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LOT 2507
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (1.27 kg, 17.5 cm wide).
Squat drum-shaped body with painted polychrome fish and geometric motifs to sidewall, concentric rings to shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Kashmir Gold Earring Pair
India, 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Matched pair of earrings, each comprising a hoop with bulb flanked by small scrolls, a triangular plaque with repoussé pelta-shaped scrolls and openwork elements, beaded band and base with graduated chains ending in sheet-gold vine-leaf motifs with granule finals; mounted in a lined presentation case. 12.39 grams total, 70-78 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12815-241414. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The matching necklace is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Ibex and Lion
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A deep cup with a lion and ibex to the exterior between panels of lozenge and wavy line design. 266 grams, 11.5 cm wide
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, no.1503. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Preying Hanuman Figure
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Standing on a discoid base, his long tail curving above the body. 74 grams, 65 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
