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LOT 2279
Gandharan Terracotta Lupine Head Finial
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (983 grams total, 20.5 cm wide including stand).
Comprising conical beast-head finial with furrowed chevrons to the upper face, scooped muzzle, slanted eyes, open mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Gandharan Schist Frieze Fragment
2nd-4th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Carved corbel or column fragment with scrolled foliage to three faces and socket to upper face to accept a statue; three youthful figures - two females flanking a larger male - each wearing the hair dressed in a topknot, with radiating sunburst behind them and below a team of two horses galloping left with empty saddles and their reins flung back towards the central character, probably a charioteer. 13.3 kg, 37 cm wide
London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Biconvex in profile with low rim to the mouth; painted circumferential bands to the shoulder with frieze of fishes. 500 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including quadrupeds, a bird and human figures, all on square display bases. 441 grams total, 41-73 mm
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.
