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LOT 2496
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (1.24 kg, 21 cm).
A footed bichrome storage vessel with painted outer face, with two scenes of ibex within foliage and symbols. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.811.
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 2496
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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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. -
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Fair condition.
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Copper-Alloy Devotional Plaque with Standing Virabhadra
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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.
