Sold2016Dignitary staff "umbweti" - Angola, Ovimbunduwood, rich reddish brown patina with traces of black paint, typical hairdo with linear incised ornaments, dotted scarifications on the face, drilled pupils (inlay missing), some drilled holes, slightlSee Sold Price
Sold2018Prestige staff. 20th century.A prestige staff with Janus head finial. 20th century. Liberia. 57 1/2."See Sold Price
Sold2016Ogoni cylindrical staff, 20th c.A cylindrical janus head staff. Nigeia, Ogoni. 20th century. 17 1/2"h x 7 3/4"w x 6 3/4"d Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpson inventory #1688. Catalog NoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Maori Fighting Staff, TaiahaMaori Fighting Staff, Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th century, the long shaft with Janus-head finial, the stylized protruding tongue with finely carved scroll design, below a fabric-wrapped cone, (the headSee Sold Price
Sold2018Anthropomorphic dignitary staff - Tanzania, Makondewood, middle brown patina, blackened in parts, head with Makonde-typical facial features and coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion H: 77,5 cm, H: 30,5 inch Provenance: German Private CollectiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Top of a dignitary staff - Malawi/Mozamibque, possiblywood, blackish brown patina, crowned by anthropomorphic head, eyes inset with white miniature glass beads, handle wrapped with five metal cuffs, hour glass-shaped base, on wooden plate H: 24,5 cm, H:See Sold Price
Sold2016Dance staff "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, indigo blue pigment, habile handle carved with janus head and crowning double axe symbol, nearly identical facial features with scarification marks oSee Sold Price
Sold2019VERACRUZ FIGURE OF A DIGNITARYPre-Columbian Veracruz standing figure of a dignitary with staff; exceptionally modeled, with elaborate headdress and jaguar head decoration to chest strap; circa 500 A.D.; Provenance: Collection of DSee Sold Price
Sold2020A fine staff of authority with head Luena or Chokwe D.RA fine staff of authority with head Luena or Chokwe D.R Congo / Angola, 33.5"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, CaliforniaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Dan Janus Kedie Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden staff or handle with two janus mask like faces and a well worn deep patina from handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and classic mask like faces. Traditionally KeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Upper part of a title staff - Angola, Luenawood, middle brown patina, crowned by a small head with extremely fine carved facial features and voluminous bulbous coiffure, drilled ear holes (for magical charge), shaft carved with biconical groovSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Phoenician polychrome glass janus head beadA Phoenician polychrome glass janus head bead Eastern Mediterranean, Circa 5th-mid 2nd Century B.C. The translucent turquoise rod-formed bead with bearded male features on each side, one with a yelloSee Sold Price
Sold2022BRONZE GILDED SHI TORLIN STAFF HEADBRONZE GILDED SHI TORLIN STAFF HEAD ; H54cm W30cmSee Sold Price
Sold2022BRONZE GILDED SHI TORLIN STAFF HEADBRONZE GILDED SHI TORLIN STAFF HEAD ; H55cm W43cmSee Sold Price
Sold2023Dragon and Phoenix Hollow Staff HeadSkillfully carved Dragon Teng Shengshi Tian Huangshi SealHeight 12cm, length 16.5cm, width 3.5cm522gSee Sold Price
Sold2015Maya dignitary head.Stucco. Maya. 600-900 AD. 28x14x8,5cm. Provenance : Former collection Carolyn and Walter Foxworth, bought between 1960 and 1970. Arteprimitivo, New York, May 2014, lot number 152 of the catalog.See Sold Price
Sold2022Jade bird shaped staff head of Hetian in ancient ChinaH:7.8cm,W:9cm,weight:206gSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient Roman Glass Janus Head Flask Ca. 1st-2nd centAncient Roman Glass Janus Head Flask Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. Size 3 inches High. x 1-3/4 inches Wide. Yellow-green glass, mold blown Janus head flask. Either side of the body a the face with round teSee Sold Price
Sold2022OVIMBINDU STAFF ANGOLAcarved wood, the long shaft terminating in a crouched figure finial(108cm tall)Bernice and Terence Pethica Collection, United Kingdom Peter Adler, London, United Kingdom Published: Klopper, NettletonSee Sold Price
Sold2016Large Ancient African Katsina Terracotta Janus HeadNew lower price! Africa, Northeast Nigeria, Katsina, ca. 3rd to 9th century CE. A very rare ancient Katsina terracotta janus (double-headed) figure that once belonged to a statue that would have measuSee Sold Price
Sold2016Nok dignitary headBeige and orranged terra cota. Nok, 500 BC - AD 500. 18x17x13cm. A thermoluminescence test will be given to the buyer.See Sold Price
Sold2023Roman glass JANUS head Aryballus Ancient Roman glass. Dark brown glass.Roman glass JANUS head Aryballus Ancient Roman glass. Dark brown glass. Dimensions: H: 2.875 inches: W: 2 inches: D: 2 inches --- --- PROVENANCE INFO: These items are from the Philadelphia estate of LSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Chokwe Staff, "khunia"Chokwe Würdestab, "khunia" Chokwe, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 95,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Ranghohe Würdenträger, z.B. regiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Roman Janus Head Glass Bottle Ca. 1st-2ndAncient Roman Janus Head Glass Bottle Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D.Size:2-3/8 inches high.Mold blown olive-green glass, with body of vessel having two opposing cherub type faces with curly hairdos, and lonSee Sold Price
5 days LeftHermann Historica GmbHA ceremonial staff of a dignitary under Pope John XXIII, 1958 - 1963€1,800
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