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LOT 2559
Copper-alloy Preying Hanuman Figure
INDIA, CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (56 grams, 63 mm).
Standing on a lotus base with his palms pressed together at the chest. [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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Gold Hoop Earring Pair
India, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Matched pair, each a hoop with returned hook, applied granule collar and green glass seed-bead. 3.34 grams total, 25-30 mm
Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Modelled with serene expression and downcast eyes, elongated earlobes and hair arranged in regular curls around the ushnisha; clay core exposed at the back, mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.51 kg total, 24.3 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Footed Goblet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Formed as two conical bowls conjoined with flange rims, bands of painted geometric patterning over red surface, pellets and fish to the upper face, slashed strokes to the rim. 1.6 kg, 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 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.
