[ATTACH] This is the Empress Catherine II set. Note the carving and proportions...completely different from the other sets. I would assume that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A certain number of sets were made in Kholmogory, but 90% of the sets had poor...
The collector did not say that the figurine belonged to Paul I. We just had a record that it was from Paul I's set. I didn't even know that it was...
Hello to all forum members. Are there any who collect antique chess sets? The thing is that I got a figurine, it had been kept in the family...
Thank you all very much for your help in identifying the brooch. Very interesting!
Please help me identify this brooch. It is made of silver. It seems to be rare. Maybe you can find out who made it. The brooch is antique. The...
I ask for help in attributing the cameo. I will be grateful for any information. https://postimg.cc/gallery/HXvJZYB
Now I'm waiting for an answer from perhaps the most respected specialist in Zanabazar and Mongolian sculpture in general. I'll see what the...
I found a label in the frame. And it says that this is the "WARI" culture. But maybe this attribution is a mistake.
Forum members, help me find where this piece of textile is (in which museum). It seems like it's not paracas and it seems like some kind of...
Yes, it's sad.. but I would like to know) I just received another answer from a Nepalese gallery. They think that the phurba is around the 17th...
As for how the phurba got such defects, it is most likely explained by the fact that Mongolia had more than one cultural revolution during the...
I'm adding a photo gallery again. Maybe someone will have some additions and tips. https://postimg.cc/gallery/hxndWb1
The staff at the Rubin Museum are very helpful. By the way, I have Lam's contacts, I think I'll get in touch in a few days...
The museum does not provide advice on the attribution of objects. They just might have some archives.
We were looking for a way to contact any of these monasteries in Mongolia, but at the moment we couldn't find anything. They don't have a website,...
Yes, it was broken not when the armored vehicle passed by, but much earlier. In general, there are only mysteries with the phurba. Therefore, of...
This phurba was found absolutely by accident after an armored vehicle (tank) passed by.
Nobody says anything concrete. Everyone just guesses. They say that maybe the phurba has some relation to the Erdeni-dzu monastery. Or to the...
In general, I'm thinking of going to Mongolia personally...an adventurous idea:D
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