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LOT 2275
Gandharan Stucco Head
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (266 grams total, 86 mm including stand).
Modelled with fine facial features, arched brows, long earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired in the London art market.
Private collection, 1970s.
Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 90, for type.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Artefact Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including seated woman with textured hair, dog, and other items each on a ceramic base. 561 grams total, 69-99 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Group of anthropomorphic figures in various poses, most mounted on a ceramic base. 453 grams total, 4.6-10.1 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled in the round with narrow profile and thick nose, hair drawn up in a top-knot; mounted on a custom-made stand. 556 grams total, 16.2 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.
