Central Asia.- Hedin (Sven) Central Asia and Tibet. Towards the Holy City of Lasa, first edition, 2

Heading: Author: Hedin, Sven Title: Central Asia And Tibet Towards The Holy City Of Lassa Place Published: London Publisher:Hurst and Blackett Date Published: 1903 Description:

First quarter 20th century, 178 x 91 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet A sitting or sleeping rug. A lotus blossom placed at the centre of the yellow field is surrounded by lively concentric stems with cur

Central Asia, Tibet / China, ca. 19th century CE. Sixteen clay press-molded circular plaques used as devotional tablets for consecrations and prayer. They include scenes depicting fierce, multi-armed

Ca. 1900, 58 x 82 cm, Central Asia, South Tibet A pillow. A dragon chasing the flaming pearl and a phoenix face each other diagonally in the dark blue field, which also depicts two large lotus blossom

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pres

First half 19th century, 189 x 99 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan A fragment of a multiple prayer rug (saf) from the Kashgar oasis. The surviving section consists of four mihrab fields which are stil

First half 19th century, 97 x 90 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this very rare, square sitting rug consists of three rows of five Memling güls and chemche secondary motifs. Star

first half 19th century, 82 x 111 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The brown-red field contains nine large primary güls of the chuval type. The secondary güls are white or yellow diamonds quarte

First half 19th century, 51 x 113 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan A torba woven by the Karadashli tribe, with nine chuval güls and chemche secondary motifs in a red-brown field. The border shows sma

First half 19th century, 35 x 70 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The palette, knotting structure and wool suggest that this small bag face in the kap format is a Yomut weaving. Kaps almost identical

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (126 - 101 MYO). Extremely large, museum quality specimen. MEASUREMENTS 6" long x 6" tall x 7" wide (15.2 x 15.2 x 17.8 cm) SHIPPING $25 flat-rate shipping in the co

first half 19th century, 38 x 70 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Apart from the larger chuvals and torbas, the Tekke Turkmen also made smaller bags. They are called mafrash or kap depending on their

Birds of Asia. John Gould (1804-1881). London: Taylor and Francis for the Author, 1850-83. Physical Description: 7 volumes. Folio (21 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches). 530 hand-colored lithographs after John Goul

Ca. 1800, 60 x 110 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this rare Salor torba consists of three rows of six octagonal güls; small petrol diamonds decorated with double hooks at each c

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size terracotta head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a gener

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (101 - 126 MYO). This is a significant specimen due to its size, completeness, and originality. The bones were meticulously removed from a single block of matrix and

late 18th century, 261 x 130 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan In the red field of this early rug from the oasis town of Khotan, large dark blue disc medallions are embedded in a basic design of leaves

18th century, 68 x 104 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan This fragment of an early Salor chuval has been cut all around; the left-hand side and upper border are missing. The field displays a spacious d

mid 19th century, 260 x 193 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan A classic main carpet of the Tekke tribe. The brick-red field displays a repeat of 4 x 10 large, immaculately drawn primary guls and chemch

ca. 1800, 77 x 102 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan An early Karadashli chuval presenting nine large primary guls and similarly large chemche secondary guls, a floral border and a plain elem. The desi

Ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, ca. 2500 to 1900 BCE; Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Bronze to Iron Age, ca. 2000 to 600 BCE. An intimidating pair of copper weapons, a Cypriot dagger blade and an an

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Central Java, ca. 9th century CE. An enormous volcanic stone statue of Ganesh, the elephant-headed deity known as the "Remover of Obstacles," who sits atop a tiered lotus ba

Webster, Noah. An American Dictionary of the English Language... To Which are Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europ

The Holy Bible Containing All the Books of the Old and New Testaments North Hatfield, Massachusetts and New York City: Pennyroyal Caxton Press, 1999. In two volumes. First and limited edition, #399/40