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LOT 1721
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
18 7/8 in. (15.2 grams, 48 cm long).
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces or equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1721
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Indus Valley Terracotta Jar
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Drum-shaped jar with raised gange rim, hatched band to the shoulder, tiered geometric bands to the body. 500 grams, 12.9 cm wide
Ex M. Schoyen London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Fragment Group
3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising large fragments of vessels and some smaller fragments; most with painted geometric or vegetal decoration. 1.36 kg total, 1-17.5 cm wide
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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.
