Ancient Art and Antiquities Catalogue
South Asian Art & Antiquities (176 Items)
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| Item Code: |
x165 |
| Description: |
An Indus Valley clay figurine in the form of a female deity.
Intact. |
| Origin: |
Kulli phase, circa 2300-2000 B.C. Nindowari culture |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 91 mm |
| Price: |
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$480.00 |
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$336.00 |
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€254.40 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
09805 |
| Description: |
A brass handle from a bridal carriage, cast in the form of an elephant.
Excellent, dark patina. |
| Origin: |
Circa 19th century, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 15.5 cm |
| Price: |
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$250.00 |
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$175.00 |
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€132.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
09806 |
| Description: |
A brass handle from a bridal carriage, cast in the form of an elephant.
Excellent, dark patina. |
| Origin: |
Circa 19th century, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 15.5 cm |
| Price: |
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$250.00 |
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$175.00 |
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€132.50 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
09790 |
| Description: |
A North Indian clay toy figure of a dwarf-like Yaksha.
The yakshas were originally the tutelary gods of forests and villages. Later, however, they came to be viewed as the steward deities of the earth and the wealth buried beneath.
Wheels missing; rejoined.
Accompanied by custom display stand. |
| Origin: |
Circa 1st century B.C. to 1st century A.D. North India |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 13.5 cm / Width: 9.0 cm |
| Price: |
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$750.00 |
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$525.00 |
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€397.50 |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Item Code: |
09622 |
| Description: |
An Indus Valley coiled silver finger or toe ring.
Fine condition with superb patina.
Similar in type to examples found at Allahdino, Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.
cf Kenoyer, Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, p 138. |
| Origin: |
Circa late 3rd to early 2nd millennium B.C. Indus Valley |
| Dimensions: |
Diameter: 22 mm / Length: 6 mm |
| Price: |
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$120.00 |
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$84.00 |
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€63.60 |
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Available |
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| Item Code: |
09625 |
| Description: |
An Indus Valley steatite ring, bearing the small incised mark of the owner or maker.
Rejoined.
cf Kenoyer, Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, p 75. |
| Origin: |
Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Mohenjo-daro, Indus Valley |
| Dimensions: |
Diameter: 27 mm |
| Price: |
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$150.00 |
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$105.00 |
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€79.50 |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Item Code: |
09598 |
| Description: |
A rare Indus Valley votive figure in the form of a stylized ram, in solid terracotta.
The piece is intact and stable, with pitting and some surface loss evident.
This piece is accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence authenticity report from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, giving an approximate age of 2430 years BP, +/- 25%. |
| Origin: |
Circa mid 2nd millennium B.C. Indus Valley |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 18.3 cm / Length: 19.5 cm / Diameter: 8.2 cm |
| Price: |
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$2,850.00 |
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$1,995.00 |
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€1,510.50 |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Item Code: |
09249 |
| Description: |
An old Tamang wooden figure representing a protective female deity.
Such effigies were given to the parents of a newborn child. |
| Origin: |
Tamang hill tribe, circa 19th century A.D. Nepal |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 21 cm |
| Price: |
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$190.00 |
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$133.00 |
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€100.70 |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Item Code: |
09248 |
| Description: |
An old Tamang wooden figure representing a protective female deity.
Such effigies were given to the parents of a newborn child. |
| Origin: |
Tamang hill tribe, circa 18th-19th century A.D. Nepal |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 21.5 cm |
| Price: |
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$280.00 |
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$196.00 |
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€148.40 |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Item Code: |
09311 |
| Description: |
A Mohenjo-Daro terracotta figurine of a zebu bull, with remnant decoration in blackish pigment.
Ancient loss evident.
Accompanied by a custom display stand. |
| Origin: |
Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley, circa 3rd millennium B.C. |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 75 mm |
| Price: |
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$150.00 |
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$105.00 |
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€79.50 |
| Status: |
Available |
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