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LOT 0307
Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (324 grams, 11.8 cm wide).
Drum-shaped in profile with broad shoulder and mouth, flared rim; concentric painted bands to the shoulder and sidewall, with hatched and geometric detailing.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0307
Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Jar
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Indian Framed Print with Royal Offering Scene
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A framed and glazed print of an Indian watercolour painting, depicting a figural scene of what is probably an offering of jewels to an emperor, sitting on a throne on a platform above assembled courtiers, surrounded by musicians, an elephant and horse in the foreground; showing what is possibly a daily durbar or public audience. 417 grams, 25.5 x 20.2 cm
Fair condition.
Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector.
Print of a c.17th century original. During the 17th century, it was the artist's duty to record formal occasions for inclusion in the official histories of the reigns of the emperors. Such scenes were worked up after the event from pre-existing portraits of notable attendees, resulting in a 'stiffness' of effect. -
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Chandraketugarh Terracotta Plaque with the Goddess Sri Lakshmi
West Bengal, Shunga Period, 1st century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
D-shaped plaque fragment with Lakshmi modelled in the half-round. 160 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
