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Gandharan Empire schist sculpture of Bodhisattva Maitreya (The Earthly Buddha), 3rd century CE, exquisitely carved to show deity in lotus position, wearing ‘jewelry’ with billowing folds of a lengthy robe secured by a stippled belt. Size: 10.6in wide, 12.6in high; 15.3in high when measured with included custom stand. Refer to examples at Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchased in Afghanistan in 1961. Estimate $22,000-$33,000

Artemis Gallery announces May 19 boutique auction of expertly curated antiquities, ethnographica and fine art

Artemis Gallery / May 16th, 2022

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First European Solo Exhibition of the Celebrated Canadian Indigenous Artist Adrian Stimson opens on 16 May in London

/ May 10th, 2022

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Chinese Gold and Silver Wire Inlaid Table, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $30,000-50,000)

Saving the Best for Last, Lark Mason Associates Adds More Treasures to Their Asian Art Sale on iGavelAuctions.com

/ April 20th, 2022

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A spectacular eight-fold coromandel lacquer screen with a scene of deer and figures in pavilions, dated to the 24th year of Kangxi (1686) (Estimate: $80,000/100,000)

Lark Mason Associates Announces Spring Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of Art Opens for Bidding on iGavelAuctions.com

/ April 6th, 2022

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Iraqw beaded skirt, north-central Tanzania, East Africa, composed of animal hide with beads and natural fibers. Framed size: 61 5/8 x 38¾in (framed). Unique artwork. From the Estate of Dr. Giraud V. Foster, Baltimore, Maryland. Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Quinn’s to host April 21 auction of African, Asian and Pre-Columbian ethnographic art with important provenance

Quinn's Auction Gallery / April 6th, 2022

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Totoya Hokkei (1780‒1850) Dragon in a Stormy Sky Color woodblock print: shikishiban surimono, 8⅛ x 7¼ in. (20.6 x 18.4 cm); 1832 (?) Signed: Hokkei Artist’s seal: Hokkei Poems signed: Shinsen’en Niwamori and Yohōtei Edanari

Asia Week New York Rings Up Over $98.6M in Sales

/ March 30th, 2022

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Rare Ancient Egyptian Pre-Dynastic (Naqada II to Naqada III, circa 3500-3000 BCE) terracotta canoe-form boat model with pinched keel, 19in long. Published in 1909 reference ‘The Light of Egypt,’ by Robert de Rustafjaell, who found the relic at Gebelein, 17 miles from Luxor. Extensive provenance, including Sotheby’s London, January 20-24, 1913. Estimate $40,000-$50,000

Artemis Gallery's March 24th auction features museum-quality antiquities, Asian, ethnographic, fine and visual art

Artemis Gallery / March 21st, 0022

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Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie

Initiatives in Art and Culture and the World Gold Council Announce an International Women’s Day Webinar, Considering the Role of Women in Gold Mining

Initiatives in Art and Culture / March 3rd, 2022

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Christina Malle against a blue painting.

Goldsmith and Designer, Christina Malle, to be Honored with Pure Earth’s Force of Nature Award

Christina Malle Jewelry LLC / February 22nd, 2022

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Miles Regis

Von Lintel Gallery Presents: Miles Regis Better Days Ahead

Von Lintel Gallery / January 6th, 2022

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Referred to as the "Morning Star" panel, this is one example of over 290 prehistoric glyphs adorning the walls of Picture Cave. Coming to auction along with 43 acres in Warrenton, Missouri on September 14 offered by Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers (St. Louis).

Picture Cave, called “The Most Important Rock Art Site in North America”, Offered at Auction

/ August 13th, 2021

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Portrait of the schooner yacht Palmer by J.E. Buttersworth, part of Eldred's Marine Sale

RARE SCRIMSHAW, IMPORTANT PAINTINGS AT ELDRED’S MARINE SALE

Eldred's / August 13th, 2021

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White-line woodblock print by Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956) “My Wharf Studio”, part of a Provincetown estate collection of art.

ELDRED’S SUMMER SALE FEATURES IMPORTANT PROVINCETOWN ART

Eldred's / July 26th, 2021

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Where There is Power

Oolite Arts Announces Summer Exhibition: “Where There is Power”

/ July 13th, 2021

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Ancient Egyptian late-18th-Dynasty Amarna faience lotus bottle with glyphs, circa 1353-1336 BCE, 5.626 inches high (7.6 inches with included stand). Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.

Artemis Gallery to offer investment-grade antiquities, Asian & ethnographic art in its June 10 auction

Artemis Gallery / June 7th, 2021

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