Loading, please wait...
LOT 2390
Gandharan Terracotta Head
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (292 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand).
With wavy hair and large lentoid eyes, rounded facial features; 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 55, for type.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
'The Kelton' Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva
3rd-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £24,700
Carved in the half-round head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya) with fine detailing to the arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded, urna to the forehead, long open lobes to the ears; the hair in multi-stranded curling locks gathered into an ushnisha with brow-band below; heavily cleaned, conserved, and mounted on a custom-made stand; supplied with original old wooden base with collector's label: 'Head of Bodhisattva / Fine grain schist / Gandhara, Northwest Pakistan / 4th century'. 14.3 kg total, 34 cm high
From the private collection of Richard Kelton (1929-2019), California, USA, acquired in November 1982, thence by descent. with Abell Auctions, 25 September 2022, no.422 (£25,000) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12309-222166. -
.jpg)
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Squat in profile with flared mouth and low foot; painted horizontal rings to the equator and neck, geometric panels to the shoulder. 369 grams total, 14 cm
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 Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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.
