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LOT 2308
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (725 grams, 20.5 cm).
With a bell-shaped body, applied arms held across the chest, a trilobate head and a large pinched nose; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Opening Bid: £3,000
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Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
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Opening Bid: £50
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round facing figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes, an attendant and bull on each side. 1.54 kg, 21 cm
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Large Indian Earthenware Vessel with Elephant Impressions
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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.
