Chandraketugarh Globular Vase with Flying Goddesses. 2nd-1st century B.C. A globular vase with broad everted rim decorated with petals, an elaborate display of stars, flowers and foliate scrolls to the neck and shoulder, medial frieze of goddesses riding mythical creatures with forequarters of a horse and rear body of a peacock repeated around the body, stars in the field, rosettes between elephants with fish tails below; opening for spout. 657 grams, 20.5 cm high (8 in.) Ex private French collection since before 2000. Acquired from Alexis Renard, Paris, in 2011. UK private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11275-189527. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

Fine condition, chipped.