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LOT 1734
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (845 grams, 18.5 cm hhigh).
With bell-shaped ribbed body and squat head, applied brow-ridge, eyes and beaked nose. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33rd-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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. 847 grams, 27 cm high
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Squat in profile with narrow base, carinated profile and everted rim; painted geometric frieze to the shoulder and rim. 202 grams, 11.5 cm wide
Ex M. Schoyen London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s. -
Indus Valley Harappan Ceramic Vessel with Antelope
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With wide base, the body tapering to a narrow mouth with everted rim; the body with two painted antelopes with birds, separated by leafy trees. 339 grams, 15.1 cm high
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
