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LOT 2309
Indo-Persian Bronze Astrological Globe in Calligraphic Box
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 in. (3.61 kg, 21 x 21.5 x 20.5 cm).
Hollow-formed bronze globe with engraved astronomical signs and calibrations; mounted to rotate in a two-part wooden box with reserved calligraphic text to each face. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2309
Indo-Persian Bronze Astrological Globe in Calligraphic Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Indus Valley Terracotta Seated Female Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A nude female, seated on a throne with raised arms, with pinched facial and other details, incised knees and navel, applied crown, eyes, mouth, collar and other details; a dog seated to her right side, her hand resting on its head; hollow to the underside; repaired. 286 grams, 13 cm
Very fine condition.
From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A ceramic bell-shaped jar with painted polychrome frieze of geometric panels, an ibex and a zebu. 260 grams, 12.5 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Seated Mother Goddess
Circa 3000-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in a seated position, arms and legs outstretched before her nude body, stylised anatomical and facial features portraying a female figure with large head, dressed hair beneath a head covering, large nose and recessed circular eyes, broad ornamental collar above ample breasts, hour-glass waist, incised fingers and toes. 42 grams, 11.8 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Schoyen collection, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
