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Pair: Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Geese Soup Tureens

Property of Elizabeth Taylor, Strongwater Picture Frame

Colima Tlaloc Janus Incensario Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000 item# 487441 (stock# 1239)
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Incensario in the Janus form of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain, agriculture, fire, and the south. The obverse deity surmounted by two intertwined snakes. Strong facial features with large protruding eyes, hands on his knees. Reverse side without hands and smaller head. One of four legs professionally reattached from original piece. In excellent condition. Circa 100 B.C.E. - 250 C.E., 14 3/4" high.

Roman Glass Turquoise Amphoriskos Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre AD 1000 item# 970653 (stock# 1602)
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Roman Glass Turquoise Amphoriskos, ca. 1st Century. Ex: Gershon Bineth collection, Israel. Globular body, cylindrical neck with dual handles. Some encrustation due to age. 2.362" high and in very good condition.

Chimu Blackware Erotic Vessel Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre AD 1000 item# 722156 (stock# 1450)
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Chimu Blackware Erotic Vessel in form of male holding exaggerated phallus with two hands. Peru, circa 800 - 1200 C.E. Bulbous body with hunched back, pierced ears and expressive facial features. Some chipping to rim due to age and wear, but in excellent condition. 5 3/4"

Palais Royal Opaline French Blue Glass Beehive Box Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Pre 1900 item# 1117444 (stock# 1734)
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Palais Royal Opaline French Blue Glass Beehive Box with Gilt Bronze Setting and Marble Base, ca. 1840, Napoleon III era. 6 3/4" H x 2 1/2" Diameter. In excellent condition. Property from the collection of Dodie Rosekrans, San Francisco, International hostess, generous supporter of the arts, and fashion trendsetter.

Veracruz Effigy Vessel Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Pre 1700 item# 35484 (stock# T005)
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Veracruz Effigy Figure Vessel, Remojadas, Classic, ca. 450-650 A.D. Unusual double-chambered form, the human figure with upraised right arm and diminutive legs emerging from the sides. Painted reddish brown and buff. Height 12 3/4 in.

Iron Age I Pottery Pyxis, Time of King David Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Holy Land: Pottery: Pre AD 1000 item# 797405 (stock# 1544)
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Iron Age I Terracotta Pyxis, circa 1200 - 926 BCE, found in the Holy Land. Short flared mouth with twin handles. Beautiful earthen encrustation from years of burial, but in excellent condition. 3" high x 4 1/4" diameter.

Middle Bronze Age II Canaanite Bronze God Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Holy Land: Bronze: Pre AD 1000 item# 908484 (stock# 1573)
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From the Age of the Patriarchs. Splendid Middle Bronze Age II, Bronze Figure of a god, Canaanite, 2nd millenium BCE. Strong facial features with deep set eyes and long beard. Depicted in the nude with pronounced nipples, arms raised forward and small rounded feet. 3 3/4" high. In excellent condition. For example see Canaanite Gods in Metal: An Archaeological Study of Ancient Syro-Palestinian Figures, by Ora Negbi, Institute of Technogology, Tel Aviv University, 1976.

Chancay Textile with Avian Motif Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Handiwork: Pre 1492 item# 779636 (stock# 1523)
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Chancay Textile with Avian Motif of interlocking birds, Peru circa 1300 CE. In excellent condition. Finely woven and terrific example of Peruvian handiwork. In excellent condition. 13 1/4" H X 18" W

Canosan Pottery Figural Vase Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000 item# 1106046 (stock# 1728)
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Monumental Canosan Pottery Figural Vase, Apulia Italy, ca. 3rd Century BCE, 19 1/4" high. Canosan vases combine the arts of the potter and the maker of terracotta figurines. Most are on a grand scale and coated in white slip and painted in vivid blues, yellows and pinks and are further adorned with moulded attachments such as figures of Victory, winged horses or Medusa heads. These vases were obviously too fragile for daily use and appear to have been made exclusively for the tomb. The bott ...click for details

Mathura Red Sandstone Head Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre AD 1000 item# 454030 (stock# 1218)
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Very finely modeled with ovoid face and gently rounded chin. Sharpened nose and pursed lips. Kushan Period, ca 1st - 3rd Century C.E., 7" including custom stand. In excellent condition.

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