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LOT 2669
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Hindu God
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (440 grams, 18.5 cm).
A half-round figure of goat-headed figure (Daksha?) in profile, wearing high-platform sandals, with long tail encircling its head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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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Indian Watercolour Portrait
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A framed watercolour portrait on paper portraying a male figure looking left, wearing a plumed turban and holding a sword or dagger, set against a large cushion and atmospheric sky; concentric rectangular borders containing inscriptions within polygonal cartouches, interspersed with scrolling floral panels; oval stamp to reverse. 87 grams, 42.2 x 33.5 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector. -
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Kashmir Terracotta Head of a Bodhisattva
Hund Region, 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Modelled in the round with heavily-lidded eyes, aquiline nose, thin-lipped mouth; band of conch shells to the brow hanging from a brow-band with segmented bulb above supporting a radiating plaque and sphere, flanked by two rosette collars each supporting a skull; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.76 kg total, 42.5 cm high including stand
American collection, probably from the 1990s. Private collection, London. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13252-253040.
Many terracotta fingers, toes and hair curls from such statues have been found at sites in Kashmir, like Harwana. Such terracotta objects depict the influences of Gandharan art in the Kashmir valley. The terracotta objects found at the sites depict the strong influences of the Gandhara school of art in the Kashmir valley. The bodily limbs of Lord Buddha and bodhisattva in terracotta and their art, besides the isolated plague represent the replica of the miniature stupa. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A vibrant watercolour painting showing two Hindu women before a shrine, set in a lavish architectural setting, panel of text above; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 832 grams, 36.2 x 28.5 cm
Poor condition, wormy.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
