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LOT 2526
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (867 grams, 16.5 cm).
A rectangular plaque with half-rounded standing figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes, a hooded cobra at the top, 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 2526
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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Fine condition.
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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.