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LOT 2582
Chandraketugarh Ceramic Vessel with Seated Gods
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (422 grams, 16 cm wide).
Globular-bodied with broad shoulder and neck, everted rim; the upper body decorated in relief with rosettes, phytomorphic and ropework bands, and a frieze presenting a dynamic procession of facing bare-breasted women wearing extravagant earrings, neck ornaments, arm- and leg-bangles and translucent lungis revealing their genitalia; some holding staffs, axes and other weapons, some wearing headdresses or holding vessels on their heads; flower-heads in the field; rim and sidewall chipped.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1989.
Acquired on the UK art market.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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