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Statue of Buddha, China, Early Ming Dynasty
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Pre 1700 item# 262040 (stock# 1-0003)
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Statue of The Buddha, His hands in "vitarka mudra" (preaching, or didactic, posture), wearing monk's robes and sitting cross-legged on a double lotus throne. Bronze, thick encrusted patina with some reddish areas (a sign of great age), traces of the original gilding in the recesses. China, early Ming Dynasty (1368~1644 A.D.). Height: 6 7/8" (17,5cm). Fine casting, nice details, (e.g. hands, robes), good condition.
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Fetish Figure, Lega Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 262308 (stock# 1-0018)
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Statue of a standing male, with large head, coffee-bean eyes, triangular nose and open mouth, over cylindrical neck, elongated torso, short arms with stylized hands, relief nipples, protruding ombilic, resting on short bent legs and stylized feet. Large hole on top of head containing ritual material. Wood, with thick brown semi-glossy patina. Africa, D.R. Congo (ex Zaire), Lega Peoples. Height: 10 5/8" (27cm). Obvious signs of use and age, some chips and erosion, hole beneath left foot for ...click for details
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Slit Drum, Yaka Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 262497 (stock# 1-0025)
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Divination drum, of cylindrical shape. The body of the instrument is hollowed out, and is surmounted by a nicely carved head. Wood, with fine dark-brown glossy patina. Africa, D.R. Congo (ex Zaire), Yaka Peoples. Height: 16" (41cm). Obvious signs of age and use, tiny chips in some areas, erosion all over, otherwise very good condition.
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Cylinder Seal, Mesopotamia
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Pre AD 1000 item# 262501 (stock# 1-0027)
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Cylinder seal with carved design of a standing human in robes, in front of two vertically-oriented deers facing each other, themselves backed by two superimposed large stylized bull heads. Black stone, excellent condition. Height: 14/16" (2,3cm). Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian period (late), circa 730~600 B.C. The piece is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand to which is affixed a patinated plaster imprint of the seal design.
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Statue of Kuan Yin, China, Ming Dynasty
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Pre 1700 item# 262708 (stock# 1-0031)
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Statue of Kuan Yin,the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, wearing a diadem (on which a tiny Amithaba Buddha is shown at the center) and formal robes, sitting cross-legged, in "abhaya and varada mudra" (hands posture of blessing, protection and charity). Bronze, with large remnants of the original gilding and polychrome colouring. Dark-green thick patina appears in areas where the gilding is eroded. China, Ming Dynasty (1368~1644 A.D.). Height: 7 7/8" (19,7cm). An old accident has provoked ...click for details
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Samurai Sword Guard 2, Japan, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 263804 (stock# 1-0041)
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Sword guard ("tsuba"), of lobed shape. Relief decor on the obverse showing a fisherman in a boat on a lake, with a basket containing fish beside him, lifting his net from the water, while, in the background, the snowy top of Mount Fuji is seen. Reverse decor also in relief, showing the external beams of a house, and on upper left side two cranes are flying away. Iron, with gold (the two handles the fisherman is holding), silver (the snowy top of Mount Fuji), and brass (the net rope) in ...click for details
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Face Mask, Ibibio Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 263806 (stock# 1-0042)
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Mask representing a long face with flat coiffe, protruding forehead, incised eyebrows, protruding cylindrical eyes, long and well defined nose, small open mouth with two upper fangs, small chin. Irregular holes around rim. Wood, with thick encrusted dark-brown patina. Remains of cloth around rim below ear level. Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio (or maybe Idoma) Peoples. Height: 10 1/4" (26cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand that enhances its strange beauty. Obvious signs of use ...click for details
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Blowgun Quiver, Palawan Isl., Philippines
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Pre 1960 item# 300200 (stock# 1-0052)
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Blowgun quiver, with a cylinder darts container made of bamboo, linked to its lid by a rope, and a kind of long hook (to attach the quiver to the hunter's sash) made of wood, with a fine decoration of a wild boar on its top. The hook is attached to the container with three finely woven wicker rings. This quiver is coming from Palawan Island, South West of the Philipino Archipelago, and belonged to a member of a tribe that is now protected by the Philipino Government. Height: 16 13/16" ( ...click for details
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Fetish Figure, Teke Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 264034 (stock# 1-0054)
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Anthropomorphic figure, with typically styled head and coiffe, a long neck and short, slightly bent legs resting on small feet. At mid level, a fabric pouch containing fetish material. Wood, with dark-brown semi-glossy patina, and stained and patinated fabric. The pouch had been opened at the back in what may have been an attempt at desacralizing the fetish figure, and thus part of its contents are gone. Africa, D.R. Congo (ex Zaire), Teke Peoples. Height: 15" (37,5 cm). Chips in some areas ...click for details
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