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LOT 2311
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrone Cup with Birds
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (247 grams, 11.5 cm).
Bell-shaped with basal ring, frieze to the sidewall of perching birds and pepal leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bell-shaped in profile with everted rim, painted latticework to sidewall. 93 grams, 86 mm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled with fleshy features, heavy lidded eyes and strong aquiline nose, wavy hair drawn up in an ushnisha; mounted on a custom-made stand. 597 grams total, 18 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
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.
