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LOT 2193
Indus Valley Ceramic Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (326 grams, 13 cm high).
Modelled as a free-standing, stylised female figure with a pinched face, dressed hair, bulbous breasts and hands pressed palms-down against her torso and waist.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1989.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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Indus Valley Painted Pottery Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted panels with 'stairway' design. 77 grams, 86 mm
Acquired in 2003. Private collection, Europe. -
Gujarat Winged Female Wood Carving
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved in the half-round in high relief, depicting a mythical winged female creature wearing elaborate ear ornament, a flower draped between her legs. 445 grams total, 16 cm wide
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection. Property of a lady, by inheritance. -
Indus Valley Fertility Idol Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
The trio formed as bell-shaped female figures with stylised facial features in relief, the hands of two clasped together in front of the stomach; hollow-formed; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.07 kg total, 27 - 32.5 cm high including stand
Private collection, 1989. Acquired on the UK art market.
