (also Gansu-Yangshao) culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery jars of squat, utilitarian form with planar bases and slender handles

0079: Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Pottery Jars (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Impressive Chinese Warring States Pottery Jar: East Asia, China, Warring States period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A quite large squat storage vessel of a globular form comprised of buff gray pottery with impressed designs covering the midsection of the

0080: Impressive Chinese Warring States Pottery JarEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Mingqi Tomb Attendant Figure: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A mold-made pottery figure stylized and shown standing with hands together at waist and draped in lengthy, flared robe, representing a house

0081: Chinese Han Dynasty Mingqi Tomb Attendant FigureEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Polychrome Warrior Figure: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A handsome and quite sizable example of a ceramic standing warrior, made to be placed into a tomb. The figure stands at attention - probably once

0082: Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Polychrome Warrior FigureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Pair of Chinese Tang Pottery Female Musician Figures: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A pair of mold-formed pottery tomb figures known as mingqi, representing female court musicians. They stand at attention wearing robes and holding

0084: Pair of Chinese Tang Pottery Female Musician FiguresEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

2 Chinese Ming Pottery Bowls, Celadon & Blue-on-White: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful pair of ceramic bowls from the Ming Dynasty: a celadon-glazed bowl and a blue-on-white glazed bowl. Larger of the 2, the celadon bowl

0085: 2 Chinese Ming Pottery Bowls, Celadon & Blue-on-WhiteEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Wood Seated Reliquary Figure: East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. finely carved reliquary figure depicting a seated male garbed in fine vestments in a dynamic pose. Dressed in many

0086: Chinese Ming Wood Seated Reliquary FigureEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Pottery Cizhou Ware Wine Jar: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A splendid, hand-built pottery wine jar of a sizable form from the Cizhou Ware tradition with a narrow, circular base, tall walls that expand to a

0087: Chinese Ming Pottery Cizhou Ware Wine JarEst. $2,400-$3,600

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19th C. Japanese Edo Gilt Wood Zushi Shrine Bato Kannon: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 19th century CE. A fantastic wood Zushi shrine containing a gilt wood statue of Bato Kannon (Hayagriva ), who presides over the realm of animals in the Buddhist Six

0088: 19th C. Japanese Edo Gilt Wood Zushi Shrine Bato KannonEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

4 Ancient Thai Ban Chiang Incised Pottery Vessels: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 4 ancient Thai pottery vessels exhibiting the textile pressed patterning across their bodies. Three are a dark black gray

0089: 4 Ancient Thai Ban Chiang Incised Pottery VesselsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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