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LOT 2320
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (960 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand).
With youthful facial features, tousled hair and soft fleshy cheeks; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 2320
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Terracotta Offering Stand
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With convex rim to the flared base, collar and stepped plate. 4.8 kg, 35.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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. -
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With youthful facial features, tousled hair and soft fleshy cheeks; mounted on a custom-made stand. 960 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Courtly Scene
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A rectangular manuscript page depicting a courtly scene with a nobleman embracing a female courtier while others luxuriate around them, in a landscape; calligraphic text panels above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 710 grams, 34 x 26 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.