13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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A SINHALESE PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT, SRI LANKA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
of long rectangular form, the 45 folios inscribed on both sides with seven lines of Sinhala script, enclosed in painted wood covers with scrolling floral designs on the outside, decorated with signs of the zodiac, labelled: Mesha, Rishabha, Mithuna, Kataka, Sinha, Kanya on one, and Tula, Vrichhika, Dhanur, Markara, Kumba and Meena on the other, folios and covers pierced with two holes for stringing, 6.5 x 49cm
Sold for £420
of long rectangular form, the 45 folios inscribed on both sides with seven lines of Sinhala script, enclosed in painted wood covers with scrolling floral designs on the outside, decorated with signs of the zodiac, labelled: Mesha, Rishabha, Mithuna, Kataka, Sinha, Kanya on one, and Tula, Vrichhika, Dhanur, Markara, Kumba and Meena on the other, folios and covers pierced with two holes for stringing, 6.5 x 49cm
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
Contact Arthur Millner or Nicholas Shaw for enquiries
arthur.millner@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
nicholas.shaw@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
Viewing days:
10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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