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LOT 1716
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
18 in. (15.1 grams, 46 cm long).
Comprising polished carnelian beads etched with geometric motifs to both faces; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Nandagopal, P., ‘Decorated Carnelian Beads from the Indus Civilization Site of Dholavira (Great Rann of Kachchha, Gujarat)’ in Frenez, D., Jamison, G.M., Randall, W.L., Vidale, M., Meadow, R.H., Walking with the Unicorn Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia, Oxford, 2018, pp.475-485, figs.3, 8, 9.
FootnotesEtched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India.
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LOT 1716
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising polished carnelian beads etched with geometric motifs to both faces; restrung. 15.1 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India. -
Indian Brass Shiva Figurine
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja): the upper left hand holding agni (the fire that will destroy the universe), the lower right hand making abhayamudra (the gesture that allays fear), the dwarf like figure being trampled by his right foot representing apasmara purusha (illusion, which leads mankind astray) and the raised left foot, signifying refuge for the troubled soul. 523 grams, 15.5 cm high
Ex London, UK, oriental collection. From the collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indian Gilt Ring with Horse Gemstone
Late 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With cabochon amethyst with intaglio horse in three-quarter view. 13.24 grams, 29.03 mm overall, 18.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
From the collection of an London antiquarian.
