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LOT 2564
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (738 grams, 24 cm).
A footed bichrome bowl with painted inner face, central lotus(?) flower, a band of swimming fish above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Hollow-formed with applied facial details. 442 grams total, 4-12.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Goddess Gauri Head
Karnataka, India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Modelled with emphasised facial details and resting atop a columnar base; possibly a votive. 129 grams, 79 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romeo in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Fish
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With painted polychrome frieze of geometric panels and fish. 74 grams, 83 mm
Fine condition.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
