A rectanglar Bhutanese silver betel box with a hinged, domed lid. The cover decorated in repoussé, chasing and engraving showing a Buddhist lion among flower tendrils, highlighted in gold. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: c. 10.8 x 6.5 x 4.2 cm, weight: 159 g.

Antique Indian schist stone stele carving of Lord Vishnu and consort Laksmi. Beautifully rendered in bas relief. Dieties in various poses.

Hoffman estate

Size: on custom metal base 18" high x 16 1/4" wide x 6 1/4" deep

Date: It is our opinion that this sculpture is 10-11th century

A fine pair of very old wood funnels for sowing, with a circular top and a squarish base for one and a rectangular base for the other. Holes are perforated through, from top to base, to let seeds be poured on the top, pass through and be scattered on the soil. Both are decorated with carved Hindu designs in relief on the body, one with god Ganesh and the other with Nandi bull, a Hindu deity and a symbol. They were made in India around the beginning of the 19th century...

Antique bronze figure of a Hindu or Jain deity from the 16th-17th century, Southern India, Tamil Nadu, during the Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1646 A.D.).

A figure depicting a goddess is seated on a platform in Dhyanasana. She wears a sash that hangs across her hip and is adorned with a long necklace, bracelets on her wrists, and armbands...

A rare round Indian pandan, a lidded betel container, made of zinc alloy, decorated with drop pattern between scroll bordures, finely inlaid in silver and brass. The interior of both halves, of the thinly worked box, with concentric rings. Please compare Zebrowski's "Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India" 1997, no. 469. Condition: rim losses, lid with hole, some inlays lost. Dimension: diameter c. 14.8 cm, c. 11.7 cm high.

A pair of antique Indian miniature portraits of the 3rd Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) and his favorite wife, Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani. Emperor Akbar ruled from 1556-1605. His wife, Mariam-uz-Zamani, was born Jodha Bair, a Hindu-Rajput princess. She later gave birth to Salim, who succeeded Akbar as Emperor Jahangir. Shown here, the royal Mughal couple are painted in gouache and mounted in oval frames...

Antique Indian miniature panting of lady watching her maid kill a snake. The group of ladies, women with jewels and flowing saris look on with anxious expressions. The lush garden is inhabited with various birds and a cat. Mughal version of a Deccani school painting. Gouache and burnished gold on paper.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions in frame: 23 1/4" high x 19 1/4" wide (image size: 11 1/2" high x 7" wide)

You are considering a pair of Jain manuscript paintings on paper excerpted from a larger text. The paintings likely date to the 15th century, consistent with most similar examples. As can be seen, these paintings have been removed from the accompanying text. They are both in exceptional condition, with only one tiny "nick" in the upper margin of one of the paintings...

This is a very detailed, exceptionally well-carved wooden statue depicting Vishnu standing beneath five hooded cobras. Most likely a votive offering or from a personal Vaishnava shrine. The piece measures 5-1/2" in height and 2" in width. The detail on this relatively small statue is exceedingly well-done, as the photos will, hopefully, demonstrate. Pieces of this quality are uncommon.

This is a deeply carved three-dimensional carving from the early to mid-19th century depicting Bhairava, the wrathful form of Shiva. The piece most likely formed part of a processional chariot which would have carried a statue of Shiva. The piece measures 15" X 7" and is over 3" in depth. This is a powerfully dramatic sculpture with a rarely encountered subject. Minor losses to one hand, consistent with its age and ritual use.

Miniature statue of Hindu god Vishnu, standing, wearing a diadem, jewels and a "dhoti", holding his attributes with his four arms. A flaming aureola is shown behind his head. Bronze, with fine age patina. India, 17th/18th century. The statue is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Height of the statue: 11 cm. Feet missing, otherwise very good condition.

An INDIAN ANTIQUE BRONZE RITUAL OIL LAMP IN THE SHAPE OF A WELL WITH GODDESS LAKSHIMI AND AN ELEPHANT. Height: 13.5 cm

Antique Indian miniature painting of a palace scene. Two beautiful court ladies sit on a palace balcony overlooking a lotus pond. A noble courtier sits at their feet. In the distance, another palace peeks through the trees. It is dusk and the setting sun has turned part of the sky orange. The image is framed by writing. There are gold details and a deer sits off to the side. This page is beautiful framed so the edges can be seen...

Antique Indian miniature painting of 7 noblemen seated in a garden. The men, most likely noble scholars, are seated around a white clad figure holding a flower branch. Painted in gauche mineral colors on paper. Framed.

Dimensions: 11 5/8" high x 9 5/8" wide (in frame). Image: 7" high x 4 1/4" wide

Antique Indian miniature painting of 10 noblemen. Most likely a scene from an Islamic text, the noblemen focus their attention toward the figure in the center with the purple plume. The surrounding architecture is decorated with ornate floral motifs. Painted in gauche mineral colors on paper. Framed.

Dimensions: 11 5/8" high x 9 5/8" wide (in frame). Image: 7" high x 4 1/4" wide

A Bronze Figure of the Dancing Krishna. Well cast with his right leg raised and resting on a lotus. Holding in his right hand a butterball. On a stepped base. S.India 18/19thC. Height 5 3/4" (14.6 cm). Condition; lightly worn

A miniature shrine from South India made in three parts. Composed of the small deity, the throne and the aureole, finely cast in bronze with dark patina. Showing the dancing god Krishna as a child holding in one hand a butter ball. Condition: patina, traces of usage and worshipping, rubbed, the pedestal of the figure (see photo no. 5) and maybe the aureole with small loss (near the naga). Dimension approx.: total: 15.6 cm high, height of Balakrishna on stand: 8.1 cm, base: 6.2 x 5.1 cm.

17th century antique Indian carved marble Genesha. Seen here sitting with one leg up. Details of eyes can still be seen through soft wear consistent with age. The mouse and bowl of rice can been seen as well at the feet of Ganesha. Overall complete with cracks or breaks.

Age: 17th Century 1600's

Dimensions: 11" high x 5 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" deep Ganesha is known to have many attributes, he is readily identified by his elephant head and four arms...