A Sapi Stone Head, "mahen yafe"

Stein-Kopf, "mahen yafe" Sapi, Sierra Leone / Guinea Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. H 19,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die meisten der bekan

This is a very rare ancient to antique carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia

This is a very rare ancient carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia and Sierra

This is a very rare ancient carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia and Sierra

This is a very rare ancient carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia and Sierra

This is a very rare ancient to antique carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia

Sierra Leone Sapi steatite stone head; exhibiting elaborate coiffure and scarifications to face; L: 12 1/2" (approx.)

6 Kopf, "mahen yafe" Sapi, Sierra Leone Gesockelt (base included) Stein. H 14 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut Gernsheim (1913-1995), London/Castagnola. - Galerie Walu, Zürich (1997). - Hans Henke (1932-2016

Africa, Sierra Leone, Kissi/Sapi/Mende peoples, ca. 14th to 17th century CE. A carved stone figural head of a characteristically elongated and enlarged form, the visage delineated with assymetrically

Africa, Sierra Leone, Kissi /Sapi / Mende peoples, ca. 14th to 17th century CE. A carved stone anthropomorphic figural piece with an elongated head detailed with characteristic rectangular mouth, glob

possibly Angkor Period the face with wide lips and heavy-lidded eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, a representation of Dyani-Buddha seen on the front of his hair knot Provenance: Estate of Louis & An

C. 100-300 AD. Gandharan. Superb life-size schist head of Buddha, with characteristic topknot (Ushnisha) and elongated, pendular ears. His forehead is ornamented with a well-defined urna and his heavy

China, Northern Wei Dynasty, ca. 386 -534 BCE. A rare and very important stone head of a Bodhisattva. Carved of gray schist, the long, slender face flanked by elongated ears and carved with full mouth

An Egyptian Stone Head of a Priest   Ptolemaic Period, Circa Late 4th Century B.C. Height 3 3/4 inches. Provenance: Joseph Brummer Collection, New York, prior to 1927.

Stein-Kopf Teotihuacán, Mexico Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. H 16 cm. B 17,5 cm. Provenienz: - Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), London. - Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Publiziert: - Fagg,

**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

the carved head withthe carved head with piled hair fronted by a small seated figure Provenance: The Estate of Louis & Annette Kaufman, shown in photo from 1960's Louis Kaufman's living room 10 inches

C. AD 618-907. Tang Dynasty. Large stone head of Buddha with carefully modelled hair that allow us to distinguish individual curls. His heavily-lidded eyes are closed as well as his lips. A rounded, d

Antique incised decorated head. [7 1/2" H x 7" L]. Abrasions, losses.

possibly Tang dynasty, carved white stone in the form of a buddha or Guanyin, approximately 10-3/8 in., height on stand 20-3/4 in.; with fitted wood stand, 9-7/8 x 9-1/4 x 7-3/4 in. Note: The certific

Indian Black Stone Head Of Deity with two animal heads. Size 17 inches high + mount - 11 inches wide. Large Indian black stone head of Deity wearing headdress with two animal heads below. Age unknown?

20cm high.

Length: 12cm Height: 21cm

Thailand; c. 15-16th century An over-life-size head of very good style. One of the nicer examples we have seen. On custom base. ex: Boris Mirski Gallery,Boston. 1944-1979. Dimensions 18" (46cm) high,