Modelled with fine facial features, arched brows, long earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 266 grams total, 86 mm including stand



Acquired in the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.

Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. 246 grams, 12 cm wide



Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.

David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.

Bowl with scooped sidewall, painted geometric and zoomorphic panels. 308 grams, 12.2 cm



From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.

Comprising conical beast-head finial with furrowed chevrons to the upper face, scooped muzzle, slanted eyes, open mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 983 grams total, 20.5 cm wide including stand



From a collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Drum-shaped jar with raised gange rim, radiating hatched band to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the body. 360 grams, 12 cm



From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.

Drum-shaped vessel with low neck and waisted sidewall; painted interlocking geometric design to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall; vase and side partly absent. 794 grams, 19.1 cm



Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.

Including a squat bowl with carinated profile, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands and flared rim, bowl with hatched band to the equator, and other types. 1.95 kg total, 8.4-14 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Bell-shaped in profile with everted rim, painted latticework to sidewall. 93 grams, 86 mm



Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s.

Single-sided leaf from a Quran manuscript, the left panel with the last verses from Surah 1 ("Al-Fatiah" or "the Opening"), and the right register shows the first verses from Surah 2 ("Al-Baqrah", "the Heifer"). 3.77 grams, 16.2 x 21 cm



Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection.

Comprising a miniature temple; arched top with floral pattern to sides and trident to the centre; columns to the sides with carved S-pattern framing a chequer board pattern arch to the niche; architectural base. 21.2 kg, 38.5 cm



Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Ex property of a Sussex, UK, collector.

Comprising a squat jar with flared base and rim, polychrome frieze to the shoulder composed of fish and lozenges. 222 grams, 97 mm wide



Acquired 1970s-1980. From a London, UK, collection.

Drum-shaped jar with raised flange rim, band of rosettes to the shoulder, geometric and animal panels to the body. 419 grams, 11 cm



From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.