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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Monumental XL Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte" Ornament
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Super Large Antique Italian Rococo Carved Wood "Supra Porte'. This monumental 18th Century ornament is 2 meters wide! Beautiful A-symmetrically carved Pinewood and Basswood with C-Sc...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Inscription
Located in London, GB
South Arabian Alabaster Inscription
Calcite Alabaster
circa 1st century A.D.
‘’Consequently, neither white marble of Paros nor any other stone which men admire can be compared with the precious stones of Arabia, since their whiteness is most brilliant, their weight the heaviest, and their smoothness leaves no room for other stones to surpass them.’’
- Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, Book II, 52.9
This inscription, finely worked on an alabaster tablet, is a remarkably well preserved example of Ancient South Arabian script, with its distinct bold, angular forms, written in the Qatabanic dialect - that is, the dialect spoken by the people of the kingdom of Qataban, which ruled much of modern day Yemen from the 7th Century B.C. to the 2nd Century A.D. The text, which reads: ‘[... ...]sa?d and Ma?add?i- / (of the lineage) of Hawfa- / She entrusted Anb- / against any malfeasance (which would remove it) from its place’ - indicates that it likely served to commemorate a temple offering. The quality of the script, incised so neatly into the surface of the alabaster, tells us that this piece was commissioned by somebody of considerable wealth and prestige, employing a scribe of equally considerable expertise.
South Arabia was known throughout the ancient world for its incredible wealth - so much so that the Romans termed the region ‘Arabia Felix’ - literally, ‘Happy, or Fortunate, Arabia.’ That wealth was built largely on the trade of spices and incense, in which the Kingdom of Qataban played a major part. According to Pliny the Elder, this was the sole country through which frankincense could be exported, first being collected in the city of Shabwa, on the South Arabian coast, and from there travelling by camel up to Gaza, to be shipped all across the Mediterranean - not only that, but all growers of myrrh across Arabia were required to give a quarter of their yield to the king of the Qatabanians. As such, the kingdom became exceedingly rich and powerful, and Pliny goes on to tell us that ‘The nations of the Larendani and the Catabani, and the Gebanitæ [...] occupy a great number of towns, the largest of which are Nagia, and Thomna (the capital of Qataban) with sixty-five temples, a number which fully bespeaks its size.’ Because of the nature of its exports, frankincense in particular - the ‘sweat of of the gods’ according to the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and perhaps most famous as one of the three gifts brought to the newborn Christ - being closely associated with the divine, South Arabia’s reputation in antiquity was as a mysterious, almost sacred, and - crucially - extraordinarily wealthy region, at the very edge of the known world; in the words of Herodotus: ‘’Enough of marvels, and yet the land of Arabia gives off a scent as sweet as if divine.’’
This inscription invokes the protection of god Anbay, the judge-oracle of the chief god ‘Amm, who he served as an attendant. Much of what we know of the religious life of the ancient South Arabians comes to us from early Islamic texts, describing what is known in Islamic scholarship as ‘Jahiliyyah’ - the age before the advent of Islam in Arabia. What comes across in much of these texts is that these religious practices placed a great deal of emphasis on sacred stones, perhaps linked to the brilliance of the alabaster which is local to the region, and which a great many of the cult-objects produced in this time are made from. Hisham ibn-Al-Kalbi’s Book of Idols records: ‘’The Arabs were passionately fond of worshipping idols [...] Whenever a traveller stopped at a place or station in order to rest or spend the night, he would select for himself four stones, pick out the finest among them and adopt it as his god, and use the remaining three as supports for his cooking-pot.’’
This inscription was once in the collection of the intrepid British-Australian travel...
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Yemeni Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Seated Figure Redware Statue
Located in New York, NY
Ancient pre-Columbian, Nayarit, Mexican, circa 100 BCE to 250 CE, hand-built ceramic pottery redware sculpture of a seated male figure with arms crossed and wearing a headdress and m...
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Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antiq ox cart wheel 1800
Located in WEERT, NL
Antiq ox cart wheel 1800
Height 94 cm
Depth 14 cm
75 kg
Price on request
Category
Unknown Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-century pattern Vetrata 16 items / by Aldo Londi / Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in WEERT, NL
Mid-century pattern Vetrata 13 x vases and 3 x bowls / set 16 peaces by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange and yellow on a brushed background. 1966 ( Raymor Ceramic )...
Category
Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Age Cypriot Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
Cypriot Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I, c. 2100 - 1850 BC.
Low fired burnished earthenware pottery with lime-filled incisions
A Cypriot plank idol, an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus...
Category
Cypriot Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Belgian Bluestone Cone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These 18th-century cone sculptures are made from premium Belgium bluestone and are ideal for enhancing any indoor or outdoor design project. Their unique shape provides a striking vi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with a Faceted Black Crystal on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a faceted cut black crystal on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face.
Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Black Irradiated Crystals on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a black irradiated crystals on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face.
Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
Category
Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf
Pair of 17th Century Italian Travertine Mantles
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of 300 year old travertine mantles salvaged from a 17th century church in Le Marche. The stone is absolutely beautiful and the pieces have aged allowing for us still to see th...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Alabaster Chalice
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian alabaster chalice, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering formed base with a undeep rimmed cup. The alabaster is strikingly vained. ...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Important Marble High Relief "BOAR HUNT" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Marble High Relief "BOAR HUNT" 18th Century
55x123x7 cm approx.
Performed for the Grand Tour.
good condition for the age
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Large 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a gui...
Category
Swedish Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
16th Century Carved Red Sandstone Roundel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An English medieval style carved red sandstone roundel possibly dating from as early as the 16th century. Likely once used as decoration for an exterior capital, this 400 – 500 year ...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
17th Century English Carved Stone Horse & Unicorn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the 17th century, these English carved stone horse and unicorn statues are architectural fragments from history. Over 350 years old, they li...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Late Bronze Age Sword
Located in London, GB
Saint Nazaire Sword, Late Bronze Age, circa 800-900 B.C.
An exceptionally well preserved Bronze Age sword, with elegant, finely incised decorations,...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Architectural Stone Capital
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare fragment is from the 17th century and would have stood atop a column. It's backside was affixed to the building and it most likely supported molding or an arch which were seen throughout the medieval period buildings and into the early 1600s. Rare and beautiful medieval treasure.
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
526.38 Gram Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx with Clock from Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Boat Shape Green Onyx With Clock
Weight: 526.38 gram
Dim: 13.8 x 15.1 x 4.7 Cm
Shape : Boat
Origin: Pakistan
Green onyx is a mesmerizing gemstone that captivates ...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
French Limestone Acorn Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Authentic French Limestone Acorn Sculptures are from 1780 and is carefully crafted from the finest limestone. Its intricate details and classic shape c...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Spanish Silver on Wood Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with a thin hammered layer of silver on wood. Beautiful details.,
Spain, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Gothic Stone Column Finial
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative stone finial in extraordinarily good condition. It is in two pieces which are stacked on a contemporary base. This is the kind of objet d'art that could be combined in a t...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Column Base Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century hand carved stone column base sculpture doorstop decorative element. Nicely Hand Carved 18th Century Stone base pedestal , it Could be...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Pair of 18th Century Carved Fragment on Stands
Located in Vista, CA
Pair of 18th century carved fragment on stands
Wood Carved Gilt scroll acanthus leaf architectural ornamentation mounted on wood and granite stone stands.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Free-Standing Quartz & Hematite Crystal XL 158 LBS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large, free-standing.
Polished Quartz crystal with Hematite.
From Brazil.
Overall tones are brown, sand, honey, deep yellow, & Beige.
158 LBS (Requires Special Delivery & ...
Category
Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Vibrant Red & Yellow Natural Mookaite Mineral from Australia
Located in London, GB
Freestanding vibrant red & yellow natural mookaite mineral from Australia
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crysta...
Category
Australian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
18th Century Fragment of Gothic Carved Stone
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century fragment of carved stone, possibly a corner piece, with a deep frieze decorated with typical gothic carvings.
A nice, decorative or...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ancient Roman Marble Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Ancient Roman marble sculpture. Includes custom iron stand. This is the real thing!
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Antique Gothic Giltwood Frieze
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian antique frieze in hand-carved wood and gilded gold leaf. Very rare.
(See my published ancient friezes).
You can hang it on the headboard, on a...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fon...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Archaic Jade Bi, Early Bronze Age
Located in Atlanta, GA
Translucent green and brown jade Bi from the early Bronze age. (2200 - 1900 B.C). The organic shapes created by the blending of these two main colors evo...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Pair of Spanish Spiral Columns of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Spanish spiral columns
of the 17th century
in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant elements, vines, bunches of grapes and bird...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, Modernist, Brutalist, c 1969
Located in Buffalo, NY
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, modernist, brutalist. c 1969, Wonderful form and artistry.
Category
Brutalist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Medium 395 Million Year Old Fossilized Orthoceras Marble Finish Statues
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of fully polished limestone circa 395-million-year-old Fossilized Orthoceras statues
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a genus of extinc...
Category
Swedish Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
17th Century Madonna with Child from the Impruneta Tondo Polychrome Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan school, 17th century
Madonna with Child - from the Impruneta Tondo
Measures: Polychrome terracotta, 65 x 46 x 10 cm
This polychrome terracotta relief, gently jutting...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with black tourmaline and crystals on a petrified wood base
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966.
The piece has been naturally distressed from the flood. It has been preserved and transformed by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the creative director of Interi. The tourmaline and crystals have been applied to the fragment vase and mimic the texture and color of the painted distressed fragment.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Tourmaline, Rock Crystal
Carved and Mounted Marble Stemma Cartouche from Tuscany, Italy, 16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The carvings of this marble stemma cartouche dates to the 1500’s. Hand-carved in Tuscany, Italy, the marble was mounted onto a geometrically shaped iron stand within the last century...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ottoman Empire ‘18th Century or Earlier’ Pair of Turkish Bath Clogs with Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
18th century or earlier, (Ottoman Empire) pair of Turkish bath clogs with mother-of-pearl inlay
these are a beautiful decorative object d' art whic...
Category
Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
18th Century Italian Gold Ribbon Fragment with a Baroque Pearl on Obsidian
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold ribbon fragment with a coordinating Baroque pearl on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass produced when lava flowing from a volcano cools rapidly with minimum crystal growth. The obsidian face is polished to host the fragment. The hand-carved fragment is from Tuscany and came from a Rococo style church artifact.
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
James Nani Madonna 80 Mid-Century Modern Wood Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a sensuous wood carved sculpture titled "Madonna 80" signed Nani (29x6). James Nani (1926-2016) was a Detroit artist for over 50 years and is known internat...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Stone Artefact
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This double sided hitching post was used to stall horses for short period of times. They are found throughout China and made during centuries. This hardstone example dates from the 1...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Hand Carved Mecca Tassel on Chalcopyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca hand carved tassel on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base.
This tassel was originally hung from an 18th century Italian chandelier. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18th-19th century French and...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Bases with Polished Fossil Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Puglia) painted and bronzed bases decorated with a matching pair of polished fossil coordinating ammonites with ruffled copper on a copper in a matrix...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl.
The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets, and Gold Mica on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment decorated with natural forming copper, garnets, and gold mica on an optical calcite base.
The Italian fragment originally came from a piece in a chur...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Steel, Copper
Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large Bactrian marble staff circa late 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. The Bactrian culture was discovered by Soviet archeologists in the 1970s in Afghanistan. Also called the Oxus culture...
Category
Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls.
This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Fragment with Mica & Smoky Quartz on a Phantom Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian painted fragment decorated with mica in matrix and a Smokey lemon quartz crystal on a phantom optical calcite base.
The 18th century fragment is hand carved a...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category
Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
18th Century Silver Scroll Italian Fragment with Silver Leaf Shells on Mica
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century silver scroll Italian fragment decorated silver leaf shells and mica on a mica mineral base in matrix. The hand-carved and hand-painted 18th ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Mecca Fragments with a Baroque Pearl on Chalcopyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca fragments with a natural forming Baroque pearl on a coordinating chalcopyrite in matrix.
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Black and Brown Indonesia Petrified Wood
Located in Roma, IT
This piece of peerless beauty is a perfect example with proportions and appear that make any interior unique.
The predominant color is a gradation of black with white veins.
The natural wood base was specially made to hold the mineral. Not only does it ensure stability and protection, it adds an extra...
Category
Indonesian International Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Petrified Wood
17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base.
The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom. The marble is a breccia type with striking vains i...
Category
Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Yellow Fluorite Cube Formation from China
Located in London, GB
Large rare cubed yellow fluorite formation from China mounted on a mirrored steel base.
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crystals and minerals from a...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Percussion Pistol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flint lock pistol. Measures: 8.5 inches H x 14 inches W x 2.2 inches D.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved Arms of Christ with Crystal on Tourmaline
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian (Venetian) carved arms of Christ decorated with crystal and tourmaline on tourmaline in matrix. These hand carved arm...
Category
Italian Organic Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
18th Century Painted Church Bone Decoration on Fossil Coral with Handmade Nails
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century painted wooden church bone decoration on fossil coral with handmade nails. The artifact comes from a church in Liguria, Italy. It is mounted onto a coordinating rock cor...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Modern Sculpture with a Primitive Borneo Door
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive Borneo Granary old Door, with residue of color on a facade: suitable as a modern wood sculpture on support -
M/251.
Interesting price for CLOSING ACTIVITIES !
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Malaysian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood