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LOT 2580
Gold Hoop Earring Pair
INDIA, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (3.34 grams total, 25-30 mm).
Matched pair, each a hoop with returned hook, applied granule collar and green glass seed-bead. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1992.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With basal ring, horizontal painted bands to the shoulder including hatched panels; repaired. 4.4 kg, 38 cm wide
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Standing Hanuman Figure with Stand
India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Depicted as divine vanara with his palms brought together at the chest and his tail curving above his head; set on a separately made tiered stand. 444 grams total, 13.2 cm including base
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.
