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LOT 1728
Indus Valley Harappan Ceramic Vessel with Antelope
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (339 grams, 15.1 cm high).
With wide base, the body tapering to a narrow mouth with everted rim; the body with two painted antelopes with birds, separated by leafy trees.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Indian Earthenware Vessel with Elephant Impressions
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
With bulbous body, broad mouth with returned rim; band of impressed stamps to the shoulder, each an advancing elephant with fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand, repaired. 16.3 kg, 68.5 cm including stand
Fine condition; repaired.
Acquired before 1972. Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Property of a central London collector. -
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. -
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.
