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Description
Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A collection of pottery molds to impress decorative features into clay vessels, votive tablets, or statues, consisting of 2 near-complete molds and 3 fragments. The complete molds include a quartet of conjoined spheres and a diamond-shaped design while the fragmentary molds show a Buddha or Bodhisattva, a curling volute, and a large foliate panel. Included are modern putty impressions of the 5 molds. Size of largest: 4.2" L x 2.75" W x 0.8" H (10.7 cm x 7 cm x 2 cm)
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Spink and Son, London, UK, 1999
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#144855
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Spink and Son, London, UK, 1999
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#144855
Condition
Two are complete while 3 are fragmentary. Minor earthen deposits, abrasions, and softening to finer details, otherwise in great condition. Putty molds show nice level of detail in the mold cavities.
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3rd C. Gandharan Pottery Buddhist Molds (5 pcs)
$382.50
$900
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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