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LOT 2078
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
17 1/4 in. (14.9 grams, 44 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 2078
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces. 12.1 grams, 50 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. -
Tamil Carved Architectural Wooden Yali Lion
Sri Lanka, circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Architectural feature carved from a rectangular block with texture detailing to the mane and facial features; rear face degraded. 1.69 kg, 18.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscript
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Framed and glazed with polychrome embellishment; from a Diwan by Hafez, comprising two vertical columns of handwritten script, panels of floral ornament and concentric borders; explanatory label to reverse. 293 grams, 22.3 x 17.4 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Hafez was the most famous of the Islamic Sufi poets. This manuscript was evidently owned by a distinguished and affluent individual.
