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LOT 2388
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (369 grams total, 14 cm).
Squat in profile with flared mouth and low foot; painted horizontal rings to the equator and neck, geometric panels to the shoulder. [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 2388
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Buddhist Ceramic Prayer Bead String
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UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Mughal Hunting Scene Miniature
Circa 1680 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rectangular card panel with painted scene of a landscape with two huntsmen; in the foreground a mounted archer holds his bow ready to nock an arrow while a fox and deer flee from him, and another deer lies dead with an arrow in the throat; the huntsman with brightly coloured tunic and trousers, dark riding coat, quiver at his hip; in the background, a fowler prepares to send out his bird of prey perched on his wrist, while his horse advances into undergrowth where a deer is hiding; mounted in a dark green card reveal. 354 grams, 46 x 36 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking concentric rings and other painted cells. 100 grams, 81 mm wide
Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
