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Superb 10th C. Indian Stone Relief w/ Gajasimha

19th C. Mexican Spanish Colonial Painting - St. Cajetan

Zapotec Monte Alban Pottery Incensario, Deity Head

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19th C. Ottoman Empire Islamic Iron Stirrup: Near East or North Africa, Morocco to Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Islamic culture, ca. 19th century CE. A singular iron stirrup with a broad and slightly curved foot plate and arched bands supporting a

0059D: 19th C. Ottoman Empire Islamic Iron StirrupEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

6th C. Byzantine Bone Portrait of a Goddess: Eastern Europe/ Western Asia, Byzantine, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A wonderful relief plaque hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate to display the visage of a woman, perhaps a goddess, crowned with a

0060: 6th C. Byzantine Bone Portrait of a GoddessEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

11th C. Persian Ghaznavid Bronze Ladles (pr): Central Asia, Persia, Ghaznavid Empire, ca. 11th century CE. A wonderful pair of bronze ladles, each presenting an ovoid bowl and a lengthy, slender stem engraved with rings and circles on the

0060A: 11th C. Persian Ghaznavid Bronze Ladles (pr)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

12th C. Persian Seljuk Bronze Lidded Vessel w/ Feline: Near East, Persia (Iran), Iraq, and Central Asia, probably Seljuq (Saljuq/Seljuk) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A striking cast bronze vessel with a round, almost spherical body, a long handle

0060B: 12th C. Persian Seljuk Bronze Lidded Vessel w/ FelineEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Superb 19th C. Mughal Indian Gold / Ruby Ring: South Asia, Northwestern India or Pakistan, Mughal Empire, ca. late 19th century CE. A stunning gold foil ring inlaid with precious rubies, made from a high-quality gold 71.66% to 75.08% (equivalent

0060C: Superb 19th C. Mughal Indian Gold / Ruby RingEst. US$1,700-US$2,500

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19th C. Mughal Jade Holdali Pendant w/ Gold & Quartz: South Asia, Northern India, Mughal culture, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning nephrite jade Holdali pendant, the obverse face is inlaid with quartz stones and high quality gold embellishments. The gold

0060D: 19th C. Mughal Jade Holdali Pendant w/ Gold & QuartzEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Agate Beads: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A lovely and wearable collection of a little over 100 ancient stone beads, each hand cut, polished, and drilled from agate stones and strung on a

0061: Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Agate BeadsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Stunning Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Agate Beads: Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A dazzling ensemble of 68 ancient Bactrian beads, all skillfully hand-carved from agate stones and strung on a modern strand with a lobster claw

0061A: Stunning Necklace w/ Ancient Bactrian Agate BeadsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Incredible Anatolian Yortan Blackware Kernos TL Tested: Asia Minor, Western Anatolia, Yortan Culture, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. An impeccable example of ancient pottery! A blackware kernos or cult altar presenting a voluminous, spherical

0061B: Incredible Anatolian Yortan Blackware Kernos TL TestedEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL Tested: Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A beautiful pottery female figure depicted nude with a rare, curly coiffure, as well as a voluptuous, hourglass figure with

0061C: Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL TestedEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Sassanian Gilt Bronze Mirror Nude Female Handle: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Parthian to Sassanian (Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A 2-part bronze mirror consisting of a cast figural handle in the form of a

0061D: Sassanian Gilt Bronze Mirror Nude Female HandleEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Superb 10th C. Indian Stone Relief w/ Gajasimha: South Asia, India, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A gorgeous red sandstone panel depicting a sensuous celestial or deity with a mythical gajasimha, all in high relief. The woman stands on a lotus

0062: Superb 10th C. Indian Stone Relief w/ GajasimhaEst. US$14,000-US$21,000Lot Passed

12th C. Central Asian Pitcher Anthropomorphic Figures: Central Asia, central Afghanistan, Jam in Ghur province, Ghurid Dynasty, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery pitcher with a squat foot, a broad piriform body that tapers to a flared

0062A: 12th C. Central Asian Pitcher Anthropomorphic FiguresEst. US$2,500-US$3,750Lot Passed

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9th C. Indian Stone Erotic Temple Frieze Nude Couples: South Asia, Central India, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A sensual stone frieze depicting 2 nude couples in high relief partaking in erotic acts of passion and embrace. On the right,

0062B: 9th C. Indian Stone Erotic Temple Frieze Nude CouplesEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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10th C. Indian Sandstone Head Hindu Diety Vishnu: South Asia, India, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A beautiful head of the Hindu deity Vishnu, a fragment from a larger statue - carved from a pink sandstone. He wears a serene expression, almond shaped

0062C: 10th C. Indian Sandstone Head Hindu Diety VishnuEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Fine 4th C. Indian Gupta Terracotta Head: South Asia, India, Gupta Empire, ca. 320 to 550 CE. A mold-made pottery head bearing a graceful countenance of straight brows, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and fleshy lips held in a gentle smile.

0062D: Fine 4th C. Indian Gupta Terracotta HeadEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Anatolian Meshkinshar Pottery Tripod Bowl - TL Tested: Asia Minor, Western Anatolia, Yortan Culture, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A fabulous tripod vessel comprised of a hemispherical bowl supported by impressively slender, tapering legs, all

0063: Anatolian Meshkinshar Pottery Tripod Bowl - TL TestedEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Beautiful 18th C. Indian Marble Sculpture of Nandi: South Asia, India, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A beautiful marble sculpture of Nandi, the vahana of the god Shiva, depicted seated on a rectangular plinth. Extending his right foot forward, the

0064: Beautiful 18th C. Indian Marble Sculpture of NandiEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver and Carnelian Bracelet: Central Asia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful gilt silver bracelet consisting of 3 horizontal registers adorned with 9 carnelian oval

0064A: 19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver and Carnelian BraceletEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver Asyk Hair Ornament: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Turkoman (Turkman), Karakalpak, or Tekke peoples, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. This is a massive and gorgeous high quality gilt silver,

0064B: 19th C. Turkoman Gilt Silver Asyk Hair OrnamentEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Gandharan Schist Architectural Panel Lotus Relief: Ancient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. A large stone architectural element featuring a rosette medallion of a lotus flower

0064C: Gandharan Schist Architectural Panel Lotus ReliefEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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20th C. Tibetan Silvered Brass Traveling Gau Shrine: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A silvered brass gau prayer box used as a personal shrine for traveling practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism heavily decorated with Buddhist

0065: 20th C. Tibetan Silvered Brass Traveling Gau ShrineEst. US$900-US$1,200

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19th C. Himalayan Wood Churning Rod Hand Finial: Central Asia, Himalayan region, Northern India, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden staff with an open hand raised in a gesture with the thumb folded

0065A: 19th C. Himalayan Wood Churning Rod Hand FinialEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

19th C. Tibetan Polychrome Cloth Thangka w/ Dragons: Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A vibrant hand-painted thangka on a cotton cloth with a scene of a Buddha seated upon an elaborate pedestal with 6 figures floating above.

0066: 19th C. Tibetan Polychrome Cloth Thangka w/ DragonsEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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