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LOT 2307
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (171 grams, 10.5 cm wide).
With polychrome painted frieze of geometric panels, a lion and a zibex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf with Noble Ladies
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A rectangular manuscript page with watercolour scene of three noble females in a landscape, one leaning forward to pierce a snake with a lance(?); panels of nasta'liq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 480 grams, 29.7 x 21 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. 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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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Of bell-shaped profile with painted frieze of geometric panels, advancing lion and zebu. 160 grams, 10.3 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
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. -
Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure
3300-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A bell-shaped fertility figure with squat, bulbous head, stylised face composed of raised features including a heavy brow, pinched nose, and circular eyes; hollow-formed. 925 grams, 19 cm high
Fine condition.
Private collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
