1738 Jesuit Missions to INDIA Asia Ecuador Abnaki India

1738 Jesuit Missions to INDIA Asia Ecuador Abnaki Indians Lettres Edifiantes MAP The ‘Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses’ is a collection of reports and letters from Jesuit missions from around the w

The provenance of this item is from a WWII veteran collector in Georgia. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsib

Subject: Still Life Medium: Watercolor, Ink, Gouache On Board Size: 23.5 x 17.5 inches Frame: 25.5 x 19.5 inches Condition: Great overall condition Signature: Signed lower left Krishna Hawlaji Ara (19

1800 Geography ATLAS MAPS John Walker India Asia World Map John Walker’s ‘Elements of Geography’ is an incredibly late 18th-century English atlas known for its impressive folding maps. This atla

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** South Asia, India, Bihar region, Pala Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning hand-car

South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A breathtaking sandstone sculpture of a dancing surasundari or divine beauty boasting a quixotic visage and voluptuous breasts as she twists

South Asia, India, ca. 1750 CE. An important solid cast bronze figure of Uma (Parvati), so significant as traditionally only deity statues destined for important religious purposes were cast solid. Pa

South Asia, India, Middle Kingdom period, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A high relief stone panel carving of the Brahmanical Triad, flanked by a female consort, possibly Saraswati, and smaller celestial attenda

South Asia, India, Gujarat, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A finely carved stone statue of an elegant celestial musician, lavishly bedecked with an elaborate crown, several beaded strands adorning the n

**Originally Listed At $6000** South Asia, India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 8th to 10th century. This stone stele depicts the deity Surya (the supreme light), the principle solar deity of Hinduism who also re

Central Asia, India, ca. 11th century CE. A very large, finely carved sandstone head of Buddha or Jain Tirthankara presenting a tranquil expression comprised of narrow, elongated eyes with incised iri

South Asia, India, 11th to 12th century CE. A sensual stone sculpture depicting a celestial female beauty known as an apsara - a female spirit of the clouds and waters - standing in tribhanga conveyin

South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A marvelous alabaster sculpture of Vaikuntha Chaturmurti exhibiting 3 heads - an anthropomorphic visage at the center flanked by a boar and a lion - and 6 arms

Central Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A gorgeous, bright painting depicting the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, whose death inspired her husband

South Asia, India, ca. 1600 CE. A playfully dancing voluptuous apsara figure, hand carved in high relief from pink sandstone upon a columnar form. Mid-sway with hands provocatively raised above her he

**First Time At Auction** South Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan Period, ca. late 1st to 3rd century CE. A marvelous red sandstone crossbar bearing the relief rondel of a lotus flower with

Central Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan Period, ca. late 1st to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved red sandstone cross bar with a rounded front face, planar sides, and acutely-angled top and bo

South Asia, India, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. An ethereal representation of Surya (also known as Savita), the Hindu god of the sun, finely carved in high and low relief on a stone stele. Note how the

South Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan Period, ca. late 1st to 3rd century CE. A marvelous red sandstone crossbar bearing the relief rondel of a lotus flower with a central disc and 3 layer

South Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. 19th Century CE. A finely painted depiction of an attractive Mughal princess against a sky blue background. The artist presents the fair lady in a diaphanous silk

South Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A fabulous sandstone panel, meticulously hand-sculpted with the high relief scene of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina - a savior and spiritu

Central Asia, India, Mughal, ca. 18th century CE. A gorgeous and sizable gunpowder flask formed from a hollowed-out nautilus shell. The spiraled shell body has a tight coil in the center and a wide mo

South Asia, India, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A magnificent stone head of monumental scale depicting a Buddhist nobleman or prince boasting a tranquil visage with heavy lidded eyes and a prominent m

Central Asia, India, possibly Dharanikota, Amaravati, Junnar, or Prathisthan, Satavahana Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A female head, possibly belonging to a Bodhisattva, finely scul