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Silver Repousse Box, Burma, 19th C.
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Pre 1900 item# 672345 (stock# 1-0463)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euro 190
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Small box of cylindrical shape, its lid decorated with a small tiger surrounded by a floral design on top and floral and geometric motifs on the side, its body with geometric design at the bottom and an incised floral design beneath. Repousse silver, with fine darkish patina. Burma, 19th century. Dimensions: height: 2 1/8" (5,5 cm), diameter: 2 1/4" (5,6 cm). Very good condition.
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A Pair of "Tao Tie" Masks, China, Warring States Period
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Pre AD 1000 item# 672352 (stock# 1-0464)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 525
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Pair of "tao tie" masks, with a rod at the back, probably for attachment to what originally was a vessel, now gone. Bronze, with fine green partly encrusted patina, remnants of soil encrustations. China, Warring States Period (-475/-221), maybe earlier. Dimensions: height: 1 11/16" (4,1 cm), width: 1 1/2" (3,9 cm). The pair is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.
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Relief of a Makara, Nepal, 17th C.
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Pre 1700 item# 699580 (stock# 1-0477)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Price on request
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Architectural ornament in the shape of a relief representing a "makara" standing on its rear legs, with wide eyes, open mouth showing teeth, its nose ending in a trunk. Tenon on top. Wood, with dark-brown patina. Nepal, early 17th century, maybe earlier. Height: 13" (33 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition despite old insect infestation (treated, no danger) and obvious signs of great age.
Note: a "makara" is a sea monster, or wa ...click for details
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