Sold2023A Buddhist Phurba with 3 Ancestor figures and textile regaliaA carved wooden Phurba ritual implement featuring 3 anthropomorphic figures, raised linear designs and a deep well handled surface suggesting generations of field use for healing and ritual by a himalSee Sold Price
Sold2016Sino-Tibetan Ivory Carved Dorjevajra 'Thunderbolt'Delicate ritual implement, finely carved with a bulbous centre grip flanked by a frieze of leafy flowers in openwork within beaded borders and eight prongs at each end joining at their tips around a cSee Sold Price
Sold2016A Chinese grey-white jade plaque, carved with a dragon,A Chinese grey-white jade plaque, carved with a dragon, incised details, 7.6cm wide x 4.6cm high x 7mm deep -1青白玉龙纹牌See Sold Price
Sold2022Chinese grey jade plaqueChinese grey jade plaque, the rectangular plaque carved in high relief to feature two rabbits alongside lingzhi fungus and a tree, 2.125"h.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Tibetan 3 faced Phurba Ritual ImplementA carved wooden Phurba featuring the heads of the three wrathful heruka that sit at the top of this device to symbolize the instrument’s ritual potency. Tibetan Buddhist practitioners use thisSee Sold Price
Sold2018Three Various Carved Hardstone PiecesThree various carved hardstone pieces, including: figural carving, wearing robe and hat; archer's ring, showing taotie mask-motif in relief; together with ritual implement, of cong form; H: 2 1/2&See Sold Price
Sold2021Taino Finely Carved Full Figure Cohoba SpoonA finely carved full figure Taino Cohoba spoon, likely used during rituals where large quantities of cohoba were consumed. Such ritual implements were finely made. The spoon likely represents a god orSee Sold Price
Sold2018Chinese Carved & Lacquered Wood Buddhist PanelChinese carved and lacquered wood Buddhist panel; centering a large multi-armed deity, holding ritual implements, seated atop a lotus base; flanking two writhing dragons amid architectural elements anSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Jade CongEast Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green nephrite. The intriguing implement features aSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fon Magic Fetish Horn Ex Simmons collectionA ritual implement made from an animal horn and embellished with a carved wooden spirit idol bound to the horn with textiles and natural fibers, beads, bones and organic material , covered in blood saSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Luba Divination Oracle Figure Ex Kahan GalleryA carved wooden implement used in ritual divination practices by the village shaman as a medium to receive messages from the spirit world. The figure features a classic ancestor head on top and inciseSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Lobi Diviners Staff Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA carved wooden crooked staff carried by the village Diviner / Priest as a ritual implement for divination ceremonies. The Staff features an ancestor spirit figure on top and has a wonderful well wornSee Sold Price
Sold2022Kapala Offering CupsA kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Hindu Tantra and Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibet, they are often carved or elaborately mountedSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Divination Vessel with the Face of EshuA large carved wooden lidded vessel used to store ritual divination implements. The lidded container has a very well worn, washed honey colored surface suggesting years of ritual field use. The lid haSee Sold Price
Sold2021Chinese Jade Carving of BiThe grey and brown jade plaque carved with archaistic beasts. 3.2*2.1inch.See Sold Price
Sold2018Lot of four ritual jades. China. 19th century. Grey,Lot of four ritual jades. China. 19th century. Grey, green jade. One carved as a fish, the others with archaic scrolling and emblems of the Immortals. Each about 2" diameter. From the Estate of JeanetSee Sold Price
Sold20216 Chinese jade carved plaques5 Chinese dark green jade carved plaques (0.18"x3.2"dia(2), 4"x4"x0.13"(3)), and a grey jar jade carved plaque (3.2"x3.2"x0.2"), the gray jade plaque corner chipSee Sold Price
Sold2024Huge 18th C. Hawaiian Stone Poi PounderNorth Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of ash grey and charcoal. The fine implement displays a hemispherical handle toSee Sold Price
Sold202118th C. Alaskan Stone Adze HeadNative American, Pacific Northwest, Alaskan, ca. 18th century CE. A fine hand-carved stone adze head in natural hues of dark grey and brown. The lovely implement displays a rounded butt, a flat top, aSee Sold Price
Sold2019Three Chinese carved jade circular plaques, qingThree Chinese carved jade circular plaques qing dynasty. Comprising a greyish-white reticulated plaque with a shou symbol and bat; a celadon jade plaque with rotating center; a grey-beige Han-style plSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Classic Kuba Clyster Ritual Enema Tube Ex Jones 1993A classic decorated Kuba Clyster (or enema tube) (Fing Bukaan) with a geometric pattern carved in relief on the implement. Such tubes were used in giving ritual enema, which would often cause a tranceSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chinese Carved Jade Figural Disc Plaque PendantsCollection of Chinese carved jade plaque disks. Includes (1) 2 1/8" x 3" carved butterfly disk in light green jade with some specks of grey, (1) 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" carved jade disk, featuring flower, chaSee Sold Price
Sold2016A CHINESE SEMI-ANNULAR JADE PLAQUE PENDANTOf semi-annular form, carved with patterns of comma spirals and star-shaped networks; the stone of brown-grey tone with green inclusions. 14.5 inches long.See Sold Price
Sold2018Important Mayan "Chief" Hacha w/ Animal HeaddressPre-Columbian, Classic Maya, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An incredibly carved and well-preserved hacha, hewn from a large chunk of grey volcanic rock, crafted as one of the ritual items associated with the MesSee Sold Price
3 days LeftFreeman's | HindmanA Khmer Carved Grey Sandstone Torso of Lokesvara, 10th-First Half 12th Century 十世$750
Oct 04Ma San AuctionTWO CHINESE CARVED GREY STONE HEADS OF GUANYIN. Each with headdress mounted on later display stands.£60
BonhamsA carved grey marble head of an actor, after the antique Continental, late 18th early 19th centuryA$150
Oct 04Ma San AuctionA CHINESE CARVED GREY STONE MODEL OF A GUARDIAN LION, MING DYNASTY. The lion seated on a raised£60
Oct 04Ma San AuctionA RARE PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY MODELS OF BIRDS WITH BRONZE FEET, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY. Finely£240(1 bid)
Oct 04Ma San AuctionA RARE PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY MODELS OF DUCKS WITH BRONZE FEET, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY. Finely£180
5 days LeftGlobal Auctions CompanyVintage Chinese Mauve and Grey Rhodonite Hand Carved Zi Necklace$90
Oct 05North American Artifact Auctions10 3/8" Tibetan Silver Ritual Conch Shell Sankha Hand Carved$35(4 bids)