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Religious & Spiritual Relics
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Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Coffin Fragment | with Scarab and Funerary Scene | Circa 664–30 BCE
Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Coffin Fragment | with Scarab and Funerary Scene | Circa 664–30 BCE
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- $6,000.00
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- $6,000.00
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Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
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- $5,000.00
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- $5,000.00
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Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | Indonesian Hindu Artifact | Circa 14th–15th Century
Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | Indonesian Hindu Artifact | Circa 14th–15th Century
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- $5,000.00
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- $5,000.00
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Gilt and Silver-Inlaid | Japanese Bronze Ritual Ornament | Circa 1400–1650
Gilt and Silver-Inlaid | Japanese Bronze Ritual Ornament | Circa 1400–1650
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
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- $3,500.00
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- $3,500.00
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Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
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- $3,000.00
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- $3,000.00
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Antique Southeast Asian Carved Stone Buddha Head with Gilded Details | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Southeast Asian Carved Stone Buddha Head with Gilded Details | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
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- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Hand-Painted Greek Orthodox Icon on Wood | Christ Pantocrator with Saints | Circa 16th–18th Century
Hand-Painted Greek Orthodox Icon on Wood | Christ Pantocrator with Saints | Circa 16th–18th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Southern Russian Jewish Bridal Belt | Brass and Cornelian Stones | 17th–18th Century
Southern Russian Jewish Bridal Belt | Brass and Cornelian Stones | 17th–18th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Baroque Carved Wooden Corpus of Christ from a Crucifix | Circa 17th Century
Baroque Carved Wooden Corpus of Christ from a Crucifix | Circa 17th Century
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- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Large Ancient Chinese Ding-Form Terracotta Censer | Eastern Zhou–Han Dynasty | Circa 475 BCE–220 CE
Large Ancient Chinese Ding-Form Terracotta Censer | Eastern Zhou–Han Dynasty | Circa 475 BCE–220 CE
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- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Fragment of Anubis | Linen & Gesso Funerary Panel | Late Period–Ptolemaic | Circa 2nd–1st Century BCE
Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Fragment of Anubis | Linen & Gesso Funerary Panel | Late Period–Ptolemaic | Circa 2nd–1st Century BCE
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- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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European Gilt-Bronze Corpus Christi Crucifix Figure | Cristo Morto | Circa 16th–17th Century
European Gilt-Bronze Corpus Christi Crucifix Figure | Cristo Morto | Circa 16th–17th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Thai Bronze Buddha Head | Rattanakosin Period, Sukhothai Style | Circa 1800–1900 CE
Thai Bronze Buddha Head | Rattanakosin Period, Sukhothai Style | Circa 1800–1900 CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Pre-Columbian Seated Shaman Figure with Red Beads | Nayarit Culture, West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
Pre-Columbian Seated Shaman Figure with Red Beads | Nayarit Culture, West Mexico | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Bornean Headhunter Sword with Carved Ironwood Hilt and Feathered Scabbard | Circa 1900 – 1930
Bornean Headhunter Sword with Carved Ironwood Hilt and Feathered Scabbard | Circa 1900 – 1930
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Pre-Columbian Chimu Black-Fired Stirrup Vessel | Ritual Frog Imagery | 550–770 Years Old
Pre-Columbian Chimu Black-Fired Stirrup Vessel | Ritual Frog Imagery | 550–770 Years Old
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Devotional Panel | Depicting Christ at the Scourging Column with Angelic Scroll | Circa 18th Century
Devotional Panel | Depicting Christ at the Scourging Column with Angelic Scroll | Circa 18th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Ancient Egyptian | Limestone Sacred Primate Figure | Circa 664–30 B.C
Ancient Egyptian | Limestone Sacred Primate Figure | Circa 664–30 B.C
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
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- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Thai Gilt Bronze Buddha Hand Sculpture | Vitarka Mudra | Rattanakosin Period | Circa 19th Century
Thai Gilt Bronze Buddha Hand Sculpture | Vitarka Mudra | Rattanakosin Period | Circa 19th Century
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- $1,450.00
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- $1,450.00
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Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
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- $1,350.00
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- $1,350.00
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Pre-Columbian | West Mexican Tripod Bowl with Painted Decoration | Circa 300 BCE – 700 CE
Pre-Columbian | West Mexican Tripod Bowl with Painted Decoration | Circa 300 BCE – 700 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pre-Columbian | Polychrome Cup with Anthropomorphic Figural Mount | Peru | Circa 400–800 CE
Pre-Columbian | Polychrome Cup with Anthropomorphic Figural Mount | Peru | Circa 400–800 CE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Eurasian Neolithic Limestone Idol Figure | Circa 6000–3000 BCE
Eurasian Neolithic Limestone Idol Figure | Circa 6000–3000 BCE
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
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- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Nigerian Igbo Janus Dance Crest | Ceremonial Masquerade Headdress | Mid-20th Century
Nigerian Igbo Janus Dance Crest | Ceremonial Masquerade Headdress | Mid-20th Century
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Yoruba Egungun Ancestor Headdress with Woven Masquerade Framework | Nigeria | Circa Mid-20th Century
Yoruba Egungun Ancestor Headdress with Woven Masquerade Framework | Nigeria | Circa Mid-20th Century
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Ancient Eastern Indian Buddhist Votive Stupas | Group of 3 | Circa 8th – 12th Century CE
Ancient Eastern Indian Buddhist Votive Stupas | Group of 3 | Circa 8th – 12th Century CE
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | Circa 12th Century
Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | Circa 12th Century
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- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Antique Rococo-Style Carved Wooden Crucifix | Gilded Corpus Christi & Ornate Religious Frame | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Rococo-Style Carved Wooden Crucifix | Gilded Corpus Christi & Ornate Religious Frame | Circa Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Ancient Greek Mould-Made Terracotta Bust | Hellenistic Period | 3rd Century BCE
Ancient Greek Mould-Made Terracotta Bust | Hellenistic Period | 3rd Century BCE
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- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Collector Insights
Brief insights into religious relics, sacred art, devotional objects, and spiritual artifacts from cultures around the world.
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What types of religious and spiritual artifacts are featured in this collection?
This collection may include antique religious statues, devotional crosses, Orthodox icons, Buddhist relics, Hindu sacred art, Tibetan gau shrines, votive plaques, ritual bells, amulets, temple fragments, and ceremonial objects. The selection spans personal expressions of faith and objects created for churches, temples, shrines, and ritual settings.
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What is the difference between a devotional object and a ritual object?
A devotional object is generally used for personal prayer, contemplation, protection, or remembrance. A ritual object is used during an established religious or ceremonial practice, often according to the customs of a particular spiritual tradition.
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What are reliquaries, gau shrines, and travelling icons?
These are portable sacred objects designed to hold or display prayers, religious images, protective materials, or spiritually significant contents. Tibetan gau shrines and Russian Orthodox travelling icons allowed devotional objects to be carried during journeys or kept in personal worship spaces.
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Why do antique religious artifacts often show signs of wear?
Religious artifacts may display worn surfaces, faded pigments, smoke deposits, softened details, repairs, or traces of handling resulting from years of devotional use, ceremonial activity, travel, and display. These characteristics can form an important part of the object’s spiritual and historical story.
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How are religious relics and sacred artifacts researched?
Research considers an object’s materials, construction, symbolism, iconography, inscriptions, artistic tradition, condition, and comparison with documented examples. Available provenance and previous collection records are also reviewed when assessing its age and cultural origin.
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Can I buy authentic religious and spiritual artifacts online?
Yes. Relic & Rarity offers religious relics, antique sacred art, Buddhist artifacts, Christian devotional objects, Orthodox icons, and spiritual collectibles for sale online. Listings provide detailed photographs, measurements, condition information, available provenance, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
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