ANCIENT ESKIMO TURRETED OBJECT

Worldwide, 19th - 20th century. A nice assortment including Inuit, Naga, Oceanic, Japanese, and a number of African spearheads, axes, and a dagger. 12 items in all. Dimensions: longest example - 26"

20th century Native American Yupik Inuit lidded basket having Alaska woven into design.Measures: 9"H x 8"W

Northern Canada or Alaska, ca. early to mid-20th century. Four lovely and early carvings depicting two birds, a fish, and a seal hunter with prey. Several with signatures and partial labels. "Allie Po

Roman Empire circa 2nd-3rd century A.D. Standing figure holding the remains of an object in his right hand. Recesses to the back shoulders indicate now missing wings. Custom giallo antico marble pedes

China; Song Dynasty. A trapezoidal fragment of thick sheet bronze, heavily gilded with mythological animal and human forms in high relief. The form of this object suggests that it may have been part o

Central India, circa 12th century A.D. A fine and dynamic depiction of a celestial being in motion, his head turned to the foreground. A lovely object. Custom stand. Dimensions: height including base

Native American, ca. 19th century or earlier. A beautifully carved stone (possibly serpentine) pipe element with extremely thin walls and showing great wear. A lovely object. MEASUREMENTS Length: 4 1/

Egypt; Ptolemaic- Roman Period, 2nd- 4th century BC Rare 14-sided object, probably a weight, each side stamped with a mark and numerous dots. Deeply patinated. Dimensions greatest width: 1 3/8" (3.5 c

Central Asia; ca. 15th century or earlier. This unusual buckle is possibly from the Timurid Dynasty. A rare and elegant object. Old collection or museum number on back in red ink: 72.2.440. Dimensions

Chinese Carved Hardwood Root Form Scholar's Object Measures: 4 3/4" High

Yunnan, ca. 16-17th century. An enigmatic object, probably for shamanic use, a feline head emerging from the handle base. Deep, glossy patina. On custom stand. Ex Joseph Gerena Collection, New York Ci

Indonesia; 19th- early 20th century Lively carving, the hero of the Ramayana with flamboyant headdress, carrying his bow in his left hand. His right hand mortised for a now missing object. Dimensions

Japan, ca. Meiji Period. Composition figure on wood base depicting a seated deity (?), playing lute. Appears to contain a rattling object in the interior, possibly a consecration. MEASUREMENTS Height:

Egypt; ca. 1000 B.C. An extremely rare and fine mummified head of a female,with delicate features and retaining virtually all skin surfaces,dentition and hair. Linen wrappings still partly in place (m

Japan; Edo Period Standing on a double lotus base. Crystal urna jewel and eyes. Surfaces with several layers of lacquer. Dimensions 42.25" (107cm) high, including base.

Eurasia, ca. Miocene (5 - 23 MYO). Very high-quality specimen of this large cat with massive original sabers and little restoration. MEASUREMENTS Skull: 10" wide x 13" long (25.4 x 33.1 cm). Exposed a

Egypt; New Kingdom, c. 1200 BC Carved in sunk relief, depicting the god of the Nile flood, Hapi. Hapi is shown in usual androgynous form, with female breast, relating to the fertility associated with

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (101 - 126 MYO). This is a significant specimen due to its size, completeness, and originality. The bones were meticulously removed from a single block of matrix and

India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 11th-12th century. Fine depiction of Parvati with attendants. Ex: Sotheby's New York City: "Indian & Southeast Asian Art," September 1999, Lot 121 (therein described as Lalita

France, ca. 1920s In the mid 1920s Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) collaborated with the Spanish architect Nicolau Rubio and ceramicist Josep Artigas to create a small group of miniature ceramic gardens. They

Mediterranean; ca. 1st -3rd century AD Powerfully modeled depiction of a bearded man, possibly from a relief. Custom stand. Dimensions without stand:7 1/2" (19 cm) Provenance: The John J. Slocum Coll

Egypt, ca. 400-300 BC. A fine vibrantly-painted Egyptian cat mummy mounted in an antique glass dome. Ex collection Gabriel Hakim, purchased by him in the 1930s (see accompanying newspaper article and

India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 11th century. Large and fine figure of Vishnu flanked by two Devis. Custom stand. Ex: Sothebys NYC, "Indian + S.E. Asian Art", September, 1998, lot 520. From a lifetime Massac

Egypt; Late Kingdom, 716- 30 BC The naked youth striding, wearing the double (Pschent) crown of upper and lower Egypt. On an integral base, extensively engraved on all four sides and top. Very fine. D