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LOT 2632
Indus Valley Clay Idol Figure
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (64.42 grams, 13.18 cm).
Modelled in the round nude female in seated pose with hands extended forward, with applied scaphoid eyes, lips, hair and collar.
ProvenanceEx M Schoyen, London, UK, collection, 2000s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Opening Bid: £50
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Very fine condition.
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With narrow base, biconvex body and flared rim; panels of avian decoration below the rim. 108 grams, 80 mm
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Northern Indian Gilt Mughal Quran Page
1780 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In a gilt wooden glazed frame with card reveal; collector's label to reverse with details: 'This fine page is from a very fine Mughal Koran, with prayers. copied from Mull Fathullah's Tafsir Commentary. It was scribed in Northern India and dated AH 1195/AD 1780. The script is Naskhi, with interlinear Persian translation throughout in red nasta'liq. There are illuminated florets between verses, extensive commentaries in nasta'liq written diagonally in outer margins, illuminated devices in margins ... some slight staining from devotional use but generally the work is in good condition.' 511 grams, 28.7 x 23.5 cm
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