Multi-cultural Artifact Assortment

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

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Multi-cultural Artifact Assortment

(20) items including an Islamic Kashan style green-glazed ceramic bowl on an unglazed foot ring having a lustrous iridescence, assembled from fragments; a Central American stone figurine; a broken Mezcala ‘axe god’; (2) Inuit carved whalebone faces and (5) weakly carved or uncarved whalebone pieces; an unidentified tribal carved wood figurine; copper alloy items including a ring and ornament, depiction of a deity and consort from tribal India, (2) West African gold weights, an African pendant in the form of copulating chameleons and a broken pendant

Property from: a Dixon, Illinois estate

Height: 2 1/4 inches, Diameter: 5 3/4 inches (Kashan style bowl)

Condition: Very Good to Good, bowl repaired and missing small pieces; axe god broken with losses; whalebone weathered; wood figure lacks an eye inlay; copper alloy items oxidized with some verdigris; Indian deities appear to be part of a larger ensemble; broken pendant lacks loop and possible inlay; overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use

Disclaimers: while these items are believe to be period pieces, we cannot guarantee the actual age

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 11:02 am CST

Shipping Status: Due to size, weight, value or shipping complexity, this item must be shipped via a 3rd Party and the shipping cost may be high. We recommend contacting multiple shipping vendors for an estimate as the cost may vary greatly.

Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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