20th Century Italian Etruscan Bacchus Terra Cotta Head - Vintage Statuette

A vintage Italian classic Tuscan terracotta clay statuette of a regal lion in a guardian position, in good condition. Wear consistent with age ...

A vintage Italian terracotta clay statuette of the famous dancing Faun or Satyr which is well known in the Hellenistic and Roman art, in good condition. The original was placed in th...

A detailed vintage Italian presentation of the Roman sea deity Triton, in good condition. This hand crafted statuette from Tuscany depicts the son of Poseidon, human from his thighs ...

A vintage pair of French terre cuite Obelisks in the new classical style, in good condition. The lower part is adorned with small reliefs of mythological...

A lovely sandstone Buddha head on wooden base, early 1900's, Utttar Pradesh, Northern India. The hand-carved features include the typical snail-s...

Vintage Chinese serpentine sculpture is a traditional decorative object realized in china in the early 20th century. Serpentine m...

A tall 20th century polychrome carved Asian standing Guan Yin. She is depicted on a lotus pedestal and robed with ribbons and beading, surrounded by a parasol styled moon.

A large and impressive vintage gilt bronze figure of the tantric Buddha Vajrasattva, the Diamond Thunderbolt, mid 20th century, Nepal. Crafted of cast and richly gilt bronze, Vajrasattva sits in vajrasana, or full lotus position, his torso slightly bent at the waist. He holds an upright vajra scepter in one hand, raised at heart level. His other hand, resting on his hip, would originally have held a a ghanta, or bell, which is now missing. He is festooned in jewelry, including a five pointed crown, earrings, necklaces and armlets, all studded with coral and turquoise beads. His long hair falling in elegant tresses around his shoulders, the rest tied up in a high chignon topped by a vajra. Vajrasattva wears a dhoti covering his lower half. The dhoti intricately cast and carved with a scrolling vegetal design, and featuring images from the Ashtamangala, or Eight Auspicious Emblems, including the conch, endless knot, and double fish. Scarves billow out around his arms. The tantric Buddha sits upon a tall double lotus throne, the back with more intricately cast decorations of dragons and lotus blossoms against dense vegetal scrolls. The base sealed with a dented copper plate inscribed with a visvajra, or double vajra...