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LOT 2389
Mughal Marble Head of a Lion
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (87 grams total, 73 mm high including stand).
Carved in the round with bulging lentoid eyes, stub ears flanking the mane, open mouth with fearsome teeth detailed in openwork; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the British Museum under accession no.125698.
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Carved in the half-round head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya) with fine detailing to the arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded, urna to the forehead, long open lobes to the ears; the hair in multi-stranded curling locks gathered into an ushnisha with brow-band below; heavily cleaned, conserved, and mounted on a custom-made stand; supplied with original old wooden base with collector's label: 'Head of Bodhisattva / Fine grain schist / Gandhara, Northwest Pakistan / 4th century'. 14.3 kg total, 34 cm high
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Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Modelled in the round with large D-shaped headdress, pinched nose, applied eyes, multi-strand applied collars; seated pose with knees slightly bent, arms extended; repaired. 56 grams, 12.4 cm
Ex Martin Schoyen London collection, previously with Alexander Gotz, London, UK. -
Gandharan Terracotta Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round with serene expression, heavily-lidded eyes, long lobed ears; wavy hair piled above in an ushnisha top-knot; mounted on a custom-made stand. 268 grams total, 92 mm including stand
Acquired in the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.
