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LOT 2577
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Geometric Vase
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (696 grams, 18.5 cm).
Biconvex jar with flared mouth, painted concentric bands to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 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.
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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 Shiva Mukhalinga
Karnataka, India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Hollow-form with elongated neck and facial features, lingam necklace suspended around the neck, pierced ears. 249 grams, 86 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. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibexes and Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With bulbous body and everted rim, the body painted with four geometric panels, two panels with leaping ibexes and two with stylised bird in flight, band of hatched lines below the rim. 1.1 kg, 22 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 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.
