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LINGA

  • Java, Indonesia
  • Hindu culture
  • 10th - 12th century
  • Gray volcanic stone
  • H. 99 cm
  • Provenance :

• Private German collection, W. R.

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NANDI, THE BULL VAHANA OF THE HINDU GOD SHIVA

  • Cambodia
  • Pre-Angkor (Pre-Khmer)
  • 8th century
  • Sandstone
  • Width 45 x height 28 cm

Nandi is the vehicle of Shiva. In Pre-Angkorian times, Shiva was a popular deity and was quite often represented in his non-human manifestations, such the linga and Nandi.

  • Provenance :

• Private German collection, W. R.

  • Publication :

• Marcel NIES, The Sacred Breath, 2005, pp. 16-17

  • External certificates or test reports :

• C14 – CT scan report by Scantix, Marc Ghysels – Réf. 090610-1

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A PAIR OF WHIRLING GUARDIAN LIONS

  • China
  • Mid Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
  • 18th - 19th century
  • Marble
  • Length 120 cm x Width 33 cm

An architectural ornamental relief depicting a scene of two confronting lions (石獅 shíshī) symbolizing cosmic forces. The lions guard a ball which represents ‘material matter’ (versus ‘spiritual matter’, not depicted in this scene).

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MEDITATING BUDDHA

  • Vietnam
  • Buddhist culture
  • Lê dynasty, 18th century
  • Wood, lacquer, gilding
  • H. 79 cm
  • Provenance :

• Private Belgian collection, C. L.

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SIBERIAN SHAMANIC AMULET

  • West Siberia, Perm region
  • Medieval period
  • 8th - 11th century
  • Bronze
  • H. 8 cm

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YANGLING SHEEP

  • China, Shaanxi province
  • Yangling culture
  • Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD)
  • 2nd century BC
  • Terracotta, traces of pigments
  • Width 43,5 cm x height 38 cm
  • Provenance :

• Private German collection, N. B.

  • External certificates or test reports :

• TL – ASA certificate reference: 11.24.19 – TL 203.287, dated 9th of Arpil 2002

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RELIEF OF SHIVA AND PARVATI, UMA-MAHESHVARA

  • Central India
  • Hindu culture
  • Medieval, 11th-12th century
  • Sandstone
  • H. 65,3 cm
  • Provenance :

• René Withofs
• Marc Withofs
• Private German collection, W. R.

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TORSO OF A BUDDHIST SUBJECT

  • North Indian Region
  • Graeco-Buddhist art of Gandhara
  • 3rd - 4th Century
  • Schist
  • H. 53,5 cm

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'MIJOA' DOUBLE BIRD FIGURE WITH CROSSED BEAKS

  • Madagascar
  • Sakalava people
  • Late 19th - early 20th century
  • ‘Hazomalany’ wood (faux camphrier)
  • H.102,5 cm
  • External certificates or test reports :

• The Art Loss Register, London, carried out a search on this object and declared it matchless (ref. # S00006677, 10th of December 2007).

  • Publications :

• GRUSENMEYER Karim, ‘The Ancestor Transcends – Sculptural Art from Asia and Oceania’ – Tome III, Jan 2008, cat. #  23

• Bertrand Goy, Arts anciens de Madagascar, 5 Continents Editions, Milan 2015, p.264

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A PAIR OF NAGA FINIALS

  • Cambodia
  • Khmer culture, Angkor period
  • Angkor Wat (1081 - 1180)
  • 12th Century
  • Bronze
  • H. 18,9 cm x W.18,8 cm

Finials of this type were originally used as fittings to enhance transporting vehicles like chariots or palanquins. These decorative elements added a touch of grandeur and elegance to the vehicles. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the Naga is revered as a Serpent-God. It holds significant religious and mythological symbolism, often associated with water, protection, and fertility. The Naga is depicted as a divine serpent or snake-like creature, occupying a prominent place in the belief systems and iconography of both religions.

  • Publications :

• Tour & Taxis catalogue 2008

• GRUSENMEYER Karim, The ancestor transcends – Sculptural Art from Asia and Oceania – Tome III, Jan 2008, cat. # 18

  • External certificates or test reports :

• The Art Loss Register, London, carried out a search on this object and declared it matchless (ref. # S00006673, 7th of December 2007).

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