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LOT 2499
Copper-alloy Hanuman Figure with Two Tails
INDIA, CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (118 grams, 87 mm).
Depicted in a dynamic pose with his right arm raised and holding a dagger in his left hand, one tail erect and curving behind his head, the other supporting the weight of the body. [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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Copper-alloy Hanuman Figurine
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Depicted as divine vanara standing on a pedestal base with his hands brought together at his chest. 117 grams, 83 mm
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. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibexes and Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With bulbous body and everted rim, the body painted with four geometric panels, two panels with leaping ibexes and two with stylised bird in flight, band of hatched lines below the rim. 1.1 kg, 22 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 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. -
Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Figure
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A female with dome-shaped head and applied hair falling to the shoulders; pinched nose and applied eyes with indented pupils; applied open mouth wide shoulders with broad collar, small breasts below; arms to the side of body and bent at the elbows; legs together and bent at the knees. 35 grams, 10 cm
Fine condition.
Ex David Gold collection; by repute from a group catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the 1980s. 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.
