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LOT 2091
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/8 in. (491 grams, 16.2 cm).
Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with hands clasped beneath the breasts, incised linear hem to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33rd-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with hands clasped beneath the breasts, incised linear hem to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. 491 grams, 16.2 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. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, painted segmented design to the sidewall. 146 grams, 94 mm
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. -
Mughal Engraved Amuletic Jade Pendant
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
D-shaped bifacial pendant with floral designs to both faces, panel of calligraphic text to obverse. 24.2 grams, 58 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.