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LOT 2293
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
6 7/8 in. (468 grams, 17.5 cm high).
Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female wearing a necklace and headdress, hands holding the breasts, raised 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.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
See Kenoyer, J.M., Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, 1998, for discussion.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Courtly Scene
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A rectangular manuscript page depicting a courtly scene with a nobleman embracing a female courtier while others luxuriate around them, in a landscape; calligraphic text panels above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 710 grams, 34 x 26 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indian Erotic Wood Carving
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Carved in the round architectural panel from a temple-chariot depicting an erotic amorous couple standing conjoined on a plinth and supporting a lotus-flower base on their heads. 2.73 kg, 59 cm
From an old Oxford, UK, collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With polychrome painted frieze of geometric panels, a lion and a zibex. 171 grams, 10.5 cm wide
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
