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LOT 2262
Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Bowl
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (480 grams, 23 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with undulating bands below the rime to the exterior, concentric dentilled bands to the interior and central whorl; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate Norfolk collection, early 2000s.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Drum-shaped jar with raised gange rim, radiating hatched band to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the body. 360 grams, 12 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Net-Painted Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. 246 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
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. -
Very Large Indus Valley Painted Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Hemispherical in profile with painted horizontal bands, hatched squares and other panels in red and black. 1.5 kg, 23.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
