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LOT 2104
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrome Storage Jar with Fish
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (145 grams, 10 cm).
Bell-shaped with basal ring, frieze of fishes to the sidewall and zigzag above.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N111m58 from Oxford Authentication.
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LOT 2104
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrome Storage Jar with Fish
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including female bust with looped handle to the reverse, head with detailed hair and earrings, female with pointillé abdomen and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 231 grams total, 72-95 mm including stand
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. -
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces. 12.1 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India. -
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Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscript
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Framed and glazed with polychrome embellishment; from a Diwan by Hafez, comprising two vertical columns of handwritten script, panels of floral ornament and concentric borders; explanatory label to reverse. 293 grams, 22.3 x 17.4 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Hafez was the most famous of the Islamic Sufi poets. This manuscript was evidently owned by a distinguished and affluent individual.
