Lot Essay
This carving likely formed a finial of a tubular device; an ivory figure of Pegasus set upon part of a copper flute, reportedly from Sirkap, is in the Taxila Museum, Pakistan.
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INDIA, KUSHAN, 1ST CENTURY AD - 1ST CENTURY BC
Details
An Ivory Carving of a Winged Lion**
India, Kushan, 1st Century AD - 1st Century BC
Carved as a crouching lion with wings flanking the sides and terminating in curled tips, with an aperture drilled through the length of the body, deep brown patina overall
3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide
India, Kushan, 1st Century AD - 1st Century BC
Carved as a crouching lion with wings flanking the sides and terminating in curled tips, with an aperture drilled through the length of the body, deep brown patina overall
3 in. (7.5 cm.) wide
Literature
Spink, Legacies of Ancient Civilisations: A Selection of Indian & South-East Asian Works of Art, 1996, cat. no. 16
Special notice
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