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Articulated head is painted white, with traces of red and black. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Known as one of the most influential\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ruling dynasties \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e China; for 276 years the Ming Dynasty \u003c\/span\u003efocused\u003cspan\u003e on not only \u003c\/span\u003egovernment\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e social \u003c\/span\u003estability\u003cspan\u003e but most importantly their religious \u003c\/span\u003epractices.\u003cspan\u003e Described as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"one of \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egreatest eras in human history\", the Ming Dynasty was the last dynasty in China ruled by the Han Chinese. 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In consultation with academics and dealers, the Hauges assembled over two decades of what former Freer Gallery of Art director Harold Stern described in 1957 as \"without doubt one of the finest private collections in the world\". Victor and Takako published Folk Traditions in Japanese Art to coincide with a traveling exhibition held from 1978 at the Cleveland Museum of Art; Japan House Gallery, New York; and Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Much of their collection was donated to the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute culminating in an exhibition and published catalogue in 2000. 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Some very minor ancient rim and lid edge roughness, otherwise intact and in overall excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Private NYC collection, acquired from Fortuna Fine Arts, NYC., 1980-1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arte Primitivo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41510456885386,"sku":"MV1406","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/5167\/0922\/products\/MV1406_7_34b6e2a3-18ea-44ce-bee0-3e9ceb37fb52.jpg?v=1658126001"},{"product_id":"rg1417","title":"A Byzantine Glass Cosmetic Container with Applicator, ca. 4th century CE","description":"\u003cp\u003eof hexagonal form, elaborately decorated, one side with large central cross and original bronze applicator fused to the bottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e:  small loss to the shoulder otherwise intact and in very good condition overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: Height:  275 inches (7 cm); Width: 1.5 inches (3.81 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Private Texas collection, acquired in the 1960's and then by descent.  Exhibited:  Workhouse Art Center, Virginia, Glass National 2016, October, 2016- January 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerry Kalef","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41510457049226,"sku":"RG1417","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/5167\/0922\/products\/RG1417_2_add0ad04-f8bd-4a1c-89e4-56a58195bb20.jpg?v=1658126005"},{"product_id":"gt1607","title":"A Boeotian Terracotta Jointed Figurine, Archaic Period, ca. 5th Century BCE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis truly charming figurine belongs to a group that appeared in mainland Greece in the late sixth century B.C. 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Their frequent presence in graves permits the hypothesis that they were linked with the worship of the chthonic deities Demeter and Kore, goddesses related to fecundity and the harvest.  Another theory is they represent in clay the \"daidala\", - wooden effigies dressed as brides - which, according to ancient literary sources were used in rituals on Mt Kithairon in Boeotia, to honour Hera, the wife of Zeus and patron goddess of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e25.5 cm (10 inches)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eDespite a crack in the front of the headdress, intact and in good condition overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eMajor Harold De Vahl Rubin (1899-1964), grazier, art-collector and philanthropist, was born in Melbourne, Australia beginning his education at Broome, Western Australia, where his father owned a pearling fleet. 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