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LOT 2319
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 - 9 5/8 in. (1.78 kg total, 16-24.5 cm including stand).
A standing female in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, pinched nose and mouth with almond-shaped eyes, hands held together in front of the abdomen; one standing figure in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, large ears and chin with large circular eyes, hands held together in front of the chest; a seated figure showing the feet, with elaborate headdress, modelled nose, mouth and almond-shaped eyes, showing signs of original pigment; all mounted on custom-made display stands. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Ibex
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A biconvex vessel with shallow convex rim, two ibex standing between pepal leaves and various objects in the field. 502 grams, 16.5 cm wide
Fair condition, rim chipped.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.813. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vase with Gryphons
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of two birds with geometric panels in between. 89 grams, 80 mm
Fine condition; some restoration.
Ex North London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.'
