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LOT 2304
Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure
3300-1300 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (925 grams, 19 cm high).
A bell-shaped fertility figure with squat, bulbous head, stylised face composed of raised features including a heavy brow, pinched nose, and circular eyes; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure
3300-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A bell-shaped fertility figure with squat, bulbous head, stylised face composed of raised features including a heavy brow, pinched nose, and circular eyes; hollow-formed. 925 grams, 19 cm high
Fine condition.
Private collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Painted Geometric Pottery Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted roundels with stepped borders. 73 grams, 77 mm wide
with Balakh Carpets, 2003. Private collection, Europe. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A bell-shaped hollow-form fertility idol formed as a female figure, both hands cupping breasts, applied eyes, pinched nose, prominent chin; wearing long garment and a headdress; piercing on the head; hole in the side of head. 380 grams, 15.3 cm
Fair condition.
Property 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.
