1877 WOMEN of Orient 1st POLYGAMY Japan China SUTTEE India Asia Egypt FEMINISM

1877 WOMEN of Orient 1st POLYGAMY Japan China SUTTEE India Asia Egypt FEMINISM “Women of the Orient” by Rev. Ross C. Houghton is an intricate exploration of the lives, beliefs, and social stan

A beautiful Roman stucco mask of a woman, Egypt, c. 1st Century BC, wearing a wreath of reddish flowers, her hair styled in waves and ridges. Her features are beautifully modeled with large almond-sha

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

**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

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning gray schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress. The face is sensuously and reali

George Nakashima (Pennsylvania/Washington/Japan/India, 1905-1990) mid-century modern walnut credenza, pinned and dovetailed case construction with two vertical slat sliding doors backed with pandanus

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** South Asia, India, Bihar region, Pala Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning hand-car

East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Large and very rare style of Tang pottery horse with accompanying TL report confirming the age. Made of molded clay and highlighted in added pigments

East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning and large leaded bronze ritualistic cauldron known as a ding vessel with a matched lid standing on elegant tripodal legs.

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a lobster, with a signature on the underside of its carapace. Meticulously constructed of nu

South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A breathtaking sandstone sculpture of a dancing surasundari or divine beauty boasting a quixotic visage and voluptuous breasts as she twists

South Asia, India, ca. 1750 CE. An important solid cast bronze figure of Uma (Parvati), so significant as traditionally only deity statues destined for important religious purposes were cast solid. Pa

Country: CHINA 1st Class Badge, 1st Type, 2nd Grade of the Ta Chang Dynasty. Neck Badge, 78x44 mm, gilt Silver, enameled, (probably of French manufacture). A very attractive and extremely rare piece

East Asia, China, Jin to Yuan Dynasty, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A stunning Jun-Ware / Junyao ceramic bowl with a scalloped rim, the surfaces decorated with luscious sky blue glaze with added purpl

East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas before an intricate backdrop tha

East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A lovely light-green glazed granary storage jar with a figure of a tiger in an upper panel and four panels that feature text, including some that da

A Roman gold and carnelian intaglio ring with the head of a woman Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Engraved with the profile head of a young woman wearing earrings, her hair dressed with an ivy wreath, pos

14 Assorted Bills, China, Taiwan, Japan

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

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and inlaid with bronze bosses. Panels of incised

A Graeco-Roman Terra Cotta Bust, Possibly Depicting Antonius of Argos Asia Minor, Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D. Height 8 inches. Provenance: Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, 1988

Egyptian Alabaster figure of Thoth, Greco-Roman Period (c. 1st c. BCE - 2nd c. CE), Egypt, modeled in walking position, fists clenched, wearing a tripartite wig and short loincloth, carved with back p

B. Prabha India,1933-2001 Depicts two women dressed in red and orange carrying fishing baskets. Prabha entered the art world when few Indian women were involved professionally, and worked on more than

India,1933-2001 Depicts six Indian women with her haired tied back and long limbs walking through a village. Prabha entered the art world when few Indian women were involved professionally, and worked