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LOT 2281
Large Indus Valley Ceramic Platter
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 in. (1.3 kg, 30.5 cm wide).
Decorated with a faint geometric motif; pierced twice for suspension or storage purposes.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Cup
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed with a carinated lower body and foot, decorated with painted guilloche and bands of vertical dashes. 116 grams, 95 mm wide
Ex Schoyen collection of the Indus Vallery culture, early 2000s. -
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Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze fragment
North India, probably Delhi, circa 1220-1225 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) Fragment 3 (OL433). 19.8 kg, 54.5 cm
Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection. Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part). Ex central London gallery. -
Thai Bronze Buddha Head
Sukhothai, 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, the oval face with delicate features showing a serene expression, elongated earlobes and hair dressed in tiers of tightly-wound spiralling curls; top and most of back of the head absent, exposing a ceramic interior; some remains of lacquer and gilding, particularly to the ears, temples and neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 6.8 kg total, 44 cm high including stand
with Nagel Auction, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006. Acquired from Galerie Arabesque, 2014. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202173.
Possibly Buddha bhūmisparśamudrā, the facial expression signifying the attainment of enlightenment.
