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LOT 1730
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (847 grams, 27 cm high).
Comprising a tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with hands cupping the breasts, necklace of impressed points and similar detail to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
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Indian Earthenware Vessel with Elephant Impressions
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
With bulbous body, broad mouth with returned rim; band of impressed stamps to the shoulder, each an advancing elephant with fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand, repaired. 16.3 kg, 68.5 cm including stand
Fine condition; repaired.
Acquired before 1972. Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Property of a central London collector. -
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces or equator. 15.2 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Indian Gold Dagger Scabbard Suite
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Belonging to a dagger and its scabbard, comprising: a tubular pommel cap with filigree ropework, repousse floral motifs; an elliptical-section scabbard throat with billetted border, reeded edges and floral motif; a triangular chape with reeded strip to the mouth. 27 grams total, 29-64 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
