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LOT 2097
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (146 grams, 94 mm).
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, painted segmented design to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.
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LOT 2097
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Northern Indian Water Colour Painting of a Pilgrim
Circa 1840 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Showing a travelling pilgrim blowing a horn, dressed in an animal skin cape and short tunic, carrying two ceremonial daggers, wearing copious jewellery; accompanied by a small goat wearing a bell collar; a panel of inscriptions above. 11 grams, 24.5 cm
Acquired from the UK art market. Private Scottish collection. -
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Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Necklace Bead Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising polished beads in various sizes with etched geometric designs. 18.6 grams total, 3-20 mm
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. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat jar with rounded underside and flared rim, painted wave to shoulder. 805 grams, 16 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
