8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
745
FOUR MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA FRAGMENTS, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
each modelled and fired red earthenware, comprising two figures of birds, the head of a horse and the face of a mythical beast, 16.5cm high and smaller
Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.
For similar, larger clay figures of birds in the Walter-Grounds Collection, see Pal 1987, nos.58 & 60, pp.93, 95 & 96.
each modelled and fired red earthenware, comprising two figures of birds, the head of a horse and the face of a mythical beast, 16.5cm high and smaller
Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.
For similar, larger clay figures of birds in the Walter-Grounds Collection, see Pal 1987, nos.58 & 60, pp.93, 95 & 96.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
