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LOT 2479
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Geometric Vase with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (696 grams, 18.5 cm).
Biconvex jar with flared mouth, painted concentric bands of ornament to the shoulder, featuring a lion and ibex between peepal leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, no.1506.
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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LOT 2479
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Geometric Vase with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Large Indus Valley Terracotta Storage Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With socle base, conical body with piecrust rim, domed shoulder with raised rim and radiating triangles. 3.1 kg, 32cm
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. 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 Temple Naag Prabhavali
Moghul India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An openwork arch with a seven-headed cobra at the centre flanked by guardian lions, fierce mask above the arch, elaborate columns and tendrils; five pairs of loops on the reverse. 587 grams, 24.5 cm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Shiva Mukhalinga
Karnataka, India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Hollow-form with elongated neck and facial features, lingam necklace suspended around the neck, earrings and a striated headdress. 374 grams, 94 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
