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LOT 2485
Copper-alloy Antimony Container
MUGHAL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (49 grams,99 mm).
Octagonal tapering body with a cylindrical neck, screw-top lid with decorative finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAn important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s.
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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Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Hindu God
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A half-round figure of goat-headed figure (Daksha?) in profile, wearing high-platform sandals, with long tail encircling its head. 440 grams, 18.5 cm
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Ibex
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Peepal leaf cross in centre surrounded by four painted bands with of row of twelve ibexes above. 1.1 kg, 17.2 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, no.1500. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Painted Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A coiled bowl with painted hatching to the outer face, vegetation to the inner. 485 grams, 19.5 cm
Fair condition.
Ex Japanese collection, 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
