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LOT 2588
Indus Valley Clay Owl-Like Fertility Figure
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (710 grams, 14.5 cm).
With piriform body and squat, bulbous head, raised circular eyes with central piercing, pinked ears and beak, deep furrowed brows, hollow-formed.
ProvenanceEx David Gold collection, before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibexes and Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With bulbous body and everted rim, the body painted with four geometric panels, two panels with leaping ibexes and two with stylised bird in flight, band of hatched lines below the rim. 1.1 kg, 22 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Four-Armed Vishnu Figure
India, circa late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Depicted standing and holding an attribute in two upper hands, wearing a tall conical crown with a lotus flower behind the crown. 60 grams, 73 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12825-241237. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-Alloy Lidded Container
Moghul India, circa late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The body with a circumferential band of tendrils, domed lid with a lotus flower handle. 44 grams, 49 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
