Ganesh Relief : Ganesh, also called Ganapati, the elephant headed God of Wisdom and Success is the defender and remover of obstacles and has to be propritiated first before worshiping other Gods. He is one of the sons of Siva and Parvati. He is known as “Sidhi Data” or bestower of success in the work. His elephant head is believed to be an emblem of wisdom. His head often has one full tusk, while the other is broken. It is said that he lost it in a fight or that he used it to dictate the Maha-Bharata to the sage Vyasa. His mount or standard is a rat, a symbol in Hindu fable of the Sagasity & trickery of this world, much like the fox in the west. So it is natural that the rat should first be conquered, then subdued and employed by the being who represents spiritual strength, whom he was bound to recognise as his superior, since his own cunning would tell him that Ganesh would prove a better guide than even his own perspicacity.

LOT 350 : 8.5" H Wall Relief

Tibetan Buddha Relief :

LOT 354 : 13.75" H, Wall Hanging

Sukhotai Buddha Relief : Gautama Buddha was born in 563 b.c. in northeast India. The Buddha was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu, on the border of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He was named Siddhartha. He lived amidst the pleasures of palace life and at age 16 he was married to Princess Yasodhara. They had a son named Rahula. After seeing a decrepid old man, an invalid, and an ascetic beggar, he learned of suffering and decided to embrace asceticism. Soon afterwards, at age 29, Siddhartha left the palace and his family and went to a hermitage where he became the monk Gautama, or, as he is still called, Sakyamuni (The ascetic of the Sakyas). One day, meditating under a sacred figtree, he attained perfect illumination (Bodhi). He had become a Buddha. From there on he traveled and preached for 44 years what was to become one of the main religions of the world. He died at Kusinagara at age 80.

LOT 357 : 11.5" H, Wall Hanging

Apsara Relief : Apsaras are the beautiful goddesses of water and clouds, heavenly dancers and divine symbols of joy who were born from the foam or milk of the sea and ascended to heaven to entertain an give glory to God. Apsaras are also known as the sensual rewards of kings and heroes who die bravely in Hindu mythology. They always performed with the celestial musicians, Gandharvas, but in Khmer mythology they were elevated alone to special importance in temple decoration specially at the great temple of Angkor Wat where thousands of these graceful females adorn the temple walls. Clad only in a light cloth that hugs the thighs with its ends flying behind and glittering headdresses they are usually represented standing on a lotus blossom or flying in the open air.

LOT 360 : 13" H, Wall Hanging

Dancing Apsaras Relief : Apsaras are the beautiful goddesses of water and clouds, heavenly dancers and divine symbols of joy who were born from the foam or milk of the sea and ascended to heaven to entertain an give glory to God. Apsaras are also known as the sensual rewards of kings and heroes who die bravely in Hindu mythology. They always performed with the celestial musicians, Gandharvas, but in Khmer mythology they were elevated alone to special importance in temple decoration specially at the great temple of Angkor Wat where thousands of these graceful females adorn the temple walls. Clad only in a light cloth that hugs the thighs with its ends flying behind and glittering headdresses they are usually represented standing on a lotus blossom or flying in the open air.

LOT 361 : 15"W x 8"H, Wall Hanging

Mask of Pan : A God of shepherds and flocks, he was depicted with a reed pipe, a shepherd's crook and being half-man half-goat, with horns, a goat's beard and goat legs. He personifies humanity's animal nature. He was a popular God, though never part of the official Olympian pantheon. Pan has much in common with Dionysos in that he is associated with wine, sex, and passion in general. A Homeric hymn says that he was the son of Hermes by a daughter of Dryops. Pan's mother was frightened by her monstrous offspring, so Hermes took him to Olympus. The Gods were delighted with the child, especially Dionysos, and he was given the name Pan because he made them all happy. (In Greek, Pan means "All").

LOT 397 : 9.5"H , Wall Hanging

Feathered Serpent Head of Quetzalcoaltl - Pyramid of Quetzalcoaltl, Teotihuacan, Mexico. 300 A.D. : One of the great Gods of Ancient Mesoamerica, Quetzalcoatl is a synthesis of serpent and bird. The name means “quetzal serpent”. The quetzal was a sacred bird of very beautiful feathers which were used in elite and ritual costumes. Quetzalcoatl, the patron of rulership, had several incarnations, the most important were as a creator god, as Ehecatl, the God of Wind; as the Morning Star; and asTopiltzin, a semi-human ruler, unique among the Gods. The priestly Quetzalcoatl was often contrasted to his dark shamanic brother Tezcatlipoca, the God of war, and their relation veer between enmity and alliance. According to Aztec and Maya creation accounts, after the great floods ended the era of the Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca raised the heavens and create the Earth. Since no people inhabitated the earth, Quetzalcoatl descended to the underworld to retrieve the remains of the people destroyed by the flood. Their bones were ground like corn into a fine meal and upon it the gods let their blood, thus creating the flesh of the present race and the era of the Fifth Sun.

LOT 427 : 7"H x 7"W x 6"D, Wall Hanging

Archangel Raphael - L.A. County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. 1600 A.D : Raphael means “God has Healed”. Raphael is above all the Angel of Healing as his name denotes, but also is the chief ruling Prince of the 2nd Heaven, Chief of the Order of Virtues, Guardian of the Tree of Life in Eden and by his own admission “One of the 7 Holy Angels” that attend the throne of God. This he reveals to Tobias in the Book of Tobit. He is declared to be “One of the Four Presences set over all the diseases and wounds of the children of men”(Enoch 1). and in the Zohar is “charged to heal the Earth”. Raphael is one of the six Angels of Repentance, Angel of Prayer, Love, Joy and Light. He is said to have the six wings of a Seraphin but at the same time belongs to the Cherubim, the Dominions and the Powers.

LOT 430 : 13"H

Archangel Gabriel - Ghent Cathedral, Belgium. 1432 A.D. : Gabriel means “God is my strength”. Gabriel is the Angel of annunciation, resurrection, mercy, vengeance, death and revelation. Gabriel is the ruler of heaven and ruler of the Cherubim. Gabriel is said to sit on the left hand side of God. Mohammed claimed it was Gabriel who dictated to him the Koran. In Jewish legend it was Gabriel who dealt death and destruction to Sodom and Gommorah. Gabriel appeared to Daniel to tell him of the coming of a Messiah: a message which later he repeats to Mary in the annunciation. Earlier he had announced to Zacharias the coming of John the Baptist.

LOT 431 : 13"H

Archangel Uriel : His name means “fire of God”. He presides over Tartarus or Hell. Being both a Seraphin and a Cherubim, he is identified as one of the Angels who helped bury Adam and Abel in Paradise: as the dark Angel who wrestled with Jacob at Peniel: as the destroyer of the Host of Sennacherib and as the messenger sent by God to warn Noah of the deluge. Often identified as the Cherub who stands at the gate of Eden with a fiery sword or as in Enoch I where he is the Angel who “watches over thunder and terror”. In the apocalypse, Uriel appears as the Angel of Repentance who is graphically depicted as being about as pitiless as any demon you would not want to meet in hell. Here he is shown holding his fiery sword of justice in one hand and the keys to the gates of Hades in the other hand.

LOT 432 : 13"H

Bizantine Cross :

LOT 437 : 15"H

Bizantine Cross - Monastery of Mount Athos, Greece :

LOT 439 : 9.5"H

General - Qin Emperor's Terrocatta Soldiers - Qing Dynasty (221-206 B.C.) Unearthed in 1977. : The first emperor of China-Qinshihuang (259-210 BC) was the creator of the first unified, centralized feudal state in Chinese history. He spent thirty-six years constructing his mausoleums, which is surrounded by more than eight thousand life-sized terra-cotta warriors and horses. Only a few Generals have been found among the more than eight thousand soldier figurines: He is wearing a hat and a warrior's gown covered by a finely knit suit of armor. On his feet are square-tipped shoes. His face is realistically depicted with a thick beard and mustache, the broad forehead and sharp eyes. He looks mature and reserved, calm and resolute The nameless craftsman not only created a perfect image of a commander, but also has given him a spirit and a mind worth pondering.

LOT 521 : 14" H

Magdalen College Gargoyle - 15th Century : Whether screaming, yawning, or even singing, this gargoyle is a delight and comes from the Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford University. The chapel dates from the founding of the College in 1458

LOT 544 : 6.25 x 5.25 x 3.5"

Angel From the Annunciation - 15th Century : Here the Archangel Gabriel carries the lily, emblem of the Virgin Mary and symbolic of the Annunciation, itself. Gabriel is adapted from da Vinci's The Annunciation, painted for the church of the monastery of San Bartolomeo di Monte Oliveto, isth century

LOT 549 : 7.5x 8.25 x 7.5"

Box with da Vinci Cats - 15th Century : A parchment of cat studies in pen. ink and wash by Leonardo da Vinci inspired this box. Leonardo was well known among his contemporaries for his love of animals His minutely observed studies of cats are notable for their vigor and charm.

LOT 560 : 4 x 2.75 x 4"

Cupid with Bow, Raphael - 16th Century :

LOT 569 : 5.75 x 7 x 1"

Poseidon Relief : Poseidon was above all, the God of the Sea, who was capable of calming the waves or of summoning up terrible storms and so taking the lives of those who displayed disrespect for him. One of the twelve Olympic Gods, he was brother of the mighty Zeus and son of Cronus and Rhea. Poseidon helped Zeus in the Battle of the Titans and received his famous trident, which became his symbol from the Cyclopes. He also contributed to the victory of the Gods in the Battle of the Giants. Zeus, Poseidon and Hades shared out power over the cosmos. Zeus was given the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the underworld. He was usually depicted voyaging across the waves in his golden chariot, drawen by monstrous animals, hald horse and half serpent, surrounded by dolphins, nereids, and the other creatures of the deep. Poseidon was the progenitor of many mythical heroes such as Proteus, Orion, Theseus, etc.

LOT 399 : 13.5W x 10.5"H

St. George's Gargoyle - 14th Century : The term gargoyle, which derives from the Old French word for windpipe, refers to a grotesquely carved roof gutter water spout used in Gothic architecture. This gargoyle is a copy of one on the exterior of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

LOT 537 : 8 x 9.5 x 4"

The Wedding Banquet- Roman :

LOT 584 : 8.25 x 6.25 x 1.75"

Ramses II at the battle of Kadesh - Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt. Dynasty XIX, 1255 B.C. : The most celebrated of all Pharaohs, Ramses II, is well known for the length of his reign, the numerous temples he built and his military campaigns, such as the battle of Kadesh where Ramses II, facing the army of Muwattali, King of the Hittites found himself surrounded by 2500 Hittite Charioteers with only his personal bodyguard to help him. As the enemy closed in around him, Pharaoh leaped into his chariot, tied the reins around his waist to leave his hands free, sent forth a great cry for help to Amun and charged six times against the Hittites, finally breaking through and winning the battle. Ramses II was the son of Seti I and was crowned Pharaoh in 1290 b.c. when he was 18 years old. Ramses II had many wives but the first and favorite chief Queen was Nefertari. Ramses died at the age of 85 after ruling Egypt for 67 years.

LOT 308 : 11"H x 15"W, Wall Hanging

Mexican Cross - 17th Century : Reproduced from a vth century crucifix from Mexico, this cross includes the conventional symbols of the Passion-nails, crown of thorns, pillar and scourge, ladder and lance, the cockerel that crowed three times.

LOT 550 : 7 x 9x1.25"

Dragon - 19th Century : This elaborately carved dragon can be found in the library of Chateau Sur Mer, the first of the great villas on Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island Initial construction of this home was completed in 1852.

LOT 538 : 10 x 12.5 x 2"

Guido di Pietro Angel - 15th Century :

LOT 564 : 8 x 9.5 x 1"

Organist - Le Chant D'Amour, Edward Burne-Jones - 19th Century :

LOT 565 : 6.25 x 10 x 1"

Musical Angels, Artist Unknown :

LOT 581 : 7 x 6.5 x 2"

Hathor Relief - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th. Dynasty 1317 B.C. : Her name means “The Dwelling of Horus”, for it was thought that Horus as the Sun God came to rest each evening on her breast before being reborn with the awakening dawn. Hathor is the great Sky-Goddess that as a celestial cow gave birth to the universe. She was often represented as a cow or with bovine attributes such as a cow’s head, cow’s ears or horns on her headdress. Hathor was the Goddess of Joy and Motherhood and the embodiment of all that is best in women. She was also considered the Goddess of music, song, dance and lighthearted pleasure, but she was essentially a Moon Goddess. She was considered the protectress of pregnant women and midwives. Her main cult centre was at Dendera, where she was worshipped along with her husband, Horus. Hathor was the Supreme Goddess of sexual love in Egypt, immediately identified with Aphrodite by the Greeks. Her temple at Dendera was “The House of Intoxication and Enjoyment”.

LOT 307 : 10.5"H x 13"W, Wall Hanging

Egyptian Princess Relief - Temple of Abydos, Egypt. Dynasty XIX 1270B.C. : Her name was Nes-Amun. She was one of the more than fifty daughters of Ramses II. Princesses were called Royal Daughters. They often had their own palaces or at least their own compound within the palace with an extensive staff of attendants. Sometimes the older daughter would marry their father after the death of their mother thus becoming the new Chief Queen. Often when a brother became king, he would marry the older sister probably following the tradition of the gods Osiris and Isis, who were brother and sister as well as husband and wife. A princess was often very involved in religious duties usually as priestesses of the goddess Hathor. In this wall fragment, Nes-Amun wears an elaborate wig and a white linen dress while presenting an offering to a deity

LOT 313 : 12"h x 16"W, Wall Hanging

Buddha : Gautama Buddha was born in 563 b.c. in northeast India. The Buddha was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu, on the border of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He was named Siddhartha. He lived amidst the pleasures of palace life and at age 16 he was married to Princess Yasodhara. They had a son named Rahula. After seeing a decrepid old man, an invalid, and an ascetic beggar, he learned of suffering and decided to embrace asceticism. Soon afterwards, at age 29, Siddhartha left the palace and his family and went to a hermitage where he became the monk Gautama, or, as he is still called, Sakyamuni (The ascetic of the Sakyas). One day, meditating under a sacred figtree, he attained perfect illumination (Bodhi). He had become a Buddha. From there on he traveled and preached for 44 years what was to become one of the main religions of the world. He died at Kusinagara at age 80.

LOT 348 : 9" H Bronze Finish

Naga Buddha : Gautama Buddha was born in 563 b.c. in northeast India. The Buddha was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu, on the border of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He was named Siddhartha. Here the Buddha is depicted in meditation position sheltered by a Naga, it’s body coiled up to serve as a cushion for the Buddha and it’s 7 pronged head spreading over the Buddha’s head as a cover. The Naga is a snakelike animal of Hindu lore. According to legend, the Naga once tried to harm the Buddha but was subdued and became one of the Buddha’s disciples and guardians.

LOT 372 : 9.5" H, Bronze Statue

Hand of Buddha (Teaching pose) :

LOT 377 : 10" H, Bronze Statue