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Kepes Collection:  Antiquities, Asian and Ethnographic Art
October 2 - November , 2004

These are selections from The Kepes Collection.  For a complete price list, please contact the gallery.

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Bowl with cufic inscription and palmettes

Bowl with cufic inscription and palmettes
Nishapur, Persia, Iran
Pottery with polychrome glaze
12th century
D: 8 inches (20.3 cm)
 

Icon of Madonna with child, Russia


Icon of Madonna with child
Russia or eastern European
Metal repoussé frame, panel
Probably 17th century
H: 11.75 inches (30 cm)
         

Drawing of Phaeton with chariot
Attributed to Gaetano Gandolfi (1734-1802), Italy
Ink and wash on paper
18th century
H: 5 inches (12.7 cm)
 

Ceremonial shaft-hole axe head


Ceremonial shaft-hole axe head
Amlash or Luristan, Iran
Bronze
11th-9th century BC
L: 8 inches (20 cm)
         

Necklace, Kerla, India


Necklace
Kerala, India
String, metal, tiger claws
20th century
L: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm), including fiber fringe
 

Miniature painting, Persian


Miniature painting
Persian, Iran
Ink and gold leaf on paper
H: 6.25 inches (15.9 cm)
         

Portrait of a Nobleman, Moghul, India


Portrait of a nobleman
Moghul, India
Opaque watercolor on paper
Probably late 17th century
H: 9.5 inches (24 cm)
 

Jina carved in relief from an architecural column


Jina carved in relief from an
architectural column
Jaine, probably Gujarat, India
Marble
Probably 10th century or earlier
H: 23 inches (58.4 cm)
         
Mask, Himalayan

Mask
Himalayan
Wood, hair
H: 6.5 inches (16.5 cm)
 

Figure of standing Buddha

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Figure of standing Buddha
Late Atyutthaya style, Thailand
Gilt bronze
Second half of the 18th century
H: 18 inches (45.7 cm)
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