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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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South Indian Bronze Tribal Figures
18th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £572
A male and female pair modelled standing facing, wearing jewel-studded arm bangles, earrings, pendants and skin-tight trousers, the man holding a sword and small round shield, the woman breastfeeding an infant; each mounted on a custom-made display base. 1.55 kg total, 27-27.5 cm high including stand
Acquired in the 1960s. Ex Italian collection. Ex London gallery stock. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, painted segmented design to the sidewall. 146 grams, 94 mm
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. -
Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with everted rim, carination and basal ring; painted geometric design to sidewall. 155 grams, 60 mm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
