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LOT 1717
Gandharan Gable Section with Figure
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 in. (2.86 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
The majority of the left hand quadrant of the middle section of a schist gable: a deep, oversailing arch carved with sawtooth and 'heart' shapes oriented sideways, rectangular panels containing flower heads to the underside, framing a figural scene in deep relief apparently showing a woman operating ploughing equipment, detailing to her face, hair, jewellery and garments, fronds emerging from the background and feeling their way towards an outer register; volute to bottom left now worn; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Huntingdon, UK, circa 1990.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1917,1009.9 and 1880.219, for form and likely context.
FootnotesLikely a section of a false gable for a stupa.
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Gandharan Gable Section with Figure
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The majority of the left hand quadrant of the middle section of a schist gable: a deep, oversailing arch carved with sawtooth and 'heart' shapes oriented sideways, rectangular panels containing flower heads to the underside, framing a figural scene in deep relief apparently showing a woman operating ploughing equipment, detailing to her face, hair, jewellery and garments, fronds emerging from the background and feeling their way towards an outer register; volute to bottom left now worn; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.86 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
Fine condition.
Acquired in Huntingdon, UK, circa 1990. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Likely a section of a false gable for a stupa. -
Furnace-Wound Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Graduated group of annular and oblate beads with annular dangle as a centrepiece. 18.4 grams, 61 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Fragment Group
3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising fragmentary vessels of different types, and a number of smaller fragments, including a small vessel with most pieces present; most with painted polychrome decoration and some with complex designs. 1.25 kg total, 3.3-15 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
