Dramatic Old Bamileke Kola Nut Terracotta Offering Bowl

A wonderfully wild example of a feast offering bowl or Kloa nut offering bowl from the Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. This aggressive and dramatic clay vessel features a wonderful stylized f

Bamun kola nut offering bowl, Cameroon, Africa. Carved open work design with ancestral and reptile designs. Deep patina from handling, eroded base from exposure to the elements. Size: 12'' x 9'' x 9''

A finely executed old terracotta clay bowl embellished with ornate design and a functional form. Grassfields potters from the Ndop Plain make a variety of small bowls for warming and serving stew, a s

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden offering bowl, perhaps a kola nut container, in the form of a bunny, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, adorned wi

Old Terracotta Pipe bowl and wooden stem, well handled and worn showing field use. Bamun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, West Africa. Provenance: Ex Evan Mauer collection, CA. The Pipe measu

Collection vintage African artifacts, (9) pieces, some possibly antique, includes Yoruba Twin figures, a Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, terra cotta offering bowl, 8"h x 7"dia; a thumb piano, 10"l x 4.5"w

Ash with finely turned lip and foot, 12 3/4 inches diameter x 5 1/4 inches high, in fine old nut brown patina.

Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved banded alabaster bowl with a thick circular base, gradually expanding walls, a rounded rim, and a shallow basin with

Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved banded alabaster bowl with a thick circular base, gradually-expanding walls, a rounded rim, and a shallow basin with

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, possibly Bamileke culture, possibly 19th/early 20th century, oval bowl on figural support, possibly a leopard or mythological being, old dry patinated surface, 1

A late 19th century Thai 22kt yellow gold offering bowl,. Hand hammered circular form with four repousse figural panels alternating with floral panels, fashioned from a single gold sheet. Some wear an

A powerful and dramatic old Eskimo mask, 18th or 19th Century, more a clan votive object than a worn dance mask with there being no suspension holes, likely found in the summer-thawed ground of the ar

Qing Dynasty Wooden Silver-coated Enamel and Colored Silver Filigree Offering Bowl

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A large hand-built terracotta offering vessel with two main components. First is an openwork conical pedestal with a slight concave base

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. An incredible, large example of a terracotta bowl painted with black outlined motifs of striding lions around it

EKET, NIGERIA, AFRICAN WOOD, DANCE WAND H 23", DIA 9" WITH BRASS, KOLA NUTS, FIBER Polychrome carved wood handle with two faces. Wood shaft having metal hardware and coiled metal elements. Bottom elem

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A grandiose and gorgeous calabash bowl, skillfully hand-carved from wood of the kou tree - an inherently beautiful Hawaiian hardwood with a warm g

A beautiful Old Babylonian terracotta votive plaque, c. 1900 - 1750 BC, depicting a seated god extending a measuring rod and cord to a another god standing before him. Both wear long flounced gowns, h

20th Century sterling silver bowl and nut cup set. Featuring pierced floral design with unique etched hunting dogs. Fine quality craftsmanship. Nut cups measures 3 in. tall x 7 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in. Cen

Large French glazed terracotta tian bowl. 10"h x 23 1/2"w x 20 5/8"diam. Weight: 24lbs

Georges Jean Marie Haquette (1854-1906) French. “Temptation”, An Interior Scene, with an Old Couple, offering a Young Boy a Drink, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 39.5” x 32”. Provenance; Estate of W.H

CONGO DRC Beautiful LUBA Bowl Bearer Visibly old, this "mboko" is typical of the Eastern Luba The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling (o

Four Song style bowls in old Japanese boxes, bowls 4 3/4" wide.

Brown crackle glaze ge type bowl, partial old collectors paper tag on base, overall 1.5" h. x 5". Sold with carved wood stand.