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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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Gandharan Stucco Head
3d-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled in the round as the head of a Bodhisattva; finely formed facial features with aquiline nose, textured ushnisha; mounted on a custom-made stand. 629 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Drum-shaped jar with raised flange rim, band of rosettes to the shoulder, geometric and animal panels to the body. 419 grams, 11 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
Very Large Indus Valley Painted Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Hemispherical in profile with painted horizontal bands, hatched squares and other panels in red and black. 1.5 kg, 23.5 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.
