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LOT 1730
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (847 grams, 27 cm high).
Comprising a tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with hands cupping the breasts, necklace of impressed points and similar detail to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
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Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Necklace Bead Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising variously sized polished beads with etched geometric designs. 18.6 grams total, 1-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Furnace-Wound Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Graduated group of annular and oblate beads with annular dangle as a centrepiece. 18.4 grams, 61 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Gandharan Gable Section with Figure
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The majority of the left hand quadrant of the middle section of a schist gable: a deep, oversailing arch carved with sawtooth and 'heart' shapes oriented sideways, rectangular panels containing flower heads to the underside, framing a figural scene in deep relief apparently showing a woman operating ploughing equipment, detailing to her face, hair, jewellery and garments, fronds emerging from the background and feeling their way towards an outer register; volute to bottom left now worn; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.86 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
Fine condition.
Acquired in Huntingdon, UK, circa 1990. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Likely a section of a false gable for a stupa.
