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LOT 2102
Indus Valley Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 37 mm).
Rectangular in plan with incuse image of an ox beside a tree, objects in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Paris art market in 1989.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Idol Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including two white clay figures with applied details to the hair, collar, arms and breasts, both with one arm absent and one repaired; and two further fragments of similar. 119 grams total, 6.5-11.2 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. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Meander Pattern
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Biconvex in profile with slightly stepped rim, basal ring; to the shoulder, a dense pattern of interlocking steps or meander in two rows. 532 grams, 19 cm wide
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.20. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Storage Jar with Fish
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Drum-shaped jar with slightly flared shoulder, raised rim to the mouth; bands of painted decoration including alternating horseshoe panels to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall. 300 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N111m55 from Oxford Authentication.
