25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A Terracotta Plaque Depicting a Shaman with Monkey
India, Chandraketugarh, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Delicately modelled and carved, depicting a dancing shaman with a kettledrum in his right hand and what appears to be a small monkeys tied to a rope held his left hand.
12 x 6 cm.
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Sold for €78
India, Chandraketugarh, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Delicately modelled and carved, depicting a dancing shaman with a kettledrum in his right hand and what appears to be a small monkeys tied to a rope held his left hand.
12 x 6 cm.
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
