Ancient Indochinese Bronze Rare Monkey Deity Talisman - 115 mm

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A rare bronze monkey deity bead talisman from the Ancient Indochinese culture, dating to the Second Millennium AD, measuring 115 mm high, 88 mm wide and 88 mm deep, in good condition with original antique patina, acquired from a gallery/antique dealer in Thailand in 1995 from the Dr. Zelnik collection.

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A rare bronze monkey deity bead talisman from the ancient Indochinese culture. Second MIllennium AD.

Dit is een bronzen beeldje van het Thaise wezen Si Hu Ha Ta, ook bekend als de "vijf-ogige, vier-orige" god van de rijkdom

In good condition. It has been cleaned, but the nice antique patina is preserved. Original, ancient artisan casting,carving and grinding work. Traces of use and age on its surface.

Purchased 1995 in Chieng Mai/Thailand y Dr. Zelnik on the local art market.

Important information :

The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
Due to the complicated Cultural Laws we will not be able to ship this item outside of the EU nor to the United States.

Provenance :

This item comes from the collection of Dr. Zelnik, resulting from more than 50 years of collecting.
Former diplomat, Asian Arts collector, Researcher.

Publications :

More than 20 essays on Southeast-Asian politics and economy, presentations on international conferences.
Co-author of 10 albums and books on Southeast Asian Art.

A rare bronze monkey deity bead talisman from the ancient Indochinese culture. Second MIllennium AD.

Dit is een bronzen beeldje van het Thaise wezen Si Hu Ha Ta, ook bekend als de "vijf-ogige, vier-orige" god van de rijkdom

In good condition. It has been cleaned, but the nice antique patina is preserved. Original, ancient artisan casting,carving and grinding work. Traces of use and age on its surface.

Purchased 1995 in Chieng Mai/Thailand y Dr. Zelnik on the local art market.

Important information :

The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
Due to the complicated Cultural Laws we will not be able to ship this item outside of the EU nor to the United States.

Provenance :

This item comes from the collection of Dr. Zelnik, resulting from more than 50 years of collecting.
Former diplomat, Asian Arts collector, Researcher.

Publications :

More than 20 essays on Southeast-Asian politics and economy, presentations on international conferences.
Co-author of 10 albums and books on Southeast Asian Art.

Details

Culture
Ancient Indochinese
Century/timeframe
Second Millennium AD
Name of object
Rare Monkey Deity Talisman
Acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Year acquired
1995
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Thailand
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Height
115 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Width
88 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Thailand
Depth
88 mm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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