Shiite manuscript in praise of Ali, commander of the devotees Central Asia, early 19th century

Poetic text on light blue vellum paper reading a qasida extolling the deeds of Ali.Composed of 46 papers, incomplete, Persian text in Central Asian provincial nastaliq in black and red ink on a single

**Originally Listed At $1200** Central Asia, India, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a hammered steel pata, a lengthy sword blade attached to the front of a half-gauntlet hilt

Central Asia, India, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A forged-steel katar (also katara or bundi dagger) with an H-shaped horizontal hand grip and a chevron-shaped shoulder. The large blade is trian

Central Asia, Nepal, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A large, impressive, carved wood stamp decorated with stylized Nepali script, with a horse carrying a tall flame in the upper center of the

**Originally Listed At $250** Central Asia, India, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful deep red sandstone window panel, known as a jali, with an interlocking, diamond/hexagonal lattice

**Originally Listed At $850** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A broad belt of tanned leather adorned with wide, curving steel plates. Each panel is embellished with silver

Central Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. An enticing brooch of an elegant floral form that is shaped from brass with 67 petite bezels, each holding a faceted white topaz s

Central Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. A gorgeous and dignified brooch of a tall, tapered form with an intricate body made from 5 brass components attached to a central

Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Yomut (Yomud) people, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A lengthy textile section from a tent band, made with hand knotted wool pile in lovely red and blue on a simple

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, southern India, Kerala region, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A hand-carved ceremonial object known as a kevadi that depicts a pair of finely adorned ma

Ura Tyube Suzani, Tajikistan, Early 19th C., 6'1'' x 7'8'' (185 x 234 cm). Silk on cotton ground. See Plate 30, Khans, Nomads & Needlework :Suzanis and Embroideries of Central Asia, 2012. "Gracefully

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th early 20th century CE. A two-headed drum, known as a damaru (damru), made from wood with stretched skin painted green and cords tied to the center that dangle loosel

early 19th century, 28 x 63 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan In addition to considerably larger chuvals and torbas, the Tekke Turkmen also produced smaller bags that are described as mafrash or kap, d

Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, Kandy Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine decorative earthenware impressed brick tile that depicts Hansa (the sacred goose) carrying a lotus in i

Early 19th century, 142 x 57 cm, Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan This fragment constitutes the outer corner of a Shakhrisyabz suzani. The surviving piece is a section of the main border showing tw

Central Asia, ca. 19th or early 20th century. Gourd with fine silver mounts with gold wash and inset turquoise. MEASUREMENTS Height: 4 3/4 inches / 12 cm SHIPPING $20 flat-rate shipping in the contine

**Originally Listed At $600** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine collection of 5 beautiful, hand-carved wooden butter churn handles known as "ghurra" or "neti." Each ghurra consist

**Originally Listed At $150** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early 20th century CE. A thick wooden panel with a projecting handle, hand-carved, with incised auspicious symbols sacred in Tibetan Buddhism. On

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A large example of a dZi bead, made from treated agate, with a dark surface and white/creamy white motifs on both of its faces. One face has a f

Near East / Central Asia, Persia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a lovely collection of 5 antique and high-quality silver vessels: a teapot, serving bowl, cup, saucer, and lidded box. The

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th or early 20th century CE. A stunning gilded bronze bust of the head of an Asura, one of the demigods of Buddhism, who have three heads with three faces each. The figure i

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A cast silver bracelet with each terminal formed as a dragon's head and a teardrop-shaped turquoise stone inlaid atop each head. Between the hea

Central Asia, Nepal, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A special prayer book that contains 12 loose leaves between the cardstock covers which are embossed like the hinge straps on a medieval tome. Th

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine cast-bronze ceremonial bell known as a dorje (vajra) that is replete with Buddhist symbolism. The handle finial represents half o