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LOT 2530
Gandharan Silver Footed Chalice
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (260 grams, 13 cm).
Comprising a horizontally fluted bowl with carination and scooped profile to the neck; gusseted collar to the stem and discoid foot; repaired.
ProvenanceUK private collection, 1980-1983.
Private collection, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. I. Kurita, Gandharan Art II, 2003, p.186, fig.535.
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Gandharan Silver Footed Chalice
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a horizontally fluted bowl with carination and scooped profile to the neck; gusseted collar to the stem and discoid foot; repaired. 260 grams, 13 cm
UK private collection, 1980-1983. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Idol Head Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Hollow-formed with applied facial details. 442 grams total, 4-12.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection. 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 Preying Hanuman Figure
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The divine vanara depicted standing on a low pedestal with his palms held together. 40 grams, 52 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.
