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LOT 2102
Indus Valley Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 37 mm).
Rectangular in plan with incuse image of an ox beside a tree, objects in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Paris art market in 1989.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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Indian Benares Brass Embossed Vessel
Circa 1890 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Funicular in profile with thick base, horizontal bands of punched fronds, hatched bands, pointillé leaves and other motifs; white metal rings to mouth and base. 489 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired from the UK art market. Private Scottish collection. -
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. -
Indian Framed Watercolour Painting Group
19th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Framed and glazed and displaying polychrome figural scenes bordered by flowering plants and panels of script: one depicting a tea(?) ceremony set in a landscape featuring blossoming trees and birds; a prince or other figure seated on a bolster, in a landscape featuring a brook and blossoming trees, surrounded by attendants. 932 grams total, 31 x 21.5 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
