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LOT 2294
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (337 grams, 19.5 cm).
With flared base, standing female with floor-length robe, applied facial and necklace detailing, arms bent and hands placed beneath the breasts; rear of the head hollow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Birds and Geometric Designs
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With slightly sloping sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted geometric bands and zoomorphic panels to side and shoulder; chipped, repaired. 406 grams, 12.8 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With flared base, standing female with floor-length robe, applied facial and necklace detailing, arms bent and hands placed beneath the breasts. 411 grams, 19.5 cm
Fine condition.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A cup with painted frieze of birds and geometric panels. 85 grams, 73 mm
Fine condition.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
