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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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Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Hindu Brass Ewer
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Showing figures in an opulent courtyard, a man seated against a large cushion massaging one woman's foot, another offering him a drink from a small cup, two further women seated nearby, river meandering through a hilly landscape beyond, text above and below, flowers in the border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 900 grams, 41 x 28 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
