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The “rebellious spirit” of Tantra to be explored for the first time at the British Museum

Chakrasamvara , Eastern India, 1100s. © The Trustees of the British Museum LONDON - Dr Imma Ramos, curator of Tantra: enlightenment to revolution , said: “This major exhibition will capture the rebellious spirit of Tantra, with its potential to disrupt...

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Tags: Nepal, Tibet, Mughal, Shiva, Madhya Pradesh, North India, Central India, Eastern India, Chakrasamvara, Vajravetali, Bengal, Chamunda, Kali, Krishnanagar, Ramprasad Sen, Sutapa Biswas, Narodakini, Nath yoginis, Raktayamari, Tantra

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14 août 2019

A gem-set mughal dagger (chilanum), Central India, late 16th or early 17th century

Lot 156. A gem-set mughal dagger (chilanum), Central India, late 16th or early 17th century; 11¾in. (29.8cm.) long. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000. Price realised GBP 35,000 . © Christie's Image Ltd 2013 With curved watered-steel double-edged blade...

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Tags: Mughal, Central India, late 16th or early 17th century, chilanum, gem-set dagger

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16 juillet 2019

A dagger (khanjar) with exceptionally fine silver and brass-inlaid hilt and scabbard, Bidar, Central India, 17th century

Lot 378. A dagger (khanjar) with exceptionally fine silver and brass-inlaid hilt and scabbard, Bidar, Central India, 17th century; 15 ¼ ins. (38.8 cm.) long. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 112,500. Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Watered-steel...

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Tags: 17th century, Khanjar, Central India, Al Thani Collection, Bidar

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9 juillet 2019

A gem set jade hilted dagger (khanjar) with matching locket, Deccan, Central India, 1675-1725

Lot 179. A gem set jade hilted dagger (K hanjar ) with matching locket, Deccan, Central India, 1675-1725. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd Set with rubies and emeralds, watered-steel blade; 15 ½ ins....

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Tags: Khanjar, Deccan, 1675-1725, Central India, hilted dagger, Al Thani Collection, gem set jade

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3 août 2017

Prince Murad Bakhsh, probably Aurangabad or Bijapur, Central India, circa 1650

Lot 131. Prince Murad Bakhsh, probably Aurangabad or Bijapur, Central India, circa 1650 . Estimate £30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 47,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the elegant prince is depicted...

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Tags: circa 1650, Bijapur, Central India, Aurangabad, Prince Murad Bakhsh

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15 mars 2016

Asian art auctions kick off in New York after US special agents seize stolen Indian statues

A Buff Sandstone Stele of Rishabhanata, Indian, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 10th century. Estimate USD 100,000 ~ 150,000. Seized by US special agents as stolen Indian statue. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 NEW YORK (AFP) .- New York kicks off its annual...

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Tags: Indian, stele, 10th century, Rajasthan, 8th century, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, Buff sandstone, Pratihara period, Rishabhanata, Revanta

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6 mai 2015

Oliver Hoare opens exhibition dedicated to objects and works of art from the past 5,000 years

Gandhara grey schist head of the Buddha, Afghanistan, 3rd century AD. Size: 36 cm high. Photo: Oliver Hoare Ltd. LONDON .- Oliver Hoare presents Every Object Tells a Story , a public exhibition that will take place from 6 May to 26 June 2015 at 33 Fitzroy...

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Tags: 19th century, ivory, Lhasa, Tibet, Afghanistan, Gandhara, 1920s, grey schist, Bijapur, 3rd Century AD, Central India, 13th Dalai Lama, Double Bass, Sarinda, first half 17th century AD, head of the Buddha, Kashghar, Xingkiang, Zikr Drum, ‘Picasso’s Guitar’

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20 décembre 2013

Sandstone Salabanjika. Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh, 10th-11th century

Sandstone Salabanjika. Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh, 10th-11th century. Photo courtesy Jonathan Tucker-Antonia Tozer Red sandstone. 43 inches (109 cm) Jonathan Tucker-Antonia Tozer. "An Important Group of Sculptures from India and Southeast...

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Tags: sandstone, 10th-11th century, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, Salabanjika

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