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This gold betel box is one of the greatest Malay art treasures ever produced. Produced probably in the 18th century, it is on display in the National Textiles Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#islamicarts #malayarts #malayculture #betel #textilemuseum
This pair of gold ear ornaments from the Islamic and matrilineal Minangkabau people of Sumatra is unusually fine. They are massive too. Each is 10.5 centimetres in diameter. Each is decorated with gold filigree and granulation work, and a central faceted haematite stone.  From a private collection NFS.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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 #rarejewels #minangkabau #ethnicjewelry #ethnicjewelery #indonesianantiques
A Jewish merchantโ€™s house in the old Jewish quarter in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Bukharaโ€™s Jewish population has largely emigrated but the city was home to a small but vibrant trading Jewish community. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#jewishculture #bukhara #centralasia #jewishhistory #jewish
A highly unusual Cham sculpture showing a series of Shiva lingams in the fantastic Cham Sculpture  Museum in Danang, Vietnam. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#cham #vietnam #danang #chamculture #shiva
Offerings of coins at a temple in northern Thailand. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#templeofferings #thaiwat #northernthailand #thaiculture
Gold and silver betel boxes from the Islamic but matrilineal Minangkabau people of Sumatra, Indonesia. Private collection. NFS.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#minangkabau #melayu #betel #antiquesilver #malayantiques
Buckles used by the localised Chinese of the Straits Settlements for wedding ceremonies and also copied by tribal groups in the interior of Borneo, late 19th century. From a private collection, NFS

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#peranakan #babanonya #ethnicjewellery #antiquejewels
A magnificent bronze Vishnu from Cambodia previously on display in the Guimet museum in Paris. It is now believed that the image wouldโ€™ve been heavily decorated with stone inlay and gilding. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#guimet #vishnu #cambodianheritage
Dvaravati art and architecture in Nakhon Pathon, west of Bangkok. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#Dvaravati #thabuddha #thaiart #thaihistory #nakhonpathom
Shinto ema boards at a Tokyo temple. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#shintoism #ema #tokyo #japaneseculture
Beautiful ear ornaments from eastern Indonesia. In gold and gilt. The first pair is especially rare, in the form of pairs of locusts. From a private collection. Not for sale.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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A special manner of executing political prisoners and criminals in Bukhara during the days of the Emirate. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#bukhara  #centralasia #uzbekustan #bukharahistory
A splendid and rare necklace from 19th century Sri Lanka composed of faceted carnelian beads and gilded silver mounts with fine granulation work. From a private collection. Not for sale.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#srilanka #ethnicjewelry #ethnicjewellery #carnelian
Traditional Malay songket textile weaving at Tanoti Heritage Crafts @tanoticrafts Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. Tanoti is a fantastic and dynamic enterprise in Kuching aimed at keeping Borneo textile traditions alive.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#tanoti #songket #malayculture #malayarts
We have a new Podcast! Narisa Chakrabongse is the product of an English mother and a Thai prince. She is the founder of the art publishing house River Books, founder of the boutique hotel Chakrabongse Villas in Bangkok, and the author of many books. In this podcast recorded in Bangkok at Chakrabongse House, Michael Backman discusses with Narisa her dual life as both a typical central London resident, and a descendent of Siamโ€™s King Chulalongkorn, hotelier and publisher in Bangkok.

All our podcasts are also available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Goodpods, and Deezer.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#podcast #narisachakrabongse #thaihistory #chulalongkorn #londonantiques
Visit our website for our March catalogue. More than thirty superb items of world material culture have been added. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#michaelbackman #burmesesilver #asianart #burmeseantiques #londonantiques
Visit our website for our March catalogue now! More than 30 superb items of world material culture have been added as of today. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#michaelbackman #antiquejewellery #asianart #indianjewellery #londonantiques
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our March 2026 catalogue will be live on our website on Tuesday, 24 March. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders with links to each new catalogue then please do so now by clicking on our bio link. You need only sign up once.

This extraordinary necklace with the largest antique amber bead we have seen is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue. 

#asianart #amber #ethnicjewelry #artgallery #morocco
Water buffaloes have almost completely disappeared from  the rice fields of Southeast Asia as rotary hoes and tractors take their place. 

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†: ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป@๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ.

๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—น๐˜๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
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#southeastasianculture #waterbuffalo #asianculture #asianhistory
Donโ€™t miss out! 

Our March 2026 catalogue will be live on our website on Tuesday, 24 March. If you havenโ€™t signed up to receive our email reminders on the day, with a link  to the new catalogue, then please do so now by clicking on our bio link.

This is just a sneak peek. Many more exquisite objects will be included in the full catalogue. 

#asianart #moroccanart #morocco #artgallery #tuareg