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Fine Chinese Antiques
African Art!
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Large Gilt-Bronze Vajrasattva
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A Rare Gilt-Bronze Group of Vajrasattva in Union with Vajramamani
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Nepal, 17th – 18th century
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Gilt bronze group of Vajrachatuhpitha with three heads and six arms holding in vajrahumkara two vajra, the bell, axe, arrow and snake, sitting in vajrasana in yab yum with its parèdre on a lion on the lotus in front of the flaming mandorla. A Rare Gilt-Bronze Group of Vajrasattva in Union with Vajramamani Nepal, …
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Magnificent Pottery Caparisoned Horse
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Magnificent Pottery Caparisoned Horse. Well modelled standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the slender curved head with crisply flared nostrils and picked ears. The arched neck painted in red with a scalloped black border to indicate the mane, the trappings including crisply detailed bridle, chest collar applied with florette – molded tufts, and crouper that continues …
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Han Grey Earthenware Sow. Well modeled standing on her short legs that lift a full belly and her head staring forward with two circular perforations to the snout, the grey body fabric visible beneath the thick layer of white pigment and brown burial deposits A Grey Earthenware Model of a Standing Sow Fired in antiquity!!! China, …
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Pottery Figure of a Reclining Bactrian Camel
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Pottery Figure of a Reclining Bactrian Camel Pottery Figure of a Reclining Bactrian Camel. The lively camel well modelled. With head raised in a bray and kinked tail swished to one side. The tufts of hair on his head. Neck and body simply indicated with combed incising and stippling. Two large bags slung over the large saddle cloth fitted over …
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Dan Mask. With concave face, a pointed chin, a protruding mouth, an upturned nose and high-domed forehead, glossy black patina. - Provenance: An US private collection, acquired in mid-20th century, and thence by descent An important European private collection Ivory Coast Height 28 cm. mask only, total height with iron stand 46 cm. There are a variety …
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