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LOT 2291
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Ibex
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (502 grams, 16.5 cm wide).
A biconvex vessel with shallow convex rim, two ibex standing between pepal leaves and various objects in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.813.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A standing female in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, pinched nose and mouth with almond-shaped eyes, hands held together in front of the abdomen; one standing figure in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, large ears and chin with large circular eyes, hands held together in front of the chest; a seated figure showing the feet, with elaborate headdress, modelled nose, mouth and almond-shaped eyes, showing signs of original pigment; all mounted on custom-made display stands. 1.78 kg total, 16-24.5 cm including stand
Property of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf with Noble Ladies
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A rectangular manuscript page with watercolour scene of three noble females in a landscape, one leaning forward to pierce a snake with a lance(?); panels of nasta'liq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 480 grams, 29.7 x 21 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33rd-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female wearing a necklace and headdress, hands holding the breasts, raised linear hem to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. 468 grams, 17.5 cm high
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. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
