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Material: Copper 47 cm high The height is the total height The diameter of the praying wheel is 16 cm Early 20th century Including special made metal wall-mounting. The praying wheel...

A highly decorative early 19th century Vietnamese carved wooden and polychrome painted Buddha with traces of original gilding, creating a beautiful p...

A beautiful late 19th century paint bowl with a lid that was once used for storing the famous Tibetan barley flour (Tsampa). These bowls were used by the Buddhist mountain people of ...

Discover the elegance of this antique wooden temple fragment, featuring a finely carved horse head from 18th-century India. Crafted from solid wood, this exquisite artifact stands 44 cm high, 10 cm wide, and 29 cm deep, with a weight of 4.51 kgs. Likely part of an ancient temple or chariot, this historic wooden sculpture showcases exceptional craftsmanship and cultural significance. A perfect addition for collectors of antique temple carvings...

The Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head is a remarkable and significant artifact originating from India. Crafted from wood, each statue stands at 37,5 cm in height and mea...

This nicely carved bird figure is done in an 18th-century style but is from the very late 19th century to early republic period. The stone is a soft mellow celadon green with dark br...

Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head Material : wood 46,5 cm high 14,3 cm wide and 18 cm deep 18th century Weight: 3,77 kgs Originating from India

Discover the beauty of Indian craftsmanship with this antique wooden temple fragment of a horse head, a remarkable piece from the 18th century. Expertly carved from solid wood, this ...

These finely carved pair of Indian dolls are known as Marapachi Bommais, which literally translates to ‘wooden dolls’. Marapachi Bommais dolls are an important part of South Indian culture and rituals. These dolls which are usually in a pair as a bride and groom and is a part of the Golu display done in households during Navaratri. Marapachi Bommai hold great sentimental value as they are given as part of the bride’s wedding trousseau and are a legacy passed on from one generation to another in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The dolls are in naked form and are typically decorated with clothes and finery by children as their playthings. The female doll...

This fine jade urn of a lovely spinach color running to a deep yellow is carved to resemble a pair of Buddhist lions or mythical beasts conjoined back to back...

Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head Material : wood 39 cm high 15,2 cm wide and 48,5 cm deep 18th century Weight: 7,62 kgs Originating from India Nr: 3830-69

A large and magnificent cast bronze image of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru, rendered in the Burmese Pagan style, and most likely based on a period example that was either damaged or lost, 19th century, Burma or Thailand. He can be identified as the Medicine Buddha by the hand that rests in his lap, with his middle finger touching the thumb. A medicine pot or fruit stem would originally have been placed in his upturned palm. The face of this Buddha has been sculpted masterfully. He has a beautiful heart shaped face topped by hair neatly arranged in the typical "snail shell curls", and surmounted by a high ushnisha. Long, pendulous earlobes frame his face, a symbol of his princely past. He gazes serenely outwards from heavily lidded, downcast eyes, a content smile upon his full, lush lips. The Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana (full lotus position), his elegant hands displayed in varada mudra, the gesture of granting favors and fulfilling wishes. Long, exquisite fingers extended, the thumb and middle finger touching in a gesture of compassion. He is clothed in a simple kasaya wrapped around his body and over one shoulder, leaving the shoulder and part of his chest bare. The diaphanous garment clings to his body, outlining his well proportioned and graceful, almost sensuous, form. The excess material pooled in neat pleats in front of him. A sash thrown over his shoulder. He sits upon a double lotus base upon a raised platform. The platform features two kneeling attendants, usually interpreted as the monks Ananda and Kasyapa. Between them is a circular disc representing the Wheel of Dharma. Contained in the disk is a flower with eight petals, symbolizing the eightfold path, one of the principle teachings of the Buddha. The sides and back of the platform featuring a series of singha, or lions, representative of the Buddha's royal past. An applied lacquer patina covers the entirety of the image. Large deposits of ash (from incense) are present between the curls of the hair, as well as some the other crevices, indicating this image was the subject of worship for many years. Bhaisajyaguru, also called the Medicine Buddha, or Buddha of Healing, is a revered figure in the Buddhist pantheon as a master able to cure suffering, both physical and spiritual, through his teachings. The Pagan Empire ruled most of present day Burma (Myanmar) from 849 to 1297. The capital, Bagan, served as a both the center of government and religion, where Buddhism reigned supreme. Bagan was also at a crossroads of the Buddhist world, with influence from India, Nepal, Tibet, China, and even Indonesia shaping their culture. As such, Pagan Buddha...