Double-Sided Stele with Buddhas

This carved stone stele depicts the historical Buddha, known also as Shaka, Shakyamuni, or Siddhartha Gautama. Seated in perpetual meditation, the Buddha embodies virtues of wisdom and composure. Hand-carved of limestone in the style of Northern Wei (386-535) statuary, the Buddha is depicted upon a lotus plinth with legs crossed in lotus position. His hands are held downwards in bhumisparsha mudra, a gesture representing the moment that the Buddha claimed the earth as witness to his awakening. The Buddha has a peaceful, benevolent expression and is framed by a halo of concentric circles. His figure is surrounded by attendant bodhisattvas, carved in relief on the curved stele behind and platform below. Leafy tree branches add a naturalistic touch to the background, wrapping around to the back of the stele to form a canopy above a second, smaller Buddha...

This intricate limestone stele of a standing buddha likely depicts Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. The only Buddhist divinity revered as both a bodhisattva and a Buddha, Maitreya is prophesied to return to Earth some time in the distant future and continue the historic Buddha's teachings of the Dharma. Like the historic Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya is a compassionate being devoted to showing the path to enlightenment. Carved in the style of sixth century Chinese statuary...

Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty. Sometimes called "Tree Jade," petrified wood is thought to bring peace and prosperity to i...

This beautiful green sphere is an early 20th century glass float used by fishermen to keep their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope netting and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled bottles, most antique glass floats...

Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty. Sometimes called "Tree Jade," petrified wood is thought to bring peace and prosperity to its surroundings. Each log has its own unique patterns of fossilized moss, bark, and the scars of a lifetime. These facets bring to mind a fascinating combination of organic mortality and preserved permanence. We keep them in their raw, unworked state, using the logs in...

Since ancient times, jade has been sought after for its durability, beauty, and rarity. This unique greenery stone is known as "lantian jade" and is sourced only from Lantian County ...

3-790 large terracotta Buddha.

Beautiful English style cast stone lion with shield, 20th century. Nicely detailed throughout. Can be used as charming piece to decorate the garden.

Zeus, considered the father of gods and humans, is the most important god in Greek mythology. It is always depicted with the throne, scepter and lightning bolt. The original of the s...

The French cast stone seated cast stone figural lion with its paw on the shield once represented British power throughout the world. Now it can be a high...

Sculpture of a child with a French terracotta shell.  

Measures: Height: 23.6'' / Weight: 5 kg Goddess with Classical and Hellenistic concepts of Aphrodite. It was built for the sanctuary of the settlement in the Hellenistic period. She is depicted standing upright and from the front, like an ancient Anatolian goddess. The upper part of the dress we see on the statue is divided into different sections and there are four different sections under it. In each of these four sections, there are figured decorations related to four different sections. Characteristics of Aphrodite: (1) Aphrodite's personal assistants, Three Graces (Kharites); (2) Selene (Moon) and Helios (Sun), Permanent extensions of Aphrodite in the world realm; (3) Aphrodite is classically depicted on a sea goat...