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19th C. Burmese Brass Seated Buddha w/ Glass Eyes: Southeast Asia, Burma, Mandalay Period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful cast-brass seated depiction of the Buddha, seated in full lotus position with hands making the Bhumisparsha mudra, the "earth w

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18th C. Burmese Brass Bodhisattva: Southeast Asia, Burma / Myanmar, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A graceful brass standing figure of a bodhisattva shown standing barefoot on an integral plinth with left hand in the varada mudra of gift

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Fabulous 18th C. Burmese Brass Praying Monk: Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Mandalay, ca. 18th century CE. A wonderful brass statue of a praying monk depicted kneeling with his hands together and head bowed. An ankle-length robe cascades down

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Burmese Nat gilded wooden standing figure with jewelled: Burmese Nat gilded wooden standing figure with jewelled glass decoration. 30cm high

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Early Burmese Banknotes (7): Seven (7) Early Burmese Banknotes including: 1979 Ten Kyat Note (Serial # EK7563127) 1953 Five Rupee Note (Serial # IZ879206) 1958 Ten Kyar Note Two (2) 1979 One Kyat Notes (Serial # JB5868499 and KR5

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19th C. Burmese Gilt Brass Buddha: Southeast Asia, Burma/Myanmar, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful gilt brass statue of Buddha heavily adorned in in an elaborate crown surrounding an ushnisha and flanked by wing-like projections. Seate

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18th C. Burmese Wood Praying Buddhist Monk Finial: **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A lovely carved wood sculpture of a Buddhist monk in a devotional pose, kneeling upon a lotus flower, the remain

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Burmese carved and reticulated sofa: Burmese carved and reticulated sofa. Early 20th century. 36"h x 63"l x 28"d

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Heavily carved Burmese bench: Heavily carved Burmese bench with dolphin detailed legs. Early 20th century. 42"h x 44"w x 18"d

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Burmese antique carved teak and red lacquer standing: Burmese antique carved teak and red lacquer standing Mandalay Buddha with jewelled glass decoration, clasping a medicinal fruit (Myrobaln- a symbolic cure of spiritual woes) in his right hand. Early 2

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19th C. Burmese Lacquered Wood Buddha, Mandlay Style: Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lacquered wood Buddha in the Mandalay style with shimmering inlays of glass and painted red with golden metallic hues. He is seate

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Huge Burmese Gilt Wood Buddha Head, Glass Spikes Hair: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous head

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Early Burmese Brass Tattoo Needle, Nat Spirit Finial

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**Originally Listed At $300**

Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely brass tattoo needle with a figural finial of a Nat spirit on one end and a pointed, slit head at the other. The lengthy body is adorned in gold-colored foliate motif. Practiced by ethnic groups including the Baman, Shan and Karen, traditional tattooing comprises myriad designs that can address a number of concerns, investing the bearer with invulnerability against an arsenal of weapons, protection against evil spirits and disease, and a command over the affairs of the heart. Tattooing was a painful process, yet practitioners believed that the protracted and grueling ordeal served as a conduit for otherworldly and cabbalistic energies, which would enter the body of the bearer. For this reason, the front of the thighs was the favored site for tattoos. Banned under the British colonial regime, the practice of thigh-tattooing verges on vanishing, supplanted by faster and less painful electrical instruments that were introduced in the 1920s. Size: 1.3" W x 17" H (3.3 cm x 43.2 cm)

Provenance: private Bali, Indonesia collection

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