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Small Head of Buddha, Gandhara, Ca. 3rd C.
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Pre AD 1000 item# 901277 (stock# 1-0576)
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Small head of Buddha, its face reflecting a profound inner serenity. Stucco, with numerous soil encrustations. Pakistan, Gandhara Region, Graeco-Buddhist art, 1st to 3rd century A.D. Height: 6 1/4" (16 cm). The head is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Some small chips and erosion, local restoration on top of head ("usnisa", see photos), otherwise good condition.
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Belt Hook, China, Warring States Period
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Pre AD 1000 item# 264650 (stock# 1-0082)
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Euros 200
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Belt hook with a dragon head at its top, and a rounded body, and with a button at the back for attachment to the leather belt. Bronze, green patina, partly encrusted, with reddish areas (a sign of great age). China, Warring States Period (475~221 B.C.). Height: 2 5/8" (6,6 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom plexi stand. A slight dent was made at the lower front side (see photo) during excavation, otherwise condition is very good.
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Unusual Statue of a Protective Deity, China, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 755540 (stock# 1-0542)
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Statue of a deified tamed demon, standing in an aggressive and threatening posture on a rounded rectangular base, bare chested, wearing a large cape and pants, holding an axe in his right hand. Wood, with several superimposed layers of lacquering and gilding. Remnants of hair tufts around the top of the forehead. China, Qing Dynasty, mid 18th century. Height: 14" (35,5 cm). Lacquering and gilding flaked in several areas, otherwise very good condition. A rather unusual piece. NOTE: tamed dem ...click for details
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Buddhist Book Illuminations, by P. Pal
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Pre 1990 item# 725004 (stock# 1-0522)
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Euros 225
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"Buddhist Book Illuminations", by Pratapaditya Pal and Julia Meech-Pekarik. Published by Ravi Kumar Publishers. Printed by Walker Print (Far East) Ltd. Hong Kong. This 1988 edition is limited to 400 copies. This copy is number 161. 339 pages. Hard cover in slipcase. Large quarto, red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt design on front board, numerous illustrations in black and white (130) and in color (108). Excellent condition.
Note 1: Handwritten and hand-printed, books have playe ...click for details
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Jade "Bi" Disc, China, Neolithic Period
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Pre AD 1000 item# 866174 (stock# 1-0569)
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Euros 600
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Large disc, perforated at its center with a conical section hole. Green jade, with beige/light brown inclusions. China, Neolithic Period. Dimensions: outside diameter: 12,3 cm, inside diameter: 4,8 cm, thickness: 5 to 7 mm. There is a kind of slanted straight dent on one side of the rim, as can be seen in a few similar pieces of this period. Several chips around the rim, otherwise good condition.
NOTE; this kind of disc, commonly called "bi" disc, was supposed to symbolize Heaven.
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Large Silver and Wood Bowl, Tibet, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 719730 (stock# 1-0497)
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Euros 750
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Large tsampa bowl, its core made of wood, almost entirely covered with embossed silver decoration showing an intricate design of six zodiac animals (wild boar, tiger, rat, rabbit, ram and bull), surrounded with lotuses. Inside the bowl, remnants of a lacquered decor which must have originally represented a deity in clouds. Tibet, 18th century. Dimensions: diameter: 7" (17 cm), height: 1 3/8" (5,6 cm). Obvious signs of use and great age, some dents, otherwise very good condition. Note: ...click for details
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Celadon Ceramic Bowl, China, Song Dynasty
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Pre 1492 item# 842917 (stock# 1-0564)
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Euros 395
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A rather large cup, light celadon colour, with a moulded decor of stylized lotuses, in light relief, in the center, and a decor carved in relief of lotus petals at the back. China Song Dynasty Period (960-1279 A.D.). Dimensions: height: 2 1/2" (6,6 cm), diameter: 7 1/16" (18,1 cm). Remnants of the original silver cover around the rim. Small kiln defect at the back (see photo), otherwise very good condition.
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