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Intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: C Lovely, acq 1990s\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53027727442234,"sku":"17314","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17314bl.jpg?v=1771109069"},{"product_id":"tlatilco-standing-pottery-pretty-lady-d1-type-female-4","title":"Tlatilco Standing Pottery “Pretty Lady” D1 Type Female","description":"\u003cp\u003e Middle Preclassic period, ca. 1200 to 500 B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentral Highlands, Mexico. Standing with truncated arms,  wide hips, overall painted in yellow ochre slip pigment on body and she is adorned with necklace and high applied fillet hair and fancy headdress \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 4-1\/4 inches Height + custom mount. Choice.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare similar example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico. by  Coe, Michael D.  NY: Museum of Primitive Art, 1965. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private Mercer Island WA collection by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps \u0026amp; Henry McClure Capps (known as Mac) who was an art director and production designer for TV \u0026amp; films in the mid-1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53027788620090,"sku":"17278","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17278blu.jpg?v=1771111461"},{"product_id":"tlatilco-standing-pottery-pretty-lady-d1-type-female-5","title":"Tlatilco Standing Pottery “Pretty Lady” D1 Type Female","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiddle Preclassic, ca. 1200 to 500 B.C. Central Highlands, Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanding with truncated arms,  wide hips, overall painted in yellow ochre slip pigment on body and she is adorned with necklace and high applied fillet hair and headdress \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 4-3\/4 inches Height + custom mount. Right arm repaired; choice.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare similar example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico. by  Coe, Michael D.  NY: Museum of Primitive Art, 1965. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private Mercer Island WA collection by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps \u0026amp; Henry McClure Capps (known as Mac) who was an art director and production designer for TV \u0026amp; films in the mid-1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53027828236602,"sku":"17167","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17167blu.jpg?v=1771112997"},{"product_id":"tlatilco-pottery-pretty-lady-d-1-type-bust","title":"Tlatilco Pottery “Pretty Lady” D-1 Type Bust","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiddle Pre classic, ca. 1200 to 500 B.C. Central Highlands, Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroken at mid-toro and missing arms, she stands with fine delicate facial features and carefully plaited hair rows with red pigment in hair. Particularly nice almond shaped eyes and brows and hair with added ocher and red pigment remaining.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 3-5\/8 inches Height + custom mount.  Compare similar example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico. by  Coe, Michael D.  NY: Museum of Primitive Art, 1965.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private Mercer Island WA collection by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps \u0026amp; Henry McClure Capps (known as Mac) who was an art director and production designer for TV \u0026amp; films in the mid-1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53036654035258,"sku":"17317","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17317blue.jpg?v=1771350917"},{"product_id":"african-lobi-bronze-head-of-an-antelope-ring","title":"African Lobi Bronze Head of an Antelope Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurkina Faso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopper band with cast and chiseled head of the animal with triangular snout; bead eyes and twisted raised horns.  Nice signs of age and usage and patina.\u003cbr\u003eSize 2-3\/8 inches L + custom mount. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx collection of NY city Photographer Carl Fischer, Acq 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53066830348602,"sku":"16653","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16653bl.jpg?v=1771706466"},{"product_id":"cajamarca-polychrome-pottery-geometric-design-bowl","title":"Cajamarca Polychrome Pottery Geometric Design Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorthern Highlands, Period: Ca. 1000 - 1400 A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epainted pottery bowl having  geometric decoration,  painted red-brown on white, surface has scattered mineral deposits.     Lively fun design. \u003cbr\u003eSize:  5-3\/4 in Diam x 2-7\/8 in H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  Ex. Jack Bregman collection, NYC. Acquired prior to 1969 while in the Peace Corps. By descent to current owner. Collection # 190, 206, 212.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53076852113722,"sku":"17353","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17353bl.jpg?v=1771886407"},{"product_id":"attic-black-glaze-pottery-baby-feeder-guttos","title":"Attic Black Glaze Pottery Baby Feeder Guttos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Greek, circa 350 to 325 B.C. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall footed vessel with squat rounded body, flat shoulder and cylindrical filling hole at the top, a sturdy loop handle rising above the rim and a short conical spout for controlled pouring. Rich black glaze with minor surface wear and encrustation from age; foot with expected edge chipping and burial deposits, handle restored. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize 2 3\/8 in. H (at handle) x 3 1\/2 in. W. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompare a very similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 91.1.1627. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Private USA collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53252954947898,"sku":"17450","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17450bl.jpg?v=1775068286"},{"product_id":"roman-green-glass-unguentarium-with-applied-nubs","title":"Roman Green Glass Unguentarium with Applied Nubs","description":"Eastern Mediterranean, circa 1st to 3rd century AD. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFree‑blown bottle with a rounded, bulbous body resting on multiple small pinched feet, an elongated cylindrical neck, and a wide, everted rim folded outward and downward. The nubs are created by pinching and pulling the hot glass from the surface of the body. The glassmaker first lightly pinched the softened wall with small tools or fingers, then pulled outward to form short, rounded projections that taper at the tips, leaving shallow dimples at their bases where the glass was drawn away from the vessel wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe surface shows exceptional iridescent patination in shimmering silver, gold, blue, and green tones from long burial, with earthen accretions in places. Intact, with minor encrustation and weathering as expected. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight 4 in (10.2 cm).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Helen Sealock, Anderson IN; acquired pre 1970 by a private Indiana collector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53254792216890,"sku":"17387","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/100707.jpg?v=1790870149"},{"product_id":"roman-amber-glass-unguentarium","title":"Roman Amber Glass Unguentarium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st to 3rd century AD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pale green blown-glass bottle with bell-shaped body, tall slender neck and out-turned folded rim, intact with attractive iridescent and earthen \u003c\/span\u003epatina\u003cspan\u003e from long burial. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight 5 1\/2 inches.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Property from a New York City collection; retains an old Sotheby Parke Bernet lot tag “147,” and with a typed collection label in the neck reading “Klejman 109100t,” indicating earlier acquisition from the J. J. Klejman Gallery, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. J. Klejman (John J. Klejman) was a Polish-born dealer who, with his wife, ran the J. J. Klejman Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York from about 1950 to 1974, supplying antiquities, Asian and African art to most major U.S. and European museums as well as important private collector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300944240954,"sku":"17397","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17397blu.jpg?v=1775837126"},{"product_id":"roman-green-glass-conical-beaker","title":"Roman Green Glass Conical Beaker","description":"Eastern Mediterranean,  ca 1st to 3rd Century AD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wide green glass beaker\/cup with splayed foot and wheel incised grooves to body, flared rim.  Measurements Height: 4-3\/8 inches. Nice iridescent surface.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Property from a New York City Collection acquired 1970s-1980s..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301054767418,"sku":"17462","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17462bl_b9516ae5-3115-440e-b9c5-84cdf612ed77.jpg?v=1775839503"},{"product_id":"roman-green-glass-amphoriskos","title":"Roman Green Glass Amphoriskos","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eEastern Mediterranean, circa 1st to 3rd Century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eAn elegant free-blown glass amphoriskos of amphora form, fashioned from translucent olive-green glass. The vessel rises from a flattened disc base to a full ovoid body with prominent vertical indentations (tooled ribs), tapering to a tall cylindrical neck that flares to a wide, flat-folded disk mouth. Two applied ribbon handles of matching green glass are attached at the shoulder, arching upward to join the neck with characteristically looped terminals.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe glass displays a rich olive-green coloration with areas of golden amber and deep teal visible where the surface catches light at varying angles. A handsome silvery iridescence covers much of the body, the result of centuries of burial causing the laminar decomposition of the silica;  a quality highly prized by collectors of ancient glass.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe lower body is tooled with bold vertical indentations or pinched ribs radiating downward from the shoulder, creating a melon-like lobed profile on the lower half,  a decorative technique common in Eastern Mediterranean glass workshops of the Roman Imperial period.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eSize: 7¼ inches (18.4 cm) Height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eCondition: Reassembled from fragments with visible crack lines and areas of professional restoration. Some losses to the surface, particularly at the handle attachments and on the body where patches of iridescent surface have flaked, revealing the darker core glass beneath. Areas of sandy incrustation and surface deposits consistent with burial remain. Despite the repairs, the vessel retains its elegant form and impressive green coloration.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eGlass amphoriskoi of this type were luxury vessels used to store perfumed oils, unguents, or wine in wealthy Roman households. The amphora form deliberately echoes the shape of the large ceramic transport amphoras used throughout the Mediterranean, scaled down here to an intimate tabletop size. The olive-green color indicates the use of naturally occurring iron impurities in the sand, characteristic of Syro-Palestinian and Eastern Mediterranean glass production\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eProvenance: Property from a New York City collection, acquired 1970s–1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53319025230138,"sku":"17490","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17490bl.jpg?v=1776204172"},{"product_id":"roman-green-glass-double-handled-unguentarium","title":"Roman Green Glass Double Handled Cosmetic Tube Unguentarium","description":"\u003cp\u003eEastern Mediterranean,  ca 1st to 3rd Century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA green glass vial with long cylindrical chamber, twin loop handle trailed on.    Good condition with windswept ancient patina. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 4-1\/8 inches (10.4cm) Height, Repaired \u003cbr\u003eProvenance Property from a New York City Collection who bought in the 1970s-1980s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic example.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335700668730,"sku":"17416","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17416bl.jpg?v=1776527140"},{"product_id":"bahia-pottery-applique-mask","title":"Bahía Pottery Applique Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eEcuador, Circa 550 AD. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeled as a projecting human face framed by an impressive, fan‑shaped headdress, the broad plaque worked in high relief with multiple concentric bands of incised scrolls, raised bosses, and geometric motifs that evoke plaited textiles and beaded ornament, hallmarks of Bahía headdress representation. The central face is rendered in a strong profile with coffee‑bean eyes, pronounced nose and chin, and large circular ear ornaments; perforations at the ears and along the upper border likely served for the attachment of additional elements or for suspension, indicating use as an architectural or funerary applique rather than a wearable mask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6 in (15.24cm) (mask height); 7 1\/2 in H on custom mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare: Alan Lapiner, Pre-Columbian Art of South America, nos. 785–794, for related Bahía headdress plaques and masks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA strong sculptural rendition with good mineral and earthen deposits overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private collection R. \u0026amp; B. S, New York and Palm Beach, assembled in the late 20th century. By descent within the same family to the present owners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336465867066,"sku":"17458","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17458blu.jpg?v=1776550062"},{"product_id":"attic-black-figure-kyathos-fragment-with-symposiast","title":"Attic Black-Figure Kyathos Fragment with Symposiast","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreek, Attic; late 6th century BC, circa 520–500 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWall fragment from an Attic black-figure kyathos (single-handled ladle-cup used to dip wine from a krater). within the floruit of kyathos production by workshops such as those of the Theseus Painter and related hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 2¼ in. H × 1½ in. W (approx. 5.7 × 3.8 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragment repaired from two pieces preserves a portion of the figural frieze showing a reclining bearded symposiast at the banquet. The figure wears an elaborate white-dotted fillet\/wreath in the hair, reclines on a couch (kline) with striped cushion\/mattress articulated in added red and reserved ground, and the torso is rendered in the characteristic black silhouette with fine incised interior details for the drapery folds and anatomy. At right, a large black grape-cluster\/vine pendant with added-white dotted berries hangs before him — a quintessential Dionysiac attribute of the symposion scene. Above the figure runs a reserved zone bordered by a double row of black dots (a band-ornament common on the shoulder of kyathoi and small oinochoai of this period), and below, the compositional field terminates in a reserved line above the lower body-glaze with added-red accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProperty from a New York City Collection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344352895290,"sku":"17503","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17503bl.jpg?v=1776714335"},{"product_id":"moche-shell-feline-head-mace-or-staff-finial","title":"Moche Shell Feline Head Mace or Staff Finial","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth Coast Peru, ca. 200 to 500 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved from a dense mollusk shell (likely Spondylus or conch strombus), depicting a snarling feline head with broad muzzle, bared fangs, bulging circular eye sockets (originally shell-inlaid, now empty), and pronounced rosette\/spot markings rendered as drilled and incised circles across the crown and sides; hollow socket at the base for hafting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 1¾ in. 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Townsend was a senior Andean specialist at the AIC, and his reclassification from Chavín bone to Moche marine ivory  shell is consistent with the form of the eye-sockets and spotted pelage, which fit Moche rather than Chavín stylistic norms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377362428218,"sku":"17520","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17520blu.jpg?v=1777412090"},{"product_id":"casas-grandes-ramos-polychrome-olla","title":"Casas Grandes Ramos Polychrome Olla","description":"Northern Mexico (Chihuahua), Paquimé \/ Medio Period, c. 1200–1450 A.D.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA handsome Pre-Columbian Ramos Polychrome olla from the Casas Grandes culture, hand-coiled and -burnished in the characteristic buff-to-cream slipped earthenware of Paquimé, of classic globular form with a low rounded shoulder, short flaring neck, gently everted rim, and a rounded base. 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The figure is rendered in the characteristic schematic, block-like Coptic manner, with broad shoulders drilled out to hold a seprately made articulate limb. The geometric garment indicated by shallow incised planes and chevron folds descending to a tapered lower terminus. Traces of black pigment highlight the brows and contours — a decorative convention consistent with Coptic bone-carving workshops active in centers such as Alexandria, Antinoöpolis, and the Fayum, which produced figural plaques, doll-like figures, furniture inlays, hairpins, and amuletic figures for both domestic and funerary use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H. 3-5\/8 in. (9.1 cm)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Ancient condition with expected wear; old stabilization\/repair and minor losses; natural age-cracks along the grain of the bone; visible consolidant\/adhesive residue on the reverse consistent with a prior conservation campaign. 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The vessel is a classic Roman domestic service form  used as a fruit, food, or offering dish  paralleled in published collections including the Allaire Collection and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and related to Isings Form 116\/118 shallow bowls of the middle-to-later Imperial period. The glass retains a lovely surface of silvery-golden iridescent weathering and stable earthen deposits across the interior and exterior, the natural result of long burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H. 1-5\/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 5-7\/8 in. 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The icon is backed by a separately cast arched prabhavali (backplate) surmounted by a stylized kirtimukha finial, which lifts cleanly off the base as originally intended for ritual bathing and seasonal worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deity wears a tall conical kirita-mukuta, simple beaded ornaments, and a short dhoti; facial features are rendered in the bold, abstracted manner typical of Deccan\/Karnataka village bronzes, with an elongated nose, incised brow, and almond eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions  5 3\/4\" H x 4 3\/4\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent antique condition with expected wear from ritual use; prabhavali detaches cleanly from the base as originally intended; rich untouched patina. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe surface retains a warm golden patina with reddish cuprite bloom, pitted reverse casting, and traces of sindoor and ghee in the crevices — all consistent with long devotional use on a family altar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Antique Dealer from Khajurah, India, 2004 acquired by Dr. Henry Cherrick, a professor and dean at UCLA School of dentistry who pioneered government programs promoting dental care in HIV\/AIDs patients. 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The forehead is crowned with a band of finely incised ridges representing the coiffure or hairline, and the wood has acquired a deep, lustrous brown patina from generations of handling and ritual care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the Dan of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, miniature masks of this type are owned by men and women whose families possess an important full-size mask; the ma go serves as a personal amulet that maintains the bearer's connection to the protective spirit of the parent mask while travelling, and is traditionally kept wrapped in cloth or carried in a small leather pouch — the source of the European collector's nickname \"passport mask\". 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The figure is rendered in the characteristic schematic, block-like Coptic manner, with broad shoulders drilled out to hold a separately made articulate limb. The geometric garment indicated by shallow incised planes and chevron folds descending to a tapered lower terminus. Traces of black pigment highlight the brows and contours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA decorative convention consistent with Coptic bone-carving workshops active in centers such as Alexandria, Antinoöpolis, and the Fayum, which produced figural plaques, doll-like figures, furniture inlays, hairpins, and amuletic figures for both domestic and funerary use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H. 1-5\/8 in. (4.1 cm)    Condition: Ancient condition with expected wear; old stabilization\/repair and minor losses; natural age-cracks along the grain of the bone; adhesive residue on the reverse consistent with a prior conservation campaign. 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The reptile is shown in a powerful sinuous pose with an upturned snout, gaping jaws revealing a small offering creature on the lower jaw, bulging cast eyes, and a row of pronounced dorsal scutes \/ spines running from the head to the curling tail. The entire surface is finely incised with rectangular crocodilian scale patterning that reads beautifully across the back, flanks, tail, and limbs. bThe crocodile is a major emblem in West African royal iconography. In Edo (Benin) court art, the crocodile (aganmwen) is the \"policeman of the waters,\" sacred to Olokun, lord of the seas and source of wealth, and frequently depicted on royal altars, hip masks, and ceremonial regalia. In Yoruba belief, the crocodile is similarly associated with water spirits and threshold\/ancestor power. Bronze crocodile figures of this scale typically functioned as shrine objects, altar weights, or prestige items displayed before chiefly or priestly assemblies. Size 5  inches L.  + wood mount. 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The head is crowned by a coronet of coiled-wire \/ spring-form vertical projections — a stylized rendering of the elaborate Baule royal coiffure — flanked by twin coiled-wire spiral disc ears at the temples. The reverse is hollow, revealing the original lost-wax casting interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece belongs to the celebrated Baule lost-wax bronze tradition of central Côte d'Ivoire, in which the Baule — close cultural cousins of the Asante \/ Akan peoples to the east — produced finely modeled bronze and brass miniature heads, figures, and pendants using the cire perdue technique. Such miniature maskette heads served as personal prestige pendants, divination objects, ancestor-shrine ornaments, and dance-costume attachments, and reflect the Baule canon of idealized human beauty (ndoma) — calm features, lowered gaze, and refined coiffure — that Susan Vogel identifies as the cardinal aesthetic of Baule portraiture in Baule: African Art \/ Western Eyes (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent stable ethnographic condition. Patina rich, untouched, with attractive bronze highlights on the high points of the brow, nose, and coiled-wire elements. All coiled-wire crown projections and spiral ear discs intact. Securely mounted on the custom pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions 2-1\/4 in H (mask alone);  3-3\/8 in H overall on custom base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the estate of Jacques (1921-2023) and Frances Crampon (1922-2025). Captain Crampon was born in Belgium, joined the Merchant Marine, and eventually became a Captain in the US  Navy, on search and rescue ships. He and his wife, Frances, a singer and actress, met when she was on a USO tour to Japan.  Together they traveled the world, living for several years in Tokyo and Capetown. They were avid collectors of Asian, pre-Columbian and ancient and fine art. They also had an extensive collection of maps. Jacques and Frances settled down in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village, where they remained until their deaths, after very full and interesting lives:  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53517883408698,"sku":"17569","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17569bl.jpg?v=1779830864"},{"product_id":"persian-blue-frit-circular-bird-pendant","title":"Persian Blue Frit Circular Bird Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eKashan or Raqqa Workshops, Seljuk – Ilkhanid Period, c. 12th – 13th Century CE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully tactile and richly coloured medieval Islamic turquoise-glazed faience \/ siliceous-frit pendant plaque of irregular discoid form with a moulded suspension loop at the top, the obverse modelled in low relief with two confronted birds (peacocks or partridges) within a circular border, the reverse plain and softly rippled. The piece is covered in the celebrated brilliant turquoise alkaline glaze of medieval Persian ceramic tradition, with darker pooling in the recesses of the moulded design and selective earthen \/ mineral encrustations consistent with long burial.  The paired confronted birds within a roundel is one of the most beloved motifs of medieval Islamic decorative art, drawn from the broader Sasanian \/ pre-Islamic Persian repertoire of paradisiacal garden imagery and carried forward into Seljuk and Ilkhanid faience and lustreware of the 12th – 13th century CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif appears widely on Kashan and Raqqa stone-paste wares, where it carries connotations of paradise (firdaws), love, and royal felicity. Such pendant plaques with integral suspension loops were worn as amulets, prestige pendants, or fixed as architectural \/ talismanic attachments, and a central pellet or seed between the birds — visible here at the base of the roundel — is a characteristic Persian element symbolizing the fruit \/ grain of paradise.  Reverse plain with a softly rippled \/ pebbled glaze surface.    Stable medieval condition with attractive surface bloom, glaze loss and burial encrustation around the perimeter typical of the type. Both birds, the central seed\/pellet, and the suspension loop are fully preserved. \u003cbr\u003eDimensions 2-3\/8 in L (including suspension loop) + Mounted on a custom black square pedestal with metal cradle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53532908290362,"sku":"17609","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17609bl.jpg?v=1779997841"}],"url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/collections\/gifts-for-collectors.oembed?page=6","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}