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LOT 2544
Copper-alloy Goddess Gauri Head
KARNATAKA, INDIA, CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (132 grams, 76 mm).
Modelled with emphasised facial details and resting atop a columnar base; possibly a votive. [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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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Bull and Lion
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of a lion and a facing bull with geometric panels in between. 77.62 grams, 76 mm
Fine condition; some restoration.
From the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. 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.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.' -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A chalice-shaped stand with four painted bands of fish to the exterior. 1.1 kg, 17.2 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 166, no.1460. 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. -
Copper-Alloy Temple Naag Prabhavali
Moghul India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An openwork arch with a seven-headed cobra at the centre flanked by guardian lions, fierce mask above the arch, elaborate columns and tendrils; five pairs of loops on the reverse. 587 grams, 24.5 cm
An 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.
