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LOT 2264
Baluchistan Ceramic Jar with Leaf and Chevron Design
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (1 kg, 18.5 cm high).
With narrow base, biconvex body and flared rim; bands of hatched linear decoration below the rim, central band of hatched fronds.
ProvenanceFrom the Martin Schoyen collection of artefacts from the Indus Valley culture, 1990s.
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LOT 2264
Baluchistan Ceramic Jar with Leaf and Chevron Design
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Large Indus Valley Ceramic Platter
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Decorated with painted stylised vines and chevrons, X-motif to base; pierced for suspension or storage purposes. 2.15 kg, 37 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Large Indus Valley Ceramic Storage Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of bulbous form with carination to the lower body and an everted rim, frieze of painted stylised birds with spread wings between geometric borders. 4.18 kg, 32 cm wide
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Thai Bronze Buddha Head
Sukhothai, 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, the oval face with delicate features showing a serene expression, elongated earlobes and hair dressed in tiers of tightly-wound spiralling curls; top and most of back of the head absent, exposing a ceramic interior; some remains of lacquer and gilding, particularly to the ears, temples and neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 6.8 kg total, 44 cm high including stand
with Nagel Auction, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006. Acquired from Galerie Arabesque, 2014. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202173.
Possibly Buddha bhūmisparśamudrā, the facial expression signifying the attainment of enlightenment.
