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LOT 2088
Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (155 grams, 60 mm high).
Squat in profile with everted rim, carination and basal ring; painted geometric design to sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat jar with rounded underside and flared rim, painted wave to shoulder. 805 grams, 16 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, painted segmented design to the sidewall. 146 grams, 94 mm
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. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Showing a nobleman seated in a landscape, possibly reading to his sons, or communicating with two attendants standing nearby; panel of text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 621 grams, 34 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
