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LOT 2314
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (561 grams, 20 cm).
Bell-shaped in overall form, right arm and hand wrapped around midriff under breasts, left arm and hand raised to face, fingers indicated by shallow incised lines, applied eyes, mouth, chin and other features, pinched nose, wearing a long garment flared at base and a headdress; her appearance is one of awe or contemplation; pierced through the top of head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Seated Mother Goddess
Circa 3000-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in a seated position, arms and legs outstretched before her nude body, stylised anatomical and facial features portraying a female figure with large head, dressed hair beneath a head covering, large nose and recessed circular eyes, broad ornamental collar above ample breasts, hour-glass waist, incised fingers and toes. 42 grams, 11.8 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Schoyen collection, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted frieze of fish within geometric borders. 349 grams, 12.5 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Collared Chalice
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and surviving painted decoration to the rim and neck. 923 grams, 20 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a central London gallery; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
