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LOT 2286
Indus Valley Ceramic Vessel Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 4 3/4 in. (2.3 kg total, 4-12.2 cm).
Mainly comprising complete and fragmentary bowls and jars of various types, including examples painted with geometric motifs. [21]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
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Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
North India, probably Delhi, circa 1220-1225 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment 6 (OL436), from Surah 3 (Al 'Imran), vs. 18 (OL425) (Frieze 2 Section q). 20.5 kg, 40 cm
Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection. Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part). Ex central London gallery. -
Baluchistan Ceramic Jar with Leaf and Chevron Design
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With narrow base, biconvex body and flared rim; bands of hatched linear decoration below the rim, central band of hatched fronds. 1 kg, 18.5 cm high
Fine condition; hole to shoulder.
From the Martin Schoyen collection of artefacts from the Indus Valley culture, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Squat jar with carinated rim, horizontal bands of painted segmental ornament. 278 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Schoyen collection of the Indus Vallery culture, early 2000s.
