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LOT 2574
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Vessel with Serpent
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (381 grams, 13.7 cm).
A drum-shaped vessel with broad shoulder and raised rim; painted radiating lines to the shoulder, serpent to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.
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 2574
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Vessel with Serpent
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as a stylised female figure with a bell-shaped body, oval head with arched brow, narrow eyes, circular recessed mouth and applied ears, one remaining arm held to one of two conical breasts, series of prick marks over the body and neck; hollow-form. 596 grams, 16.5 cm high
Fair condition.
Abelita family collection, 1980-2015. 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. -
Sacred Copper-Alloy Dancing Ganesha
India, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A dancing figure of god Ganesha on a square base. 835 grams, 15.2 cm
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Bull and Lion
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of a lion and a facing bull with geometric panels in between. 77.62 grams, 76 mm
Fine condition; some restoration.
From the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. 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.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.'
