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LOT 1712
Large Indus Valley Ceramic Platter
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/2 in. (2.15 kg, 37 cm wide).
Decorated with painted stylised vines and chevrons, X-motif to base; pierced for suspension or storage purposes.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1712
Large Indus Valley Ceramic Platter
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With slightly tapering profile, basal ring, painted band to the inner rim, frieze of multilinear geometric panels. 110 grams, 88 mm wide
Ex Schoyen collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Gandharan Gable Section with Figure
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The majority of the left hand quadrant of the middle section of a schist gable: a deep, oversailing arch carved with sawtooth and 'heart' shapes oriented sideways, rectangular panels containing flower heads to the underside, framing a figural scene in deep relief apparently showing a woman operating ploughing equipment, detailing to her face, hair, jewellery and garments, fronds emerging from the background and feeling their way towards an outer register; volute to bottom left now worn; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.86 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
Fine condition.
Acquired in Huntingdon, UK, circa 1990. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Likely a section of a false gable for a stupa. -
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.
