East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 BCE. An incredible mold-formed statue of a tall warrior exhibiting intricate details and vivid pigments. The hollow figure stands upon delineated legs covered with an ankle-length skirt and petaloid thigh pads, wears a thick-collared cuirass that is belted vertically along the sternum and horizontally around the abdomen, and fin-shaped elbow guards. The intimidating countenance peers slightly downward with bulging, almond-shaped eyes beneath dramatically furrowed brows and has a bulbous nose with delineated nostrils, full lips with a grooved philtrum turned down in a scowl, rounded cheeks, tall hears, and a helmet with curled cheek panels and a spherical top finial. The man raises his left arm as if preparing to hurl a spear, and his other hand perhaps held a shield or an additional weapon. White pigment forms the ground atop which red and black pigment accentuate areas of the feet, armor, and head to imbue this warrior with a sense of stylization unique to Tang Dynasty artistry! Size: 14.3″ W x 24.6″ H (36.3 cm x 62.5 cm)
For a stylistically similar example of a Tang Dynasty warrior figure, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 10.221.6.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Central Asia, Pakistan, Taxila region, Gandharan, Kushan period, ca. 3rd century CE. A striking hand-carved grey schist high relief depicting the goddess Hariti dressed in a belted toga and seated on a throne. Adorned with bangles, a collared necklace, a flat-topped tiered tiara, and dangling earrings, the deity holds a pomegranate in her right hand and wheat in her left as she calmly looks outward toward the viewer from almond eyes over a flat nose and small closed mouth. Both of her feet rest below her on a dais decorated with five circles. Deposits of mica in the schist create a beautiful sparkling effect throughout the sculpture. Note the fine attention to drapery of her toga; a classical stylistic quality inherited from Alexander the Great’s conquest of Gandhara in 330 BCE. Hariti’s iconographic likeness to the Greek goddess Tyche via her wheat, pomegranate, and flat topped crown is further indicative of the Greek influence on the region. A rare example of Greco-Buddhist art that demonstrates a strong syncretism between eastern and western traditions. Stand for photography purposes only. Size: 3.75″ L x 1.125″ W x 6.75″ H (9.5 cm x 2.9 cm x 17.1 cm)
According to Buddhist mythology, Hariti had hundreds of children whom she adored. However, in order to feed them, she kidnapped and slaughtered other children. When the grieving mothers asked Buddha to put an end to Hariti’s actions, he abducted her youngest son and hid him under his rice bowl. After a desperate search, Hariti appealed to Buddha, who explained that her suffering was due to the loss of only one of her hundreds of children. He asked her to imagine the immense suffering of the parents who lost their only children. Upon hearing this, Hariti vowed to be a devout protector of children as well as women in childbirth. In return the Buddha gifted her with bodhi which empowered her to counter evil and cure the sick. From that moment on, she ate pomegranates, like the one pictured here, instead of human flesh.
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A ornamental cast- bronze harness ring made to fit the bridle of a horse. The ring is comprised of a flat disc with incised lines decorating one side, and two ibex standing in profile on the top half. This ring was probably the cheek piece that held the bit in place with an identical ring on the other side. Luristan craftsmen produced high quality bronze objects for a class of nomadic horse lords whose love of their animals shines through clearly in the decorative items they commissioned. Size: 2.25″ W x 3.625″ H (5.7 cm x 9.2 cm)
The affluent group in Luristan society that patronized the metalworking industry and purchased decorative items like these were nomadic horsemen. They would travel into towns and purchase bronze and iron objects from craftsmen there. Although these horsemen were pre-literate, we know from the records of the Elamites and other southern neighbors that they were mercenaries in the constant warfare between the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Elamites. Their horses were their livelihood, and they seem to have ornamented them as beautifully as they ornamented themselves.
England, 1900 A COLLECTION OF 22 RED BOOK BOXES WITH BLUE INTERIOR.Dimensions: 4.5W x 6D x 8.5H
Earl Biss
(Apsaalooke, 1947-1998)
Ritual Dance of the Moon Hunters, 1986
oil on canvas
signed Biss (upper right)
72 x 96 inches
Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
The Buffalo Signal (If Skulls Could Speak)
signed and dated ‘Frederic Remington-/1900/Copyright 1903 by Frederic Remington’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
40 x 27 in. (101.6 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in 1900.
Tornek-Rayville TR-900 Dive Watch, c. 1964, rare stainless steel water-resistant antimagnetic dive watch produced for the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team, now known as the Navy SEALs, with the assistance from importer Allen V. Tornek Co. of New York, with sweep center seconds, moisture indicator and Promethium-147 lume, bidirectional revolving black bezel with luminous unit indication, two-part screw-back engraved with military markings, “MIL-W-22176,” movement marked “Seventeen (17) Jewels Tornek-Rayville No. TR-900,” with brass dust cover, dia. 40 m
David Lee (1944, Hawaii), “Seagulls in the Clouds,” 1976, watercolor, signed and dated lower right and placed “Hawaii,” presented in a silvered wood frame, H.- 18 1/2 in., W.- 25 in.
18k Yellow Gold Platinum Weight 47.2gr Measurement 3.05Óx2Ó Diamond 18-20ct VVS H BroochÊ
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, American (1880-1980). ‘The Dancers’ 1921. Bronze sculpture on marble base. Signed and dated with Gorham foundry mark. 17″ H x 26 7/8″ L x 18″ H (with base). Condition report: good condition with minor seams around feet, see photos. Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www.qualitypackship.com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.
