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LOT 2584
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.51 kg total, 24.3 cm including stand).
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.
ProvenanceUK 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.
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Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animal Motifs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £4,500 - 5,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Pale cream fabric, funicular lower body and broad rounded shoulder, band of painted ornament including ibises, a tiger and hatched panels. 2.28 kg, 29 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12187-222202. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking T-shaped and other painted cells; rim chipped. 117 grams, 95 mm
Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Goddess Gauri Head
Karnataka, India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled with emphasised facial details and resting atop a columnar base; possibly a votive. 351 grams, 10.8 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.
