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LOT 2553
Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (507 grams, 13.8 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virbhadra Shiva, flanked by attendants.
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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LOT 2553
Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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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 Terracotta Vessel with Birds and Geometric Designs
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With slightly sloping sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted geometric bands and zoomorphic panels to side and shoulder; chipped, repaired. 406 grams, 12.8 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With painted frieze of geometric panels, a zebu and a lion. 140 grams, 87 mm
Fine condition.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. 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.
